730 ILCS 5/3-1-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 730 - CORRECTIONS|730 ILCS 5/ - Unified Code of Corrections.|Chapter III - Department Of Corrections

 (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-1-2)(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-616)Sec. 3-1-2. Definitions.(a) "Chief Administrative Officer" means the  person designated by the Director to exercise the powers and duties of the  Department of Corrections in regard to committed persons within  a correctional institution or facility, and includes the  superintendent of any juvenile institution or facility.(a-3) "Aftercare release" means the conditional and revocable release of a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice.(a-5) "Sex offense" for the purposes of paragraph (16) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-7, paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Section 5-6-3, and paragraph (18) of subsection (c) of Section 5-6-3.1 only  means:(i) A violation of any of the following Sections of     the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012: 10-7 (aiding or abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)), 10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution), 11-15.1 (soliciting for a juvenile prostitute), 11-17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping), 11-19.2 (exploitation of a child), 11-20.1 (child pornography), 11-20.1B or 11-20.3 (aggravated child pornography), 11-1.40 or 12-14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), or 12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child).  An attempt to commit any of these offenses.(ii) A violation of any of the following Sections of     the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012: 11-1.20 or 12-13 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 or 12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.60 or 12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and subsection (a) of Section 11-1.50 or subsection (a) of Section 12-15 (criminal sexual abuse).  An attempt to commit any of these offenses.(iii) A violation of any of the following Sections of     the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 when the defendant is not a parent of the victim:10-1 (kidnapping),10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),10-3 (unlawful restraint),10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint).An attempt to commit any of these offenses.(iv) A violation of any former law of this State     substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this subsection (a-5).An offense violating federal law or the law of another state  that is substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this   subsection (a-5) shall constitute a sex offense for the purpose of  this subsection (a-5).  A finding or adjudication as a sexually dangerous person under  any federal law or law of another state that is substantially equivalent to the  Sexually Dangerous Persons Act shall constitute an adjudication for a sex offense for  the  purposes of this subsection (a-5).(b) "Commitment" means a judicially determined placement  in the custody of the Department of Corrections on the basis of  delinquency or conviction.(c) "Committed person" is a person committed to the Department,  however a committed person shall not be considered to be an employee of  the Department of Corrections for any purpose, including eligibility for  a pension, benefits, or any other compensation or rights or privileges which  may be provided to employees of the Department.(c-5)  "Computer scrub software" means any third-party added software, designed to delete information from the computer unit, the hard drive, or other software, which would eliminate and prevent discovery of browser activity, including, but not limited to, Internet history, address bar or bars, cache or caches, and/or cookies, and which would over-write files in a way so as to make previous computer activity, including, but not limited to, website access,  more difficult to discover.(c-10) "Content-controlled tablet" means any device that can only access visitation applications or content relating to educational or personal development.(d) "Correctional institution or facility" means any building or  part of a building where committed persons are kept in a secured manner.(e)  "Department" means both the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice of this State, unless the context is specific to either the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice.(f) "Director" means both the Director of Corrections and the Director of Juvenile Justice, unless the context is specific to either the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile Justice.(f-5) (Blank).(g) "Discharge" means the final termination of a commitment  to the Department of Corrections.(h) "Discipline" means the rules and regulations for the  maintenance of order and the protection of persons and property  within the institutions and facilities of the Department and  their enforcement.(i) "Escape" means the intentional and unauthorized absence  of a committed person from the custody of the Department.(j) "Furlough" means an authorized leave of absence from the  Department of Corrections for a designated purpose and period of time.(k) "Parole" means the conditional and revocable release  of a person committed to the Department of Corrections under the supervision of a parole officer.(l) "Prisoner Review Board" means the Board established in  Section 3-3-1(a), independent of the Department, to review  rules and regulations with respect to good time credits, to  hear charges brought by the Department against certain prisoners  alleged to have violated Department rules with respect to good  time credits, to set release dates for certain prisoners  sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978 (the effective  date of Public Act 80-1099), to hear and decide the time of aftercare release for persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to hear requests and  make recommendations to the Governor with respect to pardon,  reprieve or commutation, to set conditions for parole, aftercare release, and  mandatory supervised release and determine whether violations  of those conditions justify revocation of parole or release,  and to assume all other functions previously exercised by the  Illinois Parole and Pardon Board.(m) Whenever medical treatment, service, counseling, or  care is referred to in this Unified Code of Corrections,  such term may be construed by the Department or Court, within  its discretion, to include treatment, service, or counseling by  a Christian Science practitioner or nursing care appropriate  therewith whenever request therefor is made by a person subject  to the provisions of this Code.(n) "Victim" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in subsection (a) of  Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.(o) "Wrongfully imprisoned person" means a person who has been discharged from a prison of this State and            has received:(1) a pardon from the Governor stating that such     pardon is issued on the ground of innocence of the crime for which he or she was imprisoned; or(2)        a certificate of innocence from the     Circuit Court as provided in Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-616)Sec. 3-1-2. Definitions.