Bill Text: IL HB6579 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that upon a petition by a committed person who is at least 50 years of age and who has served at least 15 consecutive years of imprisonment in a Department of Corrections institution or facility, the Prisoner Review Board shall hear by at least 3 members and, with the approval of a majority of the Board voting on the petition, decide a committed person's eligibility for participation in the Elderly Rehabilitated Prisoner Supervised Release Program. Provides that the Board shall make use of a tool which assesses the petitioner's risks, assets, and needs to determine whether he or she may be released and if so, under what conditions. In assessing the petition, the Board shall consider information in the petition and information from the Department of Corrections and on its own resources. Provides that the Board shall consider the petition in its entirety and shall not order the release of the petitioner if it finds that the petitioner's release would pose an unacceptable risk of danger to public safety. Provides that the end date of the period of mandatory supervised release shall remain the same as it would have been had the petitioner not been given early supervised release, and the petitioner shall remain under the control of the Department until that date, except that the Board may enter an order releasing and discharging the petitioner from mandatory supervised release if it determines that he or she is likely to remain at liberty without committing another offense.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-17 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB6579 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB6579-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB6579 Introduced , by Rep. Elaine Nekritz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
730 ILCS 5/3-3-2 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that upon a petition by a committed person who is at least 50 years of age and who has served at least 15 consecutive years of imprisonment in a Department of Corrections institution or facility, the Prisoner Review Board shall hear by at least 3 members and, with the approval of a majority of the Board voting on the petition, decide a committed person's eligibility for participation in the Elderly Rehabilitated Prisoner Supervised Release Program. Provides that the Board shall make use of a tool which assesses the petitioner's risks, assets, and needs to determine whether he or she may be released and if so, under what conditions. In assessing the petition, the Board shall consider information in the petition and information from the Department of Corrections and on its own resources. Provides that the Board shall consider the petition in its entirety and shall not order the release of the petitioner if it finds that the petitioner's release would pose an unacceptable risk of danger to public safety. Provides that the end date of the period of mandatory supervised release shall remain the same as it would have been had the petitioner not been given early supervised release, and the petitioner shall remain under the control of the Department until that date, except that the Board may enter an order releasing and discharging the petitioner from mandatory supervised release if it determines that he or she is likely to remain at liberty without committing another offense.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Sections 3-3-2 and 5-8-1 as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/3-3-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and Duties.
(a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term
"Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
read "Prisoner Review Board." After the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1977, the Prisoner Review Board shall provide
by rule for the orderly transition of all files, records, and
documents of the Parole and Pardon Board and for such other
steps as may be necessary to effect an orderly transition and
shall:
(1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
sentenced under the law in effect prior to the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1977, and who are eligible
for parole;
(2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and the
time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for

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violations of parole, and revoke parole for those sentenced
under the law in effect prior to this amendatory Act of
1977; provided that the decision to parole and the
conditions of parole for all prisoners who were sentenced
for first degree murder or who received a minimum sentence
of 20 years or more under the law in effect prior to
February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a majority vote of
the Prisoner Review Board. One representative supporting
parole and one representative opposing parole will be
allowed to speak. Their comments shall be limited to making
corrections and filling in omissions to the Board's
presentation and discussion;
(3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
supervised release, impose sanctions for violations of
mandatory supervised release, and revoke mandatory
supervised release for those sentenced under the law in
effect after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1977;
(3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
supervised release, to impose sanctions for violations of
mandatory supervised release and revoke mandatory
supervised release for those serving extended supervised

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release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d)
of Section 5-8-1;
(3.6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
of at least 3 members decide, the time of aftercare
release, the conditions of aftercare release and the time
of discharge from aftercare release, impose sanctions for
violations of aftercare release, and revoke aftercare
release for those adjudicated delinquent under the
Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
(4) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
Department for alleged violation of Department rules with
respect to sentence credits under Section 3-6-3 of this
Code in which the Department seeks to revoke sentence
credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or
when, during any 12 month period, the cumulative amount of
credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction
is committed or discovered within 60 days of scheduled
release. In such cases, the Department of Corrections may
revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The Board may
subsequently approve the revocation of additional sentence
credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence credit
in excess of thirty days. However, the Board shall not be
empowered to review the Department's decision with respect
to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit for any prisoner

