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| 1 | AN ACT concerning civil 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 Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding | ||||||
| 5 | Part 28 to Article VIII as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (735 ILCS 5/Art. VIII Pt. 28 heading new) | ||||||
| 7 | PART 28. PRIOR SEXUAL ACTIVITY OR REPUTATION AS EVIDENCE | ||||||
| 8 | (735 ILCS 5/8-2801 new) | ||||||
| 9 | Sec. 8-2801. Admissibility of evidence; prior sexual | ||||||
| 10 | activity or reputation. | ||||||
| 11 | (a) Evidence generally inadmissible. The following | ||||||
| 12 | evidence is not admissible in any civil proceeding except as | ||||||
| 13 | provided in subsections (b) and (c): | ||||||
| 14 | (1) evidence offered to prove that any victim engaged | ||||||
| 15 | in other sexual behavior; or | ||||||
| 16 | (2) evidence offered to prove any victim's sexual | ||||||
| 17 | predisposition. | ||||||
| 18 | (b) Exceptions. | ||||||
| 19 | (1) In a civil case, the following evidence is | ||||||
| 20 | admissible, if otherwise admissible under this Act: | ||||||
| 21 | (A) evidence of specific instances of sexual | ||||||
| 22 | behavior by the victim offered to prove that a person | ||||||
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| 1 | other than the accused was the source of semen, injury, | ||||||
| 2 | or other physical evidence; and | ||||||
| 3 | (B) evidence of specific instances of sexual | ||||||
| 4 | behavior by the victim with respect to the person | ||||||
| 5 | accused of the sexual misconduct offered by the accused | ||||||
| 6 | to prove consent by the victim. | ||||||
| 7 | (c) Procedure to determine admissibility. | ||||||
| 8 | (1) A party intending to offer evidence under | ||||||
| 9 | subsection (b) must: | ||||||
| 10 | (A) file a written motion at least 14 days before | ||||||
| 11 | trial specifically describing the evidence and stating | ||||||
| 12 | the purpose for which it is offered unless the court, | ||||||
| 13 | for good cause requires a different time for filing or | ||||||
| 14 | permits filing during trial; and | ||||||
| 15 | (B) serve the motion on all parties and notify the | ||||||
| 16 | victim or, when appropriate, the victim's guardian or | ||||||
| 17 | representative. | ||||||
| 18 | (2) Before admitting evidence under this Section the | ||||||
| 19 | court must conduct a hearing in camera and afford the | ||||||
| 20 | victim and parties a right to attend and be heard. The | ||||||
| 21 | motion, related papers, and the record of the hearing must | ||||||
| 22 | be sealed and remain under seal unless the court orders | ||||||
| 23 | otherwise.
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| 24 | (740 ILCS 22/212 rep.)
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| 25 | Section 10. The Civil No Contact Order Act is amended by | ||||||
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| 1 | repealing Section 212.
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