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  • Illinois Automated Victim Notification System (AVN) 2018 Status and Updates

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  • The Illinois Automated Victim Notification System provides information about changes in an offender's custodial status and court case status. Victims, witnesses, family members, law enforcement officers, probation officers, and interested members of the public can request bilingual (English/Spanish) telephone, email, or text notifications. The service is free to users and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Illinois A VN is a critical element in ensuring that law enforcement officials, the Department of Corrections (DOC), the Department of Human Services (DHS) and prosecutors fulfill their constitutional and statutory mandates to notify victims of changes in an offender's custodial status and upcoming court dates. [See Article I, section 8.1 (a) of the Illinois Constitution, delineating the rights of crime victims, and the implementation legislation contained in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. [725 ILCS 120/4 and 4.5]]. Law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and victim advocates are given, upon request, special access to the system (VINEWatch), affording them the opportunity to further assist victims. Rights of crime victims, and the implementation legislation contained in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. [725 ILCS 120/4 and 4.5]]. Law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and victim advocates are given, upon request, special access to the system (VINEWatch), affording them the opportunity to further assist victims.

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Date Created: 10-31-2018
Date Last Modified: 10-31-2018

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