Bill Amendment: IL HB5285 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: PROBATION-CONVICTION-JUDGMENT
Status: 2024-07-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0702 [HB5285 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5285-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: PROBATION-CONVICTION-JUDGMENT
Status: 2024-07-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0702 [HB5285 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5285-House_Amendment_001.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5285 | ||||||
| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5285 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 2-5 as follows:
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| 6 | (720 ILCS 5/2-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 2-5) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 2-5. "Conviction". "Conviction" means a judgment of | ||||||
| 8 | conviction or sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a | ||||||
| 9 | verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by a | ||||||
| 10 | legally constituted jury or by a court of competent | ||||||
| 11 | jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury. If | ||||||
| 12 | judgment is withheld, the plea, verdict, or finding of guilty | ||||||
| 13 | is not a conviction under Illinois law unless and until | ||||||
| 14 | judgment is entered. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
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| 1 | Section 10. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by | ||||||
| 2 | changing Section 10 as follows:
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| 3 | (720 ILCS 550/10) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 710) | ||||||
| 4 | Sec. 10. (a) Whenever any person who has not previously | ||||||
| 5 | been convicted of any felony offense under this Act or any law | ||||||
| 6 | of the United States or of any State relating to cannabis, or | ||||||
| 7 | controlled substances as defined in the Illinois Controlled | ||||||
| 8 | Substances Act, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of | ||||||
| 9 | violating Sections 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 5(a), 5(b), 5(c) or 8 of | ||||||
| 10 | this Act, the court may, without entering a judgment and with | ||||||
| 11 | the consent of such person, sentence him to probation. A | ||||||
| 12 | sentence under this Section shall not be considered a | ||||||
| 13 | conviction under Illinois law unless and until judgment is | ||||||
| 14 | entered under subsection (e) of this Section. | ||||||
| 15 | (b) When a person is placed on probation, the court shall | ||||||
| 16 | enter an order specifying a period of probation of 24 months, | ||||||
| 17 | and shall defer further proceedings in the case until the | ||||||
| 18 | conclusion of the period or until the filing of a petition | ||||||
| 19 | alleging violation of a term or condition of probation. | ||||||
| 20 | (c) The conditions of probation shall be that the person: | ||||||
| 21 | (1) not violate any criminal statute of any jurisdiction; (2) | ||||||
| 22 | refrain from possession of a firearm or other dangerous | ||||||
| 23 | weapon; (3) submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in a | ||||||
| 24 | manner as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times during | ||||||
| 25 | the period of the probation, with the cost of the testing to be | ||||||
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| 1 | paid by the probationer; and (4) perform no less than 30 hours | ||||||
| 2 | of community service, provided community service is available | ||||||
| 3 | in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county | ||||||
| 4 | board. The court may give credit toward the fulfillment of | ||||||
| 5 | community service hours for participation in activities and | ||||||
| 6 | treatment as determined by court services. | ||||||
| 7 | (d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, | ||||||
| 8 | require that the person: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) make a report to and appear in person before or | ||||||
| 10 | participate with the court or such courts, person, or | ||||||
| 11 | social service agency as directed by the court in the | ||||||
| 12 | order of probation; | ||||||
| 13 | (2) pay a fine and costs; | ||||||
| 14 | (3) work or pursue a course of study or vocational | ||||||
| 15 | training; | ||||||
| 16 | (4) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment; or | ||||||
