100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0327

 

Introduced , by Rep. Scott Drury

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 10/4.2  from Ch. 23, par. 2214.2
720 ILCS 5/17-24

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Expands the fraud statute to include fraudulent schemes and artifices that do not include wire or mail transmission. Makes a conforming change in the Child Care Act of 1969.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by
5changing Section 4.2 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 10/4.2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2214.2)
7    Sec. 4.2. (a) No applicant may receive a license from the
8Department and no person may be employed by a licensed child
9care facility who refuses to authorize an investigation as
10required by Section 4.1.
11    (b) In addition to the other provisions of this Section, no
12applicant may receive a license from the Department and no
13person may be employed by a child care facility licensed by the
14Department who has been declared a sexually dangerous person
15under "An Act in relation to sexually dangerous persons, and
16providing for their commitment, detention and supervision",
17approved July 6, 1938, as amended, or convicted of committing
18or attempting to commit any of the following offenses
19stipulated under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
20of 2012:
21        (1) murder;
22        (1.1) solicitation of murder;
23        (1.2) solicitation of murder for hire;

 

 

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1        (1.3) intentional homicide of an unborn child;
2        (1.4) voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
3        (1.5) involuntary manslaughter;
4        (1.6) reckless homicide;
5        (1.7) concealment of a homicidal death;
6        (1.8) involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
7        (1.9) reckless homicide of an unborn child;
8        (1.10) drug-induced homicide;
9        (2) a sex offense under Article 11, except offenses
10    described in Sections 11-7, 11-8, 11-12, 11-13, 11-35,
11    11-40, and 11-45;
12        (3) kidnapping;
13        (3.1) aggravated unlawful restraint;
14        (3.2) forcible detention;
15        (3.3) harboring a runaway;
16        (3.4) aiding and abetting child abduction;
17        (4) aggravated kidnapping;
18        (5) child abduction;
19        (6) aggravated battery of a child as described in
20    Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05;
21        (7) criminal sexual assault;
22        (8) aggravated criminal sexual assault;
23        (8.1) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child;
24        (9) criminal sexual abuse;
25        (10) aggravated sexual abuse;
26        (11) heinous battery as described in Section 12-4.1 or

 

 

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1    subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05;
2        (12) aggravated battery with a firearm as described in
3    Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or
4    (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05;
5        (13) tampering with food, drugs, or cosmetics;
6        (14) drug induced infliction of great bodily harm as
7    described in Section 12-4.7 or subdivision (g)(1) of
8    Section 12-3.05;
9        (15) hate crime;
10        (16) stalking;
11        (17) aggravated stalking;
12        (18) threatening public officials;
13        (19) home invasion;
14        (20) vehicular invasion;
15        (21) criminal transmission of HIV;
16        (22) criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or
17    person with a disability as described in Section 12-21 or
18    subsection (e) of Section 12-4.4a;
19        (23) child abandonment;
20        (24) endangering the life or health of a child;
21        (25) ritual mutilation;
22        (26) ritualized abuse of a child;
23        (27) an offense in any other jurisdiction the elements
24    of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to
25    any of the foregoing offenses.
26    (b-1) In addition to the other provisions of this Section,

 

 

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1beginning January 1, 2004, no new applicant and, on the date of
2licensure renewal, no current licensee may operate or receive a
3license from the Department to operate, no person may be
4employed by, and no adult person may reside in a child care
5facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted of
6committing or attempting to commit any of the following
7offenses or an offense in any other jurisdiction the elements
8of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to any
9of the following offenses:
 
10
(I) BODILY HARM

 
11        (1) Felony aggravated assault.
12        (2) Vehicular endangerment.
13        (3) Felony domestic battery.
14        (4) Aggravated battery.
15        (5) Heinous battery.
16        (6) Aggravated battery with a firearm.
17        (7) Aggravated battery of an unborn child.
18        (8) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen.
19        (9) Intimidation.
20        (10) Compelling organization membership of persons.
21        (11) Abuse and criminal neglect of a long term care
22    facility resident.
23        (12) Felony violation of an order of protection.
 

 

 

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1
(II) OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DECENCY

 
2        (1) Felony unlawful use of weapons.
3        (2) Aggravated discharge of a firearm.
4        (3) Reckless discharge of a firearm.
5        (4) Unlawful use of metal piercing bullets.
6        (5) Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the
7    premises of any school.
8        (6) Disarming a police officer.
9        (7) Obstructing justice.
10        (8) Concealing or aiding a fugitive.
11        (9) Armed violence.
12        (10) Felony contributing to the criminal delinquency
13    of a juvenile.
 
14
(III) DRUG OFFENSES

 
15        (1) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
16        (2) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.
17        (3) Cannabis trafficking.
18        (4) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
19        (5) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis
20    sativa plants.
21        (6) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.
22        (7) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of controlled
23    substances.

