102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5812

 

Introduced 11/16/2022, by Rep. Thomas Morrison

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 120/4  from Ch. 38, par. 1404

    Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that crime victims shall have the right to notice if the accused violates a condition of pretrial release.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act
5is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 120/4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1404)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-652)
8    Sec. 4. Rights of crime victims.
9    (a) Crime victims shall have the following rights:
10        (1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect
11    for their dignity and privacy and to be free from
12    harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the
13    criminal justice process.
14        (1.5) The right to notice and to a hearing before a
15    court ruling on a request for access to any of the victim's
16    records, information, or communications which are
17    privileged or confidential by law.
18        (2) The right to timely notification of all court
19    proceedings.
20        (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.
21        (4) The right to be heard at any post-arraignment
22    court proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue
23    and any court proceeding involving a post-arraignment

 

 

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1    release decision, plea, or sentencing.
2        (5) The right to be notified of the conviction, the
3    sentence, the imprisonment and the release of the accused.
4        (6) The right to the timely disposition of the case
5    following the arrest of the accused.
6        (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the
7    accused through the criminal justice process.
8        (7.5) The right to have the safety of the victim and
9    the victim's family considered in denying or fixing the
10    amount of bail, determining whether to release the
11    defendant, and setting conditions of release after arrest
12    and conviction.
13        (8) The right to be present at the trial and all other
14    court proceedings on the same basis as the accused, unless
15    the victim is to testify and the court determines that the
16    victim's testimony would be materially affected if the
17    victim hears other testimony at the trial.
18        (9) The right to have present at all court
19    proceedings, including proceedings under the Juvenile
20    Court Act of 1987, subject to the rules of evidence, an
21    advocate and other support person of the victim's choice.
22        (10) The right to restitution.
23    (b) Any law enforcement agency that investigates an
24offense committed in this State shall provide a crime victim
25with a written statement and explanation of the rights of
26crime victims under this amendatory Act of the 99th General

 

 

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1Assembly within 48 hours of law enforcement's initial contact
2with a victim. The statement shall include information about
3crime victim compensation, including how to contact the Office
4of the Illinois Attorney General to file a claim, and
5appropriate referrals to local and State programs that provide
6victim services. The content of the statement shall be
7provided to law enforcement by the Attorney General. Law
8enforcement shall also provide a crime victim with a sign-off
9sheet that the victim shall sign and date as an
10acknowledgement that he or she has been furnished with
11information and an explanation of the rights of crime victims
12and compensation set forth in this Act.
13    (b-5) Upon the request of the victim, the law enforcement
14agency having jurisdiction shall provide a free copy of the
15police report concerning the victim's incident, as soon as
16practicable, but in no event later than 5 business days from
17the request.
18    (c) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall post the rights of
19crime victims set forth in Article I, Section 8.1(a) of the
20Illinois Constitution and subsection (a) of this Section
21within 3 feet of the door to any courtroom where criminal
22proceedings are conducted. The clerk may also post the rights
23in other locations in the courthouse.
24    (d) At any point, the victim has the right to retain a
25victim's attorney who may be present during all stages of any
26interview, investigation, or other interaction with

 

 

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1representatives of the criminal justice system. Treatment of
2the victim should not be affected or altered in any way as a
3result of the victim's decision to exercise this right.
4(Source: P.A. 99-413, eff. 8-20-15; 100-1087, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
5    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-652)
6    Sec. 4. Rights of crime victims.
7    (a) Crime victims shall have the following rights:
8        (1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect
9    for their dignity and privacy and to be free from
10    harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the
11    criminal justice process.
12        (1.5) The right to notice and to a hearing before a
13    court ruling on a request for access to any of the victim's
14    records, information, or communications which are
15    privileged or confidential by law.
16        (2) The right to timely notification of all court
17    proceedings.
18        (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.
19        (4) The right to be heard at any post-arraignment
20    court proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue
21    and any court proceeding involving a post-arraignment
22    release decision, plea, or sentencing.
23        (5) The right to be notified of the conviction, the
24    sentence, the imprisonment and the release of the accused.
25        (6) The right to the timely disposition of the case

 

 

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1    following the arrest of the accused.
2        (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the
3    accused through the criminal justice process.
4        (7.5) The right to have the safety of the victim and
5    the victim's family considered in determining whether to
6    release the defendant and setting conditions of release
7    after arrest and conviction.
8        (8) The right to be present at the trial and all other
9    court proceedings on the same basis as the accused, unless
10    the victim is to testify and the court determines that the
11    victim's testimony would be materially affected if the
12    victim hears other testimony at the trial.
13        (9) The right to have present at all court
14    proceedings, including proceedings under the Juvenile
15    Court Act of 1987, subject to the rules of evidence, an
16    advocate and other support person of the victim's choice.
17        (10) The right to restitution.
18        (11) The right to notice if the accused violates a
19    condition of pretrial release.
20    (b) Any law enforcement agency that investigates an
21offense committed in this State shall provide a crime victim
22with a written statement and explanation of the rights of
23crime victims under this amendatory Act of the 99th General
24Assembly within 48 hours of law enforcement's initial contact
25with a victim. The statement shall include information about
26crime victim compensation, including how to contact the Office

 

 

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1of the Illinois Attorney General to file a claim, and
2appropriate referrals to local and State programs that provide
3victim services. The content of the statement shall be
4provided to law enforcement by the Attorney General. Law
5enforcement shall also provide a crime victim with a sign-off
6sheet that the victim shall sign and date as an
7acknowledgement that he or she has been furnished with
8information and an explanation of the rights of crime victims
9and compensation set forth in this Act.
10    (b-5) Upon the request of the victim, the law enforcement
11agency having jurisdiction shall provide a free copy of the
12police report concerning the victim's incident, as soon as
13practicable, but in no event later than 5 business days from
14the request.
15    (c) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall post the rights of
16crime victims set forth in Article I, Section 8.1(a) of the
17Illinois Constitution and subsection (a) of this Section
18within 3 feet of the door to any courtroom where criminal
19proceedings are conducted. The clerk may also post the rights
20in other locations in the courthouse.
21    (d) At any point, the victim has the right to retain a
22victim's attorney who may be present during all stages of any
23interview, investigation, or other interaction with
24representatives of the criminal justice system. Treatment of
25the victim should not be affected or altered in any way as a
26result of the victim's decision to exercise this right.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 100-1087, eff. 1-1-19; 101-652, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
2    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
3changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
4that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
5represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
6not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
7made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
8Public Act.