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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Bill of Rights for Children is amended by
5adding Section 3.5 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 115/3.5 new)
7    Sec. 3.5. Right to forensic interview with children's
8advocacy center. Every child reported to the Department of
9Children and Family Services or law enforcement to be a victim
10of sexual assault or sexual abuse whose case is accepted by
11either agency for investigation has the right to have that
12child's forensic interview conducted by a forensic interviewer
13from a children's advocacy center accredited according to the
14Children's Advocacy Center Act and serving the child's area or
15jurisdiction where the incident(s) occurred, when such service
16is accessible based on the CAC's available resources. This
17right may be asserted by the child or the child's parent or
18guardian informing the investigating personnel at the
19Department of Children and Family Services or the law
20enforcement agency that the parent or guardian wants the child
21to have the child's interview conducted by the children's
22advocacy center. Each local CAC protocol will outline a
23process to address situations in which it is deemed not

 

 

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1possible for a forensic interview to occur, to ensure a
2trauma-informed response with follow up services from the CAC.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
41, 2022.