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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5-5.5-30 and by adding Section 5-5.5-31 as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-30)
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8 | Sec. 5-5.5-30. Issuance of certificate of good conduct.
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9 | (a) The Prisoner Review Board, or any 3 members of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Board by
unanimous vote, shall have the power to issue a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | certificate of good
conduct to any eligible offender previously | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | convicted of a crime in this State,
when
the Board is satisfied | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | that:
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14 | (1) the applicant has conducted himself or herself in a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | manner
warranting the issuance for a minimum period in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | accordance with the
provisions of subsection (c) of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Section;
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18 | (2) the relief to be granted by the certificate is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | consistent with the
rehabilitation of the applicant; and
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20 | (3) the relief to be granted is consistent with the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | public interest.
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22 | (b) The Prisoner Review Board, or any 3 members of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Board by
unanimous vote, shall have the power to issue a |
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1 | certificate of good
conduct to any person previously convicted | ||||||
2 | of a crime in any other
jurisdiction, when the Board is | ||||||
3 | satisfied that
the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) | ||||||
4 | of subsection (a) of
this Section have been met.
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5 | (b-5) In determining whether the applicant has been | ||||||
6 | rehabilitated, the Board shall apply the same criteria used to | ||||||
7 | determine whether a recommendation for executive clemency | ||||||
8 | should be issued, and shall grant the certificate only if the | ||||||
9 | applicant meets those standards.
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10 | (c) The minimum period of good conduct by the individual | ||||||
11 | referred to
in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, | ||||||
12 | shall be as follows:
if the most serious crime of which the | ||||||
13 | individual was convicted is a
misdemeanor, the minimum period | ||||||
14 | of good conduct shall be one year; if
the most serious crime of | ||||||
15 | which the individual was convicted is a Class 1,
2, 3, or 4 | ||||||
16 | felony, the minimum period of good conduct shall be 3 years.
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17 | Criminal acts committed outside the State
shall be classified | ||||||
18 | as acts committed within the State based on the
maximum | ||||||
19 | sentence that could have been imposed based upon the
conviction | ||||||
20 | under the laws of the foreign jurisdiction. The minimum
period | ||||||
21 | of good conduct by the individual shall be measured either from
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22 | the date of the payment of any fine imposed upon him or her, or | ||||||
23 | from the
date of his or her release from custody by parole, | ||||||
24 | mandatory supervised
release or commutation or termination of | ||||||
25 | his or her sentence.
The Board shall have power and it shall be | ||||||
26 | its duty to investigate all
persons when the application is |
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1 | made and to grant or deny the same
within a reasonable time | ||||||
2 | after the making of the application.
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3 | (d) If the Prisoner Review Board has issued a certificate | ||||||
4 | of good
conduct, the Board may at any time issue a new | ||||||
5 | certificate enlarging the
relief previously granted.
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6 | (e) Any certificate of good conduct by the Prisoner Review | ||||||
7 | Board to
an individual who at the time of the issuance of the | ||||||
8 | certificate is under the
conditions of parole or mandatory | ||||||
9 | supervised release imposed by the
Board shall be deemed to be a | ||||||
10 | temporary certificate until the time as the
individual is | ||||||
11 | discharged from the terms of parole or mandatory
supervised | ||||||
12 | release, and, while temporary, the certificate may be
revoked | ||||||
13 | by the Board for violation of the conditions of parole or
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14 | mandatory supervised release. Revocation shall be upon
notice | ||||||
15 | to the parolee or releasee, who shall be accorded an | ||||||
16 | opportunity to
explain the violation prior to a decision on the | ||||||
17 | revocation. If the certificate
is not so revoked, it shall | ||||||
18 | become a permanent certificate upon expiration
or termination | ||||||
19 | of the offender's parole or mandatory supervised release term.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 93-207, eff. 1-1-04.)
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21 | (730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-31 new)
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22 | Sec. 5-5.5-31. Judicial pardon. | ||||||
23 | (a) Any court of this State may, in its discretion, issue a | ||||||
24 | judicial pardon to an eligible offender for a conviction that | ||||||
25 | occurred in such court. |
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1 | (b) Such pardon shall not be issued by the court unless the | ||||||
2 | court is satisfied that: | ||||||
3 | (1) the person to whom it is to be granted is an | ||||||
4 | eligible offender, as defined in 5-5.5-5 of this Code; | ||||||
5 | (2) the pardon is consistent with the rehabilitation of | ||||||
6 | the eligible offender; | ||||||
7 | (3) the pardon is consistent with the public interest; | ||||||
8 | (4) the offender has obtained a certificate of good | ||||||
9 | conduct from the Prisoner Review Board, pursuant to Section | ||||||
10 | 5-5.5-30 of the Unified Code of Corrections; | ||||||
11 | (5) at least 2 years have lapsed since the issuance of | ||||||
12 | the certificate; | ||||||
13 | (6) since the issuance of the certificate of good | ||||||
14 | conduct, the applicant has not been convicted of any | ||||||
15 | offense; | ||||||
16 | (7) there are no criminal charges pending against the | ||||||
17 | applicant and the applicant is not under parole or | ||||||
