99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2133

 

Introduced 5/18/2015, by Sen. Michael Noland

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that in addition to the rights enumerated in the Act, if the offense is a sexual assault, the victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled to the following rights within the criminal justice system: (1) if requested, the right to a disclosure of information regarding any evidence that was collected during the investigation of the offense, unless disclosing the information would interfere with the investigation or prosecution of the offense, in which event the victim, guardian, or relative shall be informed of the estimated date on which that information is expected to be disclosed; (2) if requested, the right to a disclosure of information regarding the status of any analysis being performed of any evidence that was collected during the investigation of the offense; (3) if requested, the right to be notified of the results of the comparison of any biological evidence collected during the investigation of the offense with DNA profiles maintained in a state or federal DNA database, unless disclosing the results would interfere with the investigation or prosecution of the offense, in which event the victim, guardian, or relative shall be informed of the estimated date on which those results are expected to be disclosed; (4) if requested, the right to counseling regarding AIDS and HIV infection; (5) for the victim of the offense, testing for AIDS, HIV infection, antibodies to HIV, or infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS; and (6) the right to a forensic medical examination if, within 96 hours of the offense, the offense is reported to a law enforcement agency or a forensic medical examination is otherwise conducted at a health care facility.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act is
5amended by adding Section 4.6 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 120/4.6 new)
7    Sec. 4.6. Rights of sexual assault victims.
8    (a) In this Section, "sexual assault" means an act of
9nonconsensual sexual conduct or sexual penetration, as defined
10in Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including,
11without limitation, acts prohibited under Sections 11-1.20
12through 11-1.60 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
13    (b) In addition to the rights enumerated in Sections 4 and
144.5 of this Act, if the offense is a sexual assault, the
15victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased
16victim is entitled to the following rights within the criminal
17justice system:
18        (1) if requested, the right to a disclosure of
19    information regarding any evidence that was collected
20    during the investigation of the offense, unless disclosing
21    the information would interfere with the investigation or
22    prosecution of the offense, in which event the victim,
23    guardian, or relative shall be informed of the estimated

 

 

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1    date on which that information is expected to be disclosed;
2        (2) if requested, the right to a disclosure of
3    information regarding the status of any analysis being
4    performed of any evidence that was collected during the
5    investigation of the offense;
6        (3) if requested, the right to be notified:
7            (A) at the time a request is submitted to a crime
8        laboratory to process and analyze any evidence that was
9        collected during the investigation of the offense;
10            (B) at the time of the submission of a request to
11        compare any biological evidence collected during the
12        investigation of the offense with DNA profiles
13        maintained in a state or federal DNA database; and
14            (C) of the results of the comparison described by
15        subparagraph (B), unless disclosing the results would
16        interfere with the investigation or prosecution of the
17        offense, in which event the victim, guardian, or
18        relative shall be informed of the estimated date on
19        which those results are expected to be disclosed;
20        (4) if requested, the right to counseling regarding
21    acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human
22    immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection;
23        (5) for the victim of the offense, testing for acquired
24    immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), human immunodeficiency
25    virus (HIV) infection, antibodies to HIV, or infection with
26    any other probable causative agent of AIDS; and

 

 

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1        (6) to the extent provided by the Sexual Assault
2    Survivors Emergency Treatment Act, for the victim of the
3    offense, the right to a forensic medical examination if,
4    within 96 hours of the offense, the offense is reported to
5    a law enforcement agency or a forensic medical examination
6    is otherwise conducted at a health care facility.
7    (c) A victim, guardian, or relative who requests to be
8notified under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of this Section
9must provide a current address and phone number to the State's
10Attorney prosecuting the offense and the law enforcement agency
11investigating the offense. The victim, guardian, or relative
12must inform the State's Attorney and the law enforcement agency
13of any change in the address or phone number.
14    (d) A victim, guardian, or relative may designate a person,
15including an entity that provides services to victims of sexual
16assault, to receive any notice requested under paragraph (3) of
17subsection (b) of this Section.