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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2114 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Creates the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2023. Provides that if an indigent defendant is charged with an offense for which a sentence of death is authorized, and the State's Attorney has not, at or before arraignment, filed a certificate indicating he or she will not seek the death penalty or stated on the record in open court that the death penalty will not be sought, the trial court shall immediately appoint the Public Defender, or any other qualified attorney or attorneys as the Illinois Supreme Court shall by rule provide, to represent the defendant as trial counsel. Creates the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Provides that moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of providing funding for the prosecution and defense of capital cases and for providing funding for post-conviction proceedings. Amends the State Finance Act. Repeals the Death Penalty Abolition Fund and reinstates the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Reinstates the death penalty if: (1) the murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman, an emergency medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical technician - intermediate, emergency medical technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel, employed by a municipality or other governmental unit killed in the course of performing his or her official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or her official duties, and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was a peace officer or fireman; or (2) the murdered individual was an employee of an institution or facility of the Department of Corrections, or any similar local correctional agency, killed in the course of performing his or her official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Amends the Freedom of Information Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, and the State Appellate Defender Act to make conforming changes. LRB103 25211 RLC 51553 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2114 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Creates the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2023. Provides that if an indigent defendant is charged with an offense for which a sentence of death is authorized, and the State's Attorney has not, at or before arraignment, filed a certificate indicating he or she will not seek the death penalty or stated on the record in open court that the death penalty will not be sought, the trial court shall immediately appoint the Public Defender, or any other qualified attorney or attorneys as the Illinois Supreme Court shall by rule provide, to represent the defendant as trial counsel. Creates the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Provides that moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of providing funding for the prosecution and defense of capital cases and for providing funding for post-conviction proceedings. Amends the State Finance Act. Repeals the Death Penalty Abolition Fund and reinstates the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Reinstates the death penalty if: (1) the murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman, an emergency medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical technician - intermediate, emergency medical technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel, employed by a municipality or other governmental unit killed in the course of performing his or her official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or her official duties, and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was a peace officer or fireman; or (2) the murdered individual was an employee of an institution or facility of the Department of Corrections, or any similar local correctional agency, killed in the course of performing his or her official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Amends the Freedom of Information Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, and the State Appellate Defender Act to make conforming changes. LRB103 25211 RLC 51553 b LRB103 25211 RLC 51553 b A BILL FOR
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
1515 5 Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2023.
1616 6 Section 5. Appointment of trial counsel in death penalty
1717 7 cases. If an indigent defendant is charged with an offense for
1818 8 which a sentence of death is authorized, and the State's
1919 9 Attorney has not, at or before arraignment, filed a
2020 10 certificate indicating he or she will not seek the death
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2222 12 penalty will not be sought, the trial court shall immediately
2323 13 appoint the Public Defender, or any other qualified attorney
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2525 15 provide, to represent the defendant as trial counsel. If the
2626 16 Public Defender is appointed, he or she shall immediately
2727 17 assign the attorney or attorneys who are public defenders to
2828 18 represent the defendant. The counsel shall meet the
2929 19 qualifications as the Supreme Court shall by rule provide. At
3030 20 the request of court appointed counsel in a case in which the
3131 21 death penalty is sought, attorneys employed by the State
3232 22 Appellate Defender may enter an appearance for the limited
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4040 Creates the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2023. Provides that if an indigent defendant is charged with an offense for which a sentence of death is authorized, and the State's Attorney has not, at or before arraignment, filed a certificate indicating he or she will not seek the death penalty or stated on the record in open court that the death penalty will not be sought, the trial court shall immediately appoint the Public Defender, or any other qualified attorney or attorneys as the Illinois Supreme Court shall by rule provide, to represent the defendant as trial counsel. Creates the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Provides that moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of providing funding for the prosecution and defense of capital cases and for providing funding for post-conviction proceedings. Amends the State Finance Act. Repeals the Death Penalty Abolition Fund and reinstates the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Reinstates the death penalty if: (1) the murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman, an emergency medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical technician - intermediate, emergency medical technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel, employed by a municipality or other governmental unit killed in the course of performing his or her official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or her official duties, and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was a peace officer or fireman; or (2) the murdered individual was an employee of an institution or facility of the Department of Corrections, or any similar local correctional agency, killed in the course of performing his or her official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Amends the Freedom of Information Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, and the State Appellate Defender Act to make conforming changes.
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6868 1 Section 10. Court appointed trial counsel; compensation
6969 2 and expenses.
7070 3 (a) This Section applies only to compensation and expenses
7171 4 of trial counsel appointed by the court as set forth in Section
7272 5 5, other than public defenders, for the period after
7373 6 arraignment and so long as the State's Attorney has not, at any
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7676 9 the death penalty will not be sought.
7777 10 (a-5) Litigation budget.
7878 11 (1) In a case in which the State has filed a statement
7979 12 of intent to seek the death penalty, the court shall
8080 13 require appointed counsel, including those appointed in
8181 14 Cook County, after counsel has had adequate time to review
8282 15 the case and prior to engaging trial assistance, to submit
8383 16 a proposed estimated litigation budget for court approval,
8484 17 that will be subject to modification in light of facts and
8585 18 developments that emerge as the case proceeds. Case
8686 19 budgets should be submitted ex parte and filed and
8787 20 maintained under seal in order to protect the defendant's
8888 21 right to effective assistance of counsel, right not to
8989 22 incriminate him or herself and all applicable privileges.
9090 23 Case budgets shall be reviewed and approved by the judge
9191 24 assigned to try the case. As provided under subsection (c)
9292 25 of this Section, petitions for compensation shall be
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103103 1 reviewed by both the trial judge and the presiding judge
104104 2 or the presiding judge's designee.
105105 3 (2) The litigation budget shall serve purposes
106106 4 comparable to those of private retainer agreements by
107107 5 confirming both the court's and the attorney's
108108 6 expectations regarding fees and expenses. Consideration
109109 7 should be given to employing an ex parte pretrial
110110 8 conference in order to facilitate reaching agreement on a
111111 9 litigation budget at the earliest opportunity.
112112 10 (3) The budget shall be incorporated into a sealed
113113 11 initial pretrial order that reflects the understandings of
114114 12 the court and counsel regarding all matters affecting
115115 13 counsel compensation and reimbursement and payments for
116116 14 investigative, expert and other services, including, but
117117 15 not limited to, the following matters:
118118 16 (A) the hourly rate at which counsel will be
119119 17 compensated;
120120 18 (B) the hourly rate at which private
121121 19 investigators, other than investigators employed by
122122 20 the Office of the State Appellate Defender, will be
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124124 22 (C) the best preliminary estimate that can be made
125125 23 of the cost of all services, including, but not
126126 24 limited to, counsel, expert, and investigative
127127 25 services that are likely to be needed through the
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139139 1 have discretion to require that budgets be prepared
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141141 3 (4) Appointed counsel may obtain, subject to later
142142 4 review, investigative, expert, or other services without
143143 5 prior authorization if necessary for an adequate defense.
144144 6 If the services are obtained, the presiding judge or the
145145 7 presiding judge's designee shall consider in an ex parte
146146 8 proceeding that timely procurement of necessary services
147147 9 could not await prior authorization. If an ex parte
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149149 11 necessary by the trial judge prior to modifying a budget,
150150 12 the ex parte hearing shall be before the presiding judge
151151 13 or the presiding judge's designee. The judge may then
152152 14 authorize the services nunc pro tunc. If the presiding
153153 15 judge or the presiding judge's designee finds that the
154154 16 services were not reasonable, payment may be denied.
