Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

Filed: 3/9/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2295

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2295 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5Section 5.875 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.875 new)
7    Sec. 5.875. The Justice Reinvestment Fund.
 
8    Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
9changing Sections 16-1, 16-25, 17-1, 21-1, and 21-1.3 as
10follows:
 
11    (720 ILCS 5/16-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 16-1)
12    Sec. 16-1. Theft.
13    (a) A person commits theft when he or she knowingly:
14        (1) Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over

 

 

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1    property of the owner; or
2        (2) Obtains by deception control over property of the
3    owner; or
4        (3) Obtains by threat control over property of the
5    owner; or
6        (4) Obtains control over stolen property knowing the
7    property to have been stolen or under such circumstances as
8    would reasonably induce him or her to believe that the
9    property was stolen; or
10        (5) Obtains or exerts control over property in the
11    custody of any law enforcement agency which any law
12    enforcement officer or any individual acting in behalf of a
13    law enforcement agency explicitly represents to the person
14    as being stolen or represents to the person such
15    circumstances as would reasonably induce the person to
16    believe that the property was stolen, and
17            (A) Intends to deprive the owner permanently of the
18        use or benefit of the property; or
19            (B) Knowingly uses, conceals or abandons the
20        property in such manner as to deprive the owner
21        permanently of such use or benefit; or
22            (C) Uses, conceals, or abandons the property
23        knowing such use, concealment or abandonment probably
24        will deprive the owner permanently of such use or
25        benefit.
26    (b) Sentence.

 

 

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1        (1) Theft of property not from the person and not
2    exceeding $2,500 $500 in value is a Class A misdemeanor.
3        (1.1) (Blank). Theft of property not from the person
4    and not exceeding $500 in value is a Class 4 felony if the
5    theft was committed in a school or place of worship or if
6    the theft was of governmental property.
7        (2) (Blank). A person who has been convicted of theft
8    of property not from the person and not exceeding $500 in
9    value who has been previously convicted of any type of
10    theft, robbery, armed robbery, burglary, residential
11    burglary, possession of burglary tools, home invasion,
12    forgery, a violation of Section 4-103, 4-103.1, 4-103.2, or
13    4-103.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code relating to the
14    possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, or a
15    violation of Section 17-36 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
16    the Criminal Code of 2012, or Section 8 of the Illinois
17    Credit Card and Debit Card Act is guilty of a Class 4
18    felony.
19        (3) (Blank).
20        (4) Theft of property from the person not exceeding
21    $2,500 $500 in value, or theft of property exceeding $500
22    and not exceeding $10,000 in value, is a Class 3 felony.
23        (4.1) (Blank). Theft of property from the person not
24    exceeding $500 in value, or theft of property exceeding
25    $500 and not exceeding $10,000 in value, is a Class 2
26    felony if the theft was committed in a school or place of

 

 

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1    worship or if the theft was of governmental property.
2        (5) Theft of property exceeding $10,000 and not
3    exceeding $100,000 in value is a Class 2 felony.
4        (5.1) (Blank). Theft of property exceeding $10,000 and
5    not exceeding $100,000 in value is a Class 1 felony if the
6    theft was committed in a school or place of worship or if
7    the theft was of governmental property.
8        (6) Theft of property exceeding $100,000 and not
9    exceeding $500,000 in value is a Class 1 felony.
10        (6.1) (Blank). Theft of property exceeding $100,000 in
11    value is a Class X felony if the theft was committed in a
12    school or place of worship or if the theft was of
13    governmental property.
14        (6.2) Theft of property exceeding $500,000 and not
15    exceeding $1,000,000 in value is a Class 1
16    non-probationable felony.
17        (6.3) Theft of property exceeding $1,000,000 in value
18    is a Class X felony.
19        (7) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph (2)
20    of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the offender
21    obtained money or property valued at $5,000 or more from a
22    victim 60 years of age or older is a Class 2 felony.
23        (8) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph (2)
24    of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the offender
25    falsely poses as a landlord or agent or employee of the
26    landlord and obtains a rent payment or a security deposit

 

 

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1    from a tenant is a Class 3 felony if the rent payment or
2    security deposit obtained does not exceed $500.
3        (9) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph (2)
4    of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the offender
5    falsely poses as a landlord or agent or employee of the
6    landlord and obtains a rent payment or a security deposit
7    from a tenant is a Class 2 felony if the rent payment or
8    security deposit obtained exceeds $500 and does not exceed
9    $10,000.
10        (10) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph (2)
11    of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the offender
12    falsely poses as a landlord or agent or employee of the
13    landlord and obtains a rent payment or a security deposit
14    from a tenant is a Class 1 felony if the rent payment or
15    security deposit obtained exceeds $10,000 and does not
16    exceed $100,000.
17        (11) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph (2)
18    of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the offender
19    falsely poses as a landlord or agent or employee of the
20    landlord and obtains a rent payment or a security deposit
21    from a tenant is a Class X felony if the rent payment or
22    security deposit obtained exceeds $100,000.
23    (c) When a charge of theft of property exceeding a
24specified value is brought, the value of the property involved
25is an element of the offense to be resolved by the trier of
26fact as either exceeding or not exceeding the specified value.

 

 

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1    (d) Theft by lessee; permissive inference. The trier of
2fact may infer evidence that a person intends to deprive the
3owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property (1) if
4a lessee of the personal property of another fails to return it
5to the owner within 10 days after written demand from the owner
6for its return or (2) if a lessee of the personal property of
7another fails to return it to the owner within 24 hours after
8written demand from the owner for its return and the lessee had
9presented identification to the owner that contained a
10materially fictitious name, address, or telephone number. A
11notice in writing, given after the expiration of the leasing
12agreement, addressed and mailed, by registered mail, to the
13lessee at the address given by him and shown on the leasing
14agreement shall constitute proper demand.
15    (e) Permissive inference; evidence of intent that a person
16obtains by deception control over property. The trier of fact
17may infer that a person "knowingly obtains by deception control
18over property of the owner" when he or she fails to return,
19within 45 days after written demand from the owner, the
20downpayment and any additional payments accepted under a
21promise, oral or in writing, to perform services for the owner
22for consideration of $3,000 or more, and the promisor knowingly
23without good cause failed to substantially perform pursuant to
24the agreement after taking a down payment of 10% or more of the
25agreed upon consideration. This provision shall not apply where
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1agreement, or where the promisor responds to the notice within
2the 45-day notice period. A notice in writing, addressed and
3mailed, by registered mail, to the promisor at the last known
4address of the promisor, shall constitute proper demand.
5    (f) Offender's interest in the property.
6        (1) It is no defense to a charge of theft of property
7    that the offender has an interest therein, when the owner
8    also has an interest to which the offender is not entitled.
9        (2) Where the property involved is that of the
10    offender's spouse, no prosecution for theft may be
11    maintained unless the parties were not living together as
12    man and wife and were living in separate abodes at the time
13    of the alleged theft.
14(Source: P.A. 96-496, eff. 1-1-10; 96-534, eff. 8-14-09;
1596-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1301, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1532, eff.
161-1-12; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-597, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1150,
17eff. 1-25-13.)
 
