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LRB094 05933 RLC 35988 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law, which may be referred to as |
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| the Patrick Leahy 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 Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
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| Section 3-5 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/3-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-5)
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| Sec. 3-5. General Limitations. |
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| (a) A prosecution for: (1) first degree murder, attempt to |
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| commit first
degree
murder, second degree murder,
involuntary |
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| manslaughter, reckless homicide, leaving the scene of a motor |
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| vehicle accident involving death or personal injuries under |
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| Section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, failing to give |
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| information and render aid under Section 11-403 of the Illinois |
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| Vehicle Code, concealment of homicidal
death, treason, arson, |
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| aggravated arson, forgery, or (2) any offense
involving sexual |
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| conduct or sexual penetration as defined by
Section 12-12 of |
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| this Code in which the DNA profile of the offender is
obtained |
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| and entered into a DNA database within 10 years after the |
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| commission
of the offense and the identity of the offender is |
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| unknown after a diligent
investigation by law enforcement |
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| authorities, may be commenced at any
time.
Clause (2) of this |
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| subsection (a) applies if either: (i) the victim reported the
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| offense to law enforcement authorities within 2 years after the |
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| commission
of the offense unless a longer period for reporting |
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| the offense to law
enforcement authorities
is provided in |
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| Section 3-6 or (ii) the victim is murdered during the course of |
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| the offense or within 2 years after the commission of the |
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| offense.
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| (b) Unless the statute describing the offense provides |
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| otherwise, or the
period of limitation is extended by Section |
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| 3-6, a prosecution for any
offense not designated in Subsection |