155155 17 (5) An approved budget shall guide counsel's use of
156156 18 time and resources by indicating the services for which
157157 19 compensation is authorized. The case budget shall be
158158 20 re-evaluated when justified by changed or unexpected
159159 21 circumstances and shall be modified by the court when
160160 22 reasonable and necessary for an adequate defense. If an ex
161161 23 parte hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed
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175175 1 (b) Appointed trial counsel shall be compensated upon
176176 2 presentment and certification by the circuit court of a claim
177177 3 for services detailing the date, activity, and time duration
178178 4 for which compensation is sought. Compensation for appointed
179179 5 trial counsel may be paid at a reasonable rate not to exceed
180180 6 $125 per hour. The court shall not authorize payment of bills
181181 7 that are not properly itemized. A request for payment shall be
182182 8 presented under seal and reviewed ex parte with a court
183183 9 reporter present. Every January 20, the statutory rate
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185185 11 or decreased, as applicable, by a percentage equal to the
186186 12 percentage change in the consumer price index-u during the
187187 13 preceding 12-month calendar year. "Consumer price index-u"
188188 14 means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
189189 15 the United States Department of Labor that measures the
190190 16 average change in prices of goods and services purchased by
191191 17 all urban consumers, United States city average, all items,
192192 18 1982-84=100. The new rate resulting from each annual
193193 19 adjustment shall be determined by the State Treasurer and made
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195195 21 (c) Appointed trial counsel may also petition the court
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197197 23 capital litigation expenses including, but not limited to,
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212212 2 at that point, and the provider must sign this estimate under
213213 3 the provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil
214214 4 Procedure. A provider of proposed services must also specify:
215215 5 (1) his or her hourly rate; (2) the hourly rate of anyone else
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218218 8 subcontracted to perform these services. Counsel may not
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222222 12 Act. The petitions shall be filed under seal and considered ex
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224224 14 conferences. If the requests are submitted after services have
225225 15 been rendered, the requests shall be supported by an invoice
226226 16 describing the services rendered, the dates the services were
227227 17 performed and the amount of time spent. These petitions shall
228228 18 be reviewed by both the trial judge and the presiding judge of
229229 19 the circuit court or the presiding judge's designee. The
230230 20 petitions and orders shall be kept under seal and shall be
231231 21 exempt from Freedom of Information requests until the
232232 22 conclusion of the trial, even if the prosecution chooses not
233233 23 to pursue the death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. If an
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247247 1 (d) Appointed trial counsel shall petition the court for
248248 2 certification of compensation and expenses under this Section
249249 3 periodically during the course of counsel's representation.
250250 4 The petitions shall be supported by itemized bills showing the
251251 5 date, the amount of time spent, the work done, and the total
252252 6 being charged for each entry. The court shall not authorize
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255255 9 petitioner for travel and per diem (lodging, meals, and
256256 10 incidental expenses). These expenses must be paid at the rate
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260260 14 shown for the difference. The petitions shall be filed under
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265265 19 hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed necessary by
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269269 23 paid from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund, the court shall
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284284 2 provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure
285285 3 verifying that the amount requested is reasonable, necessary,
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288288 6 Fund must also be accompanied by a form created by the State
289289 7 Treasurer and signed by the individual or responsible agent of
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292292 10 truthful and reflects time spent or expenses incurred.
293293 11 Certification of compensation and expenses by a court in any
294294 12 county other than Cook County shall be delivered by the court
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296296 14 directly from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund if there are
297297 15 sufficient moneys in the Trust Fund to pay the compensation
298298 16 and expenses. If the State Treasurer finds within 14 days of
299299 17 his or her receipt of a certification that the compensation
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301301 19 inappropriate, he or she may return the certification to the
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304304 22 before resubmitting the certification. The State Treasurer
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320320 2 objections. The petitions and orders shall be kept under seal
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322322 4 the conclusion of the trial and appeal of the case, even if the
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330330 12 (a) The Capital Litigation Trust Fund is created as a
331331 13 special fund in the State Treasury. The Trust Fund shall be
332332 14 administered by the State Treasurer to provide moneys for the
333333 15 appropriations to be made, grants to be awarded, and
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335335 17 interest earned from the investment or deposit of moneys
336336 18 accumulated in the Trust Fund shall, under Section 4.1 of the
337337 19 State Finance Act, be deposited into the Trust Fund.
338338 20 (b) Moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall not be
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340340 22 (c) Moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall be used
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354354 1 Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in
355355 2 relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code
356356 3 of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases as provided in
357357 4 this Act and shall not be appropriated, loaned, or in any
358358 5 manner transferred to the General Revenue Fund of the State of
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360360 7 (d) Every fiscal year the State Treasurer shall transfer
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363363 10 by the General Assembly (both by original and supplemental
364364 11 appropriation), less any unexpended balance from the previous
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369369 16 proceedings in capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of
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391391 2 (2) The State's Attorney in Cook County shall request
392392 3 an appropriation to the State Treasurer for expenses
393393 4 incurred by the State's Attorney.
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405405 16 those petitioners by attorneys approved by or contracted
406406 17 with the State Appellate Defender and an appropriation to
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409409 20 (4) The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor shall
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411411 22 expenses incurred by the State's Attorneys Appellate
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429429 4 incurred by the Attorney General when the Attorney General
430430 5 is ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal Division
431431 6 of the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or
432432 7 supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases and for
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435435 10 under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
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439439 14 Cook County, the State Appellate Defender, the State's
440440 15 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and the Attorney General
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442442 17 Trust Fund during the fiscal year.
443443 18 (e) Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be expended only as
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445445 20 (1) To pay the State Treasurer's costs to administer
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462462 1 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under Section
463463 2 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to
464464 3 capital cases including, but not limited to, DNA testing,
465465 4 including DNA testing under Section 116-3 of the Code of
466466 5 Criminal Procedure of 1963, analysis, and expert
467467 6 testimony, investigatory and other assistance, expert,
468468 7 forensic, and other witnesses, and mitigation specialists,
469469 8 and grants and aid provided to public defenders, appellate
470470 9 defenders, and any attorney approved by or contracted with
471471 10 the State Appellate Defender representing petitioners in
472472 11 post-conviction proceedings in capital cases under Article
473473 12 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in
474474 13 relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the
475475 14 Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases or
476476 15 assistance to attorneys who have been appointed by the
477477 16 court to represent defendants who are charged with capital
478478 17 crimes. Reasonable and necessary capital litigation
479479 18 expenses include travel and per diem (lodging, meals, and
480480 19 incidental expenses).
481481 20 (3) To pay the compensation of trial attorneys, other
482482 21 than public defenders or appellate defenders, who have
483483 22 been appointed by the court to represent defendants who
484484 23 are charged with capital crimes or attorneys approved by
485485 24 or contracted with the State Appellate Defender to
486486 25 represent petitioners in post-conviction proceedings in
487487 26 capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal
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498498 1 Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
499499 2 Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation
500500 3 to capital cases.
501501 4 (4) To provide State's Attorneys with funding for
502502 5 capital litigation expenses and for expenses of
503503 6 representing the State in post-conviction proceedings in
504504 7 capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal
505505 8 Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
506506 9 Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation
507507 10 to capital cases including, but not limited to,
508508 11 investigatory and other assistance and expert, forensic,
509509 12 and other witnesses necessary to prosecute capital cases.
510510 13 State's Attorneys in any county other than Cook County
511511 14 seeking funding for capital litigation expenses and for
512512 15 expenses of representing the State in post-conviction
513513 16 proceedings in capital cases under Article 122 of the Code
514514 17 of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions
515515 18 filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
516516 19 in relation to capital cases including, but not limited
517517 20 to, investigatory and other assistance and expert,
518518 21 forensic, or other witnesses under this Section may
519519 22 request that the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor or
520520 23 the Attorney General, as the case may be, certify the
521521 24 expenses as reasonable, necessary, and appropriate for
522522 25 payment from the Trust Fund, on a form created by the State
523523 26 Treasurer. Upon certification of the expenses and delivery
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534534 1 of the certification to the State Treasurer, the Treasurer
535535 2 shall pay the expenses directly from the Capital
536536 3 Litigation Trust Fund if there are sufficient moneys in
537537 4 the Trust Fund to pay the expenses.
