Bill Text: IL HB5532 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a mandatory supervised release term shall not be imposed and shall not be written as part of the sentencing order for a Class 4 felony, other than for an offense that constitutes domestic violence as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5532 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB5532-Introduced.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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5-8-1 as follows:
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6 | (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
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7 | Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.
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9 | (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a
sentence of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | by
the court under this Section, according to the following | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | limitations:
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14 | (1) for first degree murder,
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15 | (a) (blank),
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16 | (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
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17 | doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
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18 | brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | cruelty or, except as set forth
in subsection (a)(1)(c) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | of this Section, that any of the aggravating factors
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21 | listed in subsection (b) or (b-5) of Section 9-1 of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 are
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23 | present, the court may sentence the defendant, subject |
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1 | to Section 5-4.5-105, to a term of natural life
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2 | imprisonment, or
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3 | (c) the court shall sentence the defendant to a | ||||||
4 | term of natural life
imprisonment if the defendant, at | ||||||
5 | the time of the commission of the murder, had attained | ||||||
6 | the age of 18, and
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7 | (i) has previously been convicted of first | ||||||
8 | degree murder under
any state or federal law, or
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9 | (ii) is found guilty of murdering more
than one | ||||||
10 | victim, or
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11 | (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace | ||||||
12 | officer, fireman, or emergency management worker | ||||||
13 | when
the peace officer, fireman, or emergency | ||||||
14 | management worker was killed in the course of | ||||||
15 | performing his
official duties, or to prevent the | ||||||
16 | peace officer or fireman from
performing his | ||||||
17 | official duties, or in retaliation for the peace | ||||||
18 | officer,
fireman, or emergency management worker | ||||||
19 | from performing his official duties, and the | ||||||
20 | defendant knew or should
have known that the | ||||||
21 | murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman, | ||||||
22 | or emergency management worker, or
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23 | (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee | ||||||
24 | of an institution or
facility of the Department of | ||||||
25 | Corrections, or any similar local
correctional | ||||||
26 | agency, when the employee was killed in the course |
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1 | of
performing his official duties, or to prevent | ||||||
2 | the employee from performing
his official duties, | ||||||
3 | or in retaliation for the employee performing his
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4 | official duties, or
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5 | (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency | ||||||
6 | medical
technician - ambulance, emergency medical | ||||||
7 | technician - intermediate, emergency
medical | ||||||
8 | technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other | ||||||
9 | medical assistance or
first aid person while | ||||||
10 | employed by a municipality or other governmental | ||||||
11 | unit
when the person was killed in the course of | ||||||
12 | performing official duties or
to prevent the | ||||||
13 | person from performing official duties or in | ||||||
14 | retaliation
for performing official duties and the | ||||||
15 | defendant knew or should have known
that the | ||||||
16 | murdered individual was an emergency medical | ||||||
17 | technician - ambulance,
emergency medical | ||||||
18 | technician - intermediate, emergency medical
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19 | technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other | ||||||
20 | medical
assistant or first aid personnel, or
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21 | (vi) (blank), or
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22 | (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder | ||||||
23 | and the murder was
committed by reason of any | ||||||
24 | person's activity as a community policing | ||||||
25 | volunteer
or to prevent any person from engaging in | ||||||
26 | activity as a community policing
volunteer. For |
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1 | the purpose of this Section, "community policing | ||||||
2 | volunteer"
has the meaning ascribed to it in | ||||||
3 | Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
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4 | For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical | ||||||
5 | technician - ambulance",
"emergency medical technician - | ||||||
6 | intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
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7 | paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the | ||||||
8 | Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) Systems Act.