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or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by
the Department;
(5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain
prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, in
accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
(6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
recommendations to the Governor;
(7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
Hearings Act;
(8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit
pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the
Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence
credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of
sentence credit at the time of the dismissal, then all
sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
revoked;
(9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates of
relief from disabilities or certificates of good conduct as

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provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V;
(10) upon a petition by a person who has been convicted
of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who meets the
requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
a certificate of eligibility for sealing recommending that
the court order the sealing of all official records of the
arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the
Department of State Police concerning the arrest and
conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not
apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility for
sealing:
(A) until 5 years have elapsed since the expiration
of his or her sentence;
(B) until 5 years have elapsed since any arrests or
detentions by a law enforcement officer for an alleged
violation of law, other than a petty offense, traffic
offense, conservation offense, or local ordinance
offense;
(C) if convicted of a violation of the Cannabis
Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or the
Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act unless the
petitioner has completed a drug abuse program for the
offense on which sealing is sought and provides proof

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that he or she has completed the program successfully;
(D) if convicted of:
(i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
2012;
(ii) aggravated assault;
(iii) aggravated battery;
(iv) domestic battery;
(v) aggravated domestic battery;
(vi) violation of an order of protection;
(vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 involving a
firearm;
(viii) driving while under the influence of
alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
compound or compounds or any combination thereof;
(ix) aggravated driving while under the
influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
intoxicating compound or compounds or any
combination thereof; or
(x) any crime defined as a crime of violence
under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
Act.
If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
of eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the

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certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
filing again or filing for pardon from the Governor unless
the Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a
certificate of eligibility for sealing shall be at the
Board's sole discretion, and shall not give rise to any
cause of action against either the Board or its members.
The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3 and
4 felony convictions of the petitioner from one information
or indictment under this paragraph (10). A petitioner may
only receive one certificate of eligibility for sealing
under this provision for life; and
(11) upon a petition by a person who after having been
convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter served
in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this
or any other state and had received an honorable discharge
from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard or
who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted in the
United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
other state and served one tour of duty and who meets the
requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
a certificate of eligibility for expungement recommending
that the court order the expungement of all official
records of the arresting authority, the circuit court
clerk, and the Department of State Police concerning the

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arrest and conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person
may not apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility
for expungement:
(A) if convicted of:
(i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code of 2012;
(ii) an offense under the Criminal Code of 1961
or Criminal Code of 2012 involving a firearm; or
(iii) a crime of violence as defined in Section
2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act; or
(B) if the person has not served in the United
States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
other state or has not received an honorable discharge
from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard
of this or any other state or who at the time of the
filing of the petition is serving in the United States
Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other
state and has not completed one tour of duty.
If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the
certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for
expungement from the Governor unless the Governor or
Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver; and
.

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(12)(A) upon a petition by a committed person who is at
least 50 years of age and who has served at least 15
consecutive years of imprisonment in a Department of
Corrections institution or facility, hear by at least 3
members and, with the approval of a majority of the Board
voting on the petition, decide a committed person's
eligibility for participation in the Elderly Rehabilitated
Prisoner Supervised Release Program (hereinafter referred
to as the Program) as provided in this paragraph (12). If
the committed person files the petition, the victims and
the families of the victims of the petitioner's offenses
shall be notified in a timely manner after the petition is
filed.
(B) The petition shall contain a statement by the
petitioner explaining why he or she is entitled to
participate in the Program as well as the petitioner's
plans for reentry, including information about where the
petitioner will live, how the petitioner will be supported
financially, and any plans for the petitioner's ongoing
medical care if that care is necessary. The petition may
also contain supporting statements or documentation
related to the factors described in clauses (i) through
(vii) of subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (12).
(C) The Board shall make use of a tool which assesses
the petitioner's risks, assets, and needs to determine
whether he or she may be released and if so, under what

