Rep. Justin Slaughter

Filed: 4/20/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3616

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3616 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Section 104-17 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/104-17)  (from Ch. 38, par. 104-17)
7    Sec. 104-17. Commitment for treatment; treatment plan.
8    (a) If the defendant is eligible to be or has been released
9on bail or on his own recognizance, the court shall select the
10least physically restrictive form of treatment therapeutically
11appropriate and consistent with the treatment plan. The
12placement may be ordered either on an inpatient or an
13outpatient basis. The court shall order that the placement be
14on an outpatient basis unless the court determines: (1) that
15outpatient treatment will not provide reasonable assurances
16for the safety of the defendant and others or provide

 

 

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1reasonable assurances that the defendant can be restored to
2fitness on an outpatient basis, or (2) that clinically
3appropriate outpatient treatment is not accessible, or
4optimal, due to cost, waiting lists, treatment limits or other
5barriers. If the court determines that placement on an
6outpatient basis is not appropriate (b) If the defendant's
7disability is mental, the court shall may order the defendant
8him placed for treatment in the custody of the Department of
9Human Services which shall place and maintain the defendant in
10a suitable treatment facility or program, or the court may
11order him or her placed in the custody of any other appropriate
12public or private inpatient mental health facility or
13treatment program which has agreed to provide treatment to the
14defendant. Unless there are no beds available in a
15State-operated facility, the defendant shall be placed in such
16a facility. If the court determines that placement on an
17outpatient basis is appropriate, the court shall order the
18defendant placed in the custody of any appropriate public or
19private outpatient treatment program which has been approved
20by the Department of Human Services and has agreed to provide
21treatment to the defendant.
22    (b) If the defendant is in custody and If the court orders
23the defendant placed in the custody of the Department of Human
24Services, the Department shall evaluate the defendant to
25determine to which secure facility the defendant shall be
26transported and, within 20 days of the transmittal by the

 

 

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1clerk of the circuit court of the placement court order,
2notify the sheriff of the designated facility. Upon receipt of
3that notice, the sheriff shall promptly transport the
4defendant to the designated facility. If the defendant is
5placed in the custody of the Department of Human Services, the
6defendant shall be placed in a secure setting. During the
7period of time required to determine the appropriate placement
8the defendant shall remain in jail. If during the course of
9evaluating the defendant for placement, the Department of
10Human Services determines that the defendant is currently fit
11to stand trial, it shall immediately notify the court and
12shall submit a written report within 7 days. In that
13circumstance the placement shall be held pending a court
14hearing on the Department's report. Otherwise, upon completion
15of the placement process, the sheriff shall be notified and
16shall transport the defendant to the designated facility. If,
17within 20 days of the transmittal by the clerk of the circuit
18court of the placement court order, the Department fails to
19notify the sheriff of the identity of the facility to which the
20defendant shall be transported, the sheriff shall contact a
21designated person within the Department to inquire about when
22a placement will become available at the designated facility
23and bed availability at other facilities. If, within 20 days
24of the transmittal by the clerk of the circuit court of the
25placement court order, the Department fails to notify the
26sheriff of the identity of the facility to which the defendant

 

 

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1shall be transported, the sheriff shall notify the Department
2of its intent to transfer the defendant to the nearest secure
3mental health facility operated by the Department and inquire
4as to the status of the placement evaluation and availability
5for admission to such facility operated by the Department by
6contacting a designated person within the Department. The
7Department shall respond to the sheriff within 2 business days
8of the notice and inquiry by the sheriff seeking the transfer
9and the Department shall provide the sheriff with the status
10of the evaluation, information on bed and placement
11availability, and an estimated date of admission for the
12defendant and any changes to that estimated date of admission.
13If the Department notifies the sheriff during the 2 business
14day period of a facility operated by the Department with
15placement availability, the sheriff shall promptly transport
16the defendant to that facility. If the Department determines
17that a defendant, who has been placed in the Department's
18custody for treatment on an inpatient basis, can be treated on
19an outpatient basis, the Department shall provide written
20notification to the court, the State's Attorney, and counsel
21for defendant of that determination, which notification shall
22set forth in detail the basis for the Department's
23determination. If the court determines: (1) that outpatient
24treatment will provide reasonable assurances for the safety of
25the defendant and others and provides reasonable assurances
26that the defendant can be restored to fitness on an outpatient

