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90_SB1542

      510 ILCS 70/2.07          from Ch. 8, par. 702.07
      510 ILCS 70/4.01          from Ch. 8, par. 704.01
      705 ILCS 405/5-4          from Ch. 37, par. 805-4
          Amends the Humane Care for Animals  Act.   Provides  that
      animals  or  equipment  used  in  violation of the Act may be
      seized.   Provides  that  veterinarians  should  report   the
      treatment  of  animals  possibly  used  in  a fighting event.
      Includes minors within the  provisions  of  the  Act.   Makes
      conspiring or soliciting a minor to violate the Act a Class A
      misdemeanor.  Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to exempt
      from  its provisions minors who have violated the Humane Care
      for Animals Act.
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 1        AN ACT concerning animals.
 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:
 4        Section 5.  The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
 5    changing Sections 2.07 and 4.01 as follows:
 6        (510 ILCS 70/2.07) (from Ch. 8, par. 702.07)
 7        Sec.  2.07.  Person.    "Person"  means  any  individual,
 8    minor,  firm,  corporation, partnership, other business unit,
 9    society, association, or other legal entity,  any  public  or
10    private  institution, the State of Illinois, or any municipal
11    corporation or political subdivision of the State.
12    (Source: P.A. 78-905.)
13        (510 ILCS 70/4.01) (from Ch. 8, par. 704.01)
14        Sec. 4.01.  Prohibitions.
15        (a)  No person may own, capture, breed, train,  or  lease
16    any  animal  which he or she knows or should know is intended
17    for use in any show, exhibition, program, or  other  activity
18    featuring  or otherwise involving a fight between such animal
19    and any other animal or human, or the intentional killing  of
20    any   animal   for   the   purpose  of  sport,  wagering,  or
21    entertainment.
22        (b)  No  person  shall  promote,   conduct,   carry   on,
23    advertise,    collect money for or in any other manner assist
24    or aid in the presentation for purposes of  sport,  wagering,
25    or  entertainment,  any  show,  exhibition, program, or other
26    activity involving a fight between 2 or more animals  or  any
27    animal and human, or the intentional killing of any animal.
28        (c)  No  person  shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale, ship,
29    transport, or otherwise  move,  or  deliver  or  receive  any
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 1    animal  which  he  or  she  knows  or  should  know  has been
 2    captured, bred, or trained, or will be used, to fight another
 3    animal or human or be intentionally killed, for  the  purpose
 4    of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
 5        (d)  No  person  shall  manufacture  for  sale, shipment,
 6    transportation or delivery any device or equipment which that
 7    person knows or should know is intended for use in any  show,
 8    exhibition, program, or other activity featuring or otherwise
 9    involving a fight between 2 or more animals, or any human and
10    animal, or the intentional killing of any animal for purposes
11    of sport, wagering or entertainment.
12        (e)  No  person  shall  own,  possess,  sell or offer for
13    sale, ship, transport, or otherwise  move  any  equipment  or
14    device which such person knows or should know is intended for
15    use  in  connection  with  any  show, exhibition, program, or
16    activity featuring or otherwise involving a fight  between  2
17    or  more animals, or any animal and human, or the intentional
18    killing of any animal for  purposes  of  sport,  wagering  or
19    entertainment.
20        (f)  No  person shall make available any site, structure,
21    or facility, whether enclosed or not, which he or  she  knows
22    or  should  know  is  intended  to be used for the purpose of
23    conducting any show, exhibition, program, or  other  activity
24    involving  a  fight  between 2 or more animals, or any animal
25    and human, or the intentional killing of any animal.
26        (g)  No person shall attend or  otherwise  patronize  any
27    show,  exhibition,  program,  or  other activity featuring or
28    otherwise involving a fight between 2 or more animals, or any
29    animal and human, or the intentional killing  of  any  animal
30    for the purposes of sport, wagering or entertainment.
31        (h)  No  person  shall  tie  or attach or fasten any live
32    animal to any machine or device propelled by  any  power  for
33    the  purpose of causing such animal to be pursued by a dog or
34    dogs. This subsection (h) shall apply only when such  dog  is
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 1    intended to be used in a dog fight.
