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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1

 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
5SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
6electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
7election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of
8this resolution a proposition to amend Section 8.1 of Article I
9of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
 
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ARTICLE I
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BILL OF RIGHTS

12    (ILCON Art. 1, Sec. 8.1)
13SECTION 8.1. CRIME VICTIMS' VICTIM'S RIGHTS.
14    (a) Crime victims, as defined by law, shall have the
15following rights as provided by law:
16        (1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect
17    for their dignity and privacy and to be free from
18    harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the
19    criminal justice process.
20        (2) The right to notice and to a hearing before a court
21    ruling on a request for access to any of the victim's
22    records, information, or communications which are
23    privileged or confidential by law.

 

 

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1        (3) (2) The right to timely notification of all court
2    proceedings.
3        (4) (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.
4        (5) (4) The right to be heard at any post-arraignment
5    court proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue
6    and any court proceeding involving a post-arraignment
7    release decision, plea, or sentencing make a statement to
8    the court at sentencing.
9        (6) (5) The right to be notified of information about
10    the conviction, the sentence, the imprisonment, and the
11    release of the accused.
12        (7) (6) The right to timely disposition of the case
13    following the arrest of the accused.
14        (8) (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the
15    accused throughout the criminal justice process.
16        (9) The right to have the safety of the victim and the
17    victim's family considered in denying or fixing the amount
18    of bail, determining whether to release the defendant, and
19    setting conditions of release after arrest and conviction.
20        (10) (8) The right to be present at the trial and all
21    other court proceedings on the same basis as the accused,
22    unless the victim is to testify and the court determines
23    that the victim's testimony would be materially affected if
24    the victim hears other testimony at the trial.
25        (11) (9) The right to have present at all court
26    proceedings, subject to the rules of evidence, an advocate

 

 

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1    and or other support person of the victim's choice.
2        (12) (10) The right to restitution.
3    (b) The victim has standing to assert the rights enumerated
4in subsection (a) in any court exercising jurisdiction over the
5case. The court shall promptly rule on a victim's request. The
6victim does not have party status. The accused does not have
7standing to assert the rights of a victim. The court shall not
8appoint an attorney for the victim under this Section. Nothing
9in this Section shall be construed to alter the powers, duties,
10and responsibilities of the prosecuting attorney The General
11Assembly may provide by law for the enforcement of this
12Section.
13    (c) The General Assembly may provide for an assessment
14against convicted defendants to pay for crime victims' rights.
15    (d) Nothing in this Section or any law enacted under this
16Section creates a cause of action in equity or at law for
17compensation, attorney's fees, or damages against the State, a
18political subdivision of the State, an officer, employee, or
19agent of the State or of any political subdivision of the
20State, or an officer or employee of the court. or in any law
21enacted under
22    (e) Nothing in this Section or any law enacted under this
23Section shall be construed as creating (1) a basis for vacating
24a conviction or (2) a ground for any relief requested by the
25defendant appellate relief in any criminal case.
26(Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 3,

 

 

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11992.)
2
SCHEDULE
3    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
4declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
5Constitutional Amendment Act.