18    (720 ILCS 5/16-25)
19    Sec. 16-25. Retail theft.
20    (a) A person commits retail theft when he or she knowingly:
21        (1) Takes possession of, carries away, transfers or
22    causes to be carried away or transferred any merchandise
23    displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail
24    mercantile establishment with the intention of retaining
25    such merchandise or with the intention of depriving the

 

 

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1    merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of
2    such merchandise without paying the full retail value of
3    such merchandise; or
4        (2) Alters, transfers, or removes any label, price tag,
5    marking, indicia of value or any other markings which aid
6    in determining value affixed to any merchandise displayed,
7    held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile
8    establishment and attempts to purchase such merchandise at
9    less than the full retail value with the intention of
10    depriving the merchant of the full retail value of such
11    merchandise; or
12        (3) Transfers any merchandise displayed, held, stored
13    or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment
14    from the container in or on which such merchandise is
15    displayed to any other container with the intention of
16    depriving the merchant of the full retail value of such
17    merchandise; or
18        (4) Under-rings with the intention of depriving the
19    merchant of the full retail value of the merchandise; or
20        (5) Removes a shopping cart from the premises of a
21    retail mercantile establishment without the consent of the
22    merchant given at the time of such removal with the
23    intention of depriving the merchant permanently of the
24    possession, use or benefit of such cart; or
25        (6) Represents to a merchant that he, she, or another
26    is the lawful owner of property, knowing that such

 

 

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1    representation is false, and conveys or attempts to convey
2    that property to a merchant who is the owner of the
3    property in exchange for money, merchandise credit or other
4    property of the merchant; or
5        (7) Uses or possesses any theft detection shielding
6    device or theft detection device remover with the intention
7    of using such device to deprive the merchant permanently of
8    the possession, use or benefit of any merchandise
9    displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail
10    mercantile establishment without paying the full retail
11    value of such merchandise; or
12        (8) Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over
13    property of the owner and thereby intends to deprive the
14    owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property
15    when a lessee of the personal property of another fails to
16    return it to the owner, or if the lessee fails to pay the
17    full retail value of such property to the lessor in
18    satisfaction of any contractual provision requiring such,
19    within 10 days after written demand from the owner for its
20    return. A notice in writing, given after the expiration of
21    the leasing agreement, by registered mail, to the lessee at
22    the address given by the lessee and shown on the leasing
23    agreement shall constitute proper demand.
24    (b) Theft by emergency exit. A person commits theft by
25emergency exit when he or she commits a retail theft as defined
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1facilitate the theft he or she leaves the retail mercantile
2establishment by use of a designated emergency exit.
3    (c) Permissive inference. If any person:
4        (1) conceals upon his or her person or among his or her
5    belongings unpurchased merchandise displayed, held, stored
6    or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment;
7    and
8        (2) removes that merchandise beyond the last known
9    station for receiving payments for that merchandise in that
10    retail mercantile establishment,
11then the trier of fact may infer that the person possessed,
12carried away or transferred such merchandise with the intention
13of retaining it or with the intention of depriving the merchant
14permanently of the possession, use or benefit of such
15merchandise without paying the full retail value of such
16merchandise.
17    To "conceal" merchandise means that, although there may be
18some notice of its presence, that merchandise is not visible
19through ordinary observation.
20    (d) Venue. Multiple thefts committed by the same person as
21part of a continuing course of conduct in different
22jurisdictions that have been aggregated in one jurisdiction may
23be prosecuted in any jurisdiction in which one or more of the
24thefts occurred.
25    (e) For the purposes of this Section, "theft detection
26shielding device" means any laminated or coated bag or device

 

 

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1designed and intended to shield merchandise from detection by
2an electronic or magnetic theft alarm sensor.
3    (f) Sentence.
4        (1) A violation of any of the subdivisions (a)(1)
5    through (a)(6) and (a)(8) of this Section, the full retail
6    value of which does not exceed $2,500 $300 for property
7    other than motor fuel or $150 for motor fuel, is a Class A
8    misdemeanor. A violation of subdivision (a)(7) of this
9    Section is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a
10    Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Theft by
11    emergency exit of property, the full retail value of which
12    does not exceed $300, is a Class 4 felony.
13        (2) (Blank). A person who has been convicted of retail
14    theft of property under any of subdivisions (a)(1) through
15    (a)(6) and (a)(8) of this Section, the full retail value of
16    which does not exceed $300 for property other than motor
17    fuel or $150 for motor fuel, and who has been previously
18    convicted of any type of theft, robbery, armed robbery,
19    burglary, residential burglary, possession of burglary
20    tools, home invasion, unlawful use of a credit card, or
21    forgery is guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person who has
22    been convicted of theft by emergency exit of property, the
23    full retail value of which does not exceed $300, and who
24    has been previously convicted of any type of theft,
25    robbery, armed robbery, burglary, residential burglary,
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1    of a credit card, or forgery is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
2        (3) Any retail theft of property under any of
3    subdivisions (a)(1) through (a)(6) and (a)(8) of this
4    Section, the full retail value of which exceeds $2,500 $300
5    for property other than motor fuel or $150 for motor fuel
6    in a single transaction, or in separate transactions
7    committed by the same person as part of a continuing course
8    of conduct from one or more mercantile establishments over
9    a period of one year, is a Class 3 felony. Theft by
10    emergency exit of property, the full retail value of which
11    exceeds $300 in a single transaction, or in separate
12    transactions committed by the same person as part of a
13    continuing course of conduct from one or more mercantile
14    establishments over a period of one year, is a Class 2
15    felony. When a charge of retail theft of property or theft
16    by emergency exit of property, the full value of which
17    exceeds $2,500 $300, is brought, the value of the property
18    involved is an element of the offense to be resolved by the
19    trier of fact as either exceeding or not exceeding $2,500
20    $300.
21(Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
22    (720 ILCS 5/17-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 17-1)
23    Sec. 17-1. Deceptive practices.
 
