99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1617

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. William R. Haine

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/5-4-1  from Ch. 38, par. 1005-4-1
730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-105 new
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1  from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if a defendant is under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of a felony offense for which the defendant must be sentenced to a period of incarceration, the court shall determine if the defendant should be classified as having diminished culpability based upon the court's consideration of specified mitigating factors. Provides that the defendant shall submit to psychological or other medical evaluations upon request of the State, the results of which shall be admissible solely for the purpose of determining whether the defendant has diminished culpability. Provides that the defendant is permitted to submit his or her own psychological or medical evaluations. Provides that if the court finds that the defendant has diminished culpability, it may sentence the defendant to any authorized disposition for each base offense not otherwise enhanced by any other sentence, except for certain first degree murders. Provides that if the court does not find that the defendant has diminished culpability, it shall sentence the defendant as if the defendant had attained the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the offense, up to a term of natural life imprisonment, if the court determines that natural life imprisonment is the appropriate sentence based upon the totality of the circumstances.


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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 Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Sections 5-4-1 and 5-8-1 and by adding Section
65-4.5-105 as follows:
 
7    (730 ILCS 5/5-4-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-4-1)
8    Sec. 5-4-1. Sentencing Hearing.
9    (a) Except when the death penalty is sought under hearing
10procedures otherwise specified, after a determination of
11guilt, a hearing shall be held to impose the sentence. However,
12prior to the imposition of sentence on an individual being
13sentenced for an offense based upon a charge for a violation of
14Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
15provision of a local ordinance, the individual must undergo a
16professional evaluation to determine if an alcohol or other
17drug abuse problem exists and the extent of such a problem.
18Programs conducting these evaluations shall be licensed by the
19Department of Human Services. However, if the individual is not
20a resident of Illinois, the court may, in its discretion,
21accept an evaluation from a program in the state of such
22individual's residence. The court may in its sentencing order
23approve an eligible defendant for placement in a Department of

 

 

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1Corrections impact incarceration program as provided in
2Section 5-8-1.1 or 5-8-1.3. The court may in its sentencing
3order recommend a defendant for placement in a Department of
4Corrections substance abuse treatment program as provided in
5paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of Section 3-2-2 conditioned
6upon the defendant being accepted in a program by the
7Department of Corrections. At the hearing the court shall:
8        (1) consider the evidence, if any, received upon the
9    trial;
10        (2) consider any presentence reports;
11        (3) consider the financial impact of incarceration
12    based on the financial impact statement filed with the
13    clerk of the court by the Department of Corrections;
14        (4) consider evidence and information offered by the
15    parties in aggravation and mitigation;
16        (4.5) consider substance abuse treatment, eligibility
17    screening, and an assessment, if any, of the defendant by
18    an agent designated by the State of Illinois to provide
19    assessment services for the Illinois courts;
20        (5) hear arguments as to sentencing alternatives;
21        (6) afford the defendant the opportunity to make a
22    statement in his own behalf;
23        (7) afford the victim of a violent crime or a violation
24    of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a
25    similar provision of a local ordinance, or a qualified
26    individual affected by: (i) a violation of Section 405,

 

 

