98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2993

 

Introduced 2/4/2014, by Sen. Don Harmon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Eliminates mandatory sentences of natural life imprisonment for persons convicted of offenses committed before they attain 18 years of age. Provides that a person who was under 18 years of age at the time of an offense, may, after serving 15 years of his or her sentence of either life imprisonment or a term of 40 years or longer of imprisonment, submit a motion in the circuit court of the county in which he or she was originally sentenced for resentencing. Provides that the petitioner shall be eligible to file a second motion for resentencing not sooner than 10 years or longer than 20 years as determined by the court at the first resentencing hearing. Provides that the petitioner may file a motion seeking leave for resentencing upon reaching the age of 60. Establishes procedures and factors that the court shall use in considering the motion. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, when a person was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of an offense, the court, at the sentencing hearing, shall consider specified factors in determining the appropriate sentence. Provides that no retroactive resentencing hearing shall be conducted until one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that within one year of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall present the General Assembly with evidence-based findings regarding the effects of sentencing minors as adults. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
5Sections 10-2, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 12-33, 29D-14.9, and
629D-35 as follows:
 
7    (720 ILCS 5/10-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 10-2)
8    Sec. 10-2. Aggravated kidnaping.
9    (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated kidnaping
10when he or she commits kidnapping and:
11        (1) kidnaps with the intent to obtain ransom from the
12    person kidnaped or from any other person;
13        (2) takes as his or her victim a child under the age of
14    13 years, or a severely or profoundly intellectually
15    disabled person;
16        (3) inflicts great bodily harm, other than by the
17    discharge of a firearm, or commits another felony upon his
18    or her victim;
19        (4) wears a hood, robe, or mask or conceals his or her
20    identity;
21        (5) commits the offense of kidnaping while armed with a
22    dangerous weapon, other than a firearm, as defined in
23    Section 33A-1 of this Code;

 

 

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1        (6) commits the offense of kidnaping while armed with a
2    firearm;
3        (7) during the commission of the offense of kidnaping,
4    personally discharges a firearm; or
5        (8) during the commission of the offense of kidnaping,
6    personally discharges a firearm that proximately causes
7    great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent
8    disfigurement, or death to another person.
9    As used in this Section, "ransom" includes money, benefit,
10or other valuable thing or concession.
11    (b) Sentence. Aggravated kidnaping in violation of
12paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (a) is a
13Class X felony. A violation of subsection (a)(6) is a Class X
14felony for which 15 years shall be added to the term of
15imprisonment imposed by the court. A violation of subsection
16(a)(7) is a Class X felony for which 20 years shall be added to
17the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. A violation of
18subsection (a)(8) is a Class X felony for which 25 years or up
19to a term of natural life shall be added to the term of
20imprisonment imposed by the court. An offender under the age of
2118 years at the time of the commission of aggravated kidnaping
22in violation of paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (a)
23commits a Class X felony and shall be sentenced under Section
245-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
25    A person who has attained the age of 18 years at the time
26of the commission of the offense and who is convicted of a

 

 

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1second or subsequent offense of aggravated kidnaping shall be
2sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment; except that a
3sentence of natural life imprisonment shall not be imposed
4under this Section unless the second or subsequent offense was
5committed after conviction on the first offense. An offender
6under the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the
7second or subsequent offense shall be sentenced under Section
85-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
9(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
10    (720 ILCS 5/11-1.20)   (was 720 ILCS 5/12-13)
11    Sec. 11-1.20. Criminal Sexual Assault.
12    (a) A person commits criminal sexual assault if that person
13commits an act of sexual penetration and:
14        (1) uses force or threat of force;
15        (2) knows that the victim is unable to understand the
16    nature of the act or is unable to give knowing consent;
17        (3) is a family member of the victim, and the victim is
18    under 18 years of age; or
19        (4) is 17 years of age or over and holds a position of
20    trust, authority, or supervision in relation to the victim,
21    and the victim is at least 13 years of age but under 18
22    years of age.
23    (b) Sentence.
24        (1) Criminal sexual assault is a Class 1 felony, except
25    that:

 

 

