Bill Text: IL SB1188 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1188 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1188-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1188 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1188-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 1. Short title. This Act may be referred to as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Diversion of Unfit Misdemeanants Act.
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6 | Section 3. Purpose. The General Assembly recognizes that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | there are a substantial number of persons with mental illnesses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | who are charged with misdemeanors and are found unfit to stand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | trial under Article 104 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 1963. Many of these defendants remain in the criminal justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | system for periods of time longer than they would have served | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | had they been convicted of the misdemeanor with which they have | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | been charged. These defendants impose a substantial financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | burden on county jails, the criminal court system, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | State-operated mental health facilities where they are | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | frequently committed under Section 104-17 of the Code of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Criminal Procedure of 1963. Additionally, despite extended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | involvement in the criminal justice system, many of these | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | defendants do not receive the mental health treatment needed to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | reduce the likelihood that they will commit future offenses and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | are not successfully linked to on-going mental health services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | when their involvement in the criminal justice system ends. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | General Assembly finds that the interests of public safety, the |
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1 | welfare of persons with mental illnesses charged with | ||||||
2 | misdemeanors, and the efficient and effective use of public | ||||||
3 | resources may be served by creating programs which remove these | ||||||
4 | defendants from the criminal justice system and utilize mental | ||||||
5 | health services provided under the Mental Health and | ||||||
6 | Developmental Disabilities Code, including, but not limited | ||||||
7 | to, treatment authorized under Articles IV, VII, and VII-A and | ||||||
8 | Section 3-801.5 of Article VIII of the Mental Health and | ||||||
9 | Developmental Disabilities Code.
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10 | Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is | ||||||
11 | amended by adding the heading of Article 104A and Sections | ||||||
12 | 104A-1, 104A-2, 104A-3, and 104A-4 as follows:
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13 | (725 ILCS 5/Art. 104A heading new) | ||||||
14 | ARTICLE 104A. DIVERSION OF UNFIT MISDEMEANANTS | ||||||
15 | (725 ILCS 5/104A-1 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 104A-1. Eligibility. A defendant charged with one or | ||||||
17 | more misdemeanors and for whom a court has determined under | ||||||
18 | Section 104-11 of this Code that a bona fide doubt of the | ||||||
19 | defendant's fitness has been raised may be admitted into an | ||||||
20 | unfit misdemeanant diversion program only upon the approval of | ||||||
21 | the court.
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22 | (725 ILCS 5/104A-2 new) |
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1 | Sec. 104A-2. Rulemaking. The Illinois Supreme Court or any | ||||||
2 | circuit court of this State may adopt rules establishing unfit | ||||||
3 | misdemeanant diversion programs consistent with this Article.
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4 | (725 ILCS 5/104A-3 new) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 104A-3. Procedure. The court shall require an | ||||||
6 | eligibility screening and an assessment of the defendant to | ||||||
7 | determine whether the defendant may be able to receive mental | ||||||
8 | health services under the Mental Health and Developmental | ||||||
9 | Disabilities Code which shall reasonably assure her or his | ||||||
10 | safety and that of the public and her or his continued | ||||||
11 | participation in treatment. If, following this screening, the | ||||||
12 | court determines that the defendant is appropriate for | ||||||
13 | diversion, the criminal charges may be dismissed with or | ||||||
14 | without prejudice. If the court does not approve, the court | ||||||
15 | shall order a fitness examination under Section 104-13 of this | ||||||
16 | Code and the matter shall be governed by any other relevant | ||||||
17 | provisions of Article 104.
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18 | (725 ILCS 5/104A-4 new) | ||||||
19 | Sec. 104A-4. Mental health and substance use treatment. The | ||||||
20 | misdemeanant diversion program may maintain or collaborate | ||||||
21 | with mental health and substance use treatment providers | ||||||
22 | necessary to provide a continuum of treatment options | ||||||
23 | commensurate with the needs of the defendant and available | ||||||
24 | resources. Treatment programs shall comply with all relevant |
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1 | statutes and rules. The Department of Human Services shall | ||||||
2 | provide care to persons determined to be subject to involuntary | ||||||
3 | admission on an inpatient basis as defined in Section 1-119 of | ||||||
4 | the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code or may | ||||||
5 | make arrangement with any other appropriate inpatient mental | ||||||
6 | health facility to provide those services.
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