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90_SB0122
725 ILCS 5/111-1 from Ch. 38, par. 111-1
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a
technical change in Section describing the commencement of
prosecution.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 by
2 changing Sections 111-1.
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 111-1 as follows:
7 (725 ILCS 5/111-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 111-1)
8 Sec. 111-1. Methods of prosecution.
9 When authorized by law a prosecution may be commenced by:
10 (a) A complaint;
11 (b) An information;
12 (c) An indictment.
13 Upon commencement of a prosecution for a violation of
14 Section 11-501 of The Illinois Vehicle Code, or a similar
15 provision of a local ordinance, or Section 9-3 of the
16 Criminal Code of 1961, as amended, relating to the offense of
17 reckless homicide, the victims of these offenses shall have
18 all the rights under this Section as they do in Section 4 of
19 the Bill of Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime
20 Act.
21 For the purposes of this Section "victim" shall mean an
22 individual who has suffered personal injury as a result of
23 the commission of a violation of Section 11-501 of The
24 Illinois Vehicle Code, or a similar provision of a local
25 ordinance, or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as
26 amended, relating to the offense of reckless homicide. In
27 regard to a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
28 1961, as amended, relating to the offense of reckless
29 homicide, "victim" shall also include, but not be limited to,
30 spouse, guardian, parent, or other family member.
31 (Source: P.A. 84-272.)