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91_HB0729 LRB9101675RCtm 1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing 2 Section 12-13. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by 6 changing Section 12-13 as follows: 7 (720 ILCS 5/12-13) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-13) 8 Sec. 12-13. Criminal Sexual Assault. 9 (a) The accused commits criminal sexual assault if he or 10 she: 11 (1) commits an act of sexual penetration by the use 12 of force or threat of force; or 13 (2) commits an act of sexual penetration and the 14 accused knew that the victim was unable to understand the 15 nature of the act or was unable to give knowing consent; 16 or 17 (3) commits an act of sexual penetration with a 18 victim who was under 18 years of age when the act was 19 committed and the accused was a family member; or 20 (4) commits an act of sexual penetration with a 21 victim who was at least 13 years of age but who was under 22 18 years of age when the act was committed and the 23 accused was 17 years of age or over and held a position 24 of trust, authority or supervision in relation to the 25 victim. 26 (b) Sentence. 27 (1) Criminal sexual assault is a Class 1 felony. 28 (2) A person who is convicted of the offense of 29 criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or 30 (a)(2) after having previously been convicted of the 31 offense of criminal sexual assault, or who is convicted -2- LRB9101675RCtm 1 of the offense of criminal sexual assault as defined in 2 paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having previously been 3 convicted under the laws of this State or any other state 4 of an offense that is substantially equivalent to the 5 offense of criminal sexual assault, commits a Class X 6 felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term 7 of imprisonment of not less than 30 years and not more 8 than 60 years. The commission of the second or 9 subsequent offense is required to have been after the 10 initial conviction for this paragraph (2) to apply. 11 (3) A person who is convicted of the offense of 12 criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or 13 (a)(2) after having previously been convicted of the 14 offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault or the 15 offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, 16 or who is convicted of the offense of criminal sexual 17 assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after 18 having previously been convicted under the laws of this 19 State or any other state of an offense that is 20 substantially equivalent to the offense of aggravated 21 criminal sexual assault or the offense of criminal 22 predatory sexual assault shall be sentenced to a term of 23 natural life imprisonment. The commission of the second 24 or subsequent offense is required to have been after the 25 initial conviction for this paragraph (3) to apply. 26 (4) A second or subsequent conviction for a 27 violation of paragraph (a)(3) or (a)(4) or under any 28 similar statute of this State or any other state for any 29 offense involving criminal sexual assault that is 30 substantially equivalent to or more serious than the 31 sexual assault prohibited under paragraph (a)(3) or 32 (a)(4) is a Class X felony. 33 (5) When a person has any such prior conviction, 34 the information or indictment charging that person shall -3- LRB9101675RCtm 1 state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the 2 State's intention to treat the charge as a Class X 3 felony. The fact of such prior conviction is not an 4 element of the offense and may not be disclosed to the 5 jury during trial unless otherwise permitted by issues 6 properly raised during such trial. 7 (Source: P.A. 90-396, eff. 1-1-98.)