96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3467

 

Introduced 2/10/2010, by Sen. Michael Bond

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Provides that a petition alleging that a person is a sexually violent person may also be filed, at the request of the agency with jurisdiction over the person, by: (1) the Attorney General, (2) the State's Attorney of the county in which the person was convicted of a sexually violent offense, adjudicated delinquent for a sexually violent offense or found not guilty of or not responsible for a sexually violent offense by reason of insanity, mental disease, or mental defect, or (3) the Attorney General and the State's Attorney jointly. Provides that the State has the right to have the person evaluated by experts chosen by the State. Provides that the agency with jurisdiction shall allow the expert reasonable access to the person for purposes of examination, to the person's records, and to past and present treatment providers and any other staff members relevant to the examination. Provides that any agency or officer, employee, or agent of an agency is immune from criminal or civil liability for acts or omissions as the result of a good faith effort to conduct an evaluation pursuant to the Act. Makes other changes. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that good conduct credit for meritorious service shall not be awarded on a sentence of imprisonment imposed for conviction of offenses that may subject the offender to commitment under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL 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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is
5 amended by changing Sections 15, 25, 30, 40, 60, and 65 as
6 follows:
 
7     (725 ILCS 207/15)
8     Sec. 15. Sexually violent person petition; contents;
9 filing.
10     (a) A petition alleging that a person is a sexually violent
11 person must be filed before the release or discharge of the
12 person or within 30 days of placement onto parole or mandatory
13 supervised release for an offense enumerated in paragraph (e)
14 of Section 5 of this Act. A petition may be filed by the
15 following: may be filed by:
16         (1) The Attorney General on his or her own motion,
17     after consulting with and advising the State's Attorney of
18     the county in which the person was convicted of a sexually
19     violent offense, adjudicated delinquent for a sexually
20     violent offense or found not guilty of or not responsible
21     for a sexually violent offense by reason of insanity,
22     mental disease, or mental defect; or , at the request of the
23     agency with jurisdiction over the person, as defined in

 

 

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1     subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act, or on his or her
2     own motion. If the Attorney General, after consulting with
3     and advising the State's Attorney of the county referenced
4     in paragraph (a)(2) of this Section, decides to file a
5     petition under this Section, he or she shall file the
6     petition before the release or discharge of the person or
7     within 30 days of placement onto parole or mandatory
8     supervised release for an offense enumerated in paragraph
9     (e) of Section 5 of this Act.
10         (2) The State's Attorney of the county referenced in
11     paragraph (1)(a)(1) of this Section, on his or her own
12     motion; or If the Attorney General does not file a petition
13     under this Section, the State's Attorney of the county in
14     which the person was convicted of a sexually violent
15     offense, adjudicated delinquent for a sexually violent
16     offense or found not guilty of or not responsible for a
17     sexually violent offense by reason of insanity, mental
18     disease, or mental defect may file a petition.
19         (3) The Attorney General and the State's Attorney of
20     the county referenced in paragraph (1)(a)(1) of this
21     Section may jointly file a petition on their own motion; or
22         (4) A petition may be filed at the request of the
23     agency with jurisdiction over the person, as defined in
24     subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act, by:
25             (a) the Attorney General;
26             (b) the State's Attorney of the county referenced

 

 

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1         in paragraph (1)(a)(1) of this Section; or
2             (c) the Attorney General and the State's Attorney
3         jointly. The Attorney General and the State's Attorney
4         referenced in paragraph (a)(2) of this Section
5         jointly.
6     (b) A petition filed under this Section shall allege that
7 all of the following apply to the person alleged to be a
8 sexually violent person:
9         (1) The person satisfies any of the following criteria:
10             (A) The person has been convicted of a sexually
11         violent offense;
12             (B) The person has been found delinquent for a
13         sexually violent offense; or
14             (C) The person has been found not guilty of a
15         sexually violent offense by reason of insanity, mental
16         disease, or mental defect.
17         (2) (Blank).
18         (3) (Blank).
19         (4) The person has a mental disorder.
20         (5) The person is dangerous to others because the
21     person's mental disorder creates a substantial probability
22     that he or she will engage in acts of sexual violence.
23     (b-5) The petition must be filed no more than 90 days
24 before discharge or entry into mandatory supervised release
25 from a Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
26 Justice correctional facility for a sentence that was imposed

 

 

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1 upon a conviction for a sexually violent offense. For inmates
2 sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978,
3 the petition shall be filed no more than 90 days after the
4 Prisoner Review Board's order granting parole pursuant to
5 Section 3-3-5 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
6     (b-6) The petition must be filed no more than 90 days
7 before discharge or release:
8         (1) from a Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile
9     correctional facility if the person was placed in the
10     facility for being adjudicated delinquent under Section
11     5-20 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or found guilty
12     under Section 5-620 of that Act on the basis of a sexually
13     violent offense; or
14         (2) from a commitment order that was entered as a
15     result of a sexually violent offense.
16     (b-7) A person convicted of a sexually violent offense
17 remains eligible for commitment as a sexually violent person
18 pursuant to this Act under the following circumstances: (1) the
19 person is in custody for a sentence that is being served
20 concurrently or consecutively with a sexually violent offense;
21 (2) the person returns to the custody of the Illinois
22 Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice
23 for any reason during the term of parole or mandatory
24 supervised release being served for a sexually violent offense;
25 or (3) the person is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for
26 any offense committed during the term of parole or mandatory

 

 

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1 supervised release being served for a sexually violent offense,
2 regardless of whether that conviction or adjudication was for a
3 sexually violent offense.
4     (c) A petition filed under this Section shall state with
5 particularity essential facts to establish probable cause to
6 believe the person is a sexually violent person. If the
7 petition alleges that a sexually violent offense or act that is
8 a basis for the allegation under paragraph (b)(1) of this
9 Section was an act that was sexually motivated as provided
10 under paragraph (e)(2) of Section 5 of this Act, the petition
11 shall state the grounds on which the offense or act is alleged
12 to be sexually motivated.
13     (d) A petition under this Section shall be filed in either
14 of the following:
15         (1) The circuit court for the county in which the
16     person was convicted of a sexually violent offense,
17     adjudicated delinquent for a sexually violent offense or
18     found not guilty of a sexually violent offense by reason of
19     insanity, mental disease or mental defect.
20         (2) The circuit court for the county in which the
21     person is in custody under a sentence, a placement to a
22     Department of Corrections correctional facility or a
23     Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile correctional
24     facility, or a commitment order.
25     (e) The filing of a petition under this Act shall toll the
26 running of the term of parole or mandatory supervised release

