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1 AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended
5 by changing Sections 3-3-2 and 5-5-5 and adding Article 5.5
6 to Chapter V as follows:
7 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
8 Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and Duties.
9 (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the
10 term "Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of
11 Illinois, shall read "Prisoner Review Board." After the
12 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, the Prisoner
13 Review Board shall provide by rule for the orderly transition
14 of all files, records, and documents of the Parole and Pardon
15 Board and for such other steps as may be necessary to effect
16 an orderly transition and shall:
17 (1) hear by at least one member and through a panel
18 of at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
19 sentenced under the law in effect prior to the effective
20 date of this amendatory Act of 1977, and who are eligible
21 for parole;
22 (2) hear by at least one member and through a panel
23 of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole
24 and the time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions
25 for violations of parole, and revoke parole for those
26 sentenced under the law in effect prior to this
27 amendatory Act of 1977; provided that the decision to
28 parole and the conditions of parole for all prisoners who
29 were sentenced for first degree murder or who received a
30 minimum sentence of 20 years or more under the law in
31 effect prior to February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a
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1 majority vote of the Prisoner Review Board;
2 (3) hear by at least one member and through a panel
3 of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
4 supervised release and the time of discharge from
5 mandatory supervised release, impose sanctions for
6 violations of mandatory supervised release, and revoke
7 mandatory supervised release for those sentenced under
8 the law in effect after the effective date of this
9 amendatory Act of 1977;
10 (4) hear by at least 1 member and through a panel
11 of at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the
12 Department of Corrections against a prisoner in the
13 custody of the Department for alleged violation of
14 Department rules with respect to good conduct credits
15 pursuant to Section 3-6-3 of this Code in which the
16 Department seeks to revoke good conduct credits, if the
17 amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or when, during
18 any 12 month period, the cumulative amount of credit
19 revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction is
20 committed or discovered within 60 days of scheduled
21 release. In such cases, the Department of Corrections may
22 revoke up to 30 days of good conduct credit. The Board
23 may subsequently approve the revocation of additional
24 good conduct credit, if the Department seeks to revoke
25 good conduct credit in excess of thirty days. However,
26 the Board shall not be empowered to review the
27 Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days
28 of good conduct credit for any prisoner or to increase
29 any penalty beyond the length requested by the
30 Department;
31 (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
32 of at least 3 members decide, the release dates for
33 certain prisoners sentenced under the law in existence
34 prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of
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1 1977, in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
2 (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
3 of at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
4 reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
5 recommendations to the Governor;
6 (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
7 Hearings Act; and
8 (8) hear by at least one member and, through a
9 panel of at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the
10 Department of Corrections against a prisoner in the
11 custody of the Department for court dismissal of a
12 frivolous lawsuit pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this
13 Code in which the Department seeks to revoke up to 180
14 days of good conduct credit, and if the prisoner has not
15 accumulated 180 days of good conduct credit at the time
16 of the dismissal, then all good conduct credit
17 accumulated by the prisoner shall be revoked; and.
18 (9) hear by at least 3 members, and through a panel
19 of at least 3 members, decide as to whether to grant
20 certificates of relief from disabilities or certificates
21 of good conduct as provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V.
22 (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
23 and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and
24 the Department of Central Management Services, shall
25 implement a pilot project in 3 correctional institutions
26 providing for the conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1)
27 and (4) of subsection (a) of this Section through interactive
28 video conferences. The project shall be implemented within 6
29 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
30 1996. Within 6 months after the implementation of the pilot
31 project, the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
32 and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and
33 the Department of Central Management Services, shall report
34 to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the use,
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1 costs, effectiveness, and future viability of interactive
2 video conferences for Prisoner Review Board hearings.
3 (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
4 restore good conduct credit previously revoked.
5 (c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
6 promoting an effective system of parole and mandatory
7 supervised release.
8 (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of
9 its work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules
10 and any amendments thereto with the Director and with the
11 Secretary of State.
12 (e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
13 actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
14 and the rules of the Board.
15 (f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
16 conditions of his parole or mandatory supervised release may
17 require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses
18 and the production of documentary evidence relating to any
19 matter under investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the
20 Board may sign subpoenas which shall be served by any agent
21 or public official authorized by the Chairman of the Board,
22 or by any person lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena
23 under the laws of the State of Illinois. The attendance of
24 witnesses, and the production of documentary evidence, may be
25 required from any place in the State to a hearing location in
26 the State before the Chairman of the Board or his designated
27 agent or agents or any duly constituted Committee or
28 Subcommittee of the Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be
29 paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the
30 circuit courts of the State, and witnesses whose depositions
31 are taken and the persons taking those depositions are each
32 entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in
33 actions in the circuit courts of the State. Fees and mileage
34 shall be vouchered for payment when the witness is discharged
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1 from further attendance.
