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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2602 Introduced , by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/3-6 from Ch. 38, par. 3-6 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons and related offenses may be commenced at any time (rather than within 25 years of the victim attaining the age of 18 years). Provides that this statute of limitations applies to prosecutions for such conduct arising on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. LRB104 12066 JDS 22163 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2602 Introduced , by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/3-6 from Ch. 38, par. 3-6 720 ILCS 5/3-6 from Ch. 38, par. 3-6 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons and related offenses may be commenced at any time (rather than within 25 years of the victim attaining the age of 18 years). Provides that this statute of limitations applies to prosecutions for such conduct arising on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. LRB104 12066 JDS 22163 b LRB104 12066 JDS 22163 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2602 Introduced , by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	5	+	Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons and related offenses may be commenced at any time (rather than within 25 years of the victim attaining the age of 18 years). Provides that this statute of limitations applies to prosecutions for such conduct arising on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	14		4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
7	15		5 changing Section 3-6 as follows:
8	16		6 (720 ILCS 5/3-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-6)
9	17		7 Sec. 3-6. Extended limitations. The period within which a
10	18		8 prosecution must be commenced under the provisions of Section
11	19		9 3-5 or other applicable statute is extended under the
12	20		10 following conditions:
13	21		11 (a) A prosecution for theft involving a breach of a
14	22		12 fiduciary obligation to the aggrieved person may be commenced
15	23		13 as follows:
16	24		14 (1) If the aggrieved person is a minor or a person
17	25		15 under legal disability, then during the minority or legal
18	26		16 disability or within one year after the termination
19	27		17 thereof.
20	28		18 (2) In any other instance, within one year after the
21	29		19 discovery of the offense by an aggrieved person, or by a
22	30		20 person who has legal capacity to represent an aggrieved
23	31		21 person or has a legal duty to report the offense, and is
24	32		22 not himself or herself a party to the offense; or in the
25	33		23 absence of such discovery, within one year after the
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	37	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2602 Introduced , by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	39	+	720 ILCS 5/3-6 from Ch. 38, par. 3-6
	40	+	Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons and related offenses may be commenced at any time (rather than within 25 years of the victim attaining the age of 18 years). Provides that this statute of limitations applies to prosecutions for such conduct arising on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
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34	68		1 proper prosecuting officer becomes aware of the offense.
35	69		2 However, in no such case is the period of limitation so
36	70		3 extended more than 3 years beyond the expiration of the
37	71		4 period otherwise applicable.
38	72		5 (b) A prosecution for any offense based upon misconduct in
39	73		6 office by a public officer or employee may be commenced within
40	74		7 one year after discovery of the offense by a person having a
41	75		8 legal duty to report such offense, or in the absence of such
42	76		9 discovery, within one year after the proper prosecuting
43	77		10 officer becomes aware of the offense. However, in no such case
44	78		11 is the period of limitation so extended more than 3 years
45	79		12 beyond the expiration of the period otherwise applicable.
46	80		13 (b-5)(1) When the victim is under 18 years of age at the
47	81		14 time of the offense, a prosecution for involuntary servitude,
48	82		15 involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in
49	83		16 persons and related offenses under Section 10-9 of this Code
50	84		17 may be commenced within 25 years of the victim attaining the
51	85		18 age of 18 years.
52	86		19 (2) When the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of
53	87		20 the offense, a prosecution for involuntary servitude,
54	88		21 involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in
55	89		22 persons and related offenses under Section 10-9 of this Code
56	90		23 may be commenced at any time. This paragraph (2) applies to
57	91		24 prosecutions for such conduct arising on or after the
58	92		25 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
59	93		26 Assembly.
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70	104		1 (b-6) When the victim is 18 years of age or over at the
71	105		2 time of the offense, a prosecution for involuntary servitude,
72	106		3 involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in
73	107		4 persons and related offenses under Section 10-9 of this Code
74	108		5 may be commenced within 25 years after the commission of the
75	109		6 offense.
76	110		7 (b-7) When the victim is under 18 years of age at the time
77	111		8 of the offense, a prosecution for female genital mutilation
78	112		9 may be commenced at any time.
79	113		10 (c) (Blank).
80	114		11 (d) A prosecution for child pornography, aggravated child
81	115		12 pornography, indecent solicitation of a child, soliciting for
82	116		13 a juvenile prostitute, juvenile pimping, exploitation of a
83	117		14 child, or promoting juvenile prostitution except for keeping a
84	118		15 place of juvenile prostitution may be commenced within one
85	119		16 year of the victim attaining the age of 18 years. However, in
86	120		17 no such case shall the time period for prosecution expire
87	121		18 sooner than 3 years after the commission of the offense.
88	122		19 (e) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (j), a
89	123		20 prosecution for any offense involving sexual conduct or sexual
90	124		21 penetration, as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code, where
91	125		22 the defendant was within a professional or fiduciary
92	126		23 relationship or a purported professional or fiduciary
93	127		24 relationship with the victim at the time of the commission of
94	128		25 the offense may be commenced within one year after the
95	129		26 discovery of the offense by the victim.
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106	140		1 (f) A prosecution for any offense set forth in Section 44
107	141		2 of the Environmental Protection Act may be commenced within 5
108	142		3 years after the discovery of such an offense by a person or
109	143		4 agency having the legal duty to report the offense or in the
110	144		5 absence of such discovery, within 5 years after the proper
111	145		6 prosecuting officer becomes aware of the offense.