24(A) General deception.

 

 

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1    A person commits a deceptive practice when, with intent to
2defraud, the person does any of the following:
3        (1) He or she knowingly causes another, by deception or
4    threat, to execute a document disposing of property or a
5    document by which a pecuniary obligation is incurred.
6        (2) Being an officer, manager or other person
7    participating in the direction of a financial institution,
8    he or she knowingly receives or permits the receipt of a
9    deposit or other investment, knowing that the institution
10    is insolvent.
11        (3) He or she knowingly makes a false or deceptive
12    statement addressed to the public for the purpose of
13    promoting the sale of property or services.
 
14(B) Bad checks.
15    A person commits a deceptive practice when:
16        (1) With intent to obtain control over property or to
17    pay for property, labor or services of another, or in
18    satisfaction of an obligation for payment of tax under the
19    Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or any other tax due to the
20    State of Illinois, he or she issues or delivers a check or
21    other order upon a real or fictitious depository for the
22    payment of money, knowing that it will not be paid by the
23    depository. The trier of fact may infer that the defendant
24    knows that the check or other order will not be paid by the
25    depository and that the defendant has acted with intent to

 

 

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1    defraud when the defendant fails to have sufficient funds
2    or credit with the depository when the check or other order
3    is issued or delivered, or when such check or other order
4    is presented for payment and dishonored on each of 2
5    occasions at least 7 days apart. In this paragraph (B)(1),
6    "property" includes rental property (real or personal).
7        (2) He or she issues or delivers a check or other order
8    upon a real or fictitious depository in an amount exceeding
9    $150 in payment of an amount owed on any credit transaction
10    for property, labor or services, or in payment of the
11    entire amount owed on any credit transaction for property,
12    labor or services, knowing that it will not be paid by the
13    depository, and thereafter fails to provide funds or credit
14    with the depository in the face amount of the check or
15    order within 7 days of receiving actual notice from the
16    depository or payee of the dishonor of the check or order.
 
17(C) Bank-related fraud.
18    (1) False statement.
19    A person commits false statement bank fraud if he or she,
20with intent to defraud, makes or causes to be made any false
21statement in writing in order to obtain an account with a bank
22or other financial institution, or to obtain credit from a bank
23or other financial institution, or to obtain services from a
24currency exchange, knowing such writing to be false, and with
25the intent that it be relied upon.

 

 

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1    For purposes of this subsection (C), a false statement
2means any false statement representing identity, address, or
3employment, or the identity, address, or employment of any
4person, firm, or corporation.
5    (2) Possession of stolen or fraudulently obtained checks.
6    A person commits possession of stolen or fraudulently
7obtained checks when he or she possesses, with the intent to
8obtain access to funds of another person held in a real or
9fictitious deposit account at a financial institution, makes a
10false statement or a misrepresentation to the financial
11institution, or possesses, transfers, negotiates, or presents
12for payment a check, draft, or other item purported to direct
13the financial institution to withdraw or pay funds out of the
14account holder's deposit account with knowledge that such
15possession, transfer, negotiation, or presentment is not
16authorized by the account holder or the issuing financial
17institution. A person shall be deemed to have been authorized
18to possess, transfer, negotiate, or present for payment such
19item if the person was otherwise entitled by law to withdraw or
20recover funds from the account in question and followed the
21requisite procedures under the law. If the account holder, upon
22discovery of the withdrawal or payment, claims that the
23withdrawal or payment was not authorized, the financial
24institution may require the account holder to submit an
25affidavit to that effect on a form satisfactory to the
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1required to credit the account in an amount equal to the amount
2or amounts that were withdrawn or paid without authorization.
3    (3) Possession of implements of check fraud.
4    A person commits possession of implements of check fraud
5when he or she possesses, with the intent to defraud and
6without the authority of the account holder or financial
7institution, any check imprinter, signature imprinter, or
8"certified" stamp.
 
9    (D) Sentence.
10        (1) The commission of a deceptive practice in violation
11    of this Section, except as otherwise provided by this
12    subsection (D), is a Class A misdemeanor.
13        (2) For purposes of paragraphs (A)(1) and (B)(1):
14            (a) The commission of a deceptive practice in
15        violation of paragraph (A)(1) or (B)(1), when the value
16        of the property so obtained, in a single transaction or
17        in separate transactions within a 90-day period,
18        exceeds $2,500 $150, is a Class 4 felony. In the case
19        of a prosecution for separate transactions totaling
20        more than $2,500 $150 within a 90-day period, those
21        separate transactions shall be alleged in a single
22        charge and prosecuted in a single prosecution.
23            (b) (Blank). The commission of a deceptive
24        practice in violation of paragraph (B)(1) a second or
25        subsequent time is a Class 4 felony.

 

 

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1        (3) (Blank). For purposes of paragraph (C)(2), a person
2    who, within any 12-month period, violates paragraph (C)(2)
3    with respect to 3 or more checks or orders for the payment
4    of money at the same time or consecutively, each the
5    property of a different account holder or financial
6    institution, is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
7        (4) (Blank). For purposes of paragraph (C)(3), a person
8    who within any 12-month period violates paragraph (C)(3) as
9    to possession of 3 or more such devices at the same time or
10    consecutively is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
 
