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| | HB3462 Engrossed | | LRB102 14938 KMF 20293 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Bill of Rights for Children is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 3.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (725 ILCS 115/3.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.5. Right to forensic interview with children's |
| 8 | | advocacy center. Every child reported to the Department of |
| 9 | | Children and Family Services or law enforcement to be a victim |
| 10 | | of sexual assault or sexual abuse whose case is accepted by |
| 11 | | either agency for investigation has the right to have that |
| 12 | | child's forensic interview conducted by a forensic interviewer |
| 13 | | from a children's advocacy center accredited according to the |
| 14 | | Children's Advocacy Center Act and serving the child's area or |
| 15 | | jurisdiction where the incident(s) occurred, when such service |
| 16 | | is accessible based on the CAC's available resources. This |
| 17 | | right may be asserted by the child or the child's parent or |
| 18 | | guardian informing the investigating personnel at the |
| 19 | | Department of Children and Family Services or the law |
| 20 | | enforcement agency that the parent or guardian wants the child |
| 21 | | to have the child's interview conducted by the children's |
| 22 | | advocacy center. Each local CAC protocol will outline a |
| 23 | | process to address situations in which it is deemed not |