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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 Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 5-5-3.1 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.1)
7    Sec. 5-5-3.1. Factors in mitigation.
8    (a) The following grounds shall be accorded weight in
9favor of withholding or minimizing a sentence of imprisonment:
10        (1) The defendant's criminal conduct neither caused
11    nor threatened serious physical harm to another.
12        (2) The defendant did not contemplate that his
13    criminal conduct would cause or threaten serious physical
14    harm to another.
15        (3) The defendant acted under a strong provocation.
16        (4) There were substantial grounds tending to excuse
17    or justify the defendant's criminal conduct, though
18    failing to establish a defense.
19        (5) The defendant's criminal conduct was induced or
20    facilitated by someone other than the defendant.
21        (6) The defendant has compensated or will compensate
22    the victim of his criminal conduct for the damage or
23    injury that he sustained.

 

 

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1        (7) The defendant has no history of prior delinquency
2    or criminal activity or has led a law-abiding life for a
3    substantial period of time before the commission of the
4    present crime.
5        (8) The defendant's criminal conduct was the result of
6    circumstances unlikely to recur.
7        (9) The character and attitudes of the defendant
8    indicate that he is unlikely to commit another crime.
9        (10) The defendant is particularly likely to comply
10    with the terms of a period of probation.
11        (11) (Blank).
12        (12) The imprisonment of the defendant would endanger
13    his or her medical condition.
14        (13) The defendant was a person with an intellectual
15    disability as defined in Section 5-1-13 of this Code.
16        (14) The defendant sought or obtained emergency
17    medical assistance for an overdose and was convicted of a
18    Class 3 felony or higher possession, manufacture, or
19    delivery of a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike
20    substance or a controlled substance analog under the
21    Illinois Controlled Substances Act or a Class 2 felony or
22    higher possession, manufacture or delivery of
23    methamphetamine under the Methamphetamine Control and
24    Community Protection Act.
25        (15) At the time of the offense, the defendant is or
26    had been the victim of domestic violence and the effects

 

 

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1    of the domestic violence tended to excuse or justify the
2    defendant's criminal conduct. As used in this paragraph
3    (15), "domestic violence" means abuse as defined in
4    Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
5        (16) At the time of the offense, the defendant was
6    suffering from a serious mental illness which, though
7    insufficient to establish the defense of insanity,
8    substantially affected his or her ability to understand
9    the nature of his or her acts or to conform his or her
10    conduct to the requirements of the law.
11        (17) At the time of the offense, the defendant was
12    suffering from post-partum depression or post-partum
13    psychosis which was either undiagnosed or untreated, or
14    both, and this temporary mental illness tended to excuse
15    or justify the defendant's criminal conduct and the
16    defendant has been diagnosed as suffering from post-partum
17    depression or post-partum psychosis, or both, by a
18    qualified medical person and the diagnoses or testimony,
19    or both, was not used at trial. In this paragraph (17):
20            "Post-partum depression" means a mood disorder
21        which strikes many women during and after pregnancy
22        which usually occurs during pregnancy and up to 12
23        months after delivery. This depression can include
24        anxiety disorders.
25            "Post-partum psychosis" means an extreme form of
26        post-partum depression which can occur during

 

 

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1        pregnancy and up to 12 months after delivery. This can
2        include losing touch with reality, distorted thinking,
3        delusions, auditory and visual hallucinations,
4        paranoia, hyperactivity and rapid speech, or mania.
5        (18) The defendant is pregnant or is the parent of a
6    child or infant whose well-being will be negatively
7    affected by the parent's absence. Circumstances to be
8    considered in assessing this factor in mitigation include:
9            (A) that the parent is breastfeeding the child;
10            (B) the age of the child, with strong
11        consideration given to avoid disruption of the
12        caregiving of an infant, pre-school or school-age
13        child by a parent;
14            (C) the role of the parent in the day-to-day
15        educational and medical needs of the child;
16            (D) the relationship of the parent and the child;
17            (E) any special medical, educational, or
18        psychological needs of the child;
19            (F) the role of the parent in the financial
20        support of the child; .
21            (G) the likelihood that the child will be adjudged
22        a dependent minor under Section 2-4 and declared a
23        ward of the court under Section 2-22 of the Juvenile
24        Court Act of 1987;
25            (H) the best interest of the child.
26        Under this Section, the defendant shall have the right

 

 

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1    to present a Family Impact Statement at sentencing, which
2    the court shall consider in favor of withholding or
3    minimizing a sentence of imprisonment prior to imposing
4    any sentence and may include testimony from family and
5    community members, written statements, video, and
6    documentation. Unless the court finds that the parent
7    poses a significant risk to the community that outweighs
8    the risk of harm from the parent's removal from the
9    family, the court shall impose a sentence in accordance
10    with subsection (b) that allows the parent to continue to
11    care for the child or children.
12        (19) The defendant serves as the caregiver for a
13    relative who is ill, disabled, or elderly.
14    (b) If the court, having due regard for the character of
15the offender, the nature and circumstances of the offense and
16the public interest finds that a sentence of imprisonment is
17the most appropriate disposition of the offender, or where
18other provisions of this Code mandate the imprisonment of the
19offender, the grounds listed in paragraph (a) of this
20subsection shall be considered as factors in mitigation of the
21term imposed.
22(Source: P.A. 100-574, eff. 6-1-18; 101-471, eff. 1-1-20.)