SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS/AP) — Illinois law will soon allow victims of sexual crimes to renew orders prohibiting contact by their assailants without having to face them in court.
A law signed last week makes civil orders of no contact with survivors permanent in cases where the perpetrator was convicted.
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Current law requires sexual-assault survivors to face their assailants in court every two years to renew no-contact orders.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the law Friday. It takes effect Jan. 1.
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People who’ve been through a sexual assault will live with that trauma for the rest of their lives. I believe Illinois can help ease their burdens by ensuring they do not have to relive their trauma by returning to court year after year.
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— State Senator Steve Stadelman (@SenStadelman) July 30, 2021
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