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1            (A) A person who is convicted of the offense of
2        criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1)
3        or (a)(2) after having previously been convicted of the
4        offense of criminal sexual assault or the offense of
5        exploitation of a child, or who is convicted of the
6        offense of criminal sexual assault as defined in
7        paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having previously
8        been convicted under the laws of this State or any
9        other state of an offense that is substantially
10        equivalent to the offense of criminal sexual assault or
11        to the offense of exploitation of a child, commits a
12        Class X felony for which the person shall be sentenced
13        to a term of imprisonment of not less than 30 years and
14        not more than 60 years, except that where the person is
15        under the age of 18 years at the time of the offense,
16        he or she shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of
17        the Unified Code of Corrections. The commission of the
18        second or subsequent offense is required to have been
19        after the initial conviction for this paragraph (A) to
20        apply.
21            (B) A person who has attained the age of 18 years
22        at the time of the commission of the offense and who is
23        convicted of the offense of criminal sexual assault as
24        defined in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having
25        previously been convicted of the offense of aggravated
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1        criminal sexual assault of a child, or who is convicted
2        of the offense of criminal sexual assault as defined in
3        paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having previously
4        been convicted under the laws of this State or any
5        other state of an offense that is substantially
6        equivalent to the offense of aggravated criminal
7        sexual assault or the offense of predatory criminal
8        sexual assault of a child shall be sentenced to a term
9        of natural life imprisonment. The commission of the
10        second or subsequent offense is required to have been
11        after the initial conviction for this paragraph (B) to
12        apply. An offender under the age of 18 years at the
13        time of the commission of the offense covered by this
14        subparagraph (B) shall be sentenced under Section
15        5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
16            (C) A second or subsequent conviction for a
17        violation of paragraph (a)(3) or (a)(4) or under any
18        similar statute of this State or any other state for
19        any offense involving criminal sexual assault that is
20        substantially equivalent to or more serious than the
21        sexual assault prohibited under paragraph (a)(3) or
22        (a)(4) is a Class X felony.
23(Source: P.A. 95-640, eff. 6-1-08; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
24    (720 ILCS 5/11-1.30)  (was 720 ILCS 5/12-14)
25    Sec. 11-1.30. Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault.

 

 

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1    (a) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual assault if
2that person commits criminal sexual assault and any of the
3following aggravating circumstances exist during the
4commission of the offense or, for purposes of paragraph (7),
5occur as part of the same course of conduct as the commission
6of the offense:
7        (1) the person displays, threatens to use, or uses a
8    dangerous weapon, other than a firearm, or any other object
9    fashioned or used in a manner that leads the victim, under
10    the circumstances, reasonably to believe that the object is
11    a dangerous weapon;
12        (2) the person causes bodily harm to the victim, except
13    as provided in paragraph (10);
14        (3) the person acts in a manner that threatens or
15    endangers the life of the victim or any other person;
16        (4) the person commits the criminal sexual assault
17    during the course of committing or attempting to commit any
18    other felony;
19        (5) the victim is 60 years of age or older;
20        (6) the victim is a physically handicapped person;
21        (7) the person delivers (by injection, inhalation,
22    ingestion, transfer of possession, or any other means) any
23    controlled substance to the victim without the victim's
24    consent or by threat or deception for other than medical
25    purposes;
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1        (9) the person personally discharges a firearm during
2    the commission of the offense; or
3        (10) the person personally discharges a firearm during
4    the commission of the offense, and that discharge
5    proximately causes great bodily harm, permanent
6    disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to another
7    person.
8    (b) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual assault if
9that person is under 17 years of age and: (i) commits an act of
10sexual penetration with a victim who is under 9 years of age;
11or (ii) commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim who
12is at least 9 years of age but under 13 years of age and the
13person uses force or threat of force to commit the act.
14    (c) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual assault if
15that person commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim
16who is a severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person.
17    (d) Sentence.
18        (1) Aggravated criminal sexual assault in violation of
19    paragraph (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) of subsection (a)
20    or in violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class X
21    felony. A violation of subsection (a)(1) is a Class X
22    felony for which 10 years shall be added to the term of
23    imprisonment imposed by the court. A violation of
24    subsection (a)(8) is a Class X felony for which 15 years
25    shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the
26    court. A violation of subsection (a)(9) is a Class X felony

 

 

