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1 | AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 12-18 as
follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/12-18) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-18)
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7 | Sec. 12-18. General Provisions.
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8 | (a) No person accused of violating Sections 12-13, 12-14, | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 12-15 or 12-16
of this Code shall be presumed to be incapable | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | of committing an offense
prohibited by Sections 12-13, 12-14, | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 12-14.1, 12-15 or 12-16 of this Code
because of age, physical | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | condition or relationship to the victim, except as
otherwise | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | provided in subsection (c) of this Section. Nothing in this | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Section
shall be construed to modify or abrogate the | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | affirmative defense of infancy
under Section 6-1 of this Code | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | or the provisions of Section 5-805 of the
Juvenile Court Act of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 1987.
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18 | (b) Any medical examination or procedure which is conducted | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | by a physician,
nurse, medical or hospital personnel, parent, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | or caretaker for purposes
and in a manner consistent with | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | reasonable medical standards is not an offense
under Sections | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15 and 12-16 of this Code.
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23 | (c) Prosecution of a spouse of a victim under this | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | subsection for any
violation by the victim's spouse of Section | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 12-13, 12-14, 12-15 or 12-16 of
this Code is barred unless the | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | victim reported such offense to a law
enforcement agency or the | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | State's Attorney's office within 6 months
30
days after the
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28 | offense was committed, except when the court finds good cause | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | for the delay.
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30 | (d) In addition to the sentences provided for in Sections | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 12-13,
12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15 and 12-16 of the Criminal Code of | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | 1961 the Court may
order any person who is convicted of |
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1 | violating any of those Sections to meet
all or any portion of | ||||||
2 | the financial obligations of treatment, including but not
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3 | limited to medical, psychiatric, rehabilitative or | ||||||
4 | psychological treatment,
prescribed for the victim or victims | ||||||
5 | of the offense.
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6 | (e) After a finding at a preliminary hearing that there is | ||||||
7 | probable
cause to believe that an accused has committed a | ||||||
8 | violation of Section
12-13, 12-14, or 12-14.1 of this Code, or | ||||||
9 | after an indictment is returned
charging an accused with a | ||||||
10 | violation of Section 12-13, 12-14, or 12-14.1 of
this Code,
or | ||||||
11 | after a finding that a defendant charged with a violation of | ||||||
12 | Section
12-13, 12-14, or 12-14.1 of this Code is unfit to stand | ||||||
13 | trial pursuant to
Section 104-16 of the Code of
Criminal | ||||||
14 | Procedure of 1963 where the finding is made prior to | ||||||
15 | preliminary
hearing,
at the request of the person who was the | ||||||
16 | victim of the violation of
Section 12-13, 12-14, or 12-14.1, | ||||||
17 | the prosecuting State's attorney shall seek
an order from the | ||||||
18 | court to compel the accused to be tested for any sexually
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19 | transmissible disease, including a test for infection with
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20 | human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The medical tests shall be
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21 | performed only
by appropriately licensed medical | ||||||
22 | practitioners. The test for infection with
human | ||||||
23 | immunodeficiency virus (HIV) shall consist of an
enzyme-linked | ||||||
24 | immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test, or such other test as may
be | ||||||
25 | approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health; in the | ||||||
26 | event of a
positive result, the Western Blot Assay or a more | ||||||
27 | reliable confirmatory
test shall be administered. The results | ||||||
28 | of the tests shall be
kept
strictly confidential by all medical | ||||||
29 | personnel involved in the testing and
must be personally | ||||||
30 | delivered in a sealed envelope to the victim and to the
judge | ||||||
31 | who entered the order, for the judge's inspection in camera. | ||||||
32 | Acting
in accordance with the best interests of the victim and | ||||||
33 | the public, the
judge shall have the discretion to determine to | ||||||
34 | whom, if anyone, the result
of the testing may be revealed; | ||||||
35 | however, in no case shall the identity of
the victim be | ||||||
36 | disclosed. The court shall order that the cost of the tests
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1 | shall be paid by the county, and may be taxed as costs against | ||||||
2 | the accused
if convicted.
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3 | (f) Whenever any law enforcement officer has reasonable | ||||||
4 | cause to believe
that a person has been delivered a controlled | ||||||
5 | substance without his or her
consent, the law enforcement | ||||||
6 | officer shall advise the victim about seeking
medical treatment | ||||||
7 | and preserving evidence.
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8 | (g) Every hospital providing emergency hospital services | ||||||
9 | to an alleged
sexual assault survivor, when there is reasonable
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10 | cause to believe that a person has been delivered a controlled | ||||||
11 | substance
without his or her consent, shall designate personnel | ||||||
12 | to provide:
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13 | (1) An explanation to the victim about the nature and | ||||||
14 | effects of commonly
used controlled substances and how such | ||||||
15 | controlled substances are administered.
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16 | (2) An offer to the victim of testing for the presence | ||||||
17 | of such controlled
substances.
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18 | (3) A disclosure to the victim that all controlled | ||||||
19 | substances or alcohol
ingested by the victim will be | ||||||
20 | disclosed by the test.
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21 | (4) A statement that the test is completely voluntary.
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22 | (5) A form for written authorization for sample | ||||||
23 | analysis of all controlled
substances and alcohol ingested | ||||||
24 | by the victim.
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25 | A physician licensed to practice medicine in all its | ||||||
26 | branches may agree to
be a designated person under this | ||||||
27 | subsection.
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28 | No sample analysis may be performed unless the victim
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29 | returns a signed written authorization within 48 hours after | ||||||
30 | the sample was
collected.
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31 | Any medical treatment or care under this subsection shall | ||||||
32 | be only in
accordance with the order of a physician licensed to | ||||||
33 | practice medicine in all
of its branches. Any testing under | ||||||
34 | this subsection shall be only in accordance
with the order of a | ||||||
35 | licensed individual authorized to order the testing.
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36 | (Source: P.A. 91-271, eff.
1-1-00; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-81, |
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1 | eff. 7-12-01.)
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