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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3971 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 280/1 from Ch. 102, par. 120 10 ILCS 5/29-15 from Ch. 46, par. 29-15 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5 Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Removes provisions providing that a person is not eligible to take the oath of office for a municipal office if that person has been convicted of certain crimes. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime (rather than a felony) for an offense committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act while he or she was serving as a public official is ineligible to hold any local public office (in addition to being ineligible to hold an office created by the Constitution of the State) unless the person's conviction is reversed or until the completion of his or her sentence and his or her eligibility to hold office is restored. Amends the Officials Convicted of Infamous Crimes Act and the Election Code making conforming changes. LRB103 26855 AWJ 53219 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3971 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 280/1 from Ch. 102, par. 120 10 ILCS 5/29-15 from Ch. 46, par. 29-15 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5 5 ILCS 280/1 from Ch. 102, par. 120 10 ILCS 5/29-15 from Ch. 46, par. 29-15 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5 Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Removes provisions providing that a person is not eligible to take the oath of office for a municipal office if that person has been convicted of certain crimes. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime (rather than a felony) for an offense committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act while he or she was serving as a public official is ineligible to hold any local public office (in addition to being ineligible to hold an office created by the Constitution of the State) unless the person's conviction is reversed or until the completion of his or her sentence and his or her eligibility to hold office is restored. Amends the Officials Convicted of Infamous Crimes Act and the Election Code making conforming changes. LRB103 26855 AWJ 53219 b LRB103 26855 AWJ 53219 b A BILL FOR
22 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3971 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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88 Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Removes provisions providing that a person is not eligible to take the oath of office for a municipal office if that person has been convicted of certain crimes. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime (rather than a felony) for an offense committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act while he or she was serving as a public official is ineligible to hold any local public office (in addition to being ineligible to hold an office created by the Constitution of the State) unless the person's conviction is reversed or until the completion of his or her sentence and his or her eligibility to hold office is restored. Amends the Officials Convicted of Infamous Crimes Act and the Election Code making conforming changes.
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1414 1 AN ACT concerning criminal convictions.
1515 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1616 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1717 4 Section 5. Amends the Officials Convicted of Infamous
1818 5 Crimes Act by changing Section 1 as follows:
1919 6 (5 ILCS 280/1) (from Ch. 102, par. 120)
2020 7 Sec. 1. Any person holding office under the Constitution
2121 8 of the State of Illinois and every elected official of local
2222 9 government or of any school district who is convicted in any
2323 10 court of the State of Illinois or of the United States of a
2424 11 felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime, as
2525 12 understood in Section 1 of Article XIII of the Constitution of
2626 13 1970, shall be, upon conviction, ineligible to continue in
2727 14 such office unless the person's conviction is reversed under
2828 15 this Section or the person's eligibility to hold office is
2929 16 restored under Section 29-15 of the Election Code.
3030 17 If, subsequently, a final order reverses the conviction,
3131 18 eligibility to hold the office, to the extent of the original
3232 19 term then remaining, is restored, and the officer shall be
3333 20 reinstated, for the duration of the term of office remaining.
3434 21 Each such officer shall be promptly repaid all compensation
3535 22 withheld from him as a result of his removal. No rights of an
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4141 5 ILCS 280/1 from Ch. 102, par. 120 10 ILCS 5/29-15 from Ch. 46, par. 29-15 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5 5 ILCS 280/1 from Ch. 102, par. 120 10 ILCS 5/29-15 from Ch. 46, par. 29-15 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5
4242 5 ILCS 280/1 from Ch. 102, par. 120
4343 10 ILCS 5/29-15 from Ch. 46, par. 29-15
4444 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5
4545 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5
4646 Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Removes provisions providing that a person is not eligible to take the oath of office for a municipal office if that person has been convicted of certain crimes. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime (rather than a felony) for an offense committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act while he or she was serving as a public official is ineligible to hold any local public office (in addition to being ineligible to hold an office created by the Constitution of the State) unless the person's conviction is reversed or until the completion of his or her sentence and his or her eligibility to hold office is restored. Amends the Officials Convicted of Infamous Crimes Act and the Election Code making conforming changes.
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7777 1 this State, of which the officer is a member at the time of his
7878 2 ineligibility for office, shall be abridged if the officer is
7979 3 returned to office by this Act.
