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| Public Act 101-0521 | ||||
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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 Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is | ||||
amended by changing Section 111-1 as follows:
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(725 ILCS 5/111-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 111-1)
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Sec. 111-1. Methods of prosecution. When authorized by law | ||||
a prosecution may be commenced by:
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(a) A complaint;
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(b) An information;
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(c) An indictment.
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(d) Upon commencement of a prosecution for a violation of | ||||
Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a similar | ||||
provision of a local
ordinance, or Section 9-3 of the Criminal | ||||
Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
relating to the | ||||
offense of reckless homicide, the victims of these offenses
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shall have all the rights under this Section as they do in | ||||
Section 4 of the
Bill of Rights for Victims and Witnesses of | ||||
Violent Crime Act.
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For the purposes of this Section "victim" shall mean an | ||||
individual
who has suffered personal injury as a result of the | ||||
commission of a
violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois | ||||
Vehicle Code, or a similar
provision of a local ordinance, or | ||||
Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code | ||
of 2012 relating to the offense of reckless homicide. In regard
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to a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or | ||
the Criminal Code of 2012
relating to the offense of reckless | ||
homicide, "victim" shall also include,
but not be limited to, | ||
spouse, guardian, parent, or other family member.
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(e) Upon arrest after commencement of a prosecution for a | ||
sex offense against a person known to be an employee, the | ||
State's Attorney shall immediately provide the superintendent | ||
of schools or school administrator that employs the employee | ||
with a copy of the complaint, information, or indictment. | ||
For the purposes of this subsection: "employee" has the | ||
meaning provided in subsection (a) of Section 24-5 of the | ||
School Code; and "sex offense" has the meaning provided in | ||
Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act. | ||
This subsection shall not be construed to diminish the | ||
rights, privileges, or remedies of an employee under a | ||
collective bargaining agreement or employment contract. | ||
(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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