98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5927

 

Introduced , by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections concerning the sentence for first degree murder. Provides that if the defendant had not attained the age of 18 at the time of the commission of the murder, but is found guilty of first degree murder and certain aggravating factors are present, the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment of not less than 60 years and not more than 100 years, or to a term of natural life imprisonment. Eliminates provision that requires the court to sentence a defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment if the defendant is a person who, at the time of the commission of the murder, had attained the age of 17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an individual under 12 years of age. Eliminates provision that requires the court to sentence a defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment if the defendant is a person who, at the time of the commission of the murder, had not attained the age of 17, and is found guilty of murdering a person under 12 years of age and the murder is committed during the course of aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, or aggravated kidnaping. Provides that if and only if the Illinois Supreme Court determines the sentencing requirements set forth by the United States Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama are to be applied retroactively, then the Prisoner Review Board may conduct a hearing on any prisoner serving a sentence of natural life imprisonment if the prisoner was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Provides that if the Prisoner Review Board, by a majority vote of the full Board, determines that the sentencing requirements of Miller v. Alabama apply to the prisoner, the Board shall consider specified factors in recommending to the Governor, in exercise of his or her powers under Section 12 of Article V of the Illinois Constitution to grant commutations, after conviction, for all offenses on such terms as he or she thinks proper, the time to be served by the prisoner that the Board deems appropriate. Provides that the Governor may delegate his or her authority to commute the sentence of a prisoner to whom Miller v. Alabama applies to the Prisoner Review Board on any terms as he or she thinks proper. Effective immediately.


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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 Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Sections 3-3-2, 3-3-13, 5-4.5-20, and 5-8-1 as
6follows:
 
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 term
10"Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
11read "Prisoner Review Board." After the effective date of this
12amendatory Act of 1977, the Prisoner Review Board shall provide
13by rule for the orderly transition of all files, records, and
14documents of the Parole and Pardon Board and for such other
15steps as may be necessary to effect an orderly transition and
16shall:
17        (1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
18    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 of
23    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and the

 

 

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1    time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for
2    violations of parole, and revoke parole for those sentenced
3    under the law in effect prior to this amendatory Act of
4    1977; provided that the decision to parole and the
5    conditions of parole for all prisoners who were sentenced
6    for first degree murder or who received a minimum sentence
7    of 20 years or more under the law in effect prior to
8    February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a majority vote of
9    the Prisoner Review Board. One representative supporting
10    parole and one representative opposing parole will be
11    allowed to speak. Their comments shall be limited to making
12    corrections and filling in omissions to the Board's
13    presentation and discussion;
14        (3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
15    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
16    supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
17    supervised release, impose sanctions for violations of
18    mandatory supervised release, and revoke mandatory
19    supervised release for those sentenced under the law in
20    effect after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
21    1977;
22        (3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
23    of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
24    supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
25    supervised release, to impose sanctions for violations of
26    mandatory supervised release and revoke mandatory

 

 

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1    supervised release for those serving extended supervised
2    release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d)
3    of Section 5-8-1;
4        (3.6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
5    of at least 3 members decide, the time of aftercare
6    release, the conditions of aftercare release and the time
7    of discharge from aftercare release, impose sanctions for
8    violations of aftercare release, and revoke aftercare
9    release for those adjudicated delinquent under the
10    Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
11        (4) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
12    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
13    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
14    Department for alleged violation of Department rules with
15    respect to sentence credits under Section 3-6-3 of this
16    Code in which the Department seeks to revoke sentence
17    credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or
18    when, during any 12 month period, the cumulative amount of
19    credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction
20    is 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 sentence credit. The Board may
23    subsequently approve the revocation of additional sentence
24    credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence credit
25    in excess of thirty days. However, the Board shall not be
26    empowered to review the Department's decision with respect

 

 

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1    to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit for any prisoner
2    or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by
3    the Department;
4        (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
5    at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain
6    prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to the
7    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, in
8    accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
9        (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
10    at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
11    reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
12    recommendations to the Governor;
13        (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
14    Hearings Act;
15        (8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
16    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
17    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
18    Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit
19    pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the
20    Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence
21    credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of
22    sentence credit at the time of the dismissal, then all
23    sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
24    revoked;
25        (9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
26    at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates of

 

 