| 17 | treatment for drug addiction or alcoholism; | ||||||
| 18 | (5) attend or reside in a facility established for the | ||||||
| 19 | instruction or residence of defendants on probation; | ||||||
| 20 | (6) support his dependents; | ||||||
| 21 | (7) refrain from possessing a firearm or other | ||||||
| 22 | dangerous weapon; | ||||||
| 23 | (7-5) refrain from having in his or her body the | ||||||
| 24 | presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the Cannabis | ||||||
| 25 | Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or | ||||||
| 26 | the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, | ||||||
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| 1 | unless prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of | ||||||
| 2 | his or her blood or urine or both for tests to determine | ||||||
| 3 | the presence of any illicit drug; | ||||||
| 4 | (8) and in addition, if a minor: | ||||||
| 5 | (i) reside with his parents or in a foster home; | ||||||
| 6 | (ii) attend school; | ||||||
| 7 | (iii) attend a non-residential program for youth; | ||||||
| 8 | (iv) provide nonfinancial contributions to his own | ||||||
| 9 | support at home or in a foster home. | ||||||
| 10 | (e) Upon violation of a term or condition of probation, | ||||||
| 11 | the court may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt | ||||||
| 12 | and proceed as otherwise provided. | ||||||
| 13 | (f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of | ||||||
| 14 | probation, the court shall discharge such person and dismiss | ||||||
| 15 | the proceedings against him. | ||||||
| 16 | (g) A disposition of probation is considered to be a | ||||||
| 17 | conviction for the purposes of imposing the conditions of | ||||||
| 18 | probation and for appeal, however, a sentence discharge and | ||||||
| 19 | dismissal under this Section is not a conviction for purposes | ||||||
| 20 | of disqualification or disabilities imposed by law upon | ||||||
| 21 | conviction of a crime (including the additional penalty | ||||||
| 22 | imposed for subsequent offenses under Section 4(c), 4(d), 5(c) | ||||||
| 23 | or 5(d) of this Act) unless and until judgment is entered. | ||||||
| 24 | (h) A person may not have more than one discharge and | ||||||
| 25 | dismissal under this Section within a 4-year period. | ||||||
| 26 | (i) If a person is convicted of an offense under this Act, | ||||||
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| 1 | the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine | ||||||
| 2 | Control and Community Protection Act within 5 years subsequent | ||||||
| 3 | to a discharge and dismissal under this Section, the discharge | ||||||
| 4 | and dismissal under this Section shall be admissible in the | ||||||
| 5 | sentencing proceeding for that conviction as a factor in | ||||||
| 6 | aggravation. | ||||||
| 7 | (j) Notwithstanding subsection (a), before a person is | ||||||
| 8 | sentenced to probation under this Section, the court may refer | ||||||
| 9 | the person to the drug court established in that judicial | ||||||
| 10 | circuit pursuant to Section 15 of the Drug Court Treatment | ||||||
| 11 | Act. The drug court team shall evaluate the person's | ||||||
| 12 | likelihood of successfully completing a sentence of probation | ||||||
| 13 | under this Section and shall report the results of its | ||||||
| 14 | evaluation to the court. If the drug court team finds that the | ||||||
| 15 | person suffers from a substance abuse problem that makes him | ||||||
| 16 | or her substantially unlikely to successfully complete a | ||||||
| 17 | sentence of probation under this Section, then the drug court | ||||||
| 18 | shall set forth its findings in the form of a written order, | ||||||
| 19 | and the person shall not be sentenced to probation under this | ||||||
| 20 | Section, but shall be considered for the drug court program. | ||||||
| 21 | (k) Fines and assessments, such as fees or administrative | ||||||
| 22 | costs, authorized under this Section shall not be ordered or | ||||||
| 23 | imposed against a minor subject to Article III, IV, or V of the | ||||||
| 24 | Juvenile Court Act of 1987, or a minor under the age of 18 | ||||||
| 25 | transferred to adult court or excluded from juvenile court | ||||||
| 26 | jurisdiction under Article V of the Juvenile Court Act of | ||||||
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| 1 | 1987, or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian. | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 103-379, eff. 7-28-23.)