11    (E) Civil liability. A person who issues a check or order
12to a payee in violation of paragraph (B)(1) and who fails to
13pay the amount of the check or order to the payee within 30
14days following either delivery and acceptance by the addressee
15of a written demand both by certified mail and by first class
16mail to the person's last known address or attempted delivery
17of a written demand sent both by certified mail and by first
18class mail to the person's last known address and the demand by
19certified mail is returned to the sender with a notation that
20delivery was refused or unclaimed shall be liable to the payee
21or a person subrogated to the rights of the payee for, in
22addition to the amount owing upon such check or order, damages
23of treble the amount so owing, but in no case less than $100
24nor more than $1,500, plus attorney's fees and court costs. An
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1court or in any other appropriate court. As part of the written
2demand required by this subsection (E), the plaintiff shall
3provide written notice to the defendant of the fact that prior
4to the hearing of any action under this subsection (E), the
5defendant may tender to the plaintiff and the plaintiff shall
6accept, as satisfaction of the claim, an amount of money equal
7to the sum of the amount of the check and the incurred court
8costs, including the cost of service of process, and attorney's
9fees.
10(Source: P.A. 96-1432, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
11    (720 ILCS 5/21-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 21-1)
12    Sec. 21-1. Criminal damage to property.
13    (a) A person commits criminal damage to property when he or
14she:
15        (1) knowingly damages any property of another;
16        (2) recklessly by means of fire or explosive damages
17    property of another;
18        (3) knowingly starts a fire on the land of another;
19        (4) knowingly injures a domestic animal of another
20    without his or her consent;
21        (5) knowingly deposits on the land or in the building
22    of another any stink bomb or any offensive smelling
23    compound and thereby intends to interfere with the use by
24    another of the land or building;
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1    described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section
2    20-1, with intent to defraud an insurer;
3        (7) knowingly shoots a firearm at any portion of a
4    railroad train;
5        (8) knowingly, without proper authorization, cuts,
6    injures, damages, defaces, destroys, or tampers with any
7    fire hydrant or any public or private fire fighting
8    equipment, or any apparatus appertaining to fire fighting
9    equipment; or
10        (9) intentionally, without proper authorization, opens
11    any fire hydrant.
12    (b) When the charge of criminal damage to property
13exceeding a specified value is brought, the extent of the
14damage is an element of the offense to be resolved by the trier
15of fact as either exceeding or not exceeding the specified
16value.
17    (c) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of
18paragraph (1), (3), or (5) of subsection (a) of this Section
19that the owner of the property or land damaged consented to the
20damage.
21    (d) Sentence.
22        (1) A violation of subsection (a) shall have the
23    following penalties:
24            (A) A violation of paragraph (8) or (9) is a Class
25        B misdemeanor.
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1        (6) is a Class A misdemeanor when the damage to
2        property does not exceed $2,500 $300.
3             (C) (Blank). A violation of paragraph (1), (2),
4        (3), (5), or (6) is a Class 4 felony when the damage to
5        property does not exceed $300 and the damage occurs to
6        property of a school or place of worship or to farm
7        equipment or immovable items of agricultural
8        production, including but not limited to grain
9        elevators, grain bins, and barns or property which
10        memorializes or honors an individual or group of police
11        officers, fire fighters, members of the United States
12        Armed Forces, National Guard, or veterans.
13             (D) A violation of paragraph (4) is a Class A
14        misdemeanor 4 felony when the damage to property does
15        not exceed $10,000.
16             (E) A violation of paragraph (7) is a Class A
17        misdemeanor 4 felony.
18             (F) A violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (5) or
19        (6) is a Class 4 felony when the damage to property
20        exceeds $2,500 $300 but does not exceed $10,000.
21             (G) (Blank). A violation of paragraphs (1) through
22        (6) is a Class 3 felony when the damage to property
23        exceeds $300 but does not exceed $10,000 and the damage
24        occurs to property of a school or place of worship or
25        to farm equipment or immovable items of agricultural
26        production, including but not limited to grain

 

 

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1        elevators, grain bins, and barns or property which
2        memorializes or honors an individual or group of police
3        officers, fire fighters, members of the United States
4        Armed Forces, National Guard, or veterans.
5             (H) A violation of paragraphs (1) through (6) is a
6        Class 3 felony when the damage to property exceeds
7        $10,000 but does not exceed $100,000.
8             (I) (Blank). A violation of paragraphs (1) through
9        (6) is a Class 2 felony when the damage to property
10        exceeds $10,000 but does not exceed $100,000 and the
11        damage occurs to property of a school or place of
12        worship or to farm equipment or immovable items of
13        agricultural production, including but not limited to
14        grain elevators, grain bins, and barns or property
15        which memorializes or honors an individual or group of
16        police officers, fire fighters, members of the United
17        States Armed Forces, National Guard, or veterans.
18             (J) A violation of paragraphs (1) through (6) is a
19        Class 2 felony when the damage to property exceeds
20        $100,000. A violation of paragraphs (1) through (6) is
21        a Class 1 felony when the damage to property exceeds
22        $100,000 and the damage occurs to property of a school
23        or place of worship or to farm equipment or immovable
24        items of agricultural production, including but not
25        limited to grain elevators, grain bins, and barns or
26        property which memorializes or honors an individual or

 

 

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1        group of police officers, fire fighters, members of the
2        United States Armed Forces, National Guard, or
3        veterans.
4        (2) When the damage to property exceeds $10,000, the
5    court shall impose upon the offender a fine equal to the
6    value of the damages to the property.
7        (3) In addition to any other sentence that may be
8    imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of
9    criminal damage to property to perform community service
10    for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if
11    community service is available in the jurisdiction and is
12    funded and approved by the county board of the county where
13    the offense was committed. In addition, whenever any person
14    is placed on supervision for an alleged offense under this
15    Section, the supervision shall be conditioned upon the
16    performance of the community service.
17        The community service requirement does not apply when
18    the court imposes a sentence of incarceration.
19        (4) In addition to any criminal penalties imposed for a
20    violation of this Section, if a person is convicted of or
21    placed on supervision for knowingly damaging or destroying
22    crops of another, including crops intended for personal,
23    commercial, research, or developmental purposes, the
24    person is liable in a civil action to the owner of any
25    crops damaged or destroyed for money damages up to twice
26    the market value of the crops damaged or destroyed.

