Bill Text: IL HB5451 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Amends the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act. Provides that psychologists, in addition to psychiatrists, may conduct the examination of a person alleged to be sexually dangerous. Provides that "criminal propensities to the commission of sex offenses" means that it is substantially probable that the person subject to the commitment proceeding will engage in the commission of sex offenses in the future if not confined. Defines "qualified evaluator" as a reputable physician or psychologist licensed in Illinois or any other state to practice medicine or psychology, who has specialized in the evaluation of sex offenders. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5451 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB5451-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5451
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5451 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Sexually Dangerous Persons Act is amended | ||||||
5 | by changing Sections 4, 4.01, 4.02, 5, and 9 and by adding | ||||||
6 | Sections 4.04 and 4.05 as follows:
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7 | (725 ILCS 205/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 105-4)
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8 | Sec. 4.
After the filing of the petition, the court shall | ||||||
9 | appoint two
qualified evaluators psychiatrists to make a | ||||||
10 | personal examination of such alleged
sexually dangerous | ||||||
11 | person, to ascertain whether such person is sexually
dangerous, | ||||||
12 | and the evaluators psychiatrists shall file with the court a | ||||||
13 | report in
writing of the result of their examination, a copy of | ||||||
14 | which shall be
delivered to the respondent.
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15 | (Source: Laws 1955, p. 1144.)
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1 | (725 ILCS 205/4.01) (from Ch. 38, par. 105-4.01)
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2 | Sec. 4.01.
"Qualified evaluator psychiatrist " means a | ||||||
3 | reputable physician or psychologist licensed in
Illinois or any | ||||||
4 | other state to practice medicine or psychology, or any other | ||||||
5 | licensed professional who specializes in the evaluation of sex | ||||||
6 | offenders in all its branches, who has specialized in
the | ||||||
7 | diagnosis and treatment of mental and nervous disorders for a | ||||||
8 | period of
not less than 5 years .
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9 | (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1685.)
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10 | (725 ILCS 205/4.02) (from Ch. 38, par. 105-4.02)
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11 | Sec. 4.02.
In counties of less than 500,000 inhabitants the | ||||||
12 | cost of the
psychiatric examination required by Section 4 is a | ||||||
13 | charge against and shall
be paid out of the general fund of the | ||||||
14 | county in which the proceeding is
brought.
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15 | (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1685.)
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16 | (725 ILCS 205/4.04 new) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 4.04. Examination. "Examination" means an examination | ||||||
18 | conducted by a qualified evaluator conducted in conformance | ||||||
19 | with the standards developed under the Sex Offender Management | ||||||
20 | Board Act and by an evaluator approved by the Sex Offender | ||||||
21 | Management Board.
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22 | (725 ILCS 205/4.05 new) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 4.05. Criminal propensities to the commission of sex |
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1 | offenses. For the purposes of this Act, "criminal propensities | ||||||
2 | to the commission of sex offenses" means that it is | ||||||
3 | substantially probable that the person subject to the | ||||||
4 | commitment proceeding will engage in the commission of sex | ||||||
5 | offenses in the future if not confined.
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6 | (725 ILCS 205/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 105-5)
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7 | Sec. 5.
The respondent in any proceedings under this Act | ||||||
8 | shall have the
right to demand a trial by jury and to be | ||||||
9 | represented by counsel. The cost of representation by counsel | ||||||
10 | for an indigent respondent shall be paid by the county in which | ||||||
11 | the proceeding is brought. At the
hearing on the petition it | ||||||
12 | shall be competent to introduce evidence of the
commission by | ||||||
13 | the respondent of any number of crimes together with whatever
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14 | punishments, if any, were inflicted.
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15 | (Source: Laws 1955, p. 1144.)
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16 | (725 ILCS 205/9) (from Ch. 38, par. 105-9)
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17 | Sec. 9. Recovery; examination and hearing.