 

 

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1basis or (2) that clinically appropriate outpatient treatment
2is not accessible, or optimal, due to cost, waiting lists,
3treatment limits or other barriers, the court shall order the
4defendant to undergo treatment on an outpatient basis as
5provided in subsection (a) of this Section The placement may
6be ordered either on an inpatient or an outpatient basis.
7    (c) If the defendant is not in custody and the court orders
8defendant placed in the custody of the Department of Human
9Services, the Department shall notify the defendant of the
10facility to which he or she must report and the date and time
11that the defendant must report to that facility. If the
12defendant fails to report to the facility, the Department
13shall notify the sheriff who shall transport the defendant to
14the designated facility. If the defendant's disability is
15physical, the court may order him placed under the supervision
16of the Department of Human Services which shall place and
17maintain the defendant in a suitable treatment facility or
18program, or the court may order him placed in an appropriate
19public or private facility or treatment program which has
20agreed to provide treatment to the defendant. The placement
21may be ordered either on an inpatient or an outpatient basis.
22    (c-5) If the defendant has been placed in an outpatient
23treatment program, that program shall promptly notify the
24court, the Department, the State's Attorney and counsel for
25defendant should the defendant fail to comply with the
26provisions of the court order for treatment or should the

 

 

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1defendant no longer be appropriate for outpatient fitness
2restoration. If the court determines that outpatient treatment
3is no longer appropriate pursuant to the standard in
4subsection (a), the court shall order the defendant to receive
5treatment on an inpatient basis as provided in subsection (c).
6Nothing in this Section shall limit a court's contempt powers
7or any other powers of a court.
8    (d) The clerk of the circuit court shall within 5 days of
9the entry of the order transmit to the Department, agency or
10institution, if any, to which the defendant is remanded for
11treatment, the following:
12        (1) a certified copy of the order to undergo
13    treatment. Accompanying the certified copy of the order to
14    undergo treatment shall be the complete copy of any report
15    prepared under Section 104-15 of this Code or other report
16    prepared by a forensic examiner for the court;
17        (2) the county and municipality in which the offense
18    was committed;
19        (3) the county and municipality in which the arrest
20    took place;
21        (4) a copy of the arrest report, criminal charges,
22    arrest record; and
23        (5) all additional matters which the Court directs the
24    clerk to transmit.
25    (e) Within 30 days of entry of an order to undergo
26treatment, the person supervising the defendant's treatment

 

 

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1shall file with the court, the State, and the defense a report
2assessing the facility's or program's capacity to provide
3appropriate treatment for the defendant and indicating his
4opinion as to the probability of the defendant's attaining
5fitness within a period of time from the date of the finding of
6unfitness. For a defendant charged with a felony, the period
7of time shall be one year. For a defendant charged with a
8misdemeanor, the period of time shall be no longer than the
9sentence if convicted of the most serious offense. If the
10report indicates that there is a substantial probability that
11the defendant will attain fitness within the time period, the
12treatment supervisor shall also file a treatment plan which
13shall include:
14        (1) A diagnosis of the defendant's disability;
15        (2) A description of treatment goals with respect to
16    rendering the defendant fit, a specification of the
17    proposed treatment modalities, and an estimated timetable
18    for attainment of the goals;
19        (3) An identification of the person in charge of
20    supervising the defendant's treatment.
21(Source: P.A. 99-140, eff. 1-1-16; 100-27, eff. 1-1-18.)".