725 ILCS 173/ Violent Crime Witness Protection Act.

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725 ILCS 173/1

(725 ILCS 173/1)

Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Violent

 Crime
Witness
Protection  Act.

(Source: P.A. 102-756, eff. 5-10-22.)

725 ILCS 173/5

    (725 ILCS 173/5)
    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
    "Local law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in Section 2 of the Illinois Police Training Act.
    "Violent crime" has the meaning given in Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-756, eff. 5-10-22; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)

725 ILCS 173/10

(725 ILCS 173/10)
Sec. 10. Financial Assistance Program.

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall establish a program to provide financial assistance to State's Attorney's offices and local law enforcement agencies for the establishment and maintenance of violent crime witness protection programs. Grantees shall use funds to assist victims and witnesses who are actively aiding in the prosecution of perpetrators of violent crime, and appropriate related persons or victims and witnesses determined by the Authority to be at risk of a discernible threat of violent crime.

(Source: P.A. 102-756, eff. 5-10-22; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)

725 ILCS 173/15

(725 ILCS 173/15)
Sec. 15. Funding.

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, shall adopt rules for the implementation of the Violent Crime Witness Protection Program. The Program shall be subject to the following limitations:

(a) Grant funds may be used to reimburse grantees for

expenses associated with preexisting violent crime witness protection programs, including, but not limited to, the following:

            (1) emergency or temporary living costs;
            (2) moving expenses;
            (3) rent;
            (3.5) utilities;
            (4) security deposits for rent and utilities;
            (5) other appropriate expenses of relocation or

transition;

            (6) mental health treatment;
            (7) lost wage assistance; and
            (8) administrative costs.
        (b) Approval of applications made by State's

Attorneys shall be conditioned upon county funding for costs at a level of at least 25%, unless this requirement is waived by the administrator, in accordance with adopted rules, for good cause shown.

(c) (Blank).
(d) No more than 50% of funding available in any

given fiscal year may be used for costs associated with any single county.

(d-5) Grant funds may also be used to establish

violent crime witness protection programs.

(e) Before the Illinois Criminal Justice Information

Authority distributes moneys from the Violent Crime Witness Protection Program Fund as provided in this Section, it shall retain 5% of those moneys for administrative purposes.

(f) (Blank).
(g) Implementation of the Violent Crime Witness

Protection Program is subject to appropriation.

(Source: P.A. 102-756, eff. 5-10-22; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)

725 ILCS 173/20

(725 ILCS 173/20)
Sec. 20. Violent Crime Witness Protection Program Fund.

 There is created in the State treasury the Violent Crime Witness Protection Program Fund into which shall be deposited appropriated funds, grants, or other funds made available to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to assist State's Attorneys and local law enforcement agencies in protecting victims and witnesses who are aiding in the prosecution of perpetrators of violent crime, and appropriate related persons or victims and witnesses determined by the Authority to be at risk of a discernible threat of violent crime.

(Source: P.A. 102-756, eff. 5-10-22; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)

725 ILCS 173/25

(725 ILCS 173/25)

Sec. 25. Beginning of operation.

Subject to appropriation, the program created by this Act shall
begin operation on January 1, 2023.

(Source: P.A. 102-756, eff. 5-10-22.)

725 ILCS 173/90

(725 ILCS 173/90)

Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13; text omitted.)

725 ILCS 173/99

(725 ILCS 173/99)

Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2013.

(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13.)