538538 5 (5) To provide financial support through the Attorney
539539 6 General under the Attorney General Act for the several
540540 7 county State's Attorneys outside of Cook County, but shall
541541 8 not be used to increase personnel for the Attorney
542542 9 General's Office, except when the Attorney General is
543543 10 ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal Division of
544544 11 the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or supervise
545545 12 the prosecution of Cook County cases.
546546 13 (6) To provide financial support through the State's
547547 14 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor under the State's Attorneys
548548 15 Appellate Prosecutor's Act for the several county State's
549549 16 Attorneys outside of Cook County, but shall not be used to
550550 17 increase personnel for the State's Attorneys Appellate
551551 18 Prosecutor.
552552 19 (7) To provide financial support to the State
553553 20 Appellate Defender under the State Appellate Defender Act.
554554 21 Moneys expended from the Trust Fund shall be in addition
555555 22 to county funding for Public Defenders and State's
556556 23 Attorneys, and shall not be used to supplant or reduce
557557 24 ordinary and customary county funding.
558558 25 (f) Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be appropriated to the
559559 26 State Appellate Defender, the State's Attorneys Appellate
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570570 1 Prosecutor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer. The
571571 2 State Appellate Defender shall receive an appropriation from
572572 3 the Trust Fund to enable it to provide assistance to appointed
573573 4 defense counsel and attorneys approved by or contracted with
574574 5 the State Appellate Defender to represent petitioners in
575575 6 post-conviction proceedings in capital cases under Article 122
576576 7 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to
577577 8 petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil
578578 9 Procedure in relation to capital cases throughout the State
579579 10 and to Public Defenders in counties other than Cook. The
580580 11 State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and the Attorney
581581 12 General shall receive appropriations from the Trust Fund to
582582 13 enable them to provide assistance to State's Attorneys in
583583 14 counties other than Cook County and when the Attorney General
584584 15 is ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal Division of
585585 16 the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or supervise the
586586 17 prosecution of Cook County cases. Moneys shall be appropriated
587587 18 to the State Treasurer to enable the Treasurer: (i) to make
588588 19 grants to Cook County; (ii) to pay the expenses of Public
589589 20 Defenders, the State Appellate Defender, the Attorney General,
590590 21 the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and
591591 22 State's Attorneys in counties other than Cook County; (iii) to
592592 23 pay the expenses and compensation of appointed defense counsel
593593 24 and attorneys approved by or contracted with the State
594594 25 Appellate Defender to represent petitioners in post-conviction
595595 26 proceedings in capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of
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606606 1 Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed
607607 2 under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in
608608 3 relation to capital cases in counties other than Cook County;
609609 4 and (iv) to pay the costs of administering the Trust Fund. All
610610 5 expenditures and grants made from the Trust Fund shall be
611611 6 subject to audit by the Auditor General.
612612 7 (g) For Cook County, grants from the Trust Fund shall be
613613 8 made and administered as follows:
614614 9 (1) For each State fiscal year, the State's Attorney
615615 10 and Public Defender must each make a separate application
616616 11 to the State Treasurer for capital litigation grants.
617617 12 (2) The State Treasurer shall establish rules and
618618 13 procedures for grant applications. The rules shall require
619619 14 the Cook County Treasurer as the grant recipient to report
620620 15 on a periodic basis to the State Treasurer how much of the
621621 16 grant has been expended, how much of the grant is
622622 17 remaining, and the purposes for which the grant has been
623623 18 used. The rules may also require the Cook County Treasurer
624624 19 to certify on a periodic basis that expenditures of the
625625 20 funds have been made for expenses that are reasonable,
626626 21 necessary, and appropriate for payment from the Trust
627627 22 Fund.
628628 23 (3) The State Treasurer shall make the grants to the
629629 24 Cook County Treasurer as soon as possible after the
630630 25 beginning of the State fiscal year.
631631 26 (4) The State's Attorney or Public Defender may apply
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642642 1 for supplemental grants during the fiscal year.
643643 2 (5) Grant moneys shall be paid to the Cook County
644644 3 Treasurer in block grants and held in separate accounts
645645 4 for the State's Attorney, the Public Defender, and court
646646 5 appointed defense counsel other than the Cook County
647647 6 Public Defender, respectively, for the designated fiscal
648648 7 year, and are not subject to county appropriation.
649649 8 (6) Expenditure of grant moneys under this subsection
650650 9 (g) is subject to audit by the Auditor General.
651651 10 (7) The Cook County Treasurer shall immediately make
652652 11 payment from the appropriate separate account in the
653653 12 county treasury for capital litigation expenses to the
654654 13 State's Attorney, Public Defender, or court appointed
655655 14 defense counsel other than the Public Defender, as the
656656 15 case may be, upon order of the State's Attorney, Public
657657 16 Defender or the court, respectively.
658658 17 (h) If a defendant in a capital case in Cook County is
659659 18 represented by court appointed counsel other than the Cook
660660 19 County Public Defender, the appointed counsel shall petition
661661 20 the court for an order directing the Cook County Treasurer to
662662 21 pay the court appointed counsel's reasonable and necessary
663663 22 compensation and capital litigation expenses from grant moneys
664664 23 provided from the Trust Fund. The petitions shall be supported
665665 24 by itemized bills showing the date, the amount of time spent,
666666 25 the work done, and the total being charged for each entry. The
667667 26 court shall not authorize payment of bills that are not
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678678 1 properly itemized. The petitions shall be filed under seal and
679679 2 considered ex parte but with a court reporter present for all
680680 3 ex parte conferences. The petitions shall be reviewed by both
681681 4 the trial judge and the presiding judge of the circuit court or
682682 5 the presiding judge's designee. The petitions and orders shall
683683 6 be kept under seal and shall be exempt from Freedom of
684684 7 Information requests until the conclusion of the trial and
685685 8 appeal of the case, even if the prosecution chooses not to
686686 9 pursue the death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. Orders
687687 10 denying petitions for compensation or expenses are final.
688688 11 Counsel may not petition for expenses that may have been
689689 12 provided or compensated by the State Appellate Defender under
690690 13 item (c)(5.1) of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender
691691 14 Act.
692692 15 (i) In counties other than Cook County, and when the
693693 16 Attorney General is ordered by the presiding judge of the
694694 17 Criminal Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County to
695695 18 prosecute or supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases,
696696 19 and excluding capital litigation expenses or services that may
697697 20 have been provided by the State Appellate Defender under item
698698 21 (c)(5.1) of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender Act:
699699 22 (1) Upon certification by the circuit court, on a form
700700 23 created by the State Treasurer, that all or a portion of
701701 24 the expenses are reasonable, necessary, and appropriate
702702 25 for payment from the Trust Fund and the court's delivery
703703 26 of the certification to the Treasurer, the Treasurer shall
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714714 1 pay the certified expenses of Public Defenders and the
715715 2 State Appellate Defender from the money appropriated to
716716 3 the Treasurer for capital litigation expenses of Public
717717 4 Defenders and post-conviction proceeding expenses in
718718 5 capital cases of the State Appellate Defender and expenses
719719 6 in relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the
720720 7 Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases in
721721 8 any county other than Cook County, if there are sufficient
722722 9 moneys in the Trust Fund to pay the expenses.
