Bill Text: IL SB1617 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if a defendant is under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of a felony offense for which the defendant must be sentenced to a period of incarceration, the court shall determine if the defendant should be classified as having diminished culpability based upon the court's consideration of specified mitigating factors. Provides that the defendant shall submit to psychological or other medical evaluations upon request of the State, the results of which shall be admissible solely for the purpose of determining whether the defendant has diminished culpability. Provides that the defendant is permitted to submit his or her own psychological or medical evaluations. Provides that if the court finds that the defendant has diminished culpability, it may sentence the defendant to any authorized disposition for each base offense not otherwise enhanced by any other sentence, except for certain first degree murders. Provides that if the court does not find that the defendant has diminished culpability, it shall sentence the defendant as if the defendant had attained the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the offense, up to a term of natural life imprisonment, if the court determines that natural life imprisonment is the appropriate sentence based upon the totality of the circumstances.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-24 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1617 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB1617-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB1617 Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. William R. Haine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
730 ILCS 5/5-4-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-4-1
730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-105 new
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if a defendant is under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of a felony offense for which the defendant must be sentenced to a period of incarceration, the court shall determine if the defendant should be classified as having diminished culpability based upon the court's consideration of specified mitigating factors. Provides that the defendant shall submit to psychological or other medical evaluations upon request of the State, the results of which shall be admissible solely for the purpose of determining whether the defendant has diminished culpability. Provides that the defendant is permitted to submit his or her own psychological or medical evaluations. Provides that if the court finds that the defendant has diminished culpability, it may sentence the defendant to any authorized disposition for each base offense not otherwise enhanced by any other sentence, except for certain first degree murders. Provides that if the court does not find that the defendant has diminished culpability, it shall sentence the defendant as if the defendant had attained the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the offense, up to a term of natural life imprisonment, if the court determines that natural life imprisonment is the appropriate sentence based upon the totality of the circumstances.
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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 5-4-1 and 5-8-1 and by adding Section
5-4.5-105 as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/5-4-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-4-1)
Sec. 5-4-1. Sentencing Hearing.
(a) Except when the death penalty is sought under hearing
procedures otherwise specified, after a determination of
guilt, a hearing shall be held to impose the sentence. However,
prior to the imposition of sentence on an individual being
sentenced for an offense based upon a charge for a violation of
Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
provision of a local ordinance, the individual must undergo a
professional evaluation to determine if an alcohol or other
drug abuse problem exists and the extent of such a problem.
Programs conducting these evaluations shall be licensed by the
Department of Human Services. However, if the individual is not
a resident of Illinois, the court may, in its discretion,
accept an evaluation from a program in the state of such
individual's residence. The court may in its sentencing order
approve an eligible defendant for placement in a Department of

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Corrections impact incarceration program as provided in
Section 5-8-1.1 or 5-8-1.3. The court may in its sentencing
order recommend a defendant for placement in a Department of
Corrections substance abuse treatment program as provided in
paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of Section 3-2-2 conditioned
upon the defendant being accepted in a program by the
Department of Corrections. At the hearing the court shall:
(1) consider the evidence, if any, received upon the
trial;
(2) consider any presentence reports;
(3) consider the financial impact of incarceration
based on the financial impact statement filed with the
clerk of the court by the Department of Corrections;
(4) consider evidence and information offered by the
parties in aggravation and mitigation;
(4.5) consider substance abuse treatment, eligibility
screening, and an assessment, if any, of the defendant by
an agent designated by the State of Illinois to provide
assessment services for the Illinois courts;
(5) hear arguments as to sentencing alternatives;
(6) afford the defendant the opportunity to make a
statement in his own behalf;
(7) afford the victim of a violent crime or a violation
of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a
similar provision of a local ordinance, or a qualified
individual affected by: (i) a violation of Section 405,

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405.1, 405.2, or 407 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
Act or a violation of Section 55 or Section 65 of the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or
(ii) a Class 4 felony violation of Section 11-14, 11-14.3
except as described in subdivisions (a)(2)(A) and
(a)(2)(B), 11-15, 11-17, 11-18, 11-18.1, or 11-19 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
committed by the defendant the opportunity to make a
statement concerning the impact on the victim and to offer
evidence in aggravation or mitigation; provided that the
statement and evidence offered in aggravation or
mitigation must first be prepared in writing in conjunction
with the State's Attorney before it may be presented orally
at the hearing. Any sworn testimony offered by the victim
is subject to the defendant's right to cross-examine. All
statements and evidence offered under this paragraph (7)
shall become part of the record of the court. For the
purpose of this paragraph (7), "qualified individual"
means any person who (i) lived or worked within the
territorial jurisdiction where the offense took place when
the offense took place; and (ii) is familiar with various
public places within the territorial jurisdiction where
the offense took place when the offense took place. For the
purposes of this paragraph (7), "qualified individual"
includes any peace officer, or any member of any duly
organized State, county, or municipal peace unit assigned

