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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Section 111-1 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/111-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 111-1)
7    Sec. 111-1. Methods of prosecution. When authorized by law
8a prosecution may be commenced by:
9    (a) A complaint;
10    (b) An information;
11    (c) An indictment.
12    (d) Upon commencement of a prosecution for a violation of
13Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a similar
14provision of a local ordinance, or Section 9-3 of the Criminal
15Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 relating to the
16offense of reckless homicide, the victims of these offenses
17shall have all the rights under this Section as they do in
18Section 4 of the Bill of Rights for Victims and Witnesses of
19Violent Crime Act.
20    For the purposes of this Section "victim" shall mean an
21individual who has suffered personal injury as a result of the
22commission of a violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois
23Vehicle Code, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or

 

 

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1Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
2of 2012 relating to the offense of reckless homicide. In regard
3to a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
4the Criminal Code of 2012 relating to the offense of reckless
5homicide, "victim" shall also include, but not be limited to,
6spouse, guardian, parent, or other family member.
7    (e) Upon commencement of a prosecution for a sex offense
8against a person known to be an employee, the State's Attorney
9shall immediately provide the superintendent of schools or
10school administrator that employs the employee with a copy of
11the complaint, information, or indictment.
12    For the purposes of this subsection: "employee" has the
13meaning provided in subsection (a) of Section 24-5 of the
14School Code; and "sex offense" has the meaning provided in
15Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act.
16    This subsection shall not be construed to diminish the
17rights, privileges, or remedies of an employee under a
18collective bargaining agreement or employment contract.
19(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.