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Public Act 100-0690 Public Act 0690 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 100-0690 | HB5267 Enrolled | LRB100 18506 HEP 36185 b |
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| AN ACT concerning civil law.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by | changing Section 7.5 as follows: | (5 ILCS 140/7.5) | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-512 and | 100-517 ) | Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for | by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be exempt | from inspection and copying: | (a) All information determined to be confidential | under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and | Development Act. | (b) Library circulation and order records identifying | library users with specific materials under the Library | Records Confidentiality Act. | (c) Applications, related documents, and medical | records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | Procedures Board and any and all documents or other records | prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it | has received. |
| (d) Information and records held by the Department of | Public Health and its authorized representatives relating | to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible | disease or any information the disclosure of which is | restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible | Disease Control Act. | (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act. | (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of | the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying | Qualifications Based Selection Act. | (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid | Tuition Act. | (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and | records of any lawfully created State or local inspector | general's office that would be exempt if created or | obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under | that Act. | (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy | plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a local | emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted under | Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | (j) Information and data concerning the distribution | of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers |
| under the Emergency Telephone System Act. | (k) Law enforcement officer identification information | or driver identification information compiled by a law | enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation | under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | (l) Records and information provided to a residential | health care facility resident sexual assault and death | review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse | Prevention Review Team Act. | (m) Information provided to the predatory lending | database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential | Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent | authorized under that Article. | (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of | compensation and expenses for court appointed trial | counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the Capital | Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall apply | until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even if the | prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty prior | to trial or sentencing. | (o) Information that is prohibited from being | disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and | Hazardous Substances Registry Act. | (p) Security portions of system safety program plans, | investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or | information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the |
| Regional Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of | the Regional Transportation Authority Act or the St. Clair | County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety | Act. | (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the | Personnel Records Review Act. | (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the | Illinois School Student Records Act. | (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
| (t) All identified or deidentified health information | in the form of health data or medical records contained in, | stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released from | the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and identified | or deidentified health information in the form of health | data and medical records of the Illinois Health Information | Exchange in the possession of the Illinois Health | Information Exchange Authority due to its administration | of the Illinois Health Information Exchange. The terms | "identified" and "deidentified" shall be given the same | meaning as in the Health Insurance Portability and | Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, or any | subsequent amendments thereto, and any regulations | promulgated thereunder. | (u) Records and information provided to an independent | team of experts under Brian's Law. |
| (v) Names and information of people who have applied | for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under | the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for | or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm | Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the | Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the | Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed Carry | Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed Carry | Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the | Firearm Concealed Carry Act. | (w) Personally identifiable information which is | exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section | 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act. | (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure | under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section | 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | (y) Confidential information under the Adult | Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling | statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including | information about the identity and administrative finding | against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated | decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an | eligible adult maintained in the Registry established | under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act. | (z) Records and information provided to a fatality | review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory |
| Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services | Act. | (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure | under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code. | (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from | disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement | Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent | authorized under that Act. | (dd) Information that is prohibited from being | disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common | Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. | (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure | under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. | (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure | under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. | (gg) (ff) Information that is prohibited from being | disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle | Code. | (hh) (ff) Records that are exempt from disclosure under | Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code. | (ii) (ff) Information which is exempted from | disclosure under Section 2505-800 of the Department of | Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | (Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-298, eff. 8-6-15; 99-352, | eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-776, eff. 8-12-16; |
| 99-863, eff. 8-19-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17; 100-22, eff. 1-1-18; | 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-373, eff. 1-1-18; 100-464, eff. | 8-28-17; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; revised 11-2-17.) | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-517 but before | amendment by P.A. 100-512 ) | Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for | by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be exempt | from inspection and copying: | (a) All information determined to be confidential | under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and | Development Act. | (b) Library circulation and order records identifying | library users with specific materials under the Library | Records Confidentiality Act. | (c) Applications, related documents, and medical | records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | Procedures Board and any and all documents or other records | prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it | has received. | (d) Information and records held by the Department of | Public Health and its authorized representatives relating | to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible | disease or any information the disclosure of which is | restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible |