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conditions. In assessing the petition, the Board shall
consider information in the petition and information from
the Department of Corrections and on its own resources.
Among other factors, the Board shall consider the
following:
(i) the petitioner's successful participation in
programs designed to restore him or her to a useful and
productive life upon release (including educational
programs and programs designed to deal with substance
abuse or other issues) or, if those programs are not
available, information demonstrating that the
petitioner has engaged in self-education programs,
correspondence courses, or other self-improvement
efforts;
(ii) the genuine reform and changed behavior the
petitioner has demonstrated over a period of years;
(iii) the petitioner's remorse for the
consequences of his or her criminal conduct;
(iv) the petitioner's ability to socialize with
others in an acceptable manner;
(v) the petitioner's renunciation of criminal
activity and gang affiliation if the petitioner was a
member of a gang;
(vi) an appropriate plan for living arrangements,
financial support, and any medical care that will be
needed when the petitioner returns to society; and

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(vii) input from the victims of the petitioner's
offense and from their families.
(D) The Board shall consider the petition in its
entirety and shall not order the release of the petitioner
if it finds that the petitioner's release would pose an
unacceptable risk of danger to public safety. If the Board
determines that the petitioner should participate in the
Program, the Board shall set a date for his or her release
that is before the expiration of his or her current
sentence. The Board also shall set conditions for the
petitioner's release in accordance with the person's
risks, assets, and needs which are identified through an
assessment tool, as required by paragraph (2) of subsection
(b) of Section 10 of the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of
2009.
(E) The Board shall render its decision about each
petition within a reasonable time after it has been filed.
(F) A petition for participation in the Program under
the provisions of this paragraph (12) may be submitted
every 3 years, provided, however, that if the Board denies
a petition, it may order that the petitioner may not file a
new petition for up to 5 years from the date of denial, if
the Board finds that it is not reasonable to expect that it
would grant a petition filed earlier.
(G) The end date of the period of mandatory supervised
release shall remain the same as it would have been had the

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petitioner not been given early supervised release, and the
petitioner shall remain under the control of the Department
until that date, except that the Board may enter an order
releasing and discharging the petitioner from mandatory
supervised release if it determines that he or she is
likely to remain at liberty without committing another
offense.
(H) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 99th General Assembly, notwithstanding any other
law to the contrary, all persons serving sentences in the
Department who meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) of
this paragraph (12) are eligible to petition to participate
in the Program. The Board shall establish a system to allow
for the orderly disposition of the applications of those
presently incarcerated as they become eligible.
(a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
(a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
project shall be implemented within 6 months after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996. Within 6 months
after the implementation of the pilot project, the Prisoner
Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with
the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central

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Management Services, shall report to the Governor and the
General Assembly regarding the use, costs, effectiveness, and
future viability of interactive video conferences for Prisoner
Review Board hearings.
(b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
restore sentence credit previously revoked.
(c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
promoting an effective system of parole, aftercare release, and
mandatory supervised release.
(d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of its
work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and any
amendments thereto with the Director and with the Secretary of
State.
(e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
and the rules of the Board.
(f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release, or
mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
documentary evidence relating to any matter under
investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the Board may sign
subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or public official
authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by any person
lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the laws of the
State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and the

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production of documentary evidence, may be required from any
place in the State to a hearing location in the State before
the Chairman of the Board or his or her designated agent or
agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of the
Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees and
mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of the
State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the
persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit
courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
payment when the witness is discharged from further attendance.
In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
petition any circuit court of the State for an order requiring
the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be
served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such
person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of
the written notice and petition in the U.S. mails addressed to
the person at his last known address or after the personal
service of the copy of the notice and petition upon such
person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may order