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| 3 | Section 15. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is | ||||||
| 4 | amended by changing Section 410 as follows:
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| 5 | (720 ILCS 570/410) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1410) | ||||||
| 6 | Sec. 410. (a) Whenever any person who has not previously | ||||||
| 7 | been convicted of any felony offense under this Act or any law | ||||||
| 8 | of the United States or of any State relating to cannabis or | ||||||
| 9 | controlled substances, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of | ||||||
| 10 | possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance under | ||||||
| 11 | subsection (c) of Section 402 or of unauthorized possession of | ||||||
| 12 | prescription form under Section 406.2, the court, without | ||||||
| 13 | entering a judgment and with the consent of such person, may | ||||||
| 14 | sentence him or her to probation. A sentence under this | ||||||
| 15 | Section shall not be considered a conviction under Illinois | ||||||
| 16 | law unless and until judgment is entered under subsection (e) | ||||||
| 17 | of this Section. | ||||||
| 18 | (b) When a person is placed on probation, the court shall | ||||||
| 19 | enter an order specifying a period of probation of 24 months | ||||||
| 20 | and shall defer further proceedings in the case until the | ||||||
| 21 | conclusion of the period or until the filing of a petition | ||||||
| 22 | alleging violation of a term or condition of probation. | ||||||
| 23 | (c) The conditions of probation shall be that the person: | ||||||
| 24 | (1) not violate any criminal statute of any jurisdiction; (2) | ||||||
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| 1 | refrain from possessing a firearm or other dangerous weapon; | ||||||
| 2 | (3) submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in a manner | ||||||
| 3 | as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times during the | ||||||
| 4 | period of the probation, with the cost of the testing to be | ||||||
| 5 | paid by the probationer; and (4) perform no less than 30 hours | ||||||
| 6 | of community service, provided community service is available | ||||||
| 7 | in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county | ||||||
| 8 | board. The court may give credit toward the fulfillment of | ||||||
| 9 | community service hours for participation in activities and | ||||||
| 10 | treatment as determined by court services. | ||||||
| 11 | (d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, | ||||||
| 12 | require that the person: | ||||||
| 13 | (1) make a report to and appear in person before or | ||||||
| 14 | participate with the court or such courts, person, or | ||||||
| 15 | social service agency as directed by the court in the | ||||||
| 16 | order of probation; | ||||||
| 17 | (2) pay a fine and costs; | ||||||
| 18 | (3) work or pursue a course of study or vocational | ||||||
| 19 | training; | ||||||
| 20 | (4) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment; or | ||||||
| 21 | treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Illinois | ||||||
| 22 | Department of Human Services; | ||||||
| 23 | (5) attend or reside in a facility established for the | ||||||
| 24 | instruction or residence of defendants on probation; | ||||||
| 25 | (6) support his or her dependents; | ||||||
| 26 | (6-5) refrain from having in his or her body the | ||||||
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| 1 | presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the Cannabis | ||||||
| 2 | Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or | ||||||
| 3 | the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, | ||||||
| 4 | unless prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of | ||||||
| 5 | his or her blood or urine or both for tests to determine | ||||||
| 6 | the presence of any illicit drug; | ||||||
| 7 | (7) and in addition, if a minor: | ||||||
| 8 | (i) reside with his or her parents or in a foster | ||||||
| 9 | home; | ||||||
| 10 | (ii) attend school; | ||||||
| 11 | (iii) attend a non-residential program for youth; | ||||||
| 12 | (iv) contribute to his or her own support at home | ||||||
| 13 | or in a foster home. | ||||||
| 14 | (e) Upon violation of a term or condition of probation, | ||||||
| 15 | the court may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt | ||||||
| 16 | and proceed as otherwise provided. | ||||||
| 17 | (f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of | ||||||
| 18 | probation, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss | ||||||
| 19 | the proceedings against him or her. | ||||||
| 20 | (g) A disposition of probation is considered to be a | ||||||
| 21 | conviction for the purposes of imposing the conditions of | ||||||
| 22 | probation and for appeal, however, a sentence discharge and | ||||||
| 23 | dismissal under this Section is not a conviction for purposes | ||||||
| 24 | of this Act or for purposes of disqualifications or | ||||||
| 25 | disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime unless | ||||||
| 26 | and until judgment is entered. | ||||||
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| 1 | (h) A person may not have more than one discharge and | ||||||
| 2 | dismissal under this Section within a 4-year period. | ||||||
| 3 | (i) If a person is convicted of an offense under this Act, | ||||||
| 4 | the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and | ||||||
| 5 | Community Protection Act within 5 years subsequent to a | ||||||
| 6 | discharge and dismissal under this Section, the discharge and | ||||||
| 7 | dismissal under this Section shall be admissible in the | ||||||
| 8 | sentencing proceeding for that conviction as evidence in | ||||||
| 9 | aggravation. | ||||||
| 10 | (j) Notwithstanding subsection (a), before a person is | ||||||
| 11 | sentenced to probation under this Section, the court may refer | ||||||
| 12 | the person to the drug court established in that judicial | ||||||
| 13 | circuit pursuant to Section 15 of the Drug Court Treatment | ||||||
| 14 | Act. The drug court team shall evaluate the person's | ||||||
| 15 | likelihood of successfully completing a sentence of probation | ||||||
| 16 | under this Section and shall report the results of its | ||||||
| 17 | evaluation to the court. If the drug court team finds that the | ||||||
| 18 | person suffers from a substance abuse problem that makes him | ||||||
| 19 | or her substantially unlikely to successfully complete a | ||||||
| 20 | sentence of probation under this Section, then the drug court | ||||||
| 21 | shall set forth its findings in the form of a written order, | ||||||
| 22 | and the person shall not be sentenced to probation under this | ||||||
| 23 | Section, but shall be considered for the drug court program. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 100-3, eff. 1-1-18; | ||||||
| 25 | 100-575, eff. 1-8-18.)