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1    for which 20 years shall be added to the term of
2    imprisonment imposed by the court. A violation of
3    subsection (a)(10) is a Class X felony for which 25 years
4    or up to a term of natural life imprisonment shall be added
5    to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. An
6    offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the
7    commission of aggravated criminal sexual assault in
8    violation of paragraphs (1) through (10) of subsection (a)
9    commits a Class X felony and shall be sentenced under
10    Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
11        (2) A person who has attained the age of 18 years at
12    the time of the commission of the offense and who is
13    convicted of a second or subsequent offense of aggravated
14    criminal sexual assault, or who is convicted of the offense
15    of aggravated criminal sexual assault after having
16    previously been convicted of the offense of criminal sexual
17    assault or the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault
18    of a child, or who is convicted of the offense of
19    aggravated criminal sexual assault after having previously
20    been convicted under the laws of this or any other state of
21    an offense that is substantially equivalent to the offense
22    of criminal sexual assault, the offense of aggravated
23    criminal sexual assault or the offense of predatory
24    criminal sexual assault of a child, shall be sentenced to a
25    term of natural life imprisonment. The commission of the
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1    the initial conviction for this paragraph (2) to apply. An
2    offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the
3    commission of the offense covered by this subparagraph (2)
4    shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified
5    Code of Corrections.
6(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; incorporates 97-227, eff.
71-1-12; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
8    (720 ILCS 5/11-1.40)   (was 720 ILCS 5/12-14.1)
9    Sec. 11-1.40. Predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
10    (a) A person commits predatory criminal sexual assault of a
11child if that person commits an act of sexual penetration or an
12act of contact, however slight, between the sex organ or anus
13of one person and the part of the body of another, and the
14accused is 17 years of age or older, and:
15        (1) the victim is under 13 years of age; or
16        (2) the victim is under 13 years of age and that
17    person:
18            (A) is armed with a firearm;
19            (B) personally discharges a firearm during the
20        commission of the offense;
21            (C) causes great bodily harm to the victim that:
22                (i) results in permanent disability; or
23                (ii) is life threatening; or
24            (D) delivers (by injection, inhalation, ingestion,
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1        controlled substance to the victim without the
2        victim's consent or by threat or deception, for other
3        than medical purposes.
4    (b) Sentence.
5        (1) A person convicted of a violation of subsection
6    (a)(1) commits a Class X felony, for which the person shall
7    be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6
8    years and not more than 60 years. A person convicted of a
9    violation of subsection (a)(2)(A) commits a Class X felony
10    for which 15 years shall be added to the term of
11    imprisonment imposed by the court. A person who has
12    attained the age of 18 years at the time of the commission
13    of the offense and who is convicted of a violation of
14    subsection (a)(2)(B) commits a Class X felony for which 20
15    years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by
16    the court. A person convicted of a violation of subsection
17    (a)(2)(C) commits a Class X felony for which the person
18    shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less
19    than 50 years or up to a term of natural life imprisonment.
20    An offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the
21    commission of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child
22    in violation of subsections (a) (1), (a) (2) (A), (a) (2)
23    (B), and (a)(2)(C) commits a Class X felony and shall be
24    sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of
25    Corrections.
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1    (a)(2)(D) commits a Class X felony for which the person
2    shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less
3    than 50 years and not more than 60 years. An offender under
4    the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of
5    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child in violation
6    of subsection (a) (2) (D) commits a Class X felony and
7    shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified
8    Code of Corrections.
9        (1.2) A person who has attained the age of 18 years at
10    the time of the commission of the offense and who is
11    convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child
12    committed against 2 or more persons regardless of whether
13    the offenses occurred as the result of the same act or of
14    several related or unrelated acts shall be sentenced to a
15    term of natural life imprisonment and an offender under the
16    age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the
17    offense shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the
18    Unified Code of Corrections.
19        (2) A person who has attained the age of 18 years at
20    the time of the commission of the offense and who is
21    convicted of a second or subsequent offense of predatory
22    criminal sexual assault of a child, or who is convicted of
23    the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child
24    after having previously been convicted of the offense of
25    criminal sexual assault or the offense of aggravated
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1    of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child after
2    having previously been convicted under the laws of this
3    State or any other state of an offense that is
4    substantially equivalent to the offense of predatory
5    criminal sexual assault of a child, the offense of
6    aggravated criminal sexual assault or the offense of
7    criminal sexual assault, shall be sentenced to a term of
8    natural life imprisonment. The commission of the second or
9    subsequent offense is required to have been after the
10    initial conviction for this paragraph (2) to apply. An
11    offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the
12    commission of the offense covered by this subparagraph (2)
13    shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified
14    Code of Corrections.
15(Source: P.A. 98-370, eff. 1-1-14; revised 11-12-13.)
 
