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 1        AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The  Code  of  Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
 5    amended by adding Section 113-8 as follows:

 6        (725 ILCS 5/113-8 new)
 7        Sec. 113-8.  Advisement concerning status as an alien.
 8          Before the acceptance of a plea of guilty,  guilty  but
 9    mentally  ill,  or nolo contendere to a misdemeanor or felony
10    offense, the court shall give the following advisement to the
11    defendant in open court:
12        "If you are not a citizen of the United States,  you  are
13    hereby  advised  that conviction of the offense for which you
14    have been charged may have the consequences  of  deportation,
15    exclusion  from  admission to the United States, or denial of
16    naturalization under the laws of the United States."._