Bill Text: IL HB0823 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB0823 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB0823-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB0823 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan 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.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act is
amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
(725 ILCS 120/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1404)
Sec. 4. Rights of crime victims.
(a) Crime victims shall have the the following rights:
(1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect
for their dignity and privacy throughout the criminal
justice process.
(2) The right to notification of court proceedings.
(3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.
(4) The right to make a statement to the court at
sentencing.
(5) The right to information about the conviction,
sentence, imprisonment and release of the accused.
(6) The right to the timely disposition of the case
following the arrest of the accused.
(7) The right to be reasonably protected from the
accused through the criminal justice process.
(8) The right to be present at the trial and all other
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
victim's testimony would be materially affected if the
victim hears other testimony at the trial.
(9) the right to have present at all court proceedings,
including proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987,
subject to the admonition of the rules of confidentiality
and subject to the rules of evidence, a victim-witness
specialist, an advocate or other support person of the
victim's choice.
(10) The right to restitution.
(b) Any law enforcement agency that investigates an offense
committed in this State shall provide a crime victim with a
written statement and explanation of the rights of crime
victims within 48 hours of law enforcement's initial contact
with a victim. The statement shall include information about
crime victim compensation, including how to contact the Office
of the Illinois Attorney General to file a claim, and
appropriate referrals to local and State programs that provide
victim services. The content of the statement shall be provided
to law enforcement by the Attorney General. Law enforcement
shall also provide a crime victim with a sign-off sheet that
the victim shall sign and date as an acknowledgement that he or
she has been furnished with information and an explanation of
the rights of crime victims and compensation set forth in this
Act.
(c) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall post the rights of

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crime victims set forth in Article I, Section 8.1(a) of the
Illinois Constitution and subsection (a) of this Section within
3 feet of the door to any courtroom where criminal proceedings
are conducted. The clerk may also post the rights in other
locations in the courthouse.
(d) A statement and explanation of the rights of crime
victims set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section shall be
given to a crime victim at the initial contact with the
criminal justice system by the appropriate authorities and
shall be conspicuously posted in all court facilities.
(Source: P.A. 97-815, eff. 1-1-13.)