723723 10 (2) If a defendant in a capital case is represented by
724724 11 court appointed counsel other than the Public Defender,
725725 12 the appointed counsel shall petition the court to certify
726726 13 compensation and capital litigation expenses including,
727727 14 but not limited to, investigatory and other assistance,
728728 15 expert, forensic, and other witnesses, and mitigation
729729 16 specialists as reasonable, necessary, and appropriate for
730730 17 payment from the Trust Fund. If a petitioner in a capital
731731 18 case who has filed a petition for post-conviction relief
732732 19 under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
733733 20 1963 or a petition under Section 2-1401 of the Code of
734734 21 Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases is
735735 22 represented by an attorney approved by or contracted with
736736 23 the State Appellate Defender other than the State
737737 24 Appellate Defender, that attorney shall petition the court
738738 25 to certify compensation and litigation expenses of
739739 26 post-conviction proceedings under Article 122 of the Code
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750750 1 of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or in relation to petitions
751751 2 filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
752752 3 in relation to capital cases. Upon certification on a form
753753 4 created by the State Treasurer of all or a portion of the
754754 5 compensation and expenses certified as reasonable,
755755 6 necessary, and appropriate for payment from the Trust Fund
756756 7 and the court's delivery of the certification to the
757757 8 Treasurer, the State Treasurer shall pay the certified
758758 9 compensation and expenses from the money appropriated to
759759 10 the Treasurer for that purpose, if there are sufficient
760760 11 moneys in the Trust Fund to make those payments.
761761 12 (3) A petition for capital litigation expenses or
762762 13 post-conviction proceeding expenses or expenses incurred
763763 14 in filing a petition under Section 2-1401 of the Code of
764764 15 Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases under this
765765 16 subsection shall be considered under seal and reviewed ex
766766 17 parte with a court reporter present. Orders denying
767767 18 petitions for compensation or expenses are final.
768768 19 (j) If the Trust Fund is discontinued or dissolved by an
769769 20 Act of the General Assembly or by operation of law, any balance
770770 21 remaining in the Trust Fund shall be returned to the General
771771 22 Revenue Fund after deduction of administrative costs, any
772772 23 other provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding.
773773 24 Section 90. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
774774 25 changing Section 7.5 as follows:
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785785 1 (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
786786 2 Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
787787 3 by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
788788 4 exempt from inspection and copying:
789789 5 (a) All information determined to be confidential
790790 6 under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
791791 7 Development Act.
792792 8 (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
793793 9 library users with specific materials under the Library
794794 10 Records Confidentiality Act.
795795 11 (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
796796 12 records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
797797 13 Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
798798 14 records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
799799 15 Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
800800 16 has received.
801801 17 (d) Information and records held by the Department of
802802 18 Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
803803 19 to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
804804 20 disease or any information the disclosure of which is
805805 21 restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
806806 22 Disease Control Act.
807807 23 (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
808808 24 under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
809809 25 (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
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820820 1 the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
821821 2 Qualifications Based Selection Act.
822822 3 (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
823823 4 and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
824824 5 Tuition Act.
825825 6 (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
826826 7 under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
827827 8 records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
828828 9 general's office that would be exempt if created or
829829 10 obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
830830 11 that Act.
831831 12 (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
832832 13 plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
833833 14 local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
834834 15 under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
835835 16 (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
836836 17 of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
837837 18 under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
838838 19 (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
839839 20 or driver identification information compiled by a law
840840 21 enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
841841 22 under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
842842 23 (l) Records and information provided to a residential
843843 24 health care facility resident sexual assault and death
844844 25 review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
845845 26 Prevention Review Team Act.
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856856 1 (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
857857 2 database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
858858 3 Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
859859 4 authorized under that Article.
860860 5 (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
861861 6 compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
862862 7 counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
863863 8 Capital Crimes Litigation Act or the Capital Crimes
864864 9 Litigation Act of 2023. This subsection (n) shall apply
865865 10 until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even if the
866866 11 prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty prior
867867 12 to trial or sentencing.
868868 13 (o) Information that is prohibited from being
869869 14 disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
870870 15 Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
871871 16 (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
872872 17 investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
873873 18 information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
874874 19 Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
875875 20 2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
876876 21 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
877877 22 Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
878878 23 Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
879879 24 County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
880880 25 Act.
881881 26 (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
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892892 1 Personnel Record Review Act.
893893 2 (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
894894 3 Illinois School Student Records Act.
895895 4 (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
896896 5 under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
897897 6 (t) All identified or deidentified health information
898898 7 in the form of health data or medical records contained
899899 8 in, stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released
900900 9 from the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and
901901 10 identified or deidentified health information in the form
902902 11 of health data and medical records of the Illinois Health
903903 12 Information Exchange in the possession of the Illinois
904904 13 Health Information Exchange Office due to its
905905 14 administration of the Illinois Health Information
906906 15 Exchange. The terms "identified" and "deidentified" shall
907907 16 be given the same meaning as in the Health Insurance
908908 17 Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law
909909 18 104-191, or any subsequent amendments thereto, and any
910910 19 regulations promulgated thereunder.
911911 20 (u) Records and information provided to an independent
912912 21 team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
913913 22 Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
914914 23 (v) Names and information of people who have applied
915915 24 for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
916916 25 the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
917917 26 or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
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928928 1 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
929929 2 Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
930930 3 Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
931931 4 Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
932932 5 Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
933933 6 Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
934934 7 (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
935935 8 Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
936936 9 Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
937937 10 (w) Personally identifiable information which is
938938 11 exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
939939 12 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
940940 13 (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
941941 14 under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
942942 15 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
943943 16 (y) Confidential information under the Adult
944944 17 Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
945945 18 statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
946946 19 information about the identity and administrative finding
947947 20 against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
948948 21 decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
949949 22 an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
950950 23 under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
951951 24 (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
952952 25 review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
953953 26 Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
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964964 1 Act.
965965 2 (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
966966 3 under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
967967 4 (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
968968 5 disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
969969 6 (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
970970 7 Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
971971 8 authorized under that Act.
972972 9 (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
973973 10 disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
974974 11 Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
975975 12 (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
976976 13 under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
977977 14 (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
978978 15 under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
979979 16 (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
980980 17 disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
981981 18 Code.
982982 19 (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
983983 20 Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
984984 21 (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
985985 22 under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
986986 23 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
987987 24 (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
988988 25 submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
989989 26 and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
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10001000 1 disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
10011001 2 and Temporary Labor Services Act.
10021002 3 (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
10031003 4 Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
10041004 5 (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
10051005 6 and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
10061006 7 Aid Code.
10071007 8 (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
10081008 9 Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
10091009 10 (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
10101010 11 Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
10111011 12 (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
10121012 13 arising out of a peer support counseling session
10131013 14 prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
10141014 15 Suicide Prevention Act.
10151015 16 (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
10161016 17 an employee of an emergency services provider or law
10171017 18 enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
10181018 19 Prevention Act.
10191019 20 (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
10201020 21 Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
10211021 22 under the Reproductive Health Act.
10221022 23 (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
10231023 24 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
10241024 25 (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
10251025 26 Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
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10361036 1 Human Rights Act.
10371037 2 (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
10381038 3 Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
10391039 4 Act.
10401040 5 (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
10411041 6 Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
10421042 7 (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
10431043 8 subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
10441044 9 Public Aid Code.
10451045 10 (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
10461046 11 Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
10471047 12 (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
10481048 13 information that shall not be made public under the
10491049 14 Illinois Insurance Code.
10501050 15 (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
10511051 16 the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
10521052 17 (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
10531053 18 the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
10541054 19 (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
10551055 20 under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
10561056 21 (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
10571057 22 by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
10581058 23 Police Act.
10591059 24 (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
10601060 25 2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
10611061 26 Administrative Code of Illinois.
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10721072 1 (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
10731073 2 under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
10741074 3 Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
10751075 4 Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
10761076 5 (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
10771077 6 under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
10781078 7 Violence Fatality Review Act.
10791079 8 (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
10801080 9 Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
10811081 10 July 1, 2023.
10821082 11 (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
10831083 12 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
10841084 13 Agency Licensing Act.
10851085 14 (hhh) Information submitted to the Department of State
10861086 15 Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
10871087 16 weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
10881088 17 .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
10891089 18 endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
10901090 19 Act.
10911091 20 (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 101-27, eff. 6-25-19;
10921092 21 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-221, eff. 1-1-20; 101-236, eff.
10931093 22 1-1-20; 101-375, eff. 8-16-19; 101-377, eff. 8-16-19; 101-452,
10941094 23 eff. 1-1-20; 101-466, eff. 1-1-20; 101-600, eff. 12-6-19;
10951095 24 101-620, eff 12-20-19; 101-649, eff. 7-7-20; 101-652, eff.
