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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 Sexually Dangerous Persons Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 4, 4.01, 4.02, 5, and 9 and by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Sections 4.04 and 4.05 as follows:
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7 | (725 ILCS 205/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 105-4)
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8 | Sec. 4.
After the filing of the petition, the court shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | appoint two
qualified evaluators psychiatrists to make a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | personal examination of the such alleged
sexually dangerous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | person, to ascertain whether the such person is sexually
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12 | dangerous, and the evaluators psychiatrists shall file with the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | court a report in
writing of the result of their examination, a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | copy of which shall be
delivered to the respondent.
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15 | (Source: Laws 1955, p. 1144.)
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16 | (725 ILCS 205/4.01) (from Ch. 38, par. 105-4.01)
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17 | Sec. 4.01.
"Qualified evaluator psychiatrist " means a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | reputable physician or psychologist licensed in
Illinois or any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | other state to practice medicine or psychology, or any other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | licensed professional who specializes in the evaluation of sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | offenders in all its branches, who has specialized in
the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | diagnosis and treatment of mental and nervous disorders for a |
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1 | period of
not less than 5 years .
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2 | (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1685.)
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3 | (725 ILCS 205/4.02) (from Ch. 38, par. 105-4.02)
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4 | Sec. 4.02.
In counties of less than 500,000 inhabitants the | ||||||
5 | cost of the
psychiatric examination required by Section 4 is a | ||||||
6 | charge against and shall
be paid out of the general fund of the | ||||||
7 | county in which the proceeding is
brought.
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8 | (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1685.)
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9 | (725 ILCS 205/4.04 new) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 4.04. Examination. "Examination" means an examination | ||||||
11 | conducted by a qualified evaluator conducted in conformance | ||||||
12 | with the standards developed under the Sex Offender Management | ||||||
13 | Board Act and by an evaluator approved by the Sex Offender | ||||||
14 | Management Board. | ||||||
15 | (725 ILCS 205/4.05 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 4.05. Criminal propensities to the commission of sex | ||||||
17 | offenses. For the purposes of this Act, "criminal propensities | ||||||
18 | to the commission of sex offenses" means that it is | ||||||
19 | substantially probable that the person subject to the | ||||||
20 | commitment proceeding will engage in the commission of sex | ||||||
21 | offenses in the future if not confined.
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22 | (725 ILCS 205/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 105-5)
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1 | Sec. 5.
The respondent in any proceedings under this Act | ||||||
2 | shall have the
right to demand a trial by jury and to be | ||||||
3 | represented by counsel. The cost of representation by counsel | ||||||
4 | for an indigent respondent shall be paid by the county in which | ||||||
5 | the proceeding is brought. At the
hearing on the petition it | ||||||
6 | shall be competent to introduce evidence of the
commission by | ||||||
7 | the respondent of any number of crimes together with whatever
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8 | punishments, if any, were inflicted.
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9 | (Source: Laws 1955, p. 1144.)
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10 | (725 ILCS 205/9) (from Ch. 38, par. 105-9)
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11 | Sec. 9. Recovery; examination and hearing.
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12 | (a) An application in writing setting forth facts showing | ||||||
13 | that the such
sexually dangerous person or criminal sexual | ||||||
14 | psychopathic person has
recovered may be filed before the | ||||||
15 | committing court. Upon receipt thereof,
the clerk of the court | ||||||
16 | shall cause a copy of the application to be sent to
the | ||||||
17 | Director of the Department of Corrections. The Director shall | ||||||
18 | then
cause to be prepared and sent to the court a | ||||||
19 | socio-psychiatric report
concerning the applicant. The report | ||||||
20 | shall be prepared by an evaluator approved by the Sex Offender | ||||||
21 | Management Board a social worker
and psychologist under the | ||||||
22 | supervision of a licensed psychiatrist assigned
to the | ||||||
23 | institution wherein such applicant is confined . The court
shall | ||||||
24 | set a date for the
hearing upon the such application and shall | ||||||
25 | consider the report so prepared
under the direction of the |
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1 | Director of the Department of Corrections and
any other | ||||||
2 | relevant information submitted by or on behalf of the such | ||||||
3 | applicant. | ||||||
4 | (b) At a hearing under this Section, the Attorney General | ||||||
5 | or State's Attorney who filed the original application shall | ||||||
6 | represent the State. The sexually dangerous person or the State | ||||||
7 | may elect to have the hearing before a jury. The State has the | ||||||
8 | burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the | ||||||
9 | applicant is still a sexually dangerous person. | ||||||
10 | (c) If the applicant refuses to speak to, communicate with, | ||||||
11 | or otherwise fails to cooperate with the State's examiner, the | ||||||
12 | applicant may only introduce evidence and testimony from any | ||||||
13 | expert or professional person who is retained to conduct an | ||||||
14 | examination based upon review of the records and may not | ||||||
15 | introduce evidence resulting from an examination of the person. | ||||||
16 | Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10 of the Mental | ||||||
17 | Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, all | ||||||
18 | evaluations conducted under this Act and all Illinois | ||||||
19 | Department of Corrections treatment records shall be | ||||||
20 | admissible at all proceedings held under this Act.
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21 | (d) If a person has previously filed an application in | ||||||
22 | writing setting forth facts showing that the sexually dangerous | ||||||
23 | person or criminal sexual psychopathic person has recovered and | ||||||
24 | the court determined either at a hearing or following a jury | ||||||
25 | trial that the applicant is still a sexually dangerous person, | ||||||
26 | or if the application is withdrawn, no additional application |
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1 | may be filed for 2 years one year after a finding that the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | person is still sexually dangerous or after the application is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | withdrawn, except if the application is accompanied by a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | statement from the treatment provider that the applicant has | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | made exceptional progress and the application contains facts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | upon which a court could find that the condition of the person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | had so changed that a hearing is warranted.
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8 | (e) If the person is found to be no longer dangerous, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | court shall order
that he or she be discharged. If the court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | finds that the person appears no
longer to be dangerous but | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | that it is impossible to determine with
certainty under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | conditions of institutional care that the such person has fully
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13 | recovered, the court shall enter an order permitting the such | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | person to go at
large subject to the such conditions and such | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | supervision by the Director as in
the opinion of the court will | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | adequately protect the public. In the event
the person violates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | any of the conditions of the such order, the court shall
revoke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | the such conditional release and recommit the person under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | pursuant to Section
5-6-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | under the terms of the original
commitment. Upon an order of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | discharge every outstanding information and
indictment, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | basis of which was the reason for the present detention,
shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | be quashed.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 94-404, eff. 1-1-06.)
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25 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | becoming law.
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