2 In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
3 petition any circuit court of the State for an order
4 requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the
5 production of documentary evidence or both. A copy of such
6 petition shall be served by personal service or by registered
7 or certified mail upon the person who has failed to obey the
8 subpoena, and such person shall be advised in writing that a
9 hearing upon the petition will be requested in a court room
10 to be designated in such notice before the judge hearing
11 motions or extraordinary remedies at a specified time, on a
12 specified date, not less than 10 nor more than 15 days after
13 the deposit of the copy of the written notice and petition in
14 the U.S. mails addressed to the person at his last known
15 address or after the personal service of the copy of the
16 notice and petition upon such person. The court upon the
17 filing of such a petition, may order the person refusing to
18 obey the subpoena to appear at an investigation or hearing,
19 or to there produce documentary evidence, if so ordered, or
20 to give evidence relative to the subject matter of that
21 investigation or hearing. Any failure to obey such order of
22 the circuit court may be punished by that court as a contempt
23 of court.
24 Each member of the Board and any hearing officer
25 designated by the Board shall have the power to administer
26 oaths and to take the testimony of persons under oath.
27 (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a
28 majority of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review
29 Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all
30 business of the Board.
31 (h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
32 the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
33 calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
34 the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
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1 (Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00;
2 91-946, eff. 2-9-01.)
3 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
4 Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and Restoration of Rights.
5 (a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss
6 by the defendant of any civil rights, except under this
7 Section and Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as
8 now or hereafter amended.
9 (b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible
10 to hold an office created by the Constitution of this State
11 until the completion of his sentence.
12 (c) A person sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his
13 right to vote until released from imprisonment.
14 (d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon
15 discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic
16 imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights
17 and privileges granted under the authority of this State
18 which have been revoked or suspended because of conviction of
19 an offense shall be restored unless the authority having
20 jurisdiction of such license rights finds after investigation
21 and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest.
22 This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or
23 revocation of a license to operate a motor vehicle under the
24 Illinois Vehicle Code.
25 (e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or
26 parole, or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any
27 time thereafter, the committing court may enter an order
28 certifying that the sentence has been satisfactorily
29 completed when the court believes it would assist in the
30 rehabilitation of the person and be consistent with the
31 public welfare. Such order may be entered upon the motion of
32 the defendant or the State or upon the court's own motion.
33 (f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to
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1 the person in whose favor the order has been entered a
2 certificate stating that his behavior after conviction has
3 warranted the issuance of the order.
4 (g) This Section shall not affect the right of a
5 defendant to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on
6 it in bar of subsequent proceedings for the same offense.
7 (h) Relief from forfeitures and disabilities imposed by
8 law may also be granted under Article 5.5 of this Chapter V.
9 (Source: P.A. 86-558.)
10 (730 ILCS 5/Chap. V, Art. 5.5 heading new)
11 ARTICLE 5.5. DISCRETIONARY RELIEF FROM FORFEITURES AND
12 DISABILITIES AUTOMATICALLY IMPOSED BY LAW
13 (730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-5 new)
14 Sec. 5-5.5-5. Definitions and rules of construction. In
15 this Article:
16 "Eligible offender" shall mean a person who has been
17 convicted of a crime or of an offense, but who has not been
18 convicted more than once of a felony.
19 "Eligible offender" does not include a person who has
20 been convicted of or placed on supervision for a violation of
21 Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
22 provision of a local ordinance; (2) a violation of Article 11
23 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or Section 12-13, 12-14,
24 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-16.2, 12-21.5, 12-21.6, or 12-33 of
25 the Criminal Code of 1961; (3) a violation of Article 24 of
26 the Criminal Code of 1961. (4) a violation of the Firearm
27 Owners Identification Card Act; (5) a crime of violence as
28 defined in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act,
29 or (6) permitting sexual abuse of a child under Section 5.1
30 of the Wrongs to Children Act.
31 "Felony" means a conviction of a felony in this State, or
32 of an offense in any other jurisdiction for which a sentence
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1 to a term of imprisonment in excess of one year, or a
2 sentence of death, was authorized.