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1    relief from disabilities or certificates of good conduct as
2    provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V;
3        (10) upon a petition by a person who has been convicted
4    of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who meets the
5    requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
6    and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
7    a certificate of eligibility for sealing recommending that
8    the court order the sealing of all official records of the
9    arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the
10    Department of State Police concerning the arrest and
11    conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not
12    apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility for
13    sealing:
14            (A) until 5 years have elapsed since the expiration
15        of his or her sentence;
16            (B) until 5 years have elapsed since any arrests or
17        detentions by a law enforcement officer for an alleged
18        violation of law, other than a petty offense, traffic
19        offense, conservation offense, or local ordinance
20        offense;
21            (C) if convicted of a violation of the Cannabis
22        Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
23        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
24        the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or the
25        Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act unless the
26        petitioner has completed a drug abuse program for the

 

 

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1        offense on which sealing is sought and provides proof
2        that he or she has completed the program successfully;
3            (D) if convicted of:
4                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
5            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
6            the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
7            2012;
8                (ii) aggravated assault;
9                (iii) aggravated battery;
10                (iv) domestic battery;
11                (v) aggravated domestic battery;
12                (vi) violation of an order of protection;
13                (vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
14            1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 involving a
15            firearm;
16                (viii) driving while under the influence of
17            alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
18            compound or compounds or any combination thereof;
19                (ix) aggravated driving while under the
20            influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
21            intoxicating compound or compounds or any
22            combination thereof; or
23                (x) any crime defined as a crime of violence
24            under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
25            Act.
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1    of eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the
2    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
3    filing again or filing for pardon from the Governor unless
4    the Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
5        The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a
6    certificate of eligibility for sealing shall be at the
7    Board's sole discretion, and shall not give rise to any
8    cause of action against either the Board or its members.
9        The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3 and
10    4 felony convictions of the petitioner from one information
11    or indictment under this paragraph (10). A petitioner may
12    only receive one certificate of eligibility for sealing
13    under this provision for life; and
14        (11) upon a petition by a person who after having been
15    convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter served
16    in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this
17    or any other state and had received an honorable discharge
18    from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard or
19    who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted in the
20    United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
21    other state and served one tour of duty and who meets the
22    requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
23    and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
24    a certificate of eligibility for expungement recommending
25    that the court order the expungement of all official
26    records of the arresting authority, the circuit court

 

 

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1    clerk, and the Department of State Police concerning the
2    arrest and conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person
3    may not apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility
4    for expungement:
5            (A) if convicted of:
6                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
7            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
8            the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code of 2012;
9                (ii) an offense under the Criminal Code of 1961
10            or Criminal Code of 2012 involving a firearm; or
11                (iii) a crime of violence as defined in Section
12            2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act; or
13            (B) if the person has not served in the United
14        States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
15        other state or has not received an honorable discharge
16        from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard
17        of this or any other state or who at the time of the
18        filing of the petition is serving in the United States
19        Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other
20        state and has not completed one tour of duty.
21        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
22    of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the
23    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
24    filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for
25    expungement from the Governor unless the Governor or
26    Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver; and

 

 

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1    .
2        (12) if and only if the Illinois Supreme Court
3    determines the sentencing requirements set forth by the
4    United States Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama, 132 S.
5    Ct. 2455 (2012), are to be applied retroactively, hear and
6    decide commutation, as provided in this paragraph, of a
7    prisoner serving a sentence of natural life imprisonment if
8    the prisoner was under 18 years of age at the time of the
9    commission of the offense, and make confidential
10    recommendations to the Governor. Notice of the hearing
11    shall be given to the committing court, the State's
12    Attorney of the county where the conviction was had, and
13    victim representative. At the hearing the prisoner may be
14    represented by counsel. If the Board, by a majority vote of
15    the full Board, determines that the sentencing
16    requirements of Miller v. Alabama apply to the prisoner,
17    the Board shall consider the following factors in
18    recommending to the Governor the time to be served by the
19    prisoner that the Board deems appropriate:
20            (A) the prisoner's chronological age and its
21        hallmark features, among them, immaturity,
22        impetuosity, and failure to appreciate risks and
23        consequences at the time of the commission of the
24        offense;
25            (B) the prisoner's family and home environment
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1            (C) the circumstances of the homicide offense,
2        including the extent of the prisoner's participation
3        in the conduct and the way familial and peer pressures
4        may have affected the prisoner;
5            (D) whether the prisoner might have been charged
6        and convicted of a lesser offense if not for
7        incompetencies associated with youth, for example, his
8        or her inability to deal with police officers or
9        prosecutors (including on a plea agreement) or his or
10        her incapacity to assist his or her own attorneys; and
11            (E) whether natural life imprisonment disregards
12        the possibility of rehabilitation even when the
13        circumstances most suggest it.
14    After hearing and full consideration of the above factors
15the Board may, by a majority vote of the full Board,
16confidentially recommend to the Governor:
17        (i) the sentence of natural life imprisonment imposed
18    by the court to remain in effect;
19        (ii) commutation of sentence to a set term less than
20    natural life; or
21        (iii) commutation of sentence to time served; and
22        (iv) if commutation is recommended any condition,
23    including a term of mandatory supervised release upon
24    release, the Board thinks proper.
25    The Governor shall decide each Board submitted prisoner
26commutation application and communicate his or her decision to