 

 

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1 until:
2         (1) dismissal of the petition filed under this Act;
3         (2) a finding by a judge or jury that the respondent is
4     not a sexually violent person; or
5         (3) the sexually violent person is discharged under
6     Section 65 of this Act, unless the person has successfully
7     completed a period of conditional release pursuant to
8     Section 60 of this Act.
9     (f) The State has the right to have the person evaluated by
10 experts chosen by the State. The agency with jurisdiction as
11 defined in Section 10 of this Act shall allow the expert
12 reasonable access to the person for purposes of examination, to
13 the person's records, and to past and present treatment
14 providers and any other staff members relevant to the
15 examination.
16 (Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06; 94-992, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
17     (725 ILCS 207/25)
18     Sec. 25. Rights of persons subject to petition.
19     (a) Any person who is the subject of a petition filed under
20 Section 15 of this Act shall be served with a copy of the
21 petition in accordance with the Civil Practice Law.
22     (b) The circuit court in which a petition under Section 15
23 of this Act is filed shall conduct all hearings under this Act.
24 The court shall give the person who is the subject of the
25 petition reasonable notice of the time and place of each such

 

 

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1 hearing. The court may designate additional persons to receive
2 these notices.
3     (c) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(1) of Section 65
4 and Section 70 of this Act, at any hearing conducted under this
5 Act, the person who is the subject of the petition has the
6 right:
7         (1) To be present and to be represented by counsel. If
8     the person is indigent, the court shall appoint counsel.
9         (2) To remain silent.
10         (3) To present and cross-examine witnesses.
11         (4) To have the hearing recorded by a court reporter.
12     (d) The person who is the subject of the petition, the
13 person's attorney, the Attorney General or the State's Attorney
14 may request that a trial under Section 35 of this Act be to a
15 jury. A verdict of a jury under this Act is not valid unless it
16 is unanimous.
17     (e) Whenever the person who is the subject of the petition
18 is required to submit to an examination under this Act, he or
19 she may retain experts or professional persons to perform an
20 examination. The State has the right to have the person
21 evaluated by an expert chosen by the State. All examiners
22 retained by or appointed for any party If the person retains a
23 qualified expert or professional person of his or her own
24 choice to conduct an examination, the examiner shall have
25 reasonable access to the person for the purpose of the
26 examination, as well as to the person's past and present

 

 

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1 treatment records and patient health care records. If the
2 person is indigent, the court shall, upon the person's request,
3 appoint a qualified and available expert or professional person
4 to perform an examination. Upon the order of the circuit court,
5 the county shall pay, as part of the costs of the action, the
6 costs of a court-appointed expert or professional person to
7 perform an examination and participate in the trial on behalf
8 of an indigent person.
9 (Source: P.A. 93-616, eff. 1-1-04; 93-970, eff. 8-20-04.)
 
10     (725 ILCS 207/30)
11     Sec. 30. Detention; probable cause hearing; transfer for
12 examination.
13     (a) Upon the filing of a petition under Section 15 of this
14 Act, the court shall review the petition to determine whether
15 to issue an order for detention of the person who is the
16 subject of the petition. The person shall be detained only if
17 there is cause to believe that the person is eligible for
18 commitment under subsection (f) of Section 35 of this Act. A
19 person detained under this Section shall be held in a facility
20 approved by the Department. If the person is serving a sentence
21 of imprisonment, is in a Department of Corrections correctional
22 facility or juvenile correctional facility or is committed to
23 institutional care, and the court orders detention under this
24 Section, the court shall order that the person be transferred
25 to a detention facility approved by the Department. A detention

 

 

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1 order under this Section remains in effect until the person is
2 discharged after a trial under Section 35 of this Act or until
3 the effective date of a commitment order under Section 40 of
4 this Act, whichever is applicable.
5     (b) Whenever a petition is filed under Section 15 of this
6 Act, the court shall hold a hearing to determine whether there
7 is probable cause to believe that the person named in the
8 petition is a sexually violent person. If the person named in
9 the petition is in custody, the court shall hold the probable
10 cause hearing within 72 hours after the petition is filed,
11 excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. The court may
12 grant a continuance of the probable cause hearing for no more
13 than 7 additional days upon the motion of the respondent, for
14 good cause. If the person named in the petition has been
15 released, is on parole, is on mandatory supervised release, or
16 otherwise is not in custody, the court shall hold the probable
17 cause hearing within a reasonable time after the filing of the
18 petition. At the probable cause hearing, the court shall admit
19 and consider all relevant hearsay evidence.
20     (c) If the court determines after a hearing that there is
21 probable cause to believe that the person named in the petition
22 is a sexually violent person, the court shall order that the
23 person be taken into custody if he or she is not in custody and
24 shall order the person to be transferred within a reasonable
25 time to an appropriate facility for an evaluation as to whether
26 the person is a sexually violent person. If the person who is

 

 

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1 named in the petition refuses to speak to, communicate with, or
2 otherwise fails to cooperate with the examining evaluator from
3 the Department of Human Services or the Department of
4 Corrections, that person may only introduce evidence and
5 testimony from any expert or professional person who is
6 retained or court-appointed to conduct an examination of the
7 person that results from a review of the records and may not
8 introduce evidence resulting from an examination of the person.
9 Any agency or officer, employee or agent of an agency is immune
10 from criminal or civil liability for acts or omissions as the
11 result of a good faith effort to conduct an evaluation pursuant
12 to this Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10 of
13 the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
14 Confidentiality Act, all evaluations conducted pursuant to
15 this Act and all Illinois Department of Corrections treatment
16 records shall be admissible at all proceedings held pursuant to
17 this Act, including the probable cause hearing and the trial.
18     If the court determines that probable cause does not exist
19 to believe that the person is a sexually violent person, the
20 court shall dismiss the petition.
21     (d) The Department shall promulgate rules that provide the
22 qualifications for persons conducting evaluations under
23 subsection (c) of this Section.
24     (e) If the person named in the petition claims or appears
25 to be indigent, the court shall, prior to the probable cause
26 hearing under subsection (b) of this Section, appoint counsel.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 92-415, eff. 8-17-01; 93-616, eff. 1-1-04;
2 93-970, eff. 8-20-04.)
 
