IL HB4454

Court must find that the crime for which a defendant seeks admission to drug court had a nexus to the defendant's substance use disorder as defined in the Substance Use Disorder Act.

Defendants are excluded from drug court if convicted of a crime of violence within the past 10 years (excluding incarceration time).

Expanded definition of "crime of violence" to include aggravated domestic battery, robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images, violation of order of protection, sex offender registration violations, aggravated driving under the influence, domestic battery, and sex offender registration Act violations.

Defendants charged with Class 2 or greater felony violations of controlled substances laws (Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Cannabis Control Act, or Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act) require prosecutor agreement for drug court admission.

Defendants who have previously completed, been discharged from, or been terminated from drug court on 3 or more occasions require prosecutor agreement for subsequent admission.