Topic:
Guilty pleas
(Cabello, R-Loves Park; Link, D-Gurnee) amends the plea statute of the Code of Criminal Procedure to require the court to admonish the defendant of the following possible consequences for a conviction or plea of guilty:
(1) Maximum and mental minimum penalty penalty;
(2) Future convictions may be more severe or make possible consecutive sentences;
(3) Registration requirements that may restrict where the defendant may work, live, or be present; and
(4) Affect the defendant’s ability to retain or obtain housing, employment, a firearm, an occupational license, or a driver’s license.
Passed both chambers.