Public Act 096-1128
 
SB3467 EnrolledLRB096 20615 RLC 36324 b

    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is
amended by changing Sections 15, 25, 40, 60, and 65 as follows:
 
    (725 ILCS 207/15)
    Sec. 15. Sexually violent person petition; contents;
filing.
    (a) A petition alleging that a person is a sexually violent
person must be filed before the release or discharge of the
person or within 30 days of placement onto parole or mandatory
supervised release for an offense enumerated in paragraph (e)
of Section 5 of this Act. A petition may be filed by the
following: may be filed by:
        (1) The Attorney General on his or her own motion,
    after consulting with and advising the State's Attorney of
    the county in which the person was convicted of a sexually
    violent offense, adjudicated delinquent for a sexually
    violent offense or found not guilty of or not responsible
    for a sexually violent offense by reason of insanity,
    mental disease, or mental defect; or , at the request of the
    agency with jurisdiction over the person, as defined in
    subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act, or on his or her
    own motion. If the Attorney General, after consulting with
    and advising the State's Attorney of the county referenced
    in paragraph (a)(2) of this Section, decides to file a
    petition under this Section, he or she shall file the
    petition before the release or discharge of the person or
    within 30 days of placement onto parole or mandatory
    supervised release for an offense enumerated in paragraph
    (e) of Section 5 of this Act.
        (2) The State's Attorney of the county referenced in
    paragraph (1)(a)(1) of this Section, on his or her own
    motion; or If the Attorney General does not file a petition
    under this Section, the State's Attorney of the county in
    which the person was convicted of a sexually violent
    offense, adjudicated delinquent for a sexually violent
    offense or found not guilty of or not responsible for a
    sexually violent offense by reason of insanity, mental
    disease, or mental defect may file a petition.
        (3) The Attorney General and the State's Attorney of
    the county referenced in paragraph (1)(a)(1) of this
    Section may jointly file a petition on their own motion; or
        (4) A petition may be filed at the request of the
    agency with jurisdiction over the person, as defined in
    subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act, by:
            (a) the Attorney General;
            (b) the State's Attorney of the county referenced
        in paragraph (1)(a)(1) of this Section; or
            (c) the Attorney General and the State's Attorney
        jointly. The Attorney General and the State's Attorney
        referenced in paragraph (a)(2) of this Section
        jointly.
    (b) A petition filed under this Section shall allege that
all of the following apply to the person alleged to be a
sexually violent person:
        (1) The person satisfies any of the following criteria:
            (A) The person has been convicted of a sexually
        violent offense;
            (B) The person has been found delinquent for a
        sexually violent offense; or
            (C) The person has been found not guilty of a
        sexually violent offense by reason of insanity, mental
        disease, or mental defect.
        (2) (Blank).
        (3) (Blank).
        (4) The person has a mental disorder.
        (5) The person is dangerous to others because the
    person's mental disorder creates a substantial probability
    that he or she will engage in acts of sexual violence.
    (b-5) The petition must be filed no more than 90 days
before discharge or entry into mandatory supervised release
from a Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
Justice correctional facility for a sentence that was imposed
upon a conviction for a sexually violent offense. For inmates
sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978,
the petition shall be filed no more than 90 days after the
Prisoner Review Board's order granting parole pursuant to
Section 3-3-5 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
    (b-6) The petition must be filed no more than 90 days
before discharge or release:
        (1) from a Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile
    correctional facility if the person was placed in the
    facility for being adjudicated delinquent under Section
    5-20 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or found guilty
    under Section 5-620 of that Act on the basis of a sexually
    violent offense; or
        (2) from a commitment order that was entered as a
    result of a sexually violent offense.
    (b-7) A person convicted of a sexually violent offense
remains eligible for commitment as a sexually violent person
pursuant to this Act under the following circumstances: (1) the
person is in custody for a sentence that is being served
concurrently or consecutively with a sexually violent offense;
(2) the person returns to the custody of the Illinois
Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice
for any reason during the term of parole or mandatory
supervised release being served for a sexually violent offense;
or (3) the person is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for
any offense committed during the term of parole or mandatory
supervised release being served for a sexually violent offense,
regardless of whether that conviction or adjudication was for a
sexually violent offense.
    (c) A petition filed under this Section shall state with
particularity essential facts to establish probable cause to
believe the person is a sexually violent person. If the
petition alleges that a sexually violent offense or act that is
a basis for the allegation under paragraph (b)(1) of this
Section was an act that was sexually motivated as provided
under paragraph (e)(2) of Section 5 of this Act, the petition
shall state the grounds on which the offense or act is alleged
to be sexually motivated.
    (d) A petition under this Section shall be filed in either
of the following:
        (1) The circuit court for the county in which the
    person was convicted of a sexually violent offense,
    adjudicated delinquent for a sexually violent offense or
    found not guilty of a sexually violent offense by reason of
    insanity, mental disease or mental defect.
        (2) The circuit court for the county in which the
    person is in custody under a sentence, a placement to a
    Department of Corrections correctional facility or a
    Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile correctional
    facility, or a commitment order.
