725 ILCS 5/104-23
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 725 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|725 ILCS 5/ - Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.|Title I - General Provisions

 (from Ch. 38, par. 104-23)Sec. 104-23. Unfit defendants. Cases involving an unfit defendant who  demands a discharge hearing or a defendant who cannot become fit to stand  trial and for whom no special provisions or assistance can compensate for  his disability and render him fit shall proceed in the following manner:(a) Upon a determination that there is not a substantial probability  that the defendant will attain fitness within the time period set in subsection (e) of Section 104-17 of this Code from the original  finding of unfitness, a defendant or the attorney for the defendant  may move for a discharge hearing pursuant to the provisions of Section 104-25.  The discharge hearing shall be held within 120 days of the filing of a  motion for a discharge hearing, unless the delay is occasioned by the defendant.(b) If at any time the court determines that there is not a substantial  probability that the defendant will become fit to stand trial or to plead  within the time period set in subsection (e) of Section 104-17 of this Code from the date of the original finding of unfitness,  or if at the end of the time period set in subsection (e) of Section 104-17 of this Code from that date the court finds the defendant  still unfit and for whom no special provisions or assistance can compensate  for his disabilities and render him fit, the State shall request the court:(1) To set the matter for hearing pursuant to Section     104-25 unless a hearing has already been held pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section; or(2) To release the defendant from custody and to     dismiss with prejudice the charges against him; or(3) To remand the defendant to the custody of the     Department of Human Services and order a hearing to be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, as now or hereafter amended.  The Department of Human Services shall have 7 days from the date it receives the defendant to prepare and file the necessary petition and certificates that are required for commitment under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. If the defendant is committed to the Department of Human Services pursuant to such hearing, the court having jurisdiction over the criminal matter shall dismiss the charges against the defendant, with the leave to reinstate.  In such cases the Department of Human Services shall notify the court, the State's attorney and the defense attorney upon the discharge of the defendant.  A former defendant so committed shall be treated in the same manner as any other civilly committed patient for all purposes including admission, selection of the place of treatment and the treatment modalities, entitlement to rights and privileges, transfer, and discharge.  A defendant who is not committed shall be remanded to the court having jurisdiction of the criminal matter for disposition pursuant to subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (b) of this Section.(c) If the defendant is restored to fitness and the original charges  against him are reinstated, the speedy trial provisions of Section 103-5  shall commence to run.  (Source: P.A. 98-1025, eff. 8-22-14.)