16    (720 ILCS 5/12-33)  (from Ch. 38, par. 12-33)
17    Sec. 12-33. Ritualized abuse of a child.
18    (a) A person commits ritualized abuse of a child when he or
19she knowingly commits any of the following acts with, upon, or
20in the presence of a child as part of a ceremony, rite or any
21similar observance:
22        (1) actually or in simulation, tortures, mutilates, or
23    sacrifices any warm-blooded animal or human being;
24        (2) forces ingestion, injection or other application
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1    purpose of dulling sensitivity, cognition, recollection
2    of, or resistance to any criminal activity;
3        (3) forces ingestion, or external application, of
4    human or animal urine, feces, flesh, blood, bones, body
5    secretions, nonprescribed drugs or chemical compounds;
6        (4) involves the child in a mock, unauthorized or
7    unlawful marriage ceremony with another person or
8    representation of any force or deity, followed by sexual
9    contact with the child;
10        (5) places a living child into a coffin or open grave
11    containing a human corpse or remains;
12        (6) threatens death or serious harm to a child, his or
13    her parents, family, pets, or friends that instills a
14    well-founded fear in the child that the threat will be
15    carried out; or
16        (7) unlawfully dissects, mutilates, or incinerates a
17    human corpse.
18    (b) The provisions of this Section shall not be construed
19to apply to:
20        (1) lawful agricultural, animal husbandry, food
21    preparation, or wild game hunting and fishing practices and
22    specifically the branding or identification of livestock;
23        (2) the lawful medical practice of male circumcision or
24    any ceremony related to male circumcision;
25        (3) any state or federally approved, licensed, or
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1        (4) the ingestion of animal flesh or blood in the
2    performance of a religious service or ceremony.
3    (b-5) For the purposes of this Section, "child" means any
4person under 18 years of age.
5    (c) Ritualized abuse of a child is a Class 1 felony for a
6first offense. A second or subsequent conviction for ritualized
7abuse of a child is a Class X felony for which an the offender
8who has attained the age of 18 years at the time of the
9commission of the offense may be sentenced to a term of natural
10life imprisonment and an offender under the age of 18 years at
11the time of the commission of the offense shall be sentenced
12under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
13    (d) (Blank).
14(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
15    (720 ILCS 5/29D-14.9)   (was 720 ILCS 5/29D-30)
16    Sec. 29D-14.9. Terrorism.
17    (a) A person commits the offense of terrorism when, with
18the intent to intimidate or coerce a significant portion of a
19civilian population:
20        (1) he or she knowingly commits a terrorist act as
21    defined in Section 29D-10(1) of this Code within this
22    State; or
23        (2) he or she, while outside this State, knowingly
24    commits a terrorist act as defined in Section 29D-10(1) of
25    this Code that takes effect within this State or produces

 

 

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1    substantial detrimental effects within this State.
2    (b) Sentence. Terrorism is a Class X felony. If no deaths
3are caused by the terrorist act, the sentence shall be a term
4of 20 years to natural life imprisonment; if the terrorist act
5caused the death of one or more persons, however, a mandatory
6term of natural life imprisonment shall be the sentence if the
7death penalty is not imposed and the person has attained the
8age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the offense.
9An offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the
10commission of the offense shall be sentenced under Section
115-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
12(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
13    (720 ILCS 5/29D-35)
14    Sec. 29D-35. Hindering prosecution of terrorism.
15    (a) A person commits the offense of hindering prosecution
16of terrorism when he or she renders criminal assistance to a
17person who has committed terrorism as defined in Section
1829D-14.9 or caused a catastrophe as defined in Section 29D-15.1
19of this Code when he or she knows that the person to whom he or
20she rendered criminal assistance engaged in an act of terrorism
21or caused a catastrophe.
22    (b) Hindering prosecution of terrorism is a Class X felony,
23the sentence for which shall be a term of 20 years to natural
24life imprisonment if no death was caused by the act of
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1rendered criminal assistance and a mandatory term of natural
2life imprisonment if death was caused by the act of terrorism
3committed by the person to whom the defendant rendered criminal
4assistance. An offender under the age of 18 years at the time
5of the commission of the offense shall be sentenced under
6Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
7(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
8    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
9changing Sections 5-4.5-95 and 5-8-1 and by adding Section
105-4.5-105 as follows:
 