    (e) The filing of a petition under this Act shall toll the
running of the term of parole or mandatory supervised release
until:
        (1) dismissal of the petition filed under this Act;
        (2) a finding by a judge or jury that the respondent is
    not a sexually violent person; or
        (3) the sexually violent person is discharged under
    Section 65 of this Act, unless the person has successfully
    completed a period of conditional release pursuant to
    Section 60 of this Act.
    (f) The State has the right to have the person evaluated by
experts chosen by the State. The agency with jurisdiction as
defined in Section 10 of this Act shall allow the expert
reasonable access to the person for purposes of examination, to
the person's records, and to past and present treatment
providers and any other staff members relevant to the
examination.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06; 94-992, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
    (725 ILCS 207/25)
    Sec. 25. Rights of persons subject to petition.
    (a) Any person who is the subject of a petition filed under
Section 15 of this Act shall be served with a copy of the
petition in accordance with the Civil Practice Law.
    (b) The circuit court in which a petition under Section 15
of this Act is filed shall conduct all hearings under this Act.
The court shall give the person who is the subject of the
petition reasonable notice of the time and place of each such
hearing. The court may designate additional persons to receive
these notices.
    (c) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(1) of Section 65
and Section 70 of this Act, at any hearing conducted under this
Act, the person who is the subject of the petition has the
right:
        (1) To be present and to be represented by counsel. If
    the person is indigent, the court shall appoint counsel.
        (2) To remain silent.
        (3) To present and cross-examine witnesses.
        (4) To have the hearing recorded by a court reporter.
    (d) The person who is the subject of the petition, the
person's attorney, the Attorney General or the State's Attorney
may request that a trial under Section 35 of this Act be to a
jury. A verdict of a jury under this Act is not valid unless it
is unanimous.
    (e) Whenever the person who is the subject of the petition
is required to submit to an examination under this Act, he or
she may retain experts or professional persons to perform an
examination. The State has the right to have the person
evaluated by an expert chosen by the State. All examiners
retained by or appointed for any party If the person retains a
qualified expert or professional person of his or her own
choice to conduct an examination, the examiner shall have
reasonable access to the person for the purpose of the
examination, as well as to the person's past and present
treatment records and patient health care records. If the
person is indigent, the court shall, upon the person's request,
appoint a qualified and available expert or professional person
to perform an examination. Upon the order of the circuit court,
the county shall pay, as part of the costs of the action, the
costs of a court-appointed expert or professional person to
perform an examination and participate in the trial on behalf
of an indigent person.
(Source: P.A. 93-616, eff. 1-1-04; 93-970, eff. 8-20-04.)
 
    (725 ILCS 207/40)
    Sec. 40. Commitment.
    (a) If a court or jury determines that the person who is
the subject of a petition under Section 15 of this Act is a
sexually violent person, the court shall order the person to be
committed to the custody of the Department for control, care
and treatment until such time as the person is no longer a
sexually violent person.
    (b) (1) The court shall enter an initial commitment order
    under this Section pursuant to a hearing held as soon as
    practicable after the judgment is entered that the person
    who is the subject of a petition under Section 15 is a
    sexually violent person. If the court lacks sufficient
    information to make the determination required by
    paragraph (b)(2) of this Section immediately after trial,
    it may adjourn the hearing and order the Department to
    conduct a predisposition investigation or a supplementary
    mental examination, or both, to assist the court in framing
    the commitment order. If the Department's examining
    evaluator previously rendered an opinion that the person
    who is the subject of a petition under Section 15 does not
    meet the criteria to be found a sexually violent person,
    then another evaluator shall conduct the predisposition
    investigation and/or supplementary mental examination. A
    supplementary mental examination under this Section shall
    be conducted in accordance with Section 3-804 of the Mental
    Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. The State has
    the right to have the person evaluated by experts chosen by
    the State.
        (2) An order for commitment under this Section shall
    specify either institutional care in a secure facility, as
    provided under Section 50 of this Act, or conditional
    release. In determining whether commitment shall be for
    institutional care in a secure facility or for conditional
    release, the court shall consider the nature and
    circumstances of the behavior that was the basis of the
    allegation in the petition under paragraph (b)(1) of
    Section 15, the person's mental history and present mental
    condition, where the person will live, how the person will
    support himself or herself, and what arrangements are
    available to ensure that the person has access to and will
    participate in necessary treatment. All treatment, whether
    in institutional care, in a secure facility, or while on
    conditional release, shall be conducted in conformance
    with the standards developed under the Sex Offender
    Management Board Act and conducted by a treatment provider
    approved by the Board. The Department shall arrange for
    control, care and treatment of the person in the least
    restrictive manner consistent with the requirements of the
    person and in accordance with the court's commitment order.
        (3) If the court finds that the person is appropriate
    for conditional release, the court shall notify the
    Department. The Department shall prepare a plan that
    identifies the treatment and services, if any, that the
    person will receive in the community. The plan shall
    address the person's need, if any, for supervision,
    counseling, medication, community support services,
    residential services, vocational services, and alcohol or
    other drug abuse treatment. The Department may contract
    with a county health department, with another public agency
    or with a private agency to provide the treatment and
    services identified in the plan. The plan shall specify who
    will be responsible for providing the treatment and
    services identified in the plan. The plan shall be
    presented to the court for its approval within 60 days
    after the court finding that the person is appropriate for
    conditional release, unless the Department and the person
    to be released request additional time to develop the plan.