8080 4 After conviction and until a final order of reversal under
8181 5 this Section or restoration of eligibility to hold office
8282 6 under Section 29-15 of the Election Code, there shall be no
8383 7 payment of compensation to any such officer. Upon the
8484 8 conviction and ineligibility of any person under this Act, a
8585 9 successor shall be chosen according to law. This successor
8686 10 shall hold office for the remainder of the term or until a
8787 11 final order reversing the conviction is entered.
8888 12 (Source: P.A. 88-419.)
8989 13 Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing
9090 14 Section 29-15 as follows:
9191 15 (10 ILCS 5/29-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-15)
9292 16 Sec. 29-15. Conviction deemed infamous. Any person
9393 17 convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other an infamous
9494 18 crime as such term is defined in Section 124-1 of the Code of
9595 19 Criminal Procedure of 1963, as amended, shall thereafter be
9696 20 prohibited from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit
9797 21 unless the person's conviction is reversed under Section 1 of
9898 22 the Officials Convicted of Infamous Crimes Act or the person's
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111111 1 restored to such rights by the terms of a pardon for the
112112 2 offense, by receiving has received a restoration of rights by
113113 3 the Governor, or otherwise according to law. Any time after a
114114 4 judgment of conviction is rendered, a person convicted of a
115115 5 felony, bribery, perjury, or other an infamous crime may
116116 6 petition the Governor for a restoration of rights.
117117 7 The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
118118 8 the 102nd General Assembly are declarative of existing law.
119119 9 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
120120 10 Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
121121 11 changing Section 3.1-10-5 as follows:
122122 12 (65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5)
123123 13 Sec. 3.1-10-5. Qualifications; elective office.
124124 14 (a) A person is not eligible for an elective municipal
125125 15 office unless that person is a qualified elector of the
126126 16 municipality and has resided in the municipality at least one
127127 17 year next preceding the election or appointment, except as
128128 18 provided in Section 3.1-20-25, subsection (b) of Section
129129 19 3.1-25-75, Section 5-2-2, or Section 5-2-11.
130130 20 (b) A person is not eligible to take the oath of office for
131131 21 a municipal office if that person is, at the time required for
132132 22 taking the oath of office, in arrears in the payment of a tax
133133 23 or other indebtedness due to the municipality or has been
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145145 1 infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony, unless such
146146 2 person is again restored to his or her rights of citizenship
147147 3 that may have been forfeited under Illinois law as a result of
148148 4 a conviction, which includes eligibility to hold elected
149149 5 municipal office, by the terms of a pardon for the offense, has
150150 6 received a restoration of rights by the Governor, or otherwise
151151 7 according to law. Any time after a judgment of conviction is
152152 8 rendered, a person convicted of an infamous crime, bribery,
153153 9 perjury, or other felony may petition the Governor for a
154154 10 restoration of rights.
155155 11 The changes made to this subsection by this amendatory Act
156156 12 of the 102nd General Assembly are declarative of existing law
157157 13 and apply to all persons elected at the April 4, 2017
158158 14 consolidated election and to persons elected or appointed
159159 15 thereafter.
160160 16 (b-5) (Blank).
161161 17 (c) A person is not eligible for the office of alderperson
162162 18 of a ward unless that person has resided in the ward that the
163163 19 person seeks to represent, and a person is not eligible for the
164164 20 office of trustee of a district unless that person has resided
165165 21 in the municipality, at least one year next preceding the
166166 22 election or appointment, except as provided in Section
167167 23 3.1-20-25, subsection (b) of Section 3.1-25-75, Section 5-2-2,
168168 24 or Section 5-2-11.
169169 25 (d) If a person (i) is a resident of a municipality
170170 26 immediately prior to the active duty military service of that
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181181 1 person or that person's spouse, (ii) resides anywhere outside
182182 2 of the municipality during that active duty military service,
183183 3 and (iii) immediately upon completion of that active duty
184184 4 military service is again a resident of the municipality, then
185185 5 the time during which the person resides outside the
186186 6 municipality during the active duty military service is deemed
187187 7 to be time during which the person is a resident of the
188188 8 municipality for purposes of determining the residency
189189 9 requirement under subsection (a).
190190 10 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
191191 11 Section 20. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
192192 12 changing Section 5-5-5 as follows:
193193 13 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
194194 14 Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and restoration of rights.
195195 15 (a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss
196196 16 by the defendant of any civil rights, except under this
197197 17 Section and Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as
198198 18 now or hereafter amended.
199199 19 (b) A person convicted before the effective date of this
200200 20 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly of a felony shall
201201 21 be ineligible to hold an office created by the Constitution of
202202 22 this State until the completion of his sentence.
