Illinois Compiled Statutes 775 Human Rights: Article -

• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 1
  Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. (Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.)
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 5
  Definitions. As used in this Act: (1) "Claim of torture" means a claim on behalf of a living person convicted of a felony in Illinois...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 10
  Purpose of Act. This Act establishes an extraordinary procedure to investigate and determine factual claims of torture related to allegations of torture that shall require...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 15
  Commission established. (a) There is established the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission. The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission shall be an independent commission...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 20
  Membership; chair; meetings; quorum. (a) The Commission shall consist of 8 voting members as follows: (1) One shall be a retired Circuit Court Judge. (2)...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 25
  Terms of members; compensation; expenses. (a) Of the initial members, the appointments under clauses (a)(3) and (6) of Section 20 shall be for one-year terms,...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 30
  Director and other staff. The Commission shall employ a Director. The Director shall be an attorney licensed to practice in Illinois at the time of...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 35
  Duties. The Commission shall have the following duties and powers: (1) To establish the criteria and screening process to be used to determine which cases...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 40
  Claims of torture; waiver of convicted person's procedural safeguards and privileges; formal inquiry; notification of the crime victim. (a) A claim of torture may be...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 45
  Commission proceedings. (a) At the completion of a formal inquiry, all relevant evidence shall be presented to the full Commission. As part of its proceedings,...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 50
  Post-commission judicial review. (a) If the Commission concludes there is sufficient evidence of torture to merit judicial review, the Chair of the Commission shall request...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 55
  No right to further review of decision by Commission; convicted person retains right to other postconviction relief. (a) Unless otherwise authorized by this Act, the...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 60
  Report. Beginning January 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission shall report on its activities to the General Assembly and...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 65
  Appointment period. The initial members of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission shall be appointed not later than 3 months after the effective date...
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 70
  Filing of claims. This Act applies to claims of torture filed not later than 5 years after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A....
• Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. - 775 ILCS 40, Section 99
  Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.)

Last modified: February 18, 2015