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1    405.1, 405.2, or 407 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
2    Act or a violation of Section 55 or Section 65 of the
3    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or
4    (ii) a Class 4 felony violation of Section 11-14, 11-14.3
5    except as described in subdivisions (a)(2)(A) and
6    (a)(2)(B), 11-15, 11-17, 11-18, 11-18.1, or 11-19 of the
7    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
8    committed by the defendant the opportunity to make a
9    statement concerning the impact on the victim and to offer
10    evidence in aggravation or mitigation; provided that the
11    statement and evidence offered in aggravation or
12    mitigation must first be prepared in writing in conjunction
13    with the State's Attorney before it may be presented orally
14    at the hearing. Any sworn testimony offered by the victim
15    is subject to the defendant's right to cross-examine. All
16    statements and evidence offered under this paragraph (7)
17    shall become part of the record of the court. For the
18    purpose of this paragraph (7), "qualified individual"
19    means any person who (i) lived or worked within the
20    territorial jurisdiction where the offense took place when
21    the offense took place; and (ii) is familiar with various
22    public places within the territorial jurisdiction where
23    the offense took place when the offense took place. For the
24    purposes of this paragraph (7), "qualified individual"
25    includes any peace officer, or any member of any duly
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1    to the territorial jurisdiction where the offense took
2    place when the offense took place;
3        (8) in cases of reckless homicide afford the victim's
4    spouse, guardians, parents or other immediate family
5    members an opportunity to make oral statements;
6        (9) in cases involving a felony sex offense as defined
7    under the Sex Offender Management Board Act, consider the
8    results of the sex offender evaluation conducted pursuant
9    to Section 5-3-2 of this Act; and
10        (10) make a finding of whether a motor vehicle was used
11    in the commission of the offense for which the defendant is
12    being sentenced.
13    (b) All sentences shall be imposed by the judge based upon
14his independent assessment of the elements specified above and
15any agreement as to sentence reached by the parties. The judge
16who presided at the trial or the judge who accepted the plea of
17guilty shall impose the sentence unless he is no longer sitting
18as a judge in that court. Where the judge does not impose
19sentence at the same time on all defendants who are convicted
20as a result of being involved in the same offense, the
21defendant or the State's Attorney may advise the sentencing
22court of the disposition of any other defendants who have been
23sentenced.
24    (c) In imposing a sentence for a violent crime or for an
25offense of operating or being in physical control of a vehicle
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1combination thereof, or a similar provision of a local
2ordinance, when such offense resulted in the personal injury to
3someone other than the defendant, the trial judge shall specify
4on the record the particular evidence, information, factors in
5mitigation and aggravation or other reasons that led to his
6sentencing determination. The full verbatim record of the
7sentencing hearing shall be filed with the clerk of the court
8and shall be a public record.
9    (c-1) In imposing a sentence for the offense of aggravated
10kidnapping for ransom, home invasion, armed robbery,
11aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated discharge of a
12firearm, or armed violence with a category I weapon or category
13II weapon, the trial judge shall make a finding as to whether
14the conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted in
15great bodily harm to a victim, and shall enter that finding and
16the basis for that finding in the record.
17    (c-2) If the defendant is sentenced to prison, other than
18when a sentence of natural life imprisonment or a sentence of
19death is imposed, at the time the sentence is imposed the judge
20shall state on the record in open court the approximate period
21of time the defendant will serve in custody according to the
22then current statutory rules and regulations for sentence
23credit found in Section 3-6-3 and other related provisions of
24this Code. This statement is intended solely to inform the
25public, has no legal effect on the defendant's actual release,
26and may not be relied on by the defendant on appeal.

 

 

