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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2150 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Steve Stadelman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/3-3-2 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2 730 ILCS 5/3-3-13 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-13 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop and implement a standardized petition that can be utilized by an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop, implement, and maintain an electronic portal system that allows an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve to file his or her petition electronically. LRB103 28588 RLC 54969 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2150 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Steve Stadelman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/3-3-2 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2 730 ILCS 5/3-3-13 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-13 730 ILCS 5/3-3-2 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2 730 ILCS 5/3-3-13 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-13 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop and implement a standardized petition that can be utilized by an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop, implement, and maintain an electronic portal system that allows an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve to file his or her petition electronically. LRB103 28588 RLC 54969 b LRB103 28588 RLC 54969 b A BILL FOR
22 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2150 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Steve Stadelman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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66 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop and implement a standardized petition that can be utilized by an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop, implement, and maintain an electronic portal system that allows an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve to file his or her petition electronically.
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1212 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
1313 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1414 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1515 4 Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
1616 5 changing Sections 3-3-2 and 3-3-13 as follows:
1717 6 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
1818 7 Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and duties.
1919 8 (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term
2020 9 "Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
2121 10 read "Prisoner Review Board." After February 1, 1978 (the
2222 11 effective date of Public Act 81-1099), the Prisoner Review
2323 12 Board shall provide by rule for the orderly transition of all
2424 13 files, records, and documents of the Parole and Pardon Board
2525 14 and for such other steps as may be necessary to effect an
2626 15 orderly transition and shall:
2727 16 (1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
2828 17 at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
2929 18 sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1,
3030 19 1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099), and who
3131 20 are eligible for parole;
3232 21 (2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
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4242 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop and implement a standardized petition that can be utilized by an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop, implement, and maintain an electronic portal system that allows an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve to file his or her petition electronically.
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7171 1 violations of parole, and revoke parole for those
7272 2 sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1,
7373 3 1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099); provided
7474 4 that the decision to parole and the conditions of parole
7575 5 for all prisoners who were sentenced for first degree
7676 6 murder or who received a minimum sentence of 20 years or
7777 7 more under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978
7878 8 shall be determined by a majority vote of the Prisoner
7979 9 Review Board. One representative supporting parole and one
8080 10 representative opposing parole will be allowed to speak.
8181 11 Their comments shall be limited to making corrections and
8282 12 filling in omissions to the Board's presentation and
8383 13 discussion;
8484 14 (3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
8585 15 at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
8686 16 supervised release and the time of discharge from
8787 17 mandatory supervised release, impose sanctions for
8888 18 violations of mandatory supervised release, and revoke
8989 19 mandatory supervised release for those sentenced under the
9090 20 law in effect after February 1, 1978 (the effective date
9191 21 of Public Act 81-1099);
9292 22 (3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
9393 23 of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
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9696 26 violations of mandatory supervised release and revoke
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107107 1 mandatory supervised release for those serving extended
108108 2 supervised release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of
109109 3 subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1;
110110 4 (3.6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
111111 5 of at least 3 members decide whether to revoke aftercare
112112 6 release for those committed to the Department of Juvenile
113113 7 Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
114114 8 (4) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
115115 9 at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
116116 10 of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
117117 11 Department for alleged violation of Department rules with
118118 12 respect to sentence credits under Section 3-6-3 of this
119119 13 Code in which the Department seeks to revoke sentence
120120 14 credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or
121121 15 when, during any 12-month period, the cumulative amount of
122122 16 credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction
123123 17 is committed or discovered within 60 days of scheduled
124124 18 release. In such cases, the Department of Corrections may
125125 19 revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The Board may
126126 20 subsequently approve the revocation of additional sentence
127127 21 credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence credit
128128 22 in excess of 30 days. However, the Board shall not be
129129 23 empowered to review the Department's decision with respect
130130 24 to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit for any prisoner
131131 25 or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by
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143143 1 (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
144144 2 at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain
145145 3 prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to
146146 4 February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act
147147 5 81-1099), in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
148148 6 (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
149149 7 at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
150150 8 reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
151151 9 recommendations to the Governor;
152152 10 (6.5) hear by at least one member who is qualified in
153153 11 the field of juvenile matters and through a panel of at
154154 12 least 3 members, 2 of whom are qualified in the field of
155155 13 juvenile matters, decide parole review cases in accordance
156156 14 with Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code and make release
157157 15 determinations of persons under the age of 21 at the time
158158 16 of the commission of an offense or offenses, other than
159159 17 those persons serving sentences for first degree murder or
160160 18 aggravated criminal sexual assault;
161161 19 (6.6) hear by at least a quorum of the Prisoner Review
162162 20 Board and decide by a majority of members present at the
163163 21 hearing, in accordance with Section 5-4.5-115 of this
164164 22 Code, release determinations of persons under the age of
165165 23 21 at the time of the commission of an offense or offenses
166166 24 of those persons serving sentences for first degree murder
167167 25 or aggravated criminal sexual assault;
168168 26 (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
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179179 1 Hearings Act;
