Illinois § 5-4.5-20
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5-4.5-20, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-4.5-20.
FIRST DEGREE MURDER; SENTENCE. For first degree murder: (a) TERM. The defendant shall be sentenced to imprisonment under Section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. Imprisonment shall be for a determinate term, subject to Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code, of (1) not less than 20 years and not more than 60 years; (2) not less than 60 years and not more than 100 years when an extended term is imposed under Section 5-8-2; or (3) natural life as provided in Section 5-8-1. (b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A term of periodic imprisonment shall not be imposed. (c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. The impact incarceration program or the county impact incarceration program is not an authorized disposition. (d) PROBATION; CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. A period of probation or conditional discharge shall not be imposed. (e) FINE. Fines may be imposed as provided in Section 5-4.5-50(b). (f) RESTITUTION. See Section 5-5-6 concerning restitution. (g) CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE. The sentence shall be concurrent or consecutive as provided in Section 5-8-4 and Section 5-4.5-50. (h) DRUG COURT. Drug court is not an authorized disposition. (i) CREDIT FOR HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-4.5-100 concerning no credit for time spent in home detention prior to judgment. (j) SENTENCE CREDIT. See Section 3-6-3 for rules and regulations for sentence credit. (k) ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND HOME DETENTION. Electronic monitoring and home detention are not authorized dispositions, except in limited circumstances as provided in Section 5-8A-3. (l) PAROLE; MANDATORY SUPERVISED RELEASE. Except as provided in Section 3-3-8, the parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be 3 years upon release from imprisonment. (Source: P.A. 103-51, eff. 1-1-24.)
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