11    (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-95)
12    Sec. 5-4.5-95. GENERAL RECIDIVISM PROVISIONS.
13    (a) HABITUAL CRIMINALS.
14        (1) Every person who has been twice convicted in any
15    state or federal court of an offense that contains the same
16    elements as an offense now (the date of the offense
17    committed after the 2 prior convictions) classified in
18    Illinois as a Class X felony, criminal sexual assault,
19    aggravated kidnapping, or first degree murder, and who is
20    thereafter convicted of a Class X felony, criminal sexual
21    assault, or first degree murder, committed after the 2
22    prior convictions, shall be adjudged an habitual criminal.
23        (2) The 2 prior convictions need not have been for the
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1        (3) Any convictions that result from or are connected
2    with the same transaction, or result from offenses
3    committed at the same time, shall be counted for the
4    purposes of this Section as one conviction.
5        (4) This Section does not apply unless each of the
6    following requirements are satisfied:
7            (A) The third offense was committed after July 3,
8        1980.
9            (B) The third offense was committed within 20 years
10        of the date that judgment was entered on the first
11        conviction; provided, however, that time spent in
12        custody shall not be counted.
13            (C) The third offense was committed after
14        conviction on the second offense.
15            (D) The second offense was committed after
16        conviction on the first offense.
17        (5) Anyone who, having attained the age of 18 at the
18    time of the third offense, is Except when the death penalty
19    is imposed, anyone adjudged an habitual criminal shall be
20    sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment.
21        (6) A prior conviction shall not be alleged in the
22    indictment, and no evidence or other disclosure of that
23    conviction shall be presented to the court or the jury
24    during the trial of an offense set forth in this Section
25    unless otherwise permitted by the issues properly raised in
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1    and before sentence is imposed, the prosecutor may file
2    with the court a verified written statement signed by the
3    State's Attorney concerning any former conviction of an
4    offense set forth in this Section rendered against the
5    defendant. The court shall then cause the defendant to be
6    brought before it; shall inform the defendant of the
7    allegations of the statement so filed, and of his or her
8    right to a hearing before the court on the issue of that
9    former conviction and of his or her right to counsel at
10    that hearing; and unless the defendant admits such
11    conviction, shall hear and determine the issue, and shall
12    make a written finding thereon. If a sentence has
13    previously been imposed, the court may vacate that sentence
14    and impose a new sentence in accordance with this Section.
15        (7) A duly authenticated copy of the record of any
16    alleged former conviction of an offense set forth in this
17    Section shall be prima facie evidence of that former
18    conviction; and a duly authenticated copy of the record of
19    the defendant's final release or discharge from probation
20    granted, or from sentence and parole supervision (if any)
21    imposed pursuant to that former conviction, shall be prima
22    facie evidence of that release or discharge.
23        (8) Any claim that a previous conviction offered by the
24    prosecution is not a former conviction of an offense set
25    forth in this Section because of the existence of any
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1    raised at the hearing on that conviction, or unless the
2    prosecution's proof shows the existence of the exceptions
3    described in this Section.
4        (9) If the person so convicted shows to the
5    satisfaction of the court before whom that conviction was
6    had that he or she was released from imprisonment, upon
7    either of the sentences upon a pardon granted for the
8    reason that he or she was innocent, that conviction and
9    sentence shall not be considered under this Section.
10    (b) When a defendant, over the age of 21 years, is
11convicted of a Class 1 or Class 2 felony, after having twice
12been convicted in any state or federal court of an offense that
13contains the same elements as an offense now (the date the
14Class 1 or Class 2 felony was committed) classified in Illinois
15as a Class 2 or greater Class felony and those charges are
16separately brought and tried and arise out of different series
17of acts, that defendant shall be sentenced as a Class X
18offender. This subsection does not apply unless:
19        (1) the first felony was committed after February 1,
20    1978 (the effective date of Public Act 80-1099);
21        (2) the second felony was committed after conviction on
22    the first; and
23        (3) the third felony was committed after conviction on
24    the second.
25    A person sentenced as a Class X offender under this
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1condition of probation as provided by Section 40-10 of the
2Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act (20 ILCS
3301/40-10).
4(Source: P.A. 95-1052, eff. 7-1-09.)
 