 

 

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1        (8) Controlled substance trafficking.
2        (9) Manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of
3    look-alike substances.
4        (10) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
5        (11) Street gang criminal drug conspiracy.
6        (12) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
7        (13) Delivery of controlled, counterfeit, or
8    look-alike substances to persons under age 18, or at truck
9    stops, rest stops, or safety rest areas, or on school
10    property.
11        (14) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 to
12    deliver controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substances.
13        (15) Delivery of controlled substances.
14        (16) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
15        (17) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of
16    instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance,
17    methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection.
18        (18) Felony possession of a controlled substance.
19        (19) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
20    Community Protection Act.
21    (b-1.5) In addition to any other provision of this Section,
22for applicants with access to confidential financial
23information or who submit documentation to support billing, no
24applicant whose initial application was considered after the
25effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
26Assembly may receive a license from the Department or a child

 

 

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1care facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted
2of committing or attempting to commit any of the following
3felony offenses:
4        (1) financial institution fraud under Section 17-10.6
5    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
6        (2) identity theft under Section 16-30 of the Criminal
7    Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
8        (3) financial exploitation of an elderly person or a
9    person with a disability under Section 17-56 of the
10    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
11        (4) computer tampering under Section 17-51 of the
12    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
13        (5) aggravated computer tampering under Section 17-52
14    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
15        (6) computer fraud under Section 17-50 of the Criminal
16    Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
17        (7) deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of the
18    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
19        (8) forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal Code of
20    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
21        (9) State benefits fraud under Section 17-6 of the
22    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
23        (10) mail fraud, and wire fraud, or fraud under Section
24    17-24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
25    2012;
26        (11) theft under paragraphs (1.1) through (11) of

 

 

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1    subsection (b) of Section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961
2    or the Criminal Code of 2012.
3    (b-2) Notwithstanding subsection (b-1), the Department may
4make an exception and, for child care facilities other than
5foster family homes, issue a new child care facility license to
6or renew the existing child care facility license of an
7applicant, a person employed by a child care facility, or an
8applicant who has an adult residing in a home child care
9facility who was convicted of an offense described in
10subsection (b-1), provided that all of the following
11requirements are met:
12        (1) The relevant criminal offense occurred more than 5
13    years prior to the date of application or renewal, except
14    for drug offenses. The relevant drug offense must have
15    occurred more than 10 years prior to the date of
16    application or renewal, unless the applicant passed a drug
17    test, arranged and paid for by the child care facility, no
18    less than 5 years after the offense.
19        (2) The Department must conduct a background check and
20    assess all convictions and recommendations of the child
21    care facility to determine if hiring or licensing the
22    applicant is in accordance with Department administrative
23    rules and procedures.
24        (3) The applicant meets all other requirements and
25    qualifications to be licensed as the pertinent type of
26    child care facility under this Act and the Department's

 

 

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1    administrative rules.
2    (c) In addition to the other provisions of this Section, no
3applicant may receive a license from the Department to operate
4a foster family home, and no adult person may reside in a
5foster family home licensed by the Department, who has been
6convicted of committing or attempting to commit any of the
7following offenses stipulated under the Criminal Code of 1961,
8the Criminal Code of 2012, the Cannabis Control Act, the
9Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, and the
10Illinois Controlled Substances Act:
 
11
(I) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST THE PERSON

 
12    (A) KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES
13        (1) Unlawful restraint.
 
14    (B) BODILY HARM
15        (2) Felony aggravated assault.
16        (3) Vehicular endangerment.
17        (4) Felony domestic battery.
18        (5) Aggravated battery.
19        (6) Heinous battery.
20        (7) Aggravated battery with a firearm.
21        (8) Aggravated battery of an unborn child.
22        (9) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen.
23        (10) Intimidation.

 

 

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1        (11) Compelling organization membership of persons.
2        (12) Abuse and criminal neglect of a long term care
3    facility resident.
4        (13) Felony violation of an order of protection.
 
5
(II) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST PROPERTY

 
6        (14) Felony theft.
7        (15) Robbery.
8        (16) Armed robbery.
9        (17) Aggravated robbery.
10        (18) Vehicular hijacking.
11        (19) Aggravated vehicular hijacking.
12        (20) Burglary.
13        (21) Possession of burglary tools.
14        (22) Residential burglary.
15        (23) Criminal fortification of a residence or
16    building.
17        (24) Arson.
18        (25) Aggravated arson.
19        (26) Possession of explosive or explosive incendiary
20    devices.
 
21
(III) OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DECENCY

 
22        (27) Felony unlawful use of weapons.

 

 

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1        (28) Aggravated discharge of a firearm.
2        (29) Reckless discharge of a firearm.
3        (30) Unlawful use of metal piercing bullets.
4        (31) Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the
5    premises of any school.
6        (32) Disarming a police officer.
7        (33) Obstructing justice.
8        (34) Concealing or aiding a fugitive.
9        (35) Armed violence.
10        (36) Felony contributing to the criminal delinquency
11    of a juvenile.
 
12
(IV) DRUG OFFENSES

 
13        (37) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
14        (38) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.
15        (39) Cannabis trafficking.
16        (40) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
17        (41) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis
18    sativa plants.
19        (42) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.
20        (43) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of
21    controlled substances.
22        (44) Controlled substance trafficking.
23        (45) Manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of
24    look-alike substances.

