HB1302: VICTIMS-HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Legislative Summary

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. In the amendatory changes to the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, deletes provision that a law enforcement officer may not refuse to complete a written written report as required by the provision on any ground. In the amendatory changes to the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 concerning a motion to vacate a conviction for an offense committed as a result of the defendant having been a human trafficking victim, deletes provision that evidence demonstrating the defendant's status as a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense shall create a rebuttable presumption that the defendant was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense and provides that with the exception of the expedited notice period and timeline for hearing, any petition to seal or expunge records shall be governed entirely by the provisions of the Criminal Identification Act. In the amendatory provisions of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 concerning the written report by a law enforcement officer investigating an alleged incident of abuse, neglect, or exploitation between family or household members, provides that no law enforcement officer may refuse to complete a written report for a bona fide allegation (rather than any allegation) as required by the provision on any ground.