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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 Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 106B-10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (725 ILCS 5/106B-10 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 106B-10. Conditions for testimony by a victim who is a |
| 8 | | child or a moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually |
| 9 | | disabled person or a person affected by a developmental |
| 10 | | disability. In a prosecution of criminal sexual assault, |
| 11 | | predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated |
| 12 | | criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated |
| 13 | | criminal sexual abuse, the court may set any conditions it |
| 14 | | finds just and appropriate on the taking of testimony of a |
| 15 | | victim who is a child under the age of 18 years or a |
| 16 | | moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually disabled |
| 17 | | person or a person affected by a developmental disability, |
| 18 | | involving the use of a facility dog in any proceeding involving |
| 19 | | that offense. When deciding whether to permit the child or |
| 20 | | person to testify with the assistance of a facility dog, the |
| 21 | | court shall take into consideration the age of the child or |
| 22 | | person, the rights of the parties to the litigation, and any |
| 23 | | other relevant factor that would facilitate the testimony by |