Illinois · Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5)

725 ILCS 5 § 115-10: Certain hearsay exceptions

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute creates a hearsay exception in prosecutions involving crimes against children and vulnerable persons, allowing victims' out-of-court statements about complaints to be admitted as evidence if deemed reliable.

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