Bill Text: IL HB2647 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered


Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning child pornography. Provides that the possession of each individual film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer in violation of the child pornography statute constitutes a single and separate violation.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0437 [HB2647 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB2647-Chaptered.html



Public Act 098-0437
HB2647 EnrolledLRB098 05661 RLC 35700 b
AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
Section 11-20.1 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/11-20.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1)
Sec. 11-20.1. Child pornography.
(a) A person commits child pornography who:
(1) films, videotapes, photographs, or otherwise
depicts or portrays by means of any similar visual medium
or reproduction or depicts by computer any child whom he or
she knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of
18 or any severely or profoundly intellectually disabled
person where such child or severely or profoundly
intellectually disabled person is:
(i) actually or by simulation engaged in any act of
sexual penetration or sexual conduct with any person or
animal; or
(ii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act
of sexual penetration or sexual conduct involving the
sex organs of the child or severely or profoundly
intellectually disabled person and the mouth, anus, or
sex organs of another person or animal; or which
involves the mouth, anus or sex organs of the child or
severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person
and the sex organs of another person or animal; or
(iii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act
of masturbation; or
(iv) actually or by simulation portrayed as being
the object of, or otherwise engaged in, any act of lewd
fondling, touching, or caressing involving another
person or animal; or
(v) actually or by simulation engaged in any act of
excretion or urination within a sexual context; or
(vi) actually or by simulation portrayed or
depicted as bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic,
masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in any sexual
context; or
(vii) depicted or portrayed in any pose, posture or
setting involving a lewd exhibition of the unclothed or
transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks,
or, if such person is female, a fully or partially
developed breast of the child or other person; or
(2) with the knowledge of the nature or content
thereof, reproduces, disseminates, offers to disseminate,
exhibits or possesses with intent to disseminate any film,
videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction
or depiction by computer of any child or severely or
profoundly intellectually disabled person whom the person
knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18
or to be a severely or profoundly intellectually disabled
person, engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs
(i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
(3) with knowledge of the subject matter or theme
thereof, produces any stage play, live performance, film,
videotape or other similar visual portrayal or depiction by
computer which includes a child whom the person knows or
reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or a
severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person
engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i)
through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
(4) solicits, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or
coerces any child whom he or she knows or reasonably should
know to be under the age of 18 or a severely or profoundly
intellectually disabled person to appear in any stage play,
live presentation, film, videotape, photograph or other
similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer in
which the child or severely or profoundly intellectually
disabled person is or will be depicted, actually or by
simulation, in any act, pose or setting described in
subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this
subsection; or
(5) is a parent, step-parent, legal guardian or other
person having care or custody of a child whom the person
knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18
or a severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person
and who knowingly permits, induces, promotes, or arranges
for such child or severely or profoundly intellectually
disabled person to appear in any stage play, live
performance, film, videotape, photograph or other similar
visual presentation, portrayal or simulation or depiction
by computer of any act or activity described in
subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this
subsection; or
(6) with knowledge of the nature or content thereof,
possesses any film, videotape, photograph or other similar
visual reproduction or depiction by computer of any child
or severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person
whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be under
the age of 18 or to be a severely or profoundly
intellectually disabled person, engaged in any activity
described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph
(1) of this subsection; or
(7) solicits, or knowingly uses, persuades, induces,
entices, or coerces, a person to provide a child under the
age of 18 or a severely or profoundly intellectually
disabled person to appear in any videotape, photograph,
film, stage play, live presentation, or other similar
visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which the
child or severely or profoundly intellectually disabled
person will be depicted, actually or by simulation, in any
act, pose, or setting described in subparagraphs (i)
through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(a-5) The possession of each individual film, videotape,
photograph, or other similar visual reproduction or depiction
by computer in violation of this Section constitutes a single
and separate violation. This subsection (a-5) does not apply to
multiple copies of the same film, videotape, photograph, or
other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer that
are identical to each other.
(b) (1) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of
child pornography that the defendant reasonably believed,
under all of the circumstances, that the child was 18 years
of age or older or that the person was not a severely or
profoundly intellectually disabled person but only where,
prior to the act or acts giving rise to a prosecution under
this Section, he or she took some affirmative action or
made a bonafide inquiry designed to ascertain whether the
child was 18 years of age or older or that the person was
not a severely or profoundly intellectually disabled
person and his or her reliance upon the information so
obtained was clearly reasonable.
(1.5) Telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile
service providers, and providers of information services,
including, but not limited to, Internet service providers
and hosting service providers, are not liable under this
Section by virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching
of electronic communications or messages of others or by
virtue of the provision of other related
telecommunications, commercial mobile services, or
information services used by others in violation of this
Section.
