Bill Text: IL SB3331 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the sheriff shall notify the Department of Corrections of the order of commitment, and the Department shall within 48 hours of notice by the sheriff accept transfer of the offender to the Department, unless the Department is unable to accept the transfer on the grounds that space is not available, in which case the Department shall take custody of the prisoner within 7 days. Expenses incurred due to time spent in custody after the Department has been notified of the transfer and before the prisoner's transfer to the Department of Corrections, shall be paid by the State.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-07-31 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB3331 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB3331-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 5-8-5 as follows:
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6 | (730 ILCS 5/5-8-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-5)
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7 | Sec. 5-8-5. Commitment of the Offender. Upon rendition of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | judgment after pronouncement of a sentence of periodic
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9 | imprisonment, imprisonment, or death, the court shall commit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the offender
to the custody of the sheriff or to the Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | of Corrections. A
sheriff in executing an order for commitment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | to the Department
of Corrections shall convey such offender to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | the nearest receiving station
designated by the Department of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Corrections. The sheriff shall notify the Department of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | order of commitment, and the Department shall within 48 hours | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | of notice by the sheriff accept transfer of the offender to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Department, unless the Department is unable to accept the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | transfer on the grounds that space is not available, in which | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | case the Department shall take custody of the prisoner within 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | calendar days. Expenses incurred due to time spent in custody | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | after the Department has been notified of the transfer, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | before the prisoner's transfer to the Department, shall be paid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | by the State. The court may commit the
offender to the custody |
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1 | of the Attorney General of the United States under
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2 | 5-8-6 when a sentence for a State offense provides that such
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3 | sentence is to run concurrently with a previous and unexpired | ||||||
4 | federal
sentence. The expense of conveying a person committed | ||||||
5 | by the juvenile court
or an offender convicted of a felony | ||||||
6 | shall be paid by the State. Except as otherwise provided in | ||||||
7 | this Section, the The expenses
in all other cases shall be paid | ||||||
8 | by the county of the committing court.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 84-551.)
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