| Disease Control Act. | (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act. | (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of | the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying | Qualifications Based Selection Act. | (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid | Tuition Act. | (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and | records of any lawfully created State or local inspector | general's office that would be exempt if created or | obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under | that Act. | (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy | plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a local | emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted under | Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | (j) Information and data concerning the distribution | of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers | under the Emergency Telephone System Act. | (k) Law enforcement officer identification information | or driver identification information compiled by a law | enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation | under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. |
| (l) Records and information provided to a residential | health care facility resident sexual assault and death | review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse | Prevention Review Team Act. | (m) Information provided to the predatory lending | database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential | Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent | authorized under that Article. | (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of | compensation and expenses for court appointed trial | counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the Capital | Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall apply | until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even if the | prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty prior | to trial or sentencing. | (o) Information that is prohibited from being | disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and | Hazardous Substances Registry Act. | (p) Security portions of system safety program plans, | investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or | information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the | Regional Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of | the Regional Transportation Authority Act or the St. Clair | County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety | Act. | (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the |
| Personnel Records Review Act. | (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the | Illinois School Student Records Act. | (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
| (t) All identified or deidentified health information | in the form of health data or medical records contained in, | stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released from | the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and identified | or deidentified health information in the form of health | data and medical records of the Illinois Health Information | Exchange in the possession of the Illinois Health | Information Exchange Authority due to its administration | of the Illinois Health Information Exchange. The terms | "identified" and "deidentified" shall be given the same | meaning as in the Health Insurance Portability and | Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, or any | subsequent amendments thereto, and any regulations | promulgated thereunder. | (u) Records and information provided to an independent | team of experts under Brian's Law. | (v) Names and information of people who have applied | for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under | the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for | or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm | Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the |
| Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the | Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed Carry | Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed Carry | Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the | Firearm Concealed Carry Act. | (w) Personally identifiable information which is | exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section | 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act. | (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure | under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section | 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | (y) Confidential information under the Adult | Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling | statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including | information about the identity and administrative finding | against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated | decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an | eligible adult maintained in the Registry established | under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act. | (z) Records and information provided to a fatality | review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory | Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services | Act. | (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure | under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code. | (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from |
| disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement | Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent | authorized under that Act. | (dd) Information that is prohibited from being | disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common | Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. | (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure | under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. | (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure | under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. | (gg) (ff) Information that is prohibited from being | disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle | Code. | (hh) (ff) Records that are exempt from disclosure under | Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code. | (ii) (ff) Information which is exempted from | disclosure under Section 2505-800 of the Department of | Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | (jj) (ff) Information and reports that are required to | be submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day | and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from | disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day | and Temporary Labor Services Act. | (Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-298, eff. 8-6-15; 99-352, | eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-776, eff. 8-12-16; |
| 99-863, eff. 8-19-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17; 100-22, eff. 1-1-18; | 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-373, eff. 1-1-18; 100-464, eff. | 8-28-17; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-517, eff. 6-1-18; revised | 11-2-17.) | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-512 ) | Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for | by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be exempt | from inspection and copying: | (a) All information determined to be confidential | under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and | Development Act. | (b) Library circulation and order records identifying | library users with specific materials under the Library | Records Confidentiality Act. | (c) Applications, related documents, and medical | records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | Procedures Board and any and all documents or other records | prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it | has received. | (d) Information and records held by the Department of | Public Health and its authorized representatives relating | to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible | disease or any information the disclosure of which is | restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible |
| Disease Control Act. | (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act. | (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of | the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying | Qualifications Based Selection Act. | (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid | Tuition Act. | (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and | records of any lawfully created State or local inspector | general's office that would be exempt if created or | obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under | that Act. | (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy | plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a local | emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted under | Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | (j) Information and data concerning the distribution | of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers | under the Emergency Telephone System Act. | (k) Law enforcement officer identification information | or driver identification information compiled by a law | enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation | under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. |
