Full Text of HR0325 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act | 3 | | guarantees to crime victims the rights assured by Article I, | 4 | | Section 8.1 of the Illinois Constitution to ensure that crime | 5 | | victims are treated with fairness and respect for their | 6 | | dignity and privacy throughout the criminal justice system, to | 7 | | ensure that crime victims are informed of their rights and | 8 | | have standing to assert their rights in the trial and | 9 | | appellate courts, to establish procedures for enforcement of | 10 | | those rights, and to increase the effectiveness of the | 11 | | criminal justice system by affording certain basic rights and | 12 | | considerations to the witnesses of crime who are essential to | 13 | | prosecution; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act | 15 | | guarantees to all crime victims timely notification of all | 16 | | court proceedings; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The retail loss prevention report and notice | 18 | | requirements created by Public Act 103-757, the Illinois | 19 | | Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail | 20 | | Marketplaces for Consumers Act, granted non-human victims | 21 | | greater rights than human victims, including the right to | 22 | | seven days' notice of any court proceedings; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, State's attorneys and victim advocates work | 2 | | diligently, sometimes with insufficient resources, to | 3 | | accomplish the difficult task of effectuating communication | 4 | | with all victims as soon as possible; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The judiciary works diligently to dispose of all | 6 | | cases in a timely manner; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Cuts to federal Victim of Crime Act funding and | 8 | | requirements created by the SAFE-T Act have placed additional | 9 | | pressures on the judiciary, law enforcement, state's | 10 | | attorneys, and victim advocates; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, It is impracticable to impose a daily timeframe | 12 | | upon state's attorneys to complete notice in every case; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we recognize that human victims deserve equal rights to | 17 | | non-human victims regarding the timely notice of proceedings; | 18 | | and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That we urge members of the judiciary and law | 20 | | enforcement to prioritize human victims within daily court | 21 | | dockets over corporate/business entities; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 | | delivered to all suitable members of the judiciary.
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