    The conditional release program operated under this
    Section is not subject to the provisions of the Mental
    Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act.
        (4) An order for conditional release places the person
    in the custody and control of the Department. A person on
    conditional release is subject to the conditions set by the
    court and to the rules of the Department. Before a person
    is placed on conditional release by the court under this
    Section, the court shall so notify the municipal police
    department and county sheriff for the municipality and
    county in which the person will be residing. The
    notification requirement under this Section does not apply
    if a municipal police department or county sheriff submits
    to the court a written statement waiving the right to be
    notified. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Act,
    the person being supervised on conditional release shall
    not reside at the same street address as another sex
    offender being supervised on conditional release under
    this Act, mandatory supervised release, parole, probation,
    or any other manner of supervision. If the Department
    alleges that a released person has violated any condition
    or rule, or that the safety of others requires that
    conditional release be revoked, he or she may be taken into
    custody under the rules of the Department.
        At any time during which the person is on conditional
    release, if the Department determines that the person has
    violated any condition or rule, or that the safety of
    others requires that conditional release be revoked, the
    Department may request the Attorney General or State's
    Attorney to request the court to issue an emergency ex
    parte order directing any law enforcement officer to take
    the person into custody and transport the person to the
    county jail. The Department may request, or the Attorney
    General or State's Attorney may request independently of
    the Department, that a petition to revoke conditional
    release be filed. When a petition is filed, the court may
    order the Department to issue a notice to the person to be
    present at the Department or other agency designated by the
    court, order a summons to the person to be present, or
    order a body attachment for all law enforcement officers to
    take the person into custody and transport him or her to
    the county jail, hospital, or treatment facility. The
    Department shall submit a statement showing probable cause
    of the detention and a petition to revoke the order for
    conditional release to the committing court within 48 hours
    after the detention. The court shall hear the petition
    within 30 days, unless the hearing or time deadline is
    waived by the detained person. Pending the revocation
    hearing, the Department may detain the person in a jail, in
    a hospital or treatment facility. The State has the burden
    of proving by clear and convincing evidence that any rule
    or condition of release has been violated, or that the
    safety of others requires that the conditional release be
    revoked. If the court determines after hearing that any
    rule or condition of release has been violated, or that the
    safety of others requires that conditional release be
    revoked, it may revoke the order for conditional release
    and order that the released person be placed in an
    appropriate institution until the person is discharged
    from the commitment under Section 65 of this Act or until
    again placed on conditional release under Section 60 of
    this Act.
        (5) An order for conditional release places the person
    in the custody, care, and control of the Department. The
    court shall order the person be subject to the following
    rules of conditional release, in addition to any other
    conditions ordered, and the person shall be given a
    certificate setting forth the conditions of conditional
    release. These conditions shall be that the person:
            (A) not violate any criminal statute of any
        jurisdiction;
            (B) report to or appear in person before such
        person or agency as directed by the court and the
        Department;
            (C) refrain from possession of a firearm or other
        dangerous weapon;
            (D) not leave the State without the consent of the
        court or, in circumstances in which the reason for the
        absence is of such an emergency nature, that prior
        consent by the court is not possible without the prior
        notification and approval of the Department;
            (E) at the direction of the Department, notify
        third parties of the risks that may be occasioned by
        his or her criminal record or sexual offending history
        or characteristics, and permit the supervising officer
        or agent to make the notification requirement;
            (F) attend and fully participate in assessment,
        treatment, and behavior monitoring including, but not
        limited to, medical, psychological or psychiatric
        treatment specific to sexual offending, drug
        addiction, or alcoholism, to the extent appropriate to
        the person based upon the recommendation and findings
        made in the Department evaluation or based upon any
        subsequent recommendations by the Department;
            (G) waive confidentiality allowing the court and
        Department access to assessment or treatment results
        or both;
            (H) work regularly at a Department approved
        occupation or pursue a course of study or vocational
        training and notify the Department within 72 hours of
        any change in employment, study, or training;
            (I) not be employed or participate in any volunteer
        activity that involves contact with children, except
        under circumstances approved in advance and in writing
        by the Department officer;
            (J) submit to the search of his or her person,
        residence, vehicle, or any personal or real property
        under his or her control at any time by the Department;
            (K) financially support his or her dependents and
        provide the Department access to any requested
        financial information;
            (L) serve a term of home confinement, the
        conditions of which shall be that the person:
                (i) remain within the interior premises of the
            place designated for his or her confinement during
            the hours designated by the Department;
                (ii) admit any person or agent designated by
            the Department into the offender's place of
            confinement at any time for purposes of verifying
            the person's compliance with the condition of his
            or her confinement;
                (iii) if deemed necessary by the Department,
            be placed on an electronic monitoring device;
            (M) comply with the terms and conditions of an
        order of protection issued by the court pursuant to the
        Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. A copy of the
        order of protection shall be transmitted to the
        Department by the clerk of the court;
