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| Public Act 099-0688 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief | ||||
Commission Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 35, and 70 as | ||||
follows: | ||||
(775 ILCS 40/5)
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Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||
(1) "Claim of torture" means a claim on behalf of a living
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person convicted of a felony in Illinois asserting that he was
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tortured into confessing to the crime for which the person was
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convicted and the tortured confession was used to obtain the
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conviction and for which there is some credible evidence
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related to allegations of torture occurring within a county of | ||||
more than 3,000,000 inhabitants committed by Commander Jon
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Burge or any officer under the supervision of Jon Burge. | ||||
(2) "Commission" means the Illinois Torture Inquiry and
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Relief Commission established by this Act. | ||||
(3) "Convicted person" means the person making a claim of | ||||
torture under this Act. | ||||
(4) "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Torture
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Inquiry and Relief Commission. | ||||
(5) "Victim" means the victim of the crime, or if the
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victim of the crime is deceased, the next of kin of the victim, | ||
which shall be the parent, spouse, child, or sibling of the | ||
deceased victim.
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(Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.) | ||
(775 ILCS 40/35)
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Sec. 35. Duties. The Commission shall have the following
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duties and powers:
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(1) To establish the criteria and screening process to
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be used to determine which cases shall be accepted for
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review.
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(2) To conduct inquiries into claims of torture with
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priority to be given to those cases in which the convicted
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person is currently incarcerated solely for the crime to
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which he or she claims torture by Jon Burge or officers
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under his command, or both. | ||
(3) To coordinate the investigation of cases accepted
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for review. | ||
(4) To maintain records for all case investigations. | ||
(5) To prepare written reports outlining Commission
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investigations and recommendations to the trial court at
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the completion of each inquiry. | ||
(6) To apply for and accept any funds that may become
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available for the Commission's work from government
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grants, private gifts, donations, or bequests from any
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source.
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(Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.) | ||
(775 ILCS 40/70)
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Sec. 70. Filing of claims. This Act applies to claims of | ||
torture filed not later than 10 5 years after the effective | ||
date of this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||