 2        (i)  Any  animals or equipment involved in a violation of
 3    this Section shall be immediately seized and impounded  under
 4    Section  12  by  the  Department  when  located  at any show,
 5    exhibition, program, or other activity featuring or otherwise
 6    involving an animal fight.  The equipment shall be destroyed,
 7    and the  animals  humanely  euthanized  as  approved  by  the
 8    Department  after  attempts  to find the animals' owners have
 9    been exhausted.
10        (j)  Any veterinarian in this State who is presented with
11    an animal for treatment of injuries or wounds resulting  from
12    fighting  where  there  is  a reasonable possibility that the
13    animal was engaged in or utilized for a fighting event should
14    file a report with the Department and cooperate by furnishing
15    the owners' names, dates, and descriptions of the  animal  or
16    animals involved.
17        (k)  No  person  shall  conspire  or  solicit  a minor to
18    violate this Section.  A violation of this  subsection  is  a
19    Class A misdemeanor.
20    (Source: P.A. 87-819.)
21        Section 10.  The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
22    changing Section 5-4 as follows:
23        (705 ILCS 405/5-4) (from Ch. 37, par. 805-4)
24        Sec. 5-4. Criminal prosecutions limited.
25        (1)  Except as provided in this Section, no minor who was
26    under  17 years of age at the time of the alleged offense may
27    be prosecuted under the criminal laws of this  State  or  for
28    violation  of  an  ordinance  of any political subdivision of
29    this State.
30        (2)  Subject to subsection (5) of Section 5-10, any minor
31    alleged to have committed a traffic, boating or fish and game
32    law violation, whether or not the violation is punishable  by
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 1    imprisonment  or  an  offense punishable by fine only, may be
 2    prosecuted for the violation and  if  found  guilty  punished
 3    under  any  statute  or  ordinance relating to the violation,
 4    without reference to the procedures  set  out  in  this  Act,
 5    except  that  detention,  if  any, must be in compliance with
 6    this Act.
 7        For the purpose  of  this  Section,  "traffic  violation"
 8    shall include a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code
 9    of  1961  relating  to  the  offense of reckless homicide, or
10    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or  any  similar
11    provision of a local ordinance.
12        (3) (a)  If  a  petition alleges commission by a minor 13
13        years of age or over of an act that constitutes  a  crime
14        under  the  laws  of  this  State  and,  on motion of the
15        State's Attorney, a  Juvenile  Judge  designated  by  the
16        Chief  Judge  of  the Circuit to hear and determine those
17        motions,  after  investigation  and  hearing  but  before
18        commencement of the adjudicatory hearing, finds  that  it
19        is  not  in  the  best  interests  of the minor or of the
20        public to proceed under this Act, the court may enter  an
21        order permitting prosecution under the criminal laws.
22             (b)  In  making  its  determination  on  a motion to
23        permit prosecution under the  criminal  laws,  the  court
24        shall  consider among other matters: (i) whether there is
25        sufficient evidence  upon  which  a  grand  jury  may  be
26        expected  to  return an indictment; (ii) whether there is
27        evidence that the alleged offense  was  committed  in  an
28        aggressive  and premeditated manner; (iii) the age of the
29        minor; (iv)  the  previous  history  of  the  minor;  (v)
30        whether  there  are  facilities particularly available to
31        the Juvenile Court for the treatment  and  rehabilitation
32        of the minor; (vi) whether the best interest of the minor
33        and the security of the public may require that the minor
34        continue  in  custody  or  under supervision for a period
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 1        extending beyond his minority; (vii)  whether  the  minor
 2        possessed  a  deadly  weapon  when committing the alleged
 3        offense; and (viii) whether  the  alleged  offense  is  a
 4        felony  offense  under  Section 5 of the Cannabis Control
 5        Act committed while in a school, regardless of  the  time
 6        of  day  or  the  time  of year, or any conveyance owned,
 7        leased or contracted by a school to transport students to
 8        or from school or a school related activity, on the  real
 9        property comprising any school, regardless of the time of
10        day  or the time of year, or on a public way within 1,000
11        feet  of  the  real  property  comprising   any   school,
12        regardless  of  the  time  of  day  or  the time of year.
13        School is defined, for the purposes of this  Section,  as
14        any  public  or  private  elementary or secondary school,
15        community college, college, or university.  The rules  of
16        evidence  shall be the same as under Section 5-22 of this
17        Act, but no hearing on the motion may be commenced unless
18        the minor is represented in court by counsel.
