99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2246

 

Introduced 1/27/2016, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
405 ILCS 5/3-800  from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-800
405 ILCS 5/3-802  from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-802

    Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the assertion of the respondent's right to a jury on the question of whether he or she is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis shall not be deemed a request for a continuance beyond 15 days from the date of the assertion of that right. Provides that no respondent shall be required to waive his or her right to a timely hearing on the question of whether he or she is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis as a condition of obtaining a trial by jury.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
5Disabilities Code is amended by changing Sections 3-800 and
63-802 as follows:
 
7    (405 ILCS 5/3-800)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-800)
8    Sec. 3-800. (a) Unless otherwise indicated, court hearings
9under this Chapter shall be held pursuant to this Article.
10Hearings shall be held in such quarters as the court directs.
11To the extent practical, hearings shall be held in the mental
12health facility where the respondent is hospitalized. The
13respondent may request to have the proceedings transferred to
14the county of his or her residence. The court shall grant the
15request if and only if the court determines that the transfer
16is necessary to ensure the attendance of any material witness.
17    (b) If the court grants a continuance on its own motion or
18upon the motion of one of the parties, the respondent may
19continue to be detained pending further order of the court. The
20Such continuance shall not extend beyond 15 days except to the
21extent that continuances are requested by the respondent. The
22assertion of the respondent's right to a jury under Section
233-802 of this Code shall not be deemed a request for a

 

 

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1continuance beyond 15 days from the date of the assertion of
2that right.
3    (c) Court hearings under this Chapter, including hearings
4under Section 2-107.1, shall be open to the press and public
5unless the respondent or some other party requests that they be
6closed. The court may also indicate its intention to close a
7hearing, including when it determines that the respondent may
8be unable to make a reasoned decision to request that the
9hearing be closed. A request that a hearing be closed shall be
10granted unless there is an objection to closing the hearing by
11a party or any other person. If an objection is made, the court
12shall not close the hearing unless, following a hearing, it
13determines that the patient's interest in having the hearing
14closed is compelling. The court shall support its determination
15with written findings of fact and conclusions of law. The court
16shall not close the hearing if the respondent objects to its
17closure. Whenever a court determines that a hearing shall be
18closed, access to the records of the hearing, including but not
19limited to transcripts and pleadings, shall be limited to the
20parties involved in the hearing, court personnel, and any
21person or agency providing mental health services that are the
22subject of the hearing. Access may also be granted, however,
23pursuant to the provisions of the Mental Health and
24Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act.
25    (d) The provisions of subsection (a-5) of Section 6 of the
26Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act shall apply to the

 

 

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1initial commitment hearing, as provided under Section 5-2-4 of
2the Unified Code of Corrections, for a respondent found not
3guilty by reason of insanity of a violent crime in a criminal
4proceeding and the hearing has been ordered by the court under
5this Code to determine if the defendant is:
6        (1) in need of mental health services on an inpatient
7    basis;
8        (2) in need of mental health services on an outpatient
9    basis; or
10        (3) not in need of mental health services.
11    While the impact statement to the court allowed under this
12subsection (d) may include the impact that the respondent's
13criminal conduct has had upon the victim, victim's
14representative, or victim's family or household member, the
15court may only consider the impact statement along with all
16other appropriate factors in determining the:
17        (i) threat of serious physical harm posed by the
18    respondent to himself or herself, or to another person;
19        (ii) location of inpatient or outpatient mental health
20    services ordered by the court, but only after complying
21    with all other applicable administrative requirements,
22    rules, and statutory requirements;
23        (iii) maximum period of commitment for inpatient
24    mental health services; and
25        (iv) conditions of release for outpatient mental
26    health services ordered by the court.

 

 

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1    (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2-1009 of the
2Code of Civil Procedure, a respondent may object to a motion
3for voluntary dismissal and the court may refuse to grant such
4a dismissal for good cause shown.
5(Source: P.A. 99-220, eff. 7-31-15.)
 
6    (405 ILCS 5/3-802)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-802)
7    Sec. 3-802. The respondent is entitled to a jury on the
8question of whether he is subject to involuntary admission on
9an inpatient or outpatient basis. The jury shall consist of 6
10persons to be chosen in the same manner as are jurors in other
11civil proceedings. A respondent is not entitled to a jury on
12the question of whether psychotropic medication or
13electroconvulsive therapy may be administered under Section
142-107.1. No respondent shall be required to waive his or her
15right to a timely hearing under subsection (b) of Section 3-800
16of this Code as a condition of obtaining a trial by jury.
17(Source: P.A. 95-172, eff. 8-14-07; 96-1399, eff. 7-29-10;
1896-1453, eff. 8-20-10.)