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      720 ILCS 5/3-6            from Ch. 38, par. 3-6
          Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Extends the statute of
      limitations for  the  offense  of  criminal  sexual  assault,
      aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual
      assault  of  a  child,  or  aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
      Eliminates provision that a prosecution for  criminal  sexual
      assault   or   aggravated  criminal  sexual  assault  may  be
      commenced within 5 years of the commission of the offense  if
      the   victim   reported   the   offense  to  law  enforcement
      authorities within 6  months  after  the  commission  of  the
      offense.   Provides  that  the  prosecution  of  any of these
      offenses  may  be  commenced  within  10  years   after   the
      commission of the offense or if the victim is under 18 years,
      within  10  years of the victim attaining the age of 18 years
      (now, prosecution of any of these offenses must be  commenced
      within  one  year of the victim attaining the age of 18 years
      or within 3  years  after  the  commission  of  the  offense,
      whichever expires later).
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
 2    Section 3-6.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section   5.   The  Criminal  Code  of 1961 is amended by
 6    changing Section 3-6 as follows:
 7        (720 ILCS 5/3-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-6)
 8        Sec. 3-6.  Extended limitations. The period within  which
 9    a  prosecution  must  be  commenced  under  the provisions of
10    Section 3-5 or other applicable statute is extended under the
11    following conditions:
12        (a)  A prosecution for theft  involving  a  breach  of  a
13    fiduciary obligation to the aggrieved person may be commenced
14    as follows:
15             (1)  If  the aggrieved person is a minor or a person
16        under legal disability, then during the minority or legal
17        disability or  within  one  year  after  the  termination
18        thereof.
19             (2)  In  any  other  instance, within one year after
20        the discovery of the offense by an aggrieved  person,  or
21        by  a  person  who  has  legal  capacity  to represent an
22        aggrieved person or  has  a  legal  duty  to  report  the
23        offense,  and  is  not  himself or herself a party to the
24        offense; or in the absence of such discovery, within  one
25        year  after  the proper prosecuting officer becomes aware
26        of the offense. However, in no such case is the period of
27        limitation so extended  more  than  3  years  beyond  the
28        expiration of the period otherwise applicable.
29        (b)  A  prosecution for any offense based upon misconduct
30    in office by a public officer or employee  may  be  commenced
31    within  one  year  after discovery of the offense by a person
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 1    having a legal duty to report such offense, or in the absence
 2    of  such  discovery,  within  one  year  after   the   proper
 3    prosecuting officer becomes aware of the offense. However, in
 4    no  such  case  is  the period of limitation so extended more
 5    than 3 years beyond the expiration of  the  period  otherwise
 6    applicable.
 7        (c)  Except  as  otherwise provided in subdivision (i) of
 8    this Section, a prosecution for any offense involving  sexual
 9    conduct or sexual penetration, as defined in Section 12-12 of
10    this Code, where the victim and defendant are family members,
11    as  defined  in  Section 12-12 of this Code, may be commenced
12    within one year of the victim attaining the age of 18 years.
13        (d)  A  prosecution  for  child   pornography,   indecent
14    solicitation   of   a   child,   soliciting  for  a  juvenile
15    prostitute, juvenile pimping or exploitation of a  child  may
16    be  commenced within one year of the victim attaining the age
17    of 18 years. However, in no such case shall the  time  period
18    for   prosecution  expire  sooner  than  3  years  after  the
19    commission of the offense.  When the victim is under 18 years
20    of age, a prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated
21    criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of
22    a child, criminal sexual abuse or aggravated criminal  sexual
23    abuse  may  be  commenced  within  one  year  of  the  victim
24    attaining  the  age  of  18  years.  However, in no such case
25    shall the time period for prosecution expire  sooner  than  3
26    years after the commission of the offense.
27        (e)  A  prosecution  for  any  offense  involving  sexual
28    conduct or sexual penetration, as defined in Section 12-12 of
29    this  Code,  where the defendant was within a professional or
30    fiduciary  relationship  or  a  purported   professional   or
31    fiduciary  relationship  with  the  victim at the time of the
32    commission of the offense may be commenced  within  one  year
33    after the discovery of the offense by the victim.
34        (f)  A  prosecution  for any offense set forth in Section
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 1    44 of the "Environmental Protection Act", approved  June  29,
 2    1970,  as  amended, may be commenced within 5 years after the
 3    discovery of such an offense by a person or agency having the
 4    legal duty to report the offense or in the  absence  of  such
 5    discovery,  within  5  years  after  the  proper  prosecuting
 6    officer becomes aware of the offense.
 7        (g)  A  prosecution  for  attempt  to commit first degree
 8    murder may be commenced within 7 years  after  commission  of
 9    the offense.
10        (h)  (Blank).  A  prosecution for criminal sexual assault
11    or aggravated criminal sexual assault may be commenced within
12    5 years of the  commission  of  the  offense  if  the  victim
13    reported  the offense to law enforcement authorities within 6
14    months after the commission of the offense. Nothing  in  this
15    subdivision (h) shall be construed to shorten a period within
16    which  a  prosecution  must  be  commenced  under  any  other
17    provision of this Section.
18        (i)  A   prosecution   for   criminal   sexual   assault,
19    aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual
20    assault  of  a child, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse may
21    be commenced within 10 years  after  the  commission  of  the
22    offense.   When  the  victim  is  under  18  years  of age, a
23    prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated  criminal
24    sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
25    or  aggravated  criminal sexual abuse may be commenced within
26    10 years of  the  victim  attaining  the  age  of  18  years.
27    Nothing in this subdivision (i) shall be construed to shorten
28    a  period  within which a prosecution must be commenced under
29    any other provision of this Section.
30    (Source: P.A. 89-8, eff. 1-1-96; 89-354, eff. 1-1-96; 89-428,
31    eff. 12-13-95; 89-462, eff. 5-29-96.)

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