(Source: P. A. 78-359.)
(740 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 70, par. 72) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-1551, from
P.A. 96-863) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Applicant” means any person who applies for compensation under this Act or
any person the Court of Claims finds is entitled to compensation, including the guardian of
a minor or of a person under legal disability. It includes any person who was a dependent
of a deceased victim of a crime of violence for his or her support at the time of the death of
that victim.
(b) “Court of Claims” means the Court of Claims created by the Court of Claims Act.
(c) “Crime of violence” means and includes any offense defined in Sections 9-1, 9-2,
9-3, 10-1, 10-2, 11-11, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-3.2, 12-3.3, 12-4, 12-4.1,
12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-5, 12-7.1, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-20.5,
12-30, 20-1 or 20-1.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, Sections 1(a) and 1(a-5) of the Ceme-tery
Protection Act, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs as
defined in Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and a violation of Section 11-401 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code, provided the victim was a pedestrian or was operating a vehicle
moved solely by human power or a mobility device at the time of contact; so long as the
offense did not occur during a civil riot, insurrection or rebellion. “Crime of violence” does
not include any other offense or accident involving a motor vehicle except those vehicle
offenses specifically provided for in this paragraph. “Crime of violence” does include all
of the offenses specifically provided for in this paragraph that occur within this State but
are subject to federal jurisdiction and crimes involving terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C.
2331.
(d) “Victim” means (1) a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime of violence
perpetrated or attempted against him or her, (2) the parent of a person killed or injured in
this State as a result of a crime of violence perpetrated or attempted against the person, (3)
a person killed or injured in this State while attempting to assist a person against whom a
crime of violence is being perpetrated or attempted, if that attempt of assistance would be
expected of a reasonable person under the circumstances, (4) a person killed or injured in
this State while assisting a law enforcement official apprehend a person who has perpetrated
a crime of violence or prevent the perpetration of any such crime if that assistance was in
response to the express request of the law enforcement official, (5) a person who personally
witnessed a violent crime, (5.1) solely for the purpose of compensating for pecuniary loss
incurred for psychological treatment of a mental or emotional condition caused or aggra-vated
by the crime, any other person under the age of 18 who is the brother, sister, half
brother, half sister, child, or stepchild of a person killed or injured in this State as a result
of a crime of violence, (6) an Illinois resident who is a victim of a “crime of violence” as
defined in this Act except, if the crime occurred outside this State, the resident has the same
rights under this Act as if the crime had occurred in this State upon a showing that the state,
territory, country, or political subdivision of a country in which the crime occurred does not
have a compensation of victims of crimes law for which that Illinois resident is eligible, (7)
a deceased person whose body is dismembered or whose remains are desecrated as the result
of a crime of violence, or (8) solely for the purpose of compensating for pecuniary loss in-curred
for psychological treatment of a mental or emotional condition caused or aggravated
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