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Public Act 094-0487
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LRB094 05933 RLC 35988 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law, which may be referred to as |
the Patrick Leahy 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 Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
Section 3-5 as follows:
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(720 ILCS 5/3-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-5)
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Sec. 3-5. General Limitations. |
(a) A prosecution for: (1) first degree murder, attempt to |
commit first
degree
murder, second degree murder,
involuntary |
manslaughter, reckless homicide, leaving the scene of a motor |
vehicle accident involving death or personal injuries under |
Section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, failing to give |
information and render aid under Section 11-403 of the Illinois |
Vehicle Code, concealment of homicidal
death, treason, arson, |
aggravated arson, forgery, or (2) any offense
involving sexual |
conduct or sexual penetration as defined by
Section 12-12 of |
this Code in which the DNA profile of the offender is
obtained |
and entered into a DNA database within 10 years after the |
commission
of the offense and the identity of the offender is |
unknown after a diligent
investigation by law enforcement |
authorities, may be commenced at any
time.
Clause (2) of this |
subsection (a) applies if either: (i) the victim reported the
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offense to law enforcement authorities within 2 years after the |
commission
of the offense unless a longer period for reporting |
the offense to law
enforcement authorities
is provided in |
Section 3-6 or (ii) the victim is murdered during the course of |
the offense or within 2 years after the commission of the |
offense.
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(b) Unless the statute describing the offense provides |
otherwise, or the
period of limitation is extended by Section |
3-6, a prosecution for any
offense not designated in Subsection |