10961096 25 1-1-22; 101-656, eff. 3-23-21; 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237,
10971097 26 eff. 1-1-22; 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21;
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11091109 2 7-1-22; 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
11101110 3 Section 95. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
11111111 4 Section 5.990 as follows:
11121112 5 (30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
11131113 6 Sec. 5.990. The Capital Litigation Trust Fund.
11141114 7 (30 ILCS 105/5.790 rep.)
11151115 8 Section 100. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing
11161116 9 Section 5.790.
11171117 10 Section 105. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
11181118 11 changing Section 9-1 as follows:
11191119 12 (720 ILCS 5/9-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 9-1)
11201120 13 Sec. 9-1. First degree murder; death penalties;
11211121 14 exceptions; separate hearings; proof; findings; appellate
11221122 15 procedures; reversals.
11231123 16 (a) A person who kills an individual without lawful
11241124 17 justification commits first degree murder if, in performing
11251125 18 the acts which cause the death:
11261126 19 (1) he or she either intends to kill or do great bodily
11271127 20 harm to that individual or another, or knows that such
11281128 21 acts will cause death to that individual or another; or
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11391139 1 (2) he or she knows that such acts create a strong
11401140 2 probability of death or great bodily harm to that
11411141 3 individual or another; or
11421142 4 (3) he or she, acting alone or with one or more
11431143 5 participants, commits or attempts to commit a forcible
11441144 6 felony other than second degree murder, and in the course
11451145 7 of or in furtherance of such crime or flight therefrom, he
11461146 8 or she or another participant causes the death of a
11471147 9 person.
11481148 10 (b) Aggravating Factors. A defendant who at the time of
11491149 11 the commission of the offense has attained the age of 18 or
11501150 12 more and who has been found guilty of first degree murder may
11511151 13 be sentenced to death if:
11521152 14 (1) the murdered individual was a peace officer or
11531153 15 fireman killed in the course of performing his or her
11541154 16 official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her
11551155 17 official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or
11561156 18 her official duties, and the defendant knew or should have
11571157 19 known that the murdered individual was a peace officer or
11581158 20 fireman; or
11591159 21 (2) the murdered individual was an employee of an
11601160 22 institution or facility of the Department of Corrections,
11611161 23 or any similar local correctional agency, killed in the
11621162 24 course of performing his or her official duties, to
11631163 25 prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or
11641164 26 in retaliation for performing his or her official duties,
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11751175 1 or the murdered individual was an inmate at such
11761176 2 institution or facility and was killed on the grounds
11771177 3 thereof, or the murdered individual was otherwise present
11781178 4 in such institution or facility with the knowledge and
11791179 5 approval of the chief administrative officer thereof; or
11801180 6 (3) (blank) the defendant has been convicted of
11811181 7 murdering two or more individuals under subsection (a) of
11821182 8 this Section or under any law of the United States or of
11831183 9 any state which is substantially similar to subsection (a)
11841184 10 of this Section regardless of whether the deaths occurred
11851185 11 as the result of the same act or of several related or
11861186 12 unrelated acts so long as the deaths were the result of
11871187 13 either an intent to kill more than one person or of
11881188 14 separate acts which the defendant knew would cause death
11891189 15 or create a strong probability of death or great bodily
11901190 16 harm to the murdered individual or another; or
11911191 17 (4) (blank) the murdered individual was killed as a
11921192 18 result of the hijacking of an airplane, train, ship, bus,
11931193 19 or other public conveyance; or
11941194 20 (5) (blank) the defendant committed the murder
11951195 21 pursuant to a contract, agreement, or understanding by
11961196 22 which he or she was to receive money or anything of value
11971197 23 in return for committing the murder or procured another to
11981198 24 commit the murder for money or anything of value; or
11991199 25 (6) (blank) the murdered individual was killed in the
12001200 26 course of another felony if:
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12111211 1 (a) the murdered individual:
12121212 2 (i) was actually killed by the defendant, or
12131213 3 (ii) received physical injuries personally
12141214 4 inflicted by the defendant substantially
12151215 5 contemporaneously with physical injuries caused by
12161216 6 one or more persons for whose conduct the
12171217 7 defendant is legally accountable under Section 5-2
12181218 8 of this Code, and the physical injuries inflicted
12191219 9 by either the defendant or the other person or
12201220 10 persons for whose conduct he is legally
12211221 11 accountable caused the death of the murdered
12221222 12 individual; and
12231223 13 (b) in performing the acts which caused the death
12241224 14 of the murdered individual or which resulted in
12251225 15 physical injuries personally inflicted by the
12261226 16 defendant on the murdered individual under the
12271227 17 circumstances of subdivision (ii) of subparagraph (a)
12281228 18 of paragraph (6) of subsection (b) of this Section,
12291229 19 the defendant acted with the intent to kill the
12301230 20 murdered individual or with the knowledge that his
12311231 21 acts created a strong probability of death or great
12321232 22 bodily harm to the murdered individual or another; and
12331233 23 (c) the other felony was an inherently violent
12341234 24 crime or the attempt to commit an inherently violent
12351235 25 crime. In this subparagraph (c), "inherently violent
12361236 26 crime" includes, but is not limited to, armed robbery,
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12471247 1 robbery, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
12481248 2 aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated
12491249 3 kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated
12501250 4 arson, aggravated stalking, residential burglary, and
12511251 5 home invasion; or
12521252 6 (7) (blank) the murdered individual was under 12 years
12531253 7 of age and the death resulted from exceptionally brutal or
12541254 8 heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty; or
12551255 9 (8) (blank) the defendant committed the murder with
12561256 10 intent to prevent the murdered individual from testifying
12571257 11 or participating in any criminal investigation or
12581258 12 prosecution or giving material assistance to the State in
12591259 13 any investigation or prosecution, either against the
12601260 14 defendant or another; or the defendant committed the
12611261 15 murder because the murdered individual was a witness in
12621262 16 any prosecution or gave material assistance to the State
12631263 17 in any investigation or prosecution, either against the
12641264 18 defendant or another; for purposes of this paragraph (8),
12651265 19 "participating in any criminal investigation or
12661266 20 prosecution" is intended to include those appearing in the
12671267 21 proceedings in any capacity such as trial judges,
12681268 22 prosecutors, defense attorneys, investigators, witnesses,
12691269 23 or jurors; or
12701270 24 (9) (blank) the defendant, while committing an offense
12711271 25 punishable under Sections 401, 401.1, 401.2, 405, 405.2,
12721272 26 407 or 407.1 or subsection (b) of Section 404 of the
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12831283 1 Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or while engaged in a
12841284 2 conspiracy or solicitation to commit such offense,
12851285 3 intentionally killed an individual or counseled,
12861286 4 commanded, induced, procured or caused the intentional
12871287 5 killing of the murdered individual; or
12881288 6 (10) (blank) the defendant was incarcerated in an
12891289 7 institution or facility of the Department of Corrections
12901290 8 at the time of the murder, and while committing an offense
12911291 9 punishable as a felony under Illinois law, or while
12921292 10 engaged in a conspiracy or solicitation to commit such
12931293 11 offense, intentionally killed an individual or counseled,
12941294 12 commanded, induced, procured or caused the intentional
12951295 13 killing of the murdered individual; or
12961296 14 (11) (blank) the murder was committed in a cold,
12971297 15 calculated and premeditated manner pursuant to a
12981298 16 preconceived plan, scheme or design to take a human life
12991299 17 by unlawful means, and the conduct of the defendant
