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SB43 Enrolled LRB093 02603 MBS 02613 b
1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5 amended by adding Section 113-8 as follows:
6 (725 ILCS 5/113-8 new)
7 Sec. 113-8. Advisement concerning status as an alien.
8 Before the acceptance of a plea of guilty, guilty but
9 mentally ill, or nolo contendere to a misdemeanor or felony
10 offense, the court shall give the following advisement to the
11 defendant in open court:
12 "If you are not a citizen of the United States, you are
13 hereby advised that conviction of the offense for which you
14 have been charged may have the consequences of deportation,
15 exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of
16 naturalization under the laws of the United States."._