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90_HB0156 730 ILCS 5/5-5-6 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-6 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires defendants who are convicted of certain sex offenses and other offenses relating to crimes against children to pay for medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment or foster care, if the child victim is placed in foster care, as a result of the offense. LRB9000938RCks LRB9000938RCks 1 AN ACT to amend the Unified Code of Corrections by 2 changing Section 5-5-6. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by 6 changing Section 5-5-6 as follows: 7 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-6) 8 Sec. 5-5-6. In all convictions for offenses in violation 9 of the Criminal Code of 1961 in which the person received any 10 injury to their person or damage to their real or personal 11 property as a result of the criminal act of the defendant, 12 the court shall order restitution as provided in this 13 Section. When the offender is sentenced to make restitution 14 the Court shall determine the restitution as hereinafter set 15 forth: 16 (a) At the sentence hearing, the court shall 17 determine whether the property may be restored in kind to 18 the possession of the owner or the person entitled to 19 possession thereof; or whether the defendant is possessed 20 of sufficient skill to repair and restore property 21 damaged; or whether the defendant should be required to 22 make restitution in cash, for out-of-pocket expenses, 23 damages, losses, or injuries found to have been 24 proximately caused by the conduct of the defendant or 25 another for whom the defendant is legally accountable 26 under the provisions of Article V of the Criminal Code of 27 1961. 28 (b) In fixing the amount of restitution to be paid 29 in cash, the court shall allow credit for property 30 returned in kind, for property damages ordered to be 31 repaired by the defendant, and for property ordered to be -2- LRB9000938RCks 1 restored by the defendant; and after granting the credit, 2 the court shall assess the actual out-of-pocket expenses, 3 losses, damages, and injuries suffered by the victim 4 named in the charge and any other victims who may also 5 have suffered out-of-pocket expenses, losses, damages, 6 and injuries proximately caused by the same criminal 7 conduct of the defendant, and insurance carriers who have 8 indemnified the named victim or other victims for the 9 out-of-pocket expenses, losses, damages, or injuries, 10 provided that in no event shall restitution be ordered to 11 be paid on account of pain and suffering. If a defendant 12 is placed on supervision for, or convicted of, domestic 13 battery, the defendant shall be required to pay 14 restitution to any domestic violence shelter in which the 15 victim and any other family or household members lived 16 because of the domestic battery. The amount of the 17 restitution shall equal the actual expenses of the 18 domestic violence shelter in providing housing and any 19 other services for the victim and any other family or 20 household members living at the shelter. If a defendant 21 fails to pay restitution in the manner or within the time 22 period specified by the court, the court may enter an 23 order directing the sheriff to seize any real or personal 24 property of a defendant to the extent necessary to 25 satisfy the order of restitution and dispose of the 26 property by public sale. All proceeds from such sale in 27 excess of the amount of restitution plus court costs and 28 the costs of the sheriff in conducting the sale shall be 29 paid to the defendant. 30 (c) In cases where more than one defendant is 31 accountable for the same criminal conduct that results in 32 out-of-pocket expenses, losses, damages, or injuries, 33 each defendant shall be ordered to pay restitution in the 34 amount of the total actual out-of-pocket expenses, -3- LRB9000938RCks 1 losses, damages, or injuries to the victim proximately 2 caused by the conduct of all of the defendants who are 3 legally accountable for the offense. 4 (1) In no event shall the victim be entitled 5 to recover restitution in excess of the actual 6 out-of-pocket expenses, losses, damages, or 7 injuries, proximately caused by the conduct of all 8 of the defendants. 9 (2) As between the defendants, the court may 10 apportion the restitution that is payable in 11 proportion to each co-defendant's culpability in the 12 commission of the offense. 13 (3) In the absence of a specific order 14 apportioning the restitution, each defendant shall 15 bear his pro rata share of the restitution. 16 (4) As between the defendants, each defendant 17 shall be entitled to a pro rata reduction in the 18 total restitution required to be paid to the victim 19 for amounts of restitution actually paid by 20 co-defendants, and defendants who shall have paid 21 more than their pro rata share shall be entitled to 22 refunds to be computed by the court as additional 23 amounts are paid by co-defendants. 24 (d) In instances where a defendant has more than 25 one criminal charge pending against him in a single case, 26 or more than one case, and the defendant stands convicted 27 of one or more charges, a plea agreement negotiated by 28 the State's Attorney and the defendants may require the 29 defendant to make restitution to victims of charges that 30 have been dismissed or which it is contemplated will be 31 dismissed under the terms of the plea agreement, and 32 under the agreement, the court may impose a sentence of 33 restitution on the charge or charges of which the 34 defendant has been convicted that would require the -4- LRB9000938RCks 1 defendant to make restitution to victims of other 2 offenses as provided in the plea agreement. 