13001300 18 created a reasonable expectation that the death of a human
13011301 19 being would result therefrom; or
13021302 20 (12) the murdered individual was an emergency medical
13031303 21 technician - ambulance, emergency medical technician -
13041304 22 intermediate, emergency medical technician - paramedic,
13051305 23 ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid
13061306 24 personnel, employed by a municipality or other
13071307 25 governmental unit, killed in the course of performing his
13081308 26 official duties, to prevent the performance of his
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13201320 2 official duties, and the defendant knew or should have
13211321 3 known that the murdered individual was an emergency
13221322 4 medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
13231323 5 technician - intermediate, emergency medical technician -
13241324 6 paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance
13251325 7 or first aid personnel; or
13261326 8 (13) (blank) the defendant was a principal
13271327 9 administrator, organizer, or leader of a calculated
13281328 10 criminal drug conspiracy consisting of a hierarchical
13291329 11 position of authority superior to that of all other
13301330 12 members of the conspiracy, and the defendant counseled,
13311331 13 commanded, induced, procured, or caused the intentional
13321332 14 killing of the murdered person; or
13331333 15 (14) (blank) the murder was intentional and involved
13341334 16 the infliction of torture. For the purpose of this Section
13351335 17 torture means the infliction of or subjection to extreme
13361336 18 physical pain, motivated by an intent to increase or
13371337 19 prolong the pain, suffering or agony of the victim; or
13381338 20 (15) (blank) the murder was committed as a result of
13391339 21 the intentional discharge of a firearm by the defendant
13401340 22 from a motor vehicle and the victim was not present within
13411341 23 the motor vehicle; or
13421342 24 (16) (blank) the murdered individual was 60 years of
13431343 25 age or older and the death resulted from exceptionally
13441344 26 brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty;
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13561356 2 (17) (blank) the murdered individual was a person with
13571357 3 a disability and the defendant knew or should have known
13581358 4 that the murdered individual was a person with a
13591359 5 disability. For purposes of this paragraph (17), "person
13601360 6 with a disability" means a person who suffers from a
13611361 7 permanent physical or mental impairment resulting from
13621362 8 disease, an injury, a functional disorder, or a congenital
13631363 9 condition that renders the person incapable of adequately
13641364 10 providing for his or her own health or personal care; or
13651365 11 (18) (blank) the murder was committed by reason of any
13661366 12 person's activity as a community policing volunteer or to
13671367 13 prevent any person from engaging in activity as a
13681368 14 community policing volunteer; or
13691369 15 (19) (blank) the murdered individual was subject to an
13701370 16 order of protection and the murder was committed by a
13711371 17 person against whom the same order of protection was
13721372 18 issued under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986;
13731373 19 or
13741374 20 (20) (blank) the murdered individual was known by the
13751375 21 defendant to be a teacher or other person employed in any
13761376 22 school and the teacher or other employee is upon the
13771377 23 grounds of a school or grounds adjacent to a school, or is
13781378 24 in any part of a building used for school purposes; or
13791379 25 (21) (blank) the murder was committed by the defendant
13801380 26 in connection with or as a result of the offense of
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13911391 1 terrorism as defined in Section 29D-14.9 of this Code; or
13921392 2 (22) (blank). the murdered individual was a member of
13931393 3 a congregation engaged in prayer or other religious
13941394 4 activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other
13951395 5 building, structure, or place used for religious worship.
13961396 6 (b-5) Aggravating Factor; Natural Life Imprisonment. A
13971397 7 defendant who has been found guilty of first degree murder and
13981398 8 who at the time of the commission of the offense had attained
13991399 9 the age of 18 years or more may be sentenced to natural life
14001400 10 imprisonment if (i) the murdered individual was a physician,
14011401 11 physician assistant, psychologist, nurse, or advanced practice
14021402 12 registered nurse, (ii) the defendant knew or should have known
14031403 13 that the murdered individual was a physician, physician
14041404 14 assistant, psychologist, nurse, or advanced practice
14051405 15 registered nurse, and (iii) the murdered individual was killed
14061406 16 in the course of acting in his or her capacity as a physician,
14071407 17 physician assistant, psychologist, nurse, or advanced practice
14081408 18 registered nurse, or to prevent him or her from acting in that
14091409 19 capacity, or in retaliation for his or her acting in that
14101410 20 capacity.
14111411 21 (c) Consideration of factors in Aggravation and
14121412 22 Mitigation.
14131413 23 The court shall consider, or shall instruct the jury to
14141414 24 consider any aggravating and any mitigating factors which are
14151415 25 relevant to the imposition of the death penalty. Aggravating
14161416 26 factors may include but need not be limited to those factors
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14271427 1 set forth in subsection (b). Mitigating factors may include
14281428 2 but need not be limited to the following:
14291429 3 (1) the defendant has no significant history of prior
14301430 4 criminal activity;
14311431 5 (2) the murder was committed while the defendant was
14321432 6 under the influence of extreme mental or emotional
14331433 7 disturbance, although not such as to constitute a defense
14341434 8 to prosecution;
14351435 9 (3) the murdered individual was a participant in the
14361436 10 defendant's homicidal conduct or consented to the
14371437 11 homicidal act;
14381438 12 (4) the defendant acted under the compulsion of threat
14391439 13 or menace of the imminent infliction of death or great
14401440 14 bodily harm;
14411441 15 (5) the defendant was not personally present during
14421442 16 commission of the act or acts causing death;
14431443 17 (6) the defendant's background includes a history of
14441444 18 extreme emotional or physical abuse;
14451445 19 (7) the defendant suffers from a reduced mental
14461446 20 capacity.
14471447 21 Provided, however, that an action that does not otherwise
14481448 22 mitigate first degree murder cannot qualify as a mitigating
14491449 23 factor for first degree murder because of the discovery,
14501450 24 knowledge, or disclosure of the victim's sexual orientation as
14511451 25 defined in Section 1-103 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
14521452 26 (d) Separate sentencing hearing.
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14631463 1 Where requested by the State, the court shall conduct a
14641464 2 separate sentencing proceeding to determine the existence of
14651465 3 factors set forth in subsection (b) and to consider any
14661466 4 aggravating or mitigating factors as indicated in subsection
14671467 5 (c). The proceeding shall be conducted:
14681468 6 (1) before the jury that determined the defendant's
14691469 7 guilt; or
14701470 8 (2) before a jury impanelled for the purpose of the
14711471 9 proceeding if:
14721472 10 A. the defendant was convicted upon a plea of
14731473 11 guilty; or
14741474 12 B. the defendant was convicted after a trial
14751475 13 before the court sitting without a jury; or
14761476 14 C. the court for good cause shown discharges the
14771477 15 jury that determined the defendant's guilt; or
14781478 16 (3) before the court alone if the defendant waives a
14791479 17 jury for the separate proceeding.
14801480 18 (e) Evidence and Argument.
14811481 19 During the proceeding any information relevant to any of
14821482 20 the factors set forth in subsection (b) may be presented by
14831483 21 either the State or the defendant under the rules governing
14841484 22 the admission of evidence at criminal trials. Any information
14851485 23 relevant to any additional aggravating factors or any
14861486 24 mitigating factors indicated in subsection (c) may be
14871487 25 presented by the State or defendant regardless of its
14881488 26 admissibility under the rules governing the admission of
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14991499 1 evidence at criminal trials. The State and the defendant shall
15001500 2 be given fair opportunity to rebut any information received at
15011501 3 the hearing.
15021502 4 (f) Proof.
15031503 5 The burden of proof of establishing the existence of any
15041504 6 of the factors set forth in subsection (b) is on the State and
15051505 7 shall not be satisfied unless established beyond a reasonable
15061506 8 doubt.
15071507 9 (g) Procedure - Jury.
