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Public Act 103-0191 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 5-805 and 5-810 as follows:
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(705 ILCS 405/5-805)
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Sec. 5-805. Transfer of jurisdiction.
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(1) (Blank).
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(2) Presumptive transfer.
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(a) If the State's Attorney files a petition, at any | ||||
time prior to
commencement of the minor's trial, to permit | ||||
prosecution under the criminal
laws and the petition | ||||
alleges a minor 15 years of age or older
of an act that | ||||
constitutes a forcible felony under the laws of this | ||||
State, and
if a motion by the State's Attorney to | ||||
prosecute the minor under the criminal
laws of Illinois | ||||
for the alleged forcible felony alleges that (i) the minor | ||||
has
previously been adjudicated delinquent or found guilty | ||||
for commission of an act
that constitutes a forcible | ||||
felony under the laws of this State or any other state and
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(ii) the act that constitutes the offense was committed in | ||||
furtherance of
criminal activity by an organized gang, | ||||
and, if the juvenile judge
assigned to hear and determine |
motions to transfer a case for prosecution in
the criminal | ||
court determines that there is probable cause to believe | ||
that the
allegations in the petition and motion are true, | ||
there is a rebuttable
presumption that the minor is not a | ||
fit and proper subject to be dealt with
under the Juvenile | ||
Justice Reform Provisions of 1998 (Public Act 90-590),
and | ||
that, except as provided in paragraph (b), the case should | ||
be transferred
to the criminal court.
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(b) The judge shall enter an order permitting | ||
prosecution under the
criminal laws of Illinois unless the | ||
judge makes a finding based on clear and
convincing | ||
evidence that the minor would be amenable to the care, | ||
treatment,
and training programs available through the | ||
facilities of the juvenile court
based on an evaluation of | ||
the following:
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(i) the age of the minor;
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(ii) the history of the minor, including:
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(A) any previous delinquent or criminal | ||
history of the minor, | ||
(B) any previous abuse or neglect history of | ||
the minor, and
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(C) any mental health, physical or educational | ||
history of the minor or combination of these | ||
factors , and ; | ||
(D) any involvement of the minor in the child | ||
welfare system; |
(iii) the circumstances of the offense, including:
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(A) the seriousness of the offense,
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(B) whether the minor is charged through | ||
accountability,
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(C) whether there is evidence the offense was | ||
committed in an aggressive and premeditated | ||
manner,
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(D) whether there is evidence the offense | ||
caused serious bodily harm,
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(E) whether there is evidence the minor | ||
possessed a deadly weapon , ;
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(F) whether there is evidence the minor was | ||
subjected to outside pressure, including peer | ||
pressure, familial pressure, or negative | ||
influences, and | ||
(G) the minor's degree of participation and | ||
specific role in the offense; | ||
(iv) the advantages of treatment within the | ||
juvenile justice system including whether there are | ||
facilities or programs, or both, particularly | ||
available in the juvenile system;
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(v) whether the security of the public requires | ||
sentencing under Chapter V of the Unified Code of | ||
Corrections:
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(A) the minor's history of services, including | ||
the minor's willingness to participate |
meaningfully in available services;
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(B) whether there is a reasonable likelihood | ||
that the minor can be rehabilitated before the | ||
expiration of the juvenile court's jurisdiction;
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and | ||
(C) the adequacy of the punishment or | ||
services.
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In considering these factors, the court shall give | ||
greater
weight to the seriousness of the alleged offense | ||
and the minor's prior record
of delinquency than to the | ||
other factors listed in this subsection.
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(3) Discretionary transfer.
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(a) If a petition alleges commission by a minor 13 | ||
years of age or over of
an act that constitutes a crime | ||
under the laws of this State and, on motion of
the State's | ||
Attorney to permit prosecution of the minor under the | ||
criminal
laws, a Juvenile Judge assigned by the Chief | ||
Judge of the Circuit to hear and
determine those motions, | ||
after hearing but before commencement of the
trial, finds | ||
that there is probable cause to believe that the
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allegations in the motion are true and that it is not in | ||
the best interests
of the public to proceed under this | ||
Act, the court may enter an
order permitting prosecution | ||
under the criminal laws.
