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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5153
Introduced 02/05/04, by Richard P. Myers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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730 ILCS 105/25 |
from Ch. 38, par. 1675 |
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Amends the Open Parole Hearings Act. Requires the Prisoner Review Board to make 3 attempts to notify the victim of an offense committed by the prisoner at the victim's last known address or e-mail address of all forthcoming parole hearings concerning that prisoner.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5153 |
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LRB093 18409 RLC 44117 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Open Parole Hearings Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 25 as follows:
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| (730 ILCS 105/25) (from Ch. 38, par. 1675)
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| Sec. 25. Notification of future parole hearings.
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| (a) The Board shall notify the State's Attorney of the |
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| committing county
of the pending hearing and the victim of all |
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| forthcoming parole hearings at
least 15 days in advance. |
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| Written notification shall contain:
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| (1) notification of the place of the hearing;
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| (2) the date and approximate time of the hearing;
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| (3) their right to enter a statement, to appear in |
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| person, and to
submit other information by video tape, tape |
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| recording, or other electronic
means in the form and manner |
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| described by the Board
or if a victim of a violent crime as |
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| defined in
subsection (c) of Section 3 of the Rights of |
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| Crime Victims and Witnesses Act,
by calling the toll-free |
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| number established in subsection (f) of that
Section.
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| Notification to the victims shall be at the last known |
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| address of the
victim. The Board shall make 3 attempts to |
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| notify the victim at the last known address or e-mail address |
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| of the victim. It shall be the responsibility of the victim to |
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| notify the board of
any changes in address and name.
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| (b) However, at any time the victim may request by a |
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| written certified
statement that the Prisoner Review Board stop |
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| sending notice under this
Section.
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| (c) (Blank).
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| (d) No later than 7 days after a parole hearing the Board |
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| shall send
notice of its decision to the State's Attorney and |
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| victim. If parole is
denied, the Board shall within a |