{"data":{"id":"us-il/730-ilcs-5-5-4.5-20","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-20","heading":"FIRST DEGREE MURDER; SENTENCE.","body":"For first degree murder:\n(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.\n(b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A term of periodic imprisonment shall not be imposed.\n(c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. The impact incarceration program or the county impact incarceration program is not an authorized disposition.\n(d) PROBATION; CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. A period of probation or conditional discharge shall not be imposed.\n(e) FINE. Fines may be imposed as provided in Section 5-4.5-50(b).\n(f) RESTITUTION. See Section 5-5-6 concerning restitution.\n(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.\n(h) DRUG COURT. Drug court is not an authorized disposition.\n(i) CREDIT FOR HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-4.5-100 concerning no credit for time spent in home detention prior to judgment.\n(j) SENTENCE CREDIT. See Section 3-6-3 for rules and regulations for sentence credit.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["CHAPTER 730 CORRECTIONS","Unified Code of Corrections."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1999\u0026ChapterID=55\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:42Z","sha256":"4a5d8377668243e31729fbe3d47a33c3b55177d190fd75bc7aae63b066020adb","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/730-ilcs-5-5-4.5-15","next":"us-il/730-ilcs-5-5-4.5-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}