99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4229

 

Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/107-12  from Ch. 38, par. 107-12
725 ILCS 5/110-2  from Ch. 38, par. 110-2

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that except as otherwise provided by law or if the peace officer believes that public safety would be jeopardized by the release of the person, whenever a peace officer is authorized to arrest a person with or without a warrant, who has not been previously convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, for a Class 3 felony that is not a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or for a Class 4 felony that is not a violent crime as defined in that Act or for a misdemeanor, the peace officer shall instead of arresting that person issue to that person a notice to appear. Provides that except as otherwise provided by law or if the court finds that public safety would be jeopardized by the release of the defendant, a defendant who has not been previously convicted of a felony or misdemeanor who is charged with a Class 3 felony that is not a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or for a Class 4 felony that is not a violent crime as defined in that Act or a defendant who has not been previously convicted of a felony or misdemeanor who is charged with a misdemeanor shall be released on his or her own recognizance.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Sections 107-12 and 110-2 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/107-12)  (from Ch. 38, par. 107-12)
7    Sec. 107-12. Notice to appear.
8    (a) Whenever a peace officer is authorized to arrest a
9person without a warrant he may instead issue to such person a
10notice to appear.
11    (a-5) Except as otherwise provided by law or if the peace
12officer believes that public safety would be jeopardized by the
13release of the person, whenever a peace officer is authorized
14to arrest a person with or without a warrant, who has not been
15previously convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, for a Class 3
16felony that is not a violent crime as defined in subsection (c)
17of Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act
18or for a Class 4 felony that is not a violent crime as defined
19in that Act or for a misdemeanor, the peace officer shall
20instead of arresting that person issue to that person a notice
21to appear.
22    (b) The notice shall:
23    (1) Be in writing;

 

 

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1    (2) State the name of the person and his address, if known;
2    (3) Set forth the nature of the offense;
3    (4) Be signed by the officer issuing the notice; and
4    (5) Request the person to appear before a court at a
5certain time and place.
6    (c) Upon failure of the person to appear a summons or
7warrant of arrest may issue.
8    (d) In any case in which a person is arrested for a Class C
9misdemeanor or a petty offense and remanded to the sheriff
10other than pursuant to a court order, the sheriff may issue
11such person a notice to appear.
12(Source: P.A. 83-693.)
 
13    (725 ILCS 5/110-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 110-2)
14    Sec. 110-2. Release on own recognizance.
15    (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this Section, when When
16from all the circumstances the court is of the opinion that the
17defendant will appear as required either before or after
18conviction and the defendant will not pose a danger to any
19person or the community and that the defendant will comply with
20all conditions of bond, which shall include the defendant's
21current address with a written admonishment to the defendant
22that he or she must comply with the provisions of Section
23110-12 of this Code regarding any change in his or her address,
24the defendant may be released on his or her own recognizance.
25The defendant's address shall at all times remain a matter of

 

 

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1public record with the clerk of the court. A failure to appear
2as required by such recognizance shall constitute an offense
3subject to the penalty provided in Section 32-10 of the
4Criminal Code of 2012 for violation of the bail bond, and any
5obligated sum fixed in the recognizance shall be forfeited and
6collected in accordance with subsection (g) of Section 110-7 of
7this Code.
8    This Section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the
9purpose of relying upon contempt of court proceedings or
10criminal sanctions instead of financial loss to assure the
11appearance of the defendant, and that the defendant will not
12pose a danger to any person or the community and that the
13defendant will comply with all conditions of bond. Monetary
14bail should be set only when it is determined that no other
15conditions of release will reasonably assure the defendant's
16appearance in court, that the defendant does not present a
17danger to any person or the community and that the defendant
18will comply with all conditions of bond.
19    The State may appeal any order permitting release by
20personal recognizance.
21    (b) Except as otherwise provided by law or if the court
22finds that public safety would be jeopardized by the release of
23the defendant, a defendant who has not been previously
24convicted of a felony or misdemeanor who is charged with a
25Class 3 felony that is not a violent crime as defined in
26subsection (c) of Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and

 

 

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1Witnesses Act or for a Class 4 felony that is not a violent
2crime as defined in that Act or a defendant who has not been
3previously convicted of a felony or misdemeanor who is charged
4with a misdemeanor shall be released on his or her own
5recognizance.
6(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)