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91_HB4060

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to criminal law.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Code  of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
 5    amended by changing Section 115-8 as follows:

 6        (725 ILCS 5/115-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 115-8)
 7        Sec. 115-8. A defendant may waive his or her right to  be
 8    present  during  trial.  However,  upon motion of the State's
 9    Attorney made prior to or during trial, the court shall order
10    the defendant to  present  himself  in  open  court  for  the
11    purpose of identification.
12    (Source: P.A. 77-1426.)

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