15081508 10 If at the separate sentencing proceeding the jury finds
15091509 11 that none of the factors set forth in subsection (b) exists,
15101510 12 the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of
15111511 13 imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
15121512 14 Corrections. If there is a unanimous finding by the jury that
15131513 15 one or more of the factors set forth in subsection (b) exist,
15141514 16 the jury shall consider aggravating and mitigating factors as
15151515 17 instructed by the court and shall determine whether the
15161516 18 sentence of death shall be imposed. If the jury determines
15171517 19 unanimously, after weighing the factors in aggravation and
15181518 20 mitigation, that death is the appropriate sentence, the court
15191519 21 shall sentence the defendant to death. If the court does not
15201520 22 concur with the jury determination that death is the
15211521 23 appropriate sentence, the court shall set forth reasons in
15221522 24 writing including what facts or circumstances the court relied
15231523 25 upon, along with any relevant documents, that compelled the
15241524 26 court to non-concur with the sentence. This document and any
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15351535 1 attachments shall be part of the record for appellate review.
15361536 2 The court shall be bound by the jury's sentencing
15371537 3 determination.
15381538 4 If after weighing the factors in aggravation and
15391539 5 mitigation, one or more jurors determines that death is not
15401540 6 the appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the
15411541 7 defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the
15421542 8 Unified Code of Corrections.
15431543 9 (h) Procedure - No Jury.
15441544 10 In a proceeding before the court alone, if the court finds
15451545 11 that none of the factors found in subsection (b) exists, the
15461546 12 court shall sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment
15471547 13 under Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
15481548 14 If the Court determines that one or more of the factors set
15491549 15 forth in subsection (b) exists, the Court shall consider any
15501550 16 aggravating and mitigating factors as indicated in subsection
15511551 17 (c). If the Court determines, after weighing the factors in
15521552 18 aggravation and mitigation, that death is the appropriate
15531553 19 sentence, the Court shall sentence the defendant to death.
15541554 20 If the court finds that death is not the appropriate
15551555 21 sentence, the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of
15561556 22 imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
15571557 23 Corrections.
15581558 24 (h-5) Decertification as a capital case.
15591559 25 In a case in which the defendant has been found guilty of
15601560 26 first degree murder by a judge or jury, or a case on remand for
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15711571 1 resentencing, and the State seeks the death penalty as an
15721572 2 appropriate sentence, on the court's own motion or the written
15731573 3 motion of the defendant, the court may decertify the case as a
15741574 4 death penalty case if the court finds that the only evidence
15751575 5 supporting the defendant's conviction is the uncorroborated
15761576 6 testimony of an informant witness, as defined in Section
15771577 7 115-21 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, concerning
15781578 8 the confession or admission of the defendant or that the sole
15791579 9 evidence against the defendant is a single eyewitness or
15801580 10 single accomplice without any other corroborating evidence. If
15811581 11 the court decertifies the case as a capital case under either
15821582 12 of the grounds set forth above, the court shall issue a written
15831583 13 finding. The State may pursue its right to appeal the
15841584 14 decertification pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1). If
15851585 15 the court does not decertify the case as a capital case, the
15861586 16 matter shall proceed to the eligibility phase of the
15871587 17 sentencing hearing.
15881588 18 (i) Appellate Procedure.
15891589 19 The conviction and sentence of death shall be subject to
15901590 20 automatic review by the Supreme Court. Such review shall be in
15911591 21 accordance with rules promulgated by the Supreme Court. The
15921592 22 Illinois Supreme Court may overturn the death sentence, and
15931593 23 order the imposition of imprisonment under Chapter V of the
15941594 24 Unified Code of Corrections if the court finds that the death
15951595 25 sentence is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular
15961596 26 case. If the Illinois Supreme Court finds that the death
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16071607 1 sentence is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular
16081608 2 case, independent of any procedural grounds for relief, the
16091609 3 Illinois Supreme Court shall issue a written opinion
16101610 4 explaining this finding.
16111611 5 (j) Disposition of reversed death sentence.
16121612 6 In the event that the death penalty in this Act is held to
16131613 7 be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States
16141614 8 or of the State of Illinois, any person convicted of first
16151615 9 degree murder shall be sentenced by the court to a term of
16161616 10 imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
16171617 11 Corrections.
16181618 12 In the event that any death sentence pursuant to the
16191619 13 sentencing provisions of this Section is declared
16201620 14 unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States or
16211621 15 of the State of Illinois, the court having jurisdiction over a
16221622 16 person previously sentenced to death shall cause the defendant
16231623 17 to be brought before the court, and the court shall sentence
16241624 18 the defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the
16251625 19 Unified Code of Corrections.
16261626 20 (k) Guidelines for seeking the death penalty.
16271627 21 The Attorney General and State's Attorneys Association
16281628 22 shall consult on voluntary guidelines for procedures governing
16291629 23 whether or not to seek the death penalty. The guidelines do not
16301630 24 have the force of law and are only advisory in nature.
16311631 25 (Source: P.A. 100-460, eff. 1-1-18; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18;
16321632 26 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-223, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, eff.
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16431643 1 7-1-21.)
16441644 2 Section 110. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
16451645 3 amended by changing Sections 113-3 and 119-1 as follows:
16461646 4 (725 ILCS 5/113-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 113-3)
16471647 5 Sec. 113-3. (a) Every person charged with an offense shall
16481648 6 be allowed counsel before pleading to the charge. If the
16491649 7 defendant desires counsel and has been unable to obtain same
16501650 8 before arraignment the court shall recess court or continue
16511651 9 the cause for a reasonable time to permit defendant to obtain
16521652 10 counsel and consult with him before pleading to the charge. If
16531653 11 the accused is a dissolved corporation, and is not represented
16541654 12 by counsel, the court may, in the interest of justice, appoint
16551655 13 as counsel a licensed attorney of this State.
16561656 14 (b) In all cases, except where the penalty is a fine only,
16571657 15 if the court determines that the defendant is indigent and
16581658 16 desires counsel, the Public Defender shall be appointed as
16591659 17 counsel. If there is no Public Defender in the county or if the
16601660 18 defendant requests counsel other than the Public Defender and
16611661 19 the court finds that the rights of the defendant will be
16621662 20 prejudiced by the appointment of the Public Defender, the
16631663 21 court shall appoint as counsel a licensed attorney at law of
16641664 22 this State, except that in a county having a population of
16651665 23 2,000,000 or more the Public Defender shall be appointed as
16661666 24 counsel in all misdemeanor cases where the defendant is
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16771677 1 indigent and desires counsel unless the case involves multiple
16781678 2 defendants, in which case the court may appoint counsel other
16791679 3 than the Public Defender for the additional defendants. The
16801680 4 court shall require an affidavit signed by any defendant who
16811681 5 requests court-appointed counsel. Such affidavit shall be in
16821682 6 the form established by the Supreme Court containing
16831683 7 sufficient information to ascertain the assets and liabilities
16841684 8 of that defendant. The Court may direct the Clerk of the
16851685 9 Circuit Court to assist the defendant in the completion of the
16861686 10 affidavit. Any person who knowingly files such affidavit
16871687 11 containing false information concerning his assets and
16881688 12 liabilities shall be liable to the county where the case, in
16891689 13 which such false affidavit is filed, is pending for the
16901690 14 reasonable value of the services rendered by the public
16911691 15 defender or other court-appointed counsel in the case to the
16921692 16 extent that such services were unjustly or falsely procured.
16931693 17 (c) Upon the filing with the court of a verified statement
16941694 18 of services rendered the court shall order the county
16951695 19 treasurer of the county of trial to pay counsel other than the
16961696 20 Public Defender a reasonable fee. The court shall consider all
16971697 21 relevant circumstances, including but not limited to the time
16981698 22 spent while court is in session, other time spent in
16991699 23 representing the defendant, and expenses reasonably incurred
17001700 24 by counsel. In counties with a population greater than
17011701 25 2,000,000, the court shall order the county treasurer of the
17021702 26 county of trial to pay counsel other than the Public Defender a
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17131713 1 reasonable fee stated in the order and based upon a rate of
17141714 2 compensation of not more than $40 for each hour spent while
17151715 3 court is in session and not more than $30 for each hour
17161716 4 otherwise spent representing a defendant, and such
17171717 5 compensation shall not exceed $150 for each defendant
17181718 6 represented in misdemeanor cases and $1250 in felony cases, in
17191719 7 addition to expenses reasonably incurred as hereinafter in
17201720 8 this Section provided, except that, in extraordinary
17211721 9 circumstances, payment in excess of the limits herein stated
17221722 10 may be made if the trial court certifies that such payment is
17231723 11 necessary to provide fair compensation for protracted
17241724 12 representation. A trial court may entertain the filing of this
17251725 13 verified statement before the termination of the cause, and
17261726 14 may order the provisional payment of sums during the pendency
17271727 15 of the cause.