            (N) refrain from entering into a designated
        geographic area except upon terms the Department finds
        appropriate. The terms may include consideration of
        the purpose of the entry, the time of day, others
        accompanying the person, and advance approval by the
        Department;
            (O) refrain from having any contact, including
        written or oral communications, directly or
        indirectly, with certain specified persons including,
        but not limited to, the victim or the victim's family,
        and report any incidental contact with the victim or
        the victim's family to the Department within 72 hours;
        refrain from entering onto the premises of, traveling
        past, or loitering near the victim's residence, place
        of employment, or other places frequented by the
        victim;
            (P) refrain from having any contact, including
        written or oral communications, directly or
        indirectly, with particular types of persons,
        including but not limited to members of street gangs,
        drug users, drug dealers, or prostitutes;
            (Q) refrain from all contact, direct or indirect,
        personally, by telephone, letter, or through another
        person, with minor children without prior
        identification and approval of the Department;
            (R) refrain from having in his or her body the
        presence of alcohol or any illicit drug prohibited by
        the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled
        Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and
        Community Protection Act, unless prescribed by a
        physician, and submit samples of his or her breath,
        saliva, blood, or urine for tests to determine the
        presence of alcohol or any illicit drug;
            (S) not establish a dating, intimate, or sexual
        relationship with a person without prior written
        notification to the Department;
            (T) neither possess or have under his or her
        control any material that is pornographic, sexually
        oriented, or sexually stimulating, or that depicts or
        alludes to sexual activity or depicts minors under the
        age of 18, including but not limited to visual,
        auditory, telephonic, electronic media, or any matter
        obtained through access to any computer or material
        linked to computer access use;
            (U) not patronize any business providing sexually
        stimulating or sexually oriented entertainment nor
        utilize "900" or adult telephone numbers or any other
        sex-related telephone numbers;
            (V) not reside near, visit, or be in or about
        parks, schools, day care centers, swimming pools,
        beaches, theaters, or any other places where minor
        children congregate without advance approval of the
        Department and report any incidental contact with
        minor children to the Department within 72 hours;
            (W) not establish any living arrangement or
        residence without prior approval of the Department;
            (X) not publish any materials or print any
        advertisements without providing a copy of the
        proposed publications to the Department officer and
        obtaining permission prior to publication;
            (Y) not leave the county except with prior
        permission of the Department and provide the
        Department officer or agent with written travel routes
        to and from work and any other designated destinations;
            (Z) not possess or have under his or her control
        certain specified items of contraband related to the
        incidence of sexually offending items including video
        or still camera items or children's toys;
            (AA) provide a written daily log of activities as
        directed by the Department;
            (BB) comply with all other special conditions that
        the Department may impose that restrict the person from
        high-risk situations and limit access or potential
        victims.
        (6) A person placed on conditional release and who
    during the term undergoes mandatory drug or alcohol testing
    or is assigned to be placed on an approved electronic
    monitoring device may be ordered to pay all costs
    incidental to the mandatory drug or alcohol testing and all
    costs incidental to the approved electronic monitoring in
    accordance with the person's ability to pay those costs.
    The Department may establish reasonable fees for the cost
    of maintenance, testing, and incidental expenses related
    to the mandatory drug or alcohol testing and all costs
    incidental to approved electronic monitoring.
(Source: P.A. 93-616, eff. 1-1-04; 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)
 
    (725 ILCS 207/60)
    Sec. 60. Petition for conditional release.
    (a) Any person who is committed for institutional care in a
secure facility or other facility under Section 40 of this Act
may petition the committing court to modify its order by
authorizing conditional release if at least 6 months have
elapsed since the initial commitment order was entered, an
order continuing commitment was entered pursuant to Section 65,
the most recent release petition was denied or the most recent
order for conditional release was revoked. The director of the
facility at which the person is placed may file a petition
under this Section on the person's behalf at any time. If the
evaluator on behalf of the Department recommends that the
committed person is appropriate for conditional release, then
the director or designee shall, within 30 days of receipt of
the evaluator's report, file with the committing court notice
of his or her intention whether or not to petition for
conditional release on the committed person's behalf.
    (b) If the person files a timely petition without counsel,
the court shall serve a copy of the petition on the Attorney
General or State's Attorney, whichever is applicable and,
subject to paragraph (c)(1) of Section 25 of this Act, appoint
counsel. If the person petitions through counsel, his or her
attorney shall serve the Attorney General or State's Attorney,
whichever is applicable.
    (c) Within 20 days after receipt of the petition, upon the
request of the committed person or on the court's own motion,
the court may shall appoint an examiner one or more examiners
having the specialized knowledge determined by the court to be
appropriate, who shall examine the mental condition of the
person and furnish a written report of the examination to the
court within 30 days after appointment. The examiners shall
have reasonable access to the person for purposes of
examination and to the person's past and present treatment
records and patient health care records. If any such examiner
believes that the person is appropriate for conditional
release, the examiner shall report on the type of treatment and
services that the person may need while in the community on
conditional release. The State has the right to have the person
evaluated by experts chosen by the State. Any examination or
evaluation conducted under this Section shall be in conformance
with the standards developed under the Sex Offender Management
Board Act and conducted by an evaluator approved by the Board.