 

 

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1the Board which shall notify the prisoner.
2    In the event a prisoner is granted a release, after the
3Governor has communicated this decision to the Board, the Board
4shall give written notice to the sheriff of the county from
5which the offender was sentenced if the sheriff has requested
6that clemency notice be given on a continuing basis. In cases
7where arrest of the offender or the commission of the offense
8took place in any municipality with a population of more than
910,000 persons, the Board shall also give written notice to the
10proper law enforcement agency for the municipality which has
11requested clemency notice on a continuing basis.
12    This paragraph (12) only applies to prisoners to whom
13Miller v. Alabama applies retroactively on the date of the
14Illinois Supreme Court decision.
15    The Governor may delegate his or her authority to commute
16the sentence of a prisoner described in this paragraph (12) to
17the Board on any terms as he or she thinks proper.
18    (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
19and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
20Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
21pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
22conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
23(a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
24project shall be implemented within 6 months after the
25effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996. Within 6 months
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1Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with
2the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central
3Management Services, shall report to the Governor and the
4General Assembly regarding the use, costs, effectiveness, and
5future viability of interactive video conferences for Prisoner
6Review Board hearings.
7    (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
8restore sentence credit previously revoked.
9    (c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
10promoting an effective system of parole, aftercare release, and
11mandatory supervised release.
12    (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of its
13work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and any
14amendments thereto with the Director and with the Secretary of
15State.
16    (e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
17actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
18and the rules of the Board.
19    (f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
20conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release, or
21mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the
22attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
23documentary evidence relating to any matter under
24investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the Board may sign
25subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or public official
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1lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the laws of the
2State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and the
3production of documentary evidence, may be required from any
4place in the State to a hearing location in the State before
5the Chairman of the Board or his or her designated agent or
6agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of the
7Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees and
8mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of the
9State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the
10persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
11fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit
12courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
13payment when the witness is discharged from further attendance.
14    In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
15petition any circuit court of the State for an order requiring
16the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
17documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be
18served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
19upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such
20person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
21petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
22such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
23remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
24than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of
25the written notice and petition in the U.S. mails addressed to
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1service of the copy of the notice and petition upon such
2person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may order
3the person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an
4investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary
5evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the
6subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure to
7obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that
8court as a contempt of court.
9    Each member of the Board and any hearing officer designated
10by the Board shall have the power to administer oaths and to
11take the testimony of persons under oath.
12    (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a majority
13of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review Board
14shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business
15of the Board.
16    (h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
17the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
18calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
19the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
20(Source: P.A. 97-697, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1120, eff. 1-1-13;
2197-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-399, eff. 8-16-13; 98-558, eff.
221-1-14; revised 8-28-13.)
 