5    (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-105 new)
6    Sec. 5-4.5-105. SENTENCING AND RESENTENCING OF INDIVIDUALS
7UNDER THE AGE OF 18 AT THE TIME OF THE COMMISSION OF AN
8OFFENSE.
9    (a) On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
10of the 98th General Assembly, when a person commits an offense
11and the person is under 18 years of age at the time of the
12commission of the offense, the court, at the sentencing hearing
13conducted under Section 5-4-1, shall consider the following
14additional factors in determining the appropriate sentence:
15        (1) the petitioner's age, impetuosity, and level of
16    maturity at the time of the offense, including the ability
17    to consider risks and consequences of behavior;
18        (2) the petitioner's susceptibility to outside
19    pressure, including peer pressure, familial pressure, or
20    negative influences, at the time of the offense;
21        (3) the petitioner's family, home environment, and
22    social background, including any history of parental
23    neglect, physical abuse, or other childhood trauma;
24        (4) the petitioner's potential for rehabilitation or
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1        (5) the circumstances of the offense;
2        (6) the petitioner's degree of participation and
3    specific role in the offense;
4        (7) whether the petitioner was able to meaningfully
5    participate in his or her defense;
6        (8) the petitioner's overall record of behavior while
7    incarcerated, including disciplinary history,
8    participation in educational and vocational programs
9    whenever available to the petitioner, including but not
10    limited to restorative justice programs, and extent of
11    cooperation with staff;
12        (9) the petitioner's likelihood of committing future
13    offenses, including the petitioner's likely
14    post-incarceration support system;
15        (10) the petitioner's prior juvenile or criminal
16    history; and
17        (11) any other information the court finds relevant and
18    reliable, including an expression of remorse, if
19    appropriate.
20    The court may sentence the defendant to any appropriate
21sentence as provided by law, subject to subsection (b).
22    (b) Any person who was under 18 years of age at the time of
23the commission of an offense may, after serving 15 years of his
24or her sentence of either life imprisonment or a term of 40
25years or longer of imprisonment, submit a motion for
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1she was originally sentenced. The procedure for resentencing
2shall occur in the following manner:
3        (1) The chief judge of the criminal division of the
4    circuit located in a county of 2,000,000 or more
5    inhabitants, or in counties under 2,000,000 inhabitants,
6    the chief judge of the circuit or a judge assigned by the
7    chief judge, in which the motion is filed, shall assign the
8    matter to any judge.
9        (2) Upon receipt of the motion and assignment to a
10    judge, the judge shall docket the petition. If the
11    petitioner is without counsel and alleges in the motion for
12    resentencing that he or she is without means to procure
13    counsel, he or she shall state whether or not he or she
14    wishes counsel to be appointed to represent him or her. If
15    appointment of counsel is requested, the court shall
16    appoint counsel if satisfied that the petitioner has no
17    means to procure counsel. The clerk of the circuit court
18    shall serve a copy of the motion to the State's Attorney of
19    that county or his or her representative.
20        (3) Upon receipt of the motion for resentencing, the
21    State's Attorney's Office shall provide the victim or his
22    or her family, or both, with a copy of the motion.
23        (4) The petitioner, if pro se, or his or her attorney
24    may amend the motion for resentencing.
25        (5) The State's Attorney must be afforded an
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1    provide the petitioner with the opportunity to reply.
2        (6) Within 90 days after the filing of the motion for
3    resentencing, the court shall set the matter for a
4    resentencing hearing. This date may be extended by motion
5    of either party and at the court's discretion for good
6    cause shown.
7        (7) At the resentencing hearing, the court shall:
8            (A) consider the factors listed in paragraphs (1)
9        through (11) of subsection (a);
10            (B) consider the evidence, if any, received upon
11        the trial;
12            (C) consider any presentence reports;