(2) (Blank).
(3) The charge of child pornography shall not apply to
the performance of official duties by law enforcement or
prosecuting officers or persons employed by law
enforcement or prosecuting agencies, court personnel or
attorneys, nor to bonafide treatment or professional
education programs conducted by licensed physicians,
psychologists or social workers.
(4) If the defendant possessed more than one of the
same film, videotape or visual reproduction or depiction by
computer in which child pornography is depicted, then the
trier of fact may infer that the defendant possessed such
materials with the intent to disseminate them.
(5) The charge of child pornography does not apply to a
person who does not voluntarily possess a film, videotape,
or visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which
child pornography is depicted. Possession is voluntary if
the defendant knowingly procures or receives a film,
videotape, or visual reproduction or depiction for a
sufficient time to be able to terminate his or her
possession.
(6) Any violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
or (7) of subsection (a) that includes a child engaged in,
solicited for, depicted in, or posed in any act of sexual
penetration or bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic,
masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in a sexual context
shall be deemed a crime of violence.
(c) If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, or
other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (1), (4), (5),
or (7) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory
minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the
violation involves a film, videotape, or other moving
depiction, a violation of paragraph (1), (4), (5), or (7) of
subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum
fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation
does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving depiction,
a violation of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is a Class 1
felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1500 and a maximum
fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape,
or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (3) of
subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum
fine of $1500 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation
does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving depiction,
a violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is a Class 1
felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum
fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape,
or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (2) of
subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum
fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation
does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving depiction,
a violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is a Class 3
felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum
fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape,
or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (6) of
subsection (a) is a Class 2 felony with a mandatory minimum
fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000.
(c-5) Where the child depicted is under the age of 13, a
violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of
subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum
fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child
depicted is under the age of 13, a violation of paragraph (6)
of subsection (a) is a Class 2 felony with a mandatory minimum
fine of $1,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child
depicted is under the age of 13, a person who commits a
violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of
subsection (a) where the defendant has previously been
convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of
the offense of child pornography, aggravated child
pornography, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated
criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a
child, or any of the offenses formerly known as rape, deviate
sexual assault, indecent liberties with a child, or aggravated
indecent liberties with a child where the victim was under the
age of 18 years or an offense that is substantially equivalent
to those offenses, is guilty of a Class X felony for which the
person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less
than 9 years with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a
maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child depicted is under the
age of 13, a person who commits a violation of paragraph (6) of
subsection (a) where the defendant has previously been
convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of
the offense of child pornography, aggravated child
pornography, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated
criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a
child, or any of the offenses formerly known as rape, deviate
sexual assault, indecent liberties with a child, or aggravated
indecent liberties with a child where the victim was under the
age of 18 years or an offense that is substantially equivalent
to those offenses, is guilty of a Class 1 felony with a
mandatory minimum fine of $1,000 and a maximum fine of
$100,000. The issue of whether the child depicted is under the
age of 13 is an element of the offense to be resolved by the
trier of fact.
(d) If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent
violation of this Section within 10 years of a prior
conviction, the court shall order a presentence psychiatric
examination of the person. The examiner shall report to the
court whether treatment of the person is necessary.
(e) Any film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual
reproduction or depiction by computer which includes a child
under the age of 18 or a severely or profoundly intellectually
disabled person engaged in any activity described in
subparagraphs (i) through (vii) or paragraph 1 of subsection
(a), and any material or equipment used or intended for use in
photographing, filming, printing, producing, reproducing,
manufacturing, projecting, exhibiting, depiction by computer,
or disseminating such material shall be seized and forfeited in
the manner, method and procedure provided by Section 36-1 of
this Code for the seizure and forfeiture of vessels, vehicles
and aircraft.
In addition, any person convicted under this Section is
subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in
Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
(e-5) Upon the conclusion of a case brought under this
Section, the court shall seal all evidence depicting a victim
or witness that is sexually explicit. The evidence may be
unsealed and viewed, on a motion of the party seeking to unseal
and view the evidence, only for good cause shown and in the
discretion of the court. The motion must expressly set forth
the purpose for viewing the material. The State's attorney and
the victim, if possible, shall be provided reasonable notice of
the hearing on the motion to unseal the evidence. Any person
entitled to notice of a hearing under this subsection (e-5) may
object to the motion.
(f) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
(1) "Disseminate" means (i) to sell, distribute,
exchange or transfer possession, whether with or without
consideration or (ii) to make a depiction by computer
available for distribution or downloading through the
facilities of any telecommunications network or through
any other means of transferring computer programs or data
to a computer.