| (l) Records and information provided to a residential | health care facility resident sexual assault and death | review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse | Prevention Review Team Act. | (m) Information provided to the predatory lending | database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential | Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent | authorized under that Article. | (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of | compensation and expenses for court appointed trial | counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the Capital | Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall apply | until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even if the | prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty prior | to trial or sentencing. | (o) Information that is prohibited from being | disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and | Hazardous Substances Registry Act. | (p) Security portions of system safety program plans, | investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or | information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the | Regional Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of | the Regional Transportation Authority Act or the St. Clair | County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety | Act. | (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the |
| Personnel Records Review Act. | (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the | Illinois School Student Records Act. | (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
| (t) All identified or deidentified health information | in the form of health data or medical records contained in, | stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released from | the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and identified | or deidentified health information in the form of health | data and medical records of the Illinois Health Information | Exchange in the possession of the Illinois Health | Information Exchange Authority due to its administration | of the Illinois Health Information Exchange. The terms | "identified" and "deidentified" shall be given the same | meaning as in the Health Insurance Portability and | Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, or any | subsequent amendments thereto, and any regulations | promulgated thereunder. | (u) Records and information provided to an independent | team of experts under Brian's Law. | (v) Names and information of people who have applied | for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under | the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for | or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm | Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the |
| Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the | Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed Carry | Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed Carry | Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the | Firearm Concealed Carry Act. | (w) Personally identifiable information which is | exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section | 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act. | (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure | under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section | 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | (y) Confidential information under the Adult | Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling | statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including | information about the identity and administrative finding | against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated | decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an | eligible adult maintained in the Registry established | under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act. | (z) Records and information provided to a fatality | review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory | Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services | Act. | (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure | under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code. | (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from |
| disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement | Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent | authorized under that Act. | (dd) Information that is prohibited from being | disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common | Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. | (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure | under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. | (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure | under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. | (gg) (ff) Information that is prohibited from being | disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle | Code. | (hh) (ff) Records that are exempt from disclosure under | Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code. | (ii) (ff) Information which is exempted from | disclosure under Section 2505-800 of the Department of | Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | (jj) (ff) Information and reports that are required to | be submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day | and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from | disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day | and Temporary Labor Services Act. | (kk) (ff) Information prohibited from disclosure under | the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. |
| (ll) Records that are exempt from disclosure under | Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act. | (Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-298, eff. 8-6-15; 99-352, | eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-776, eff. 8-12-16; | 99-863, eff. 8-19-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17; 100-22, eff. 1-1-18; | 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-373, eff. 1-1-18; 100-464, eff. | 8-28-17; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-512, eff. 7-1-18; 100-517, | eff. 6-1-18; revised 11-2-17.) | Section 10. The Crime Victims Compensation Act is amended | by changing Section 2 and by adding Section 4.2 as follows:
| (740 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 70, par. 72)
| Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | context
otherwise requires:
| (a) "Applicant" means any person who applies for | compensation under this
Act or any person the Court of Claims | finds is entitled to compensation,
including the guardian of a | minor or of a person under legal disability. It
includes any | person who was a dependent of a deceased victim of a crime of
| violence for his or her support at the time of the death of | that victim.
| (b) "Court of Claims" means the Court of Claims created by | the Court
of Claims Act.
| (c) "Crime of violence" means and includes any offense | defined in
Sections 9-1, 9-1.2, 9-2, 9-2.1, 9-3, 9-3.2, 10-1, |
| 10-2, 10-9, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, | 11-11, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-23, 11-23.5, | 12-1,
12-2,
12-3, 12-3.1, 12-3.2,
12-3.3,
12-3.4, 12-4, 12-4.1, | 12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-5, 12-7.1, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-13, 12-14,
| 12-14.1, 12-15,
12-16, 12-20.5, 12-30, 20-1 or 20-1.1, or | Section 12-3.05 except for subdivision (a)(4) or (g)(1), or | subdivision (a)(4) of Section 11-14.4, of the Criminal Code of | 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, Sections 1(a) and 1(a-5) of | the Cemetery Protection Act, Section 125 of the Stalking No | Contact Order Act, Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order | Act, driving under
the influence as defined in Section
11-501 | of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a violation of Section 11-401 of | the Illinois Vehicle Code, provided the victim was a pedestrian | or was operating a vehicle moved solely by human power or a | mobility device at the time of contact, and a violation of | Section 11-204.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; so long as the | offense did not occur
during a civil riot, insurrection or | rebellion. "Crime of violence" does not
include any other | offense or accident involving a motor vehicle except those
| vehicle offenses specifically provided for in this paragraph. | "Crime of
violence" does include all of the offenses | specifically provided for in this
paragraph that occur within | this State but are subject to federal jurisdiction
and crimes | involving terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2331.
