Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

Filed: 4/20/2018

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2063

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2063 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
5adding Section 13-202.4 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/13-202.4 new)
7    Sec. 13-202.4. Victim of trafficking.
8    A victim of trafficking may bring a civil action against a
9person who pleads guilty to or is convicted of a violation of
10Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 to recover actual
11damages sustained by the victim, court costs, including
12reasonable attorney's fees, and punitive damages determined by
13the court. An action commenced under this Section shall be
14filed within 10 years after the latest of the following events:
15        (1) the final order in the related case;
16        (2) the victim's emancipation from the defendant; or

 

 

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1        (3) the victim's 18th birthday.".