 

 

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1        (5) For the purposes of this subsection (d), "farm
2    equipment" means machinery or other equipment used in
3    farming.
4(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 98-315, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
5    (720 ILCS 5/21-1.3)
6    Sec. 21-1.3. Criminal defacement of property.
7    (a) A person commits criminal defacement of property when
8the person knowingly damages the property of another by
9defacing, deforming, or otherwise damaging the property by the
10use of paint or any other similar substance, or by the use of a
11writing instrument, etching tool, or any other similar device.
12It is an affirmative defense to a violation of this Section
13that the owner of the property damaged consented to such
14damage.
15    (b) Sentence.
16        (1) Criminal defacement of property is a Class A
17    misdemeanor for a first offense when the aggregate value of
18    the damage to the property does not exceed $2,500 $300.
19    Criminal defacement of property is a Class 4 felony when
20    the aggregate value of the damage to property does not
21    exceed $300 and the property damaged is a school building
22    or place of worship or property which memorializes or
23    honors an individual or group of police officers, fire
24    fighters, members of the United States Armed Forces or
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1    property is a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent
2    conviction or when the aggregate value of the damage to the
3    property exceeds $2,500 $300. Criminal defacement of
4    property is a Class 3 felony when the aggregate value of
5    the damage to property exceeds $300 and the property
6    damaged is a school building or place of worship or
7    property which memorializes or honors an individual or
8    group of police officers, fire fighters, members of the
9    United States Armed Forces or National Guard, or veterans.
10        (2) In addition to any other sentence that may be
11    imposed for a violation of this Section, a person convicted
12    of criminal defacement of property shall:
13            (A) pay the actual costs incurred by the property
14        owner or the unit of government to abate, remediate,
15        repair, or remove the effect of the damage to the
16        property. To the extent permitted by law,
17        reimbursement for the costs of abatement, remediation,
18        repair, or removal shall be payable to the person who
19        incurred the costs; and
20            (B) (blank). if convicted of criminal defacement
21        of property that is chargeable as a Class 3 or Class 4
22        felony, pay a mandatory minimum fine of $500.
23        (3) In addition to any other sentence that may be
24    imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of
25    criminal defacement of property to perform community
26    service for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours,

 

 

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1    if community service is available in the jurisdiction. The
2    community service shall include, but need not be limited
3    to, the cleanup and repair of the damage to property that
4    was caused by the offense, or similar damage to property
5    located in the municipality or county in which the offense
6    occurred. When the property damaged is a school building,
7    the community service may include cleanup, removal, or
8    painting over the defacement. In addition, whenever any
9    person is placed on supervision for an alleged offense
10    under this Section, the supervision shall be conditioned
11    upon the performance of the community service.
12        (4) For the purposes of this subsection (b), aggregate
13    value shall be determined by adding the value of the damage
14    to one or more properties if the offenses were committed as
15    part of a single course of conduct.
16(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 98-315, eff. 1-1-14;
1798-466, eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
18    Section 15. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by changing
19Section 4 as follows:
 
20    (720 ILCS 550/4)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704)
21    Sec. 4. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to possess
22cannabis. Any person who violates this section with respect to:
23        (a) not more than 2.5 grams of any substance containing
24    cannabis is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor;

 

 

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1        (b) more than 2.5 grams but not more than 10 grams of
2    any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class B
3    misdemeanor;
4        (c) more than 10 grams but not more than 30 grams of
5    any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class A
6    misdemeanor; provided, that if any offense under this
7    subsection (c) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall
8    be guilty of a Class 4 felony;
9        (d) (blank); more than 30 grams but not more than 500
10    grams of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a
11    Class 4 felony; provided that if any offense under this
12    subsection (d) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall
13    be guilty of a Class 3 felony;
14        (e) (blank); more than 500 grams but not more than
15    2,000 grams of any substance containing cannabis is guilty
16    of a Class 3 felony;
17        (f) (blank); more than 2,000 grams but not more than
18    5,000 grams of any substance containing cannabis is guilty
19    of a Class 2 felony;
20        (g) (blank). more than 5,000 grams of any substance
21    containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 1 felony.
22(Source: P.A. 90-397, eff. 8-15-97.)
 
23    Section 20. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is
24amended by changing Section 402 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (720 ILCS 570/402)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1402)
2    Sec. 402. Except as otherwise authorized by this Act, it is
3unlawful for any person knowingly to possess a controlled or
4counterfeit substance or controlled substance analog. A
5violation of this Act with respect to any each of the
6controlled substance substances listed herein constitutes a
7single and separate violation of this Act. For purposes of this
8Section, "controlled substance analog" or "analog" means a
9substance, other than a controlled substance, that has a
10chemical structure substantially similar to that of a
11controlled substance in Schedule I or II, or that was
12specifically designed to produce an effect substantially
13similar to that of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II.
14Examples of chemical classes in which controlled substance
15analogs are found include, but are not limited to, the
16following: phenethylamines, N-substituted piperidines,
17morphinans, ecgonines, quinazolinones, substituted indoles,
18and arylcycloalkylamines. For purposes of this Act, a
19controlled substance analog shall be treated in the same manner
20as the controlled substance to which it is substantially
21similar.
22    (a) Any person who violates this Section with respect to
23any controlled substance or counterfeit substance or
24controlled substance analog, with the exception of
25methamphetamine or an anabolic steroid is guilty of a Class A
26misdemeanor. with respect to the following controlled or

 

 

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1counterfeit substances and amounts, notwithstanding any of the
2provisions of subsections (c) and (d) to the contrary, is
3guilty of a Class 1 felony and shall, if sentenced to a term of
4imprisonment, be sentenced as provided in this subsection (a)
5and fined as provided in subsection (b):
6        (1) (A) not less than 4 years and not more than 15
7        years with respect to 15 grams or more but less than
8        100 grams of a substance containing heroin;
9            (B) not less than 6 years and not more than 30
10        years with respect to 100 grams or more but less than
11        400 grams of a substance containing heroin;
12            (C) not less than 8 years and not more than 40
13        years with respect to 400 grams or more but less than
14        900 grams of any substance containing heroin;
15            (D) not less than 10 years and not more than 50
16        years with respect to 900 grams or more of any
17        substance containing heroin;
18        (2) (A) not less than 4 years and not more than 15
19        years with respect to 15 grams or more but less than
20        100 grams of any substance containing cocaine;
21            (B) not less than 6 years and not more than 30
22        years with respect to 100 grams or more but less than
23        400 grams of any substance containing cocaine;
24            (C) not less than 8 years and not more than 40
25        years with respect to 400 grams or more but less than
26        900 grams of any substance containing cocaine;

 

 

