IL SB2888

Courts must adopt structured systems of intermediate sanctions for violations of probation, conditional discharge, or supervision conditions to ensure swift, certain, and fair responses.

Courts shall generally impose probation or conditional discharge unless imprisonment is necessary for public protection, the sentence would deprecate the offense's seriousness, or a combination of imprisonment and probation is needed for drug court program participants.

Courts may defer sentencing and impose supervision for certain misdemeanors and lower offenses if the defendant is unlikely to commit further crimes and a criminal record is not in the public interest, with specific exceptions for DUI, vehicle code violations, and traffic offenses.

Defendants under age 21 charged with serious traffic offenses or traffic violations must complete an approved traffic safety program as a condition of supervision, with supervision revoked and conviction entered if the certificate of completion is not filed on time.

Supervision is barred for multiple vehicle code violations including repeat DUI/reckless homicide charges within 12 months, operating with suspended/revoked license, speeding in excess of 25 mph over the limit in urban districts, and driving with required ignition interlock devices not installed.