Illinois Statutes Chapter 725. Criminal Procedure § 203/10. Definitions

§ 10. Definitions. In this Act:

“Board” means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.

“Evidence-based, trauma-informed, victim-centered” means policies, procedures, programs, and practices that have been demonstrated to minimize retraumatization associated with the criminal justice process by recognizing the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledging the role that trauma has played in a sexual assault or sexual abuse victim's life and focusing on the needs and concerns of a victim that ensures compassionate and sensitive delivery of services in a nonjudgmental manner.

“Law enforcement agency having jurisdiction” means the law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where an alleged sexual assault or sexual abuse occurred.

“Sexual assault evidence” means evidence collected in connection with a sexual assault or sexual abuse investigation, including, but not limited to, evidence collected using the Illinois State Police Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit as defined in Section 1a of the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act.

“Sexual assault or sexual abuse” means an act of nonconsensual sexual conduct or sexual penetration, as defined in Section 12-12 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including, without limitation, acts prohibited under Sections 12-13 through 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 of the Criminal Code of 2012.