18 | mandatory supervised release; and | ||||||
19 | (8) the applicant's conduct subsequent to the issuance | ||||||
20 | of the certificate demonstrates rehabilitation. | ||||||
21 | (c) A judicial pardon shall not be issued by the court for | ||||||
22 | the following offenses: | ||||||
23 | (1) violations of Section 11-501 of the Illinois | ||||||
24 | Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; | ||||||
25 | (2) violations of Article 11 of the Criminal Code of | ||||||
26 | 1961 or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except |
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1 | Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961; | ||||||
2 | (3) violations of Section 12-15, 12-30, or 26-5 of the | ||||||
3 | Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar
provision of a local | ||||||
4 | ordinance; | ||||||
5 | (4) violations that are a crime of violence as defined | ||||||
6 | in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act or a | ||||||
7 | similar provision of a local ordinance; | ||||||
8 | (5) Class A misdemeanor violations of the Humane Care | ||||||
9 | for Animals Act; and | ||||||
10 | (6) any offense or attempted offense that would subject | ||||||
11 | a person to registration under the Sex Offender | ||||||
12 | Registration Act. | ||||||
13 | (d) A judicial pardon shall only be issued upon verified | ||||||
14 | application to the court. The court may, for the purpose of | ||||||
15 | determining whether such pardon shall be issued, request its | ||||||
16 | probation service to conduct an investigation of the applicant. | ||||||
17 | Any probation officer requested to make an investigation | ||||||
18 | pursuant to this Section shall prepare and submit to the court | ||||||
19 | a written report in accordance with such request. | ||||||
20 | (e) Contents of petition. The petition shall contain the | ||||||
21 | applicant's name, date of birth, current address, each charge, | ||||||
22 | each case number, the date of each charge, the identity of the | ||||||
23 | arresting authority, and such other information as the court | ||||||
24 | may require. During the pendency of the proceeding, the | ||||||
25 | applicant shall promptly notify the clerk of the court of any | ||||||
26 | change of address. |
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1 | (f) Drug test. A person filing a petition to have his or | ||||||
2 | her records sealed for a felony violation of the Cannabis | ||||||
3 | Control Act, a felony violation of the Methamphetamine Control | ||||||
4 | and Community Protection Act, or for a felony violation of the | ||||||
5 | Illinois Controlled Substances Act must attach to the petition | ||||||
6 | proof that the applicant has passed a test taken within the | ||||||
7 | previous 30 days before the filing of the petition showing the | ||||||
8 | absence within his or her body of all illegal substances in | ||||||
9 | violation of either the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the | ||||||
10 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or the | ||||||
11 | Cannabis Control Act. | ||||||
12 | (g) Service of petition. The clerk shall promptly serve a | ||||||
13 | copy of the petition on the State's Attorney or prosecutor | ||||||
14 | charged with the duty of prosecuting the offense, the | ||||||
15 | Department of State Police, the arresting agency and the chief | ||||||
16 | legal officer of the unit of local government effecting the | ||||||
17 | arrest. | ||||||
18 | (h) Any court that has issued a pardon for conviction of | ||||||
19 | one or more offenses, but not all, may at any time issue a new | ||||||
20 | pardon covering additional offenses, provided, that the | ||||||
21 | provisions of this Section shall apply to the issuance of any | ||||||
22 | such new pardon. | ||||||
23 | (i) Any written report submitted to the court pursuant to | ||||||
24 | this Section is confidential and may not be made available to | ||||||
25 | any person or public or private agency except where | ||||||
26 | specifically required or permitted by law or upon specific |
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1 | authorization of the court. However, upon the court's receipt | ||||||
2 | of such report, the court shall provide a copy of such report, | ||||||
3 | or direct that such report be provided to the State's Attorney | ||||||
4 | or prosecutor, the applicant's attorney, or the applicant | ||||||
5 | himself or herself, if he or she has no attorney. In its | ||||||
6 | discretion, the court may except from disclosure a part or | ||||||
7 | parts of the report which are not relevant to the granting of a | ||||||
8 | pardon, or sources of information which have been obtained on a | ||||||
9 | promise of confidentiality, or any other portion thereof, | ||||||
10 | disclosure of which would not be in the interest of justice. | ||||||
11 | The action of the court excepting information from disclosure | ||||||
12 | shall be subject to appellate review. The court, in its | ||||||
13 | discretion, may hold a conference in open court or in chambers | ||||||
14 | to afford an applicant an opportunity to controvert or to | ||||||
15 | comment upon any portions of the report. The court may also | ||||||
16 | conduct a summary hearing at the conference on any matter | ||||||
17 | relevant to the granting of the application and may take | ||||||
18 | testimony under oath. | ||||||
19 | (j)
Entry of order. Unless the State's Attorney or | ||||||
20 | prosecutor, the Department of State Police, the arresting | ||||||
21 | agency or such chief legal officer objects to the judicial | ||||||
22 | pardon within 90 days of notice, the court shall enter an order | ||||||
23 | sealing the defendant's records. | ||||||
24 | (k) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Criminal | ||||||
25 | Identification Act to the contrary and cumulative with any | ||||||
26 | rights to expungement of criminal records, this Section |
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1 | authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of | ||||||
2 | minors prosecuted as adults. Whenever a person who has been | ||||||
3 | convicted of an offense is granted a judicial pardon for that | ||||||
4 | offense, the court shall also enter an order sealing the | ||||||
5 | applicant's records relating to that offense. Upon entry of the | ||||||
6 | order of judicial pardon, the clerk of the circuit court shall | ||||||
7 | promptly mail a copy of the order to the pardoned individual. | ||||||
8 | (l) Notwithstanding any provision of the Clerks of Courts | ||||||
9 | Act to the contrary, and subject to the approval of the county | ||||||
10 | board, the clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost | ||||||
11 | associated with the probation officer's investigation and | ||||||
12 | preparation of the report.
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, | ||||||
14 | 2007.
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