3     (725 ILCS 207/40)
4     Sec. 40. Commitment.
5     (a) If a court or jury determines that the person who is
6 the subject of a petition under Section 15 of this Act is a
7 sexually violent person, the court shall order the person to be
8 committed to the custody of the Department for control, care
9 and treatment until such time as the person is no longer a
10 sexually violent person.
11     (b) (1) The court shall enter an initial commitment order
12     under this Section pursuant to a hearing held as soon as
13     practicable after the judgment is entered that the person
14     who is the subject of a petition under Section 15 is a
15     sexually violent person. If the court lacks sufficient
16     information to make the determination required by
17     paragraph (b)(2) of this Section immediately after trial,
18     it may adjourn the hearing and order the Department to
19     conduct a predisposition investigation or a supplementary
20     mental examination, or both, to assist the court in framing
21     the commitment order. If the Department's examining
22     evaluator previously rendered an opinion that the person
23     who is the subject of a petition under Section 15 does not
24     meet the criteria to be found a sexually violent person,
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1     investigation and/or supplementary mental examination. A
2     supplementary mental examination under this Section shall
3     be conducted in accordance with Section 3-804 of the Mental
4     Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. The State has
5     the right to have the person evaluated by experts chosen by
6     the State.
7         (2) An order for commitment under this Section shall
8     specify either institutional care in a secure facility, as
9     provided under Section 50 of this Act, or conditional
10     release. In determining whether commitment shall be for
11     institutional care in a secure facility or for conditional
12     release, the court shall consider the nature and
13     circumstances of the behavior that was the basis of the
14     allegation in the petition under paragraph (b)(1) of
15     Section 15, the person's mental history and present mental
16     condition, where the person will live, how the person will
17     support himself or herself, and what arrangements are
18     available to ensure that the person has access to and will
19     participate in necessary treatment. All treatment, whether
20     in institutional care, in a secure facility, or while on
21     conditional release, shall be conducted in conformance
22     with the standards developed under the Sex Offender
23     Management Board Act and conducted by a treatment provider
24     approved by the Board. The Department shall arrange for
25     control, care and treatment of the person in the least
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1     person and in accordance with the court's commitment order.
2         (3) If the court finds that the person is appropriate
3     for conditional release, the court shall notify the
4     Department. The Department shall prepare a plan that
5     identifies the treatment and services, if any, that the
6     person will receive in the community. The plan shall
7     address the person's need, if any, for supervision,
8     counseling, medication, community support services,
9     residential services, vocational services, and alcohol or
10     other drug abuse treatment. The Department may contract
11     with a county health department, with another public agency
12     or with a private agency to provide the treatment and
13     services identified in the plan. The plan shall specify who
14     will be responsible for providing the treatment and
15     services identified in the plan. The plan shall be
16     presented to the court for its approval within 60 days
17     after the court finding that the person is appropriate for
18     conditional release, unless the Department and the person
19     to be released request additional time to develop the plan.
20     The conditional release program operated under this
21     Section is not subject to the provisions of the Mental
22     Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act.
23         (4) An order for conditional release places the person
24     in the custody and control of the Department. A person on
25     conditional release is subject to the conditions set by the
26     court and to the rules of the Department. Before a person

 

 

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1     is placed on conditional release by the court under this
2     Section, the court shall so notify the municipal police
3     department and county sheriff for the municipality and
4     county in which the person will be residing. The
5     notification requirement under this Section does not apply
6     if a municipal police department or county sheriff submits
7     to the court a written statement waiving the right to be
8     notified. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Act,
9     the person being supervised on conditional release shall
10     not reside at the same street address as another sex
11     offender being supervised on conditional release under
12     this Act, mandatory supervised release, parole, probation,
13     or any other manner of supervision. If the Department
14     alleges that a released person has violated any condition
15     or rule, or that the safety of others requires that
16     conditional release be revoked, he or she may be taken into
17     custody under the rules of the Department.
18         At any time during which the person is on conditional
19     release, if the Department determines that the person has
20     violated any condition or rule, or that the safety of
21     others requires that conditional release be revoked, the
22     Department may request the Attorney General or State's
23     Attorney to request the court to issue an emergency ex
24     parte order directing any law enforcement officer to take
25     the person into custody and transport the person to the
26     county jail. The Department may request, or the Attorney

 

 

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1     General or State's Attorney may request independently of
2     the Department, that a petition to revoke conditional
3     release be filed. When a petition is filed, the court may
4     order the Department to issue a notice to the person to be
5     present at the Department or other agency designated by the
6     court, order a summons to the person to be present, or
7     order a body attachment for all law enforcement officers to
8     take the person into custody and transport him or her to
9     the county jail, hospital, or treatment facility. The
10     Department shall submit a statement showing probable cause
11     of the detention and a petition to revoke the order for
12     conditional release to the committing court within 48 hours
13     after the detention. The court shall hear the petition
14     within 30 days, unless the hearing or time deadline is
15     waived by the detained person. Pending the revocation
16     hearing, the Department may detain the person in a jail, in
17     a hospital or treatment facility. The State has the burden
18     of proving by clear and convincing evidence that any rule
19     or condition of release has been violated, or that the
20     safety of others requires that the conditional release be
21     revoked. If the court determines after hearing that any
22     rule or condition of release has been violated, or that the
23     safety of others requires that conditional release be
24     revoked, it may revoke the order for conditional release
25     and order that the released person be placed in an
26     appropriate institution until the person is discharged