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| 1 | Section 20. The Methamphetamine Control and Community | ||||||
| 2 | Protection Act is amended by changing Section 70 as follows:
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| 3 | (720 ILCS 646/70) | ||||||
| 4 | Sec. 70. Probation. | ||||||
| 5 | (a) Whenever any person who has not previously been | ||||||
| 6 | convicted of any felony offense under this Act, the Illinois | ||||||
| 7 | Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or any | ||||||
| 8 | law of the United States or of any state relating to cannabis | ||||||
| 9 | or controlled substances, pleads guilty to or is found guilty | ||||||
| 10 | of possession of less than 15 grams of methamphetamine under | ||||||
| 11 | paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of Section 60 of this | ||||||
| 12 | Act, the court, without entering a judgment and with the | ||||||
| 13 | consent of the person, may sentence him or her to probation. A | ||||||
| 14 | sentence under this Section shall not be considered a | ||||||
| 15 | conviction under Illinois law unless and until judgment is | ||||||
| 16 | entered under subsection (e) of this Section. | ||||||
| 17 | (b) When a person is placed on probation, the court shall | ||||||
| 18 | enter an order specifying a period of probation of 24 months | ||||||
| 19 | and shall defer further proceedings in the case until the | ||||||
| 20 | conclusion of the period or until the filing of a petition | ||||||
| 21 | alleging violation of a term or condition of probation. | ||||||
| 22 | (c) The conditions of probation shall be that the person: | ||||||
| 23 | (1) not violate any criminal statute of any | ||||||
| 24 | jurisdiction; | ||||||
| 25 | (2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other | ||||||
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| 1 | dangerous weapon; | ||||||
| 2 | (3) submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in a | ||||||
| 3 | manner as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times | ||||||
| 4 | during the period of the probation, with the cost of the | ||||||
| 5 | testing to be paid by the probationer; and | ||||||
| 6 | (4) perform no less than 30 hours of community | ||||||
| 7 | service, if community service is available in the | ||||||
| 8 | jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county | ||||||
| 9 | board. The court may give credit toward the fulfillment of | ||||||
| 10 | community service hours for participation in activities | ||||||
| 11 | and treatment as determined by court services. | ||||||
| 12 | (d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, | ||||||
| 13 | require that the person take one or more of the following | ||||||
| 14 | actions: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) make a report to and appear in person before or | ||||||
| 16 | participate with the court or such courts, person, or | ||||||
| 17 | social service agency as directed by the court in the | ||||||
| 18 | order of probation; | ||||||
| 19 | (2) pay a fine and costs; | ||||||
| 20 | (3) work or pursue a course of study or vocational | ||||||
| 21 | training; | ||||||
| 22 | (4) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment; or | ||||||
| 23 | treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Illinois | ||||||
| 24 | Department of Human Services; | ||||||
| 25 | (5) attend or reside in a facility established for the | ||||||
| 26 | instruction or residence of defendants on probation; | ||||||
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| 1 | (6) support his or her dependents; | ||||||
| 2 | (7) refrain from having in his or her body the | ||||||
| 3 | presence of any illicit drug prohibited by this Act, the | ||||||
| 4 | Cannabis Control Act, or the Illinois Controlled | ||||||
| 5 | Substances Act, unless prescribed by a physician, and | ||||||
| 6 | submit samples of his or her blood or urine or both for | ||||||
| 7 | tests to determine the presence of any illicit drug; or | ||||||
| 8 | (8) if a minor: | ||||||
| 9 | (i) reside with his or her parents or in a foster | ||||||
| 10 | home; | ||||||
| 11 | (ii) attend school; | ||||||
| 12 | (iii) attend a non-residential program for youth; | ||||||
| 13 | or | ||||||
| 14 | (iv) contribute to his or her own support at home | ||||||
| 15 | or in a foster home. | ||||||
| 16 | (e) Upon violation of a term or condition of probation, | ||||||
| 17 | the court may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt | ||||||
| 18 | and proceed as otherwise provided. | ||||||
| 19 | (f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of | ||||||