180180 2 (8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
181181 3 at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
182182 4 of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
183183 5 Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit
184184 6 pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the
185185 7 Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence
186186 8 credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days
187187 9 of sentence credit at the time of the dismissal, then all
188188 10 sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
189189 11 revoked;
190190 12 (9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
191191 13 at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates
192192 14 of relief from disabilities or certificates of good
193193 15 conduct as provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V;
194194 16 (10) upon a petition by a person who has been
195195 17 convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who meets the
196196 18 requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
197197 19 and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
198198 20 a certificate of eligibility for sealing recommending that
199199 21 the court order the sealing of all official records of the
200200 22 arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the
201201 23 Illinois State Police concerning the arrest and conviction
202202 24 for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not apply to the
203203 25 Board for a certificate of eligibility for sealing:
204204 26 (A) until 5 years have elapsed since the
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215215 1 expiration of his or her sentence;
216216 2 (B) until 5 years have elapsed since any arrests
217217 3 or detentions by a law enforcement officer for an
218218 4 alleged violation of law, other than a petty offense,
219219 5 traffic offense, conservation offense, or local
220220 6 ordinance offense;
221221 7 (C) if convicted of a violation of the Cannabis
222222 8 Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
223223 9 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
224224 10 the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or the
225225 11 Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act unless the
226226 12 petitioner has completed a drug abuse program for the
227227 13 offense on which sealing is sought and provides proof
228228 14 that he or she has completed the program successfully;
229229 15 (D) if convicted of:
230230 16 (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
231231 17 Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
232232 18 the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
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234234 20 (ii) aggravated assault;
235235 21 (iii) aggravated battery;
236236 22 (iv) domestic battery;
237237 23 (v) aggravated domestic battery;
238238 24 (vi) violation of an order of protection;
239239 25 (vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
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251251 1 firearm;
252252 2 (viii) driving while under the influence of
253253 3 alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
254254 4 compound or compounds, or any combination thereof;
255255 5 (ix) aggravated driving while under the
256256 6 influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
257257 7 intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
258258 8 combination thereof; or
259259 9 (x) any crime defined as a crime of violence
260260 10 under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
261261 11 Act.
262262 12 If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
263263 13 of eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the
264264 14 certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
265265 15 filing again or filing for pardon from the Governor unless
266266 16 the Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
267267 17 The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a
268268 18 certificate of eligibility for sealing shall be at the
269269 19 Board's sole discretion, and shall not give rise to any
270270 20 cause of action against either the Board or its members.
271271 21 The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3
272272 22 and 4 felony convictions of the petitioner from one
273273 23 information or indictment under this paragraph (10). A
274274 24 petitioner may only receive one certificate of eligibility
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287287 1 convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter served
288288 2 in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of
289289 3 this or any other state and had received an honorable
290290 4 discharge from the United States Armed Forces or National
291291 5 Guard or who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted
292292 6 in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of
293293 7 this or any other state and served one tour of duty and who
294294 8 meets the requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least
295295 9 3 members and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3
296296 10 members, issue a certificate of eligibility for
297297 11 expungement recommending that the court order the
298298 12 expungement of all official records of the arresting
299299 13 authority, the circuit court clerk, and the Illinois State
300300 14 Police concerning the arrest and conviction for the Class
301301 15 3 or 4 felony. A person may not apply to the Board for a
302302 16 certificate of eligibility for expungement:
303303 17 (A) if convicted of:
304304 18 (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
305305 19 Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
306306 20 the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code of
307307 21 2012;
308308 22 (ii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
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324324 2 (B) if the person has not served in the United
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326326 4 other state or has not received an honorable discharge
327327 5 from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard
328328 6 of this or any other state or who at the time of the
329329 7 filing of the petition is serving in the United States
330330 8 Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other
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332332 10 If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
333333 11 of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the
334334 12 certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
335335 13 filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for
336336 14 expungement from the Governor unless the Governor or
337337 15 Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
338338 16 (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
339339 17 and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
340340 18 Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
341341 19 pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
342342 20 conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
343343 21 (a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
344344 22 project shall be implemented within 6 months after January 1,
345345 23 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-490). Within 6
346346 24 months after the implementation of the pilot project, the
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359359 1 Department of Central Management Services, shall report to the
360360 2 Governor and the General Assembly regarding the use, costs,
361361 3 effectiveness, and future viability of interactive video
362362 4 conferences for Prisoner Review Board hearings.
363363 5 (a-10) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
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366366 8 implement a standardized petition that can be utilized by an
367367 9 individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve.
368368 10 (a-15) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
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371371 13 implement, and maintain an electronic portal system that
372372 14 allows an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or
373373 15 reprieve to file his or her petition electronically.
374374 16 (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
375375 17 restore sentence credit previously revoked.
376376 18 (c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
377377 19 promoting an effective system of parole and mandatory
378378 20 supervised release.
379379 21 (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of
380380 22 its work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and
381381 23 any amendments thereto with the Director and with the
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383383 25 (e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
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395395 1 and the rules of the Board.