 

 

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1     from the commitment under Section 65 of this Act or until
2     again placed on conditional release under Section 60 of
3     this Act.
4         (5) An order for conditional release places the person
5     in the custody, care, and control of the Department. The
6     court shall order the person be subject to the following
7     rules of conditional release, in addition to any other
8     conditions ordered, and the person shall be given a
9     certificate setting forth the conditions of conditional
10     release. These conditions shall be that the person:
11             (A) not violate any criminal statute of any
12         jurisdiction;
13             (B) report to or appear in person before such
14         person or agency as directed by the court and the
15         Department;
16             (C) refrain from possession of a firearm or other
17         dangerous weapon;
18             (D) not leave the State without the consent of the
19         court or, in circumstances in which the reason for the
20         absence is of such an emergency nature, that prior
21         consent by the court is not possible without the prior
22         notification and approval of the Department;
23             (E) at the direction of the Department, notify
24         third parties of the risks that may be occasioned by
25         his or her criminal record or sexual offending history
26         or characteristics, and permit the supervising officer

 

 

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1         or agent to make the notification requirement;
2             (F) attend and fully participate in assessment,
3         treatment, and behavior monitoring including, but not
4         limited to, medical, psychological or psychiatric
5         treatment specific to sexual offending, drug
6         addiction, or alcoholism, to the extent appropriate to
7         the person based upon the recommendation and findings
8         made in the Department evaluation or based upon any
9         subsequent recommendations by the Department;
10             (G) waive confidentiality allowing the court and
11         Department access to assessment or treatment results
12         or both;
13             (H) work regularly at a Department approved
14         occupation or pursue a course of study or vocational
15         training and notify the Department within 72 hours of
16         any change in employment, study, or training;
17             (I) not be employed or participate in any volunteer
18         activity that involves contact with children, except
19         under circumstances approved in advance and in writing
20         by the Department officer;
21             (J) submit to the search of his or her person,
22         residence, vehicle, or any personal or real property
23         under his or her control at any time by the Department;
24             (K) financially support his or her dependents and
25         provide the Department access to any requested
26         financial information;

 

 

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1             (L) serve a term of home confinement, the
2         conditions of which shall be that the person:
3                 (i) remain within the interior premises of the
4             place designated for his or her confinement during
5             the hours designated by the Department;
6                 (ii) admit any person or agent designated by
7             the Department into the offender's place of
8             confinement at any time for purposes of verifying
9             the person's compliance with the condition of his
10             or her confinement;
11                 (iii) if deemed necessary by the Department,
12             be placed on an electronic monitoring device;
13             (M) comply with the terms and conditions of an
14         order of protection issued by the court pursuant to the
15         Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. A copy of the
16         order of protection shall be transmitted to the
17         Department by the clerk of the court;
18             (N) refrain from entering into a designated
19         geographic area except upon terms the Department finds
20         appropriate. The terms may include consideration of
21         the purpose of the entry, the time of day, others
22         accompanying the person, and advance approval by the
23         Department;
24             (O) refrain from having any contact, including
25         written or oral communications, directly or
26         indirectly, with certain specified persons including,

 

 

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1         but not limited to, the victim or the victim's family,
2         and report any incidental contact with the victim or
3         the victim's family to the Department within 72 hours;
4         refrain from entering onto the premises of, traveling
5         past, or loitering near the victim's residence, place
6         of employment, or other places frequented by the
7         victim;
8             (P) refrain from having any contact, including
9         written or oral communications, directly or
10         indirectly, with particular types of persons,
11         including but not limited to members of street gangs,
12         drug users, drug dealers, or prostitutes;
13             (Q) refrain from all contact, direct or indirect,
14         personally, by telephone, letter, or through another
15         person, with minor children without prior
16         identification and approval of the Department;
17             (R) refrain from having in his or her body the
18         presence of alcohol or any illicit drug prohibited by
19         the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled
20         Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and
21         Community Protection Act, unless prescribed by a
22         physician, and submit samples of his or her breath,
23         saliva, blood, or urine for tests to determine the
24         presence of alcohol or any illicit drug;
25             (S) not establish a dating, intimate, or sexual
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1         notification to the Department;
2             (T) neither possess or have under his or her
3         control any material that is pornographic, sexually
4         oriented, or sexually stimulating, or that depicts or
5         alludes to sexual activity or depicts minors under the
6         age of 18, including but not limited to visual,
7         auditory, telephonic, electronic media, or any matter
8         obtained through access to any computer or material
9         linked to computer access use;
10             (U) not patronize any business providing sexually
11         stimulating or sexually oriented entertainment nor
12         utilize "900" or adult telephone numbers or any other
13         sex-related telephone numbers;
14             (V) not reside near, visit, or be in or about
15         parks, schools, day care centers, swimming pools,
16         beaches, theaters, or any other places where minor
17         children congregate without advance approval of the
18         Department and report any incidental contact with
19         minor children to the Department within 72 hours;
20             (W) not establish any living arrangement or
21         residence without prior approval of the Department;
22             (X) not publish any materials or print any
23         advertisements without providing a copy of the
24         proposed publications to the Department officer and
25         obtaining permission prior to publication;
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1         permission of the Department and provide the
2         Department officer or agent with written travel routes
3         to and from work and any other designated destinations;
4             (Z) not possess or have under his or her control
5         certain specified items of contraband related to the
6         incidence of sexually offending items including video
7         or still camera items or children's toys;
8             (AA) provide a written daily log of activities as
9         directed by the Department;
10             (BB) comply with all other special conditions that
11         the Department may impose that restrict the person from
12         high-risk situations and limit access or potential
13         victims.
14         (6) A person placed on conditional release and who
15     during the term undergoes mandatory drug or alcohol testing
16     or is assigned to be placed on an approved electronic
17     monitoring device may be ordered to pay all costs
18     incidental to the mandatory drug or alcohol testing and all
19     costs incidental to the approved electronic monitoring in
20     accordance with the person's ability to pay those costs.
21     The Department may establish reasonable fees for the cost
22     of maintenance, testing, and incidental expenses related
23     to the mandatory drug or alcohol testing and all costs
24     incidental to approved electronic monitoring.
25 (Source: P.A. 93-616, eff. 1-1-04; 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)
 