(2) "Produce" means to direct, promote, advertise,
publish, manufacture, issue, present or show.
(3) "Reproduce" means to make a duplication or copy.
(4) "Depict by computer" means to generate or create,
or cause to be created or generated, a computer program or
data that, after being processed by a computer either alone
or in conjunction with one or more computer programs,
results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor,
screen, or display.
(5) "Depiction by computer" means a computer program or
data that, after being processed by a computer either alone
or in conjunction with one or more computer programs,
results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor,
screen, or display.
(6) "Computer", "computer program", and "data" have
the meanings ascribed to them in Section 16D-2 of this
Code.
(7) For the purposes of this Section, "child
pornography" includes a film, videotape, photograph, or
other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by
computer that is, or appears to be, that of a person,
either in part, or in total, under the age of 18 or a
severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person,
regardless of the method by which the film, videotape,
photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction
or depiction by computer is created, adopted, or modified
to appear as such. "Child pornography" also includes a
film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual
medium or reproduction or depiction by computer that is
advertised, promoted, presented, described, or distributed
in such a manner that conveys the impression that the film,
videotape, photograph, or other similar visual medium or
reproduction or depiction by computer is of a person under
the age of 18 or a severely or profoundly intellectually
disabled person.
(g) Re-enactment; findings; purposes.
(1) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(i) Section 50-5 of Public Act 88-680, effective
January 1, 1995, contained provisions amending the
child pornography statute, Section 11-20.1 of the
Criminal Code of 1961. Section 50-5 also contained
other provisions.
(ii) In addition, Public Act 88-680 was entitled
"AN ACT to create a Safe Neighborhoods Law". (A)
Article 5 was entitled JUVENILE JUSTICE and amended the
Juvenile Court Act of 1987. (B) Article 15 was entitled
GANGS and amended various provisions of the Criminal
Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. (C)
Article 20 was entitled ALCOHOL ABUSE and amended
various provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code. (D)
Article 25 was entitled DRUG ABUSE and amended the
Cannabis Control Act and the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act. (E) Article 30 was entitled FIREARMS
and amended the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Code of
Criminal Procedure of 1963. (F) Article 35 amended the
Criminal Code of 1961, the Rights of Crime Victims and
Witnesses Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. (G)
Article 40 amended the Criminal Code of 1961 to
increase the penalty for compelling organization
membership of persons. (H) Article 45 created the
Secure Residential Youth Care Facility Licensing Act
and amended the State Finance Act, the Juvenile Court
Act of 1987, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the
Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act. (I)
Article 50 amended the WIC Vendor Management Act, the
Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the Juvenile
Court Act of 1987, the Criminal Code of 1961, the
Wrongs to Children Act, and the Unified Code of
Corrections.
(iii) On September 22, 1998, the Third District
Appellate Court in People v. Dainty, 701 N.E. 2d 118,
ruled that Public Act 88-680 violates the single
subject clause of the Illinois Constitution (Article
IV, Section 8 (d)) and was unconstitutional in its
entirety. As of the time this amendatory Act of 1999
was prepared, People v. Dainty was still subject to
appeal.
(iv) Child pornography is a vital concern to the
people of this State and the validity of future
prosecutions under the child pornography statute of
the Criminal Code of 1961 is in grave doubt.
(2) It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of 1999 to
prevent or minimize any problems relating to prosecutions
for child pornography that may result from challenges to
the constitutional validity of Public Act 88-680 by
re-enacting the Section relating to child pornography that
was included in Public Act 88-680.
(3) This amendatory Act of 1999 re-enacts Section
11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as it has been
amended. This re-enactment is intended to remove any
question as to the validity or content of that Section; it
is not intended to supersede any other Public Act that
amends the text of the Section as set forth in this
amendatory Act of 1999. The material is shown as existing
text (i.e., without underscoring) because, as of the time
this amendatory Act of 1999 was prepared, People v. Dainty
was subject to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.
(4) The re-enactment by this amendatory Act of 1999 of
Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to
child pornography that was amended by Public Act 88-680 is
not intended, and shall not be construed, to imply that
Public Act 88-680 is invalid or to limit or impair any
legal argument concerning whether those provisions were
substantially re-enacted by other Public Acts.
(Source: P.A. 96-292, eff. 1-1-10; 96-712, eff. 1-1-10;
96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-157, eff.
1-1-12; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-995, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, eff.
1-1-13.)
Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Section 5-8-4 as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/5-8-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-4)
Sec. 5-8-4. Concurrent and consecutive terms of
imprisonment.
(a) Concurrent terms; multiple or additional sentences.
