99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3106

 

Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison - Pamela J. Althoff

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/115-10  from Ch. 38, par. 115-10

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides a new definition for a moderately intellectually disabled person and a severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person in the Section pertaining to hearsay exceptions for the admission of evidence in a prosecution for a physical or sexual act perpetrated upon or against a severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person or a moderately intellectually disabled person. Defines a moderately intellectually disabled person as a person, who at the time of the commission of the offense, suffers from a mental illness in which the person's ability to exercise rational judgment is impaired. Defines a severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person, as a person, who at the time of the commission of the offense, suffers from a significant mental illness to the extent that the person's ability to exercise rational judgment is impaired.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Section 115-10 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/115-10)  (from Ch. 38, par. 115-10)
7    Sec. 115-10. Certain hearsay exceptions.
8    (a) In a prosecution for a physical or sexual act
9perpetrated upon or against a child under the age of 13, or a
10severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person, or a
11moderately intellectually disabled person, who was a person
12with a moderate, severe, or profound intellectual disability as
13defined in this Code and in Section 2-10.1 of the Criminal Code
14of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 at the time the act was
15committed, including, but not limited, to prosecutions for
16violations of Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 or 12-13 through
1712-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
18and prosecutions for violations of Sections 10-1 (kidnapping),
1910-2 (aggravated kidnapping), 10-3 (unlawful restraint),
2010-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint), 10-4 (forcible
21detention), 10-5 (child abduction), 10-6 (harboring a
22runaway), 10-7 (aiding or abetting child abduction), 11-9
23(public indecency), 11-11 (sexual relations within families),

 

 

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111-21 (harmful material), 12-1 (assault), 12-2 (aggravated
2assault), 12-3 (battery), 12-3.2 (domestic battery), 12-3.3
3(aggravated domestic battery), 12-3.05 or 12-4 (aggravated
4battery), 12-4.1 (heinous battery), 12-4.2 (aggravated battery
5with a firearm), 12-4.3 (aggravated battery of a child), 12-4.7
6(drug induced infliction of great bodily harm), 12-5 (reckless
7conduct), 12-6 (intimidation), 12-6.1 or 12-6.5 (compelling
8organization membership of persons), 12-7.1 (hate crime),
912-7.3 (stalking), 12-7.4 (aggravated stalking), 12-10 or
1012C-35 (tattooing the body of a minor), 12-11 or 19-6 (home
11invasion), 12-21.5 or 12C-10 (child abandonment), 12-21.6 or
1212C-5 (endangering the life or health of a child) or 12-32
13(ritual mutilation) of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
14Criminal Code of 2012 or any sex offense as defined in
15subsection (B) of Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration
16Act, the following evidence shall be admitted as an exception
17to the hearsay rule:
18        (1) testimony by the victim of an out of court
19    statement made by the victim that he or she complained of
20    such act to another; and
21        (2) testimony of an out of court statement made by the
22    victim describing any complaint of such act or matter or
23    detail pertaining to any act which is an element of an
24    offense which is the subject of a prosecution for a sexual
25    or physical act against that victim.
26    (b) Such testimony shall only be admitted if:

 

 

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1        (1) The court finds in a hearing conducted outside the
2    presence of the jury that the time, content, and
3    circumstances of the statement provide sufficient
4    safeguards of reliability; and
5        (2) The child or person with a moderate, severe, or
6    profound intellectual disability either:
7            (A) testifies at the proceeding; or
8            (B) is unavailable as a witness and there is
9        corroborative evidence of the act which is the subject
10        of the statement; and
11        (3) In a case involving an offense perpetrated against
12    a child under the age of 13, the out of court statement was
13    made before the victim attained 13 years of age or within 3
14    months after the commission of the offense, whichever
15    occurs later, but the statement may be admitted regardless
16    of the age of the victim at the time of the proceeding.
17    (c) If a statement is admitted pursuant to this Section,
18the court shall instruct the jury that it is for the jury to
19determine the weight and credibility to be given the statement
20and that, in making the determination, it shall consider the
21age and maturity of the child, or the intellectual capabilities
22of the person with a moderate, severe, or profound intellectual
23disability, the nature of the statement, the circumstances
24under which the statement was made, and any other relevant
25factor.
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1party reasonable notice of his intention to offer the statement
2and the particulars of the statement.
3    (e) Statements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
4subsection (a) shall not be excluded on the basis that they
5were obtained as a result of interviews conducted pursuant to a
6protocol adopted by a Child Advocacy Advisory Board as set
7forth in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of Section 3 of the
8Children's Advocacy Center Act or that an interviewer or
9witness to the interview was or is an employee, agent, or
10investigator of a State's Attorney's office.
11    (f) For the purposes of this Section:
12    "Moderately intellectually disabled person" means a
13person, who at the time of the commission of the offense,
14suffers from a mental illness in which the person's ability to
15exercise rational judgment is impaired.
16    "Severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person"
17means a person, who at the time of the commission of the
18offense, suffers from a significant mental illness to the
19extent that the person's ability to exercise rational judgment
20is impaired.
21(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)