103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4232

 

Introduced 1/16/2024, by Rep. Patrick Windhorst

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/110-6  from Ch. 38, par. 110-6

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, upon petition of the State's Attorney of the county prosecuting a defendant on pretrial release or upon motion of the court, the court may revoke or impose sanctions on a defendant who is released on pretrial release if the defendant has violated any of the conditions of pretrial release.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Section 110-6 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/110-6)  (from Ch. 38, par. 110-6)
7    Sec. 110-6. Revocation of pretrial release, modification
8of conditions of pretrial release, and sanctions for
9violations of conditions of pretrial release.
10    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (k), when
11When a defendant has previously been granted pretrial release
12under this Section for a felony or Class A misdemeanor, that
13pretrial release may be revoked only if the defendant is
14charged with a felony or Class A misdemeanor that is alleged to
15have occurred during the defendant's pretrial release after a
16hearing on the court's own motion or upon the filing of a
17verified petition by the State.
18    When a defendant released pretrial is charged with a
19violation of a protective order or was previously convicted of
20a violation of a protective order and the subject of the
21protective order is the same person as the victim in the
22current underlying matter, the State shall file a verified
23petition seeking revocation of pretrial release.

 

 

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1    Upon the filing of a petition or upon motion of the court
2seeking revocation, the court shall order the transfer of the
3defendant and the petition or motion to the court before which
4the previous felony or Class A misdemeanor is pending. The
5defendant may be held in custody pending transfer to and a
6hearing before such court. The defendant shall be transferred
7to the court before which the previous matter is pending
8without unnecessary delay, and the revocation hearing shall
9occur within 72 hours of the filing of the State's petition or
10the court's motion for revocation.
11    A hearing at which pretrial release may be revoked must be
12conducted in person (and not by way of two-way audio-visual
13communication) unless the accused waives the right to be
14present physically in court, the court determines that the
15physical health and safety of any person necessary to the
16proceedings would be endangered by appearing in court, or the
17chief judge of the circuit orders use of that system due to
18operational challenges in conducting the hearing in person.
19Such operational challenges must be documented and approved by
20the chief judge of the circuit, and a plan to address the
21challenges through reasonable efforts must be presented and
22approved by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
23every 6 months.
24    The court before which the previous felony matter or Class
25A misdemeanor is pending may revoke the defendant's pretrial
26release after a hearing. During the hearing for revocation,

 

 

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1the defendant shall be represented by counsel and have an
2opportunity to be heard regarding the violation and evidence
3in mitigation. The court shall consider all relevant
4circumstances, including, but not limited to, the nature and
5seriousness of the violation or criminal act alleged. The
6State shall bear the burden of proving, by clear and
7convincing evidence, that no condition or combination of
8conditions of release would reasonably ensure the appearance
9of the defendant for later hearings or prevent the defendant
10from being charged with a subsequent felony or Class A
11misdemeanor.
12    In lieu of revocation, the court may release the defendant
13pre-trial, with or without modification of conditions of
14pretrial release.
15    If the case that caused the revocation is dismissed, the
16defendant is found not guilty in the case causing the
17revocation, or the defendant completes a lawfully imposed
18sentence on the case causing the revocation, the court shall,
19without unnecessary delay, hold a hearing on conditions of
20pretrial release pursuant to Section 110-5 and release the
21defendant with or without modification of conditions of
22pretrial release.
23    Both the State and the defendant may appeal an order
24revoking pretrial release or denying a petition for revocation
25of release.
26    (b) If a defendant previously has been granted pretrial

 

 

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1release under this Section for a Class B or Class C misdemeanor
2offense, a petty or business offense, or an ordinance
3violation and if the defendant is subsequently charged with a
4felony that is alleged to have occurred during the defendant's
5pretrial release or a Class A misdemeanor offense that is
6alleged to have occurred during the defendant's pretrial
7release, such pretrial release may not be revoked, but the
8court may impose sanctions under subsection (c).
9    (c) The court shall follow the procedures set forth in
10Section 110-3 to ensure the defendant's appearance in court if
11the defendant:
12        (1) fails to appear in court as required by the
13    defendant's conditions of release;
14        (2) is charged with a felony or Class A misdemeanor
15    offense that is alleged to have occurred during the
16    defendant's pretrial release after having been previously
17    granted pretrial release for a Class B or Class C
18    misdemeanor, a petty or business offense, or an ordinance
19    violation that is alleged to have occurred during the
20    defendant's pretrial release;
21        (3) is charged with a Class B or C misdemeanor
22    offense, petty or business offense, or ordinance violation
23    that is alleged to have occurred during the defendant's
24    pretrial release; or
25        (4) violates any other condition of pretrial release
26    set by the court.

 

 

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1    In response to a violation described in this subsection,
2the court may issue a warrant specifying that the defendant
3must appear before the court for a hearing for sanctions and
4may not be released by law enforcement before that appearance.
5    (d) When a defendant appears in court pursuant to a
6summons or warrant issued in accordance with Section 110-3 or
7after being arrested for an offense that is alleged to have
8occurred during the defendant's pretrial release, the State
9may file a verified petition requesting a hearing for
10sanctions.
11    (e) During the hearing for sanctions, the defendant shall
12be represented by counsel and have an opportunity to be heard
13regarding the violation and evidence in mitigation. The State
14shall bear the burden of proving by clear and convincing
15evidence that:
16        (1) the defendant committed an act that violated a
17    term of the defendant's pretrial release;
18        (2) the defendant had actual knowledge that the
19    defendant's action would violate a court order;
20        (3) the violation of the court order was willful; and
21        (4) the violation was not caused by a lack of access to
22    financial monetary resources.
23    (f) Sanctions for violations of pretrial release may
24include:
25        (1) a verbal or written admonishment from the court;
26        (2) imprisonment in the county jail for a period not

 

 

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1    exceeding 30 days;
2        (3) (Blank); or
3        (4) a modification of the defendant's pretrial
4    conditions.
5    (g) The court may, at any time, after motion by either
6party or on its own motion, remove previously set conditions
7of pretrial release, subject to the provisions in this
8subsection. The court may only add or increase conditions of
9pretrial release at a hearing under this Section.
10    The court shall not remove a previously set condition of
11pretrial release regulating contact with a victim or witness
12in the case, unless the subject of the condition has been given
13notice of the hearing as required in paragraph (1) of
14subsection (b) of Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime Victims
15and Witnesses Act. If the subject of the condition of release
16is not present, the court shall follow the procedures of
17paragraph (10) of subsection (c-1) of the Rights of Crime
18Victims and Witnesses Act.
19    (h) Crime victims shall be given notice by the State's
20Attorney's office of all hearings under this Section as
21required in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section 4.5 of
22the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and shall be
23informed of their opportunity at these hearings to obtain a
24protective order.
25    (i) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit
26the State's ability to file a verified petition seeking denial

 

 

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1of pretrial release under subsection (a) of Section 110-6.1 or
2subdivision (d)(2) of Section 110-6.1.
3    (j) At each subsequent appearance of the defendant before
4the court, the judge must find that continued detention under
5this Section is necessary to reasonably ensure the appearance
6of the defendant for later hearings or to prevent the
7defendant from being charged with a subsequent felony or Class
8A misdemeanor.
9    (k) Upon petition of the State's Attorney of a county
10prosecuting a defendant on pretrial release or upon motion of
11the court, the court may revoke or impose sanctions on a
12defendant who is released on pretrial release if the defendant
13has violated any of the conditions of pretrial release.
14(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1104, eff. 1-1-23.)