98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5933

 

Introduced , by Rep. Emily McAsey

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/2-3015
55 ILCS 5/2-4010
55 ILCS 5/Div. 3-20 heading new
55 ILCS 5/3-20001 new
730 ILCS 5/5-5-5  from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5

    Amends the Counties Code. Provides that no person is eligible for county office or county board member or commissioner if he or she is a convicted felon. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the restoration of the right to hold office after completing a sentence for a felony does not apply to county office, county board member or commissioner.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5Sections 2-3015 and 2-4010 and by adding Division 3-20 as
6follows:
 
7    (55 ILCS 5/2-3015)
8    Sec. 2-3015. Qualifications of County Board Members and
9Commissioners. In counties with a population of 3,000,000 or
10less, no person is eligible to hold the office of county board
11member or commissioner unless he or she is a legal voter and
12has been a resident of the county for at least one year next
13preceding the election. No person elected under this Section
14shall be eligible to hold office if he or she is a convicted
15felon.
16(Source: P.A. 90-173, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
17    (55 ILCS 5/2-4010)
18    Sec. 2-4010. Qualifications of County Board Members and
19Commissioners. In counties with a population of 3,000,000 or
20less, no person is eligible to hold the office of county board
21member or commissioner unless he or she is a legal voter and
22has been a resident of the county for at least one year next

 

 

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1preceding the election. No person elected under this Section
2shall be eligible to hold office if he or she is a convicted
3felon.
4(Source: P.A. 90-173, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
5    Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Division
63-20 as follows:
 
7    (55 ILCS 5/Div. 3-20 heading new)
8
Division 3-20. General Provisions

 
9    (55 ILCS 5/3-20001 new)
10    Sec. 3-20001. Elected county officers. No person elected
11under this Article shall be eligible to hold office if he or
12she is a convicted felon.
 
13    Section 15. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
14changing Section 5-5-5 as follows:
 
15    (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
16    Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and Restoration of Rights.
17    (a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss by
18the defendant of any civil rights, except under this Section
19and Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as now or
20hereafter amended.
21    (b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible to

 

 

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1hold an office created by the Constitution of this State until
2the completion of his sentence. This restoration shall not
3apply to the offices of county board member, county
4commissioner, or other county offices created by the
5Constitution of this State.
6    (c) A person sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his right
7to vote until released from imprisonment.
8    (d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon
9discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic
10imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights and
11privileges granted under the authority of this State which have
12been revoked or suspended because of conviction of an offense
13shall be restored unless the authority having jurisdiction of
14such license rights finds after investigation and hearing that
15restoration is not in the public interest. This paragraph (d)
16shall not apply to the suspension or revocation of a license to
17operate a motor vehicle under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
18    (e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or parole,
19or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any time
20thereafter, the committing court may enter an order certifying
21that the sentence has been satisfactorily completed when the
22court believes it would assist in the rehabilitation of the
23person and be consistent with the public welfare. Such order
24may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the State or
25upon the court's own motion.
26    (f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the

 

 

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1person in whose favor the order has been entered a certificate
2stating that his behavior after conviction has warranted the
3issuance of the order.
4    (g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant
5to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar
6of subsequent proceedings for the same offense.
7    (h) No application for any license specified in subsection
8(i) of this Section granted under the authority of this State
9shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who has
10obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as defined
11in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously
12convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a
13finding of lack of "good moral character" when the finding is
14based upon the fact that the applicant has previously been
15convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
16        (1) there is a direct relationship between one or more
17    of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license
18    sought; or
19        (2) the issuance of the license would involve an
20    unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare
21    of specific individuals or the general public.
22    In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall
23consider the following factors:
24        (1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in
25    Article 5.5 of this Chapter, to encourage the licensure and
26    employment of persons previously convicted of one or more

 

 

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1    criminal offenses;
2        (2) the specific duties and responsibilities
3    necessarily related to the license being sought;
4        (3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
5    offenses for which the person was previously convicted will
6    have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one or
7    more such duties and responsibilities;
8        (4) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
9    the criminal offense or offenses;
10        (5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
11    the criminal offense or offenses;
12        (6) the seriousness of the offense or offenses;
13        (7) any information produced by the person or produced
14    on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
15    and good conduct, including a certificate of relief from
16    disabilities issued to the applicant, which certificate
17    shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to
18    the offense or offenses specified in the certificate; and
19        (8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency in
20    protecting property, and the safety and welfare of specific
21    individuals or the general public.
22    (i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be
23issued only for a license or certification issued under the
24following Acts:
25        (1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate
26    of relief from disabilities may not be granted to provide

 

 

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1    for the issuance or restoration of a license under the
2    Animal Welfare Act for any person convicted of violating
3    Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of the Humane
4    Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or 48-1 of the
5    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
6        (2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;
7        (3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding,
8    and Nail Technology Act of 1985;
9        (4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation
10    Act;
11        (5) the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act;
12        (6) the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of
13    1984;
14        (7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification
15    Act;
16        (8) the Interior Design Title Act;
17        (9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
18    1989;
19        (10) the Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989;
20        (11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;
21        (12) the Private Employment Agency Act;
22        (13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical
23    Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;
24        (14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;
25        (15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act;
26        (16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of

 

 

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1    1989;
2        (17) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's
3    License Act;
4        (18) the Electrologist Licensing Act;
5        (19) the Auction License Act;
6        (20) the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989;
7        (21) the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act;
8        (22) the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing
9    Act;
10        (23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
11    Code;
12        (24) the Land Sales Registration Act of 1999;
13        (25) the Professional Geologist Licensing Act;
14        (26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and
15        (27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
16(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11;
1797-706, eff. 6-25-12; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1141, eff.
1812-28-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; revised 2-22-13.)