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92_SB0138eng SB138 Engrossed LRB9203748RCcd 1 AN ACT concerning drug treatment. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Drug Court Treatment Act. 6 Section 5. Purposes. The General Assembly recognizes that 7 the use and abuse of drugs has a dramatic effect on the 8 criminal justice system in the State of Illinois. There is a 9 critical need for a criminal justice system program that will 10 reduce the incidence of drug use, drug addiction, and crimes 11 committed as a result of drug use and drug addiction. It is 12 the intent of the General Assembly to create specialized drug 13 courts with the necessary flexibility to meet the drug 14 problems in the State of Illinois. 15 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: 16 "Drug court", "drug court program", or "program" means an 17 immediate and highly structured judicial intervention process 18 for substance abuse treatment of eligible defendants that 19 brings together substance abuse professionals, local social 20 programs, and intensive judicial monitoring in accordance 21 with the nationally recommended 10 key components of drug 22 courts. 23 "Drug court professional" means a judge, prosecutor, 24 defense attorney, probation officer, or treatment provider 25 involved with the drug court program. 26 "Pre-adjudicatory drug court program" means a program 27 that allows the defendant, with the consent of the 28 prosecution, to expedite the defendant's criminal case before 29 conviction or before filing of a criminal case and requires 30 successful completion of the drug court program as part of SB138 Engrossed -2- LRB9203748RCcd 1 the agreement. 2 "Post-adjudicatory drug court program" means a program in 3 which the defendant has admitted guilt or has been found 4 guilty and agrees, along with the prosecution, to enter a 5 drug court program as part of the defendant's sentence. 6 "Combination drug court program" means a drug court 7 program that includes a pre-adjudicatory drug court program 8 and a post-adjudicatory drug court program. 9 Section 15. Authorization. The Chief Judge of each 10 judicial circuit may establish a drug court program including 11 the format under which it operates under this Act. 12 Section 20. Eligibility. 13 (a) A defendant may be admitted into a drug court 14 program only upon the agreement of the prosecutor and the 15 defendant and with the approval of the court. 16 (b) A defendant shall be excluded from a drug court 17 program if any of one of the following apply: 18 (1) The crime is a crime of violence as set forth in 19 clause (4) of this subsection (b). 20 (2) The defendant denies his or her use of or 21 addiction to drugs. 22 (3) The defendant does not demonstrate a 23 willingness to participate in a treatment program. 24 (4) The defendant has been convicted of a crime of 25 violence within the past 10 years excluding incarceration 26 time, including but not limited to: first degree murder, 27 second degree murder, predatory criminal sexual assault 28 of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal 29 sexual assault, armed robbery, aggravated arson, arson, 30 aggravated kidnaping, kidnaping, aggravated battery 31 resulting in great bodily harm or permanent disability, 32 stalking, aggravated stalking, or any offense involving SB138 Engrossed -3- LRB9203748RCcd 1 the discharge of a firearm. 2 (5) The defendant has previously completed or has 3 been discharged from a drug court program. 4 Section 25. Procedure. 5 (a) The court shall order an eligibility screening and an 6 assessment of the defendant by an agent designated by the 7 State of Illinois to provide assessment services for the 8 Illinois Courts. An assessment need not be ordered if the 9 court finds a valid assessment related to the present charge 10 pending against the defendant has been completed within the 11 previous 60 days. 12 (b) The judge shall inform the defendant that if the 13 defendant fails to meet the conditions of the drug court 14 program, eligibility to participate in the program may be 15 revoked and the defendant may be sentenced or the prosecution 16 continued as provided in the Unified Code of Corrections for 17 the crime charged. 18 (c) The defendant shall execute a written agreement as 19 to his or her participation in the program and shall agree to 20 all of the terms and conditions of the program, including but 21 not limited to the possibility of sanctions or incarceration 22 for failing to abide or comply with the terms of the program. 23 (d) In addition to any conditions authorized under the 24 Pretrial Services Act and Section 5-6-3 of the Unified Code 25 of Corrections, the court may order the defendant to complete 26 substance abuse treatment in an outpatient, inpatient, 27 residential, or jail-based custodial treatment program. Any 28 period of time a defendant shall serve in a jail-based 29 treatment program may not be reduced by the accumulation of 30 good time or other credits and may be for a period of up to 31 120 days. 32 (e) The drug court program shall include a regimen of 33 graduated requirements and rewards and sanctions, including SB138 Engrossed -4- LRB9203748RCcd 1 but not limited to: fines, fees, costs, restitution, 2 incarceration of up to 180 days, individual and group 3 therapy, drug analysis testing, close monitoring by the court 4 at a minimum of once every 30 days and supervision of 5 progress, educational or vocational counseling as 6 appropriate, and other requirements necessary to fulfill the 7 drug court program. 8 Section 30. Substance abuse treatment. 9 (a) The drug court program shall maintain a network of 10 substance abuse treatment programs representing a continuum 11 of graduated substance abuse treatment options commensurate 12 with the needs of defendants. 13 (b) Any substance abuse treatment program to which 14 defendants are referred must meet all of the rules and 15 governing programs in Parts 2030 and 2060 of Title 77 of the 16 Illinois Administrative Code. 17 (c) The drug court program may, at its discretion, 18 employ additional services or interventions, as it deems 19 necessary on a case by case basis. 20 Section 35. Violation; termination; discharge. 21 (a) If the court finds from the evidence presented 22 including but not limited to the reports or proffers of proof 23 from the drug court professionals that: 24 (1) the defendant is not performing satisfactorily 25 in the assigned program; 26 (2) the defendant is not benefitting from 27 education, treatment, or rehabilitation; 28 (3) the defendant has engaged in criminal conduct 29 rendering him or her unsuitable for the program; or 30 (4) the defendant has otherwise violated the terms 31 and conditions of the program or his or her sentence or 32 is for any reason unable to participate; SB138 Engrossed -5- LRB9203748RCcd 1 the court may impose reasonable sanctions under prior written 2 agreement of the defendant, including but not limited to 3 imprisonment or dismissal of the defendant from the program 4 and the court may reinstate criminal proceedings against him 5 or her or proceed under Section 5-6-4 of the Unified Code of 6 Corrections for a violation of probation, conditional 7 discharge, or supervision hearing. 8 (b) Upon successful completion of the terms and 9 conditions of the program, the court may dismiss the original 10 charges against the defendant or successfully terminate the 11 defendant's sentence or otherwise discharge him or her from 12 any further proceedings against him or her in the original 13 prosecution.