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to the territorial jurisdiction where the offense took
place when the offense took place;
(8) in cases of reckless homicide afford the victim's
spouse, guardians, parents or other immediate family
members an opportunity to make oral statements;
(9) in cases involving a felony sex offense as defined
under the Sex Offender Management Board Act, consider the
results of the sex offender evaluation conducted pursuant
to Section 5-3-2 of this Act; and
(10) make a finding of whether a motor vehicle was used
in the commission of the offense for which the defendant is
being sentenced.
(b) All sentences shall be imposed by the judge based upon
his independent assessment of the elements specified above and
any agreement as to sentence reached by the parties. The judge
who presided at the trial or the judge who accepted the plea of
guilty shall impose the sentence unless he is no longer sitting
as a judge in that court. Where the judge does not impose
sentence at the same time on all defendants who are convicted
as a result of being involved in the same offense, the
defendant or the State's Attorney may advise the sentencing
court of the disposition of any other defendants who have been
sentenced.
(c) In imposing a sentence for a violent crime or for an
offense of operating or being in physical control of a vehicle
while under the influence of alcohol, any other drug or any

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combination thereof, or a similar provision of a local
ordinance, when such offense resulted in the personal injury to
someone other than the defendant, the trial judge shall specify
on the record the particular evidence, information, factors in
mitigation and aggravation or other reasons that led to his
sentencing determination. The full verbatim record of the
sentencing hearing shall be filed with the clerk of the court
and shall be a public record.
(c-1) In imposing a sentence for the offense of aggravated
kidnapping for ransom, home invasion, armed robbery,
aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated discharge of a
firearm, or armed violence with a category I weapon or category
II weapon, the trial judge shall make a finding as to whether
the conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted in
great bodily harm to a victim, and shall enter that finding and
the basis for that finding in the record.
(c-2) If the defendant is sentenced to prison, other than
when a sentence of natural life imprisonment or a sentence of
death is imposed, at the time the sentence is imposed the judge
shall state on the record in open court the approximate period
of time the defendant will serve in custody according to the
then current statutory rules and regulations for sentence
credit found in Section 3-6-3 and other related provisions of
this Code. This statement is intended solely to inform the
public, has no legal effect on the defendant's actual release,
and may not be relied on by the defendant on appeal.

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The judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the
sentence, other than when the sentence is imposed for one of
the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(3) of Section 3-6-3,
shall include the following:
"The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
case, assuming the defendant receives all of his or her
sentence credit, the period of estimated actual custody is ...
years and ... months, less up to 180 days additional sentence
credit for good conduct. If the defendant, because of his or
her own misconduct or failure to comply with the institutional
regulations, does not receive those credits, the actual time
served in prison will be longer. The defendant may also receive
an additional one-half day sentence credit for each day of
participation in vocational, industry, substance abuse, and
educational programs as provided for by Illinois statute."
When the sentence is imposed for one of the offenses
enumerated in paragraph (a)(3) of Section 3-6-3, other than
when the sentence is imposed for one of the offenses enumerated
in paragraph (a)(2) of Section 3-6-3 committed on or after June
19, 1998, and other than when the sentence is imposed for
reckless homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3

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of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 if
the offense was committed on or after January 1, 1999, and
other than when the sentence is imposed for aggravated arson if
the offense was committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
effective date of Public Act 92-176), and other than when the
sentence is imposed for aggravated driving under the influence
of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after
January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230), the
judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the sentence,
shall include the following:
"The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
case, assuming the defendant receives all of his or her
sentence credit, the period of estimated actual custody is ...
years and ... months, less up to 90 days additional sentence
credit for good conduct. If the defendant, because of his or
her own misconduct or failure to comply with the institutional
regulations, does not receive those credits, the actual time
served in prison will be longer. The defendant may also receive