3 (e) The court may require the defendant to apply 4 the balance of the cash bond, after payment of court 5 costs, and any fine that may be imposed to the payment of 6 restitution. 7 (f) Taking into consideration the ability of the 8 defendant to pay, the court shall determine whether 9 restitution shall be paid in a single payment or in 10 installments, and shall fix a period of time not in 11 excess of 5 years, not including periods of 12 incarceration, within which payment of restitution is to 13 be paid in full. However, if the court deems it necessary 14 and in the best interest of the victim, the court may 15 extend beyond 5 years the period of time within which the 16 payment of restitution is to be paid. If the defendant is 17 ordered to pay restitution and the court orders that 18 restitution is to be paid over a period greater than 6 19 months, the court shall order that the defendant make 20 monthly payments; the court may waive this requirement of 21 monthly payments only if there is a specific finding of 22 good cause for waiver. 23 (g) The court shall, after determining that the 24 defendant has the ability to pay, require the defendant 25 to pay for the victim's medical, psychological, 26 psychiatric or counseling services or foster care if: 27 (1) the defendant was convicted of an offense 28 under Sections 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-13, 12-14, 29 12-14.1, 12-15 or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 30 1961, or was charged with such an offense and the 31 charge was reduced to another charge as a result of 32 a plea agreement under subsection (d) of this 33 Section, and 34 (2) the victim was under 18 years of age at -5- LRB9000938RCks 1 the time the offense was committed and requires 2 medical, psychological, psychiatric, or counseling 3 services or is placed in foster care as a result of 4 the offense. 5 The payments shall be made by the defendant to the 6 clerk of the circuit court and transmitted by the clerk 7 to the appropriate person or agency as directed by the 8 court. The order may require such payments to be made 9 for a period not to exceed 5 years after sentencing, not 10 including periods of incarceration. 11 (h) The judge may enter an order of withholding to 12 collect the amount of restitution owed in accordance with 13 Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure. 14 (i) A sentence of restitution may be modified or 15 revoked by the court if the offender commits another 16 offense, or the offender fails to make restitution as 17 ordered by the court, but no sentence to make restitution 18 shall be revoked unless the court shall find that the 19 offender has had the financial ability to make 20 restitution, and he has wilfully refused to do so. If 21 the court shall find that the defendant has failed to 22 make restitution and that the failure is not wilful, the 23 court may impose an additional period of time within 24 which to make restitution. The length of the additional 25 period shall not be more than 2 years. The court shall 26 retain all of the incidents of the original sentence, 27 including the authority to modify or enlarge the 28 conditions, and to revoke or further modify the sentence 29 if the conditions of payment are violated during the 30 additional period. 31 (j) The procedure upon the filing of a Petition to 32 Revoke a sentence to make restitution shall be the same 33 as the procedures set forth in Section 5-6-4 of this Code 34 governing violation, modification, or revocation of -6- LRB9000938RCks 1 Probation, of Conditional Discharge, or of Supervision. 2 (k) Nothing contained in this Section shall 3 preclude the right of any party to proceed in a civil 4 action to recover for any damages incurred due to the 5 criminal misconduct of the defendant. 6 (l) Restitution ordered under this Section shall 7 not be subject to disbursement by the circuit clerk under 8 Section 27.5 of the Clerks of Courts Act. 9 (m) A restitution order under this Section is a 10 judgment lien in favor of the victim that: 11 (1) Attaches to the property of the person 12 subject to the order; 13 (2) May be perfected in the same manner as 14 provided in Part 3 of Article 9 of the Uniform 15 Commercial Code; 16 (3) May be enforced to satisfy any payment 17 that is delinquent under the restitution order by 18 the person in whose favor the order is issued or the 19 person's assignee; and 20 (4) Expires in the same manner as a judgment 21 lien created in a civil proceeding. 22 When a restitution order is issued under this 23 Section, the issuing court shall send a certified copy of 24 the order to the clerk of the circuit court in the county 25 where the charge was filed. Upon receiving the order, 26 the clerk shall enter and index the order in the circuit 27 court judgment docket. 28 (n) An order of restitution under this Section does 29 not bar a civil action for: 30 (1) Damages that the court did not require the 31 person to pay to the victim under the restitution 32 order but arise from an injury or property damages 33 that is the basis of restitution ordered by the 34 court; and -7- LRB9000938RCks 1 (2) Other damages suffered by the victim. 2 The restitution order is not discharged by the completion 3 of the sentence imposed for the offense. 4 A restitution order under this Section is not discharged 5 by the liquidation of a person's estate by a receiver. A 6 restitution order under this Section may be enforced in the 7 same manner as judgment liens are enforced under Article XII 8 of the Code of Civil Procedure. 9 (Source: P.A. 88-237; 89-198, eff. 7-21-95; 89-203, eff. 10 7-21-95; 89-428, eff. 12-13-95; 89-462, eff. 5-29-96; 89-689, 11 eff. 12-31-96.)