Bill Sponsors: IL HB2607 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that the testimony of a victim who is a child under 13 years of age shall testify outside the courtroom and the child's testimony shall be shown in the courtroom by means of a closed circuit television. Provides that this presumption may be overcome if the defendant can prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child victim will not suffer severe emotional distress.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 28-8)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0164 [HB2607 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 28-8)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0164 [HB2607 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