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1    The judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the
2sentence, other than when the sentence is imposed for one of
3the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(3) of Section 3-6-3,
4shall include the following:
5    "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
6the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
7prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
8prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
9applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
10Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
11case, assuming the defendant receives all of his or her
12sentence credit, the period of estimated actual custody is ...
13years and ... months, less up to 180 days additional sentence
14credit for good conduct. If the defendant, because of his or
15her own misconduct or failure to comply with the institutional
16regulations, does not receive those credits, the actual time
17served in prison will be longer. The defendant may also receive
18an additional one-half day sentence credit for each day of
19participation in vocational, industry, substance abuse, and
20educational programs as provided for by Illinois statute."
21    When the sentence is imposed for one of the offenses
22enumerated in paragraph (a)(3) of Section 3-6-3, other than
23when the sentence is imposed for one of the offenses enumerated
24in paragraph (a)(2) of Section 3-6-3 committed on or after June
2519, 1998, and other than when the sentence is imposed for
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1of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 if
2the offense was committed on or after January 1, 1999, and
3other than when the sentence is imposed for aggravated arson if
4the offense was committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
5effective date of Public Act 92-176), and other than when the
6sentence is imposed for aggravated driving under the influence
7of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
8compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
9subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
1011-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after
11January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230), the
12judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the sentence,
13shall include the following:
14    "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
15the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
16prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
17prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
18applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
19Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
20case, assuming the defendant receives all of his or her
21sentence credit, the period of estimated actual custody is ...
22years and ... months, less up to 90 days additional sentence
23credit for good conduct. If the defendant, because of his or
24her own misconduct or failure to comply with the institutional
25regulations, does not receive those credits, the actual time
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1an additional one-half day sentence credit for each day of
2participation in vocational, industry, substance abuse, and
3educational programs as provided for by Illinois statute."
4    When the sentence is imposed for one of the offenses
5enumerated in paragraph (a)(2) of Section 3-6-3, other than
6first degree murder, and the offense was committed on or after
7June 19, 1998, and when the sentence is imposed for reckless
8homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the
9Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 if the
10offense was committed on or after January 1, 1999, and when the
11sentence is imposed for aggravated driving under the influence
12of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
13compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
14subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
1511-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and when the sentence is
16imposed for aggravated arson if the offense was committed on or
17after July 27, 2001 (the effective date of Public Act 92-176),
18and when the sentence is imposed for aggravated driving under
19the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
20compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
21subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
2211-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after
23January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230), the
24judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the sentence,
25shall include the following:
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1the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
2prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
3prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
4applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
5Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
6case, the defendant is entitled to no more than 4 1/2 days of
7sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
8imprisonment. Therefore, this defendant will serve at least 85%
9of his or her sentence. Assuming the defendant receives 4 1/2
10days credit for each month of his or her sentence, the period
11of estimated actual custody is ... years and ... months. If the
12defendant, because of his or her own misconduct or failure to
13comply with the institutional regulations receives lesser
14credit, the actual time served in prison will be longer."
15    When a sentence of imprisonment is imposed for first degree
16murder and the offense was committed on or after June 19, 1998,
17the judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the
18sentence, shall include the following:
19    "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
20the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
21prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
22prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
23applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
24Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
25case, the defendant is not entitled to sentence credit.
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1sentence."
2    When the sentencing order recommends placement in a
3substance abuse program for any offense that results in
4incarceration in a Department of Corrections facility and the
5crime was committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the
6effective date of Public Act 93-354), the judge's statement, in
7addition to any other judge's statement required under this
8Section, to be given after pronouncing the sentence, shall
9include the following:
10    "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
11the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
12prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
13prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
14applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
15Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
16case, the defendant shall receive no sentence credit for good
17conduct under clause (3) of subsection (a) of Section 3-6-3
18until he or she participates in and completes a substance abuse
19treatment program or receives a waiver from the Director of
20Corrections pursuant to clause (4.5) of subsection (a) of
21Section 3-6-3."
22    (c-4) Before the sentencing hearing and as part of the
23presentence investigation under Section 5-3-1, the court shall
24inquire of the defendant whether the defendant is currently
25serving in or is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United
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1Forces of the United States or is a veteran of the Armed Forces
2of the United States and has been diagnosed as having a mental
3illness by a qualified psychiatrist or clinical psychologist or
4physician, the court may:
5        (1) order that the officer preparing the presentence
6    report consult with the United States Department of
7    Veterans Affairs, Illinois Department of Veterans'
8    Affairs, or another agency or person with suitable
9    knowledge or experience for the purpose of providing the
10    court with information regarding treatment options
11    available to the defendant, including federal, State, and
12    local programming; and
13        (2) consider the treatment recommendations of any
14    diagnosing or treating mental health professionals
15    together with the treatment options available to the
16    defendant in imposing sentence.
17    For the purposes of this subsection (c-4), "qualified
18psychiatrist" means a reputable physician licensed in Illinois
19to practice medicine in all its branches, who has specialized
20in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and nervous disorders
21for a period of not less than 5 years.
22    (c-6) In imposing a sentence, the trial judge shall
23specify, on the record, the particular evidence and other
24reasons which led to his or her determination that a motor
25vehicle was used in the commission of the offense.
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1Corrections, the State's Attorney shall and counsel for the
2defendant may file a statement with the clerk of the court to
3be transmitted to the department, agency or institution to
4which the defendant is committed to furnish such department,
5agency or institution with the facts and circumstances of the
6offense for which the person was committed together with all
7other factual information accessible to them in regard to the
8person prior to his commitment relative to his habits,
9associates, disposition and reputation and any other facts and
10circumstances which may aid such department, agency or
11institution during its custody of such person. The clerk shall
12within 10 days after receiving any such statements transmit a
13copy to such department, agency or institution and a copy to
14the other party, provided, however, that this shall not be
15cause for delay in conveying the person to the department,
16agency or institution to which he has been committed.
17    (e) The clerk of the court shall transmit to the
18department, agency or institution, if any, to which the
19defendant is committed, the following:
20        (1) the sentence imposed;
21        (2) any statement by the court of the basis for
22    imposing the sentence;
23        (3) any presentence reports;
