Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Includes home-made items in the definition of drug paraphernalia. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section establishing the State Board of Elections.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that when a person is charged with a criminal offense and released on bond and the victim of the offense is a family or household member and the condition of the bond denies or restricts contact with the victim, the clerk shall immediately, or on the next court day, enter the order on the record, file it and provide a file stamped copy of the order to defendant, if present, and to the victim, if present. Establishes information that must be included in such a court order. Provides that the law enforcement agency that received the order shall enter into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) the no contact with family victim order information. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning office hours for filing nomination petitions.
Honors Ken Behrens for 32 years of service to the Bloomington/Normal and McLean County communities.
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that if the Industrial Commission finds by clear and convincing evidence that a workers' compensation insurer has has been shown to engage in a pattern and practice of fraudulent delay or unfairness (rather than finding that the insurer practices a policy of delay or unfairness) toward employees in the adjustment, settlement, or payment of benefits, the Commission may order the insurer to discontinue the writing of workers' compensation insurance in Illinois.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning chain of custody.
Amends the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act. Provides that at the hearing to determine whether a sexually dangerous person or criminal sexual psychopathic person has recovered, the Attorney General or State's Attorney who filed the original application shall represent the State and shall have the right to have the applicant examined by an expert or professional person of the State's choice. Provides that the applicant may retain experts to perform an examination as well. Provides that the sexually dangerous person or the State may elect to have the hearing before a jury. Provides that the State has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the applicant is still a sexually dangerous person. Provides that if the applicant is indigent, the court shall, upon request of the applicant, appoint a qualified and available expert to perform an evaluation. Provides that if the applicant refuses to speak to, communicate with, or otherwise fails to cooperate with the State's examiner, the applicant may only introduce evidence and testimony from any expert or professional person who is retained or court appointed to conduct an examination based upon review of the records and may not introduce evidence resulting from an examination of the person. Provides that if a person has previously filed an application in writing setting forth facts showing that the sexually dangerous person or criminal sexual psychopathic person has recovered and the court determined either at a hearing or following a jury trial that the applicant is still a sexually dangerous person, no additional application may be filed for one year after a finding that the person is still sexually dangerous. Makes other changes.
Amends the Election Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the publication of the results of an election to choose presidential and vice-presidential electors.
Amends the Illinois Control Substances Act. Provides that a person may be convicted of a Class X felony possession of a methamphetamine manufacturing chemical without the proof of intent to manufacture a substance containing methamphetamine or salt of any optical isomer of methamphetamine, or an analog of the substances. Provides that a person may be convicted of a Class 2 felony violation for possession of more than 3 grams of a methamphetamine manufacturing chemical without the proof of such intent. Effective immediately.
