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 1        AN ACT to re-enact provisions  of  the  Rights  of  Crime
 2    Victims  and  Witnesses Act contained in Article 35 of Public
 3    Act 88-680.

 4        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 5    represented in the General Assembly:

 6        Section 1. Purpose.
 7        (1)  The General Assembly finds and declares that:
 8             (i)  Public  Act  88-680, effective January 1, 1995,
 9        contained provisions amending the Rights of Crime Victims
10        and Witnesses Act. Public Act 88-680 also contained other
11        provisions.
12             (ii)  In addition, Public Act  88-680  was  entitled
13        "AN  ACT to create a Safe Neighborhoods Law". (A) Article
14        5 was entitled JUVENILE JUSTICE and amended the  Juvenile
15        Court  Act of 1987. (B) Article 15 was entitled GANGS and
16        amended various provisions of the Criminal Code  of  1961
17        and  the Unified Code of Corrections.  (C) Article 20 was
18        entitled ALCOHOL ABUSE and amended various provisions  of
19        the  Illinois  Vehicle  Code. (D) Article 25 was entitled
20        DRUG ABUSE and amended the Cannabis Control Act  and  the
21        Illinois  Controlled  Substances  Act. (E) Article 30 was
22        entitled FIREARMS and amended the Criminal Code  of  1961
23        and  the  Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. (F) Article
24        35 amended the Criminal Code of 1961, the Rights of Crime
25        Victims and  Witnesses  Act,  and  the  Unified  Code  of
26        Corrections.  (G) Article 40 amended the Criminal Code of
27        1961 to increase the penalty for compelling  organization
28        membership  of persons. (H) Article 45 created the Secure
29        Residential Youth Care Facility Licensing Act and amended
30        the State Finance Act, the Juvenile Court  Act  of  1987,
31        the   Unified   Code  of  Corrections,  and  the  Private
32        Correctional Facility  Moratorium  Act.  (I)  Article  50
 
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 1        amended the WIC Vendor Management Act, the Firearm Owners
 2        Identification  Card Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987,
 3        the Criminal Code of 1961, the Wrongs  to  Children  Act,
 4        and the Unified Code of Corrections.
 5             (iii)  On  December  2,  1999,  the Illinois Supreme
 6        Court, in People v. Cervantes, Docket  No.  87229,  ruled
 7        that Public Act 88-680 violates the single subject clause
 8        of  the Illinois Constitution (Article IV, Section 8 (d))
 9        and was unconstitutional in its entirety.
10             (iv)  The provisions of Public Act  88-680  amending
11        the  Rights  of  Crime  Victims  and Witnesses Act are of
12        vital concern to the people of this State and legislative
13        action concerning those provisions of Public  Act  88-680
14        is necessary.
15        (2)  It  is  the  purpose  of  this  Act  to re-enact the
16    provisions of Article 35 of Public Act  88-680  amending  the
17    Rights   of   Crime  Victims  and  Witnesses  Act,  including
18    subsequent  amendments.  This  re-enactment  is  intended  to
19    remove any question as to the validity or  content  of  those
20    provisions.
21        (3)  This  Act  re-enacts  provisions  of  Article  35 of
22    Public Act 88-680 amending the Rights of  Crime  Victims  and
23    Witnesses Act, including subsequent amendments, to remove any
24    question  as  to the validity or content of those provisions;
25    it is not intended to supersede any  other  Public  Act  that
26    amends the text of the Sections as set forth in this Act. The
27    material   is   shown   as   existing   text  (i.e.,  without
28    underscoring).