3 For the purposes of this Article the following rules of
4 construction apply:
5 (i) two or more convictions of felonies charged in
6 separate counts of one indictment or information shall be
7 deemed to be one conviction;
8 (ii) two or more convictions of felonies charged in
9 2 or more indictments or informations, filed in the same
10 court prior to entry of judgment under any of them, shall
11 be deemed to be one conviction; and
12 (iii) a plea or a verdict of guilty upon which a
13 sentence of probation, conditional discharge, or
14 supervision has been imposed shall be deemed to be a
15 conviction.
16 (730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-10 new)
17 Sec. 5-5.5-10. Certificate of relief from disabilities.
18 (a) A certificate of relief from disabilities may be
19 granted as provided in this Article to relieve an eligible
20 offender of any forfeiture or disability or to remove any bar
21 to his or her employment automatically imposed by law by
22 reason of his or her conviction of the crime or of the
23 offense specified in the certificate. The certificate may be
24 limited to one or more enumerated forfeitures, disabilities,
25 or bars, or may relieve the eligible offender of all
26 forfeitures, disabilities, and bars. No certificate shall
27 apply, or be construed so as to apply, to the right of the
28 person to retain or to be eligible for public office.
29 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as
30 otherwise provided in clauses (1) and (2) of this subsection
31 (b), a conviction of a crime or of an offense specified in a
32 certificate of relief from disabilities does not cause
33 automatic forfeiture of any license, permit, employment, or
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1 franchise, including the right to register for or vote at an
2 election, or automatic forfeiture of any other right or
3 privilege held by the eligible offender and covered by the
4 certificate. The conviction may not be deemed to be a
5 conviction within the meaning of any provision of law that
6 imposes, by reason of a conviction, a bar to any employment,
7 a disability to exercise any right or a disability to apply
8 for or to receive any license, permit, or other authority or
9 privilege covered by the certificate; provided, however, a
10 conviction for a second or subsequent violation of Section
11 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed within the
12 preceding 10 years shall impose a disability to apply for or
13 receive a driver's license or permit during the period
14 provided in that Code. A certificate of relief from a
15 disability imposed under Section 11-501 of the Illinois
16 Vehicle Code may only be issued upon a determination that
17 compelling circumstances warrant that relief.
18 (c) A certificate of relief from disabilities does not,
19 however, in any way prevent any judicial, administrative,
20 licensing, or other body, board, or authority from relying
21 upon the conviction specified in the certificate as the basis
22 for the exercise of its discretionary power to suspend,
23 revoke, or refuse to issue or refuse to renew any license,
24 permit, or other authority or privilege.
25 (730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-15 new)
26 Sec. 5-5.5-15. Certificates of relief from disabilities
27 issued by courts.
28 (a) Any circuit court of this State may, in its
29 discretion, issue a certificate of relief from disabilities
30 to an eligible offender for a conviction that occurred in
31 that court if the court imposed a sentence other than one
32 executed by commitment to an institution under the Department
33 of Corrections. The certificate may be issued (i) at the time
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1 sentence is pronounced, in which case it may grant relief
2 from forfeitures as well as from disabilities, or (ii) at any
3 time thereafter, in which case it shall apply only to
4 disabilities.
5 (b) The certificate may not be issued by the court
6 unless the court is satisfied that:
7 (1) the person to whom it is to be granted is an
8 eligible offender, as defined in Section 5-5.5-5;
9 (2) the relief to be granted by the certificate is
10 consistent with the rehabilitation of the eligible
11 offender; and
12 (3) the relief to be granted by the certificate is
13 consistent with the public interest.
14 (c) If a certificate of relief from disabilities is not
15 issued at the time sentence is pronounced it shall only be
16 issued thereafter upon verified application to the court. The
17 court may, for the purpose of determining whether the
18 certificate shall be issued, request the probation or court
19 services department to conduct an investigation of the
20 applicant. Any probation officer requested to make an
21 investigation under this Section shall prepare and submit to
22 the court a written report in accordance with the request.
23 (d) Any court that has issued a certificate of relief
24 from disabilities may at any time issue a new certificate to
25 enlarge the relief previously granted provided that the
26 provisions of clauses (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of
27 this Section apply to the issuance of any such new
28 certificate.
29 (e) Any written report submitted to the court under this
30 Section is confidential and may not be made available to any
31 person or public or private agency except if specifically
32 required or permitted by statute or upon specific
33 authorization of the court. However, it shall be made
34 available by the court for examination by the applicant's
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1 attorney, or the applicant himself or herself, if he or she
2 has no attorney. In its discretion, the court may except from
3 disclosure a part or parts of the report that are not
4 relevant to the granting of a certificate, or sources of
5 information which have been obtained on a promise of
6 confidentiality, or any other portion of the report,
7 disclosure of which would not be in the interest of justice.
