Bill Text: IL HB0643 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a defendant's waiver of his or her right to be present during trial.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-12 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0643 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB0643-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB0643 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
725 ILCS 5/115-8 from Ch. 38, par. 115-8
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a defendant's waiver of his or her right to be present during trial.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
amended by changing Section 115-8 as follows:
(725 ILCS 5/115-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 115-8)
Sec. 115-8. A defendant may waive his right to be present
during trial. However, upon motion of the the State's Attorney
made prior to or during trial, the court shall order the
defendant to present himself in open court for the purpose of
identification.
(Source: P.A. 77-1426.)