Illinois § 10

§ 10.

Victim privacy. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, inspection and copying of law enforcement records maintained by any law enforcement agency or all circuit court records maintained by any circuit clerk relating to any investigation or proceeding pertaining to a criminal sexual offense, by any person, except a judge, State's Attorney, Assistant State's Attorney, Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, doctor, parole agent, aftercare specialist, probation officer, defendant, defendant's attorney, advocate, or victim's attorney (as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act) in any criminal proceeding or investigation related thereto shall be restricted to exclude the identity of any adult victim of such criminal sexual offense or alleged criminal sexual offense unless a court order is issued authorizing the removal of such restriction as provided under this Section of a particular case record or particular records of cases maintained by any circuit court clerk. A court may, for the adult victim's protection and for good cause shown, prohibit any person or agency present in court from further disclosing the adult victim's identity. A court may prohibit such disclosure only after giving notice and a hearing to all affected parties. In determining whether to prohibit disclosure of the adult victim's identity, the court shall consider: (1) the best interest of the adult victim; and (2) whether such nondisclosure would further a compelling State interest. (Source: P.A. 102-652, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)