203203 23 (b-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
204204 24 convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous
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215215 1 crime for an offense committed on or after the effective date
216216 2 of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and
217217 3 committed while he or she was serving as a public official in
218218 4 this State is ineligible to hold any local public office or any
219219 5 office created by the Constitution of this State unless the
220220 6 person's conviction is reversed under Section 1 of the
221221 7 Officials Convicted of Infamous Crimes Act or until the
222222 8 completion of his or her sentence and his or her eligibility to
223223 9 hold office is restored under Section 29-15 of the Election
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225225 11 (c) A person sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his
226226 12 right to vote until released from imprisonment.
227227 13 (d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon
228228 14 discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic
229229 15 imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights
230230 16 and privileges granted under the authority of this State which
231231 17 have been revoked or suspended because of conviction of an
232232 18 offense shall be restored unless the authority having
233233 19 jurisdiction of such license rights finds after investigation
234234 20 and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest.
235235 21 This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or
236236 22 revocation of a license to operate a motor vehicle under the
237237 23 Illinois Vehicle Code.
238238 24 (e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or
239239 25 parole, or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any
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251251 1 certifying that the sentence has been satisfactorily completed
252252 2 when the court believes it would assist in the rehabilitation
253253 3 of the person and be consistent with the public welfare. Such
254254 4 order may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the
255255 5 State or upon the court's own motion.
256256 6 (f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the
257257 7 person in whose favor the order has been entered a certificate
258258 8 stating that his behavior after conviction has warranted the
259259 9 issuance of the order.
260260 10 (g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant
261261 11 to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar
262262 12 of subsequent proceedings for the same offense.
263263 13 (h) No application for any license specified in subsection
264264 14 (i) of this Section granted under the authority of this State
265265 15 shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who has
266266 16 obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as defined
267267 17 in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously
268268 18 convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a
269269 19 finding of lack of "good moral character" when the finding is
270270 20 based upon the fact that the applicant has previously been
271271 21 convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
272272 22 (1) there is a direct relationship between one or more
273273 23 of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license
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275275 25 (2) the issuance of the license would involve an
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287287 1 of specific individuals or the general public.
288288 2 In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall
289289 3 consider the following factors:
290290 4 (1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in
291291 5 Article 5.5 of this Chapter, to encourage the licensure
292292 6 and employment of persons previously convicted of one or
293293 7 more criminal offenses;
294294 8 (2) the specific duties and responsibilities
295295 9 necessarily related to the license being sought;
296296 10 (3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
297297 11 offenses for which the person was previously convicted
298298 12 will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one
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300300 14 (4) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
301301 15 the criminal offense or offenses;
302302 16 (5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
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304304 18 (6) the seriousness of the offense or offenses;
305305 19 (7) any information produced by the person or produced
306306 20 on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
307307 21 and good conduct, including a certificate of relief from
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309309 23 shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to
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311311 25 (8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency in
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323323 1 specific individuals or the general public.
324324 2 (i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be
325325 3 issued only for a license or certification issued under the
326326 4 following Acts:
327327 5 (1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate
328328 6 of relief from disabilities may not be granted to provide
329329 7 for the issuance or restoration of a license under the
330330 8 Animal Welfare Act for any person convicted of violating
331331 9 Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of the Humane
332332 10 Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or 48-1 of the
333333 11 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
334334 12 (2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;
335335 13 (3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding,
336336 14 and Nail Technology Act of 1985;
337337 15 (4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation
338338 16 Act;
339339 17 (5) the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act;
340340 18 (6) the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of
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342342 20 (7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification
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344344 22 (8) the Registered Interior Designers Act;
345345 23 (9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
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347347 25 (10) the Landscape Architecture Registration Act;
348348 26 (11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;
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359359 1 (12) the Private Employment Agency Act;
360360 2 (13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical
361361 3 Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;
362362 4 (14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;
363363 5 (15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act;
364364 6 (16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of
365365 7 1989;
366366 8 (17) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's
367367 9 License Act;
368368 10 (18) the Electrologist Licensing Act;
369369 11 (19) the Auction License Act;
370370 12 (20) the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989;
371371 13 (21) the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act;
372372 14 (22) the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing
373373 15 Act;
374374 16 (23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
375375 17 Code;
376376 18 (24) (blank);
377377 19 (25) the Professional Geologist Licensing Act;
378378 20 (26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and
379379 21 (27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
380380 22 (Source: P.A. 102-284, eff. 8-6-21.)
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