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an additional one-half day sentence credit for each day of
participation in vocational, industry, substance abuse, and
educational programs as provided for by Illinois statute."
When the sentence is imposed for one of the offenses
enumerated in paragraph (a)(2) of Section 3-6-3, other than
first degree murder, and the offense was committed on or after
June 19, 1998, and when the sentence is imposed for reckless
homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 if the
offense was committed on or after January 1, 1999, and when the
sentence is imposed for aggravated driving under the influence
of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and when the sentence is
imposed for aggravated arson if the offense was committed on or
after July 27, 2001 (the effective date of Public Act 92-176),
and when the sentence is imposed for aggravated driving under
the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after
January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230), the
judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the sentence,
shall include the following:
"The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of

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the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
case, the defendant is entitled to no more than 4 1/2 days of
sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
imprisonment. Therefore, this defendant will serve at least 85%
of his or her sentence. Assuming the defendant receives 4 1/2
days credit for each month of his or her sentence, the period
of estimated actual custody is ... years and ... months. If the
defendant, because of his or her own misconduct or failure to
comply with the institutional regulations receives lesser
credit, the actual time served in prison will be longer."
When a sentence of imprisonment is imposed for first degree
murder and the offense was committed on or after June 19, 1998,
the judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the
sentence, shall include the following:
"The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
case, the defendant is not entitled to sentence credit.
Therefore, this defendant will serve 100% of his or her

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sentence."
When the sentencing order recommends placement in a
substance abuse program for any offense that results in
incarceration in a Department of Corrections facility and the
crime was committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the
effective date of Public Act 93-354), the judge's statement, in
addition to any other judge's statement required under this
Section, to be given after pronouncing the sentence, shall
include the following:
"The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
case, the defendant shall receive no sentence credit for good
conduct under clause (3) of subsection (a) of Section 3-6-3
until he or she participates in and completes a substance abuse
treatment program or receives a waiver from the Director of
Corrections pursuant to clause (4.5) of subsection (a) of
Section 3-6-3."
(c-4) Before the sentencing hearing and as part of the
presentence investigation under Section 5-3-1, the court shall
inquire of the defendant whether the defendant is currently
serving in or is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United
States. If the defendant is currently serving in the Armed

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Forces of the United States or is a veteran of the Armed Forces
of the United States and has been diagnosed as having a mental
illness by a qualified psychiatrist or clinical psychologist or
physician, the court may:
(1) order that the officer preparing the presentence
report consult with the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, Illinois Department of Veterans'
Affairs, or another agency or person with suitable
knowledge or experience for the purpose of providing the
court with information regarding treatment options
available to the defendant, including federal, State, and
local programming; and
(2) consider the treatment recommendations of any
diagnosing or treating mental health professionals
together with the treatment options available to the
defendant in imposing sentence.
For the purposes of this subsection (c-4), "qualified
psychiatrist" means a reputable physician licensed in Illinois
to practice medicine in all its branches, who has specialized
in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and nervous disorders
for a period of not less than 5 years.
(c-6) In imposing a sentence, the trial judge shall
specify, on the record, the particular evidence and other
reasons which led to his or her determination that a motor
vehicle was used in the commission of the offense.
(d) When the defendant is committed to the Department of

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Corrections, the State's Attorney shall and counsel for the
defendant may file a statement with the clerk of the court to
be transmitted to the department, agency or institution to
which the defendant is committed to furnish such department,
agency or institution with the facts and circumstances of the
offense for which the person was committed together with all
other factual information accessible to them in regard to the
person prior to his commitment relative to his habits,
associates, disposition and reputation and any other facts and
circumstances which may aid such department, agency or
institution during its custody of such person. The clerk shall
within 10 days after receiving any such statements transmit a
copy to such department, agency or institution and a copy to
the other party, provided, however, that this shall not be
cause for delay in conveying the person to the department,
agency or institution to which he has been committed.
(e) The clerk of the court shall transmit to the
department, agency or institution, if any, to which the
defendant is committed, the following:
(1) the sentence imposed;
(2) any statement by the court of the basis for
imposing the sentence;
(3) any presentence reports;
(3.5) any sex offender evaluations;
(3.6) any substance abuse treatment eligibility
screening and assessment of the defendant by an agent