| 20 | probation, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss | ||||||
| 21 | the proceedings against the person. | ||||||
| 22 | (g) A disposition of probation is considered to be a | ||||||
| 23 | conviction for the purposes of imposing the conditions of | ||||||
| 24 | probation and for appeal, however, a sentence discharge and | ||||||
| 25 | dismissal under this Section is not a conviction for purposes | ||||||
| 26 | of this Act or for purposes of disqualifications or | ||||||
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| 1 | disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime unless | ||||||
| 2 | and until judgment is entered. | ||||||
| 3 | (h) A person may not have more than one discharge and | ||||||
| 4 | dismissal under this Section within a 4-year period. | ||||||
| 5 | (i) If a person is convicted of an offense under this Act, | ||||||
| 6 | the Cannabis Control Act, or the Illinois Controlled | ||||||
| 7 | Substances Act within 5 years subsequent to a discharge and | ||||||
| 8 | dismissal under this Section, the discharge and dismissal | ||||||
| 9 | under this Section are admissible in the sentencing proceeding | ||||||
| 10 | for that conviction as evidence in aggravation. | ||||||
| 11 | (j) Notwithstanding subsection (a), before a person is | ||||||
| 12 | sentenced to probation under this Section, the court may refer | ||||||
| 13 | the person to the drug court established in that judicial | ||||||
| 14 | circuit pursuant to Section 15 of the Drug Court Treatment | ||||||
| 15 | Act. The drug court team shall evaluate the person's | ||||||
| 16 | likelihood of successfully completing a sentence of probation | ||||||
| 17 | under this Section and shall report the results of its | ||||||
| 18 | evaluation to the court. If the drug court team finds that the | ||||||
| 19 | person suffers from a substance abuse problem that makes him | ||||||
| 20 | or her substantially unlikely to successfully complete a | ||||||
| 21 | sentence of probation under this Section, then the drug court | ||||||
| 22 | shall set forth its findings in the form of a written order, | ||||||
| 23 | and the person shall not be sentenced to probation under this | ||||||
| 24 | Section, but shall be considered for the drug court program. | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 100-3, eff. 1-1-18; | ||||||
| 26 | 100-575, eff. 1-8-18.)
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| 1 | Section 25. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | ||||||
| 2 | changing Sections 5-6-3.4 and 5-6-3.6 as follows:
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| 3 | (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.4) | ||||||
| 4 | Sec. 5-6-3.4. Second Chance Probation. | ||||||
| 5 | (a) Whenever any person who has not previously been | ||||||
| 6 | convicted of any felony offense under the laws of this State, | ||||||
| 7 | the laws of any other state, or the laws of the United States, | ||||||
| 8 | and pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of, possession of less | ||||||
| 9 | than 15 grams of a controlled substance; possession of less | ||||||
| 10 | than 15 grams of methamphetamine; or a probationable felony | ||||||
| 11 | offense of possession of cannabis, theft, retail theft, | ||||||
| 12 | forgery, deceptive practices, possession of a stolen motor | ||||||
| 13 | vehicle, burglary, possession of burglary tools, disorderly | ||||||
| 14 | conduct, criminal damage or trespass to property under Article | ||||||
| 15 | 21 of the Criminal Code of 2012, criminal trespass to a | ||||||
| 16 | residence, an offense involving fraudulent identification, or | ||||||
| 17 | obstructing justice; or possession of cannabis, the court, | ||||||
| 18 | with the consent of the defendant and the State's Attorney, | ||||||
| 19 | may, without entering a judgment, sentence the defendant to | ||||||
| 20 | probation under this Section. A sentence under this Section | ||||||
| 21 | shall not be considered a conviction under Illinois law unless | ||||||
| 22 | and until judgment is entered under subsection (e) of this | ||||||
| 23 | Section. | ||||||
| 24 | (a-1) Exemptions. A defendant is not eligible for this | ||||||
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| 1 | probation if the offense he or she pleads guilty to, or is | ||||||
| 2 | found guilty of, is a violent offense, or he or she has | ||||||
| 3 | previously been convicted of a violent offense. For purposes | ||||||
| 4 | of this probation, a "violent offense" is any offense where | ||||||
| 5 | bodily harm was inflicted or where force was used against any | ||||||
