Senate Sponsors: O'MALLEY-RADOGNO. House Sponsors: KOSEL-O'CONNOR-MEYER-ZICKUS-BERNS Short description: BOND CONDITION-DOMESTIC BATT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, for defendants arrested on domestic battery charges, the circuit court must require a defendant to refrain from using alcohol or illegal drugs and to undergo domestic violence counseling as conditions of bond. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Deletes language requiring, as a condition of bond for a criminal charge where the victim is a family or household member of the defendant, that the defendant refrain from using alcohol or any illegal drug. Requires instead that the defendant be ordered to undergo a professional examination to determine if an alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists and the extent of the problem. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Further amends the Code of Criminal Procedure concerning conditions of bond. Deletes a provision requiring the court to impose as a condition of bond the requirement that the defendant undergo domestic violence counseling. Requires the court, instead, to require the defendant to undergo a domestic violence assessment by a program on the Illinois Department of Human Services' protocol list for perpetrator treatment programs. Provides that this assessment shall be separate from any substance abuse assessment or evaluation that may be required. Also provides that the cost of the domestic violence assessment shall be paid by the defendant and requires the defendant to sign a release allowing the results of the assessment to be sent to the court file, to remain sealed until after he or she is found guilty of a violation. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status