8 The action of the court excepting information from disclosure
9 shall be subject to appellate review. The court, in its
10 discretion, may hold a conference in open court or in
11 chambers to afford an applicant an opportunity to controvert
12 or to comment upon any portions of the report. The court may
13 also conduct a summary hearing at the conference on any
14 matter relevant to the granting of the application and may
15 take testimony under oath.
16 (730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-20 new)
17 Sec. 5-5.5-20. Certificates of relief from disabilities
18 issued by the Prisoner Review Board.
19 (a) The Prisoner Review Board shall have the power to
20 issue a certificate of relief from disabilities to:
21 (1) any eligible offender who has been committed
22 to an institution under the jurisdiction of the
23 Department of Corrections. The certificate may be issued
24 by the Board at the time the offender is released from
25 the institution under the conditions of parole or
26 mandatory supervised release or at any time thereafter;
27 or
28 (2) any eligible offender who resides within this
29 State and whose judgment of conviction was rendered by a
30 court in any other jurisdiction.
31 (b) If the Prisoner Review Board has issued a certificate
32 of relief from disabilities, the Board may at any time issue
33 a new certificate enlarging the relief previously granted.
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1 (c) The Prisoner Review Board may not issue any
2 certificate of relief from disabilities under subsections (a)
3 or (b), unless the Board is satisfied that:
4 (1) the person to whom it is to be granted is an
5 eligible offender, as defined in Section 5-5.5-5;
6 (2) the relief to be granted by the certificate is
7 consistent with the rehabilitation of the eligible
8 offender; and
9 (3) the relief to be granted by the certificate is
10 consistent with the public interest.
11 (d) Any certificate of relief from disabilities issued
12 by the Prisoner Review Board to an eligible offender, who at
13 time of the issuance of the certificate is under the
14 conditions of parole or mandatory supervised release
15 established by the Board, shall be deemed to be a temporary
16 certificate until such time as the eligible offender is
17 discharged from parole or mandatory supervised release, and,
18 while temporary, the certificate may be revoked by the Board
19 for violation of the conditions of parole or mandatory
20 supervised release. Revocation shall be upon notice to the
21 parolee or releasee, who shall be accorded an opportunity to
22 explain the violation prior to a decision on the revocation
23 of the certificate. If the certificate is not so revoked, it
24 shall become a permanent certificate upon expiration or
25 termination of the offender's parole or mandatory supervised
26 release term.
27 (e) In granting or revoking a certificate of relief from
28 disabilities, the action of the Prisoner Review Board shall
29 be by unanimous vote of the members authorized to grant or
30 revoke parole or mandatory supervised release.
31 (f) The certificate may be limited to one or more
32 enumerated disabilities or bars, or may relieve the
33 individual of all disabilities and bars.
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1 (730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-25 new)
2 Sec. 5-5.5-25. Certificate of good conduct.
3 (a) A certificate of good conduct may be granted as
4 provided in this Section to relieve an individual of any
5 disability, or to remove any bar to his or her employment,
6 automatically imposed by law by reason of his or her
7 conviction of the crime or of the offense specified in the
8 certificate. The certificate may be limited to one or more
9 enumerated disabilities or bars or may relieve the individual
10 of all disabilities and bars.
11 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
12 conviction of a crime or of an offense specified in a
13 certificate of good conduct may not be deemed to be a
14 conviction within the meaning of any provision of law that
15 imposes, by reason of a conviction, a bar to any employment,
16 a disability to exercise any right or a disability to apply
17 for or to receive any license, permit or other authority or
18 privilege covered by the certificate.
19 (c) A certificate of good conduct may not, however, in
20 any way prevent any judicial administrative, licensing, or
21 other body, board, or authority from considering the
22 conviction specified in the certificate in accordance with
23 the provisions of this Article.
24 (730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-30 new)
25 Sec. 5-5.5-30. Issuance of certificate of good conduct.
26 (a) The Prisoner Review Board, or any 3 members of the
27 Board by unanimous vote, shall have the power to issue a
28 certificate of good conduct to any person previously
29 convicted of a crime in this State, when the Board is
30 satisfied that:
31 (1) the applicant has conducted himself or herself
32 in a manner warranting the issuance for a minimum period
33 in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of
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1 this Section;
2 (2) the relief to be granted by the certificate is
3 consistent with the rehabilitation of the applicant; and
4 (3) the relief to be granted is consistent with the
5 public interest.