| 6 | person or threatened against any person, any offense involving | ||||||
| 7 | sexual conduct, sexual penetration, or sexual exploitation, | ||||||
| 8 | any offense of domestic violence, domestic battery, violation | ||||||
| 9 | of an order of protection, stalking, hate crime, and any | ||||||
| 10 | offense involving the possession of a firearm or dangerous | ||||||
| 11 | weapon. A defendant shall not be eligible for this probation | ||||||
| 12 | if he or she has previously been adjudicated a delinquent | ||||||
| 13 | minor for the commission of a violent offense as defined in | ||||||
| 14 | this subsection. | ||||||
| 15 | (b) When a defendant is placed on probation, the court | ||||||
| 16 | shall enter an order specifying a period of probation of not | ||||||
| 17 | less than 24 months and shall defer further proceedings in the | ||||||
| 18 | case until the conclusion of the period or until the filing of | ||||||
| 19 | a petition alleging violation of a term or condition of | ||||||
| 20 | probation. | ||||||
| 21 | (c) The conditions of probation shall be that the | ||||||
| 22 | defendant: | ||||||
| 23 | (1) not violate any criminal statute of this State or | ||||||
| 24 | any other jurisdiction; | ||||||
| 25 | (2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other | ||||||
| 26 | dangerous weapon; | ||||||
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| 1 | (3) make full restitution to the victim or property | ||||||
| 2 | owner under Section 5-5-6 of this Code; | ||||||
| 3 | (4) obtain or attempt to obtain employment; | ||||||
| 4 | (5) pay fines and costs; | ||||||
| 5 | (6) attend educational courses designed to prepare the | ||||||
| 6 | defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to work | ||||||
| 7 | toward passing high school equivalency testing or to work | ||||||
| 8 | toward completing a vocational training program; | ||||||
| 9 | (7) submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in a | ||||||
| 10 | manner as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times | ||||||
| 11 | during the period of probation, with the cost of the | ||||||
| 12 | testing to be paid by the defendant; and | ||||||
| 13 | (8) perform a minimum of 30 hours of community | ||||||
| 14 | service. The court may give credit toward the fulfillment | ||||||
| 15 | of community service hours for participation in activities | ||||||
| 16 | and treatment as determined by court services. | ||||||
| 17 | (d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, | ||||||
| 18 | require that the defendant: | ||||||
| 19 | (1) make a report to and appear in person before or | ||||||
| 20 | participate with the court or such courts, person, or | ||||||
| 21 | social service agency as directed by the court in the | ||||||
| 22 | order of probation; | ||||||
| 23 | (2) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment, or | ||||||
| 24 | treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Illinois | ||||||
| 25 | Department of Human Services; | ||||||
| 26 | (3) attend or reside in a facility established for the | ||||||
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| 1 | instruction or residence of defendants on probation; | ||||||
| 2 | (4) support his or her dependents; or | ||||||
| 3 | (5) refrain from having in his or her body the | ||||||
| 4 | presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the | ||||||
| 5 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the | ||||||
| 6 | Cannabis Control Act, or the Illinois Controlled | ||||||
| 7 | Substances Act, unless prescribed by a physician, and | ||||||
| 8 | submit samples of his or her blood or urine or both for | ||||||
| 9 | tests to determine the presence of any illicit drug. | ||||||
| 10 | (e) Upon violation of a term or condition of probation, | ||||||
| 11 | the court may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt | ||||||
| 12 | and proceed as otherwise provided by law. | ||||||
| 13 | (f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of | ||||||
| 14 | probation, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss | ||||||
| 15 | the proceedings against the person. | ||||||
| 16 | (g) A disposition of probation is considered to be a | ||||||
| 17 | conviction for the purposes of imposing the conditions of | ||||||
| 18 | probation and for appeal; however, a sentence discharge and | ||||||
| 19 | dismissal under this Section is not a conviction for purposes | ||||||
| 20 | of this Code or for purposes of disqualifications or | ||||||
| 21 | disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime unless | ||||||