13            (D) consider the financial impact of incarceration
14        based on the financial impact statement filed with the
15        clerk of the court by the Department of Corrections;
16            (E) consider any additional evidence and
17        information offered by the parties in aggravation and
18        mitigation, including, but not limited to, scientific
19        evidence of recidivism;
20            (F) consider the petitioner's acceptance of
21        responsibility for the crime or expressions of
22        remorse, or both. However, nothing in this subsection
23        shall be construed against a petitioner who avers a
24        good faith claim of innocence;
25            (G) hear arguments as to sentencing alternatives;
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1        statement in his or her own behalf;
2            (I) afford the victim or families of victims of the
3        crime, or both, for which the petitioner was originally
4        sentenced an opportunity to provide a victim impact
5        statement to the court. The court shall permit those
6        statements and may consider the live testimony of a
7        victim or a victim representative at its discretion.
8        (8) Following the resentencing hearing, the court may
9    re-sentence the petitioner to any appropriate sentence,
10    subject to paragraph (9). In resentencing the petitioner,
11    the court must make a finding detailing its consideration
12    of the factors listed in paragraph (7).
13        (9) The petitioner shall be eligible to file a second
14    motion for resentencing not sooner than 10 years or longer
15    than 20 years as determined by the court at the first
16    resentencing hearing. In considering the motion, the court
17    shall follow the procedure stated in this Section.
18        (10) The petitioner may file a motion seeking leave for
19    resentencing upon reaching the age of 60. The motion must
20    clearly set forth the need for resentencing, including the
21    efforts the petitioner has made towards rehabilitation and
22    his or her demonstrated maturity.
23            (A) Within 90 days after the filing of this motion,
24        the court shall examine the motion and enter an order
25        thereon. If the court determines the motion is
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1        the motion in a written order, specifying the
2        underlying basis for its decision that continued
3        incarceration is appropriate and necessary. The order
4        is a final judgment and shall be served upon the
5        petitioner by certified mail within 10 days of its
6        entry.
7            (B) If the petition is not dismissed under
8        subparagraph (A), the court shall order the motion for
9        resentencing to be docketed for further consideration
10        in accordance with the procedure stated in this
11        Section.
12            (C) In considering a motion under this paragraph
13        (14), the court may examine the court file of the
14        proceeding in which the petitioner was convicted, any
15        action taken by an appellate court in that proceeding,
16        any transcripts of that proceeding, and any transcript
17        or court documents from previous proceedings under
18        this Section.
19        (11) This Section shall operate retroactively to
20    provide any person incarcerated for a crime committed when
21    he or she was under the age of 18 years and serving life
22    imprisonment or a term of 40 years or more of imprisonment
23    and committed before the effective date of this amendatory
24    Act of the 98th General Assembly with the opportunity to
25    file a motion for resentencing under this Section under the
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1    resentencing hearing shall be conducted under this Section
2    until one year after the effective date of this amendatory
3    Act of the 98th General Assembly.
4        (12) Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in
5    this Section, nothing in this Section shall be construed to
6    delay parole or mandatory supervised release consideration
7    for petitioners who, prior to the effective date of this
8    amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, are or will be
9    eligible for release earlier than this Section provides.
10        (13) Within one year of the effective date of this
11    amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the Illinois
12    Juvenile Justice Commission shall present the General
13    Assembly with evidence-based findings regarding the
14    effects of sentencing minors as adults.
 