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the person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an
investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary
evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the
subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure to
obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that
court as a contempt of court.
Each member of the Board and any hearing officer designated
by the Board shall have the power to administer oaths and to
take the testimony of persons under oath.
(g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a majority
of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review Board
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business
of the Board.
(h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
(Source: P.A. 97-697, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1120, eff. 1-1-13;
97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-399, eff. 8-16-13; 98-558, eff.
1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
(730 ILCS 5/5-8-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for
use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
the offense, in paragraph (12) of subsection (a) of Section

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3-3-2 of this Code, or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence
of imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence
set by the court under this Section, according to the following
limitations:
(1) for first degree murder,
(a) (blank),
(b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection (a)(1)(c)
of this Section, that any of the aggravating factors
listed in subsection (b) or (b-5) of Section 9-1 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 are
present, the court may sentence the defendant, subject
to Section 5-4.5-105, to a term of natural life
imprisonment, or
(c) the court shall sentence the defendant to a
term of natural life imprisonment if the defendant, at
the time of the commission of the murder, had attained
the age of 18, and
(i) has previously been convicted of first
degree murder under any state or federal law, or
(ii) is found guilty of murdering more than one
victim, or
(iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
officer, fireman, or emergency management worker

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when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency
management worker was killed in the course of
performing his official duties, or to prevent the
peace officer or fireman from performing his
official duties, or in retaliation for the peace
officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
from performing his official duties, and the
defendant knew or should have known that the
murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman,
or emergency management worker, or
(iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee
of an institution or facility of the Department of
Corrections, or any similar local correctional
agency, when the employee was killed in the course
of performing his official duties, or to prevent
the employee from performing his official duties,
or in retaliation for the employee performing his
official duties, or
(v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency
medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
technician - intermediate, emergency medical
technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
medical assistance or first aid person while
employed by a municipality or other governmental
unit when the person was killed in the course of
performing official duties or to prevent the

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person from performing official duties or in
retaliation for performing official duties and the
defendant knew or should have known that the
murdered individual was an emergency medical
technician - ambulance, emergency medical
technician - intermediate, emergency medical
technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
(vi) (blank), or
(vii) is found guilty of first degree murder
and the murder was committed by reason of any
person's activity as a community policing
volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging in
activity as a community policing volunteer. For
the purpose of this Section, "community policing
volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
(d) (i) if the person committed the offense while
armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
(ii) if, during the commission of the offense,

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the person personally discharged a firearm, 20
years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
imposed by the court;
(iii) if, during the commission of the
offense, the person personally discharged a
firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or
death to another person, 25 years or up to a term
of natural life shall be added to the term of
imprisonment imposed by the court.
(2) (blank);
(2.5) for a person convicted under the circumstances
described in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or
paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 12-13,
subdivision (d)(2) of Section 11-1.30 or paragraph (2) of
subsection (d) of Section 12-14, subdivision (b)(1.2) of
Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of
Section 12-14.1, subdivision (b)(2) of Section 11-1.40 or
paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the
sentence shall be a term of natural life imprisonment.
(b) (Blank).
(c) (Blank).
(d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (12) of
subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, subject Subject
to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, the parole or

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mandatory supervised release term shall be written as part of
the sentencing order and shall be as follows:
(1) for first degree murder or a Class X felony except
for the offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a
child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal
sexual assault if committed on or after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and
except for the offense of aggravated child pornography
under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with
sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if
committed on or after January 1, 2009, 3 years;
(2) for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony except for
the offense of criminal sexual assault if committed on or
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
General Assembly and except for the offenses of manufacture
and dissemination of child pornography under clauses
(a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code
of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or
after January 1, 2009, 2 years;
(3) for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 felony, 1 year;
(4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory
criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
Assembly, or who commit the offense of aggravated child

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pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1
with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1
of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of
child pornography after January 1, 2009, the term of
mandatory supervised release shall range from a minimum of
3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the defendant;
(5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual
abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
electronic home detention program under Article 8A of
Chapter V of this Code;
(6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic
battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony
violation of an order of protection, 4 years.
(e) (Blank).
(f) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 99-69, eff. 1-1-16.)