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(b) In making its determination on the motion to | ||
permit prosecution under
the criminal laws, the court |
shall consider among other matters:
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(i) the age of the minor;
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(ii) the history of the minor, including:
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(A) any previous delinquent or criminal | ||
history of the minor,
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(B) any previous abuse or neglect history of | ||
the minor, and
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(C) any mental health, physical, or | ||
educational history of the minor or combination of | ||
these factors , and ;
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(D) any involvement of the minor in the child | ||
welfare system; | ||
(iii) the circumstances of the offense, including:
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(A) the seriousness of the offense,
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(B) whether the minor is charged through | ||
accountability,
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(C) whether there is evidence the offense was | ||
committed in an aggressive and premeditated | ||
manner,
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(D) whether there is evidence the offense | ||
caused serious bodily harm,
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(E) whether there is evidence the minor | ||
possessed a deadly weapon , ;
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(F) whether there is evidence the minor was | ||
subjected to outside pressure, including peer | ||
pressure, familial pressure, or negative |
influences, and | ||
(G) the minor's degree of participation and | ||
specific role in the offense; | ||
(iv) the advantages of treatment within the | ||
juvenile justice system including whether there are | ||
facilities or programs, or both, particularly | ||
available in the juvenile system;
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(v) whether the security of the public requires | ||
sentencing under Chapter V of the Unified Code of | ||
Corrections:
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(A) the minor's history of services, including | ||
the minor's willingness to participate | ||
meaningfully in available services;
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(B) whether there is a reasonable likelihood | ||
that the minor can be rehabilitated before the | ||
expiration of the juvenile court's jurisdiction;
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and | ||
(C) the adequacy of the punishment or | ||
services.
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In considering these factors, the court shall give | ||
greater
weight to the seriousness of the alleged offense, | ||
the minor's prior record
of delinquency than to the other | ||
factors listed in this subsection.
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(4) The rules of evidence for this hearing shall be the | ||
same as under
Section 5-705 of this Act. A minor must be | ||
represented in court by counsel
before the hearing may be |
commenced.
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(5) If criminal proceedings are instituted, the petition | ||
for adjudication
of wardship shall be dismissed insofar as the | ||
act or acts involved in the
criminal proceedings. Taking of | ||
evidence in a trial on petition for
adjudication of wardship | ||
is a bar to criminal proceedings based upon the
conduct | ||
alleged in the petition.
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(6) When criminal prosecution is permitted under this | ||
Section and a finding of guilt is entered, the criminal court | ||
shall sentence the minor under Section 5-4.5-105 of the | ||
Unified Code of Corrections. | ||
(7) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory | ||
Act of the 99th General Assembly apply to a minor who has been | ||
taken into custody on or after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. | ||
(Source: P.A. 99-258, eff. 1-1-16 .)
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(705 ILCS 405/5-810)
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Sec. 5-810. Extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecutions.
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(1) (a) If the State's Attorney files a petition, at any | ||
time prior to
commencement of the
minor's trial, to designate | ||
the proceeding as an extended jurisdiction juvenile
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prosecution and the petition alleges the commission by a minor | ||
13 years of age
or
older of any offense which would be a felony | ||
if committed by an adult, and, if
the
juvenile judge
assigned | ||
to hear and determine petitions to designate the proceeding as |
an
extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution determines that | ||
there is probable
cause to believe that the allegations in the | ||
petition and motion are true,
there is a rebuttable | ||
presumption that the proceeding shall be designated as an
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extended jurisdiction juvenile proceeding.
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(b) The judge shall enter an order designating the | ||
proceeding as an
extended jurisdiction juvenile proceeding | ||
unless the judge makes a finding
based on clear and convincing | ||
evidence that sentencing under the Chapter V of
the Unified | ||
Code of Corrections would not be appropriate for the minor | ||
based on
an evaluation of the
following factors:
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(i) the age of the minor;
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(ii) the history of the minor, including:
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(A) any previous delinquent or criminal history of | ||
the minor,
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(B) any previous abuse or neglect history of the | ||
minor, and
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(C) any mental health, physical and/or educational | ||
history of the minor , and ;
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(D) any involvement of the minor in the child | ||
welfare system; | ||
(iii) the circumstances of the offense, including:
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(A) the seriousness of the offense,
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(B) whether the minor is charged through | ||
accountability,
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(C) whether there is evidence the offense was |
committed in an aggressive and premeditated manner,
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(D) whether there is evidence the offense caused | ||
serious bodily harm,
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(E) whether there is evidence the minor possessed | ||
a deadly weapon , ;
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(F) whether there is evidence the minor was | ||
subjected to outside pressure, including peer | ||
pressure, familial pressure, or negative influences, | ||
and | ||
(G) the minor's degree of participation and | ||
specific role in the offense; | ||
(iv) the advantages of treatment within the juvenile | ||
justice system including whether there are facilities or | ||
programs, or both, particularly available in the juvenile | ||
system;
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(v) whether the security of the public requires | ||
sentencing under Chapter V of the Unified Code of | ||
Corrections:
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(A) the minor's history of services, including the | ||
minor's willingness to participate meaningfully in | ||
available services;
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(B) whether there is a reasonable likelihood that | ||
the minor can be rehabilitated before the expiration | ||
of the juvenile court's jurisdiction;
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(C) the adequacy of the punishment or services.
