Illinois Compiled Statutes

725 ILCS 5/106-3 (2026)

Refusal to testify

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(725 ILCS 5/106-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 106-3)
    Sec. 106-3. Refusal to testify.
    Any witness who having been granted immunity refuses to testify or produce other evidence shall be in contempt of court subject to proceedings in accordance to law.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)


 
    (725 ILCS 5/Art. 106B heading)
ARTICLE 106B. VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE: CHILDREN AND PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2018–2019 · leading case: People v. McPherson, 2018 IL App (2d) 170966 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019).
People v. McPherson, 2018 IL App (2d) 170966 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “2d 299, 316 (2009)); see also 725 ILCS 5/106-3 (West 2016) (any witness who, having been granted immunity, refuses to testify shall be in contempt).”
People v. McPherson, 2018 IL App (2d) 170966 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “2d 299, 316 (2009)); see also 725 ILCS 5/106-3 (West 2016) (any witness who, having been granted immunity, refuses to testify shall be in contempt).”
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