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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1

3    AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Joint Resolution
4Constitutional Amendment 1 by replacing lines 3 through 23 on
5page 1 and all of pages 2 through 4 with the following:
6    "RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
8SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
9electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
10election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of
11this resolution a proposition to amend Section 8.1 of Article I
12of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
 
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ARTICLE I
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BILL OF RIGHTS

15      (ILCON Art. 1, Sec. 8.1)
16SECTION 8.1. CRIME VICTIMS' VICTIM'S RIGHTS.

 

 

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1    (a) Crime victims, as defined by law, shall have the
2following rights as provided by law:
3        (1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect
4    for their dignity and privacy and to be free from
5    harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the
6    criminal justice process.
7        (2) The right to notice and to a hearing before a court
8    ruling on a request for access to any of the victim's
9    records, information, or communications which are
10    privileged or confidential by law.
11        (3) (2) The right to timely notification of all court
12    proceedings.
13        (4) (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.
14        (5) (4) The right to be heard at any post-arraignment
15    court proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue
16    and any court proceeding involving a post-arraignment
17    release decision, plea, or sentencing make a statement to
18    the court at sentencing.
19        (6) (5) The right to be notified of information about
20    the conviction, the sentence, the imprisonment, and the
21    release of the accused.
22        (7) (6) The right to timely disposition of the case
23    following the arrest of the accused.
24        (8) (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the
25    accused throughout the criminal justice process.
26        (9) The right to have the safety of the victim and the

 

 

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1    victim's family considered in denying or fixing the amount
2    of bail, determining whether to release the defendant, and
3    setting conditions of release after arrest and conviction.
4        (10) (8) The right to be present at the trial and all
5    other court proceedings on the same basis as the accused,
6    unless the victim is to testify and the court determines
7    that the victim's testimony would be materially affected if
8    the victim hears other testimony at the trial.
9        (11) (9) The right to have present at all court
10    proceedings, subject to the rules of evidence, an advocate
11    and or other support person of the victim's choice.
12        (12) (10) The right to restitution.
13    (b) The victim has standing to assert the rights enumerated
14in subsection (a) in any court exercising jurisdiction over the
15case. The court shall promptly rule on a victim's request. The
16victim does not have party status. The accused does not have
17standing to assert the rights of a victim. The court shall not
18appoint an attorney for the victim under this Section. Nothing
19in this Section shall be construed to alter the powers, duties,
20and responsibilities of the prosecuting attorney The General
21Assembly may provide by law for the enforcement of this
22Section.
23    (c) The General Assembly may provide for an assessment
24against convicted defendants to pay for crime victims' rights.
25    (d) Nothing in this Section or any law enacted under this
26Section creates a cause of action in equity or at law for

 

 

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1compensation, attorney's fees, or damages against the State, a
2political subdivision of the State, an officer, employee, or
3agent of the State or of any political subdivision of the
4State, or an officer or employee of the court. or in any law
5enacted under
6    (e) Nothing in this Section or any law enacted under this
7Section shall be construed as creating (1) a basis for vacating
8a conviction or (2) a ground for any relief requested by the
9defendant appellate relief in any criminal case.
10(Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 3,
111992.)
 
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SCHEDULE
13    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
14declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
15Constitutional Amendment Act.".