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Public Act 102-0477
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| HB3462 Enrolled | LRB102 14938 KMF 20293 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Bill of Rights for Children is amended by |
adding Section 3.5 as follows:
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(725 ILCS 115/3.5 new) |
Sec. 3.5. Right to forensic interview with children's |
advocacy center. Every child reported to the Department of |
Children and Family Services or law enforcement to be a victim |
of sexual assault or sexual abuse whose case is accepted by |
either agency for investigation has the right to have that |
child's forensic interview conducted by a forensic interviewer |
from a children's advocacy center accredited according to the |
Children's Advocacy Center Act and serving the child's area or |
jurisdiction where the incident(s) occurred, when such service |
is accessible based on the CAC's available resources. This |
right may be asserted by the child or the child's parent or |
guardian informing the investigating personnel at the |
Department of Children and Family Services or the law |
enforcement agency that the parent or guardian wants the child |
to have the child's interview conducted by the children's |
advocacy center. Each local CAC protocol will outline a |
process to address situations in which it is deemed not |