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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 19

3     AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Joint Resolution
4 Constitutional Amendment 19 by replacing lines 3 through 23 on
5 page 1 and all of pages 2, 3, 4, and 5 with the following:
6     "RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
8 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
9 electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
10 election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of
11 this resolution a proposition to amend Section 8.1 of Article I
12 of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
 
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ARTICLE I
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BILL OF RIGHTS

15       (ILCON Art. 1, Sec. 8.1)
16 SECTION 8.1. CRIME VICTIM'S RIGHTS.

 

 

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1     (a) To preserve and protect a victim's right to justice and
2 due process, a crime victim Crime victims, as defined by law,
3 shall have the following rights as provided by law:
4         (1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect
5     for the victim's their dignity and privacy throughout the
6     criminal justice process.
7         (2) The right to timely notification of court
8     proceedings and any related post-judgment proceedings.
9         (3) The right to notice and to a hearing before a court
10     ruling on an accused's request for access to any of the
11     victim's records, information, or communications which are
12     privileged or confidential by law.
13         (4) (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.
14         (5) (4) The right to be heard in person or in any other
15     reasonable manner convenient to the victim at any plea,
16     sentencing, reduction or change in sentence, or other
17     proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue make
18     a statement to the court at sentencing.
19         (6) (5) The right to review any written description of
20     the offense prepared for sentencing, reduction in
21     sentence, parole, early release or clemency and the
22     accused's prior criminal history information about the
23     conviction, sentence, imprisonment, and release of the
24     accused.
25         (7) The right to be informed of the conviction, the
26     sentence, any post-judgment decision, any reduction of the

 

 

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1     sentence, the imprisonment, and the release of the accused.
2         (8) (6) The right to timely disposition of the case
3     following the arrest of the accused, including related
4     post-conviction and post-judgment proceedings.
5         (9) (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the
6     accused throughout the criminal justice process.
7         
8         (10) The right to have the safety of the victim and the
9     victim's family considered in denying or fixing the amount
10     of bail and release conditions for the accused and in
11     deciding any parole or post-judgment release decision.
12         (11) (8) The right to be present at the trial and all
13     other court proceedings on the same basis as the accused,
14     unless the victim is to testify and the court determines
15     that the victim's testimony would be materially affected if
16     the victim hears other testimony at the trial.
17         (12) (9) The right to have present at all court
18     proceedings, subject to the rules of evidence, an advocate,
19     a victim-witness specialist, or other support person of the
20     victim's choice.
21         (13) (10) The right to restitution.
22     (b) Definition. For the purposes of this Section, the term
23 "crime victim" means a person directly and proximately harmed
24 as a result of the commission of a criminal offense. In the
25 case of a crime victim who is under 18 years of age,
26 incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, the legal guardians

 

 

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1 of the crime victim or the representatives of the crime
2 victim's estate, family members, or any other persons appointed
3 as suitable by the court may assume the crime victim's rights
4 under this Section, but in no event shall the accused be named
5 as such guardian or representative.
6     (c) A victim, a lawful representative of the victim
7 including the victim's lawyer, or the prosecuting attorney upon
8 request of the victim may assert the rights enumerated in
9 subsection (a) in any circuit or appellate court with
10 jurisdiction over the case as a matter of right. The court
11 shall act promptly on such a request.
12     (b) The General Assembly may provide by law for the
13 enforcement of this Section.
14     (d) (c) The General Assembly may provide for an assessment
15 against convicted defendants to pay for crime victims' rights.
16     (e) (d) Nothing in this Section or in any law enacted under
17 this Section shall be construed as creating a basis for
18 vacating a conviction. This Section does not create any cause
19 of action for compensation or damages against the State, any
20 political subdivision of the State, any officer, employee, or
21 agent of the State or of any of its political subdivisions, or
22 any officer or employee of the court or a ground for appellate
23 relief in any criminal case.
24 (Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 3,
25 1992.)
 

 

 

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SCHEDULE
2     This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
3 declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
4 Constitutional Amendment Act.".