The court shall set a probable cause hearing as soon as
practical after the examiners' reports are examiner's report is
filed. The probable cause hearing shall consist of a review of
the examining evaluators' reports and arguments on behalf of
the parties. If the court determines at the probable cause
hearing that cause exists to believe that it is not
substantially probable that the person will engage in acts of
sexual violence if on release or conditional release, the court
shall set a hearing on the issue.
    (d) The court, without a jury, shall hear the petition as
soon as practical within 30 days after the reports report of
all examiners are the court-appointed examiner is filed with
the court, unless the petitioner waives this time limit. The
court shall grant the petition unless the State proves by clear
and convincing evidence that the person has not made sufficient
progress to be conditionally released. In making a decision
under this subsection, the court must consider the nature and
circumstances of the behavior that was the basis of the
allegation in the petition under paragraph (b)(1) of Section 15
of this Act, the person's mental history and present mental
condition, where the person will live, how the person will
support himself or herself and what arrangements are available
to ensure that the person has access to and will participate in
necessary treatment.
    (e) Before the court may enter an order directing
conditional release to a less restrictive alternative it must
find the following: (1) the person will be treated by a
Department approved treatment provider, (2) the treatment
provider has presented a specific course of treatment and has
agreed to assume responsibility for the treatment and will
report progress to the Department on a regular basis, and will
report violations immediately to the Department, consistent
with treatment and supervision needs of the respondent, (3)
housing exists that is sufficiently secure to protect the
community, and the person or agency providing housing to the
conditionally released person has agreed in writing to accept
the person, to provide the level of security required by the
court, and immediately to report to the Department if the
person leaves the housing to which he or she has been assigned
without authorization, (4) the person is willing to or has
agreed to comply with the treatment provider, the Department,
and the court, and (5) the person has agreed or is willing to
agree to comply with the behavioral monitoring requirements
imposed by the court and the Department.
    (f) If the court finds that the person is appropriate for
conditional release, the court shall notify the Department. The
Department shall prepare a plan that identifies the treatment
and services, if any, that the person will receive in the
community. The plan shall address the person's need, if any,
for supervision, counseling, medication, community support
services, residential services, vocational services, and
alcohol or other drug abuse treatment. The Department may
contract with a county health department, with another public
agency or with a private agency to provide the treatment and
services identified in the plan. The plan shall specify who
will be responsible for providing the treatment and services
identified in the plan. The plan shall be presented to the
court for its approval within 60 days after the court finding
that the person is appropriate for conditional release, unless
the Department and the person to be released request additional
time to develop the plan.
    (g) The provisions of paragraphs (b)(4), (b)(5), and (b)(6)
of Section 40 of this Act apply to an order for conditional
release issued under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 92-415, eff. 8-17-01; 93-616, eff. 1-1-04;
93-885, eff. 8-6-04.)
 
    (725 ILCS 207/65)
    Sec. 65. Petition for discharge; procedure.
    (a)(1) If the Secretary determines at any time that a
person committed under this Act is no longer a sexually violent
person, the Secretary shall authorize the person to petition
the committing court for discharge. If the evaluator on behalf
of the Department recommends that the committed person is no
longer a sexually violent person, then the Secretary or
designee shall, within 30 days of receipt of the evaluator's
report, file with the committing court notice of his or her
determination whether or not to authorize the committed person
to petition the committing court for discharge. The person
shall file the petition with the court and serve a copy upon
the Attorney General or the State's Attorney's office that
filed the petition under subsection (a) of Section 15 of this
Act, whichever is applicable. The court, upon receipt of the
petition for discharge, shall order a hearing to be held as
soon as practical within 45 days after the date of receipt of
the petition.
    (2) At a hearing under this subsection, the Attorney
General or State's Attorney, whichever filed the original
petition, shall represent the State and shall have the right to
have the petitioner examined by an expert or professional
person of his or her choice. The examination shall be conducted
in conformance with the standards developed under the Sex
Offender Management Board Act and by an evaluator approved by
the Board. The committed person or the State may elect to have
the hearing before a jury. The State has the burden of proving
by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner is still a
sexually violent person.
    (3) If the court or jury is satisfied that the State has
not met its burden of proof under paragraph (a)(2) of this
Section, the petitioner shall be discharged from the custody or
supervision of the Department. If the court is satisfied that
the State has met its burden of proof under paragraph (a)(2),
the court may proceed under Section 40 of this Act to determine
whether to modify the petitioner's existing commitment order.
    (b)(1) A person may petition the committing court for
discharge from custody or supervision without the Secretary's
approval. At the time of an examination under subsection (a) of
Section 55 of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the
committed person with a written notice of the person's right to
petition the court for discharge over the Secretary's
objection. The notice shall contain a waiver of rights. The
Secretary shall forward the notice and waiver form to the court
with the report of the Department's examination under Section
55 of this Act. If the person does not affirmatively waive the
right to petition, the court shall set a probable cause hearing
to determine whether facts exist that warrant a hearing on
whether the person is still a sexually violent person. If a
person does not file a petition for discharge, yet fails to
waive the right to petition under this Section, then the
probable cause hearing consists only of a review of the
reexamination reports and arguments on behalf of the parties.
