Public Act 099-0094
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Public Act 099-0094 | ||||
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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 adding Section 106B-10 as follows: | ||||
(725 ILCS 5/106B-10 new) | ||||
Sec. 106B-10. Conditions for testimony by a victim who is a | ||||
child or a moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually | ||||
disabled person or a person affected by a developmental | ||||
disability. In a prosecution of criminal sexual assault, | ||||
predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated | ||||
criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated | ||||
criminal sexual abuse, the court may set any conditions it | ||||
finds just and appropriate on the taking of testimony of a | ||||
victim who is a child under the age of 18 years or a | ||||
moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually disabled | ||||
person or a person affected by a developmental disability, | ||||
involving the use of a facility dog in any proceeding involving | ||||
that offense. When deciding whether to permit the child or | ||||
person to testify with the assistance of a facility dog, the | ||||
court shall take into consideration the age of the child or | ||||
person, the rights of the parties to the litigation, and any | ||||
other relevant factor that would facilitate the testimony by |
the child or the person. As used in this Section, "facility | ||
dog" means a dog that is a graduate of an assistance dog | ||
organization that is a member of Assistance Dogs International.
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