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1            (D) not less than 10 years and not more than 50
2        years with respect to 900 grams or more of any
3        substance containing cocaine;
4        (3) (A) not less than 4 years and not more than 15
5        years with respect to 15 grams or more but less than
6        100 grams of any substance containing morphine;
7            (B) not less than 6 years and not more than 30
8        years with respect to 100 grams or more but less than
9        400 grams of any substance containing morphine;
10            (C) not less than 6 years and not more than 40
11        years with respect to 400 grams or more but less than
12        900 grams of any substance containing morphine;
13            (D) not less than 10 years and not more than 50
14        years with respect to 900 grams or more of any
15        substance containing morphine;
16        (4) 200 grams or more of any substance containing
17    peyote;
18        (5) 200 grams or more of any substance containing a
19    derivative of barbituric acid or any of the salts of a
20    derivative of barbituric acid;
21        (6) 200 grams or more of any substance containing
22    amphetamine or any salt of an optical isomer of
23    amphetamine;
24        (6.5) (blank);
25        (7) (A) not less than 4 years and not more than 15
26        years with respect to: (i) 15 grams or more but less

 

 

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1        than 100 grams of any substance containing lysergic
2        acid diethylamide (LSD), or an analog thereof, or (ii)
3        15 or more objects or 15 or more segregated parts of an
4        object or objects but less than 200 objects or 200
5        segregated parts of an object or objects containing in
6        them or having upon them any amount of any substance
7        containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or an
8        analog thereof;
9            (B) not less than 6 years and not more than 30
10        years with respect to: (i) 100 grams or more but less
11        than 400 grams of any substance containing lysergic
12        acid diethylamide (LSD), or an analog thereof, or (ii)
13        200 or more objects or 200 or more segregated parts of
14        an object or objects but less than 600 objects or less
15        than 600 segregated parts of an object or objects
16        containing in them or having upon them any amount of
17        any substance containing lysergic acid diethylamide
18        (LSD), or an analog thereof;
19            (C) not less than 8 years and not more than 40
20        years with respect to: (i) 400 grams or more but less
21        than 900 grams of any substance containing lysergic
22        acid diethylamide (LSD), or an analog thereof, or (ii)
23        600 or more objects or 600 or more segregated parts of
24        an object or objects but less than 1500 objects or 1500
25        segregated parts of an object or objects containing in
26        them or having upon them any amount of any substance

 

 

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1        containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or an
2        analog thereof;
3            (D) not less than 10 years and not more than 50
4        years with respect to: (i) 900 grams or more of any
5        substance containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD),
6        or an analog thereof, or (ii) 1500 or more objects or
7        1500 or more segregated parts of an object or objects
8        containing in them or having upon them any amount of a
9        substance containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD),
10        or an analog thereof;
11        (7.5) (A) not less than 4 years and not more than 15
12        years with respect to: (i) 15 grams or more but less
13        than 100 grams of any substance listed in paragraph
14        (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20),
15        (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of subsection (d) of
16        Section 204, or an analog or derivative thereof, or
17        (ii) 15 or more pills, tablets, caplets, capsules, or
18        objects but less than 200 pills, tablets, caplets,
19        capsules, or objects containing in them or having upon
20        them any amount of any substance listed in paragraph
21        (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20),
22        (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of subsection (d) of
23        Section 204, or an analog or derivative thereof;
24            (B) not less than 6 years and not more than 30
25        years with respect to: (i) 100 grams or more but less
26        than 400 grams of any substance listed in paragraph

 

 

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1        (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20),
2        (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of subsection (d) of
3        Section 204, or an analog or derivative thereof, or
4        (ii) 200 or more pills, tablets, caplets, capsules, or
5        objects but less than 600 pills, tablets, caplets,
6        capsules, or objects containing in them or having upon
7        them any amount of any substance listed in paragraph
8        (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20),
9        (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of subsection (d) of
10        Section 204, or an analog or derivative thereof;
11            (C) not less than 8 years and not more than 40
12        years with respect to: (i) 400 grams or more but less
13        than 900 grams of any substance listed in paragraph
14        (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20),
15        (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of subsection (d) of
16        Section 204, or an analog or derivative thereof, or
17        (ii) 600 or more pills, tablets, caplets, capsules, or
18        objects but less than 1,500 pills, tablets, caplets,
19        capsules, or objects containing in them or having upon
20        them any amount of any substance listed in paragraph
21        (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20),
22        (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of subsection (d) of
23        Section 204, or an analog or derivative thereof;
24            (D) not less than 10 years and not more than 50
25        years with respect to: (i) 900 grams or more of any
26        substance listed in paragraph (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2),

 

 

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1        (3), (14.1), (19), (20), (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of
2        subsection (d) of Section 204, or an analog or
3        derivative thereof, or (ii) 1,500 or more pills,
4        tablets, caplets, capsules, or objects containing in
5        them or having upon them any amount of a substance
6        listed in paragraph (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3),
7        (14.1), (19), (20), (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of
8        subsection (d) of Section 204, or an analog or
9        derivative thereof;
10        (8) 30 grams or more of any substance containing
11    pentazocine or any of the salts, isomers and salts of
12    isomers of pentazocine, or an analog thereof;
13        (9) 30 grams or more of any substance containing
14    methaqualone or any of the salts, isomers and salts of
15    isomers of methaqualone;
16        (10) 30 grams or more of any substance containing
17    phencyclidine or any of the salts, isomers and salts of
18    isomers of phencyclidine (PCP);
19        (10.5) 30 grams or more of any substance containing
20    ketamine or any of the salts, isomers and salts of isomers
21    of ketamine;
22        (11) 200 grams or more of any substance containing any
23    substance classified as a narcotic drug in Schedules I or
24    II, or an analog thereof, which is not otherwise included
25    in this subsection.
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1violations of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (7), or (7.5) of
2subsection (a) involving 100 grams or more of the controlled
3substance named therein, may in addition to the penalties
4provided therein, be fined an amount not to exceed $200,000 or
5the full street value of the controlled or counterfeit
6substances, whichever is greater. The term "street value" shall
7have the meaning ascribed in Section 110-5 of the Code of
8Criminal Procedure of 1963. Any person sentenced with respect
9to any other provision of subsection (a), may in addition to
10the penalties provided therein, be fined an amount not to
11exceed $200,000.
12    (c) (Blank). Any person who violates this Section with
13regard to an amount of a controlled substance other than
14methamphetamine or counterfeit substance not set forth in
15subsection (a) or (d) is guilty of a Class 4 felony. The fine
16for a violation punishable under this subsection (c) shall not
17be more than $25,000.
18    (d) Any person who violates this Section with regard to any
19amount of anabolic steroid is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor
20for the first offense and a Class B misdemeanor for a
21subsequent offense committed within 2 years of a prior
22conviction.
23(Source: P.A. 99-371, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
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25Protection Act is amended by changing Section 60 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (720 ILCS 646/60)
2    Sec. 60. Methamphetamine possession.
3    (a) It is unlawful knowingly to possess methamphetamine or
4a substance containing methamphetamine.
5    (b) A person who violates subsection (a) is guilty of a
6Class A misdemeanor. subject to the following penalties:
7        (1) A person who possesses less than 5 grams of
8    methamphetamine or a substance containing methamphetamine
9    is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
10        (2) A person who possesses 5 or more grams but less
11    than 15 grams of methamphetamine or a substance containing
12    methamphetamine is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
13        (3) A person who possesses 15 or more grams but less
14    than 100 grams of methamphetamine or a substance containing
15    methamphetamine is guilty of a Class 1 felony.
16        (4) A person who possesses 100 or more grams but less
17    than 400 grams of methamphetamine or a substance containing
18    methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject to a
19    term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more
20    than 30 years, and subject to a fine not to exceed
21    $100,000.
22        (5) A person who possesses 400 or more grams but less
23    than 900 grams of methamphetamine or a substance containing
24    methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject to a
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1    than 40 years, and subject to a fine not to exceed
2    $200,000.
3        (6) A person who possesses 900 or more grams of
4    methamphetamine or a substance containing methamphetamine
5    is guilty of a Class X felony, subject to a term of
6    imprisonment of not less than 10 years and not more than 50
7    years, and subject to a fine not to exceed $300,000.
8(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)
 
