Extended Terms for Misdemeanor: When Allowed: Repeat or Multiple Offenders

The court may sentence a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor to an extended term of imprisonment if it finds one or more of the grounds specified in this Section. The findings of the court shall be incorporated in the record: CH. 80 DISPOSITION OF OFFENDERS

(a)The offender is a persistent offender whose commitment for an extended term is necessary for protection of the public. The court shall not make such a finding unless the offender has previously been convicted as an adult of two

(2)crimes.

(b)The offender is a multiple offender whose criminality was so extensive that a sentence of imprisonment for an extended term is warranted. The court shall not make such a finding unless:

(1)the offender is being sentenced for two

(2)or more misdemeanors or one misdemeanor and two

(2)or more petty misdemeanors or is already under sentence of imprisonment for crimes of such grades, or admits in open court the commission of crimes of such grades and asks that they be taken into account when he is sentenced; and

(2)the longest sentences of imprisonment authorized for each of the offender’s crimes, including admitted crimes taken into account, if made to run consecutively, would exceed in length the maximum of the extended term imposed.

(c)The offender is an alcoholic, narcotic addict or person of abnormal mental condition who requires rehabilitative treatment for a substantial period of time. The court shall not make such a finding unless with respect to the particular category to which the offender belongs, the Director of Corrections has certified that there is a specialized institution or facility which is satisfactory for the rehabilitative treatment of such persons.