 

 

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1     (725 ILCS 207/60)
2     Sec. 60. Petition for conditional release.
3     (a) Any person who is committed for institutional care in a
4 secure facility or other facility under Section 40 of this Act
5 may petition the committing court to modify its order by
6 authorizing conditional release if at least 6 months have
7 elapsed since the initial commitment order was entered, an
8 order continuing commitment was entered pursuant to Section 65,
9 the most recent release petition was denied or the most recent
10 order for conditional release was revoked. The director of the
11 facility at which the person is placed may file a petition
12 under this Section on the person's behalf at any time. If the
13 evaluator on behalf of the Department recommends that the
14 committed person is appropriate for conditional release, then
15 the director shall, within 30 days of receipt of the
16 evaluator's report, file with the committing court notice of
17 his or her intention to petition for conditional release on the
18 committed person's behalf.
19     (b) If the person files a timely petition without counsel,
20 the court shall serve a copy of the petition on the Attorney
21 General or State's Attorney, whichever is applicable and,
22 subject to paragraph (c)(1) of Section 25 of this Act, appoint
23 counsel. If the person petitions through counsel, his or her
24 attorney shall serve the Attorney General or State's Attorney,
25 whichever is applicable.
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1 request of the committed person or on the court's own motion,
2 the court may shall appoint an examiner one or more examiners
3 having the specialized knowledge determined by the court to be
4 appropriate, who shall examine the mental condition of the
5 person and furnish a written report of the examination to the
6 court within 30 days after appointment. The examiners shall
7 have reasonable access to the person for purposes of
8 examination and to the person's past and present treatment
9 records and patient health care records. If any such examiner
10 believes that the person is appropriate for conditional
11 release, the examiner shall report on the type of treatment and
12 services that the person may need while in the community on
13 conditional release. The State has the right to have the person
14 evaluated by experts chosen by the State. Any examination or
15 evaluation conducted under this Section shall be in conformance
16 with the standards developed under the Sex Offender Management
17 Board Act and conducted by an evaluator approved by the Board.
18 The court shall set a probable cause hearing as soon as
19 practical after the examiners' reports are examiner's report is
20 filed. The probable cause hearing shall consist of a review of
21 the examining evaluators' reports and arguments on behalf of
22 the parties. If the court determines at the probable cause
23 hearing that cause exists to believe that it is not
24 substantially probable that the person will engage in acts of
25 sexual violence if on release or conditional release, the court
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1     (d) The court, without a jury, shall hear the petition as
2 soon as practical within 30 days after the reports report of
3 all examiners are the court-appointed examiner is filed with
4 the court, unless the petitioner waives this time limit. The
5 court shall grant the petition unless the State proves by clear
6 and convincing evidence that the person has not made sufficient
7 progress to be conditionally released. In making a decision
8 under this subsection, the court must consider the nature and
9 circumstances of the behavior that was the basis of the
10 allegation in the petition under paragraph (b)(1) of Section 15
11 of this Act, the person's mental history and present mental
12 condition, where the person will live, how the person will
13 support himself or herself and what arrangements are available
14 to ensure that the person has access to and will participate in
15 necessary treatment.
16     (e) Before the court may enter an order directing
17 conditional release to a less restrictive alternative it must
18 find the following: (1) the person will be treated by a
19 Department approved treatment provider, (2) the treatment
20 provider has presented a specific course of treatment and has
21 agreed to assume responsibility for the treatment and will
22 report progress to the Department on a regular basis, and will
23 report violations immediately to the Department, consistent
24 with treatment and supervision needs of the respondent, (3)
25 housing exists that is sufficiently secure to protect the
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1 conditionally released person has agreed in writing to accept
2 the person, to provide the level of security required by the
3 court, and immediately to report to the Department if the
4 person leaves the housing to which he or she has been assigned
5 without authorization, (4) the person is willing to or has
6 agreed to comply with the treatment provider, the Department,
7 and the court, and (5) the person has agreed or is willing to
8 agree to comply with the behavioral monitoring requirements
9 imposed by the court and the Department.
10     (f) If the court finds that the person is appropriate for
11 conditional release, the court shall notify the Department. The
12 Department shall prepare a plan that identifies the treatment
13 and services, if any, that the person will receive in the
14 community. The plan shall address the person's need, if any,
15 for supervision, counseling, medication, community support
16 services, residential services, vocational services, and
17 alcohol or other drug abuse treatment. The Department may
18 contract with a county health department, with another public
19 agency or with a private agency to provide the treatment and
20 services identified in the plan. The plan shall specify who
21 will be responsible for providing the treatment and services
22 identified in the plan. The plan shall be presented to the
23 court for its approval within 60 days after the court finding
24 that the person is appropriate for conditional release, unless
25 the Department and the person to be released request additional
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1     (g) The provisions of paragraphs (b)(4), (b)(5), and (b)(6)
2 of Section 40 of this Act apply to an order for conditional
3 release issued under this Section.
4 (Source: P.A. 92-415, eff. 8-17-01; 93-616, eff. 1-1-04;
5 93-885, eff. 8-6-04.)
 
