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90_SB1426eng 720 ILCS 5/21-1.3 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Increases the penalty for criminal defacement of property in which the property damaged is a school building and the property damage to the school building exceeds $300 from a Class 4 felony to a Class 3 felony. Requires the defendant to cleanup, remove, or paint over the defacement. LRB9011373RCcd SB1426 Engrossed LRB9011373RCcd 1 AN ACT in relation to criminal defacement of a school 2 building, amending named Acts. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by 6 changing Section 21-1.3 as follows: 7 (720 ILCS 5/21-1.3) 8 Sec. 21-1.3. Criminal defacement of property. 9 (a) A person commits criminal defacement of property 10 when the person knowingly damages the property of another 11 without his or her consent by defacing, deforming, or 12 otherwise damaging the property by the use of paint or any 13 other similar substance, or by the use of a writing 14 instrument, etching tool, or any other similar device. 15 (b) Criminal defacement of property is a Class A 16 misdemeanor for a first offense if the damage to the property 17 does not exceed $300. Criminal defacement of property is a 18 Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent conviction or if 19 the damage to the property exceeds $300. Criminal defacement 20 of property is a Class 3 felony if the damage to property 21 exceeds $300 and the property damaged is a school building. 22 In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, a 23 court shall order any person convicted of criminal defacement 24 of property to perform community service for not less than 30 25 and not more than 120 hours, if community service is 26 available in the jurisdiction. The community service shall 27 include, but need not be limited to, the cleanup and repair 28 of the damage to property that was caused by the offense, or 29 similar damage to property located in the municipality or 30 county in which the offense occurred. If the property damaged 31 is a school building, the community service may include SB1426 Engrossed -2- LRB9011373RCcd 1 cleanup, removal, or painting over the defacement. In 2 addition, whenever any person is placed on supervision for an 3 alleged offense under this Section, the supervision shall be 4 conditioned upon the performance of the community service. 5 (Source: P.A. 88-406.) 6 Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended 7 by changing Section 5-5-3 as follows: 8 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3) 9 Sec. 5-5-3. Disposition. 10 (a) Every person convicted of an offense shall be 11 sentenced as provided in this Section. 12 (b) The following options shall be appropriate 13 dispositions, alone or in combination, for all felonies and 14 misdemeanors other than those identified in subsection (c) of 15 this Section: 16 (1) A period of probation. 17 (2) A term of periodic imprisonment. 18 (3) A term of conditional discharge. 19 (4) A term of imprisonment. 20 (5) An order directing the offender to clean up and 21 repair the damage, if the offender was convicted under 22 paragraph (h) of Section 21-1 of the Criminal Code of 23 1961. 24 (6) A fine. 25 (7) An order directing the offender to make 26 restitution to the victim under Section 5-5-6 of this 27 Code. 28 (8) A sentence of participation in a county impact 29 incarceration program under Section 5-8-1.2 of this Code. 30 Whenever an individual is sentenced for an offense based 31 upon an arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 of the 32 Illinois Vehicle Code, or a similar provision of a local SB1426 Engrossed -3- LRB9011373RCcd 1 ordinance, and the professional evaluation recommends 2 remedial or rehabilitative treatment or education, neither 3 the treatment nor the education shall be the sole disposition 4 and either or both may be imposed only in conjunction with 5 another disposition. The court shall monitor compliance with 6 any remedial education or treatment recommendations contained 7 in the professional evaluation. Programs conducting alcohol 8 or other drug evaluation or remedial education must be 9 licensed by the Department of Human Services. However, if 10 the individual is not a resident of Illinois, the court may 11 accept an alcohol or other drug evaluation or remedial 12 education program in the state of such individual's 13 residence. Programs providing treatment must be licensed 14 under existing applicable alcoholism and drug treatment 15 licensure standards. 