 

 

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1        (46) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
2        (46.5) Streetgang criminal drug conspiracy.
3        (47) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
4        (48) Delivery of controlled, counterfeit, or
5    look-alike substances to persons under age 18, or at truck
6    stops, rest stops, or safety rest areas, or on school
7    property.
8        (49) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 to
9    deliver controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substances.
10        (50) Delivery of controlled substances.
11        (51) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
12        (52) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of
13    instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance,
14    methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection.
15        (53) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
16    Community Protection Act.
17    (d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Department may
18make an exception and issue a new foster family home license or
19may renew an existing foster family home license of an
20applicant who was convicted of an offense described in
21subsection (c), provided all of the following requirements are
22met:
23        (1) The relevant criminal offense or offenses occurred
24    more than 10 years prior to the date of application or
25    renewal.
26        (2) The applicant had previously disclosed the

 

 

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1    conviction or convictions to the Department for purposes of
2    a background check.
3        (3) After the disclosure, the Department either placed
4    a child in the home or the foster family home license was
5    issued.
6        (4) During the background check, the Department had
7    assessed and waived the conviction in compliance with the
8    existing statutes and rules in effect at the time of the
9    hire or licensure.
10        (5) The applicant meets all other requirements and
11    qualifications to be licensed as a foster family home under
12    this Act and the Department's administrative rules.
13        (6) The applicant has a history of providing a safe,
14    stable home environment and appears able to continue to
15    provide a safe, stable home environment.
16    (e) In evaluating the exception pursuant to subsections
17(b-2) and (d), the Department must carefully review any
18relevant documents to determine whether the applicant, despite
19the disqualifying convictions, poses a substantial risk to
20State resources or clients. In making such a determination, the
21following guidelines shall be used:
22        (1) the age of the applicant when the offense was
23    committed;
24        (2) the circumstances surrounding the offense;
25        (3) the length of time since the conviction;
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1    necessarily related to the license being applied for and
2    the bearing, if any, that the applicant's conviction
3    history may have on his or her fitness to perform these
4    duties and responsibilities;
5        (5) the applicant's employment references;
6        (6) the applicant's character references and any
7    certificates of achievement;
8        (7) an academic transcript showing educational
9    attainment since the disqualifying conviction;
10        (8) a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities or
11    Certificate of Good Conduct; and
12        (9) anything else that speaks to the applicant's
13    character.
14(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
 
15    Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
16changing Section 17-24 as follows:
 
17    (720 ILCS 5/17-24)
18    Sec. 17-24. Fraud Mail fraud and wire fraud.
19    (a) Mail fraud. A person commits mail fraud when he or she:
20        (1) knowingly devises or intends to devise any scheme
21    or artifice to defraud, or to obtain money or property by
22    means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations,
23    or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter,
24    give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure for

 

 

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1    unlawful use any counterfeit obligation, security, or
2    other article, or anything represented to be or intimated
3    or held out to be such a counterfeit or spurious article. ;
4    and
5        (2) (blank). with the intent to execute such scheme or
6    artifice or to attempt to do so, does any of the following:
7            (A) Places in any post office or authorized
8        depository for mail matter within this State any matter
9        or thing to be delivered by the United States Postal
10        Service, according to the direction on the matter or
11        thing.
12            (B) Deposits or causes to be deposited in this
13        State any matter or thing to be sent or delivered by
14        mail or by private or commercial carrier, according to
15        the direction on the matter or thing.
16            (C) Takes or receives from mail or from a private
17        or commercial carrier any such matter or thing at the
18        place at which it is directed to be delivered by the
19        person to whom it is addressed.
20            (D) Knowingly causes any such matter or thing to be
21        delivered by mail or by private or commercial carrier,
22        according to the direction on the matter or thing.
23    (b) (Blank). Wire fraud. A person commits wire fraud when
24he or she:
25        (1) devises or intends to devise a scheme or artifice
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1    pretenses, representations, or promises; and
2        (2) for the purpose of executing the scheme or
3    artifice, transmits or causes to be transmitted any
4    writings, signals, pictures, sounds, or electronic or
5    electric impulses by means of wire, radio, or television
6    communications:
7            (A) from within this State; or
8            (B) so that the transmission is received by a
9        person within this State; or
10            (C) so that the transmission may be accessed by a
11        person within this State.
12    (c) (Blank). Jurisdiction.
13        (1) Mail fraud using a government or private carrier
14    occurs in the county in which mail or other matter is
15    deposited with the United States Postal Service or a
16    private commercial carrier for delivery, if deposited with
17    the United States Postal Service or a private or commercial
18    carrier within this State, and the county in which a person
19    within this State receives the mail or other matter from
20    the United States Postal Service or a private or commercial
21    carrier.
22        (2) Wire fraud occurs in the county from which a
23    transmission is sent, if the transmission is sent from
24    within this State, the county in which a person within this
25    State receives the transmission, and the county in which a
26    person who is within this State is located when the person

 

 

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1    accesses a transmission.
2    (d) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 3
3felony.
4    (e) The period of limitations for prosecution of any
5offense defined in this Section begins at the time when the
6last act in furtherance of the scheme or artifice is committed.
7(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)