(a) "Chief Administrative Officer" means the  person designated by the Director to exercise the powers and duties of the  Department of Corrections in regard to committed persons within  a correctional institution or facility, and includes the  superintendent of any juvenile institution or facility.(a-3) "Aftercare release" means the conditional and revocable release of a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice.(a-5) "Sex offense" for the purposes of paragraph (16) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-7, paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Section 5-6-3, and paragraph (18) of subsection (c) of Section 5-6-3.1 only  means:(i) A violation of any of the following Sections of     the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012: 10-7 (aiding or abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)), 10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution), 11-15.1 (soliciting for a juvenile prostitute), 11-17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping), 11-19.2 (exploitation of a child), 11-20.1 (child pornography), 11-20.1B or 11-20.3 (aggravated child pornography), 11-1.40 or 12-14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), or 12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child).  An attempt to commit any of these offenses.(ii) A violation of any of the following Sections of     the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012: 11-1.20 or 12-13 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 or 12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.60 or 12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and subsection (a) of Section 11-1.50 or subsection (a) of Section 12-15 (criminal sexual abuse).  An attempt to commit any of these offenses.(iii) A violation of any of the following Sections of     the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 when the defendant is not a parent of the victim:10-1 (kidnapping),10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),10-3 (unlawful restraint),10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint).An attempt to commit any of these offenses.(iv) A violation of any former law of this State     substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this subsection (a-5).An offense violating federal law or the law of another state  that is substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this   subsection (a-5) shall constitute a sex offense for the purpose of  this subsection (a-5).  A finding or adjudication as a sexually dangerous person under  any federal law or law of another state that is substantially equivalent to the  Sexually Dangerous Persons Act shall constitute an adjudication for a sex offense for  the  purposes of this subsection (a-5).(b) "Commitment" means a judicially determined placement  in the custody of the Department of Corrections on the basis of  delinquency or conviction.(c) "Committed person" is a person committed to the Department,  however a committed person shall not be considered to be an employee of  the Department of Corrections for any purpose, including eligibility for  a pension, benefits, or any other compensation or rights or privileges which  may be provided to employees of the Department.(c-5)  "Computer scrub software" means any third-party added software, designed to delete information from the computer unit, the hard drive, or other software, which would eliminate and prevent discovery of browser activity, including, but not limited to, Internet history, address bar or bars, cache or caches, and/or cookies, and which would over-write files in a way so as to make previous computer activity, including, but not limited to, website access,  more difficult to discover.(c-10) "Content-controlled tablet" means any device that can only access visitation applications or content relating to educational or personal development.(d) "Correctional institution or facility" means any building or  part of a building where committed persons are kept in a secured manner.(d-5)  "Correctional officer" means: an  employee of the Department of Corrections who has custody and  control over committed persons in an adult correctional facility; or, for an employee of the  Department of Juvenile Justice, direct care staff of persons committed to a juvenile facility.(e)  "Department" means both the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice of this State, unless the context is specific to either the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice.(f) "Director" means both the Director of Corrections and the Director of Juvenile Justice, unless the context is specific to either the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile Justice.(f-5) (Blank).(g) "Discharge" means the final termination of a commitment  to the Department of Corrections.(h) "Discipline" means the rules and regulations for the  maintenance of order and the protection of persons and property  within the institutions and facilities of the Department and  their enforcement.(i) "Escape" means the intentional and unauthorized absence  of a committed person from the custody of the Department.(j) "Furlough" means an authorized leave of absence from the  Department of Corrections for a designated purpose and period of time.(k) "Parole" means the conditional and revocable release  of a person committed to the Department of Corrections under the supervision of a parole officer.(l) "Prisoner Review Board" means the Board established in  Section 3-3-1(a), independent of the Department, to review  rules and regulations with respect to good time credits, to  hear charges brought by the Department against certain prisoners  alleged to have violated Department rules with respect to good  time credits, to set release dates for certain prisoners  sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978 (the effective  date of Public Act 80-1099), to hear and decide the time of aftercare release for persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to hear requests and  make recommendations to the Governor with respect to pardon,  reprieve or commutation, to set conditions for parole, aftercare release, and  mandatory supervised release and determine whether violations  of those conditions justify revocation of parole or release,  and to assume all other functions previously exercised by the  Illinois Parole and Pardon Board.(m) Whenever medical treatment, service, counseling, or  care is referred to in this Unified Code of Corrections,  such term may be construed by the Department or Court, within  its discretion, to include treatment, service, or counseling by  a Christian Science practitioner or nursing care appropriate  therewith whenever request therefor is made by a person subject  to the provisions of this Code.(n) "Victim" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in subsection (a) of  Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.(o) "Wrongfully imprisoned person" means a person who has been discharged from a prison of this State and            has received:(1) a pardon from the Governor stating that such     pardon is issued on the ground of innocence of the crime for which he or she was imprisoned; or(2)        a certificate of innocence from the     Circuit Court as provided in Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-616, eff. 1-1-22.)