9    Section 30. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
10adding Sections 5-9-5 and 8-7-1 as follows:
 
11    (730 ILCS 5/5-9-5 new)
12    Sec. 5-9-5. Resentencing as misdemeanants.
13    (a) In the case of a person who is facing criminal charges
14for an offense committed before the effective date of this
15amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly that would have
16qualified as a felony under Section 16-1, 16-25, 17-1, 21-1, or
1721-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
182012, the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled
19Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community
20Protection Act at the time it was committed, but the person has
21not been sentenced by the time this amendatory Act of the 99th
22General Assembly takes effect and this amendatory Act of the
2399th General Assembly reclassifies the offense as a
24misdemeanor, the sentencing court shall sentence the defendant

 

 

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1based on the amended penalties under the Criminal Code of 2012,
2the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances
3Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
4Act.
5    (b) In the case of a person who is, at the time of the
6effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
7Assembly, incarcerated for a felony offense under Section 16-1,
816-25, 17-1, 21-1, or 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
9the Criminal Code of 2012, the Cannabis Control Act, the
10Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine
11Control and Community Protection Act that has been subsequently
12reclassified as a misdemeanor, the sentencing court, the
13Director of Corrections, or the incarcerated person may make a
14motion to recall the original sentence issued and re-sentence
15the person to a misdemeanor under the amended penalties under
16the Criminal Code of 2012, the Cannabis Control Act, the
17Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine
18Control and Community Protection Act. The sentencing court
19shall determine whether the petitioner qualifies for
20resentencing as a result of the reclassification of felony
21offenses as misdemeanors under this amendatory Act of the 99th
22General Assembly. If the petitioner qualifies for
23resentencing, the petitioner's felony sentence shall be
24recalled and the petitioner shall be re-sentenced to a
25misdemeanor under Section 16-1, 16-25, 17-1, 21-1, or 21-1.3 of
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1Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine
2Control and Community Protection Act as amended by this
3amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, unless the court,
4in its discretion, determines that re-sentencing the
5petitioner would pose an unreasonable risk of danger to public
6safety. Under no circumstances shall re-sentencing result in a
7sentence that is longer than the original sentence.
8    (c) In the case of a person who has completed his or her
9sentence for a felony conviction under Section 16-1, 16-25,
1017-1, 21-1, or 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
11Criminal Code of 2012, the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois
12Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and
13Community Protection Act that is reclassified as a misdemeanor
14by this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, he or she
15may apply to have the felony conviction designated as a
16misdemeanor, or the sentencing court or Director of Corrections
17may make a motion to have the felony conviction designated as a
18misdemeanor. All sentencing courts throughout this State shall
19provide applications for this purpose. If the court finds that
20the felony conviction was for an offense that has been
21reclassified as a misdemeanor by this amendatory Act of the
2299th General Assembly, the court shall designate that the
23conviction was for a misdemeanor.
24    (d) If the original sentencing court is not available for
25re-sentencing under subsections (b) and (c) of this Section,
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1the motion or application.
2    (e) Nothing in subsections (a) through (d) of this Section
3is intended to diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies
4otherwise available to the petitioner or applicant, or to the
5victims of the crimes that resulted in the felony convictions
6at issue.
 