| (d) "Victim" means (1) a person killed or injured in this | State as a
result of a crime of violence perpetrated or |
| attempted against him or her,
(2) the
spouse or parent of a | person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime | of
violence perpetrated or attempted against the person, (3) a | person killed
or injured in this State while attempting to | assist a person against whom a
crime of violence is being | perpetrated or attempted, if that attempt of
assistance would | be expected of a reasonable person under the circumstances,
(4) | a person killed or injured in this State while assisting a law
| enforcement official apprehend a person who has perpetrated a | crime of
violence or prevent the perpetration of any such crime | if that
assistance was in response to the express request of | the law enforcement
official, (5) a person who personally
| witnessed a violent crime, (5.05) a person who will be called | as a witness by the prosecution to establish a necessary nexus | between the offender and the violent crime, (5.1) solely
for | the purpose of compensating for pecuniary loss incurred for
| psychological treatment of a mental or emotional condition | caused or aggravated
by the crime, any other person under the | age of 18 who is the brother, sister,
half brother, half | sister, child, or stepchild
of a person killed or injured in
| this State as a
result of a crime of violence, (6) an Illinois | resident
who is a victim of a "crime of violence" as defined in | this Act except, if
the crime occurred outside this State, the | resident has the same rights
under this Act as if the crime had | occurred in this State upon a showing
that the state, | territory, country, or political subdivision of a country
in |
| which the crime occurred does not have a compensation of | victims of
crimes law for which that Illinois resident is | eligible, (7) a deceased person whose body is dismembered or | whose remains are desecrated as the result of a crime of | violence, or (8) solely for the purpose of compensating for | pecuniary loss incurred for psychological treatment of a mental | or emotional condition caused or aggravated by the crime, any | parent, spouse, or child under the age of 18 of a deceased | person whose body is dismembered or whose remains are | desecrated as the result of a crime of violence.
| (e) "Dependent" means a relative of a deceased victim who | was wholly or
partially dependent upon the victim's income at | the time of his or her
death
and shall include the child of a | victim born after his or her death.
| (f) "Relative" means a spouse, parent, grandparent, | stepfather, stepmother,
child, grandchild, brother, | brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, half
brother, half | sister, spouse's parent, nephew, niece, uncle or aunt.
| (g) "Child" means an unmarried son or daughter who is under | 18 years of
age and includes a stepchild, an adopted child or a | child born out of wedlock.
| (h) "Pecuniary loss" means, in the case of injury, | appropriate medical
expenses and hospital expenses including | expenses of medical
examinations, rehabilitation, medically | required
nursing care expenses, appropriate
psychiatric care | or psychiatric counseling expenses, appropriate expenses for |
| care or
counseling by a licensed clinical psychologist, | licensed clinical social
worker, licensed professional | counselor, or licensed clinical professional counselor and | expenses for treatment by Christian Science practitioners and
| nursing care appropriate thereto; transportation expenses to | and from medical and counseling treatment facilities; | prosthetic appliances, eyeglasses, and
hearing aids necessary | or damaged as a result of the
crime; costs associated with | trafficking tattoo removal by a person authorized or licensed | to perform the specific removal procedure; replacement costs | for clothing and bedding used as evidence; costs
associated | with temporary lodging or relocation necessary as a
result of | the crime, including, but not limited to, the first month's | rent and security deposit of the dwelling that the claimant | relocated to and other reasonable relocation expenses incurred | as a result of the violent crime;
locks or windows necessary or | damaged as a result of the crime; the purchase,
lease, or | rental of equipment necessary to create usability of and
| accessibility to the victim's real and personal property, or | the real and
personal property which is used by the victim, | necessary as a result of the
crime; the costs of appropriate | crime scene clean-up;
replacement
services loss, to a maximum | of $1,250 per month;
dependents replacement
services loss, to a | maximum of $1,250 per month; loss of tuition paid to
attend | grammar school or high school when the victim had been enrolled | as a
student prior to the injury, or college or graduate school |
| when
the victim had been enrolled as a day or night student | prior to
the injury when the victim becomes unable to continue | attendance at school
as a result of the crime of violence | perpetrated against him or her; loss
of
earnings, loss of | future earnings because of disability resulting from the
| injury, and, in addition, in the case of death, expenses for | funeral, burial, and travel and transport for survivors
of | homicide victims to secure bodies of deceased victims and to | transport
bodies for burial all of which
may not exceed a | maximum of $7,500 and loss of support of the dependents of
the | victim; in the case of dismemberment or desecration of a body, | expenses for funeral and burial, all of which may not exceed a | maximum of $7,500.
