HB1944 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1944

Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross

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.

A BILL FOR

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.)