102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5748

 

Introduced 11/16/2022, by Rep. Kambium Buckner

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/112A-29  from Ch. 38, par. 112A-29
725 ILCS 120/4  from Ch. 38, par. 1404
725 ILCS 203/20
750 ILCS 60/303  from Ch. 40, par. 2313-3

    Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. In provisions concerning the rights of crime victims, specifies that timely notification of all court proceedings requires notification at least 7 days prior to any court proceeding. Amends the Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act. In provisions concerning reports by law enforcement officers, prohibits a law enforcement officer from discouraging or attempting to discourage a victim from filing a police report concerning sexual assault or sexual abuse. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 and the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Prohibits a law enforcement officer from discouraging or attempting to discourage a victim from filing a police report concerning an incident of abuse. Prohibits a law enforcement officer from refusing to complete a required written report on any ground.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning victim rights.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Section 112A-29 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/112A-29)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-29)
7    Sec. 112A-29. Reports by law enforcement officers.
8    (a) Every law enforcement officer investigating an alleged
9incident of abuse between family or household members shall
10make a written police report of any bona fide allegation and
11the disposition of such investigation. The police report shall
12include the victim's statements as to the frequency and
13severity of prior incidents of abuse by the same family or
14household member and the number of prior calls for police
15assistance to prevent such further abuse.
16    (b) Every police report completed pursuant to this Section
17shall be recorded and compiled as a domestic crime within the
18meaning of Section 5.1 of the Criminal Identification Act.
19    (c) No law enforcement officer may refuse to complete a
20written report as required by this Section on any ground. No
21law enforcement officer shall discourage or attempt to
22discourage a victim from filing a police report concerning an
23incident of abuse.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 87-1186.)
 
2    Section 10. The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act
3is amended by changing Sections 3 and 4 as follows:
 
4    (725 ILCS 120/4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1404)
5    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-652)
6    Sec. 4. Rights of crime victims.
7    (a) Crime victims shall have the following rights:
8        (1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect
9    for their dignity and privacy and to be free from
10    harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the
11    criminal justice process.
12        (1.5) The right to notice and to a hearing before a
13    court ruling on a request for access to any of the victim's
14    records, information, or communications which are
15    privileged or confidential by law.
16        (2) The right to timely notification of all court
17    proceedings. Timely notification requires notification at
18    least 7 days prior to any court proceeding.
19        (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.
20        (4) The right to be heard at any post-arraignment
21    court proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue
22    and any court proceeding involving a post-arraignment
23    release decision, plea, or sentencing.
24        (5) The right to be notified of the conviction, the

 

 

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1    sentence, the imprisonment and the release of the accused.
2        (6) The right to the timely disposition of the case
3    following the arrest of the accused.
4        (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the
5    accused through the criminal justice process.
6        (7.5) The right to have the safety of the victim and
7    the victim's family considered in denying or fixing the
8    amount of bail, determining whether to release the
9    defendant, and setting conditions of release after arrest
10    and conviction.
11        (8) The right to be present at the trial and all other
12    court proceedings on the same basis as the accused, unless
13    the victim is to testify and the court determines that the
14    victim's testimony would be materially affected if the
15    victim hears other testimony at the trial.
16        (9) The right to have present at all court
17    proceedings, including proceedings under the Juvenile
18    Court Act of 1987, subject to the rules of evidence, an
19    advocate and other support person of the victim's choice.
20        (10) The right to restitution.
21    (b) Any law enforcement agency that investigates an
22offense committed in this State shall provide a crime victim
23with a written statement and explanation of the rights of
24crime victims under this amendatory Act of the 99th General
25Assembly within 48 hours of law enforcement's initial contact
26with a victim. The statement shall include information about

 

 

