HB5441

Illinois HB5441 amends criminal law to establish a habitual misdemeanant offender charge.

Illinois HB5441 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to create a new charge for habitual misdemeanant offenders. This law allows the court to deny pretrial release and sentence such offenders as Class 4 felonies. A person may be charged as a habitual misdemeanant if they have two or more pending misdemeanor charges involving a firearm or four or more pending Class A misdemeanor charges. The law also outlines specific offenses and circumstances under which a defendant's pretrial release may be denied.