16 In addition to any other fine or penalty required by law, 17 any individual convicted of a violation of Section 11-501 of 18 the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of local 19 ordinance, whose operation of a motor vehicle while in 20 violation of Section 11-501 or such ordinance proximately 21 caused an incident resulting in an appropriate emergency 22 response, shall be required to make restitution to a public 23 agency for the costs of that emergency response. Such 24 restitution shall not exceed $500 per public agency for each 25 such emergency response. For the purpose of this paragraph, 26 emergency response shall mean any incident requiring a 27 response by: a police officer as defined under Section 1-162 28 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; a fireman carried on the rolls 29 of a regularly constituted fire department; and an ambulance 30 as defined under Section 4.05 of the Emergency Medical 31 Services (EMS) Systems Act. 32 Neither a fine nor restitution shall be the sole 33 disposition for a felony and either or both may be imposed 34 only in conjunction with another disposition. SB1426 Engrossed -4- LRB9011373RCcd 1 (c) (1) When a defendant is found guilty of first degree 2 murder the State may either seek a sentence of 3 imprisonment under Section 5-8-1 of this Code, or where 4 appropriate seek a sentence of death under Section 9-1 of 5 the Criminal Code of 1961. 6 (2) A period of probation, a term of periodic 7 imprisonment or conditional discharge shall not be 8 imposed for the following offenses. The court shall 9 sentence the offender to not less than the minimum term 10 of imprisonment set forth in this Code for the following 11 offenses, and may order a fine or restitution or both in 12 conjunction with such term of imprisonment: 13 (A) First degree murder where the death 14 penalty is not imposed. 15 (B) Attempted first degree murder. 16 (C) A Class X felony. 17 (D) A violation of Section 401.1 or 407 of the 18 Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or a violation 19 of subdivision (c)(2) of Section 401 of that Act 20 which relates to more than 5 grams of a substance 21 containing cocaine or an analog thereof. 22 (E) A violation of Section 5.1 or 9 of the 23 Cannabis Control Act. 24 (F) A Class 2 or greater felony if the 25 offender had been convicted of a Class 2 or greater 26 felony within 10 years of the date on which he 27 committed the offense for which he is being 28 sentenced. 29 (G) Residential burglary. 30 (H) Criminal sexual assault, except as 31 otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this 32 Section. 33 (I) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen. 34 (J) A forcible felony if the offense was SB1426 Engrossed -5- LRB9011373RCcd 1 related to the activities of an organized gang. 2 Before July 1, 1994, for the purposes of this 3 paragraph, "organized gang" means an association of 4 5 or more persons, with an established hierarchy, 5 that encourages members of the association to 6 perpetrate crimes or provides support to the members 7 of the association who do commit crimes. 8 Beginning July 1, 1994, for the purposes of 9 this paragraph, "organized gang" has the meaning 10 ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois 11 Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. 12 (K) Vehicular hijacking. 13 (L) A second or subsequent conviction for the 14 offense of hate crime when the underlying offense 15 upon which the hate crime is based is felony 16 aggravated assault or felony mob action. 17 (M) A second or subsequent conviction for the 18 offense of institutional vandalism if the damage to 19 the property exceeds $300. 20 (N) A Class 3 felony violation of paragraph 21 (1) of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Firearm 22 Owners Identification Card Act. 23 (O) A violation of Section 12-6.1 of the 24 Criminal Code of 1961. 25 (P) A violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), 26 (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) of Section 27 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961. 28 (3) A minimum term of imprisonment of not less than 29 48 consecutive hours or 100 hours of community service as 30 may be determined by the court shall be imposed for a 31 second or subsequent violation committed within 5 years 32 of a previous violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois 33 Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance. 34 (4) A minimum term of imprisonment of not less than SB1426 Engrossed -6- LRB9011373RCcd 1 7 consecutive days or 30 days of community service shall 2 be imposed for a violation of paragraph (c) of Section 3 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. 