6 (b) The Prisoner Review Board, or any 3 members of the
7 Board by unanimous vote, shall have the power to issue a
8 certificate of good conduct to any person previously
9 convicted of a crime in any other jurisdiction, when the
10 Board is satisfied that:
11 (1) the applicant has demonstrated that there exist
12 specific facts and circumstances and specific Sections of
13 Illinois State law that have an adverse impact on the
14 applicant and warrant the application for relief to be
15 made in Illinois; and
16 (2) the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
17 of subsection (a) of this Section have been met.
18 (c) The minimum period of good conduct by the individual
19 referred to in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this
20 Section, shall be as follows: if the most serious crime of
21 which the individual was convicted is a misdemeanor, the
22 minimum period of good conduct shall be one year; if the most
23 serious crime of which the individual was convicted is a
24 Class 1, 2, 3, or 4 felony, the minimum period of good
25 conduct shall be 3 years; and, if the most serious crime of
26 which the individual was convicted is first degree murder or
27 a Class X felony, the minimum period of good conduct shall be
28 5 years. Criminal acts committed outside the State shall be
29 classified as acts committed within the State based on the
30 maximum sentence that could have been imposed based upon the
31 conviction under the laws of the foreign jurisdiction. The
32 minimum period of good conduct by the individual shall be
33 measured either from the date of the payment of any fine
34 imposed upon him or her, or from the date of his or her
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1 release from custody by parole, mandatory supervised release
2 or commutation or termination of his or her sentence. The
3 Board shall have power and it shall be its duty to
4 investigate all persons when the application is made and to
5 grant or deny the same within a reasonable time after the
6 making of the application.
7 (d) If the Prisoner Review Board has issued a certificate
8 of good conduct, the Board may at any time issue a new
9 certificate enlarging the relief previously granted.
10 (e) Any certificate of good conduct by the Prisoner
11 Review Board to an individual who at the time of the issuance
12 of the certificate is under the conditions of parole or
13 mandatory supervised release imposed by the Board, shall be
14 deemed to be a temporary certificate until the time as the
15 individual is discharged from the terms of parole or
16 mandatory supervised release, and, while temporary, the
17 certificate may be revoked by the Board for violation of the
18 conditions of parole or mandatory supervised release.
19 Revocation shall be upon notice to the parolee or releasee,
20 who shall be accorded an opportunity to explain the violation
21 prior to a decision on the revocation. If the certificate is
22 not so revoked, it shall become a permanent certificate upon
23 expiration or termination of the offender's parole or
24 mandatory supervised release term.
25 (730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-35 new)
26 Sec. 5-5.5-35. Effect of revocation; use of revoked
27 certificate.
28 (a) If a certificate of relief from disabilities is
29 deemed to be temporary and the certificate is revoked,
30 disabilities and forfeitures thereby relieved shall be
31 reinstated as of the date upon which the person to whom the
32 certificate was issued receives written notice of the
33 revocation. Any such person shall upon receipt of the notice
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1 surrender the certificate to the issuing court or Board.
2 (b) A person who knowingly uses or attempts to use a
3 revoked certificate of relief from disabilities in order to
4 obtain or to exercise any right or privilege that he or she
5 would not be entitled to obtain or to exercise without a
6 valid certificate is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
7 (730 ILCs 5/5-5.5-40 new)
8 Sec. 5-5.5-40. Forms and filing.
9 (a) All applications, certificates, and orders of
10 revocation necessary for the purposes of this Article shall
11 be upon forms prescribed under an agreement among the
12 Director of Corrections and the Chairman of the Prisoner
13 Review Board and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or
14 his or her designee. The forms relating to certificates of
15 relief from disabilities shall be distributed by the Director
16 of the Division of Probation Services and forms relating to
17 certificates of good conduct shall be distributed by the
18 Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board.
19 (b) Any court or board issuing or revoking any
20 certificate under this Article shall immediately file a copy
21 of the certificate or of the order of revocation, with the
22 Director of State Police.
23 (730 ILCs 5/5-5.5-45 new)
24 Sec. 5-5.5-45. Certificate not to be deemed to be a
25 pardon. Nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to
26 alter or limit or affect the manner of applying for pardons
27 to the Governor, and no certificate issued under this Article
28 shall be deemed or construed to be a pardon.
29 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
30 becoming law.