- If it is determined, after a reasonable detention for investigative purposes, that a person suspected of or charged with a violation of this Section (prostitution) is a person under the age of 18, that person shall be immune from prosecution for a prostitution offense.
No content. Please contact us if you have suggestions.
- Requires consideration of mitigating factors in sentencing, including whether the defendant was acting under strong provocation or was a victim of domestic violence and had substantial grounds tending to excuse or justify their conduct. Sentences must comply with mandatory minimums provided under 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.
735 ILCS 5/2-1401(b-5)(1)-(5).
- Allows individuals to petition for relief from final judgments when they have been convicted of a forcible felony and there is newly discovered evidence of domestic or gender-based violence that was related to the offense that was not presented during the original sentencing.
- Allows individuals, including juveniles, to file a petition to vacate convictions for prostitution-related offenses if they can demonstrate that their participation was a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking, or if the individual’s conduct was coerced by traffickers.
- Provides for the expungement of juvenile records under certain circumstances, including when the court deems it appropriate in cases where the offense resulted from being a victim of trafficking or exploitation.