The committed person has a right to have an attorney represent
him or her at the probable cause hearing, but the person is not
entitled to be present at the probable cause hearing. The
probable cause hearing under this Section must be held as soon
as practical after within 45 days of the filing of the
reexamination report under Section 55 of this Act.
    (2) If the court determines at the probable cause hearing
under paragraph (b)(1) of this Section that probable cause
exists to believe that the committed person is no longer a
sexually violent person, then the court shall set a hearing on
the issue. At a hearing under this Section, the committed
person is entitled to be present and to the benefit of the
protections afforded to the person under Section 25 of this
Act. The committed person or the State may elect to have a
hearing under this Section before a jury. A verdict of a jury
under this Section is not valid unless it is unanimous. The
Attorney General or State's Attorney, whichever filed the
original petition, shall represent the State at a hearing under
this Section. The State has the right to have the committed
person evaluated by experts chosen by the State. The
examination shall be conducted in conformance with the
standards developed under the Sex Offender Management Board Act
and by an evaluator approved by the Board. At the hearing, the
State has the burden of proving by clear and convincing
evidence that the committed person is still a sexually violent
person.
    (3) If the court or jury is satisfied that the State has
not met its burden of proof under paragraph (b)(2) of this
Section, the person shall be discharged from the custody or
supervision of the Department. If the court or jury is
satisfied that the State has met its burden of proof under
paragraph (b)(2) of this Section, the court may proceed under
Section 40 of this Act to determine whether to modify the
person's existing commitment order.
(Source: P.A. 92-415, eff. 8-17-01; 93-616, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Section 3-6-3 as follows:
 
    (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3)
    Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and Regulations for Early Release.
        (a) (1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe
    rules and regulations for the early release on account of
    good conduct of persons committed to the Department which
    shall be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board.
        (2) The rules and regulations on early release shall
    provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i),
    (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
    June 19, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in
    clause (iv) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
    June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
    with respect to offense listed in clause (vi) committed on
    or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
    95-625) or with respect to the offense of being an armed
    habitual criminal committed on or after August 2, 2005 (the
    effective date of Public Act 94-398) or with respect to the
    offenses listed in clause (v) of this paragraph (2)
    committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective date
    of Public Act 95-134), the following:
            (i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
        imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense
        of terrorism shall receive no good conduct credit and
        shall serve the entire sentence imposed by the court;
            (ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt
        to commit first degree murder, solicitation of murder,
        solicitation of murder for hire, intentional homicide
        of an unborn child, predatory criminal sexual assault
        of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
        criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping,
        aggravated battery with a firearm, heinous battery,
        being an armed habitual criminal, aggravated battery
        of a senior citizen, or aggravated battery of a child
        shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct
        credit for each month of his or her sentence of
        imprisonment;
            (iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
        invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular
        hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed
        violence with a category I weapon or category II
        weapon, when the court has made and entered a finding,
        pursuant to subsection (c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this
        Code, that the conduct leading to conviction for the
        enumerated offense resulted in great bodily harm to a
        victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
        conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
        imprisonment;
            (iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
        aggravated discharge of a firearm, whether or not the
        conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted
        in great bodily harm to the victim, shall receive no
        more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each
        month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
            (v) that a person serving a sentence for
        gunrunning, narcotics racketeering, controlled
        substance trafficking, methamphetamine trafficking,
        drug-induced homicide, aggravated
        methamphetamine-related child endangerment, money
        laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of Section
        29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or a Class X felony
        conviction for delivery of a controlled substance,
        possession of a controlled substance with intent to
        manufacture or deliver, calculated criminal drug
        conspiracy, criminal drug conspiracy, street gang
        criminal drug conspiracy, participation in
        methamphetamine manufacturing, aggravated
        participation in methamphetamine manufacturing,
        delivery of methamphetamine, possession with intent to
        deliver methamphetamine, aggravated delivery of
        methamphetamine, aggravated possession with intent to
        deliver methamphetamine, methamphetamine conspiracy
        when the substance containing the controlled substance
        or methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall receive
        no more than 7.5 days good conduct credit for each
        month of his or her sentence of imprisonment; and
            (vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a
        second or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall
        receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit
        for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
        (2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
    subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
    June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or
    after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
    94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after
    August 13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-134)
    or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1,
    2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625), and other
    than the offense of reckless homicide as defined in
    subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
    committed on or after January 1, 1999, or aggravated
    driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
    drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
    combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
    Illinois Vehicle Code, the rules and regulations shall
    provide that a prisoner who is serving a term of
    imprisonment shall receive one day of good conduct credit
    for each day of his or her sentence of imprisonment or
    recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day of good conduct
    credit shall reduce by one day the prisoner's period of
    imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9.
        (2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
    imprisonment or a prisoner who has been sentenced to death
    shall receive no good conduct credit.
        (2.3) The rules and regulations on early release shall
    provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
    reckless homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section
    9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 committed on or after
    January 1, 1999, or aggravated driving under the influence
    of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
    or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
    subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, shall receive
    no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month
    of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
        (2.4) The rules and regulations on early release shall
    provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated battery
    with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any device or
    attachment designed or used for silencing the report of a
    firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
    firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or
    used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or
    after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
    91-121), that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of
    these offenses shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
    conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
    imprisonment.
