Bill Text: IL HB1063 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for any sex offense may be commenced at any time if the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-4)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0379 [HB1063 Detail]

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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
5Sections 3-5 and 3-6 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/3-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-5)
7 Sec. 3-5. General Limitations.
8 (a) A prosecution for: (1) first degree murder, attempt to
9commit first degree murder, second degree murder, involuntary
10manslaughter, reckless homicide, leaving the scene of a motor
11vehicle accident involving death or personal injuries under
12Section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, failing to give
13information and render aid under Section 11-403 of the Illinois
14Vehicle Code, concealment of homicidal death, treason, arson,
15aggravated arson, forgery, child pornography under paragraph
16(1) of subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1, aggravated child
17pornography under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section
1811-20.1B, or (2) any offense involving sexual conduct or sexual
19penetration, as defined by Section 11-0.1 of this Code in which
20the DNA profile of the offender is obtained and entered into a
21DNA database within 10 years after the commission of the
22offense, or (3) criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal
23sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,

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1aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or criminal sexual abuse when
2the victim of any of the offenses was under 18 years of age at
3the time of the offense, may be commenced at any time. Clause
4(2) of this subsection (a) applies if either: (i) the victim
5reported the offense to law enforcement authorities within 3
6years after the commission of the offense unless a longer
7period for reporting the offense to law enforcement authorities
8is provided in Section 3-6 or (ii) the victim is murdered
9during the course of the offense or within 2 years after the
10commission of the offense.
11 (b) Unless the statute describing the offense provides
12otherwise, or the period of limitation is extended by Section
133-6, a prosecution for any offense not designated in Subsection
14(a) must be commenced within 3 years after the commission of
15the offense if it is a felony, or within one year and 6 months
16after its commission if it is a misdemeanor.
17(Source: P.A. 95-899, eff. 1-1-09; 96-292, eff. 1-1-10;
1896-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)
19 (720 ILCS 5/3-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-6)
20 Sec. 3-6. Extended limitations. The period within which a
21prosecution must be commenced under the provisions of Section
223-5 or other applicable statute is extended under the following
23conditions:
24 (a) A prosecution for theft involving a breach of a
25fiduciary obligation to the aggrieved person may be commenced

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1as follows:
2 (1) If the aggrieved person is a minor or a person
3 under legal disability, then during the minority or legal
4 disability or within one year after the termination
5 thereof.
6 (2) In any other instance, within one year after the
7 discovery of the offense by an aggrieved person, or by a
8 person who has legal capacity to represent an aggrieved
9 person or has a legal duty to report the offense, and is
10 not himself or herself a party to the offense; or in the
11 absence of such discovery, within one year after the proper
12 prosecuting officer becomes aware of the offense. However,
13 in no such case is the period of limitation so extended
14 more than 3 years beyond the expiration of the period
15 otherwise applicable.
16 (b) A prosecution for any offense based upon misconduct in
17office by a public officer or employee may be commenced within
18one year after discovery of the offense by a person having a
19legal duty to report such offense, or in the absence of such
20discovery, within one year after the proper prosecuting officer
21becomes aware of the offense. However, in no such case is the
22period of limitation so extended more than 3 years beyond the
23expiration of the period otherwise applicable.
24 (b-5) When the victim is under 18 years of age at the time
25of the offense, a prosecution for involuntary servitude,
26involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in

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1persons and related offenses under Section 10-9 of this Code
2may be commenced within one year of the victim attaining the
3age of 18 years. However, in no such case shall the time period
4for prosecution expire sooner than 3 years after the commission
5of the offense.
6 (c) (Blank).
7 (d) (Blank). A prosecution for child pornography,
8aggravated child pornography, indecent solicitation of a
9child, soliciting for a juvenile prostitute, juvenile pimping,
10exploitation of a child, or promoting juvenile prostitution
11except for keeping a place of juvenile prostitution may be
12commenced within one year of the victim attaining the age of 18
13years. However, in no such case shall the time period for
14prosecution expire sooner than 3 years after the commission of
15the offense. When the victim is under 18 years of age, a
16prosecution for criminal sexual abuse may be commenced within
17one year of the victim attaining the age of 18 years. However,
18in no such case shall the time period for prosecution expire
19sooner than 3 years after the commission of the offense.
20 (e) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (j), a
21prosecution for any offense involving sexual conduct or sexual
22penetration, as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code, where
23the defendant was within a professional or fiduciary
24relationship or a purported professional or fiduciary
25relationship with the victim at the time of the commission of
26the offense may be commenced within one year after the

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1discovery of the offense by the victim.
2 (f) A prosecution for any offense set forth in Section 44
3of the "Environmental Protection Act", approved June 29, 1970,
4as amended, may be commenced within 5 years after the discovery
5of such an offense by a person or agency having the legal duty
6to report the offense or in the absence of such discovery,
7within 5 years after the proper prosecuting officer becomes
8aware of the offense.
9 (f-5) A prosecution for any offense set forth in Section
1016-30 of this Code may be commenced within 5 years after the
11discovery of the offense by the victim of that offense.
12 (g) (Blank).
13 (h) (Blank).
14 (i) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (j), a
15prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal
16sexual assault, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse may be
17commenced within 10 years of the commission of the offense if
18the victim reported the offense to law enforcement authorities
19within 3 years after the commission of the offense.
20 Nothing in this subdivision (i) shall be construed to
21shorten a period within which a prosecution must be commenced
22under any other provision of this Section.
23 (j) When the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of
24the offense, a prosecution for criminal sexual assault,
25aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual
26assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or felony

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1criminal sexual abuse, or a prosecution for failure of a person
2who is required to report an alleged or suspected commission of
3criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
4predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
5criminal sexual abuse, or felony criminal sexual abuse any of
6these offenses under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
7Act may be commenced within 20 years after the child victim
8attains 18 years of age. When the victim is under 18 years of
9age at the time of the offense, a prosecution for misdemeanor
10criminal sexual abuse may be commenced within 10 years after
11the child victim attains 18 years of age.
12 Nothing in this subdivision (j) shall be construed to
13shorten a period within which a prosecution must be commenced
14under any other provision of this Section.
15 (k) A prosecution for theft involving real property
16exceeding $100,000 in value under Section 16-1, identity theft
17under subsection (a) of Section 16-30, aggravated identity
18theft under subsection (b) of Section 16-30, or any offense set
19forth in Article 16H or Section 17-10.6 may be commenced within
207 years of the last act committed in furtherance of the crime.
21(Source: P.A. 96-233, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1551, Article 2, Section
221035, eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551, Article 10, Section 10-140, eff.
237-1-11; 97-597, eff. 1-1-12; 97-897, eff. 1-1-13.)
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