19             (c)  If criminal  proceedings  are  instituted,  the
20        petition  shall  be  dismissed insofar as the act or acts
21        involved  in  the  criminal  proceedings  are  concerned.
22        Taking of evidence in an adjudicatory hearing in any such
23        case is a bar to  criminal  proceedings  based  upon  the
24        conduct alleged in the petition.
25        (3.1)  If  a  petition  alleges  commission by a minor 15
26    years of age or older of an act that constitutes  a  forcible
27    felony  under  the laws of this State, and if a motion by the
28    State's Attorney to prosecute the minor  under  the  criminal
29    laws of Illinois for the alleged forcible felony alleges that
30    (i)  the minor has previously been adjudicated delinquent for
31    commission of an act that constitutes a felony under the laws
32    of this State or any  other  state  and  (ii)  the  act  that
33    constitutes  the  offense  was  committed  in  furtherance of
34    criminal activity by an organized gang,  the  Juvenile  Judge
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 1    designated  to  hear  and determine those motions shall, upon
 2    determining  that  there  is   probable   cause   that   both
 3    allegations  are  true, enter an order permitting prosecution
 4    under the criminal laws of Illinois.
 5        (3.2)  If a petition alleges commission  by  a  minor  15
 6    years  of  age  or  older of an act that constitutes a felony
 7    under the laws of this State, and if a motion  by  a  State's
 8    Attorney  to  prosecute  the minor under the criminal laws of
 9    Illinois for the alleged felony alleges that  (i)  the  minor
10    has  previously been adjudicated delinquent for commission of
11    an act that constitutes a forcible felony under the  laws  of
12    this  State  or  any  other  state  and  (ii)  the  act  that
13    constitutes  the  offense  was  committed  in  furtherance of
14    criminal activities by an organized gang, the Juvenile  Judge
15    designated  to  hear  and determine those motions shall, upon
16    determining  that  there  is   probable   cause   that   both
17    allegations  are  true, enter an order permitting prosecution
18    under the criminal laws of Illinois.
19        (3.3) (a)  If the State's Attorney files a  motion  under
20    subsection  (3)(a)  to  permit prosecution under the criminal
21    laws and the petition alleges the commission by  a  minor  15
22    years  of  age or older of:  (i)  a Class X felony other than
23    armed violence;  (ii)  aggravated  discharge  of  a  firearm;
24    (iii)   armed  violence  with  a  firearm  when the predicate
25    offense is a Class 1  or  Class  2  felony  and  the  State's
26    Attorney's  motion  to  transfer  the  case  alleges that the
27    offense  committed  is  in  furtherance   of   the   criminal
28    activities  of an organized gang and the case is not required
29    to be prosecuted under  the  criminal  laws  of  Illinois  as
30    provided  by subsection (3.1) or (3.2);  (iv)  armed violence
31    with a firearm when the predicate offense is a  violation  of
32    Section  401,  subsection  (a)  of  Section 402, Section 404,
33    Section 405, Section 405.1, subsection (a) of Section  405.2,
34    Section  407, Section 407.1, or Section 407.2 of the Illinois
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 1    Controlled Substances Act; or (v)  armed  violence  when  the
 2    weapon  involved  was a machine gun or other weapon described
 3    in subsection (a)(7) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code  of
 4    1961,  and,  if  the  juvenile  judge  designated to hear and
 5    determine motions to transfer a case for prosecution  in  the
 6    criminal  court  determines  that  there is probable cause to
 7    believe that the allegations in the petition and  motion  are
 8    true, there is a rebuttable presumption that the minor is not
 9    a  fit and proper subject to be dealt with under the Juvenile
10    Court Act of 1987, and that, except as provided in  paragraph
11    (b), the case should be transferred to the criminal court.
12        (b)  The   judge   shall   enter   an   order  permitting
13    prosecution under the criminal laws of  Illinois  unless  the
14    judge  makes a finding based on evidence that the minor would
15    be amenable to the care,  treatment,  and  training  programs
16    available  through the facilities of the juvenile court based
17    on an evaluation of the following:
18                  (i)  The  circumstances  and  gravity  of   the
19             offense alleged to have been committed by the minor.
20                  (ii)  The age of the minor.
