(740 ILCS 10/7.4) (from Ch. 38, par. 60-7.4)
Sec. 7.4.
The examination of all witnesses under this section shall be
conducted by the Attorney General or by an assistant attorney general
designated by him before an officer authorized to administer oaths in
this State. The testimony shall be taken stenographically or by a sound
recording device and shall be transcribed.
The Attorney General or his designated assistant conducting the examination
shall exclude from the place where the examination is held all persons except
the person being examined, his counsel, the officer before whom the testimony
is to be taken, and any stenographer taking such testimony. Any person
compelled to appear under a demand for oral testimony pursuant to this Act
may be accompanied, represented, and advised by counsel. The examination
shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the Illinois Civil Practice
Law and Illinois Supreme Court Rules. If such person refuses to answer
any question, the Attorney General or his designated assistant conducting
the examination may petition the Circuit Court pursuant to Section
7.6 of this Act for an order compelling such person to answer such question.
(Source: P.A. 83-1539.)
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