When an Illinois court (i) imposes multiple sentences of
imprisonment on a defendant at the same time or (ii) imposes a
sentence of imprisonment on a defendant who is already subject
to a sentence of imprisonment imposed by an Illinois court, a
court of another state, or a federal court, then the sentences
shall run concurrently unless otherwise determined by the
Illinois court under this Section.
(b) Concurrent terms; misdemeanor and felony. A defendant
serving a sentence for a misdemeanor who is convicted of a
felony and sentenced to imprisonment shall be transferred to
the Department of Corrections, and the misdemeanor sentence
shall be merged in and run concurrently with the felony
sentence.
(c) Consecutive terms; permissive. The court may impose
consecutive sentences in any of the following circumstances:
(1) If, having regard to the nature and circumstances
of the offense and the history and character of the
defendant, it is the opinion of the court that consecutive
sentences are required to protect the public from further
criminal conduct by the defendant, the basis for which the
court shall set forth in the record.
(2) If one of the offenses for which a defendant was
convicted was a violation of Section 32-5.2 (aggravated
false personation of a peace officer) of the Criminal Code
of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/32-5.2) or a violation of subdivision
(b)(5) or (b)(6) of Section 17-2 of the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/17-2) and the
offense was committed in attempting or committing a
forcible felony.
(d) Consecutive terms; mandatory. The court shall impose
consecutive sentences in each of the following circumstances:
(1) One of the offenses for which the defendant was
convicted was first degree murder or a Class X or Class 1
felony and the defendant inflicted severe bodily injury.
(2) The defendant was convicted of a violation of
Section 11-20.1 (child pornography), 11-20.1B or 11-20.3
(aggravated child pornography), 11-1.20 or 12-13 (criminal
sexual assault), 11-1.30 or 12-14 (aggravated criminal
sexual assault), or 11-1.40 or 12-14.1 (predatory criminal
sexual assault of a child) of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/11-20.1, 5/11-20.1B,
5/11-20.3, 5/11-1.20, 5/12-13, 5/11-1.30, 5/12-14,
5/11-1.40, or 5/12-14.1).
(2.5) The defendant was convicted of a violation of
paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a)
of Section 11-20.1 (child pornography) or of paragraph (1),
(2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) of Section
11-20.1B or 11-20.3 (aggravated child pornography) of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; or the
defendant was convicted of a violation of paragraph (6) of
subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1 (child pornography) or of
paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1B or
11-20.3 (aggravated child pornography) of the Criminal
Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when the child
depicted is under the age of 13.
(3) The defendant was convicted of armed violence based
upon the predicate offense of any of the following:
solicitation of murder, solicitation of murder for hire,
heinous battery as described in Section 12-4.1 or
subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05, aggravated battery
of a senior citizen as described in Section 12-4.6 or
subdivision (a)(4) of Section 12-3.05, criminal sexual
assault, a violation of subsection (g) of Section 5 of the
Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/5), cannabis
trafficking, a violation of subsection (a) of Section 401
of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS
570/401), controlled substance trafficking involving a
Class X felony amount of controlled substance under Section
401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS
570/401), a violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
Community Protection Act (720 ILCS 646/), calculated
criminal drug conspiracy, or streetgang criminal drug
conspiracy.
(4) The defendant was convicted of the offense of
leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving
death or personal injuries under Section 11-401 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-401) and either: (A)
aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
any combination thereof under Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-501), (B) reckless
homicide under Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/9-3), or (C) both an
offense described in item (A) and an offense described in
item (B).
(5) The defendant was convicted of a violation of
Section 9-3.1 or Section 9-3.4 (concealment of homicidal
death) or Section 12-20.5 (dismembering a human body) of
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 (720
ILCS 5/9-3.1 or 5/12-20.5).
(5.5) The defendant was convicted of a violation of
Section 24-3.7 (use of a stolen firearm in the commission
of an offense) of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
Code of 2012.
(6) If the defendant was in the custody of the
Department of Corrections at the time of the commission of
the offense, the sentence shall be served consecutive to
the sentence under which the defendant is held by the
Department of Corrections. If, however, the defendant is
sentenced to punishment by death, the sentence shall be
executed at such time as the court may fix without regard
to the sentence under which the defendant may be held by
the Department.
(7) A sentence under Section 3-6-4 (730 ILCS 5/3-6-4)
for escape or attempted escape shall be served consecutive
to the terms under which the offender is held by the
Department of Corrections.
(8) If a person charged with a felony commits a
separate felony while on pretrial release or in pretrial
detention in a county jail facility or county detention
facility, then the sentences imposed upon conviction of
these felonies shall be served consecutively regardless of
the order in which the judgments of conviction are entered.
