SB3208 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB102 23758 RLC 32949 b

102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3208

Introduced 1/14/2022, by Sen. Scott M. Bennett

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2630/3.2

from Ch. 38, par. 206-3.2

Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that when a person sustains injury as a victim of a crime and is treated by a medical facility or a physician or nurse and the person presents himself or herself as a victim of a sex offense or domestic violence, the local law enforcement agency shall only be notified by the medical facility, or any physician or nurse that treats the victim, if the victim requests or agrees to the notification. Provides that this exception does not change the obligations of mandated reporters under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by changing Section 3.2 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2630/3.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 206-3.2)

Sec. 3.2. It is the duty of any person conducting or operating a medical facility, or any physician or nurse as soon as treatment permits to notify the local law enforcement agency of that jurisdiction upon the application for treatment of a person who is not accompanied by a law enforcement officer, when it reasonably appears that the person requesting treatment has received:

(1) any injury resulting from the discharge of a firearm; or

(2) any injury sustained in the commission of or as a victim of a criminal offense, except that when the person presents himself or herself as a victim of a sex offense or domestic violence, the local law enforcement agency shall only be notified if the victim requests or agrees to the notification. This exception does not change the obligations of mandated reporters under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

Any hospital, physician or nurse shall be forever held harmless from any civil liability for their reasonable compliance with the provisions of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.