Illinois Crime Victim Rights Amendment

On November 3, 1992, Illinois voters approved the Crime Victim Rights Amendment (also known as "Amendment 1"), a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which added Article I, Section 8.1 to the Illinois Constitution of 1970. This amendment guaranteed crime victims certain rights, including the right to receive information about cases in which they are involved.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Illinois Crime Victim Rights, Amendment 1 (1992)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

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