State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Illinois > Chapter725 > 1969 (725 ILCS 115/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1351) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Bill of Rights for Children. (Source: P.A. 86‑862.) |
(725 ILCS 115/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1352) Sec. 2. Purposes. The purpose of this Act is to ensure the fair and compassionate treatment of children involved in the criminal justice system by affording certain basic rights and considerations to these children. (Source: P.A. 86‑862.) |
(725 ILCS 115/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1354) Sec. 4. This Act does not limit any rights or responsibilities otherwise enjoyed by or imposed upon victims or witnesses of violent crime, nor does it grant any person a cause of action for damages. Nothing in this Act creates a basis for vacating a conviction or a ground for appellate relief in any criminal case. Failure of the crime victim to receive notice as required, however, shall not deprive the court of the power to act regarding the proceeding before it; nor shall any such failure grant the defendant the right to seek a continuance. (Source: P.A. 88‑489.) |