IL HB3410

Courts must find that a defendant's charged crime had a direct connection to their substance use disorder before admitting them into a drug court program.

Defendants are excluded from drug court if convicted of a crime of violence within the past 5 years, with the definition expanded to include robbery, aggravated robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, violation of order of protection, failure to register as a violent offender, and aggravated driving under the influence.

Removed predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, and aggravated domestic battery resulting in great bodily harm from the crimes of violence exclusion list.

Prosecutors must agree to drug court admission for defendants charged with Class 2 or greater felonies involving controlled substances, cannabis, or methamphetamine.

Defendants are excluded from drug court if they deny drug use, do not demonstrate willingness to participate in treatment, or are charged with aggravated DUI causing death unless extraordinary circumstances exist.