6     (725 ILCS 207/65)
7     Sec. 65. Petition for discharge; procedure.
8     (a)(1) If the Secretary determines at any time that a
9 person committed under this Act is no longer a sexually violent
10 person, the Secretary shall authorize the person to petition
11 the committing court for discharge. If the evaluator on behalf
12 of the Department recommends that the committed person is no
13 longer a sexually violent person, then the Secretary shall,
14 within 30 days of receipt of the evaluator's report, file with
15 the committing court notice of his or her determination to
16 authorize the committed person to petition the committing court
17 for discharge. The person shall file the petition with the
18 court and serve a copy upon the Attorney General or the State's
19 Attorney's office that filed the petition under subsection (a)
20 of Section 15 of this Act, whichever is applicable. The court,
21 upon receipt of the petition for discharge, shall order a
22 hearing to be held as soon as practical within 45 days after
23 the date of receipt of the petition.
24     (2) At a hearing under this subsection, the Attorney
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1 petition, shall represent the State and shall have the right to
2 have the petitioner examined by an expert or professional
3 person of his or her choice. The examination shall be conducted
4 in conformance with the standards developed under the Sex
5 Offender Management Board Act and by an evaluator approved by
6 the Board. The committed person or the State may elect to have
7 the hearing before a jury. The State has the burden of proving
8 by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner is still a
9 sexually violent person.
10     (3) If the court or jury is satisfied that the State has
11 not met its burden of proof under paragraph (a)(2) of this
12 Section, the petitioner shall be discharged from the custody or
13 supervision of the Department. If the court is satisfied that
14 the State has met its burden of proof under paragraph (a)(2),
15 the court may proceed under Section 40 of this Act to determine
16 whether to modify the petitioner's existing commitment order.
17     (b)(1) A person may petition the committing court for
18 discharge from custody or supervision without the Secretary's
19 approval. At the time of an examination under subsection (a) of
20 Section 55 of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the
21 committed person with a written notice of the person's right to
22 petition the court for discharge over the Secretary's
23 objection. The notice shall contain a waiver of rights. The
24 Secretary shall forward the notice and waiver form to the court
25 with the report of the Department's examination under Section
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1 right to petition, the court shall set a probable cause hearing
2 to determine whether facts exist that warrant a hearing on
3 whether the person is still a sexually violent person. If a
4 person does not file a petition for discharge, yet fails to
5 waive the right to petition under this Section, then the
6 probable cause hearing consists only of a review of the
7 reexamination reports and arguments on behalf of the parties.
8 The committed person has a right to have an attorney represent
9 him or her at the probable cause hearing, but the person is not
10 entitled to be present at the probable cause hearing. The
11 probable cause hearing under this Section must be held as soon
12 as practical after within 45 days of the filing of the
13 reexamination report under Section 55 of this Act.
14     (2) If the court determines at the probable cause hearing
15 under paragraph (b)(1) of this Section that probable cause
16 exists to believe that the committed person is no longer a
17 sexually violent person, then the court shall set a hearing on
18 the issue. At a hearing under this Section, the committed
19 person is entitled to be present and to the benefit of the
20 protections afforded to the person under Section 25 of this
21 Act. The committed person or the State may elect to have a
22 hearing under this Section before a jury. A verdict of a jury
23 under this Section is not valid unless it is unanimous. The
24 Attorney General or State's Attorney, whichever filed the
25 original petition, shall represent the State at a hearing under
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1 person evaluated by experts chosen by the State. The
2 examination shall be conducted in conformance with the
3 standards developed under the Sex Offender Management Board Act
4 and by an evaluator approved by the Board. At the hearing, the
5 State has the burden of proving by clear and convincing
6 evidence that the committed person is still a sexually violent
7 person.
8     (3) If the court or jury is satisfied that the State has
9 not met its burden of proof under paragraph (b)(2) of this
10 Section, the person shall be discharged from the custody or
11 supervision of the Department. If the court or jury is
12 satisfied that the State has met its burden of proof under
13 paragraph (b)(2) of this Section, the court may proceed under
14 Section 40 of this Act to determine whether to modify the
15 person's existing commitment order.
16 (Source: P.A. 92-415, eff. 8-17-01; 93-616, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
17     Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
18 changing Section 3-6-3 as follows:
 
19     (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3)
20     Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and Regulations for Early Release.
21         (a) (1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe
22     rules and regulations for the early release on account of
23     good conduct of persons committed to the Department which
24     shall be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board.

 

 

