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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 10 and 30 as follows:
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6 | (725 ILCS 203/10)
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7 | Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | "Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Standards Board. | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | "DNA database" means a collection of DNA profiles from | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | forensic casework or specimens from anonymous, identified, and | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | unidentified sources that are created to search DNA records | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | against each other to develop investigative leads among | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | forensic cases. | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | "Evidence-based, trauma-informed, victim-centered" means | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | policies, procedures, programs, and practices that have been | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | demonstrated to minimize retraumatization associated with the | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | criminal justice process by recognizing the presence of trauma | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | symptoms and acknowledging the role that trauma has played in | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | a sexual assault or sexual abuse victim's life and focusing on | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | the needs and concerns of a victim that ensures compassionate | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | and sensitive delivery of services in a nonjudgmental manner. | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | "Law enforcement agency having jurisdiction" means the law |
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1 | enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where an alleged sexual | ||||||
2 | assault or sexual abuse occurred. | ||||||
3 | "Sexual assault evidence" means evidence collected in | ||||||
4 | connection with a sexual assault or sexual abuse | ||||||
5 | investigation, including, but not limited to, evidence | ||||||
6 | collected using the Illinois State Police Sexual Assault | ||||||
7 | Evidence Collection Kit as defined in Section 1a of the Sexual | ||||||
8 | Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. | ||||||
9 | "Sexual assault or sexual abuse" means an act of | ||||||
10 | nonconsensual sexual conduct or sexual penetration, as defined | ||||||
11 | in Section 12-12 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or Section 11-0.1 | ||||||
12 | of the Criminal Code of 2012, including, without limitation, | ||||||
13 | acts prohibited under Sections 12-13 through 12-16 of the | ||||||
14 | Criminal Code of 1961 or Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 of | ||||||
15 | the Criminal Code of 2012.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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17 | (725 ILCS 203/30) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 30. Release and storage of sexual assault evidence. | ||||||
19 | (a) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction that is | ||||||
20 | notified by a hospital or another law enforcement agency that | ||||||
21 | a victim of a sexual assault or sexual abuse has received a | ||||||
22 | medical forensic examination and has completed an Illinois | ||||||
23 | State Police Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit shall take | ||||||
24 | custody of the sexual assault evidence as soon as practicable, | ||||||
25 | but in no event more than 5 days after the completion of the |
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1 | medical forensic examination. | ||||||
2 | (a-5) A State's Attorney who is notified under subsection | ||||||
3 | (d) of Section 6.6 of the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency | ||||||
4 | Treatment Act that a hospital is in possession of sexual | ||||||
5 | assault evidence shall, within 72 hours, contact the | ||||||
6 | appropriate law enforcement agency to request that the law | ||||||
7 | enforcement agency take immediate physical custody of the | ||||||
8 | sexual assault evidence. | ||||||
9 | (b) The written report prepared under Section 20 of this | ||||||
10 | Act shall include the date and time the sexual assault | ||||||
11 | evidence was picked up from the hospital and the date and time | ||||||
12 | the sexual assault evidence was sent to the laboratory in | ||||||
13 | accordance with the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. | ||||||
14 | (c) If the victim of a sexual assault or sexual abuse or a | ||||||
15 | person authorized under Section 6.5 of the Sexual Assault | ||||||
16 | Survivors Emergency Treatment Act has consented to allow law | ||||||
17 | enforcement to test the sexual assault evidence, the law | ||||||
18 | enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall submit the sexual | ||||||
19 | assault evidence for testing in accordance with the Sexual | ||||||
20 | Assault Evidence Submission Act. No law enforcement agency | ||||||
21 | having jurisdiction may refuse or fail to send sexual assault | ||||||
22 | evidence for testing that the victim has released for testing. | ||||||
23 | (c-5) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.5 of the | ||||||
24 | Criminal Identification Act or Section 3-3013 of the Counties | ||||||
25 | Code, whenever a person's DNA profile is collected due to the | ||||||
26 | person being a victim of a sexual assault or sexual abuse, that |
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1 | specific profile collected in conjunction with that criminal | ||||||
2 | investigation shall not be entered into any DNA database. | ||||||
3 | (d) A victim shall have 10 years from the completion of an | ||||||
4 | Illinois State Police Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit, | ||||||
5 | or 10 years from the age of 18 years, whichever is longer, to | ||||||
6 | sign a written consent to release the sexual assault evidence | ||||||
7 | to law enforcement for testing. If the victim or a person | ||||||
8 | authorized under Section 6.5 of the Sexual Assault Survivors | ||||||
9 | Emergency Treatment Act does not sign the written consent at | ||||||
10 | the completion of the medical forensic examination, the victim | ||||||
11 | or person authorized by Section 6.5 of the Sexual Assault | ||||||
12 | Survivors Emergency Treatment Act may sign the written release | ||||||
13 | at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction, or in the | ||||||
14 | presence of a sexual assault advocate who may deliver the | ||||||
15 | written release to the law enforcement agency having | ||||||
16 | jurisdiction. The victim may also provide verbal consent to | ||||||
17 | the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction and shall | ||||||
18 | verify the verbal consent via email or fax. Upon receipt of | ||||||
19 | written or verbal consent, the law enforcement agency having | ||||||
20 | jurisdiction shall submit the sexual assault evidence for | ||||||
21 | testing in accordance with the Sexual Assault Evidence | ||||||
22 | Submission Act. No law enforcement agency having jurisdiction | ||||||
23 | may refuse or fail to send the sexual assault evidence for | ||||||
24 | testing that the victim has released for testing. | ||||||
25 | (e) The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction who | ||||||
26 | speaks to a victim who does not sign a written consent to |
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1 | release the sexual assault evidence prior to discharge from | ||||||
2 | the hospital shall provide a written notice to the victim that | ||||||
3 | contains the following information: | ||||||
4 | (1) where the sexual assault evidence will be stored | ||||||
5 | for 10 years; | ||||||
6 | (2) notice that the victim may sign a written release | ||||||
7 | to test the sexual assault evidence at any time during the | ||||||
8 | 10-year period by contacting the law enforcement agency | ||||||
9 | having jurisdiction or working with a sexual assault | ||||||
10 | advocate; | ||||||
11 | (3) the name, phone number, and email address of the | ||||||
12 | law enforcement agency having jurisdiction; and | ||||||
13 | (4) the name and phone number of a local rape crisis | ||||||
14 | center. | ||||||
15 | Each law enforcement agency shall develop a protocol for | ||||||
16 | providing this information to victims as part of the written | ||||||
17 | policies required in subsection (a) of Section 15 of this Act. | ||||||
18 | (f) A law enforcement agency must develop a protocol for | ||||||
19 | responding to victims who want to sign a written consent to | ||||||
20 | release the sexual assault evidence and to ensure that victims | ||||||
21 | who want to be notified or have a designee notified prior to | ||||||
22 | the end of the 10-year period are provided notice. | ||||||
23 | (g) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as limiting | ||||||
24 | the storage period to 10 years. A law enforcement agency | ||||||
25 | having jurisdiction may adopt a storage policy that provides | ||||||
26 | for a period of time exceeding 10 years. If a longer period of |
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1 | time is adopted, the law enforcement agency having | ||||||
2 | jurisdiction shall notify the victim or designee in writing of | ||||||
3 | the longer storage period.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-1087, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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