Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB5356

Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2023, the clerk of the circuit court must report to the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and every 30 days thereafter a list of offenders in the clerk's circuit who were charged with a violation of the Deadly Weapons Article of the Criminal Code of 2012 and whether they were detained or released on pretrial release. Provides that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall publish the information on a public database providing the offense type, date of the offense, and whether there was an order for detention or pretrial release. Provides that the offenders' names shall not be listed on the public database. Provides that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall determine the manner in which the information is reported to the Office from the clerks. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in addition to other factors in which the court may deny a defendant pretrial release, the court may deny a defendant pretrial release if: (1) the defendant is charged with an offense that involves the discharge of a firearm; or (2) the defendant is charged with any felony offense listed in the Deadly Weapons Article of the Criminal Code of 2012 and has a prior conviction for a weapons offense. Effective immediately.

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