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90_HB0044eng 720 ILCS 5/46-1 720 ILCS 5/46-2 720 ILCS 5/46-4 720 ILCS 5/46-5 Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits insurance fraud when he or she makes a false claim against a self-insured entity, insurance company, or governmental unit (now an insurance company). Provides that a person commits the offense of aggravated insurance fraud when he or she makes 3 or more false claims against an insurance company, self-insured entity, or governmental unit (now only an insurance company) within an 18-month period. Provides that organizing an aggravated insurance fraud conspiracy is a Class X felony (now a Class 1 felony). Provides for civil damages for insurance fraud committed against a self-insured entity or a governmental unit. LRB9000679MWpc HB0044 Engrossed LRB9000679MWpc 1 AN ACT concerning child witnesses, amending named Acts. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is 5 amended by adding Sections 106B-3, 112-9, and 115-20 as 6 follows: 7 (725 ILCS 5/106B-3 new) 8 Sec. 106B-3. Child advocate. A child under 18 years of 9 age who testifies under this Article shall be allowed to have 10 an advocate on his or her behalf. The child advocate may be 11 one of those persons permitted under subdivision (d)(5) of 12 Section 106B-5. Upon motion of the State's Attorney, the 13 child advocate shall be appointed by the court. 14 (725 ILCS 5/112-9 new) 15 Sec. 112-9. Child advocate. A child under 18 years of 16 age who testifies before the Grand Jury shall be allowed to 17 have an advocate on his or her behalf. The child advocate may 18 be one of those persons permitted under subdivision (d)(5) of 19 Section 106B-5. Upon motion of the State's Attorney, the 20 child advocate shall be appointed by the court. 21 (725 ILCS 5/115-20 new) 22 Sec. 115-20. Child advocate. A child under 18 years of 23 age who testifies before the court shall be allowed to have 24 an advocate on his or her behalf. The child advocate may be 25 one of those persons permitted under subdivision (d)(5) of 26 Section 106B-5. Upon motion of the State's Attorney, the 27 child advocate shall be appointed by the court. 28 Section 10. The Statewide Grand Jury Act is amended by HB0044 Engrossed -2- LRB9000679MWpc 1 adding Section 11 as follows: 2 (725 ILCS 215/11 new) 3 Sec. 11. Child advocate. A child under 18 years of age 4 who testifies before the Statewide Grand Jury shall be 5 allowed to have an advocate on his or her behalf. The child 6 advocate may be one of those persons permitted under 7 subdivision (d)(5) of Section 106B-5 of the Code of Criminal 8 Procedure of 1963. Upon motion of the State's Attorney or the 9 Attorney General, the child advocate shall be appointed by 10 the court. 11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 12 becoming law.