HB5330 Summary

• Adds Section 21 to allow Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice personnel to serve petitions on individuals in their custody or supervision under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, with service proved by affidavit.

• Modifies Section 55 to require mental condition reports at least once every 12 months (instead of within 6 months then annually) and adds evaluation criteria including whether the person's condition has changed since the last reexamination.

• Changes Section 60 to require 12 months (instead of 6 months) to elapse before a committed person can petition for conditional release, and clarifies the standard for conditional release based on whether person is no longer substantially probable to engage in sexual violence.

• Revises Section 65 to add protections against frivolous discharge petitions and limit repeated petitions unless new facts show changed conditions warranting a hearing.

• Amends parole hearing procedures to require the Prisoner Review Board to consider a person's eligibility for commitment under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act and to stay parole effective dates for 90 days if the parolee is eligible for such commitment.