24        (3.5) any sex offender evaluations;
25        (3.6) any substance abuse treatment eligibility
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1    designated by the State of Illinois to provide assessment
2    services for the Illinois courts;
3        (4) the number of days, if any, which the defendant has
4    been in custody and for which he is entitled to credit
5    against the sentence, which information shall be provided
6    to the clerk by the sheriff;
7        (4.1) any finding of great bodily harm made by the
8    court with respect to an offense enumerated in subsection
9    (c-1);
10        (5) all statements filed under subsection (d) of this
11    Section;
12        (6) any medical or mental health records or summaries
13    of the defendant;
14        (7) the municipality where the arrest of the offender
15    or the commission of the offense has occurred, where such
16    municipality has a population of more than 25,000 persons;
17        (8) all statements made and evidence offered under
18    paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of this Section; and
19        (9) all additional matters which the court directs the
20    clerk to transmit.
21    (f) In cases in which the court finds that a motor vehicle
22was used in the commission of the offense for which the
23defendant is being sentenced, the clerk of the court shall,
24within 5 days thereafter, forward a report of such conviction
25to the Secretary of State.
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1of the 99th General Assembly, if a defendant is under 18 years
2of age at the time of the commission of a first degree murder
3or an attempt to commit first degree murder, then the court
4shall also comply with the provisions of Section 5-4.5-105 of
5this Code.
6(Source: P.A. 96-86, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1180, eff. 1-1-11;
796-1230, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-333, eff.
88-12-11; 97-697, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
9    (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-105 new)
10    Sec. 5-4.5-105. SENTENCING OF PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE
11AT THE TIME OF THE COMMISSION OF AN OFFENSE.
12    (a) On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
13of the 99th General Assembly, if a defendant is under 18 years
14of age at the time of the commission of a felony offense for
15which the defendant must be sentenced to a period of
16incarceration, the court shall determine if the defendant
17should be classified as having diminished culpability based
18upon the court's consideration of the mitigating factors
19provided in subsection (c) of this Section.
20    (b) The defendant shall submit to psychological or other
21medical evaluations upon request of the State, the results of
22which shall be admissible solely for the purpose of determining
23whether the defendant has diminished culpability. The
24defendant is permitted to submit his or her own psychological
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1    (c) In making its determination, the court shall consider
2the following:
3        (1) the defendant's age, impetuosity, and level of
4    maturity at the time of the offense, including the ability
5    to consider risks and consequences of behavior;
6        (2) the defendant's susceptibility to outside
7    pressure, including peer pressure, familial pressure, or
8    negative influences, at the time of the offense;
9        (3) the defendant's family, home environment, and
10    social background, including any history of parental
11    neglect, physical abuse, or other childhood trauma;
12        (4) the defendant's potential for rehabilitation or
13    evidence of rehabilitation, or both;
14        (5) the circumstances of the offense;
15        (6) the defendant's degree of participation and
16    specific role in the offense;
17        (7) whether the defendant was able to meaningfully
18    participate in his or her defense;
19        (8) the defendant's overall record of behavior while
20    incarcerated, including disciplinary history,
21    participation in educational and vocational programs
22    whenever available to the petitioner, including but not
23    limited to restorative justice programs, and extent of
24    cooperation with staff;
25        (9) the defendant's likelihood of committing future
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1    post-incarceration support system;
2        (10) the defendant's prior juvenile or criminal
3    history; and
4        (11) any other information the court finds relevant and
5    reliable, including an expression of remorse, if
6    appropriate.
7    (d) If the court finds that the defendant has diminished
8culpability, it may sentence the defendant to any authorized
9disposition for each base offense not otherwise enhanced by any
10other sentence, except as provided in subsection (f) of this
11Section.
12    (e) If the court does not find that the defendant has
13diminished culpability, it shall sentence the defendant as if
14the defendant had attained the age of 18 years at the time of
15the commission of the offense, up to a term of natural life
16imprisonment, if the court determines that natural life
17imprisonment is the appropriate sentence based upon the
18totality of the circumstances.
19    (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
20defendant is convicted of murdering one of the category of
21persons identified in clause (iii), (iv), (v), or (vii) of
22subsection (c) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code, the minimum term
23for the authorized sentencing range for the base offense not
24otherwise enhanced by any other sentence of imprisonment shall
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1    (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
2    Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for
3use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.
4    (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
5the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence of
6imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set
7by the court under this Section, according to the following
8limitations:
9        (1) for first degree murder,
10            (a) (blank),
11            (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
12        doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
13        brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
14        cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection (a)(1)(c)
15        of this Section, that any of the aggravating factors
16        listed in subsection (b) or (b-5) of Section 9-1 of the
17        Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 are
18        present, the court may sentence the defendant to a term
19        of natural life imprisonment, or
20            (c) the court shall sentence the defendant who has
21        attained the age of 18 years to a term of natural life
22        imprisonment when the death penalty is not imposed if
23        the defendant,
24                (i) has previously been convicted of first
25            degree murder under any state or federal law, or
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1            commission of the murder, had attained the age of
2            17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an
3            individual under 12 years of age; or, irrespective
4            of the defendant's age at the time of the
5            commission of the offense, is found guilty of
6            murdering more than one victim, or
7                (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
8            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
9            when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency
10            management worker was killed in the course of
11            performing his official duties, or to prevent the
12            peace officer or fireman from performing his
13            official duties, or in retaliation for the peace
14            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
15            from performing his official duties, and the
16            defendant knew or should have known that the
17            murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman,
18            or emergency management worker, or
19                (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee
20            of an institution or facility of the Department of
21            Corrections, or any similar local correctional
22            agency, when the employee was killed in the course
23            of performing his official duties, or to prevent
24            the employee from performing his official duties,
25            or in retaliation for the employee performing his
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1                (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency
2            medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
3            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
4            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
5            medical assistance or first aid person while
6            employed by a municipality or other governmental
7            unit when the person was killed in the course of
8            performing official duties or to prevent the
9            person from performing official duties or in
10            retaliation for performing official duties and the
11            defendant knew or should have known that the
12            murdered individual was an emergency medical
13            technician - ambulance, emergency medical
14            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
15            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
16            medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
17                (vi) is a person who, at the time of the
18            commission of the murder, had not attained the age
19            of 17, and is found guilty of murdering a person
20            under 12 years of age and the murder is committed
21            during the course of aggravated criminal sexual
22            assault, criminal sexual assault, or aggravated
23            kidnaping, or
24                (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder
25            and the murder was committed by reason of any
26            person's activity as a community policing