21                  (iii)  The  degree  of  criminal sophistication
22             exhibited by the minor.
23                  (iv)  Whether there is a reasonable  likelihood
24             that  the  minor  can  be  rehabilitated  before the
25             expiration of the juvenile court's jurisdiction.
26                  (v)  The   minor's    previous    history    of
27             delinquency.
28                  (vi)  Whether  the  offense was committed in an
29             aggressive, premeditated or calculated manner.
30                  (vii)  Whether there are sufficient  facilities
31             available  to  the  juvenile court for the treatment
32             and rehabilitation of the minor.
33        For purposes  of  subsections  (3.1),  (3.2),  and  (3.3)
34    "organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10
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 1    of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
 2        (4)  Nothing   in   this  Act  prohibits  or  limits  the
 3    prosecution of any minor for an offense committed on or after
 4    his or her 17th birthday even though he or she is at the time
 5    of the offense a ward of the court.
 6        (5)  If an original petition for adjudication of wardship
 7    alleges the commission by a minor 13 years of age or over  of
 8    an act that constitutes a crime under the laws of this State,
 9    the  minor,  with  the consent of his or her counsel, may, at
10    any time before commencement  of  the  adjudicatory  hearing,
11    file  with  the  court  a motion that criminal prosecution be
12    ordered and that the petition be dismissed insofar as the act
13    or acts involved in the criminal proceedings  are  concerned.
14    If such a motion is filed as herein provided, the court shall
15    enter its order accordingly.
16        (6) (a)  The definition of delinquent minor under Section
17        5-3  of  this Act shall not apply to any minor who at the
18        time of an offense was at least 15 years of age  and  who
19        is  charged with first degree murder, aggravated criminal
20        sexual assault, armed robbery when the armed robbery  was
21        committed  with a firearm, aggravated vehicular hijacking
22        when the hijacking  was  committed  with  a  firearm,  or
23        violation  of  the provisions of paragraph (1), (3), (4),
24        or (10) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal
25        Code of 1961 while in the building or on the  grounds  of
26        any  elementary  or  secondary school, community college,
27        college or  university.   These  charges  and  all  other
28        charges  arising  out  of  the  same  incident  shall  be
29        prosecuted under the Criminal Code of 1961.
30             (b)  If  before  trial  or  plea  an  information or
31        indictment is filed which  does  not  charge  an  offense
32        specified  in  paragraph  (a) of this subsection (6), the
33        State's Attorney may proceed  on  the  lesser  charge  or
34        charges,  but  only  in  Juvenile  Court  under the other
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 1        provisions of this Act, unless  before  trial  the  minor
 2        defendant knowingly and with advice of counsel waives, in
 3        writing,  his  or her right to have the matter proceed in
 4        Juvenile Court.  If before trial or plea  an  information
 5        or  indictment is filed that includes one or more charges
 6        specified in paragraph (a) of  this  subsection  (6)  and
 7        additional   charges  that  are  not  specified  in  that
 8        paragraph, all of the charges arising  out  of  the  same
 9        incident  shall  be prosecuted under the Criminal Code of
10        1961.
11             (c) (i)  If  after  trial  or  plea  the  minor   is
12             convicted of any offense covered by paragraph (a) of
13             this  subsection (6), then, in sentencing the minor,
14             the  court  shall  have   available   any   or   all
15             dispositions   prescribed  for  that  offense  under
16             Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
17                  (ii)  If after trial or plea the minor is  only
18             convicted of an offense not covered by paragraph (a)
19             of  this  subsection  (6),  the conviction shall not
20             invalidate the verdict or  the  prosecution  of  the
21             minor under the criminal laws of the State; however,
22             unless  the State requests a hearing for the purpose
23             of sentencing the  minor  under  Chapter  V  of  the
24             Unified  Code of Corrections, the Court must proceed
25             under Sections 5-22 and 5-23 of  this  Act.   Should
26             the State request a hearing it must do so by written
27             motion  within  10  days  following  the  entry of a
28             finding or the  return  of  a  verdict.   Reasonable
29             notice  of the motion shall be served upon the minor
30             or his counsel.  If the motion is made by the State,
31             the court shall conduct a hearing  to  determine  if
32             the  request  should  be  granted.   In  making  its
33             determination   on   the  motion,  the  court  shall
34             consider among other matters: (a) whether  there  is
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 1             evidence  that  the  offense  was  committed  in  an
 2             aggressive  and  premeditated manner; (b) the age of
 3             the minor; (c) the previous history  of  the  minor;
 4             (d)   whether   there  are  facilities  particularly
 5             available to the Juvenile Court or the Department of
 6             Corrections, Juvenile Division,  for  the  treatment
 7             and  rehabilitation  of  the  minor; (e) whether the
 8             best interest of the minor and the security  of  the
 9             public  require  sentencing  under  Chapter V of the
10             Unified Code of Corrections;  and  (f)  whether  the
11             minor  possessed a deadly weapon when committing the
12             offense.  The rules of evidence shall be the same as
13             if at trial.  If after the hearing the  court  finds
14             that  the  minor should be sentenced under Chapter V
15             of the Unified Code of Corrections, then  the  court
16             shall   sentence   the   minor   accordingly  having
17             available  to  it  any  or   all   dispositions   so
18             prescribed.