396396 2 (f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
397397 3 conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release, or
398398 4 mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the
399399 5 attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
400400 6 documentary evidence relating to any matter under
401401 7 investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the Board may sign
402402 8 subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or public
403403 9 official authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by any
404404 10 person lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the laws
405405 11 of the State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and the
406406 12 production of documentary evidence, may be required from any
407407 13 place in the State to a hearing location in the State before
408408 14 the Chairman of the Board or his or her designated agent or
409409 15 agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of
410410 16 the Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees
411411 17 and mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of
412412 18 the State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the
413413 19 persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
414414 20 fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit
415415 21 courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
416416 22 payment when the witness is discharged from further
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418418 24 In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
419419 25 petition any circuit court of the State for an order requiring
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431431 1 documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be
432432 2 served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
433433 3 upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such
434434 4 person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
435435 5 petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
436436 6 such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
437437 7 remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
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439439 9 the written notice and petition in the U.S. mail addressed to
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441441 11 personal service of the copy of the notice and petition upon
442442 12 such person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may
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444444 14 investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary
445445 15 evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the
446446 16 subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure
447447 17 to obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that
448448 18 court as a contempt of court.
449449 19 Each member of the Board and any hearing officer
450450 20 designated by the Board shall have the power to administer
451451 21 oaths and to take the testimony of persons under oath.
452452 22 (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a
453453 23 majority of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review
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467467 1 the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
468468 2 calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
469469 3 the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
470470 4 (Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
471471 5 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
472472 6 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-13) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-13)
473473 7 Sec. 3-3-13. Procedure for executive clemency.
474474 8 (a) Petitions seeking pardon, commutation, or reprieve
475475 9 shall be addressed to the Governor and filed with the Prisoner
476476 10 Review Board. The petition shall be submitted in writing and
477477 11 signed by the person under conviction or by a person on his
478478 12 behalf or submitted via the Prisoner Review Board electronic
479479 13 filing portal. It shall contain a brief history of the case,
480480 14 the reasons for seeking executive clemency, and other relevant
481481 15 information the Board may require. Petitioners may utilize the
482482 16 Prisoner Review Board standard petition.
483483 17 (a-5) After a petition has been denied by the Governor,
484484 18 the Board may not accept a repeat petition for executive
485485 19 clemency for the same person until one full year has elapsed
486486 20 from the date of the denial. The Chairman of the Board may
487487 21 waive the one-year requirement if the petitioner offers in
488488 22 writing new information that was unavailable to the petitioner
489489 23 at the time of the filing of the prior petition and which the
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502502 1 that a change in circumstances of a compelling humanitarian
503503 2 nature has arisen since the denial of the prior petition.
504504 3 (b) Notice of the proposed application shall be given by
505505 4 the Board to the committing court and the state's attorney of
506506 5 the county where the conviction was had.
507507 6 (b-5) Victims registered with the Board shall receive
508508 7 reasonable written notice not less than 30 days prior to the
509509 8 executive clemency hearing date. The victim has the right to
510510 9 submit a victim statement to the Prisoner Review Board for
511511 10 consideration at an executive clemency hearing as provided in
512512 11 subsection (c) of this Section. Victim statements provided to
513513 12 the Board shall be confidential and privileged, including any
514514 13 statements received prior to the effective date of this
515515 14 amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, except if the
516516 15 statement was an oral statement made by the victim at a hearing
517517 16 open to the public.
518518 17 (c) The Board shall, upon due notice, give a hearing to
519519 18 each application, allowing representation by counsel, if
520520 19 desired, after which it shall confidentially advise the
521521 20 Governor by a written report of its recommendations which
522522 21 shall be determined by majority vote. The written report to
523523 22 the Governor shall be confidential and privileged, including
524524 23 any reports made prior to the effective date of this
525525 24 amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. The Board shall
526526 25 meet to consider such petitions no less than 4 times each year.
527527 26 Application for executive clemency under this Section may
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538538 1 not be commenced on behalf of a person who has been sentenced
539539 2 to death without the written consent of the defendant, unless
540540 3 the defendant, because of a mental or physical condition, is
541541 4 incapable of asserting his or her own claim.
542542 5 (d) The Governor shall decide each application and
543543 6 communicate his decision to the Board which shall notify the
544544 7 petitioner.
545545 8 In the event a petitioner who has been convicted of a Class
546546 9 X felony is granted a release, after the Governor has
547547 10 communicated such decision to the Board, the Board shall give
548548 11 written notice to the Sheriff of the county from which the
549549 12 offender was sentenced if such sheriff has requested that such
550550 13 notice be given on a continuing basis. In cases where arrest of
551551 14 the offender or the commission of the offense took place in any
552552 15 municipality with a population of more than 10,000 persons,
553553 16 the Board shall also give written notice to the proper law
554554 17 enforcement agency for said municipality which has requested
555555 18 notice on a continuing basis.
556556 19 (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit
557557 20 the power of the Governor under the constitution to grant a
558558 21 reprieve, commutation of sentence, or pardon.
559559 22 (Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20.)
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