23    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-13)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-13)
24    Sec. 3-3-13. Procedure for Executive Clemency.
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1shall be addressed to the Governor and filed with the Prisoner
2Review Board. The petition shall be in writing and signed by
3the person under conviction or by a person on his behalf. It
4shall contain a brief history of the case, the reasons for
5seeking executive clemency, and other relevant information the
6Board may require.
7    (a-5) After a petition has been denied by the Governor, the
8Board may not accept a repeat petition for executive clemency
9for the same person until one full year has elapsed from the
10date of the denial. The Chairman of the Board may waive the
11one-year requirement if the petitioner offers in writing new
12information that was unavailable to the petitioner at the time
13of the filing of the prior petition and which the Chairman
14determines to be significant. The Chairman also may waive the
15one-year waiting period if the petitioner can show that a
16change in circumstances of a compelling humanitarian nature has
17arisen since the denial of the prior petition.
18    (b) Notice of the proposed application shall be given by
19the Board to the committing court and the state's attorney of
20the county where the conviction was had.
21    (c) The Board shall, if requested and upon due notice, give
22a hearing to each application, allowing representation by
23counsel, if desired, after which it shall confidentially advise
24the Governor by a written report of its recommendations which
25shall be determined by majority vote. The Board shall meet to
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1    Application for executive clemency under this Section may
2not be commenced on behalf of a person who has been sentenced
3to death without the written consent of the defendant, unless
4the defendant, because of a mental or physical condition, is
5incapable of asserting his or her own claim.
6    (d) The Governor shall decide each application and
7communicate his decision to the Board which shall notify the
8petitioner.
9    In the event a petitioner who has been convicted of a Class
10X felony is granted a release, after the Governor has
11communicated such decision to the Board, the Board shall give
12written notice to the Sheriff of the county from which the
13offender was sentenced if such sheriff has requested that such
14notice be given on a continuing basis. In cases where arrest of
15the offender or the commission of the offense took place in any
16municipality with a population of more than 10,000 persons, the
17Board shall also give written notice to the proper law
18enforcement agency for said municipality which has requested
19notice on a continuing basis.
20    (d-5) If and only if the Illinois Supreme Court determines
21the sentencing requirements set forth by the United States
22Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama, 132 S. Ct. 2455 (2012), are
23to be applied retroactively, then the Prisoner Review Board may
24consider, without a petition, commutation of a prisoner serving
25a sentence of natural life imprisonment if the prisoner was
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1offense and the Board, by a majority vote of the full Board,
2determines the sentencing requirements of Miller v. Alabama
3applies to the prisoner. The Board shall conduct a hearing and
4make recommendations to the Governor as provided in paragraph
5(12) of subsection (g) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
6    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the
7power of the Governor under the constitution to grant a
8reprieve, commutation of sentence, or pardon.
9(Source: P.A. 89-112, eff. 7-7-95; 89-684, eff. 6-1-97.)
 
10    (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-20)
11    Sec. 5-4.5-20. FIRST DEGREE MURDER; SENTENCE. For first
12degree murder:
13    (a) TERM. The defendant shall be sentenced to imprisonment
14or, if appropriate, death under Section 9-1 of the Criminal
15Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/9-1).
16Imprisonment shall be for a determinate term of (1) not less
17than 20 years and not more than 60 years; (2) not less than 60
18years and not more than 100 years as provided in subsection
19(c-5) of Section 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1) or when an extended
20term is imposed under Section 5-8-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-2); or (3)
21natural life as provided in Section 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1).
22    (b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A term of periodic imprisonment
23shall not be imposed.
24    (c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. The impact incarceration program
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1disposition.
2    (d) PROBATION; CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. A period of
3probation or conditional discharge shall not be imposed.
4    (e) FINE. Fines may be imposed as provided in Section
55-4.5-50(b) (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50(b)).
6    (f) RESTITUTION. See Section 5-5-6 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-6)
7concerning restitution.
8    (g) CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE. The sentence shall
9be concurrent or consecutive as provided in Section 5-8-4 (730
10ILCS 5/5-8-4) and Section 5-4.5-50 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50).
11    (h) DRUG COURT. Drug court is not an authorized
12disposition.
13    (i) CREDIT FOR HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-4.5-100 (730
14ILCS 5/5-4.5-100) concerning no credit for time spent in home
15detention prior to judgment.
16    (j) SENTENCE CREDIT. See Section 3-6-3 (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)
17for rules and regulations for sentence credit.
18    (k) ELECTRONIC HOME DETENTION. Electronic home detention
19is not an authorized disposition, except in limited
20circumstances as provided in Section 5-8A-3 (730 ILCS
215/5-8A-3).
22    (l) PAROLE; MANDATORY SUPERVISED RELEASE. Except as
23provided in Section 3-3-8 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8), the parole or
24mandatory supervised release term shall be 3 years upon release
25from imprisonment.
26(Source: P.A. 97-697, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 

 

 

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1    (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
2    Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for
3use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.
4    (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
5the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence of
6imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set
7by the court under this Section, according to the following
8limitations:
9        (1) for first degree murder,
10            (a) (blank),
11            (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
12        doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
13        brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
14        cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection (a)(1)(c)
15        of this Section, that any of the aggravating factors
16        listed in subsection (b) or (b-5) of Section 9-1 of the
17        Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 are
18        present, the court may sentence the defendant to a term
19        of natural life imprisonment, or
20            (c) the court shall sentence the defendant to a
21        term of natural life imprisonment when the death
22        penalty is not imposed if the defendant,
23                (i) has previously been convicted of first
24            degree murder under any state or federal law, or
25                (ii) is a person who, at the time of the

 

