SB1716 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB097 07835 RLC 47949 b

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1716

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. William R. Haine

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

705 ILCS 405/5-115

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section of the "Delinquent Minors" Article of the Act concerning the rights of victims.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning courts.

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

Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by changing Section 5-115 as follows:

(705 ILCS 405/5-115)

Sec. 5-115. Rights of victims. In all proceedings under this Article, victims shall have the the same rights of victims in criminal proceedings as provided in the Bill of Rights for Children and the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.

(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)