Probation Legislation - Illinois

PROBATION OFFICER-TRAINING Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the prohibitions on carrying concealed firearms or firearms in a vehicle and carrying firearms on a public way do not apply to parole agents and parole supervisors who meet certain qualifications and conditions. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes provision that limits the types of firearms that parole agents or parole supervisors may carry off-duty to .38 and .40 caliber firearms. House Amendment No. 2 Deletes provision that if death or injury to a person or damage to property occurs as the result of the use of a firearm that the parole agent or parole supervisor is authorized to carry off-duty, the parole agent or parole supervisor must submit to a drug test within 24 hours after the incident. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:

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CRIM CD-PROSTITUTION PROBATION Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that when a person who has not previously been convicted of or placed on probation for felony prostitution is guilty of felony prostitution, the court, without entering a judgment and with the consent of the person, may sentence the person to probation. Provides that when a person is placed on probation for felony prostitution, the court shall order a period of probation of 24 months and defer further proceedings until the conclusion of the period or until the filing of a petition alleging violation of probation. Provides that the conditions of probation shall be that the person: not violate any criminal statute of any jurisdiction; refrain from possessing a firearm or other dangerous weapon; submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in a manner as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times during the period of the probation, with the cost of the testing to be paid by the probationer; and perform [...]

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PEN CD-SLEP-PROBATION OFFICER Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes county probation officers eligible for the sheriff's law enforcement employee (SLEP) formula. Allows these probation officers to convert non-SLEP service as a probation officer into SLEP credit by paying the difference in employee contributions plus interest; waives the interest if payment is made within one year. Allows a participating municipality to phase in the costs of converting the service with payments over 5 years. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Creates a 5-year window for application for the conversion of service credits and removes language waiving the payment of interest if payment if made within a specified one-year period. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the introduced bill with the following changes. In the definition of "sheriff's law enforcement employees", adds language [...]

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CRIMINAL LAW-TECH Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the sexual exploitation of children. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 5/11-9.1Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1Afrom Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1A720 ILCS 5/11-20.3 new

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CRIM CD-PRESCRIPTION THEFT Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of prescription theft. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly: (1) alters a properly issued prescription; (2) possesses a blank prescription or prescriptions without the written permission of a licensed prescriber; or (3) possesses or attempts to fill a prescription not issued by a licensed prescriber. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony for a first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Changes the definition of licensed prescriber to mean a prescriber as defined in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or an optometrist licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes provision that knowledge shall be determined by the attempted use of a prescription altered or not issued by a licensed prescriber. Provides that the penalty for [...]

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UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS-EMPLOYMENT Creates the Unauthorized Alien Employment Prohibition Act and amends the Illinois Income Tax Act, the Illinois Human Rights Act, and the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employer shall not intentionally or knowingly employ an unauthorized alien. Provides for investigation of complaints. Provides for actions against an employer by the State's Attorney. Provides that the court may, depending upon the circumstances and with specified exceptions: order an employer to terminate the employment of unauthorized aliens; impose probationary periods; require affidavits or reports; or order suspension or revocation of certain licenses held by the employer. Provides that an employer shall verify the employment eligibility of hired employees through the basic pilot program administered by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration. Creates the Employer Sanctions Legislative Study Committee to examine and [...]

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CD CORR-RESTORATION OF RIGHTS Amends the Unified Code of Corrections relating to relief from disabilities automatically imposed by law. Provides that the court may grant relief from forfeitures. Defines "eligible offender" for the purposes of relief from disabilities and forfeitures as a person who has been convicted of a crime that does not include an offense or attempted offense that would subject the person to registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act, the Arsonist Registration Act, or the Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act (rather than an offense that is not a crime of violence, a Class X or a nonprobationable offense, or a violation of the Sex Offenses or Bodily Harm Articles of the Criminal Code of 1961, but who has not been convicted more than twice of a felony). Provides that "eligible offender" does not include a person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit first degree murder. Provides that a certificate [...]

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CD CORR-DNA SUBMISSION Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that any person incarcerated in a facility of the Illinois Department of Corrections or the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice on or after August 22, 2002, whether for a term of years, natural life, or a sentence of death, who has not yet submitted a sample of blood, saliva, or tissue to the Department of State Police for genetic marker grouping analysis shall be required to submit a specimen of blood, saliva, or tissue prior to his or her final discharge or within 6 months from the effective date of the amendatory Act, whichever is sooner. Provides that these specimens shall be placed into the State or national DNA database, to be used in accordance with other provisions of the Act, by the Illinois State Police. Provides that compliance with this provision constitutes an additional condition of any period of court supervision, conditional discharge, or probation imposed upon a person required to provide [...]

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EDUCATION-TECH Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning grants for preschool education programs. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.71Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/24-11from Ch. 122, par. 24-1130 ILCS 805/8.32 new Deletes everything after the enacting [...]

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CRIMINAL LAW-TECH Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning financial exploitation of an elderly person. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 5/16-1.3Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.710 new725 ILCS 5/110-5from Ch. 38, par. 110-5

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