Bill Text: IL SB2210 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the Prisoner Review Board.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2210 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB2210-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB2210 Introduced 2/15/2013, by Sen. Kwame Raoul SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
730 ILCS 5/3-3-2 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the Prisoner Review Board.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Section 3-3-2 as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/3-3-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and Duties.
(a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term
"Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
read "Prisoner Review Board." After the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1977, the Prisoner Review Board shall provide
by rule for the orderly transition of all files, records, and
documents of the Parole and Pardon Board and for such other
steps as may be necessary to effect an orderly transition and
shall:
(1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
sentenced under the law in effect prior to the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1977, and who are eligible
for parole;
(2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and the
time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for

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violations of parole, and revoke parole for those sentenced
under the law in effect prior to this amendatory Act of
1977; provided that the decision to parole and the
conditions of parole for all prisoners who were sentenced
for first degree murder or who received a minimum sentence
of 20 years or more under the law in effect prior to
February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a majority vote of
the Prisoner Review Board. One representative supporting
parole and one representative opposing parole will be
allowed to speak. Their comments shall be limited to making
corrections and filling in omissions to the Board's
presentation and discussion;
(3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
supervised release, impose sanctions for violations of
mandatory supervised release, and revoke mandatory
supervised release for those sentenced under the law in
effect after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1977;
(3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
supervised release, to impose sanctions for violations of
mandatory supervised release and revoke mandatory
supervised release for those serving extended supervised

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release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d)
of Section 5-8-1;
(4) hear by at least one 1 member and through a panel
of at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the
Department of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody
of the Department for alleged violation of Department rules
with respect to sentence credits under Section 3-6-3 of
this Code in which the Department seeks to revoke sentence
credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or
when, during any 12 month period, the cumulative amount of
credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction
is committed or discovered within 60 days of scheduled
release. In such cases, the Department of Corrections may
revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The Board may
subsequently approve the revocation of additional sentence
credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence credit
in excess of thirty days. However, the Board shall not be
empowered to review the Department's decision with respect
to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit for any prisoner
or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by
the Department;
(5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain
prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, in
accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;

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(6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
recommendations to the Governor;
(7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
Hearings Act;
(8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit
pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the
Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence
credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of
sentence credit at the time of the dismissal, then all
sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
revoked;
(9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates of
relief from disabilities or certificates of good conduct as
provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V; and
(10) upon a petition by a person who has been convicted
of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who meets the
requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
a certificate of eligibility for sealing recommending that
the court order the sealing of all official records of the

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arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the
Department of State Police concerning the arrest and
conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not
apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility for
sealing:
(A) until 5 years have elapsed since the expiration
of his or her sentence;
(B) until 5 years have elapsed since any arrests or
detentions by a law enforcement officer for an alleged
violation of law, other than a petty offense, traffic
offense, conservation offense, or local ordinance
offense;
(C) if convicted of a violation of the Cannabis
Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or the
Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act unless the
petitioner has completed a drug abuse program for the
offense on which sealing is sought and provides proof
that he or she has completed the program successfully;
(D) if convicted of:
(i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
the Criminal Code of 1961;
(ii) aggravated assault;
(iii) aggravated battery;

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(iv) domestic battery;
(v) aggravated domestic battery;
(vi) violation of an order of protection;
(vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
1961 involving a firearm;
(viii) driving while under the influence of
alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
compound or compounds or any combination thereof;
(ix) aggravated driving while under the
influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
intoxicating compound or compounds or any
combination thereof; or
(x) any crime defined as a crime of violence
under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
Act.
If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate of
eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the certificate,
the person must wait at least 4 years before filing again or
filing for pardon from the Governor unless the Chairman of the
Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a certificate
of eligibility for sealing shall be at the Board's sole
discretion, and shall not give rise to any cause of action
against either the Board or its members.
The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3 and 4
felony convictions of the petitioner from one information or

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indictment under this paragraph (10). A petitioner may only
receive one certificate of eligibility for sealing under this
provision for life.
(a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
(a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
project shall be implemented within 6 months after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996. Within 6 months
after the implementation of the pilot project, the Prisoner
Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with
the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central
Management Services, shall report to the Governor and the
General Assembly regarding the use, costs, effectiveness, and
future viability of interactive video conferences for Prisoner
Review Board hearings.
(b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
restore sentence credit previously revoked.
(c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
promoting an effective system of parole and mandatory
supervised release.
(d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of its
work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and any
amendments thereto with the Director and with the Secretary of

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State.
(e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
and the rules of the Board.
(f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
conditions of his parole or mandatory supervised release may
require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses
and the production of documentary evidence relating to any
matter under investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the
Board may sign subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or
public official authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by
any person lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the
laws of the State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and
the production of documentary evidence, may be required from
any place in the State to a hearing location in the State
before the Chairman of the Board or his designated agent or
agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of the
Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees and
mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of the
State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the
persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit
courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
payment when the witness is discharged from further attendance.
In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
petition any circuit court of the State for an order requiring

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the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be
served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such
person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of
the written notice and petition in the U.S. mails addressed to
the person at his last known address or after the personal
service of the copy of the notice and petition upon such
person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may order
the person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an
investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary
evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the
subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure to
obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that
court as a contempt of court.
Each member of the Board and any hearing officer designated
by the Board shall have the power to administer oaths and to
take the testimony of persons under oath.
(g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a majority
of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review Board
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business
of the Board.

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(h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
(Source: P.A. 96-875, eff. 1-22-10; 97-697, eff. 6-22-12;
97-1120, eff. 1-1-13; revised 9-20-12.)