Public Act 093-0834
 
HB4063 Enrolled LRB093 15199 RLC 40795 b

    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 1961 is amended by changing
Section 3-5 as follows:
 
    (720 ILCS 5/3-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 3-5)
    Sec. 3-5. General Limitations.
    (a) A prosecution for: (1) first degree murder, attempt to
commit first degree murder, second degree murder, involuntary
manslaughter, reckless homicide, concealment of homicidal
death, treason, arson, aggravated arson, forgery, or (2) any
offense involving sexual conduct or sexual penetration as
defined by Section 12-12 of this Code in which the DNA profile
of the offender is obtained and entered into a DNA database
within 10 years after the commission of the offense and the
identity of the offender is unknown after a diligent
investigation by law enforcement authorities, may be commenced
at any time. Clause (2) of this subsection (a) applies only if
either: (i) the victim reported the offense to law enforcement
authorities within 2 years after the commission of the offense
unless a longer period for reporting the offense to law
enforcement authorities is provided in Section 3-6 or (ii) the
victim is murdered during the course of the offense or within 2
years after the commission of the offense.
    (b) Unless the statute describing the offense provides
otherwise, or the period of limitation is extended by Section
3-6, a prosecution for any offense not designated in Subsection
(a) must be commenced within 3 years after the commission of
the offense if it is a felony, or within one year and 6 months
after its commission if it is a misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 91-801, eff. 6-13-00; 92-752, eff. 8-2-02.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/29/2004