        (2.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
    provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
    aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
    effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more
    than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
    or her sentence of imprisonment.
        (3) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
    the Director may award up to 180 days additional good
    conduct credit for meritorious service in specific
    instances as the Director deems proper; except that no more
    than 90 days of good conduct credit for meritorious service
    shall be awarded to any prisoner who is serving a sentence
    for conviction of first degree murder, reckless homicide
    while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug, or
    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
    any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
    Illinois Vehicle Code, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping,
    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
    criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, deviate
    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
    aggravated indecent liberties with a child, indecent
    liberties with a child, child pornography, heinous
    battery, aggravated battery of a spouse, aggravated
    battery of a spouse with a firearm, stalking, aggravated
    stalking, aggravated battery of a child, endangering the
    life or health of a child, or cruelty to a child.
    Notwithstanding the foregoing, good conduct credit for
    meritorious service shall not be awarded on a sentence of
    imprisonment imposed for conviction of: (i) one of the
    offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
    (iii) when the offense is committed on or after June 19,
    1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) when the offense is
    committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
    Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) when the offense
    is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective
    date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) when
    the offense is committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the
    effective date of Public Act 95-625), (ii) reckless
    homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the
    Criminal Code of 1961 when the offense is committed on or
    after January 1, 1999, or aggravated driving under the
    influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
    compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as
    defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection
    (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, (iii)
    one of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2.4) when
    the offense is committed on or after July 15, 1999 (the
    effective date of Public Act 91-121), or (iv) aggravated
    arson when the offense is committed on or after July 27,
    2001 (the effective date of Public Act 92-176), or (v)
    offenses that may subject the offender to commitment under
    the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.
        The Director shall not award good conduct credit for
    meritorious service under this paragraph (3) to an inmate
    unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60 days of the
    sentence; except nothing in this paragraph shall be
    construed to permit the Director to extend an inmate's
    sentence beyond that which was imposed by the court. Prior
    to awarding credit under this paragraph (3), the Director
    shall make a written determination that the inmate:
            (A) is eligible for good conduct credit for
        meritorious service;
            (B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to
        60 days as the sentence will allow; and
            (C) has met the eligibility criteria established
        by rule.
        The Director shall determine the form and content of
    the written determination required in this subsection.
        (4) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
    the good conduct credit accumulated and retained under
    paragraph (2.1) of subsection (a) of this Section by any
    inmate during specific periods of time in which such inmate
    is engaged full-time in substance abuse programs,
    correctional industry assignments, or educational programs
    provided by the Department under this paragraph (4) and
    satisfactorily completes the assigned program as
    determined by the standards of the Department, shall be
    multiplied by a factor of 1.25 for program participation
    before August 11, 1993 and 1.50 for program participation
    on or after that date. However, no inmate shall be eligible
    for the additional good conduct credit under this paragraph
    (4) or (4.1) of this subsection (a) while assigned to a
    boot camp or electronic detention, or if convicted of an
    offense enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
    (iii) of this Section that is committed on or after June
    19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) of this Section that is
    committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
    Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) of this Section
    that is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the
    effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
    (a)(2)(vi) when the offense is committed on or after June
    1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625), or if
    convicted of reckless homicide as defined in subsection (e)
    of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 if the offense
    is committed on or after January 1, 1999, or aggravated
    driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
    drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
    combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
    Illinois Vehicle Code, or if convicted of an offense
    enumerated in paragraph (a)(2.4) of this Section that is
    committed on or after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of
    Public Act 91-121), or first degree murder, a Class X
    felony, criminal sexual assault, felony criminal sexual
    abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated
    battery with a firearm, or any predecessor or successor
    offenses with the same or substantially the same elements,
    or any inchoate offenses relating to the foregoing
    offenses. No inmate shall be eligible for the additional
    good conduct credit under this paragraph (4) who (i) has
    previously received increased good conduct credit under
    this paragraph (4) and has subsequently been convicted of a
    felony, or (ii) has previously served more than one prior
    sentence of imprisonment for a felony in an adult
    correctional facility.
        Educational, vocational, substance abuse and
    correctional industry programs under which good conduct
    credit may be increased under this paragraph (4) and
    paragraph (4.1) of this subsection (a) shall be evaluated
    by the Department on the basis of documented standards. The
    Department shall report the results of these evaluations to
    the Governor and the General Assembly by September 30th of
    each year. The reports shall include data relating to the
    recidivism rate among program participants.
        Availability of these programs shall be subject to the
    limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General
    Assembly for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are
    denied immediate admission shall be placed on a waiting
    list under criteria established by the Department. The
    inability of any inmate to become engaged in any such
    programs by reason of insufficient program resources or for
    any other reason established under the rules and
    regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a cause
    of action under which the Department or any employee or
    agent of the Department shall be liable for damages to the
    inmate.