7    (730 ILCS 5/8-7-1 new)
8    Sec. 8-7-1. Purpose.
9    (a) From 1982 to 2013, Illinois' incarcerated population
10nearly tripled, with much of the expansion caused by the
11increased criminalization of poverty and the
12disproportionately aggressive enforcement of criminal laws
13within communities of color. These trends resulted in justice
14expenditures more than doubling, in real dollars, during this
15period. The General Assembly hereby declares it a priority to
16right-size our justice system and realign our spending
17priorities to maximize public health and safety. Through the
18creation of the Justice Reinvestment Fund in the State
19treasury, a substantial portion of the savings realized from
20reducing our incarceration rate by reclassifying a series of
21non-violent felony offenses as misdemeanors will be reinvested
22in addressing the root causes of crime, violence, and
23recidivism. Among a wide range of positive effects, this
24initiative will create substantially healthier and safer
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1        (1) addressing the destabilizing effects that high
2    incarceration rates have had on families and communities;
3        (2) targeting the community conditions that perpetuate
4    the cycle of crime; and
5        (3) providing formerly incarcerated persons a better
6    chance to succeed outside of prison.
7    (b) On or before July 31, 2017, and on or before July 31 of
8each fiscal year thereafter, the Sentencing Policy Advisory
9Council shall calculate the savings that accrued to the State
10during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, as compared to the
11fiscal year preceding the enactment of this amendatory Act of
12the 99th General Assembly, due to the re-classification of
13felony offenses under Sections 16-1, 16-25, 17-1, 21-1, and
1421-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the Cannabis Control Act,
15the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the
16Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act as
17misdemeanors. The savings calculation shall be solely based on:
18        (1) the number of persons incarcerated in a Department
19    of Corrections facility during the fiscal year ending June
20    30, 2016 for the offenses that have been reclassified as
21    misdemeanors by this amendatory Act of the 99th General
22    Assembly compared to the number of persons incarcerated for
23    those same offenses in a Department of Corrections facility
24    during the fiscal year for which the calculation is being
25    made;
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1    Corrections facilities for these offenses before they were
2    reclassified as misdemeanors;
3        (3) the marginal cost per inmate per year; and
4        (4) any reduction in fixed costs, overhead costs, or
5    administrative costs due to the closing of a Department of
6    Corrections facility, or portion of a Department of
7    Corrections facility, as a result of this amendatory Act of
8    the 99th General Assembly.
9    In making the calculations required by this subsection (b),
10the Sentencing Policy Advisory Council shall use actual data or
11best available estimates where actual data is not available.
12The calculations shall be final and shall not be adjusted for
13any subsequent changes in the underlying data. The State
14Comptroller shall certify the results of the calculation no
15later than August 15 of each fiscal year.
16    (c) On or before August 31, 2017, and before August 31 of
17each fiscal year thereafter, the Comptroller shall transfer
18from the General Fund to the Justice Reinvestment Fund 85% of
19the total savings calculated under subsection (b) minus any
20necessary deductions under subsections (m) and (n).
21    (d) Funds in the Justice Reinvestment Fund shall be
22continuously appropriated for the purposes of this amendatory
23Act. Funds transferred to the Justice Reinvestment Fund shall
24be used exclusively for the purposes of this amendatory Act of
25the 99th General Assembly and shall not be subject to
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1purpose. The funds in the Justice Reinvestment Fund may be used
2without regard to fiscal year.
3    (e) On or before April 30, 2017, the Sentencing Policy
4Advisory Council shall calculate, for each county in the State,
5the 3-year average of the number of residents of that county
6who were incarcerated within a State prison for felony offenses
7under Sections 16-1, 16-25, 17-1, 21-1, and 21-1.3 of the
8Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the
9Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
10and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
11that are re-classified as misdemeanors by this amendatory Act
12of the 99th General Assembly. The 3-year average shall be based
13on the fiscal years ending June 30, 2014; June 30, 2015; and
14June 30, 2016.
15    (f) On or before April 30, 2017, the Sentencing Policy
16Advisory Council shall calculate, for the entire State, the
173-year average of the number of persons who were incarcerated
18within a State prison for felony offenses under Sections 16-1,
1916-25, 17-1, 21-1, and 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
20the Criminal Code of 2012, the Cannabis Control Act, the
21Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine
22Control and Community Protection Act that are re-classified as
23misdemeanors by this amendatory Act of the 99th General
24Assembly. The 3-year average shall be based on the fiscal years
25ending June 30, 2014; June 30, 2015; and June 30, 2016.
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1the Department of Human Services, and each county shall be
2entitled to a proportionate share of the annual funds available
3provided it meets the criteria described in subsection (h) of
4this Section. For the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2017, each
5county's proportionate share shall be based on their
6contribution to the total number of persons who have
7pre-existing felony convictions at the time of enactment of
8this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly that are
9re-sentenced or designated as misdemeanors under Section 5-9-5
10of this Code by June 30, 2017. For each fiscal year thereafter,
11each county's share of available funds shall be determined by
12their 3-year average calculated in subsection (e) as a
13percentage of the 3-year average for the State calculated in
14subsection (f).
15    (h) To receive funds under this Section, counties must meet
16the following criteria:
17        (1) They must submit an annual application in which
18    they specify how they will use the funds to improve public
19    health and safety through creating or expanding one or more
20    of the following:
21            (A) living-wage job opportunities;
22            (B) training programs for jobs that pay a living
23        wage;
24            (C) drug treatment services;
25            (D) mental health services, including trauma
26        recovery services for crime victims;

 

 

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1            (E) afterschool programs for children and youth;
2            (F) pre-k programs;
3            (G) summer and year-round jobs for youth;
4            (H) affordable housing opportunities;
5            (I) alternatives to justice-system involvement
6        within schools and throughout the community, including
7        but not limited to restorative justice programs and
8        increased use of social workers, psychologists,
9        conflict mediators, mental health counselors, and drug
10        treatment counselors to address low-level offenses.
11        (2) The application must specify how the funds will be
12    directed toward one or more of the following:
13            (A) The neighborhoods in the county that have the
14        largest number of residents in jail or prison;
15            (B) The neighborhoods in the county that have the
16        largest number of crime victims;
17            (C) Formerly incarcerated persons who are
18        re-entering the county from prison.
19    (i) Counties shall not use the funds to supplant existing
20funds in the chosen programmatic areas.
21    (j) Counties receiving funds shall submit an annual report
22to the Department of Human Services detailing the uses of the
23funds and the impact they have had on public health and safety.
24The Department of Human Services shall provide a summary report
25to the Governor and the General Assembly on an annual basis.
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1to submit an application or meet the specified criteria shall
2be reallocated to the remaining counties on a proportionate
3basis, based on the same proportion used in subsection (g)
4while excluding the non-participating county or counties.
5    (l) The Comptroller shall annually conduct a randomized
6audit of up to 10% of the counties receiving grants to ensure
7the funds are disbursed and expended in accordance with the
8requirements specified in this Section. The Comptroller shall
9report his or her findings to the General Assembly and the
10public.
11    (m) Any costs incurred by the Comptroller and the
12Sentencing Policy Advisory Council in connection with the
13fulfillment of its duties described in this Section shall be
14deducted from the Justice Reinvestment Fund before the funds
15are disbursed under subsection (c).
16    (n) Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017,
17the Sentencing Policy Advisory Council shall deduct any
18additional costs incurred by the State court system in
19fulfilling its duties under Section 5-9-5 of this Act during
20the preceding year from the Justice Reinvestment Fund before
21the funds are disbursed under subsection (c). The
22administrative costs shall not account for more than 10% of the
23total funds to be deposited into the Justice Reinvestment Fund
24for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, and shall not account
25for more than 5% of the total funds to be deposited into the
26Justice Reinvestment Fund for each fiscal year thereafter.

 

 

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1    (o) Any administrative costs incurred by the Department of
2Human Services in fulfilling its duties under this amendatory
3Act shall be deducted from the available pool of funds. The
4administrative costs shall not account for more than 5% of the
5total funds deposited into the Justice Reinvestment Fund each
6year.".