4 (4.1) A minimum term of 30 consecutive days of 5 imprisonment, 40 days of 24 hour periodic imprisonment or 6 720 hours of community service, as may be determined by 7 the court, shall be imposed for a violation of Section 8 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code during a period in 9 which the defendant's driving privileges are revoked or 10 suspended, where the revocation or suspension was for a 11 violation of Section 11-501 or Section 11-501.1 of that 12 Code. 13 (5) The court may sentence an offender convicted of 14 a business offense or a petty offense or a corporation or 15 unincorporated association convicted of any offense to: 16 (A) a period of conditional discharge; 17 (B) a fine; 18 (C) make restitution to the victim under 19 Section 5-5-6 of this Code. 20 (6) In no case shall an offender be eligible for a 21 disposition of probation or conditional discharge for a 22 Class 1 felony committed while he was serving a term of 23 probation or conditional discharge for a felony. 24 (7) When a defendant is adjudged a habitual 25 criminal under Article 33B of the Criminal Code of 1961, 26 the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of 27 natural life imprisonment. 28 (8) When a defendant, over the age of 21 years, is 29 convicted of a Class 1 or Class 2 felony, after having 30 twice been convicted of any Class 2 or greater Class 31 felonies in Illinois, and such charges are separately 32 brought and tried and arise out of different series of 33 acts, such defendant shall be sentenced as a Class X 34 offender. This paragraph shall not apply unless (1) the SB1426 Engrossed -7- LRB9011373RCcd 1 first felony was committed after the effective date of 2 this amendatory Act of 1977; and (2) the second felony 3 was committed after conviction on the first; and (3) the 4 third felony was committed after conviction on the 5 second. 6 (9) A defendant convicted of a second or subsequent 7 offense of ritualized abuse of a child may be sentenced 8 to a term of natural life imprisonment. 9 (10) Beginning July 1, 1994, unless sentencing 10 under Section 33B-1 is applicable, a term of imprisonment 11 of not less than 15 years nor more than 50 years shall be 12 imposed on a defendant who violates Section 33A-2 of the 13 Criminal Code of 1961 with a firearm, when that person 14 has been convicted in any state or federal court of 3 or 15 more of the following offenses: treason, first degree 16 murder, second degree murder, aggravated criminal sexual 17 assault, criminal sexual assault, robbery, burglary, 18 arson, kidnaping, aggravated battery resulting in great 19 bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement, or 20 a violation of Section 401(a) of the Illinois Controlled 21 Substances Act, when the third offense was committed 22 after conviction on the second, the second offense was 23 committed after conviction on the first, and the 24 violation of Section 33A-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 25 was committed after conviction on the third. 26 (11) Beginning July 1, 1994, a term of imprisonment 27 of not less than 10 years and not more than 30 years 28 shall be imposed on a defendant who violates Section 29 33A-2 with a Category I weapon where the offense was 30 committed in any school, or any conveyance owned, leased, 31 or contracted by a school to transport students to or 32 from school or a school related activity, on the real 33 property comprising any school or public park, and where 34 the offense was related to the activities of an organized SB1426 Engrossed -8- LRB9011373RCcd 1 gang. For the purposes of this paragraph (11), 2 "organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in 3 Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus 4 Prevention Act. 5 (d) In any case in which a sentence originally imposed 6 is vacated, the case shall be remanded to the trial court. 7 The trial court shall hold a hearing under Section 5-4-1 of 8 the Unified Code of Corrections which may include evidence of 9 the defendant's life, moral character and occupation during 10 the time since the original sentence was passed. The trial 11 court shall then impose sentence upon the defendant. The 12 trial court may impose any sentence which could have been 13 imposed at the original trial subject to Section 5-5-4 of the 14 Unified Code of Corrections. 