29                             ARTICLE 35

30        Section 35-15.  The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses
31    Act is amended by re-enacting Sections 4.5 and 6 as follows:
 
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 1        (725 ILCS 120/4.5)
 2        Sec. 4.5.  Procedures to implement the  rights  of  crime
 3    victims.    To   afford   crime  victims  their  rights,  law
 4    enforcement, prosecutors, judges and corrections will provide
 5    information, as appropriate of the following procedures:
 6        (a)  At the request of the crime victim, law  enforcement
 7    authorities  investigating  the  case shall provide notice of
 8    the status of the investigation,  except  where  the  State's
 9    Attorney determines that disclosure of such information would
10    unreasonably  interfere  with  the  investigation, until such
11    time  as  the  alleged  assailant  is  apprehended   or   the
12    investigation is closed.
13        (b)  The office of the State's Attorney:
14             (1)  shall   provide   notice   of   the  filing  of
15        information, the return  of  an  indictment  by  which  a
16        prosecution  for  any  violent crime is commenced, or the
17        filing  of  a  petition  to  adjudicate  a  minor  as   a
18        delinquent for a violent crime;
19             (2)  shall  provide  notice  of  the date, time, and
20        place of trial;
21             (3)  or  victim  advocate  personnel  shall  provide
22        information of social services and  financial  assistance
23        available  for victims of crime, including information of
24        how to apply for these services and assistance;
25             (4)  shall assist in  having  any  stolen  or  other
26        personal property held by law enforcement authorities for
27        evidentiary  or  other purposes returned as expeditiously
28        as possible,  pursuant  to  the  procedures  set  out  in
29        Section 115-9 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963;
30             (5)  or  victim  advocate  personnel  shall  provide
31        appropriate employer intercession services to ensure that
32        employers  of  victims  will  cooperate with the criminal
33        justice system in order to minimize an employee's loss of
34        pay and other benefits resulting from court appearances;
 
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 1             (6)  shall provide information whenever possible, of
 2        a secure waiting area during court proceedings that  does
 3        not require victims to be in close proximity to defendant
 4        or  juveniles  accused  of  a  violent  crime,  and their
 5        families and friends;
 6             (7)  shall provide notice to the crime victim of the
 7        right  to  have  a  translator  present  at   all   court
 8        proceedings;
 9             (8)  in  the  case  of  the death of a person, which
10        death occurred in the same transaction or  occurrence  in
11        which acts occurred for which a defendant is charged with
12        an  offense,  shall  notify  the spouse, parent, child or
13        sibling of the decedent of the date of the trial  of  the
14        person or persons allegedly responsible for the death;
15             (9)  shall  inform  the  victim of the right to have
16        present at all court proceedings, subject to the rules of
17        evidence, an advocate or  other  support  person  of  the
18        victim's  choice, and the right to retain an attorney, at
19        the victim's own expense, who, upon written notice  filed
20        with  the  clerk of the court and State's Attorney, is to
21        receive copies of all notices, motions and  court  orders
22        filed  thereafter  in  the case, in the same manner as if
23        the victim were a named party in the case; and
24             (10)  at the sentencing hearing shall  make  a  good
25        faith  attempt  to  explain  the  minimum  amount of time
26        during which the defendant  may  actually  be  physically
27        imprisoned.   The  Office  of  the State's Attorney shall
28        further notify the crime victim of the right  to  request
29        from the Prisoner Review Board information concerning the
30        release  of  the  defendant  under subparagraph (d)(1) of
31        this Section; and
32             (11)  shall request restitution  at  sentencing  and
33        shall  consider  restitution  in any plea negotiation, as
34        provided by law.
 
