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