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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB3385
Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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725 ILCS 120/4 |
from Ch. 38, par. 1404 |
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Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Makes a technical
change
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a Section concerning the rights of crime victims.
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A BILL FOR
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HB3385 |
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LRB095 11370 RLC 32163 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
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| (725 ILCS 120/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1404)
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| Sec. 4. Rights of crime victims.
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| (a) Crime victims shall have the
the following rights:
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| (1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect |
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| for their dignity
and privacy throughout the criminal |
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| justice process.
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| (2) The right to notification of court proceedings.
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| (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.
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| (4) The right to make a statement to the court at |
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| sentencing.
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| (5) The right to information about the conviction, |
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| sentence, imprisonment
and release of the accused.
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| (6) The right to the timely disposition of the case |
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| following the arrest
of the accused.
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| (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the |
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| accused through the
criminal justice process.
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| (8) The right to be present at the trial and all other |
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| court proceedings
on the same basis as the accused, unless |