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1crime victim compensation, including how to contact the Office
2of the Illinois Attorney General to file a claim, and
3appropriate referrals to local and State programs that provide
4victim services. The content of the statement shall be
5provided to law enforcement by the Attorney General. Law
6enforcement shall also provide a crime victim with a sign-off
7sheet that the victim shall sign and date as an
8acknowledgement that he or she has been furnished with
9information and an explanation of the rights of crime victims
10and compensation set forth in this Act.
11    (b-5) Upon the request of the victim, the law enforcement
12agency having jurisdiction shall provide a free copy of the
13police report concerning the victim's incident, as soon as
14practicable, but in no event later than 5 business days from
15the request.
16    (c) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall post the rights of
17crime victims set forth in Article I, Section 8.1(a) of the
18Illinois Constitution and subsection (a) of this Section
19within 3 feet of the door to any courtroom where criminal
20proceedings are conducted. The clerk may also post the rights
21in other locations in the courthouse.
22    (d) At any point, the victim has the right to retain a
23victim's attorney who may be present during all stages of any
24interview, investigation, or other interaction with
25representatives of the criminal justice system. Treatment of
26the victim should not be affected or altered in any way as a

 

 

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1result of the victim's decision to exercise this right.
2(Source: P.A. 99-413, eff. 8-20-15; 100-1087, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
3    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-652)
4    Sec. 4. Rights of crime victims.
5    (a) Crime victims shall have the following rights:
6        (1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect
7    for their dignity and privacy and to be free from
8    harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the
9    criminal justice process.
10        (1.5) The right to notice and to a hearing before a
11    court ruling on a request for access to any of the victim's
12    records, information, or communications which are
13    privileged or confidential by law.
14        (2) The right to timely notification of all court
15    proceedings. Timely notification requires notification at
16    least 7 days prior to any court proceeding.
17        (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.
18        (4) The right to be heard at any post-arraignment
19    court proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue
20    and any court proceeding involving a post-arraignment
21    release decision, plea, or sentencing.
22        (5) The right to be notified of the conviction, the
23    sentence, the imprisonment and the release of the accused.
24        (6) The right to the timely disposition of the case
25    following the arrest of the accused.

 

 

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1        (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the
2    accused through the criminal justice process.
3        (7.5) The right to have the safety of the victim and
4    the victim's family considered in determining whether to
5    release the defendant and setting conditions of release
6    after arrest and conviction.
7        (8) The right to be present at the trial and all other
8    court proceedings on the same basis as the accused, unless
9    the victim is to testify and the court determines that the
10    victim's testimony would be materially affected if the
11    victim hears other testimony at the trial.
12        (9) The right to have present at all court
13    proceedings, including proceedings under the Juvenile
14    Court Act of 1987, subject to the rules of evidence, an
15    advocate and other support person of the victim's choice.
16        (10) The right to restitution.
17    (b) Any law enforcement agency that investigates an
18offense committed in this State shall provide a crime victim
19with a written statement and explanation of the rights of
20crime victims under this amendatory Act of the 99th General
21Assembly within 48 hours of law enforcement's initial contact
22with a victim. The statement shall include information about
23crime victim compensation, including how to contact the Office
24of the Illinois Attorney General to file a claim, and
25appropriate referrals to local and State programs that provide
26victim services. The content of the statement shall be

 

 

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1provided to law enforcement by the Attorney General. Law
2enforcement shall also provide a crime victim with a sign-off
3sheet that the victim shall sign and date as an
4acknowledgement that he or she has been furnished with
5information and an explanation of the rights of crime victims
6and compensation set forth in this Act.
7    (b-5) Upon the request of the victim, the law enforcement
8agency having jurisdiction shall provide a free copy of the
9police report concerning the victim's incident, as soon as
10practicable, but in no event later than 5 business days from
11the request.
12    (c) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall post the rights of
13crime victims set forth in Article I, Section 8.1(a) of the
14Illinois Constitution and subsection (a) of this Section
15within 3 feet of the door to any courtroom where criminal
16proceedings are conducted. The clerk may also post the rights
17in other locations in the courthouse.
18    (d) At any point, the victim has the right to retain a
19victim's attorney who may be present during all stages of any
20interview, investigation, or other interaction with
21representatives of the criminal justice system. Treatment of
22the victim should not be affected or altered in any way as a
23result of the victim's decision to exercise this right.
24(Source: P.A. 100-1087, eff. 1-1-19; 101-652, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
25    Section 15. The Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act is