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 1        (c)  At the written request  of  the  crime  victim,  the
 2    office of the State's Attorney shall:
 3             (1)  provide  notice a reasonable time in advance of
 4        the following court proceedings: preliminary hearing, any
 5        hearing the  effect  of  which  may  be  the  release  of
 6        defendant  from  custody,  or  to alter the conditions of
 7        bond and the sentencing hearing.  The crime victim  shall
 8        also  be  notified  of  the  cancellation  of  the  court
 9        proceeding  in  sufficient  time,  wherever  possible, to
10        prevent an unnecessary appearance in court;
11             (2)  provide notice within a reasonable  time  after
12        receipt  of  notice from the custodian, of the release of
13        the defendant on bail or  personal  recognizance  or  the
14        release  from  detention of a minor who has been detained
15        for a violent crime;
16             (3)  explain in nontechnical language the details of
17        any plea or verdict of a defendant, or  any  adjudication
18        of a juvenile as a delinquent for a violent crime;
19             (4)  where  practical, consult with the crime victim
20        before the Office of the State's Attorney makes an  offer
21        of  a  plea  bargain  to  the  defendant  or  enters into
22        negotiations with the  defendant  concerning  a  possible
23        plea  agreement,  and  shall  consider the written victim
24        impact statement, if prepared prior to  entering  into  a
25        plea agreement;
26             (5)  provide  notice  of the ultimate disposition of
27        the cases arising from an indictment or  an  information,
28        or  a  petition  to  have  a  juvenile  adjudicated  as a
29        delinquent for a violent crime;
30             (6)  provide notice  of  any  appeal  taken  by  the
31        defendant   and   information   on  how  to  contact  the
32        appropriate agency handling the appeal;
33             (7)  provide   notice    of    any    request    for
34        post-conviction  review  filed  by  the  defendant  under
 
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 1        Article  122  of  the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963,
 2        and of the date, time and place of any hearing concerning
 3        the petition.  Whenever possible, notice of  the  hearing
 4        shall be given in advance;
 5             (8)  forward a copy of any statement presented under
 6        Section  6  to the Prisoner Review Board to be considered
 7        by the Board in making its determination under subsection
 8        (b) of Section 3-3-8 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
 9        (d) (1)  The Prisoner Review Board shall inform a  victim
10        or  any other concerned citizen, upon written request, of
11        the prisoner's release on  parole,  mandatory  supervised
12        release,  electronic  detention,  work  release or by the
13        custodian of the discharge  of  any  individual  who  was
14        adjudicated  a  delinquent for a violent crime from State
15        custody and by the sheriff of the appropriate  county  of
16        any  such  person's  final discharge from county custody.
17        The Prisoner Review Board, upon  written  request,  shall
18        provide  to  a  victim  or  any other concerned citizen a
19        recent photograph of any person convicted  of  a  felony,
20        upon his or her release from custody. The Prisoner Review
21        Board, upon written request, shall inform a victim or any
22        other  concerned  citizen  when  feasible at least 7 days
23        prior to the prisoner's release on furlough of the  times
24        and  dates of such furlough.  Upon written request by the
25        victim  or  any  other  concerned  citizen,  the  State's
26        Attorney shall notify the person once of  the  times  and
27        dates  of  release  of  a  prisoner sentenced to periodic
28        imprisonment.  Notification shall be based  on  the  most
29        recent  information  as  to  victim's  or other concerned
30        citizen's residence or other location  available  to  the
31        notifying  authority.  For purposes of this paragraph (1)
32        of subsection (d), "concerned citizen" includes relatives
33        of the victim, friends of the victim,  witnesses  to  the
34        crime,  or any other person associated with the victim or
 
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 1        prisoner.
 2             (2)  When the defendant has been  committed  to  the
 3        Department of Human Services pursuant to Section 5-2-4 or
 4        any  other  provision of the Unified Code of Corrections,
 5        the victim may request to be notified  by  the  releasing
 6        authority   of   the  defendant's  discharge  from  State
 7        custody.
 8             (3)  In the event of an escape from  State  custody,
 9        the  Department  of  Corrections immediately shall notify
10        the Prisoner Review Board of the escape and the  Prisoner
11        Review  Board  shall notify the victim.  The notification
12        shall be based upon the most recent information as to the
13        victim's residence or other  location  available  to  the
14        Board.   When no such information is available, the Board
15        shall  make  all  reasonable  efforts   to   obtain   the
16        information  and make the notification.  When the escapee
17        is apprehended, the Department of Corrections immediately
18        shall notify the Prisoner  Review  Board  and  the  Board
19        shall notify the victim.
20             (4)  The  victim of the crime for which the prisoner
21        has  been  sentenced  shall  receive  reasonable  written
22        notice not less than 15 days prior to the parole  hearing
23        and  may  submit, in writing, on film, videotape or other
24        electronic means or in the form  of  a  recording  or  in
25        person   at   the   parole   hearing,   information   for
26        consideration  by  the Prisoner Review Board.  The victim
27        shall be notified within 7 days after  the  prisoner  has
28        been granted parole and shall be informed of the right to
29        inspect  the  registry  of  parole decisions, established
30        under subsection (g) of Section 3-3-5 of the Unified Code
31        of Corrections.  The provisions of this paragraph (4) are
32        subject to the Open Parole Hearings Act.
33             (5)  If a statement is presented  under  Section  6,
34        the  Prisoner Review Board shall inform the victim of any
 