15 (e) In cases where prosecution for criminal sexual 16 assault or aggravated criminal sexual abuse under Section 17 12-13 or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 results in 18 conviction of a defendant who was a family member of the 19 victim at the time of the commission of the offense, the 20 court shall consider the safety and welfare of the victim and 21 may impose a sentence of probation only where: 22 (1) the court finds (A) or (B) or both are 23 appropriate: 24 (A) the defendant is willing to undergo a 25 court approved counseling program for a minimum 26 duration of 2 years; or 27 (B) the defendant is willing to participate in 28 a court approved plan including but not limited to 29 the defendant's: 30 (i) removal from the household; 31 (ii) restricted contact with the victim; 32 (iii) continued financial support of the 33 family; 34 (iv) restitution for harm done to the SB1426 Engrossed -9- LRB9011373RCcd 1 victim; and 2 (v) compliance with any other measures 3 that the court may deem appropriate; and 4 (2) the court orders the defendant to pay for the 5 victim's counseling services, to the extent that the 6 court finds, after considering the defendant's income and 7 assets, that the defendant is financially capable of 8 paying for such services, if the victim was under 18 9 years of age at the time the offense was committed and 10 requires counseling as a result of the offense. 11 Probation may be revoked or modified pursuant to Section 12 5-6-4; except where the court determines at the hearing that 13 the defendant violated a condition of his or her probation 14 restricting contact with the victim or other family members 15 or commits another offense with the victim or other family 16 members, the court shall revoke the defendant's probation and 17 impose a term of imprisonment. 18 For the purposes of this Section, "family member" and 19 "victim" shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 20 12-12 of the Criminal Code of 1961. 21 (f) This Article shall not deprive a court in other 22 proceedings to order a forfeiture of property, to suspend or 23 cancel a license, to remove a person from office, or to 24 impose any other civil penalty. 25 (g) Whenever a defendant is convicted of an offense 26 under Sections 11-14, 11-15, 11-15.1, 11-16, 11-17, 11-18, 27 11-18.1, 11-19, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 28 12-15 or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the defendant 29 shall undergo medical testing to determine whether the 30 defendant has any sexually transmissible disease, including a 31 test for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or 32 any other identified causative agent of acquired 33 immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Any such medical test 34 shall be performed only by appropriately licensed medical SB1426 Engrossed -10- LRB9011373RCcd 1 practitioners and may include an analysis of any bodily 2 fluids as well as an examination of the defendant's person. 3 Except as otherwise provided by law, the results of such test 4 shall be kept strictly confidential by all medical personnel 5 involved in the testing and must be personally delivered in a 6 sealed envelope to the judge of the court in which the 7 conviction was entered for the judge's inspection in camera. 8 Acting in accordance with the best interests of the victim 9 and the public, the judge shall have the discretion to 10 determine to whom, if anyone, the results of the testing may 11 be revealed. The court shall notify the defendant of the test 12 results. The court shall also notify the victim if requested 13 by the victim, and if the victim is under the age of 15 and 14 if requested by the victim's parents or legal guardian, the 15 court shall notify the victim's parents or legal guardian of 16 the test results. The court shall provide information on the 17 availability of HIV testing and counseling at Department of 18 Public Health facilities to all parties to whom the results 19 of the testing are revealed and shall direct the State's 20 Attorney to provide the information to the victim when 21 possible. A State's Attorney may petition the court to obtain 22 the results of any HIV test administered under this Section, 23 and the court shall grant the disclosure if the State's 24 Attorney shows it is relevant in order to prosecute a charge 25 of criminal transmission of HIV under Section 12-16.2 of the 26 Criminal Code of 1961 against the defendant. The court shall 27 order that the cost of any such test shall be paid by the 28 county and may be taxed as costs against the convicted 29 defendant. 30 (g-5) When an inmate is tested for an airborne 31 communicable disease, as determined by the Illinois 32 Department of Public Health including but not limited to 33 tuberculosis, the results of the test shall be personally 34 delivered by the warden or his or her designee in a sealed SB1426 Engrossed -11- LRB9011373RCcd 1 envelope to the judge of the court in which the inmate must 2 appear for the judge's inspection in camera if requested by 3 the judge. Acting in accordance with the best interests of 4 those in the courtroom, the judge shall have the discretion 5 to determine what if any precautions need to be taken to 6 prevent transmission of the disease in the courtroom. 