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designated by the State of Illinois to provide assessment
services for the Illinois courts;
(4) the number of days, if any, which the defendant has
been in custody and for which he is entitled to credit
against the sentence, which information shall be provided
to the clerk by the sheriff;
(4.1) any finding of great bodily harm made by the
court with respect to an offense enumerated in subsection
(c-1);
(5) all statements filed under subsection (d) of this
Section;
(6) any medical or mental health records or summaries
of the defendant;
(7) the municipality where the arrest of the offender
or the commission of the offense has occurred, where such
municipality has a population of more than 25,000 persons;
(8) all statements made and evidence offered under
paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of this Section; and
(9) all additional matters which the court directs the
clerk to transmit.
(f) In cases in which the court finds that a motor vehicle
was used in the commission of the offense for which the
defendant is being sentenced, the clerk of the court shall,
within 5 days thereafter, forward a report of such conviction
to the Secretary of State.
(g) On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act

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of the 99th General Assembly, if a defendant is under 18 years
of age at the time of the commission of a first degree murder
or an attempt to commit first degree murder, then the court
shall also comply with the provisions of Section 5-4.5-105 of
this Code.
(Source: P.A. 96-86, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1180, eff. 1-1-11;
96-1230, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-333, eff.
8-12-11; 97-697, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-105 new)
Sec. 5-4.5-105. SENTENCING OF PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE
AT THE TIME OF THE COMMISSION OF AN OFFENSE.
(a) On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 99th General Assembly, if a defendant is under 18 years
of age at the time of the commission of a felony offense for
which the defendant must be sentenced to a period of
incarceration, the court shall determine if the defendant
should be classified as having diminished culpability based
upon the court's consideration of the mitigating factors
provided in subsection (c) of this Section.
(b) The defendant shall submit to psychological or other
medical evaluations upon request of the State, the results of
which shall be admissible solely for the purpose of determining
whether the defendant has diminished culpability. The
defendant is permitted to submit his or her own psychological
or medical evaluations.

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(c) In making its determination, the court shall consider
the following:
(1) the defendant's age, impetuosity, and level of
maturity at the time of the offense, including the ability
to consider risks and consequences of behavior;
(2) the defendant's susceptibility to outside
pressure, including peer pressure, familial pressure, or
negative influences, at the time of the offense;
(3) the defendant's family, home environment, and
social background, including any history of parental
neglect, physical abuse, or other childhood trauma;
(4) the defendant's potential for rehabilitation or
evidence of rehabilitation, or both;
(5) the circumstances of the offense;
(6) the defendant's degree of participation and
specific role in the offense;
(7) whether the defendant was able to meaningfully
participate in his or her defense;
(8) the defendant's overall record of behavior while
incarcerated, including disciplinary history,
participation in educational and vocational programs
whenever available to the petitioner, including but not
limited to restorative justice programs, and extent of
cooperation with staff;
(9) the defendant's likelihood of committing future
offenses, including the defendant's likely

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post-incarceration support system;
(10) the defendant's prior juvenile or criminal
history; and
(11) any other information the court finds relevant and
reliable, including an expression of remorse, if
appropriate.
(d) If the court finds that the defendant has diminished
culpability, it may sentence the defendant to any authorized
disposition for each base offense not otherwise enhanced by any
other sentence, except as provided in subsection (f) of this
Section.
(e) If the court does not find that the defendant has
diminished culpability, it shall sentence the defendant as if
the defendant had attained the age of 18 years at the time of
the commission of the offense, up to a term of natural life
imprisonment, if the court determines that natural life
imprisonment is the appropriate sentence based upon the
totality of the circumstances.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
defendant is convicted of murdering one of the category of
persons identified in clause (iii), (iv), (v), or (vii) of
subsection (c) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code, the minimum term
for the authorized sentencing range for the base offense not
otherwise enhanced by any other sentence of imprisonment shall
be 40 years.

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(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 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 to a term
of natural life imprisonment, or
(c) the court shall sentence the defendant who has
attained the age of 18 years to a term of natural life
imprisonment when the death penalty is not imposed if
the defendant,
(i) has previously been convicted of first
degree murder under any state or federal law, or
(ii) is a person who, at the time of the

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commission of the murder, had attained the age of
17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an
individual under 12 years of age; or, irrespective
of the defendant's age at the time of the
commission of the offense, is found guilty of
murdering more than one victim, or
(iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
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

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(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
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) is a person who, at the time of the
commission of the murder, had not attained the age
of 17, and is found guilty of murdering a person
under 12 years of age and the murder is committed
during the course of aggravated criminal sexual
assault, criminal sexual assault, or aggravated
kidnaping, 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

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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,
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

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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) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, the
parole or 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

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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
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

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battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony
violation of an order of protection, 4 years.
(e) (Blank).
(f) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 96-282, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
96-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1475, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff.
7-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-531, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1109,
eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)