 

 

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1            volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging in
2            activity as a community policing volunteer. For
3            the purpose of this Section, "community policing
4            volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
5            Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
6            For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
7        technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
8         intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
9        paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the
10        Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
11            (d) (i) if the person committed the offense while
12            armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
13            the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
14                (ii) if, during the commission of the offense,
15            the person personally discharged a firearm, 20
16            years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
17            imposed by the court;
18                (iii) if, during the commission of the
19            offense, the person personally discharged a
20            firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
21            permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or
22            death to another person, 25 years or up to a term
23            of natural life shall be added to the term of
24            imprisonment imposed by the court.
25        (2) (blank);
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1    described in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or
2    paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 12-13,
3    subdivision (d)(2) of Section 11-1.30 or paragraph (2) of
4    subsection (d) of Section 12-14, subdivision (b)(1.2) of
5    Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of
6    Section 12-14.1, subdivision (b)(2) of Section 11-1.40 or
7    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the
8    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the
9    sentence shall be a term of natural life imprisonment.
10    (b) (Blank).
11    (c) (Blank).
12    (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, the
13parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be written as
14part of the sentencing order and shall be as follows:
15        (1) for first degree murder or a Class X felony except
16    for the offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a
17    child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal
18    sexual assault if committed on or after the effective date
19    of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and
20    except for the offense of aggravated child pornography
21    under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with
22    sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the
23    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if
24    committed on or after January 1, 2009, 3 years;
25        (2) for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony except for
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1    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
2    General Assembly and except for the offenses of manufacture
3    and dissemination of child pornography under clauses
4    (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code
5    of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or
6    after January 1, 2009, 2 years;
7        (3) for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 felony, 1 year;
8        (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory
9    criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
10    sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after the
11    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
12    Assembly, or who commit the offense of aggravated child
13    pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1
14    with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1
15    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
16    manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of
17    child pornography after January 1, 2009, the term of
18    mandatory supervised release shall range from a minimum of
19    3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the defendant;
20        (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
21    second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual
22    abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
23    the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
24    electronic home detention program under Article 8A of
25    Chapter V of this Code;
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1    battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony
2    violation of an order of protection, 4 years.
3    (e) (Blank).
4    (f) (Blank).
5(Source: P.A. 96-282, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
696-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1475, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff.
77-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-531, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1109,
8eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)