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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 Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment
5Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 167/20)
7    Sec. 20. Eligibility. Veterans and Servicemembers are
8eligible for Veterans and Servicemembers Courts, provided the
9following:
10    (a) A defendant, who is eligible for probation based on the
11nature of the crime convicted of and in consideration of his or
12her criminal background, if any, may be admitted into a
13Veterans and Servicemembers Court program only upon the
14agreement of the prosecutor and the defendant and with the
15approval of the Court.
16    (b) A defendant shall be excluded from Veterans and
17Servicemembers Court program if any of one of the following
18applies:
19        (1) The crime is a crime of violence as set forth in
20    clause (3) of this subsection (b).
21        (2) The defendant does not demonstrate a willingness to
22    participate in a treatment program.
23        (3) The defendant has been convicted of a crime of

 

 

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1    violence within the past 10 years excluding incarceration
2    time, including but not limited to: first degree murder,
3    second degree murder, predatory criminal sexual assault of
4    a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal
5    sexual assault, armed robbery, aggravated arson, arson,
6    aggravated kidnapping and kidnapping, aggravated battery
7    resulting in great bodily harm or permanent disability,
8    stalking, aggravated stalking, or any offense involving
9    the discharge of a firearm or where occurred serious bodily
10    injury or death to any person.
11        (4) (Blank).
12        (5) The crime for which the defendant has been
13    convicted is non-probationable.
14        (6) The sentence imposed on the defendant, whether the
15    result of a plea or a finding of guilt, renders the
16    defendant ineligible for probation.
17(Source: P.A. 96-924, eff. 6-14-10; 97-946, eff. 8-13-12.)
 
18    Section 10. The Mental Health Court Treatment Act is
19amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
20    (730 ILCS 168/20)
21    Sec. 20. Eligibility.
22    (a) A defendant, who is eligible for probation based on the
23nature of the crime convicted of and in consideration of his or
24her criminal background, if any, may be admitted into a mental

 

 

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1health court program only upon the agreement of the prosecutor
2and the defendant and with the approval of the court.
3    (b) A defendant shall be excluded from a mental health
4court program if any one of the following applies:
5        (1) The crime is a crime of violence as set forth in
6    clause (3) of this subsection (b).
7        (2) The defendant does not demonstrate a willingness to
8    participate in a treatment program.
9        (3) The defendant has been convicted of a crime of
10    violence within the past 10 years excluding incarceration
11    time, specifically first degree murder, second degree
12    murder, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
13    aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual
14    assault, armed robbery, aggravated arson, arson,
15    aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, stalking, aggravated
16    stalking, or any offense involving the discharge of a
17    firearm.
18        (4) (Blank).
19        (5) The crime for which the defendant has been
20    convicted is non-probationable.
21        (6) The sentence imposed on the defendant, whether the
22    result of a plea or a finding of guilt, renders the
23    defendant ineligible for probation.
24(Source: P.A. 97-946, eff. 8-13-12.)