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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 changing Section 111-1 as follows:
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| 6 | (725 ILCS 5/111-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 111-1)
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| 7 | Sec. 111-1. Methods of prosecution. When authorized by law | ||||||
| 8 | a prosecution may be commenced by:
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| 9 | (a) A complaint;
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| 10 | (b) An information;
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| 11 | (c) An indictment.
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| 12 | (d) Upon commencement of a prosecution for a violation of | ||||||
| 13 | Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a similar | ||||||
| 14 | provision of a local
ordinance, or Section 9-3 of the Criminal | ||||||
| 15 | Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
relating to the | ||||||
| 16 | offense of reckless homicide, the victims of these offenses
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| 17 | shall have all the rights under this Section as they do in | ||||||
| 18 | Section 4 of the
Bill of Rights for Victims and Witnesses of | ||||||
| 19 | Violent Crime Act.
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| 20 | For the purposes of this Section "victim" shall mean an | ||||||
| 21 | individual
who has suffered personal injury as a result of the | ||||||
| 22 | commission of a
violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 23 | Vehicle Code, or a similar
provision of a local ordinance, or | ||||||
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| 1 | Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code | ||||||
| 2 | of 2012 relating to the offense of reckless homicide. In regard
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| 3 | to a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or | ||||||
| 4 | the Criminal Code of 2012
relating to the offense of reckless | ||||||
| 5 | homicide, "victim" shall also include,
but not be limited to, | ||||||
| 6 | spouse, guardian, parent, or other family member.
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| 7 | (e) Upon arrest after commencement of a prosecution for a | ||||||
| 8 | sex offense against a person known to be an employee, the | ||||||
| 9 | State's Attorney shall immediately provide the superintendent | ||||||
| 10 | of schools or school administrator that employs the employee | ||||||
| 11 | with a copy of the complaint, information, or indictment. | ||||||
| 12 | For the purposes of this subsection: "employee" has the | ||||||
| 13 | meaning provided in subsection (a) of Section 24-5 of the | ||||||
| 14 | School Code; and "sex offense" has the meaning provided in | ||||||
| 15 | Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act. | ||||||
| 16 | This subsection shall not be construed to diminish the | ||||||
| 17 | rights, privileges, or remedies of an employee under a | ||||||
| 18 | collective bargaining agreement or employment contract. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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| 20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 21 | becoming law.
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