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1         (2) The rules and regulations on early release shall
2     provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i),
3     (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
4     June 19, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in
5     clause (iv) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
6     June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
7     with respect to offense listed in clause (vi) committed on
8     or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
9     95-625) or with respect to the offense of being an armed
10     habitual criminal committed on or after August 2, 2005 (the
11     effective date of Public Act 94-398) or with respect to the
12     offenses listed in clause (v) of this paragraph (2)
13     committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective date
14     of Public Act 95-134), the following:
15             (i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
16         imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense
17         of terrorism shall receive no good conduct credit and
18         shall serve the entire sentence imposed by the court;
19             (ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt
20         to commit first degree murder, solicitation of murder,
21         solicitation of murder for hire, intentional homicide
22         of an unborn child, predatory criminal sexual assault
23         of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
24         criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping,
25         aggravated battery with a firearm, heinous battery,
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1         of a senior citizen, or aggravated battery of a child
2         shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct
3         credit for each month of his or her sentence of
4         imprisonment;
5             (iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
6         invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular
7         hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed
8         violence with a category I weapon or category II
9         weapon, when the court has made and entered a finding,
10         pursuant to subsection (c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this
11         Code, that the conduct leading to conviction for the
12         enumerated offense resulted in great bodily harm to a
13         victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
14         conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
15         imprisonment;
16             (iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
17         aggravated discharge of a firearm, whether or not the
18         conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted
19         in great bodily harm to the victim, shall receive no
20         more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each
21         month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
22             (v) that a person serving a sentence for
23         gunrunning, narcotics racketeering, controlled
24         substance trafficking, methamphetamine trafficking,
25         drug-induced homicide, aggravated
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1         laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of Section
2         29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or a Class X felony
3         conviction for delivery of a controlled substance,
4         possession of a controlled substance with intent to
5         manufacture or deliver, calculated criminal drug
6         conspiracy, criminal drug conspiracy, street gang
7         criminal drug conspiracy, participation in
8         methamphetamine manufacturing, aggravated
9         participation in methamphetamine manufacturing,
10         delivery of methamphetamine, possession with intent to
11         deliver methamphetamine, aggravated delivery of
12         methamphetamine, aggravated possession with intent to
13         deliver methamphetamine, methamphetamine conspiracy
14         when the substance containing the controlled substance
15         or methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall receive
16         no more than 7.5 days good conduct credit for each
17         month of his or her sentence of imprisonment; and
18             (vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a
19         second or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall
20         receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit
21         for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
22         (2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
23     subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
24     June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or
25     after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
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1     August 13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-134)
2     or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1,
3     2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625), and other
4     than the offense of reckless homicide as defined in
5     subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
6     committed on or after January 1, 1999, or aggravated
7     driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
8     drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
9     combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
10     paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
11     Illinois Vehicle Code, the rules and regulations shall
12     provide that a prisoner who is serving a term of
13     imprisonment shall receive one day of good conduct credit
14     for each day of his or her sentence of imprisonment or
15     recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day of good conduct
16     credit shall reduce by one day the prisoner's period of
17     imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9.
18         (2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
19     imprisonment or a prisoner who has been sentenced to death
20     shall receive no good conduct credit.
21         (2.3) The rules and regulations on early release shall
22     provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
23     reckless homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section
24     9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 committed on or after
25     January 1, 1999, or aggravated driving under the influence
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1     or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
2     subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
3     Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, shall receive
4     no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month
5     of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
6         (2.4) The rules and regulations on early release shall
7     provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated battery
8     with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any device or
9     attachment designed or used for silencing the report of a
10     firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
11     firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or
12     used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or
13     after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
14     91-121), that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of
15     these offenses shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
16     conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
17     imprisonment.
18         (2.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
19     provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
20     aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
21     effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more
22     than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
23     or her sentence of imprisonment.
24         (3) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
25     the Director may award up to 180 days additional good
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1     instances as the Director deems proper; except that no more
2     than 90 days of good conduct credit for meritorious service
3     shall be awarded to any prisoner who is serving a sentence
4     for conviction of first degree murder, reckless homicide
5     while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug, or
6     aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
7     drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
8     any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
9     paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
10     Illinois Vehicle Code, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping,
11     predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
12     criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, deviate
13     sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
14     aggravated indecent liberties with a child, indecent
15     liberties with a child, child pornography, heinous
16     battery, aggravated battery of a spouse, aggravated
17     battery of a spouse with a firearm, stalking, aggravated
18     stalking, aggravated battery of a child, endangering the
19     life or health of a child, or cruelty to a child.
20     Notwithstanding the foregoing, good conduct credit for
21     meritorious service shall not be awarded on a sentence of
22     imprisonment imposed for conviction of: (i) one of the
23     offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
24     (iii) when the offense is committed on or after June 19,
25     1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) when the offense is
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1     Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) when the offense
2     is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective
3     date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) when
4     the offense is committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the
5     effective date of Public Act 95-625), (ii) reckless
6     homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the
7     Criminal Code of 1961 when the offense is committed on or
8     after January 1, 1999, or aggravated driving under the
9     influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
10     compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as
11     defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection
12     (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, (iii)
13     one of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2.4) when
14     the offense is committed on or after July 15, 1999 (the
15     effective date of Public Act 91-121), or (iv) aggravated
16     arson when the offense is committed on or after July 27,
17     2001 (the effective date of Public Act 92-176), or (v)
18     offenses that may subject the offender to commitment under
19     the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.
20         The Director shall not award good conduct credit for
21     meritorious service under this paragraph (3) to an inmate
22     unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60 days of the
23     sentence; except nothing in this paragraph shall be
24     construed to permit the Director to extend an inmate's
25     sentence beyond that which was imposed by the court. Prior
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1     shall make a written determination that the inmate:
2             (A) is eligible for good conduct credit for
3         meritorious service;
4             (B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to
5         60 days as the sentence will allow; and
6             (C) has met the eligibility criteria established
7         by rule.
8         The Director shall determine the form and content of
9     the written determination required in this subsection.
10         (4) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
11     the good conduct credit accumulated and retained under
12     paragraph (2.1) of subsection (a) of this Section by any
13     inmate during specific periods of time in which such inmate
14     is engaged full-time in substance abuse programs,
15     correctional industry assignments, or educational programs
16     provided by the Department under this paragraph (4) and
17     satisfactorily completes the assigned program as
18     determined by the standards of the Department, shall be
19     multiplied by a factor of 1.25 for program participation
20     before August 11, 1993 and 1.50 for program participation
21     on or after that date. However, no inmate shall be eligible
22     for the additional good conduct credit under this paragraph
23     (4) or (4.1) of this subsection (a) while assigned to a
24     boot camp or electronic detention, or if convicted of an
25     offense enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
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1     19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) of this Section that is
2     committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
3     Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) of this Section