Loss of future earnings shall be reduced by | any income from substitute work
actually performed by the | victim or by income he or she would have earned
in
available | appropriate substitute work he or she was capable of performing
| but
unreasonably failed to undertake. Loss of earnings, loss of | future
earnings and loss of support shall be determined on the | basis of the
victim's average net monthly earnings for the 6 | months immediately
preceding the date of the injury or on | $1,250 per month, whichever is less or, in cases where the | absences commenced more than 3 years from the date of the | crime, on the basis of the net monthly earnings for the 6 | months immediately preceding the date of the first absence, not | to exceed $1,250 per month.
If a divorced or legally separated | applicant is claiming loss of support
for a minor child of the |
| deceased, the amount of support for each child
shall be based | either on the amount of support
pursuant to the judgment prior | to the date of the deceased
victim's injury or death, or, if | the subject of pending litigation filed by
or on behalf of the | divorced or legally separated applicant prior to the
injury or | death, on the result of that litigation. Real and personal
| property includes, but is not limited to, vehicles, houses, | apartments,
town houses, or condominiums. Pecuniary loss does | not
include pain and suffering or property loss or damage.
| (i) "Replacement services loss" means expenses reasonably | incurred in
obtaining ordinary and necessary services in lieu | of those the
injured person would have performed, not for | income, but for the benefit
of himself or herself or his or her | family, if he or she had not
been injured.
| (j) "Dependents replacement services loss" means loss | reasonably incurred
by dependents or private legal guardians of | minor dependents after a victim's death in obtaining ordinary | and necessary
services in lieu of those the victim would have | performed, not for income,
but for their benefit, if he or she | had not been fatally injured.
| (k) "Survivor" means immediate family including a parent, | step-father,
step-mother, child,
brother, sister, or spouse.
| (l) "Parent" means a natural parent, adopted parent, | step-parent, or permanent legal guardian of another person. | (m) "Trafficking tattoo" is a tattoo which is applied to a | victim in connection with the commission of a violation of |
| Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012. | (Source: P.A. 98-435, eff. 1-1-14; 99-671, eff. 1-1-17 .) | (740 ILCS 45/4.2 new) | Sec. 4.2. Cooperation in review of crime victims | compensation applications. A law enforcement agency in this | State shall, within 15 days of receipt of a written request for | a police report made to verify that the requirements of a crime | victims compensation application under Section 6.1 of this Act | have been met, provide the Attorney General's office with the | law enforcement agency's full written report of the | investigation of the crime for which an application for | compensation has been filed. The law enforcement agency may | redact the following from the report: names of confidential | sources and informants; locations from which law enforcement | conduct surveillance; and information related to issues of | national security the law enforcement agency provided to or | received from the United States Department of Homeland Security | or another federal law enforcement agency. The Attorney | General's office and a law enforcement agency may agree to the | redaction of other information in the report or to the | provision of necessary information in another format. Within 15 | days of receipt of the request, a law enforcement agency shall | respond to a written request from the Attorney General's office | for additional information necessary to assist the Attorney | General's office in making a recommendation for compensation. |
| Records that are obtained by the Attorney General's office | from a law enforcement agency under this Section for purposes | of investigating an application for crime victim compensation | shall not be disclosed to the public, including the applicant, | by the Attorney General's office. The records, while in the | possession of the Attorney General's office, shall be exempt | from disclosure by the Attorney General's office under the | Freedom of Information Act.
| Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | Public Act.
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Effective Date: 1/1/2019
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