        (4.1) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
    an additional 60 days of good conduct credit shall be
    awarded to any prisoner who passes the high school level
    Test of General Educational Development (GED) while the
    prisoner is incarcerated. The good conduct credit awarded
    under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition to, and
    shall not affect, the award of good conduct under any other
    paragraph of this Section, but shall also be pursuant to
    the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4)
    of subsection (a) of this Section. The good conduct credit
    provided for in this paragraph shall be available only to
    those prisoners who have not previously earned a high
    school diploma or a GED. If, after an award of the GED good
    conduct credit has been made and the Department determines
    that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award shall be
    revoked.
        (4.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
    also provide that when the court's sentencing order
    recommends a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the
    crime was committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the
    effective date of Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall
    receive no good conduct credit awarded under clause (3) of
    this subsection (a) unless he or she participates in and
    completes a substance abuse treatment program. The
    Director may waive the requirement to participate in or
    complete a substance abuse treatment program and award the
    good conduct credit in specific instances if the prisoner
    is not a good candidate for a substance abuse treatment
    program for medical, programming, or operational reasons.
    Availability of substance abuse treatment shall be subject
    to the limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the
    General Assembly for these purposes. If treatment is not
    available and the requirement to participate and complete
    the treatment has not been waived by the Director, the
    prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list under criteria
    established by the Department. The Director may allow a
    prisoner placed on a waiting list to participate in and
    complete a substance abuse education class or attend
    substance abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a substance
    abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting list who
    is not placed in a substance abuse program prior to release
    may be eligible for a waiver and receive good conduct
    credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the
    discretion of the Director.
        (4.6) The rules and regulations on early release shall
    also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a
    sex offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
    Registration Act shall receive no good conduct credit
    unless he or she either has successfully completed or is
    participating in sex offender treatment as defined by the
    Sex Offender Management Board. However, prisoners who are
    waiting to receive such treatment, but who are unable to do
    so due solely to the lack of resources on the part of the
    Department, may, at the Director's sole discretion, be
    awarded good conduct credit at such rate as the Director
    shall determine.
        (5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
    earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of good
    conduct credit for meritorious service given at any time
    during the term, the Department shall give reasonable
    notice of the impending release not less than 14 days prior
    to the date of the release to the State's Attorney of the
    county where the prosecution of the inmate took place, and
    if applicable, the State's Attorney of the county into
    which the inmate will be released.
    (b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
forfeiting of good time.
    (c) The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
for revoking good conduct credit, or suspending or reducing the
rate of accumulation of good conduct credit for specific rule
violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations
shall provide that no inmate may be penalized more than one
year of good conduct credit for any one infraction.
    When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend or reduce the
rate of accumulation of any good conduct credits for an alleged
infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges therefor
against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of good conduct
credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided in
subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days or when during any 12
month period, the cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds
30 days except where the infraction is committed or discovered
within 60 days of scheduled release. In those cases, the
Department of Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of good
conduct credit. The Board may subsequently approve the
revocation of additional good conduct credit, if the Department
seeks to revoke good conduct credit in excess of 30 days.
However, the Board shall not be empowered to review the
Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days of
good conduct credit within any calendar year for any prisoner
or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by the
Department.
    The Director of the Department of Corrections, in
appropriate cases, may restore up to 30 days good conduct
credits which have been revoked, suspended or reduced. Any
restoration of good conduct credits in excess of 30 days shall
be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board. However, the
Board may not restore good conduct credit in excess of the
amount requested by the Director.
    Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
3-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
accumulation of good conduct credit.
    (d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
federal court against the State, the Department of Corrections,
or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of their officers
or employees, and the court makes a specific finding that a
pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the prisoner is
frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a
hearing to revoke up to 180 days of good conduct credit by
bringing charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived of
the good conduct credits before the Prisoner Review Board as
provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of good conduct
credit at the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review
Board may revoke all good conduct credit accumulated by the
prisoner.
    For purposes of this subsection (d):
        (1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or other
    filing which purports to be a legal document filed by a
    prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
    following criteria:
            (A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
        fact;
            (B) it is being presented for any improper purpose,
        such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or
        needless increase in the cost of litigation;
            (C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
        contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
        or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
        modification, or reversal of existing law or the
        establishment of new law;
            (D) the allegations and other factual contentions
        do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
        identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
        after a reasonable opportunity for further
        investigation or discovery; or
            (E) the denials of factual contentions are not
        warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
        identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
        information or belief.
        (2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
    of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
    action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
    under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
    under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
    Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or
    subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
    Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
    whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
    subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
    (e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
validity of Public Act 89-404.
    (f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who
has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
under Section 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961, earlier than
it otherwise would because of a grant of good conduct credit,
the Department, as a condition of such early release, shall
require that the person, upon release, be placed under
electronic surveillance as provided in Section 5-8A-7 of this
Code.
(Source: P.A. 95-134, eff. 8-13-07; 95-585, eff. 6-1-08;
95-625, eff. 6-1-08; 95-640, eff. 6-1-08; 95-773, eff. 1-1-09;
95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-860, eff. 1-15-10.)
INDEX
Statutes amended in order of appearance
    725 ILCS 207/15
    725 ILCS 207/25
    725 ILCS 207/30
    725 ILCS 207/40
    725 ILCS 207/60
    725 ILCS 207/65
    730 ILCS 5/3-6-3from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3