 

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1            commission of the murder, had attained the age of
2            17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an
3            individual under 12 years of age; or, irrespective
4            of the defendant's age at the time of the
5            commission of the offense, is found guilty of
6            murdering more than one victim, or
7                (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
8            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
9            when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency
10            management worker was killed in the course of
11            performing his official duties, or to prevent the
12            peace officer or fireman from performing his
13            official duties, or in retaliation for the peace
14            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
15            from performing his official duties, and the
16            defendant knew or should have known that the
17            murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman,
18            or emergency management worker, or
19                (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee
20            of an institution or facility of the Department of
21            Corrections, or any similar local correctional
22            agency, when the employee was killed in the course
23            of performing his official duties, or to prevent
24            the employee from performing his official duties,
25            or in retaliation for the employee performing his
26            official duties, or

 

 

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1                (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency
2            medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
3            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
4            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
5            medical assistance or first aid person while
6            employed by a municipality or other governmental
7            unit when the person was killed in the course of
8            performing official duties or to prevent the
9            person from performing official duties or in
10            retaliation for performing official duties and the
11            defendant knew or should have known that the
12            murdered individual was an emergency medical
13            technician - ambulance, emergency medical
14            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
15            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
16            medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
17                (vi) (blank), or is a person who, at the time
18            of the commission of the murder, had not attained
19            the age of 17, and is found guilty of murdering a
20            person under 12 years of age and the murder is
21            committed during the course of aggravated criminal
22            sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, or
23            aggravated kidnaping, or
24                (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder
25            and the murder was committed by reason of any
26            person's activity as a community policing

 

 

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1            volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging in
2            activity as a community policing volunteer. For
3            the purpose of this Section, "community policing
4            volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
5            Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
6            For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
7        technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
8         intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
9        paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the
10        Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
11            (c-5) if the defendant had not attained the age of
12        18 at the time of the commission of the murder, but is
13        found guilty of first degree murder and any of the
14        factors listed in subsection (c) of this Section are
15        present, the court shall sentence the defendant to a
16        term of imprisonment of not less than 60 years and not
17        more than 100 years, or to a term of natural life
18        imprisonment.
19            (d) (i) if the person committed the offense while
20            armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
21            the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
22                (ii) if, during the commission of the offense,
23            the person personally discharged a firearm, 20
24            years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
25            imposed by the court;
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1            offense, the person personally discharged a
2            firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
3            permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or
4            death to another person, 25 years or up to a term
5            of natural life shall be added to the term of
6            imprisonment imposed by the court.
7        (2) (blank);
8        (2.5) for a person convicted under the circumstances
9    described in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or
10    paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 12-13,
11    subdivision (d)(2) of Section 11-1.30 or paragraph (2) of
12    subsection (d) of Section 12-14, subdivision (b)(1.2) of
13    Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of
14    Section 12-14.1, subdivision (b)(2) of Section 11-1.40 or
15    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the
16    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the
17    sentence shall be a term of natural life imprisonment.
18    (b) (Blank).
19    (c) (Blank).
20    (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, the
21parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be written as
22part of the sentencing order and shall be as follows:
23        (1) for first degree murder or a Class X felony except
24    for the offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a
25    child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal
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1    of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and
2    except for the offense of aggravated child pornography
3    under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with
4    sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the
5    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if
6    committed on or after January 1, 2009, 3 years;
7        (2) for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony except for
8    the offense of criminal sexual assault if committed on or
9    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
10    General Assembly and except for the offenses of manufacture
11    and dissemination of child pornography under clauses
12    (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code
13    of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or
14    after January 1, 2009, 2 years;
15        (3) for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 felony, 1 year;
16        (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory
17    criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
18    sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after the
19    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
20    Assembly, or who commit the offense of aggravated child
21    pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1
22    with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1
23    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
24    manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of
25    child pornography after January 1, 2009, the term of
26    mandatory supervised release shall range from a minimum of

 

 

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1    3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the defendant;
2        (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
3    second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual
4    abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
5    the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
6    electronic home detention program under Article 8A of
7    Chapter V of this Code;
8        (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic
9    battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony
10    violation of an order of protection, 4 years.
11    (e) (Blank).
12    (f) (Blank).
13(Source: P.A. 96-282, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
1496-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1475, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff.
157-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-531, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1109,
16eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    730 ILCS 5/3-3-2from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2
4    730 ILCS 5/3-3-13from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-13
5    730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-20
6    730 ILCS 5/5-8-1from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1