Public Act No. 23-47 Summary

• Sentencing courts may reduce sentences or discharge defendants at any time during incarceration for good cause; for sentences over seven years resulting from plea agreements, requires agreement of both defendant and state's attorney to seek review.

• Establishes waiting periods before defendants can file subsequent sentence reduction motions: five years after full denial, three years after partial grant of relief.

• Expands sexual assault in the fourth degree statute to criminalize sexual contact with dead human bodies and reorganizes existing provisions; offense is a class A misdemeanor or class D felony if victim is under sixteen.

• Requires police officers to have right to review body-worn camera and dashboard camera recordings before public disclosure, with disclosure occurring within 48-96 hours depending on circumstances.

• Modifies criminal penalties for cannabis and drug possession violations, and creates overdose-related immunity provision protecting persons seeking medical assistance for overdose from cannabis possession charges discovered during that assistance.