Public Act 101-0521
 
HB3687 EnrolledLRB101 09335 AWJ 54431 b

    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
amended by changing Section 111-1 as follows:
 
    (725 ILCS 5/111-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 111-1)
    Sec. 111-1. Methods of prosecution. When authorized by law
a prosecution may be commenced by:
    (a) A complaint;
    (b) An information;
    (c) An indictment.
    (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
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.
    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
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.
    (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.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.