| 22 | and until judgment is entered. | ||||||
| 23 | (h) A person may only have one discharge and dismissal | ||||||
| 24 | under this Section within a 4-year period. | ||||||
| 25 | (i) If a person is convicted of any offense which occurred | ||||||
| 26 | within 5 years subsequent to a discharge and dismissal under | ||||||
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| 1 | this Section, the discharge and dismissal under this Section | ||||||
| 2 | shall be admissible in the sentencing proceeding for that | ||||||
| 3 | conviction as evidence in aggravation. | ||||||
| 4 | (j) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if the court finds | ||||||
| 5 | that the defendant suffers from a substance abuse problem, | ||||||
| 6 | then before the person is placed on probation under this | ||||||
| 7 | Section, the court may refer the person to the drug court | ||||||
| 8 | established in that judicial circuit pursuant to Section 15 of | ||||||
| 9 | the Drug Court Treatment Act. The drug court team shall | ||||||
| 10 | evaluate the person's likelihood of successfully fulfilling | ||||||
| 11 | the terms and conditions of probation under this Section and | ||||||
| 12 | shall report the results of its evaluation to the court. If the | ||||||
| 13 | drug court team finds that the person suffers from a substance | ||||||
| 14 | abuse problem that makes him or her substantially unlikely to | ||||||
| 15 | successfully fulfill the terms and conditions of probation | ||||||
| 16 | under this Section, then the drug court shall set forth its | ||||||
| 17 | findings in the form of a written order, and the person shall | ||||||
| 18 | be ineligible to be placed on probation under this Section, | ||||||
| 19 | but shall be considered for the drug court program. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 100-3, eff. 1-1-18; | ||||||
| 21 | 100-575, eff. 1-8-18.)
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| 22 | (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.6) | ||||||
| 23 | Sec. 5-6-3.6. First Time Weapon Offense Program. | ||||||
| 24 | (a) The General Assembly has sought to promote public | ||||||
| 25 | safety, reduce recidivism, and conserve valuable resources of | ||||||
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| 1 | the criminal justice system through the creation of diversion | ||||||
| 2 | programs for non-violent offenders. This amendatory Act of the | ||||||
| 3 | 103rd General Assembly establishes a program for first-time, | ||||||
| 4 | non-violent offenders charged with certain weapons possession | ||||||
| 5 | offenses. The General Assembly recognizes some persons, | ||||||
| 6 | particularly in areas of high crime or poverty, may have | ||||||
| 7 | experienced trauma that contributes to poor decision making | ||||||
| 8 | skills, and the creation of a diversionary program poses a | ||||||
| 9 | greater benefit to the community and the person than | ||||||
| 10 | incarceration. Under this program, a court, with the consent | ||||||
| 11 | of the defendant and the State's Attorney, may sentence a | ||||||
| 12 | defendant charged with an unlawful use of weapons offense | ||||||
| 13 | under Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or aggravated | ||||||
| 14 | unlawful use of a weapon offense under Section 24-1.6 of the | ||||||
| 15 | Criminal Code of 2012, if punishable as a Class 4 felony or | ||||||
| 16 | lower, to a First Time Weapon Offense Program. | ||||||
| 17 | (b) A defendant is not eligible for this Program if: | ||||||
| 18 | (1) the offense was committed during the commission of | ||||||
| 19 | a violent offense as defined in subsection (h) of this | ||||||
| 20 | Section; | ||||||
| 21 | (2) he or she has previously been convicted or placed | ||||||
| 22 | on probation or conditional discharge for any violent | ||||||
| 23 | offense under the laws of this State, the laws of any other | ||||||
| 24 | state, or the laws of the United States; | ||||||
| 25 | (3) he or she had a prior successful completion of the | ||||||
| 26 | First Time Weapon Offense Program under this Section; | ||||||
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| 1 | (4) he or she has previously been adjudicated a | ||||||
| 2 | delinquent minor for the commission of a violent offense; | ||||||
| 3 | (5) (blank); or | ||||||
| 4 | (6) he or she has an existing order of protection | ||||||
| 5 | issued against him or her. | ||||||
| 6 | (b-5) In considering whether a defendant shall be | ||||||
| 7 | sentenced to the First Time Weapon Offense Program, the court | ||||||
