(a) At the time of first contact with the victim, law enforcement shall:
         (1) Advise the victim about the following by
    
providing a form, the contents of which shall be prepared by the Office of the Attorney General and posted on its website, written in a language appropriate for the victim or in Braille, or communicating in appropriate sign language that includes, but is not limited to:
            (A) information about seeking medical attention
        
and preserving evidence, including specifically, collection of evidence during a medical forensic examination at a hospital and photographs of injury and clothing;
            (B) notice that the victim will not be charged
        
for hospital emergency and medical forensic services;
            (C) information advising the victim that evidence
        
can be collected at the hospital up to 7 days after the sexual assault or sexual abuse but that the longer the victim waits the likelihood of obtaining evidence decreases;
            (C-5) notice that the sexual assault forensic
        
evidence collected will not be used to prosecute the victim for any offense related to the use of alcohol, cannabis, or a controlled substance;
            (D) the location of nearby hospitals that provide
        
emergency medical and forensic services and, if known, whether the hospitals employ any sexual assault nurse examiners;
            (E) a summary of the procedures and relief
        
available to victims of sexual assault or sexual abuse under the Civil No Contact Order Act or the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986;
            (F) the law enforcement officer’s name and badge
        
number;
            (G) at least one referral to an accessible
        
service agency and information advising the victim that rape crisis centers can assist with obtaining civil no contact orders and orders of protection; and
            (H) if the sexual assault or sexual abuse
        
occurred in another jurisdiction, provide in writing the address and phone number of a specific contact at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
        (2) Offer to provide or arrange accessible
    
transportation for the victim to a hospital for emergency and forensic services, including contacting emergency medical services.
        (2.5) Notify victims about the Illinois State Police
    
sexual assault evidence tracking system.
        (3) Offer to provide or arrange accessible
    
transportation for the victim to the nearest available circuit judge or associate judge so the victim may file a petition for an emergency civil no contact order under the Civil No Contact Order Act or an order of protection under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 after the close of court business hours, if a judge is available.
    (b) At the time of the initial contact with a person making a third-party report under Section 22 of this Act, a law enforcement officer shall provide the written information prescribed under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Section to the person making the report and request the person provide the written information to the victim of the sexual assault or sexual abuse.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 725 ILCS 203/25

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (c) If the first contact with the victim occurs at a hospital, a law enforcement officer may request the hospital provide interpretive services.
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