17281728 16 (d) In capital cases, in addition to counsel, if the court
17291729 17 determines that the defendant is indigent the court may, upon
17301730 18 the filing with the court of a verified statement of services
17311731 19 rendered, order the county Treasurer of the county of trial to
17321732 20 pay necessary expert witnesses for defendant reasonable
17331733 21 compensation stated in the order not to exceed $250 for each
17341734 22 defendant.
17351735 23 (e) If the court in any county having a population greater
17361736 24 than 2,000,000 determines that the defendant is indigent the
17371737 25 court may, upon the filing with the court of a verified
17381738 26 statement of such expenses, order the county treasurer of the
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17491749 1 county of trial, in such counties having a population greater
17501750 2 than 2,000,000 to pay the general expenses of the trial
17511751 3 incurred by the defendant not to exceed $50 for each
17521752 4 defendant.
17531753 5 (f) The provisions of this Section relating to appointment
17541754 6 of counsel, compensation of counsel, and payment of expenses
17551755 7 in capital cases apply except when the compensation and
17561756 8 expenses are being provided under the Capital Crimes
17571757 9 Litigation Act of 2023.
17581758 10 (Source: P.A. 91-589, eff. 1-1-00.)
17591759 11 (725 ILCS 5/119-1)
17601760 12 Sec. 119-1. Death penalty restored abolished.
17611761 13 (a) (Blank). Beginning on the effective date of this
17621762 14 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, notwithstanding
17631763 15 any other law to the contrary, the death penalty is abolished
17641764 16 and a sentence to death may not be imposed.
17651765 17 (b) All unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the
17661766 18 Capital Litigation Trust Fund on the effective date of this
17671767 19 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be
17681768 20 transferred into the Death Penalty Abolition Fund on the
17691769 21 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
17701770 22 Assembly shall be transferred into the Capital Litigation
17711771 23 Trust Fund , a special fund in the State treasury, to be
17721772 24 expended by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
17731773 25 Authority, for services for families of victims of homicide or
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17841784 1 murder and for training of law enforcement personnel.
17851785 2 (Source: P.A. 96-1543, eff. 7-1-11.)
17861786 3 Section 115. The State Appellate Defender Act is amended
17871787 4 by changing Section 10 as follows:
17881788 5 (725 ILCS 105/10) (from Ch. 38, par. 208-10)
17891789 6 Sec. 10. Powers and duties of State Appellate Defender.
17901790 7 (a) The State Appellate Defender shall represent indigent
17911791 8 persons on appeal in criminal and delinquent minor
17921792 9 proceedings, when appointed to do so by a court under a Supreme
17931793 10 Court Rule or law of this State.
17941794 11 (b) The State Appellate Defender shall submit a budget for
17951795 12 the approval of the State Appellate Defender Commission.
17961796 13 (c) The State Appellate Defender may:
17971797 14 (1) maintain a panel of private attorneys available to
17981798 15 serve as counsel on a case basis;
17991799 16 (2) establish programs, alone or in conjunction with
18001800 17 law schools, for the purpose of utilizing volunteer law
18011801 18 students as legal assistants;
18021802 19 (3) cooperate and consult with state agencies,
18031803 20 professional associations, and other groups concerning the
18041804 21 causes of criminal conduct, the rehabilitation and
18051805 22 correction of persons charged with and convicted of crime,
18061806 23 the administration of criminal justice, and, in counties
18071807 24 of less than 1,000,000 population, study, design, develop
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18181818 1 and implement model systems for the delivery of trial
18191819 2 level defender services, and make an annual report to the
18201820 3 General Assembly;
18211821 4 (4) hire investigators to provide investigative
18221822 5 services to appointed counsel and county public defenders;
18231823 6 (5) (blank);
18241824 7 (5.1) in cases in which a death sentence is an
18251825 8 authorized disposition, provide trial counsel with legal
18261826 9 assistance and the assistance of expert witnesses,
18271827 10 investigators, and mitigation specialists from funds
18281828 11 appropriated to the State Appellate Defender specifically
18291829 12 for that purpose by the General Assembly. The Office of
18301830 13 State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed to serve
18311831 14 as trial counsel in capital cases;
18321832 15 (5.5) provide training to county public defenders;
18331833 16 (5.7) provide county public defenders with the
18341834 17 assistance of expert witnesses and investigators from
18351835 18 funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender
18361836 19 specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. The
18371837 20 Office of the State Appellate Defender shall not be
18381838 21 appointed to act as trial counsel;
18391839 22 (6) develop a Juvenile Defender Resource Center to:
18401840 23 (i) study, design, develop, and implement model systems
18411841 24 for the delivery of trial level defender services for
18421842 25 juveniles in the justice system; (ii) in cases in which a
18431843 26 sentence of incarceration or an adult sentence, or both,
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18541854 1 is an authorized disposition, provide trial counsel with
18551855 2 legal advice and the assistance of expert witnesses and
18561856 3 investigators from funds appropriated to the Office of the
18571857 4 State Appellate Defender by the General Assembly
18581858 5 specifically for that purpose; (iii) develop and provide
18591859 6 training to public defenders on juvenile justice issues,
18601860 7 utilizing resources including the State and local bar
18611861 8 associations, the Illinois Public Defender Association,
18621862 9 law schools, the Midwest Juvenile Defender Center, and pro
18631863 10 bono efforts by law firms; and (iv) make an annual report
18641864 11 to the General Assembly.
18651865 12 Investigators employed by the Capital Trial Assistance
18661866 13 Unit and Capital Post Conviction Unit of the State Appellate
18671867 14 Defender shall be authorized to inquire through the Illinois
18681868 15 State Police or local law enforcement with the Law Enforcement
18691869 16 Agencies Data System (LEADS) under Section 2605-375 of the
18701870 17 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to ascertain whether
18711871 18 their potential witnesses have a criminal background,
18721872 19 including, but not limited to: (i) warrants; (ii) arrests;
18731873 20 (iii) convictions; and (iv) officer safety information. This
18741874 21 authorization applies only to information held on the State
18751875 22 level and shall be used only to protect the personal safety of
18761876 23 the investigators. Any information that is obtained through
18771877 24 this inquiry may not be disclosed by the investigators.
18781878 25 (c-5) For each State fiscal year, the State Appellate
18791879 26 Defender shall request a direct appropriation from the Capital
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18901890 1 Litigation Trust Fund for expenses incurred by the State
18911891 2 Appellate Defender in providing assistance to trial attorneys
18921892 3 under paragraph (5.1) of subsection (c) of this Section and
18931893 4 for expenses incurred by the State Appellate Defender in
18941894 5 representing petitioners in capital cases in post-conviction
18951895 6 proceedings under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal
18961896 7 Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
18971897 8 Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to
18981898 9 capital cases and for the representation of those petitioners
18991899 10 by attorneys approved by or contracted with the State
19001900 11 Appellate Defender and an appropriation to the State Treasurer
19011901 12 for payments from the Trust Fund for the defense of cases in
19021902 13 counties other than Cook County. The State Appellate Defender
19031903 14 may appear before the General Assembly at other times during
19041904 15 the State's fiscal year to request supplemental appropriations
19051905 16 from the Trust Fund to the State Treasurer.
19061906 17 (d) (Blank).
19071907 18 (e) The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
19081908 19 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
19091909 20 by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act and
19101910 21 filing such additional copies with the State Government Report
19111911 22 Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
19121912 23 under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
19131913 24 (Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)
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