15    (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
16    Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for
17use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.
18    (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
19the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence of
20imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set
21by the court under this Section, according to the following
22limitations:
23        (1) for first degree murder,
24            (a) (blank),
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1        doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
2        brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
3        cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection (a)(1)(c)
4        of this Section, that any of the aggravating factors
5        listed in subsection (b) or (b-5) of Section 9-1 of the
6        Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 are
7        present, the court may sentence the defendant, subject
8        to the limitations found in Section 5-4.5-105, to a
9        term of natural life imprisonment, or
10            (c) the court shall sentence the defendant to a
11        term of natural life imprisonment when the death
12        penalty is not imposed if the defendant, at the time of
13        the commission of the murder, had attained the age of
14        18, and
15                (i) has previously been convicted of first
16            degree murder under any state or federal law, or
17                (ii) is a person who, at the time of the
18            commission of the murder, had attained the age of
19            17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an
20            individual under 12 years of age; or, irrespective
21            of the defendant's age at the time of the
22            commission of the offense, is found guilty of
23            murdering more than one victim, or
24                (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
25            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
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1            management worker was killed in the course of
2            performing his official duties, or to prevent the
3            peace officer or fireman from performing his
4            official duties, or in retaliation for the peace
5            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
6            from performing his official duties, and the
7            defendant knew or should have known that the
8            murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman,
9            or emergency management worker, or
10                (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee
11            of an institution or facility of the Department of
12            Corrections, or any similar local correctional
13            agency, when the employee was killed in the course
14            of performing his official duties, or to prevent
15            the employee from performing his official duties,
16            or in retaliation for the employee performing his
17            official duties, or
18                (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency
19            medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
20            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
21            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
22            medical assistance or first aid person while
23            employed by a municipality or other governmental
24            unit when the person was killed in the course of
25            performing official duties or to prevent the
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1            retaliation for performing official duties and the
2            defendant knew or should have known that the
3            murdered individual was an emergency medical
4            technician - ambulance, emergency medical
5            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
6            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
7            medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
8                (vi) (blank), or is a person who, at the time
9            of the commission of the murder, had not attained
10            the age of 17, and is found guilty of murdering a
11            person under 12 years of age and the murder is
12            committed during the course of aggravated criminal
13            sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, or
14            aggravated kidnaping, or
15                (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder
16            and the murder was committed by reason of any
17            person's activity as a community policing
18            volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging in
19            activity as a community policing volunteer. For
20            the purpose of this Section, "community policing
21            volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
22            Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
23            For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
24        technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
25         intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
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1        Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
2            (d) (i) if the person committed the offense while
3            armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
4            the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
5                (ii) if, during the commission of the offense,
6            the person personally discharged a firearm, 20
7            years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
8            imposed by the court;
9                (iii) if, during the commission of the
10            offense, the person personally discharged a
11            firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
12            permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or
13            death to another person, 25 years or up to a term
14            of natural life shall be added to the term of
15            imprisonment imposed by the court.
16        (2) (blank);
17        (2.5) for a person convicted under the circumstances
18    described in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or
19    paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 12-13,
20    subdivision (d)(2) of Section 11-1.30 or paragraph (2) of
21    subsection (d) of Section 12-14, subdivision (b)(1.2) of
22    Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of
23    Section 12-14.1, subdivision (b)(2) of Section 11-1.40 or
24    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the
25    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the
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1    (b) (Blank).
2    (c) (Blank).
3    (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, the
4parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be written as
5part of the sentencing order and shall be as follows:
6        (1) for first degree murder or a Class X felony except
7    for the offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a
8    child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal
9    sexual assault if committed on or after the effective date
10    of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and
11    except for the offense of aggravated child pornography
12    under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with
13    sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the
14    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if
15    committed on or after January 1, 2009, 3 years;
16        (2) for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony except for
17    the offense of criminal sexual assault if committed on or
18    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
19    General Assembly and except for the offenses of manufacture
20    and dissemination of child pornography under clauses
21    (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code
22    of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or
23    after January 1, 2009, 2 years;
24        (3) for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 felony, 1 year;
25        (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory
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1    sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after the
2    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
3    Assembly, or who commit the offense of aggravated child
4    pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1
5    with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1
6    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
7    manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of
8    child pornography after January 1, 2009, the term of
9    mandatory supervised release shall range from a minimum of
10    3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the defendant;
11        (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
12    second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual
13    abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
14    the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
15    electronic home detention program under Article 8A of
16    Chapter V of this Code;
17        (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic
18    battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony
19    violation of an order of protection, 4 years.
20    (e) (Blank).
21    (f) (Blank).
22(Source: P.A. 96-282, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
2396-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1475, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff.
247-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-531, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1109,
25eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    720 ILCS 5/10-2from Ch. 38, par. 10-2
4    720 ILCS 5/11-1.20 was 720 ILCS 5/12-13
5    720 ILCS 5/11-1.30was 720 ILCS 5/12-14
6    720 ILCS 5/11-1.40was 720 ILCS 5/12-14.1
7    720 ILCS 5/12-33from Ch. 38, par. 12-33
8    720 ILCS 5/29D-14.9was 720 ILCS 5/29D-30
9    720 ILCS 5/29D-35
10    730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-95
11    730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-105 new
12    730 ILCS 5/5-8-1from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1