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In considering these factors, the court shall give greater |
weight to the
seriousness of the alleged offense, and the | ||
minor's prior record of delinquency
than to other factors | ||
listed in this subsection.
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(2) Procedures for extended
jurisdiction juvenile | ||
prosecutions.
The State's Attorney may file a written motion | ||
for a proceeding to be
designated as an extended juvenile | ||
jurisdiction prior to
commencement of trial. Notice of the | ||
motion shall be in
compliance with
Section 5-530. When the | ||
State's Attorney files a written motion that a
proceeding be | ||
designated an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution, the
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court shall commence a hearing within 30 days of the filing of | ||
the motion for
designation, unless good cause is shown by the | ||
prosecution or the minor as to
why the hearing could not be | ||
held within this time period. If the court finds
good cause has | ||
been demonstrated, then the hearing shall be held within 60 | ||
days
of the filing of the motion. The hearings shall be open to | ||
the public unless
the judge finds that the hearing should be | ||
closed for the protection of any
party, victim or witness. If | ||
the Juvenile Judge
assigned to hear and determine a motion to | ||
designate an extended jurisdiction
juvenile prosecution | ||
determines that there is probable cause to believe that
the | ||
allegations in the petition and motion are true the court | ||
shall grant the
motion for designation. Information used by | ||
the court in its findings or
stated in or offered in connection | ||
with this Section may be by way of proffer
based on reliable | ||
information offered by the State or the minor. All evidence
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shall be admissible if it is relevant and reliable regardless | ||
of whether it
would be admissible under the rules of evidence.
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(3) Trial. A minor who is subject of an extended | ||
jurisdiction juvenile
prosecution has the right to trial by | ||
jury. Any trial under this Section shall
be open to the public.
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(4) Sentencing. If an extended jurisdiction juvenile | ||
prosecution under
subsection (1)
results in a guilty plea, a | ||
verdict of guilty, or a finding of guilt,
the court shall | ||
impose the following:
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(i) one or more juvenile sentences under Section | ||
5-710; and
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(ii) an adult criminal sentence in accordance with the | ||
provisions of
Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of | ||
Corrections, the execution of which shall be stayed on the | ||
condition that the
offender not violate the provisions of | ||
the juvenile sentence.
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Any sentencing hearing under
this Section shall be open to the | ||
public.
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(5) If, after an extended jurisdiction juvenile | ||
prosecution trial, a minor
is convicted of a lesser-included | ||
offense or of an offense that the State's
Attorney did not | ||
designate as an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution,
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the State's Attorney may file a written motion, within 10 days | ||
of the finding
of guilt, that
the minor be sentenced as an | ||
extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution
offender. The court | ||
shall rule on this motion using the factors found in
paragraph |
(1)(b) of Section 5-805. If the court denies the State's | ||
Attorney's
motion for
sentencing under the extended | ||
jurisdiction juvenile prosecution provision, the
court shall | ||
proceed to sentence the minor under Section 5-710.
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(6) When it appears that a minor convicted in an extended | ||
jurisdiction
juvenile prosecution under subsection (1) has | ||
violated the
conditions of his or her sentence, or is alleged | ||
to have committed a new
offense upon the filing of a petition | ||
to revoke the stay, the
court may, without notice, issue a | ||
warrant for the arrest of the minor.
After a hearing, if the | ||
court finds by a
preponderance of the evidence that the minor | ||
committed a new offense, the
court shall order execution of | ||
the previously
imposed adult criminal sentence.
After a | ||
hearing, if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence
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that the minor committed a violation of his or her sentence | ||
other than by a new
offense, the court may order execution of | ||
the previously imposed adult criminal
sentence or may continue | ||
him or her on the existing juvenile sentence with or
without | ||
modifying or enlarging the conditions.
Upon revocation of the | ||
stay of the adult criminal sentence
and imposition of
that | ||
sentence, the minor's extended jurisdiction juvenile status | ||
shall be
terminated.
The on-going jurisdiction over the | ||
minor's case shall be assumed by the adult
criminal court and | ||
juvenile court jurisdiction shall be terminated and a report
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of
the imposition of the adult sentence shall be sent to the | ||
Department of State
Police.
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(7) Upon successful completion of the juvenile sentence | ||
the court shall
vacate the adult criminal sentence.
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(8) Nothing in this Section precludes the State from | ||
filing a motion for
transfer under Section 5-805.
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(Source: P.A. 99-258, eff. 1-1-16 .)
