95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB3385


 
Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













725 ILCS 120/4
  from Ch. 38, par. 1404







    Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.  Makes a technical
change
in
a Section concerning the rights of crime victims.
















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A BILL FOR









 











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    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section 5. The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act is 
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amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 



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    (725 ILCS 120/4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1404)



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    Sec. 4. Rights of crime victims. 

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    (a) Crime victims shall have the
the following rights:

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        (1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect 
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    for their dignity
and privacy throughout the criminal 
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    justice process.


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        (2) The right to notification of court proceedings.


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        (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.


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        (4) The right to make a statement to the court at 
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    sentencing.


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        (5) The right to information about the conviction, 
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    sentence, imprisonment
and release of the accused.


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        (6) The right to the timely disposition of the case 
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    following the arrest
of the accused.


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        (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the 
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    accused through the
criminal justice process.


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        (8) The right to be present at the trial and all other 
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    court proceedings
on the same basis as the accused, unless 
 


 






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    the victim is to testify and the court
determines that the 
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    victim's testimony would be materially affected if the

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    victim hears other testimony at the trial.


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        (9) the right to have present at all court proceedings, 
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    subject to the
rules of evidence, an advocate or other 
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    support person of the victim's choice.


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        (10) The right to restitution.

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    (b) A statement and explanation of the rights of crime 
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victims set forth in
paragraph (a) of this Section shall be 
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given to a crime victim at the initial
contact with the 
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criminal justice system by the appropriate authorities and

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shall be conspicuously posted in all court facilities.

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(Source: P.A. 87-224; 88-489.)