 

 

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1amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
2    (725 ILCS 203/20)
3    Sec. 20. Reports by law enforcement officers.
4    (a) A law enforcement officer shall complete a written
5police report upon receiving the following, regardless of
6where the incident occurred:
7        (1) an allegation by a person that the person has been
8    sexually assaulted or sexually abused regardless of
9    jurisdiction;
10        (2) information from hospital or medical personnel
11    provided under Section 3.2 of the Criminal Identification
12    Act; or
13        (3) information from a witness who personally observed
14    what appeared to be a sexual assault or sexual abuse or
15    attempted sexual assault or sexual abuse.
16    (b) The written report shall include the following, if
17known:
18        (1) the victim's name or other identifier;
19        (2) the victim's contact information;
20        (3) time, date, and location of offense;
21        (4) information provided by the victim;
22        (5) the suspect's description and name, if known;
23        (6) names of persons with information relevant to the
24    time before, during, or after the sexual assault or sexual
25    abuse, and their contact information;

 

 

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1        (7) names of medical professionals who provided a
2    medical forensic examination of the victim and any
3    information they provided about the sexual assault or
4    sexual abuse;
5        (8) whether an Illinois State Police Sexual Assault
6    Evidence Collection Kit was completed, the name and
7    contact information for the hospital, and whether the
8    victim consented to testing of the Evidence Collection Kit
9    by law enforcement;
10        (9) whether a urine or blood sample was collected and
11    whether the victim consented to testing of a toxicology
12    screen by law enforcement;
13        (10) information the victim related to medical
14    professionals during a medical forensic examination which
15    the victim consented to disclosure to law enforcement; and
16        (11) other relevant information.
17    (c) If the sexual assault or sexual abuse occurred in
18another jurisdiction, the law enforcement officer taking the
19report must submit the report to the law enforcement agency
20having jurisdiction in person or via fax or email within 24
21hours of receiving information about the sexual assault or
22sexual abuse.
23    (d) Within 24 hours of receiving a report from a law
24enforcement agency in another jurisdiction in accordance with
25subsection (c), the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction
26shall submit a written confirmation to the law enforcement

 

 

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1agency that wrote the report. The written confirmation shall
2contain the name and identifier of the person and confirming
3receipt of the report and a name and contact phone number that
4will be given to the victim. The written confirmation shall be
5delivered in person or via fax or email.
6    (e) No law enforcement officer shall require a victim of
7sexual assault or sexual abuse to submit to an interview.
8    (f) No law enforcement agency may refuse to complete a
9written report as required by this Section on any ground. No
10law enforcement officer shall discourage or attempt to
11discourage a victim from filing a police report concerning
12sexual assault or sexual abuse.
13    (g) All law enforcement agencies shall ensure that all
14officers responding to or investigating a complaint of sexual
15assault or sexual abuse have successfully completed training
16under Section 10.21 of the Illinois Police Training Act and
17Section 2605-51 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
18Administrative Code of Illinois.
19(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
20    Section 20. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
21amended by changing Section 303 as follows:
 
22    (750 ILCS 60/303)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2313-3)
23    Sec. 303. Reports by law enforcement officers.
24    (a) Every law enforcement officer investigating an alleged

 

 

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1incident of abuse, neglect, or exploitation between family or
2household members shall make a written police report of any
3bona fide allegation and the disposition of such
4investigation. The police report shall include the victim's
5statements as to the frequency and severity of prior incidents
6of abuse, neglect, or exploitation by the same family or
7household member and the number of prior calls for police
8assistance to prevent such further abuse, neglect, or
9exploitation.
10    (b) Every police report completed pursuant to this Section
11shall be recorded and compiled as a domestic crime within the
12meaning of Section 5.1 of the Criminal Identification Act.
13    (c) No law enforcement officer may refuse to complete a
14written report as required by this Section on any ground. No
15law enforcement officer shall discourage or attempt to
16discourage a victim from filing a police report concerning an
17incident of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
18(Source: P.A. 86-542; 87-1186.)
 
19    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
20changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
21that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
22represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
23not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
24made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
25Public Act.