19        (7) (a)  The definition of delinquent minor under Section
20        5-3  of  this Act shall not apply to any minor who at the
21        time of an offense was at least 15 years of age  and  who
22        is  charged  with  an  offense  under  Section 401 of the
23        Illinois Controlled Substances Act  while  in  a  school,
24        regardless of the time of day or the time of year, or any
25        conveyance  owned,  leased  or  contracted by a school to
26        transport students to or from school or a school  related
27        activity,  or  residential  property  owned, operated and
28        managed by a public housing agency, on the real  property
29        comprising  any  school, regardless of the time of day or
30        the time of year, or residential property owned, operated
31        and managed by a public housing agency, or  on  a  public
32        way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any
33        school,  regardless  of  the  time  of day or the time of
34        year, or residential property owned, operated and managed
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 1        by a public housing agency. School is  defined,  for  the
 2        purposes  of  this  Section,  as  any  public  or private
 3        elementary  or  secondary  school,   community   college,
 4        college,  or  university.  These  charges  and  all other
 5        charges  arising  out  of  the  same  incident  shall  be
 6        prosecuted under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
 7             (b)  If before  trial  or  plea  an  information  or
 8        indictment  is  filed  that  does  not  charge an offense
 9        specified in paragraph (a) of this  subsection  (7),  the
10        State's  Attorney  may  proceed  on  the lesser charge or
11        charges, but only under the other provisions of this Act,
12        unless before trial the  minor  defendant  knowingly  and
13        with  advice  of  counsel  waives, in writing, his or her
14        right to have the matter proceed in Juvenile  Court.   If
15        before  trial  or  plea  an  information or indictment is
16        filed that includes one  or  more  charges  specified  in
17        paragraph  (a)  of  this  subsection  (7)  and additional
18        charges that are not specified in that paragraph, all  of
19        the  charges  arising  out  of the same incident shall be
20        prosecuted under the Illinois Controlled  Substances  Act
21        or the Criminal Code of 1961.
22             (c) (i)  If   after  trial  or  plea  the  minor  is
23             convicted of any offense covered by paragraph (a) of
24             this subsection (7), then, in sentencing  the  minor
25             the   court   shall   have   available  any  or  all
26             dispositions  prescribed  for  that  offense   under
27             Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
28                  (ii)  If  after trial or plea the minor is only
29             convicted of an offense not covered by paragraph (a)
30             of this subsection (7),  the  conviction  shall  not
31             invalidate  the  verdict  or  the prosecution of the
32             minor  under  the  criminal  laws  of  this   State;
33             however, unless the State requests a hearing for the
34             purpose  of  sentencing the minor under Chapter V of
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 1             the Unified Code  of  Corrections,  the  court  must
 2             thereafter  proceed  under Sections 5-22 and 5-23 of
 3             this Act.  Should the State  request  a  hearing  it
 4             must   do  so  by  written  motion  within  10  days
 5             following the entry of a finding or the return of  a
 6             verdict.   Reasonable  notice of the motion shall be
 7             served upon the minor or his  counsel.   If  such  a
 8             motion is made by the State, the court shall conduct
 9             a  hearing  to  determine  if  the request should be
10             granted. In making its determination on the  motion,
11             the  court  shall  consider among other matters: (a)
12             whether there  is  evidence  that  the  offense  was
13             committed  in an aggressive and premeditated manner;
14             (b) the age of the minor; (c) the  previous  history
15             of  the  minor;  (d)  whether  there  are facilities
16             particularly available to the Juvenile Court or  the
17             Department  of  Corrections,  Juvenile Division, for
18             the treatment and rehabilitation of the  minor;  (e)
19             whether  the  best  interest  of  the  minor and the
20             security of  the  public  require  sentencing  under
21             Chapter  V  of  the Unified Code of Corrections; and
22             (f) whether the minor possessed a deadly weapon when
23             committing the offense.  The rules of evidence shall
24             be the same as if at trial.  If  after  the  hearing
25             the  court  finds that the minor should be sentenced
26             under Chapter V of the Unified Code of  Corrections,
27             then  the court shall sentence the minor accordingly
28             having available to it any or  all  dispositions  so
29             prescribed.
