Bill Text: IL SB2271 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for any offense involving sexual conduct or sexual penetration in which the victim was 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense may be commenced within one year after the offense is discovered by the victim. Provides that the charging document shall state the reason why the offense was not discovered by the victim within the general limitation period provided in the Code.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1010 [SB2271 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB2271-Engrossed.html

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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 Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
Section 3-6 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/3-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-6)
Sec. 3-6. Extended limitations. The period within which a
prosecution must be commenced under the provisions of Section
3-5 or other applicable statute is extended under the following
conditions:
(a) A prosecution for theft involving a breach of a
fiduciary obligation to the aggrieved person may be commenced
as follows:
(1) If the aggrieved person is a minor or a person
under legal disability, then during the minority or legal
disability or within one year after the termination
thereof.
(2) In any other instance, within one year after the
discovery of the offense by an aggrieved person, or by a
person who has legal capacity to represent an aggrieved
person or has a legal duty to report the offense, and is
not himself or herself a party to the offense; or in the
absence of such discovery, within one year after the proper

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prosecuting officer becomes aware of the offense. However,
in no such case is the period of limitation so extended
more than 3 years beyond the expiration of the period
otherwise applicable.
(b) A prosecution for any offense based upon misconduct in
office by a public officer or employee may be commenced within
one year after discovery of the offense by a person having a
legal duty to report such offense, or in the absence of such
discovery, within one year after the proper prosecuting officer
becomes aware of the offense. However, in no such case is the
period of limitation so extended more than 3 years beyond the
expiration of the period otherwise applicable.
(b-5) When the victim is under 18 years of age at the time
of the offense, a prosecution for involuntary servitude,
involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in
persons and related offenses under Section 10-9 of this Code
may be commenced within 25 years of the victim attaining the
age of 18 years.
(c) (Blank).
(d) A prosecution for child pornography, aggravated child
pornography, indecent solicitation of a child, soliciting for a
juvenile prostitute, juvenile pimping, exploitation of a
child, or promoting juvenile prostitution except for keeping a
place of juvenile prostitution may be commenced within one year
of the victim attaining the age of 18 years. However, in no
such case shall the time period for prosecution expire sooner

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than 3 years after the commission of the offense.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (j), a
prosecution for any offense involving sexual conduct or sexual
penetration, as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code, where
the defendant was within a professional or fiduciary
relationship or a purported professional or fiduciary
relationship with the victim at the time of the commission of
the offense may be commenced within one year after the
discovery of the offense by the victim.
(f) A prosecution for any offense set forth in Section 44
of the "Environmental Protection Act", approved June 29, 1970,
as amended, may be commenced within 5 years after the discovery
of such an offense by a person or agency having the legal duty
to report the offense or in the absence of such discovery,
within 5 years after the proper prosecuting officer becomes
aware of the offense.
(f-5) A prosecution for any offense set forth in Section
16-30 of this Code may be commenced within 5 years after the
discovery of the offense by the victim of that offense.
(g) (Blank).
(h) (Blank).
(i) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (j), a
prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal
sexual assault, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse may be
commenced within 10 years of the commission of the offense if
the victim reported the offense to law enforcement authorities

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within 3 years after the commission of the offense.
Nothing in this subdivision (i) shall be construed to
shorten a period within which a prosecution must be commenced
under any other provision of this Section.
(i-5) A prosecution for armed robbery, home invasion,
kidnapping, or aggravated kidnaping may be commenced within 10
years of the commission of the offense if it arises out of the
same course of conduct and meets the criteria under one of the
offenses in subsection (i) of this Section.
(j) (1) When the victim is under 18 years of age at the
time of the offense, a prosecution for criminal sexual assault,
aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual
assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or felony
criminal sexual abuse may be commenced at any time.
(2) When the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of
the offense, a prosecution for failure of a person who is
required to report an alleged or suspected commission of
criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
criminal sexual abuse, or felony criminal sexual abuse under
the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act may be commenced
within 20 years after the child victim attains 18 years of age.
(3) When the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of
the offense, a prosecution for misdemeanor criminal sexual
abuse may be commenced within 10 years after the child victim
attains 18 years of age.

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(4) Nothing in this subdivision (j) shall be construed to
shorten a period within which a prosecution must be commenced
under any other provision of this Section.
(j-5) A prosecution for armed robbery, home invasion,
kidnapping, or aggravated kidnaping may be commenced at any
time if it arises out of the same course of conduct and meets
the criteria under one of the offenses in subsection (j) of
this Section.
(k) (Blank).
(l) A prosecution for any offense set forth in Section 26-4
of this Code may be commenced within one year after the
discovery of the offense by the victim of that offense.
(l-5) A prosecution for any offense involving sexual
conduct or sexual penetration, as defined in Section 11-0.1 of
this Code, in which the victim was 18 years of age or older at
the time of the offense, may be commenced within one year after
the discovery of the offense by the victim when corroborating
physical evidence is available. The charging document shall
state that the statute of limitations is extended under this
subsection (l-5) and shall state the circumstances justifying
the extension. Nothing in this subsection (l-5) shall be
construed to shorten a period within which a prosecution must
be commenced under any other provision of this Section or
Section 3-5 of this Code.
(m) The prosecution shall not be required to prove at trial
facts which extend the general limitations in Section 3-5 of

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this Code when the facts supporting extension of the period of
general limitations are properly pled in the charging document.
Any challenge relating to the extension of the general
limitations period as defined in this Section shall be
exclusively conducted under Section 114-1 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure of 1963.
(Source: P.A. 99-234, eff. 8-3-15; 99-820, eff. 8-15-16;
100-80, eff. 8-11-17; 100-318, eff. 8-24-17; 100-434, eff.
1-1-18; revised 10-5-17.)