Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Filed: 3/15/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3106

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3106 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Section 115-10 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/115-10)  (from Ch. 38, par. 115-10)
7    Sec. 115-10. Certain hearsay exceptions.
8    (a) In a prosecution for a physical or sexual act
9perpetrated upon or against a child under the age of 13, or a
10person with an intellectual disability, a person with a
11cognitive impairment, or a person with a developmental
12disability, who was a person with a moderate, severe, or
13profound intellectual disability as defined in this Code and in
14Section 2-10.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
15Code of 2012 at the time the act was committed, including, but
16not limited, to prosecutions for violations of Sections 11-1.20

 

 

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1through 11-1.60 or 12-13 through 12-16 of the Criminal Code of
21961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 and prosecutions for
3violations of Sections 10-1 (kidnapping), 10-2 (aggravated
4kidnapping), 10-3 (unlawful restraint), 10-3.1 (aggravated
5unlawful restraint), 10-4 (forcible detention), 10-5 (child
6abduction), 10-6 (harboring a runaway), 10-7 (aiding or
7abetting child abduction), 11-9 (public indecency), 11-11
8(sexual relations within families), 11-21 (harmful material),
912-1 (assault), 12-2 (aggravated assault), 12-3 (battery),
1012-3.2 (domestic battery), 12-3.3 (aggravated domestic
11battery), 12-3.05 or 12-4 (aggravated battery), 12-4.1
12(heinous battery), 12-4.2 (aggravated battery with a firearm),
1312-4.3 (aggravated battery of a child), 12-4.7 (drug induced
14infliction of great bodily harm), 12-5 (reckless conduct), 12-6
15(intimidation), 12-6.1 or 12-6.5 (compelling organization
16membership of persons), 12-7.1 (hate crime), 12-7.3
17(stalking), 12-7.4 (aggravated stalking), 12-10 or 12C-35
18(tattooing the body of a minor), 12-11 or 19-6 (home invasion),
1912-21.5 or 12C-10 (child abandonment), 12-21.6 or 12C-5
20(endangering the life or health of a child) or 12-32 (ritual
21mutilation) of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
22of 2012 or any sex offense as defined in subsection (B) of
23Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act, the following
24evidence shall be admitted as an exception to the hearsay rule:
25        (1) testimony by the victim of an out of court
26    statement made by the victim that he or she complained of

 

 

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1    such act to another; and
2        (2) testimony of an out of court statement made by the
3    victim describing any complaint of such act or matter or
4    detail pertaining to any act which is an element of an
5    offense which is the subject of a prosecution for a sexual
6    or physical act against that victim.
7    (b) Such testimony shall only be admitted if:
8        (1) The court finds in a hearing conducted outside the
9    presence of the jury that the time, content, and
10    circumstances of the statement provide sufficient
11    safeguards of reliability; and
12        (2) The child or person with an intellectual
13    disability, a cognitive impairment, or developmental a
14    moderate, severe, or profound intellectual disability
15    either:
16            (A) testifies at the proceeding; or
17            (B) is unavailable as a witness and there is
18        corroborative evidence of the act which is the subject
19        of the statement; and
20        (3) In a case involving an offense perpetrated against
21    a child under the age of 13, the out of court statement was
22    made before the victim attained 13 years of age or within 3
23    months after the commission of the offense, whichever
24    occurs later, but the statement may be admitted regardless
25    of the age of the victim at the time of the proceeding.
26    (c) If a statement is admitted pursuant to this Section,

 

 

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1the court shall instruct the jury that it is for the jury to
2determine the weight and credibility to be given the statement
3and that, in making the determination, it shall consider the
4age and maturity of the child, or the intellectual capabilities
5of the person with an intellectual disability, a cognitive
6impairment, or developmental a moderate, severe, or profound
7intellectual disability, the nature of the statement, the
8circumstances under which the statement was made, and any other
9relevant factor.
10    (d) The proponent of the statement shall give the adverse
11party reasonable notice of his intention to offer the statement
12and the particulars of the statement.
13    (e) Statements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
14subsection (a) shall not be excluded on the basis that they
15were obtained as a result of interviews conducted pursuant to a
16protocol adopted by a Child Advocacy Advisory Board as set
17forth in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of Section 3 of the
18Children's Advocacy Center Act or that an interviewer or
19witness to the interview was or is an employee, agent, or
20investigator of a State's Attorney's office.
21    (f) For the purposes of this Section:
22    "Person with a cognitive impairment" means a person with a
23significant impairment of cognition or memory that represents a
24marked deterioration from a previous level of function.
25Cognitive impairment includes, but is not limited to, dementia,
26amnesia, delirium, or a traumatic brain injury.

 

 

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1    "Person with a developmental disability" means a person
2with a disability that is attributable to (1) an intellectual
3disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism, or (2) any
4other condition that results in an impairment similar to that
5caused by an intellectual disability and requires services
6similar to those required by a person with an intellectual
7disability.
8    "Person with an intellectual disability" means a person
9with significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning
10which exists concurrently with an impairment in adaptive
11behavior.
12(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)".