112	146		7 (f-5) A prosecution for any offense set forth in Section
113	147		8 16-30 of this Code may be commenced within 5 years after the
114	148		9 discovery of the offense by the victim of that offense.
115	149		10 (g) (Blank).
116	150		11 (h) (Blank).
117	151		12 (i) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (j), a
118	152		13 prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal
119	153		14 sexual assault, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse may be
120	154		15 commenced at any time. If the victim consented to the
121	155		16 collection of evidence using an Illinois State Police Sexual
122	156		17 Assault Evidence Collection Kit under the Sexual Assault
123	157		18 Survivors Emergency Treatment Act, it shall constitute
124	158		19 reporting for purposes of this Section.
125	159		20 Nothing in this subdivision (i) shall be construed to
126	160		21 shorten a period within which a prosecution must be commenced
127	161		22 under any other provision of this Section.
128	162		23 (i-5) A prosecution for armed robbery, home invasion,
129	163		24 kidnapping, or aggravated kidnaping may be commenced within 10
130	164		25 years of the commission of the offense if it arises out of the
131	165		26 same course of conduct and meets the criteria under one of the
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142	176		1 offenses in subsection (i) of this Section.
143	177		2 (j) (1) When the victim is under 18 years of age at the
144	178		3 time of the offense, a prosecution for criminal sexual
145	179		4 assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory
146	180		5 criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual
147	181		6 abuse, felony criminal sexual abuse, or female genital
148	182		7 mutilation may be commenced at any time.
149	183		8 (2) When in circumstances other than as described in
150	184		9 paragraph (1) of this subsection (j), when the victim is under
151	185		10 18 years of age at the time of the offense, a prosecution for
152	186		11 failure of a person who is required to report an alleged or
153	187		12 suspected commission of criminal sexual assault, aggravated
154	188		13 criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of
155	189		14 a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or felony criminal
156	190		15 sexual abuse under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
157	191		16 Act may be commenced within 20 years after the child victim
158	192		17 attains 18 years of age.
159	193		18 (3) When the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of
160	194		19 the offense, a prosecution for misdemeanor criminal sexual
161	195		20 abuse may be commenced within 10 years after the child victim
162	196		21 attains 18 years of age.
163	197		22 (4) Nothing in this subdivision (j) shall be construed to
164	198		23 shorten a period within which a prosecution must be commenced
165	199		24 under any other provision of this Section.
166	200		25 (j-5) A prosecution for armed robbery, home invasion,
167	201		26 kidnapping, or aggravated kidnaping may be commenced at any
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178	212		1 time if it arises out of the same course of conduct and meets
179	213		2 the criteria under one of the offenses in subsection (j) of
180	214		3 this Section.
181	215		4 (k) (Blank).
182	216		5 (l) A prosecution for any offense set forth in Section
183	217		6 26-4 of this Code may be commenced within one year after the
184	218		7 discovery of the offense by the victim of that offense.
185	219		8 (l-5) A prosecution for any offense involving sexual
186	220		9 conduct or sexual penetration, as defined in Section 11-0.1 of
187	221		10 this Code, in which the victim was 18 years of age or older at
188	222		11 the time of the offense, may be commenced within one year after
189	223		12 the discovery of the offense by the victim when corroborating
190	224		13 physical evidence is available. The charging document shall
191	225		14 state that the statute of limitations is extended under this
192	226		15 subsection (l-5) and shall state the circumstances justifying
193	227		16 the extension. Nothing in this subsection (l-5) shall be
194	228		17 construed to shorten a period within which a prosecution must
195	229		18 be commenced under any other provision of this Section or
196	230		19 Section 3-5 of this Code.
197	231		20 (m) The prosecution shall not be required to prove at
198	232		21 trial facts which extend the general limitations in Section
199	233		22 3-5 of this Code when the facts supporting extension of the
200	234		23 period of general limitations are properly pled in the
201	235		24 charging document. Any challenge relating to the extension of
202	236		25 the general limitations period as defined in this Section
203	237		26 shall be exclusively conducted under Section 114-1 of the Code
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215		-	2 (n) A prosecution for any offense set forth in subsection
216		-	3 (a), (b), or (c) of Section 8A-3 or Section 8A-13 of the
217		-	4 Illinois Public Aid Code, in which the total amount of money
218		-	5 involved is $5,000 or more, including the monetary value of
219		-	6 food stamps and the value of commodities under Section 16-1 of
220		-	7 this Code may be commenced within 5 years of the last act
221		-	8 committed in furtherance of the offense.
222		-	9 (o) A prosecution for any offense based upon fraudulent
223		-	10 activity connected to COVID-19-related relief programs, to
224		-	11 include the Paycheck Protection Program, COVID-19 Economic
225		-	12 Injury Disaster Loan Program, and the Unemployment Benefit
226		-	13 Programs shall be commenced within 5 years after discovery of
227		-	14 the offense by a person having a legal duty to report such
228		-	15 offense, or in the absence of such discovery, within 5 years
229		-	16 after the proper prosecuting officer becomes aware of the
230		-	17 offense. However, in no such case is the period of limitation
231		-	18 so extended more than 10 years beyond the expiration of the
232		-	19 period otherwise applicable.
233		-	20 (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-184, eff. 1-1-24.)
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