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91_HB4060 LRB9111285RCpk 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.)