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9 | (d) (i) if the person committed the offense while | ||||||
10 | armed with a
firearm, 15 years shall be added to | ||||||
11 | the term of imprisonment imposed by the
court;
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12 | (ii) if, during the commission of the offense, | ||||||
13 | the person
personally discharged a firearm, 20 | ||||||
14 | years shall be added to the term of
imprisonment | ||||||
15 | imposed by the court;
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16 | (iii) if, during the commission of the | ||||||
17 | offense, the person
personally discharged a | ||||||
18 | firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
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19 | permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or | ||||||
20 | death to another person, 25
years or up to a term | ||||||
21 | of natural life shall be added to the term of
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22 | imprisonment imposed by the court.
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23 | (2) (blank);
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24 | (2.5) for a person who has attained the age of 18 years
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25 | at the time of the commission of the offense and
who is | ||||||
26 | convicted under the circumstances described in subdivision |
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1 | (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or
paragraph (3) of subsection | ||||||
2 | (b) of Section 12-13, subdivision (d)(2) of Section 11-1.30 | ||||||
3 | or paragraph (2) of subsection
(d) of Section 12-14, | ||||||
4 | subdivision (b)(1.2) of Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (1.2) | ||||||
5 | of subsection (b) of
Section 12-14.1, subdivision (b)(2) of | ||||||
6 | Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of | ||||||
7 | Section 12-14.1
of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the | ||||||
8 | Criminal Code of 2012, the sentence shall be a term of | ||||||
9 | natural life
imprisonment.
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10 | (b) (Blank).
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11 | (c) (Blank).
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12 | (d) Subject to
earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, the | ||||||
13 | parole or mandatory
supervised release term , if required by | ||||||
14 | this subsection (d), shall be written as part of the sentencing | ||||||
15 | order and shall be as follows:
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16 | (1) for first degree murder or a Class X felony except | ||||||
17 | for the offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a | ||||||
18 | child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal | ||||||
19 | sexual assault if committed on or after the effective date | ||||||
20 | of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and | ||||||
21 | except for the offense of aggravated child pornography | ||||||
22 | under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with | ||||||
23 | sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the | ||||||
24 | Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if | ||||||
25 | committed on or after January 1, 2009, 3 years;
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26 | (2) for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony except for |
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1 | the offense of criminal sexual assault if committed on or | ||||||
2 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th | ||||||
3 | General Assembly and except for the offenses of manufacture | ||||||
4 | and dissemination of child pornography under clauses | ||||||
5 | (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code | ||||||
6 | of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or | ||||||
7 | after January 1, 2009, 2 years;
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8 | (3) for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 felony , 1 year;
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9 | (3.5) for a Class 4 felony which constitutes an offense | ||||||
10 | involving domestic violence as defined in Section 103 of | ||||||
11 | the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, other than an | ||||||
12 | offense listed in paragraph (6) of this subsection (d), one | ||||||
13 | year; | ||||||
14 | (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory | ||||||
15 | criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal | ||||||
16 | sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after the | ||||||
17 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General | ||||||
18 | Assembly, or who commit the offense of aggravated child | ||||||
19 | pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 | ||||||
20 | with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 | ||||||
21 | of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, | ||||||
22 | manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of | ||||||
23 | child pornography after January 1, 2009, the term of | ||||||
24 | mandatory supervised release shall range from a minimum of | ||||||
25 | 3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the defendant;
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26 | (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a |
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1 | second or subsequent
offense of aggravated criminal sexual | ||||||
2 | abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse,
4 years, at least | ||||||
3 | the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
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4 | electronic monitoring or home detention program under | ||||||
5 | Article 8A of Chapter V of this Code;
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6 | (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic | ||||||
7 | battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony | ||||||
8 | violation of an order of protection, 4 years. | ||||||
9 | A mandatory supervised release term shall not be imposed | ||||||
10 | and shall not be written as part of the sentencing order for a | ||||||
11 | Class 4 felony, other than for an offense listed in this | ||||||
12 | subsection (d). | ||||||
13 | (e) (Blank).
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14 | (f) (Blank).
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15 | (Source: P.A. 99-69, eff. 1-1-16; 99-875, eff. 1-1-17; 100-431, | ||||||
16 | eff. 8-25-17.)
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