30        (8) (a)  The definition of delinquent minor under Section
31        5-3  of  this  Act  shall  not  apply to any minor who is
32        charged with a violation of  subsection  (a)  of  Section
33        31-6  or  Section 32-10 of the Criminal Code of 1961 when
34        the minor is subject to prosecution  under  the  Criminal
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 1        Code  of  1961  as  a  result  of  the application of the
 2        provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection (3); subsection
 3        (5); paragraph (a) of subsection (6); or paragraph (a) of
 4        subsection (7)  of this Section.  These charges  and  all
 5        other  charges  arising out of the same incident shall be
 6        prosecuted under the Criminal Code of 1961.
 7             (b)  If before  trial  or  plea  an  information  or
 8        indictment  is  filed  that  does  not  charge an offense
 9        specified in paragraph (a) of this  subsection  (8),  the
10        State's  Attorney  may  proceed  on  the lesser charge or
11        charges, but only  in  Juvenile  Court  under  the  other
12        provisions  of  this  Act,  unless before trial the minor
13        defendant knowingly and with advice of counsel waives, in
14        writing, his or her right to have the matter  proceed  in
15        Juvenile  Court.   If before trial or plea an information
16        or indictment is filed that includes one or more  charges
17        specified  in  paragraph  (a)  of this subsection (8) and
18        additional  charges  that  are  not  specified  in   that
19        paragraph,  all  of  the  charges arising out of the same
20        incident shall be prosecuted under the Criminal  Code  of
21        1961.
22             (c)  If  after  trial  or  plea  the  minor  is only
23        convicted of an offense not covered by paragraph  (a)  of
24        this  subsection (8), the conviction shall not invalidate
25        the verdict or the prosecution of  the  minor  under  the
26        criminal  laws  of  this  State;  however, the court must
27        thereafter proceed under Sections 5-22 and 5-23  of  this
28        Act.  In all other circumstances, in sentencing the court
29        shall  have  available any or all dispositions prescribed
30        for that offense under Chapter V of the Unified  Code  of
31        Corrections.
32             (9) (a)  The  definition  of  delinquent minor under
33        Section 5-3 of this Act shall not apply to any minor  who
34        at  the  time  of an offense was at least 13 years of age
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 1        and who is charged with  first  degree  murder  committed
 2        during  the  course  of either aggravated criminal sexual
 3        assault,   criminal   sexual   assault,   or   aggravated
 4        kidnaping. However, this subsection (9) does not  include
 5        a   minor   charged   with   first  degree  murder  based
 6        exclusively upon the  accountability  provisions  of  the
 7        Criminal Code of 1961.
 8             (b)  If  before  trial  or  plea  an  information or
 9        indictment is filed which does not  charge  first  degree
10        murder committed during the course of aggravated criminal
11        sexual  assault,  criminal  sexual assault, or aggravated
12        kidnaping, the State's Attorney may proceed on the lesser
13        charge or charges, but only in Juvenile Court  under  the
14        other  provisions  of  this  Act, unless before trial the
15        minor defendant knowingly  and  with  advice  of  counsel
16        waives,  in  writing, his or her right to have the matter
17        proceed in Juvenile Court.  If before trial  or  plea  an
18        information  or  indictment  is filed that includes first
19        degree murder committed during the course  of  aggravated
20        criminal  sexual  assault,  criminal  sexual  assault, or
21        aggravated kidnaping, as well as additional charges  that
22        are  not  specified in that paragraph, all of the charges
23        arising out of the  same  incident  shall  be  prosecuted
24        under the Criminal Code of 1961.
