Bill Text: IL HB2674 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Establishes new categories of aggravated domestic battery based upon the location where the domestic battery occurred, the victim's age, physical disability, intellectual disability, the use of a deadly weapon against the victim, and other factors. Establishes penalties. Provides for enhanced penalties for domestic battery based upon prior convictions for aggravated domestic battery.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2674 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB2674-Introduced.html


99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB2674

Introduced , by Rep. John D. Anthony

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/12-3.2 from Ch. 38, par. 12-3.2
720 ILCS 5/12-3.3

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Establishes new categories of aggravated domestic battery based upon the location where the domestic battery occurred, the victim's age, physical disability, intellectual disability, the use of a deadly weapon against the victim, and other factors. Establishes penalties. Provides for enhanced penalties for domestic battery based upon prior convictions for aggravated domestic battery.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
5Sections 12-3.2 and 12-3.3 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/12-3.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-3.2)
7 Sec. 12-3.2. Domestic battery.
8 (a) A person commits domestic battery if he or she
9knowingly without legal justification by any means:
10 (1) causes bodily harm to any family or household
11 member;
12 (2) makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking
13 nature with any family or household member.
14 (b) Sentence. Domestic battery is a Class A misdemeanor.
15Domestic battery is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any
16prior conviction under this Code for violation of an order of
17protection (Section 12-3.4 or 12-30), or any prior conviction
18under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense which is
19substantially similar. Domestic battery is a Class 4 felony if
20the defendant has any prior conviction under this Code for
21first degree murder (Section 9-1), attempt to commit first
22degree murder (Section 8-4), aggravated domestic battery
23(Section 12-3.3), aggravated battery (Section 12-3.05 or

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112-4), heinous battery (Section 12-4.1), aggravated battery
2with a firearm (Section 12-4.2), aggravated battery with a
3machine gun or a firearm equipped with a silencer (Section
412-4.2-5), aggravated battery of a child (Section 12-4.3),
5aggravated battery of an unborn child (subsection (a-5) of
6Section 12-3.1, or Section 12-4.4), aggravated battery of a
7senior citizen (Section 12-4.6), stalking (Section 12-7.3),
8aggravated stalking (Section 12-7.4), criminal sexual assault
9(Section 11-1.20 or 12-13), aggravated criminal sexual assault
10(Section 11-1.30 or 12-14), kidnapping (Section 10-1),
11aggravated kidnapping (Section 10-2), predatory criminal
12sexual assault of a child (Section 11-1.40 or 12-14.1),
13aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Section 11-1.60 or 12-16),
14unlawful restraint (Section 10-3), aggravated unlawful
15restraint (Section 10-3.1), aggravated arson (Section 20-1.1),
16or aggravated discharge of a firearm (Section 24-1.2), or any
17prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for any
18offense that is substantially similar to the offenses listed in
19this Section, when any of these offenses have been committed
20against a family or household member. Domestic battery is a
21Class 4 felony if the defendant has one or 2 prior convictions
22under this Code for domestic battery (Section 12-3.2) or
23aggravated domestic battery (Section 12-3.3), or one or 2 prior
24convictions under the law of another jurisdiction for any
25offense which is substantially similar. Domestic battery is a
26Class 3 felony if the defendant had 3 prior convictions under

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1this Code for domestic battery (Section 12-3.2) or aggravated
2domestic battery (Section 12-3.3), or 3 prior convictions under
3the law of another jurisdiction for any offense which is
4substantially similar. Domestic battery is a Class 2 felony if
5the defendant had 4 or more prior convictions under this Code
6for domestic battery (Section 12-3.2) or aggravated domestic
7battery (Section 12-3.3), or 4 or more prior convictions under
8the law of another jurisdiction for any offense which is
9substantially similar. In addition to any other sentencing
10alternatives, for any second or subsequent conviction of
11violating this Section, the offender shall be mandatorily
12sentenced to a minimum of 72 consecutive hours of imprisonment.
13The imprisonment shall not be subject to suspension, nor shall
14the person be eligible for probation in order to reduce the
15sentence.
16 (c) Domestic battery committed in the presence of a child.
17In addition to any other sentencing alternatives, a defendant
18who commits, in the presence of a child, a felony domestic
19battery (enhanced under subsection (b)), aggravated domestic
20battery (Section 12-3.3), aggravated battery (Section 12-3.05
21or 12-4), unlawful restraint (Section 10-3), or aggravated
22unlawful restraint (Section 10-3.1) against a family or
23household member shall be required to serve a mandatory minimum
24imprisonment of 10 days or perform 300 hours of community
25service, or both. The defendant shall further be liable for the
26cost of any counseling required for the child at the discretion

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1of the court in accordance with subsection (b) of Section 5-5-6
2of the Unified Code of Corrections. For purposes of this
3Section, "child" means a person under 18 years of age who is
4the defendant's or victim's child or step-child or who is a
5minor child residing within or visiting the household of the
6defendant or victim.
7 (d) Upon conviction of domestic battery, the court shall
8advise the defendant orally or in writing, substantially as
9follows: "An individual convicted of domestic battery may be
10subject to federal criminal penalties for possessing,
11transporting, shipping, or receiving any firearm or ammunition
12in violation of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C.
13922(g)(8) and (9))." A notation shall be made in the court file
14that the admonition was given.
15(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 98-187, eff. 1-1-14;
1698-994, eff. 1-1-15.)
17 (720 ILCS 5/12-3.3)
18 Sec. 12-3.3. Aggravated domestic battery.
19 (a) Offense based on injury. A person who, in committing a
20domestic battery, knowingly causes great bodily harm, or
21permanent disability or disfigurement to a person at least 13
22years of age who is not a severely or profoundly intellectually
23disabled person commits aggravated domestic battery.
24 (a-1) Offense based on injury to a child or intellectually
25disabled person. A person at least 18 years of age who in

