93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4789

 

Introduced 02/04/04, by Frank Aguilar

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/12-13   from Ch. 38, par. 12-13

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that criminal sexual assault also consists of a gang member who aided by 2 or more persons actually present, subjects the victim to sexual penetration without the consent of the victim or who with intent to expose the intimate parts of the body of the victim and when aided by 2 or more other persons actually present, removes or attempts to remove an article of clothing from the victim without the consent of the victim. Provides that a violation is a Class 1 felony.


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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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5 Section 12-13 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/12-13)  (from Ch. 38, par. 12-13)
7     Sec. 12-13. Criminal Sexual Assault.
8     (a) The accused commits criminal sexual assault if he or
9 she:
10         (1) commits an act of sexual penetration by the use of
11     force or threat of force; or
12         (2) commits an act of sexual penetration and the
13     accused knew that the victim was unable to understand the
14     nature of the act or was unable to give knowing consent; or
15         (3) commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim
16     who was under 18 years of age when the act was committed
17     and the accused was a family member; or
18         (4) commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim
19     who was at least 13 years of age but under 18 years of age
20     when the act was committed and the accused was 17 years of
21     age or over and held a position of trust, authority or
22     supervision in relation to the victim; or
23         (5) is a gang member and, aided by 2 or more persons
24     actually present, subjects the victim to sexual
25     penetration without the consent of the victim; or
26         (6) is a gang member and, with intent to expose the
27     intimate parts of the body of the victim and when aided by
28     2 or more other persons actually present, removes or
29     attempts to remove an article of clothing from the victim
30     without the consent of the victim.
31     (b) Sentence.
32         (1) Criminal sexual assault is a Class 1 felony.

 

 

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1         (2) A person who is convicted of the offense of
2     criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or
3     (a)(2) after having previously been convicted of the
4     offense of criminal sexual assault, or who is convicted of
5     the offense of criminal sexual assault as defined in
6     paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having previously been
7     convicted under the laws of this State or any other state
8     of an offense that is substantially equivalent to the
9     offense of criminal sexual assault, commits a Class X
10     felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of
11     imprisonment of not less than 30 years and not more than 60
12     years. The commission of the second or subsequent offense
13     is required to have been after the initial conviction for
14     this paragraph (2) to apply.
15         (3) A person who is convicted of the offense of
16     criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or
17     (a)(2) after having previously been convicted of the
18     offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault or the
19     offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or
20     who is convicted of the offense of criminal sexual assault
21     as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having
22     previously been convicted under the laws of this State or
23     any other state of an offense that is substantially
24     equivalent to the offense of aggravated criminal sexual
25     assault or the offense of criminal predatory sexual assault
26     shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment.
27     The commission of the second or subsequent offense is
28     required to have been after the initial conviction for this
29     paragraph (3) to apply.
30         (4) A second or subsequent conviction for a violation
31     of paragraph (a)(3) or (a)(4) or under any similar statute
32     of this State or any other state for any offense involving
33     criminal sexual assault that is substantially equivalent
34     to or more serious than the sexual assault prohibited under
35     paragraph (a)(3) or (a)(4) is a Class X felony.
36         (5) When a person has any such prior conviction, the

 

 

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1     information or indictment charging that person shall state
2     such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's
3     intention to treat the charge as a Class X felony. The fact
4     of such prior conviction is not an element of the offense
5     and may not be disclosed to the jury during trial unless
6     otherwise permitted by issues properly raised during such
7     trial.
8     (c) For the purposes of this Section, "gang member" has the
9     meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang
10     Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
11 (Source: P.A. 90-396, eff. 1-1-98.)