25             (c)(i)  If   after   trial  or  plea  the  minor  is
26        convicted of first degree  murder  committed  during  the
27        course  of  aggravated  criminal sexual assault, criminal
28        sexual assault, or aggravated kidnaping, the court  shall
29        have  available  any  or  all dispositions prescribed for
30        that offense under Chapter  V  of  the  Unified  Code  of
31        Corrections.
32             (ii)  If  the  minor  was not yet 15 years of age at
33        the time of the offense, and if after trial or  plea  the
34        minor  is  only  convicted of an offense other than first
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 1        degree murder  committed  during  the  course  of  either
 2        aggravated   criminal  sexual  assault,  criminal  sexual
 3        assault, or aggravated kidnaping,  the  conviction  shall
 4        not  invalidate  the  verdict  or  the prosecution of the
 5        minor under the criminal  laws  of  the  State;  however,
 6        unless  the  State  requests a hearing for the purpose of
 7        sentencing the minor under Chapter V of the Unified  Code
 8        of  Corrections,  the  Court  must proceed under Sections
 9        5-22 and 5-23 of this Act. Should  the  State  request  a
10        hearing  it  must  do so by written motion within 10 days
11        following the entry of a  finding  or  the  return  of  a
12        verdict.  Reasonable notice of the motion shall be served
13        upon  the  minor or his or her counsel.  If the motion is
14        made by the State, the court shall conduct a  hearing  to
15        determine  if  the  request should be granted.  In making
16        its determination on the motion, the court shall consider
17        among other matters: (a) whether there is  evidence  that
18        the   offense   was   committed   in  an  aggressive  and
19        premeditated manner; (b) the age of the  minor;  (c)  the
20        previous  history  of  the  minor;  (d) whether there are
21        facilities particularly available to the  Juvenile  Court
22        or  the Department of Corrections, Juvenile Division, for
23        the  treatment  and  rehabilitation  of  the  minor;  (e)
24        whether the best interest of the minor and  the  security
25        of  the  public require sentencing under Chapter V of the
26        Unified Code of Corrections; and (f)  whether  the  minor
27        possessed  a  deadly  weapon when committing the offense.
28        The rules of evidence shall be the same as if  at  trial.
29        If  after  the  hearing  the  court  finds that the minor
30        should be sentenced under Chapter V of the  Unified  Code
31        of  Corrections,  then the court shall sentence the minor
32        accordingly  having  available   to   it   any   or   all
33        dispositions so prescribed.
34             (iii)  If  the minor was at least 15 years of age at
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 1        the time of the offense and if after trial  or  plea  the
 2        minor is only convicted of first degree murder but not of
 3        aggravated   criminal  sexual  assault,  criminal  sexual
 4        assault, or aggravated kidnaping, the  court  shall  have
 5        available  any  or  all  dispositions prescribed for that
 6        offense  under  Chapter  V  of  the   Unified   Code   of
 7        Corrections.
 8             (iv)  If  the  minor was at least 15 years of age at
 9        the time of the offense and if after trial  or  plea  the
10        minor  is  only  convicted  of aggravated criminal sexual
11        assault,   criminal   sexual   assault,   or   aggravated
12        kidnaping, but not of  first  degree  murder,  the  court
13        shall  have  available any or all dispositions prescribed
14        for that offense under Chapter V of the Unified  Code  of
15        Corrections.
16             (10)  Subject to subsection (5) of Section 5-10, any
17        minor alleged to have committed a violation of the Humane
18        Care  for  Animals  Act,  whether or not the violation is
19        punishable by imprisonment or fine, may be prosecuted for
20        the violation and if  found  guilty  punished  under  any
21        statute  or  ordinance relating to this violation without
22        reference to the procedures  of  this  Act,  except  that
23        detention shall comply with this Act.
24    (Source: P.A.  88-239;  88-467; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 88-680,
25    eff.  1-1-95;  89-235,  eff.  8-4-95;  89-362,  eff.  1-1-96;
26    89-428, eff. 12-13-95; 89-462,  eff.  5-29-96;  89-498,  eff.
27    6-27-96.)

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