7 (h) Whenever a defendant is convicted of an offense 8 under Section 1 or 2 of the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles 9 Act, the defendant shall undergo medical testing to determine 10 whether the defendant has been exposed to human 11 immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any other identified 12 causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). 13 Except as otherwise provided by law, the results of such test 14 shall be kept strictly confidential by all medical personnel 15 involved in the testing and must be personally delivered in a 16 sealed envelope to the judge of the court in which the 17 conviction was entered for the judge's inspection in camera. 18 Acting in accordance with the best interests of the public, 19 the judge shall have the discretion to determine to whom, if 20 anyone, the results of the testing may be revealed. The court 21 shall notify the defendant of a positive test showing an 22 infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The 23 court shall provide information on the availability of HIV 24 testing and counseling at Department of Public Health 25 facilities to all parties to whom the results of the testing 26 are revealed and shall direct the State's Attorney to provide 27 the information to the victim when possible. A State's 28 Attorney may petition the court to obtain the results of any 29 HIV test administered under this Section, and the court 30 shall grant the disclosure if the State's Attorney shows it 31 is relevant in order to prosecute a charge of criminal 32 transmission of HIV under Section 12-16.2 of the Criminal 33 Code of 1961 against the defendant. The court shall order 34 that the cost of any such test shall be paid by the county SB1426 Engrossed -12- LRB9011373RCcd 1 and may be taxed as costs against the convicted defendant. 2 (i) All fines and penalties imposed under this Section 3 for any violation of Chapters 3, 4, 6, and 11 of the Illinois 4 Vehicle Code, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, 5 and any violation of the Child Passenger Protection Act, or a 6 similar provision of a local ordinance, shall be collected 7 and disbursed by the circuit clerk as provided under Section 8 27.5 of the Clerks of Courts Act. 9 (j) In cases when prosecution for any violation of 10 Section 11-6, 11-8, 11-9, 11-11, 11-14, 11-15, 11-15.1, 11 11-16, 11-17, 11-17.1, 11-18, 11-18.1, 11-19, 11-19.1, 12 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 11-21, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 13 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961, any violation of the 14 Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or any violation of the 15 Cannabis Control Act results in conviction, a disposition of 16 court supervision, or an order of probation granted under 17 Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act or Section 410 of the 18 Illinois Controlled Substance Act of a defendant, the court 19 shall determine whether the defendant is employed by a 20 facility or center as defined under the Child Care Act of 21 1969, a public or private elementary or secondary school, or 22 otherwise works with children under 18 years of age on a 23 daily basis. When a defendant is so employed, the court 24 shall order the Clerk of the Court to send a copy of the 25 judgment of conviction or order of supervision or probation 26 to the defendant's employer by certified mail. If the 27 employer of the defendant is a school, the Clerk of the Court 28 shall direct the mailing of a copy of the judgment of 29 conviction or order of supervision or probation to the 30 appropriate regional superintendent of schools. The regional 31 superintendent of schools shall notify the State Board of 32 Education of any notification under this subsection. 