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18 | (a) An application in writing setting forth facts showing | ||||||
19 | that such
sexually dangerous person or criminal sexual | ||||||
20 | psychopathic person has
recovered may be filed before the | ||||||
21 | committing court. Upon receipt thereof,
the clerk of the court | ||||||
22 | shall cause a copy of the application to be sent to
the | ||||||
23 | Director of the Department of Corrections. The Director shall | ||||||
24 | then
cause to be prepared and sent to the court a |
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1 | socio-psychiatric report
concerning the applicant. The report | ||||||
2 | shall be prepared by an evaluator approved by the Sex Offender | ||||||
3 | Management Board a social worker
and psychologist under the | ||||||
4 | supervision of a licensed psychiatrist assigned
to the | ||||||
5 | institution wherein such applicant is confined . The court
shall | ||||||
6 | set a date for the
hearing upon such application and shall | ||||||
7 | consider the report so prepared
under the direction of the | ||||||
8 | Director of the Department of Corrections and
any other | ||||||
9 | relevant information submitted by or on behalf of such | ||||||
10 | applicant. | ||||||
11 | (b) At a hearing under this Section, the Attorney General | ||||||
12 | or State's Attorney who filed the original application shall | ||||||
13 | represent the State. The sexually dangerous person or the State | ||||||
14 | may elect to have the hearing before a jury. The State has the | ||||||
15 | burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the | ||||||
16 | applicant is still a sexually dangerous person. | ||||||
17 | (c) If the applicant refuses to speak to, communicate with, | ||||||
18 | or otherwise fails to cooperate with the State's examiner, the | ||||||
19 | applicant may only introduce evidence and testimony from any | ||||||
20 | expert or professional person who is retained to conduct an | ||||||
21 | examination based upon review of the records and may not | ||||||
22 | introduce evidence resulting from an examination of the person. | ||||||
23 | Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10 of the Mental | ||||||
24 | Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, all | ||||||
25 | evaluations conducted under this Act and all Illinois | ||||||
26 | Department of Corrections treatment records shall be |
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1 | admissible at all proceedings held under this Act.
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2 | (d) If a person has previously filed an application in | ||||||
3 | writing setting forth facts showing that the sexually dangerous | ||||||
4 | person or criminal sexual psychopathic person has recovered and | ||||||
5 | the court determined either at a hearing or following a jury | ||||||
6 | trial that the applicant is still a sexually dangerous person, | ||||||
7 | or if the application is withdrawn, no additional application | ||||||
8 | may be filed for 2 years one year after a finding that the | ||||||
9 | person is still sexually dangerous or after the application is | ||||||
10 | withdrawn, except if the application is accompanied by a | ||||||
11 | statement from the treatment provider that the applicant has | ||||||
12 | made exceptional progress and the application contains facts | ||||||
13 | upon which a court could find that the condition of the person | ||||||
14 | had so changed that a hearing is warranted.
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15 | (e) If the person is found to be no longer dangerous, the | ||||||
16 | court shall order
that he be discharged. If the court finds | ||||||
17 | that the person appears no
longer to be dangerous but that it | ||||||
18 | is impossible to determine with
certainty under conditions of | ||||||
19 | institutional care that such person has fully
recovered, the | ||||||
20 | court shall enter an order permitting such person to go at
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21 | large subject to such conditions and such supervision by the | ||||||
22 | Director as in
the opinion of the court will adequately protect | ||||||
23 | the public. In the event
the person violates any of the | ||||||
24 | conditions of such order, the court shall
revoke such | ||||||
25 | conditional release and recommit the person pursuant to Section
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26 | 5-6-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections under the terms of the |
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1 | original
commitment. Upon an order of discharge every | ||||||
2 | outstanding information and
indictment, the basis of which was | ||||||
3 | the reason for the present detention,
shall be quashed.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 94-404, eff. 1-1-06.)
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
6 | becoming law.".
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