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Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | ||
changing Section 5-4.5-105 as follows: | ||
(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-105) | ||
Sec. 5-4.5-105. SENTENCING OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF | ||
18 AT THE TIME OF THE COMMISSION OF AN OFFENSE. | ||
(a) On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||
of the 99th General Assembly, when a person commits an offense | ||
and the person is under 18 years of age at the time of the | ||
commission of the offense, the court, at the sentencing | ||
hearing conducted under Section 5-4-1, shall consider the | ||
following additional factors in mitigation in determining the | ||
appropriate sentence: | ||
(1) the person's age, impetuosity, and level of | ||
maturity at the time of the offense, including the ability | ||
to consider risks and consequences of behavior, and the | ||
presence of cognitive or developmental disability, or | ||
both, if any; | ||
(2) whether the person was subjected to outside | ||
pressure, including peer pressure, familial pressure, or |
negative influences; | ||
(3) the person's family, home environment, educational | ||
and social background, including any history of parental | ||
neglect, domestic or sexual violence, sexual exploitation, | ||
physical abuse, or other childhood trauma including | ||
adverse childhood experiences (or ACEs) ; | ||
(4) the person's potential for rehabilitation or | ||
evidence of rehabilitation, or both; | ||
(5) the circumstances of the offense; | ||
(6) the person's degree of participation and specific | ||
role in the offense, including the level of planning by | ||
the defendant before the offense; | ||
(7) whether the person was able to meaningfully | ||
participate in his or her defense; | ||
(8) the person's prior juvenile or criminal history; | ||
and | ||
(9) the person's involvement in the child welfare | ||
system; | ||
(10) involvement of the person in the community; | ||
(11) if a comprehensive mental health evaluation of | ||
the person was conducted by a qualified mental health | ||
professional, the outcome of the evaluation; and | ||
12 (9) any other information the court finds relevant | ||
and reliable, including an expression of remorse, if | ||
appropriate. However, if the person, on advice of counsel | ||
chooses not to make a statement, the court shall not |
consider a lack of an expression of remorse as an | ||
aggravating factor. | ||
(b) The trial judge shall specify on the record its | ||
consideration of the factors under subsection (a) of this | ||
Section. | ||
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the | ||
court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the | ||
individual against whom the person is convicted of committing | ||
the offense previously committed a crime under Section 10-9, | ||
Section 11-1.20, Section 11-1.30, Section 11-1.40, Section | ||
11-1.50, Section 11-1.60, Section 11-6, Section 11-6.5, | ||
Section 11-6.6, Section 11-9.1, Section 11-14.3, Section | ||
11-14.4 or Section 11-18.1 under Criminal Code of 2012 against | ||
the person within 3 years before the offense in which the | ||
person was convicted, the court may, in its discretion: | ||
(1) transfer the person to juvenile court for | ||
sentencing under Section 5-710 of the Juvenile Court Act | ||
of 1987; | ||
(2) depart from any mandatory minimum sentence, | ||
maximum sentence, or sentencing enhancement; or | ||
(3) suspend any portion of an otherwise applicable | ||
sentence. | ||
(d) Subsection (c) shall be construed as prioritizing the | ||
successful treatment and rehabilitation of persons under 18 | ||
years of age who are sex crime victims who commit acts of | ||
violence against their abusers. It is the General Assembly's |
intent that these persons be viewed as victims and provided | ||
treatment and services in the community, juvenile or family | ||
court system. | ||
(e) (b) Except as provided in subsection (f) (c) , the | ||
court may sentence the defendant to any disposition authorized | ||
for the class of the offense of which he or she was found | ||
guilty as described in Article 4.5 of this Code, and may, in | ||
its discretion, decline to impose any otherwise applicable | ||
sentencing enhancement based upon firearm possession, | ||
possession with personal discharge, or possession with | ||
personal discharge that proximately causes great bodily harm, | ||
permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to | ||
another person. | ||
(f) (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the | ||
defendant is convicted of first degree murder and would | ||
otherwise be subject to sentencing under clause (iii), (iv), | ||
(v), or (vii) of subparagraph (c) of paragraph (1) of | ||
subsection (a) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code based on the | ||
category of persons identified therein, the court shall impose | ||
a sentence of not less than 40 years of imprisonment , except | ||
for persons convicted of first degree murder where subsection | ||
(c) applies . In addition, the court may, in its discretion, | ||
decline to impose the sentencing enhancements based upon the | ||
possession or use of a firearm during the commission of the | ||
offense included in subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1.
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(Source: P.A. 99-69, eff. 1-1-16; 99-258, eff. 1-1-16; 99-875, |
eff. 1-1-17 .)
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