33 (j-5) A defendant at least 17 years of age who is 34 convicted of a felony and who has not been previously SB1426 Engrossed -13- LRB9011373RCcd 1 convicted of a misdemeanor or felony and who is sentenced to 2 a term of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of 3 Corrections shall as a condition of his or her sentence be 4 required by the court to attend educational courses designed 5 to prepare the defendant for a high school diploma and to 6 work toward a high school diploma or to work toward passing 7 the high school level Test of General Educational Development 8 (GED) or to work toward completing a vocational training 9 program offered by the Department of Corrections. If a 10 defendant fails to complete the educational training required 11 by his or her sentence during the term of incarceration, the 12 Prisoner Review Board shall, as a condition of mandatory 13 supervised release, require the defendant, at his or her own 14 expense, to pursue a course of study toward a high school 15 diploma or passage of the GED test. The Prisoner Review 16 Board shall revoke the mandatory supervised release of a 17 defendant who wilfully fails to comply with this subsection 18 (j-5) upon his or her release from confinement in a penal 19 institution while serving a mandatory supervised release 20 term; however, the inability of the defendant after making a 21 good faith effort to obtain financial aid or pay for the 22 educational training shall not be deemed a wilful failure to 23 comply. The Prisoner Review Board shall recommit the 24 defendant whose mandatory supervised release term has been 25 revoked under this subsection (j-5) as provided in Section 26 3-3-9. This subsection (j-5) does not apply to a defendant 27 who has a high school diploma or has successfully passed the 28 GED test. This subsection (j-5) does not apply to a defendant 29 who is determined by the court to be developmentally disabled 30 or otherwise mentally incapable of completing the educational 31 or vocational program. 32 (k) A court may not impose a sentence or disposition for 33 a felony or misdemeanor that requires the defendant to be 34 implanted or injected with or to use any form of birth SB1426 Engrossed -14- LRB9011373RCcd 1 control. 2 (l)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (C) of subsection 3 (l), whenever a defendant, who is an alien as defined by the 4 Immigration and Nationality Act, is convicted of any felony 5 or misdemeanor offense, the court after sentencing the 6 defendant may, upon motion of the State's Attorney, hold 7 sentence in abeyance and remand the defendant to the custody 8 of the Attorney General of the United States or his or her 9 designated agent to be deported when: 10 (1) a final order of deportation has been issued 11 against the defendant pursuant to proceedings under the 12 Immigration and Nationality Act, and 13 (2) the deportation of the defendant would not 14 deprecate the seriousness of the defendant's conduct and 15 would not be inconsistent with the ends of justice. 16 Otherwise, the defendant shall be sentenced as provided 17 in this Chapter V. 18 (B) If the defendant has already been sentenced for a 19 felony or misdemeanor offense, or has been placed on 20 probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act or 21 Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the 22 court may, upon motion of the State's Attorney to suspend the 23 sentence imposed, commit the defendant to the custody of the 24 Attorney General of the United States or his or her 25 designated agent when: 26 (1) a final order of deportation has been issued 27 against the defendant pursuant to proceedings under the 28 Immigration and Nationality Act, and 29 (2) the deportation of the defendant would not 30 deprecate the seriousness of the defendant's conduct and 31 would not be inconsistent with the ends of justice. 32 (C) This subsection (l) does not apply to offenders who 33 are subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection 34 (a) of Section 3-6-3. SB1426 Engrossed -15- LRB9011373RCcd 1 (D) Upon motion of the State's Attorney, if a defendant 2 sentenced under this Section returns to the jurisdiction of 3 the United States, the defendant shall be recommitted to the 4 custody of the county from which he or she was sentenced. 5 Thereafter, the defendant shall be brought before the 6 sentencing court, which may impose any sentence that was 7 available under Section 5-5-3 at the time of initial 8 sentencing. In addition, the defendant shall not be eligible 9 for additional good conduct credit for meritorious service as 10 provided under Section 3-6-6. 11 (m) A person convicted of criminal defacement of 12 property under Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, 13 in which the property damage exceeds $300 and the property 14 damaged is a school building, shall be ordered to perform 15 community service that may include cleanup, removal, or 16 painting over the defacement. 17 (Source: P.A. 89-8, eff. 3-21-95; 89-314, eff. 1-1-96; 18 89-428, eff. 12-13-95; 89-462, eff. 5-29-96; 89-477, eff. 19 6-18-96; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 89-545, eff. 7-25-96; 89-587, 20 eff. 7-31-96; 89-627, eff. 1-1-97; 89-688, eff. 6-1-97; 21 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-68, eff. 7-8-97.)