(725 ILCS 120/9) (from Ch. 38, par. 1408)
Sec. 9. This Act does not limit any rights or responsibilities otherwise
enjoyed by or imposed upon victims or witnesses of violent crime. Any act of
omission or commission by any law enforcement officer, circuit court clerk,
or
State's
Attorney, by the Attorney General, Prisoner Review Board, Department of
Corrections,
the Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Human Services, or other State agency, or private entity under
contract pursuant to Section 8, or by any employee of any
State agency or private entity under contract pursuant to Section 8 acting
in good faith in rendering crime victim's assistance or
otherwise enforcing this Act shall not impose civil liability upon the
individual or entity or his or her supervisor or employer. Nothing in this Act
shall create a basis for vacating a conviction or a ground for relief
requested by the defendant in any criminal case.
(Source: P.A. 102-22, eff. 6-25-21.)
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