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90_HB2144
725 ILCS 5/103-3 from Ch. 38, par. 103-3
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes
grammatical changes in Section granting arrested persons the
right to communicate with an attorney and a family member.
LRB9003657RCks
LRB9003657RCks
1 AN ACT to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 by
2 changing Section 103-3.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
6 amended by changing Section 103-3 as follows:
7 (725 ILCS 5/103-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 103-3)
8 Sec. 103-3. Right to communicate with attorney and
9 family; transfers.
10 (a) Persons who are arrested shall have the right to
11 communicate with an attorney of their choice and a member of
12 their family by making a reasonable number of telephone calls
13 or in any other reasonable manner. Such communication shall
14 be permitted within a reasonable time after arrival at the
15 first place of custody.
16 (b) In the event the accused is transferred to a new
17 place of custody his or her right to communicate with an
18 attorney and a member of his or her family is renewed.
19 (Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)