(8.5) If a person commits a battery against a county
correctional officer or sheriff's employee while serving a
sentence or in pretrial detention in a county jail
facility, then the sentence imposed upon conviction of the
battery shall be served consecutively with the sentence
imposed upon conviction of the earlier misdemeanor or
felony, regardless of the order in which the judgments of
conviction are entered.
(9) If a person admitted to bail following conviction
of a felony commits a separate felony while free on bond or
if a person detained in a county jail facility or county
detention facility following conviction of a felony
commits a separate felony while in detention, then any
sentence following conviction of the separate felony shall
be consecutive to that of the original sentence for which
the defendant was on bond or detained.
(10) If a person is found to be in possession of an
item of contraband, as defined in Section 31A-0.1 of the
Criminal Code of 2012, while serving a sentence in a county
jail or while in pre-trial detention in a county jail, the
sentence imposed upon conviction for the offense of
possessing contraband in a penal institution shall be
served consecutively to the sentence imposed for the
offense in which the person is serving sentence in the
county jail or serving pretrial detention, regardless of
the order in which the judgments of conviction are entered.
(11) If a person is sentenced for a violation of bail
bond under Section 32-10 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
the Criminal Code of 2012, any sentence imposed for that
violation shall be served consecutive to the sentence
imposed for the charge for which bail had been granted and
with respect to which the defendant has been convicted.
(e) Consecutive terms; subsequent non-Illinois term. If an
Illinois court has imposed a sentence of imprisonment on a
defendant and the defendant is subsequently sentenced to a term
of imprisonment by a court of another state or a federal court,
then the Illinois sentence shall run consecutively to the
sentence imposed by the court of the other state or the federal
court. That same Illinois court, however, may order that the
Illinois sentence run concurrently with the sentence imposed by
the court of the other state or the federal court, but only if
the defendant applies to that same Illinois court within 30
days after the sentence imposed by the court of the other state
or the federal court is finalized.
(f) Consecutive terms; aggregate maximums and minimums.
The aggregate maximum and aggregate minimum of consecutive
sentences shall be determined as follows:
(1) For sentences imposed under law in effect prior to
February 1, 1978, the aggregate maximum of consecutive
sentences shall not exceed the maximum term authorized
under Section 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1) or Article 4.5 of
Chapter V for the 2 most serious felonies involved. The
aggregate minimum period of consecutive sentences shall
not exceed the highest minimum term authorized under
Section 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1) or Article 4.5 of Chapter
V for the 2 most serious felonies involved. When sentenced
only for misdemeanors, a defendant shall not be
consecutively sentenced to more than the maximum for one
Class A misdemeanor.
(2) For sentences imposed under the law in effect on or
after February 1, 1978, the aggregate of consecutive
sentences for offenses that were committed as part of a
single course of conduct during which there was no
substantial change in the nature of the criminal objective
shall not exceed the sum of the maximum terms authorized
under Article 4.5 of Chapter V for the 2 most serious
felonies involved, but no such limitation shall apply for
offenses that were not committed as part of a single course
of conduct during which there was no substantial change in
the nature of the criminal objective. When sentenced only
for misdemeanors, a defendant shall not be consecutively
sentenced to more than the maximum for one Class A
misdemeanor.
(g) Consecutive terms; manner served. In determining the
manner in which consecutive sentences of imprisonment, one or
more of which is for a felony, will be served, the Department
of Corrections shall treat the defendant as though he or she
had been committed for a single term subject to each of the
following:
(1) The maximum period of a term of imprisonment shall
consist of the aggregate of the maximums of the imposed
indeterminate terms, if any, plus the aggregate of the
imposed determinate sentences for felonies, plus the
aggregate of the imposed determinate sentences for
misdemeanors, subject to subsection (f) of this Section.
(2) The parole or mandatory supervised release term
shall be as provided in paragraph (e) of Section 5-4.5-50
(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50) for the most serious of the offenses
involved.
(3) The minimum period of imprisonment shall be the
aggregate of the minimum and determinate periods of
imprisonment imposed by the court, subject to subsection
(f) of this Section.
(4) The defendant shall be awarded credit against the
aggregate maximum term and the aggregate minimum term of
imprisonment for all time served in an institution since
the commission of the offense or offenses and as a
consequence thereof at the rate specified in Section 3-6-3
(730 ILCS 5/3-6-3).
(Source: P.A. 96-190, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
96-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1551, Article 1, Section 970, eff.
7-1-11; 96-1551, Article 2, Section 1065, eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551,
Article 10, Section 10-150, eff. 7-1-11; 97-475, eff. 8-22-11;
97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff.
1-25-13.)
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