99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5542

 

Introduced , by Rep. Carol Ammons

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/110-4  from Ch. 38, par. 110-4

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning bailable offenses.


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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 Section 110-4 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/110-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 110-4)
7    Sec. 110-4. Bailable Offenses.
8    (a) All persons shall be bailable before conviction, except
9the the following offenses where the proof is evident or the
10presumption great that the defendant is guilty of the offense:
11capital offenses; offenses for which a sentence of life
12imprisonment may be imposed as a consequence of conviction;
13felony offenses for which a sentence of imprisonment, without
14conditional and revocable release, shall be imposed by law as a
15consequence of conviction, where the court after a hearing,
16determines that the release of the defendant would pose a real
17and present threat to the physical safety of any person or
18persons; stalking or aggravated stalking, where the court,
19after a hearing, determines that the release of the defendant
20would pose a real and present threat to the physical safety of
21the alleged victim of the offense and denial of bail is
22necessary to prevent fulfillment of the threat upon which the
23charge is based; or unlawful use of weapons in violation of

 

 

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1item (4) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code
2of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 when that offense occurred
3in a school or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted
4by a school to transport students to or from school or a
5school-related activity, or on any public way within 1,000 feet
6of real property comprising any school, where the court, after
7a hearing, determines that the release of the defendant would
8pose a real and present threat to the physical safety of any
9person and denial of bail is necessary to prevent fulfillment
10of that threat; or making a terrorist threat in violation of
11Section 29D-20 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
12Code of 2012 or an attempt to commit the offense of making a
13terrorist threat, where the court, after a hearing, determines
14that the release of the defendant would pose a real and present
15threat to the physical safety of any person and denial of bail
16is necessary to prevent fulfillment of that threat.
17    (b) A person seeking release on bail who is charged with a
18capital offense or an offense for which a sentence of life
19imprisonment may be imposed shall not be bailable until a
20hearing is held wherein such person has the burden of
21demonstrating that the proof of his guilt is not evident and
22the presumption is not great.
23    (c) Where it is alleged that bail should be denied to a
24person upon the grounds that the person presents a real and
25present threat to the physical safety of any person or persons,
26the burden of proof of such allegations shall be upon the

 

 

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1State.
2    (d) When it is alleged that bail should be denied to a
3person charged with stalking or aggravated stalking upon the
4grounds set forth in Section 110-6.3 of this Code, the burden
5of proof of those allegations shall be upon the State.
6(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)