4     that is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the
5     effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
6     (a)(2)(vi) when the offense is committed on or after June
7     1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625), or if
8     convicted of reckless homicide as defined in subsection (e)
9     of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 if the offense
10     is committed on or after January 1, 1999, or aggravated
11     driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
12     drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
13     combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
14     paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
15     Illinois Vehicle Code, or if convicted of an offense
16     enumerated in paragraph (a)(2.4) of this Section that is
17     committed on or after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of
18     Public Act 91-121), or first degree murder, a Class X
19     felony, criminal sexual assault, felony criminal sexual
20     abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated
21     battery with a firearm, or any predecessor or successor
22     offenses with the same or substantially the same elements,
23     or any inchoate offenses relating to the foregoing
24     offenses. No inmate shall be eligible for the additional
25     good conduct credit under this paragraph (4) who (i) has
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1     this paragraph (4) and has subsequently been convicted of a
2     felony, or (ii) has previously served more than one prior
3     sentence of imprisonment for a felony in an adult
4     correctional facility.
5         Educational, vocational, substance abuse and
6     correctional industry programs under which good conduct
7     credit may be increased under this paragraph (4) and
8     paragraph (4.1) of this subsection (a) shall be evaluated
9     by the Department on the basis of documented standards. The
10     Department shall report the results of these evaluations to
11     the Governor and the General Assembly by September 30th of
12     each year. The reports shall include data relating to the
13     recidivism rate among program participants.
14         Availability of these programs shall be subject to the
15     limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General
16     Assembly for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are
17     denied immediate admission shall be placed on a waiting
18     list under criteria established by the Department. The
19     inability of any inmate to become engaged in any such
20     programs by reason of insufficient program resources or for
21     any other reason established under the rules and
22     regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a cause
23     of action under which the Department or any employee or
24     agent of the Department shall be liable for damages to the
25     inmate.
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1     an additional 60 days of good conduct credit shall be
2     awarded to any prisoner who passes the high school level
3     Test of General Educational Development (GED) while the
4     prisoner is incarcerated. The good conduct credit awarded
5     under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition to, and
6     shall not affect, the award of good conduct under any other
7     paragraph of this Section, but shall also be pursuant to
8     the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4)
9     of subsection (a) of this Section. The good conduct credit
10     provided for in this paragraph shall be available only to
11     those prisoners who have not previously earned a high
12     school diploma or a GED. If, after an award of the GED good
13     conduct credit has been made and the Department determines
14     that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award shall be
15     revoked.
16         (4.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
17     also provide that when the court's sentencing order
18     recommends a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the
19     crime was committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the
20     effective date of Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall
21     receive no good conduct credit awarded under clause (3) of
22     this subsection (a) unless he or she participates in and
23     completes a substance abuse treatment program. The
24     Director may waive the requirement to participate in or
25     complete a substance abuse treatment program and award the
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1     is not a good candidate for a substance abuse treatment
2     program for medical, programming, or operational reasons.
3     Availability of substance abuse treatment shall be subject
4     to the limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the
5     General Assembly for these purposes. If treatment is not
6     available and the requirement to participate and complete
7     the treatment has not been waived by the Director, the
8     prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list under criteria
9     established by the Department. The Director may allow a
10     prisoner placed on a waiting list to participate in and
11     complete a substance abuse education class or attend
12     substance abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a substance
13     abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting list who
14     is not placed in a substance abuse program prior to release
15     may be eligible for a waiver and receive good conduct
16     credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the
17     discretion of the Director.
18         (4.6) The rules and regulations on early release shall
19     also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a
20     sex offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
21     Registration Act shall receive no good conduct credit
22     unless he or she either has successfully completed or is
23     participating in sex offender treatment as defined by the
24     Sex Offender Management Board. However, prisoners who are
25     waiting to receive such treatment, but who are unable to do
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1     Department, may, at the Director's sole discretion, be
2     awarded good conduct credit at such rate as the Director
3     shall determine.
4         (5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
5     earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of good
6     conduct credit for meritorious service given at any time
7     during the term, the Department shall give reasonable
8     notice of the impending release not less than 14 days prior
9     to the date of the release to the State's Attorney of the
10     county where the prosecution of the inmate took place, and
11     if applicable, the State's Attorney of the county into
12     which the inmate will be released.
13     (b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
14 several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
15 shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
16 forfeiting of good time.
17     (c) The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
18 for revoking good conduct credit, or suspending or reducing the
19 rate of accumulation of good conduct credit for specific rule
20 violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations
21 shall provide that no inmate may be penalized more than one
22 year of good conduct credit for any one infraction.
23     When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend or reduce the
24 rate of accumulation of any good conduct credits for an alleged
25 infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges therefor
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1 credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided in
2 subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
3 amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days or when during any 12
4 month period, the cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds
5 30 days except where the infraction is committed or discovered
6 within 60 days of scheduled release. In those cases, the
7 Department of Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of good
8 conduct credit. The Board may subsequently approve the
9 revocation of additional good conduct credit, if the Department
10 seeks to revoke good conduct credit in excess of 30 days.
11 However, the Board shall not be empowered to review the
12 Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days of
13 good conduct credit within any calendar year for any prisoner
14 or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by the
15 Department.
16     The Director of the Department of Corrections, in
17 appropriate cases, may restore up to 30 days good conduct
18 credits which have been revoked, suspended or reduced. Any
19 restoration of good conduct credits in excess of 30 days shall
20 be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board. However, the
21 Board may not restore good conduct credit in excess of the
22 amount requested by the Director.
23     Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
24 Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
25 3-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
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1 accumulation of good conduct credit.
2     (d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
3 federal court against the State, the Department of Corrections,
4 or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of their officers
5 or employees, and the court makes a specific finding that a
6 pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the prisoner is
7 frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a
8 hearing to revoke up to 180 days of good conduct credit by
9 bringing charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived of
10 the good conduct credits before the Prisoner Review Board as
11 provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
12 If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of good conduct
13 credit at the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review
14 Board may revoke all good conduct credit accumulated by the
15 prisoner.
16     For purposes of this subsection (d):
17         (1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or other
18     filing which purports to be a legal document filed by a
19     prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
20     following criteria:
21             (A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
22         fact;
23             (B) it is being presented for any improper purpose,
24         such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or
25         needless increase in the cost of litigation;
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1         contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
2         or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
3         modification, or reversal of existing law or the
4         establishment of new law;
5             (D) the allegations and other factual contentions
6         do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
7         identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
8         after a reasonable opportunity for further
9         investigation or discovery; or
10             (E) the denials of factual contentions are not
11         warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
12         identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
13         information or belief.
14         (2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
15     of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
16     action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
17     under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
18     under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
19     Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or
20     subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
21     Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
22     whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
23     subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
24     2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
25     (e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
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1     (f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who
2 has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
3 under Section 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961, earlier than
4 it otherwise would because of a grant of good conduct credit,
5 the Department, as a condition of such early release, shall
6 require that the person, upon release, be placed under
7 electronic surveillance as provided in Section 5-8A-7 of this
8 Code.
9 (Source: P.A. 95-134, eff. 8-13-07; 95-585, eff. 6-1-08;
10 95-625, eff. 6-1-08; 95-640, eff. 6-1-08; 95-773, eff. 1-1-09;
11 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-860, eff. 1-15-10.)

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3     725 ILCS 207/15
4     725 ILCS 207/25
5     725 ILCS 207/30
6     725 ILCS 207/40
7     725 ILCS 207/60
8     725 ILCS 207/65
9     730 ILCS 5/3-6-3 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3