97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1905

 

Introduced , by Rep. William Cunningham

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/104-17  from Ch. 38, par. 104-17

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 relating to defendants found unfit to stand trial. Provides that 10 days is the maximum time the defendant may remain in jail until a determination is made of the defendant's appropriate placement. Provides that if the appropriate placement has not been determined in the 10 day period, the sheriff shall transport the defendant to the closest mental health facility and that mental health facility shall accept the placement of the defendant. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

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 104-17 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/104-17)  (from Ch. 38, par. 104-17)
7    Sec. 104-17. Commitment for Treatment; Treatment Plan.
8    (a) If the defendant is eligible to be or has been released
9on bail or on his own recognizance, the court shall select the
10least physically restrictive form of treatment therapeutically
11appropriate and consistent with the treatment plan.
12    (b) If the defendant's disability is mental, the court may
13order him placed for treatment in the custody of the Department
14of Human Services, or the court may order him placed in the
15custody of any other appropriate public or private mental
16health facility or treatment program which has agreed to
17provide treatment to the defendant. If the defendant is placed
18in the custody of the Department of Human Services, the
19defendant shall be placed in a secure setting unless the court
20determines that there are compelling reasons why such placement
21is not necessary. During the period of time required to
22determine the appropriate placement the defendant shall remain
23in jail if the period of time does not exceed 10 days. If the

 

 

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1appropriate placement has not been determined in the 10 day
2period, the sheriff shall transport the defendant to the
3closest mental health facility and that mental health facility
4shall accept the placement of the defendant. If upon the
5completion of the placement process the Department of Human
6Services determines that the defendant is currently fit to
7stand trial, it shall immediately notify the court and shall
8submit a written report within 7 days. In that circumstance the
9placement shall be held pending a court hearing on the
10Department's report. Otherwise, upon completion of the
11placement process, the sheriff shall be notified and shall
12transport the defendant to the designated facility. The
13placement may be ordered either on an inpatient or an
14outpatient basis.
15    (c) If the defendant's disability is physical, the court
16may order him placed under the supervision of the Department of
17Human Services which shall place and maintain the defendant in
18a suitable treatment facility or program, or the court may
19order him placed in an appropriate public or private facility
20or treatment program which has agreed to provide treatment to
21the defendant. The placement may be ordered either on an
22inpatient or an outpatient basis.
23    (d) The clerk of the circuit court shall transmit to the
24Department, agency or institution, if any, to which the
25defendant is remanded for treatment, the following:
26        (1) a certified copy of the order to undergo treatment;

 

 

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1        (2) the county and municipality in which the offense
2    was committed;
3        (3) the county and municipality in which the arrest
4    took place;
5        (4) a copy of the arrest report, criminal charges,
6    arrest record, jail record, and the report prepared under
7    Section 104-15; and
8        (5) all additional matters which the Court directs the
9    clerk to transmit.
10    (e) Within 30 days of entry of an order to undergo
11treatment, the person supervising the defendant's treatment
12shall file with the court, the State, and the defense a report
13assessing the facility's or program's capacity to provide
14appropriate treatment for the defendant and indicating his
15opinion as to the probability of the defendant's attaining
16fitness within a period of one year from the date of the
17finding of unfitness. If the report indicates that there is a
18substantial probability that the defendant will attain fitness
19within the time period, the treatment supervisor shall also
20file a treatment plan which shall include:
21        (1) A diagnosis of the defendant's disability;
22        (2) A description of treatment goals with respect to
23    rendering the defendant fit, a specification of the
24    proposed treatment modalities, and an estimated timetable
25    for attainment of the goals;
26        (3) An identification of the person in charge of

 

 

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1    supervising the defendant's treatment.
2(Source: P.A. 95-296, eff. 8-20-07; 96-310, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.