Bill of Rights for Children - Bill of Rights for Children

(725 ILCS 115/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1351) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Bill of Rights for Children. (Source: P.A. 86-862.) (725 ILCS 115/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1352) Sec. 2. Purposes. The purpose of this Act is to ensure the fair and compassionate treatment of children involved in the criminal justice system by affording certain basic rights and considerations to these children. (Source: P.A. 86-862.) (725 ILCS 115/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Right to forensic interview with children's advocacy center. Every child reported to the Department of Children and Family Services or law enforcement to be a victim of sexual assault or sexual abuse whose case is accepted by either agency for investigation has the right to have that child's forensic interview conducted by a ...