Illinois Compiled Statutes

725 ILCS 120/9 (2026)

This Act does not limit any rights or responsibilities otherwise enjoyed by or imposed upon victims or witnesses of violent crime

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(725 ILCS 120/9) (from Ch. 38, par. 1408)

Sec. 9.

This Act does not limit any rights or responsibilities otherwise
enjoyed by or imposed upon victims or witnesses of violent crime.  Any act of
omission or commission by any law enforcement officer, circuit court clerk,
 or
State's
Attorney, by the Attorney General, Prisoner Review Board, Department of
Corrections,
the Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Human Services, or other State agency, or private entity under
contract pursuant to Section 8, or by any employee of any
State agency or private entity under contract pursuant to Section 8 acting
in good faith in rendering crime victim's assistance or
otherwise enforcing this Act shall not impose civil liability upon the
individual or entity or his or her supervisor or employer.   Nothing in this Act
shall create a basis for vacating a conviction or a ground for relief
requested by the defendant in any criminal case.

(Source: P.A. 102-22, eff. 6-25-21.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 32 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: People v. Harth, 791 N.E.2d 702 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003).

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People v. Harth, 791 N.E.2d 702 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 6× “Aeschlimann was not a "crime victim" and that the admission of the statement violated due process. Defendant's first argument is foreclosed by section 9 of the Act, which states, "Nothing in this Act shall create a basis for vacating a conviction or a ground for appellate relief…”

People v. Hestand, 838 N.E.2d 318 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “Section 9 of the Act also states "[n]othing in this Act shall create a basis for vacating a conviction or a ground for appellate relief in any criminal case" (725 ILCS 120/9 (West 2000)). Thus, defendant is not entitled to relief.”

People v. Richardson, 751 N.E.2d 1104 (Ill. 2001). · cites it 2× “Const. 1970, art. II, § 1), and the right to appellate review guaranteed by article VI, section 6 (Ill.”

People v. Hope, 702 N.E.2d 1282 (Ill. 1998). · cites it 2× “I would also note that the majority's reliance on section 6 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act raises a potential conflict with a companion provision, section 9 of the Act. Section 9 provides, in pertinent part, "Nothing in this Act shall create a basis for…”

People v. Raney, 2014 IL App (4th) 130551 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “Moreover, the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act (Act) (725 ILCS 120/9 (West 2010)) provides, “Nothing in this Act shall create a basis for -8- vacating a conviction or a ground for appellate relief in any criminal case.”

People v. Rice, 747 N.E.2d 1035 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “” 725 ILCS 120/9 (West 1996). The defendant claims that the holding of Benford has been thrown into question by People v.”

People v. Benford, 692 N.E.2d 1285 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “) 725 ILCS 120/9 (West 1994). As the title of the Act suggests, it was intended as a shield to protect the rights of victims and witnesses forced, through no fault of their own, to participate in the criminal justice system.”

People v. Davis, 708 N.E.2d 1181 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “The four people, qualified as crime victims under section 3(a)(3).”

People v. Johnson, 743 N.E.2d 150 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “” 725 ILCS 120/9 (West 1998). Moreover, before sentencing the defendant, the court limited the weight given to the family’s testimony as follows: “[AJlthough the testimony and the statement of the victim and her family members was quite compelling and very emotional, I must look…”

People v. Mimms, 726 N.E.2d 130 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “” 725 ILCS 120/9 (West 1996). Accord People v.”

People v. Olson, 2019 IL App (2d) 170334 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “725 ILCS 120/6 (West 2016). The Act further provides that, whenever a victim has a right to be heard, he or she has the right to be heard "in any reasonable manner the victim chooses.”

People v. Olson, 2019 IL App (2d) 170334 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “1; 725 ILCS 120/9 (West 2016); see People v.”

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