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 1        order of discharge  entered  by  the  Board  pursuant  to
 2        Section 3-3-8 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
 3             (6)  At  the  written  request  of the victim of the
 4        crime for which the prisoner was sentenced, the  Prisoner
 5        Review  Board shall notify the victim of the death of the
 6        prisoner  if  the  prisoner  died  while  on  parole   or
 7        mandatory supervised release.
 8             (7)  When  a defendant who has been committed to the
 9        Department of Corrections  or  the  Department  of  Human
10        Services  is  released  or  discharged  and  subsequently
11        committed  to  the  Department  of  Human  Services  as a
12        sexually violent person and the victim had  requested  to
13        be notified by the releasing authority of the defendant's
14        discharge  from  State  custody,  the releasing authority
15        shall provide to the Department of  Human  Services  such
16        information  that  would  allow  the  Department of Human
17        Services to contact the victim.
18        (e)  The officials named in this Section may satisfy some
19    or all of their obligations  to  provide  notices  and  other
20    information  through  participation in a statewide victim and
21    witness  notification  system  established  by  the  Attorney
22    General under Section 8.5 of this Act.
23    (Source: P.A.  90-14,  eff.  7-1-97;  90-793,  eff.  8-14-98;
24    91-237, 1-1-00.)

25        (725 ILCS 120/6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1406)
26        Sec. 6.  Rights to present victim impact statement.
27        (a)  In  any case where a defendant has been convicted of
28    a  violent  crime  or  a  juvenile  has  been  adjudicated  a
29    delinquent for a violent crime except  those  in  which  both
30    parties have agreed to the imposition of a specific sentence,
31    and a victim of the violent crime is present in the courtroom
32    at the time of the sentencing or the disposition hearing, the
33    victim  upon  his  or  her  request  shall  have the right to
 
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 1    address the court regarding the impact which the  defendant's
 2    criminal conduct or the juvenile's delinquent conduct has had
 3    upon  the  victim.  If  the  victim  chooses to exercise this
 4    right, the  impact  statement  must  have  been  prepared  in
 5    writing  in  conjunction  with  the  Office  of  the  State's
 6    Attorney  prior  to the initial hearing or sentencing, before
 7    it can be presented orally or in writing  at  the  sentencing
 8    hearing.   In  conjunction  with  the  Office  of the State's
 9    Attorney, a victim impact statement that is presented  orally
10    may  be  done  so by the victim or his or her representative.
11    The court shall consider any statements made by  the  victim,
12    along  with  all other appropriate factors in determining the
13    sentence of the defendant or disposition of such juvenile.
14        (b)  The crime victim has the right to prepare  a  victim
15    impact  statement and present it to the Office of the State's
16    Attorney at any time during the proceedings.
17        (c)  This Section shall apply to any victims of a violent
18    crime during any dispositional hearing under Section 5-705 of
19    the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 which takes place pursuant  to
20    an adjudication of delinquency for any such offense.
21    (Source: P.A. 89-546, eff. 1-1-97; 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)

22                             ARTICLE 990

23        Section 990-1.  Severability.  The provisions of this Act
24    are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.

25                             ARTICLE 999

26        Section  999-1.  Effective  date.   This Act takes effect
27    upon becoming law.

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