| 8 | shall consider the following: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) the age, immaturity, or limited mental capacity of | ||||||
| 10 | the defendant; | ||||||
| 11 | (2) the nature and circumstances of the offense; | ||||||
| 12 | (3) whether participation in the Program is in the | ||||||
| 13 | interest of the defendant's rehabilitation, including any | ||||||
| 14 | employment or involvement in community, educational, | ||||||
| 15 | training, or vocational programs; | ||||||
| 16 | (4) whether the defendant suffers from trauma, as | ||||||
| 17 | supported by documentation or evaluation by a licensed | ||||||
| 18 | professional; and | ||||||
| 19 | (5) the potential risk to public safety. | ||||||
| 20 | (c) For an offense committed on or after January 1, 2018 | ||||||
| 21 | (the effective date of Public Act 100-3) whenever an eligible | ||||||
| 22 | person pleads guilty to an unlawful use of weapons offense | ||||||
| 23 | under Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or aggravated | ||||||
| 24 | unlawful use of a weapon offense under Section 24-1.6 of the | ||||||
| 25 | Criminal Code of 2012, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony | ||||||
| 26 | or lower, the court, with the consent of the defendant and the | ||||||
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| 1 | State's Attorney, may, without entering a judgment, sentence | ||||||
| 2 | the defendant to complete the First Time Weapon Offense | ||||||
| 3 | Program. When a defendant is placed in the Program, the court | ||||||
| 4 | shall defer further proceedings in the case until the | ||||||
| 5 | conclusion of the period or until the filing of a petition | ||||||
| 6 | alleging violation of a term or condition of the Program. A | ||||||
| 7 | disposition of probation is considered to be a conviction for | ||||||
| 8 | the purposes of imposing the conditions of probation and for | ||||||
| 9 | appeal, however, a sentence under this Section is not a | ||||||
| 10 | conviction for purposes of this Act or for purposes of | ||||||
| 11 | disqualifications or disabilities imposed by law upon | ||||||
| 12 | conviction of a crime unless and until judgment is entered. | ||||||
| 13 | Upon violation of a term or condition of the Program, the court | ||||||
| 14 | may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt and | ||||||
| 15 | proceed as otherwise provided by law. Upon fulfillment of the | ||||||
| 16 | terms and conditions of the Program, the court shall discharge | ||||||
| 17 | the person and dismiss the proceedings against the person. | ||||||
| 18 | (d) The Program shall be at least 6 months and not to | ||||||
| 19 | exceed 24 months, as determined by the court at the | ||||||
| 20 | recommendation of the Program administrator and the State's | ||||||
| 21 | Attorney. The Program administrator may be appointed by the | ||||||
| 22 | Chief Judge of each Judicial Circuit. | ||||||
| 23 | (e) The conditions of the Program shall be that the | ||||||
| 24 | defendant: | ||||||
| 25 | (1) not violate any criminal statute of this State or | ||||||
| 26 | any other jurisdiction; | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other | ||||||
| 2 | dangerous weapon; | ||||||
| 3 | (3) (blank); | ||||||
| 4 | (4) (blank); | ||||||
| 5 | (5) (blank); | ||||||
| 6 | (6) (blank); | ||||||
| 7 | (7) attend and participate in any Program activities | ||||||
| 8 | deemed required by the Program administrator, such as: | ||||||
| 9 | counseling sessions, in-person and over the phone | ||||||
| 10 | check-ins, and educational classes; and | ||||||
| 11 | (8) (blank). | ||||||
| 12 | (f) The Program may, in addition to other conditions, | ||||||
| 13 | require that the defendant: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) obtain or attempt to obtain employment; | ||||||
| 15 | (2) attend educational courses designed to prepare the | ||||||
| 16 | defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to work | ||||||
| 17 | toward passing high school equivalency testing or to work | ||||||
| 18 | toward completing a vocational training program; | ||||||
| 19 | (3) refrain from having in his or her body the | ||||||
| 20 | presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the | ||||||
| 21 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or | ||||||
| 22 | the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, unless prescribed | ||||||
| 23 | by a physician, and submit samples of his or her blood or | ||||||
| 24 | urine or both for tests to determine the presence of any | ||||||
| 25 | illicit drug; | ||||||
| 26 | (4) perform community service; | ||||||
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