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1committing a domestic battery:
2 (1) knowingly causes great bodily harm, or permanent
3 disability or disfigurement to a person under 13 years of
4 age, or to any severely or profoundly intellectually
5 disabled person commits aggravated domestic battery; or
6 (2) knowingly causes bodily harm, or disability or
7 disfigurement to a person under 13 years of age, or to any
8 severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person
9 commits aggravated domestic battery.
10 (a-2) Offense based on location of conduct. A person who in
11committing a domestic battery, other than by the discharge of a
12firearm, is or the person battered is on or about a public way,
13public property, a public place of accommodation or amusement,
14a sports venue, or a domestic violence shelter commits
15aggravated domestic battery.
16 (a-3) Offense based on status of victim. A person commits
17aggravated domestic battery when he or she in committing a
18domestic battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm,
19knows the individual battered to be any of the following:
20 (1) A person 60 years of age or older.
21 (2) A person who is pregnant or physically handicapped.
22 (a-4) Offense based on use of a weapon or device. A person
23commits aggravated domestic battery when he or she in
24committing a domestic battery, does any of the following:
25 (1) Uses a deadly weapon other than by discharge of a
26 firearm, or uses an air rifle as defined in Section

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1 24.8-0.1 of this Code.
2 (2) Wears a hood, robe, or mask to conceal his or her
3 identity.
4 (3) Knowingly and without lawful justification shines
5 or flashes a laser gunsight or other laser device attached
6 to a firearm, or used in concert with a firearm, so that
7 the laser beam strikes upon or against the person of
8 another.
9 (4) Knowingly video or audio records the offense with
10 the intent to disseminate the recording.
11 (a-5) Offense based on certain conduct. A person who, in
12committing a domestic battery, strangles another individual
13commits aggravated domestic battery. For the purposes of this
14subsection (a-5), "strangle" means intentionally impeding the
15normal breathing or circulation of the blood of an individual
16by applying pressure on the throat or neck of that individual
17or by blocking the nose or mouth of that individual.
18 (a-6) Offense based on use of a firearm. A person who, in
19committing a domestic battery:
20 (1) knowingly discharges a firearm, other than a
21 machine gun or a firearm equipped with a silencer, and
22 causes any injury to a family or household member commits
23 aggravated domestic battery; or
24 (2) knowingly discharges a machine gun or a firearm
25 equipped with a silencer, and causes any injury to a family
26 or household member commits aggravated domestic battery.

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1 (b) Sentence.
2 (1) Aggravated domestic battery under subdivision
3 (a-1)(2) or subsection (a-2), (a-3), or (a-4) is a Class 3
4 felony.
5 (2) Aggravated domestic battery under subsection (a)
6 or (a-5) is a Class 2 felony.
7 (3) Aggravated domestic battery as defined in
8 subdivision (a-1)(1) is a Class X felony, except that:
9 (A) if the person committed the offense while armed
10 with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to the term of
11 imprisonment imposed by the court;
12 (B) if, during the commission of the offense, the
13 person personally discharged a firearm, 20 years shall
14 be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the
15 court;
16 (C) if, during the commission of the offense, the
17 person personally discharged a firearm that
18 proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent
19 disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to
20 another person, 25 years or up to a term of natural
21 life shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed
22 by the court.
23 (4) Aggravated domestic battery under subdivision
24 (a-6)(1) is a Class X felony.
25 (5) Aggravated domestic battery under subdivision
26 (a-6)(2) is a Class X felony for which a person shall be

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1 sentenced to a term of imprisonment of a minimum of 12
2 years and a maximum of 45 years.
3 (6) Any order of probation or conditional discharge
4 entered following a conviction for an offense under
5 subsection (a), (a-1), or (a-5) of this Section must
6 include, in addition to any other condition of probation or
7 conditional discharge, a condition that the offender serve
8 a mandatory term of imprisonment of not less than 60
9 consecutive days. A person convicted of a second or
10 subsequent violation of subsection (a), (a-1), or (a-5) of
11 this Section must be sentenced to a mandatory term of
12 imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 7
13 years or an extended term of imprisonment of not less than
14 7 years and not more than 14 years.
15 (c) Upon conviction of aggravated domestic battery, the
16court shall advise the defendant orally or in writing,
17substantially as follows: "An individual convicted of
18aggravated domestic battery may be subject to federal criminal
19penalties for possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving
20any firearm or ammunition in violation of the federal Gun
21Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8) and (9))." A notation
22shall be made in the court file that the admonition was given.
23 (d) For the purposes of this Section:
24 "Building or other structure used to provide shelter"
25 has the meaning ascribed to "shelter" in Section 1 of the
26 Domestic Violence Shelters Act.

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1 "Domestic violence" has the meaning ascribed to it in
2 Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
3 "Domestic violence shelter" means any building or
4 other structure used to provide shelter or other services
5 to victims or to the dependent children of victims of
6 domestic violence under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
7 of 1986 or the Domestic Violence Shelters Act, or any place
8 within 500 feet of such a building or other structure in
9 the case of a person who is going to or from the building
10 or other structure.
11 "Firearm" does not include an air rifle as defined by
12 Section 24.8-0.1 of this Code.
13 "Machine gun" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
14 24-1 of this Code.
15(Source: P.A. 96-287, eff. 8-11-09; 96-363, eff. 8-13-09;
1696-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)
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