Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 1100 - PROGRAMMATIC AND FISCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTERING FUNDS UNDER THE VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMS ASSISTANCE ACT › Subpart A - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Section 1100.15 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,
				  the term:
"Administrator" means the Illinois Attorney General.
"Advocacy" means supporting and promoting the interest of
				  another person and providing education, information and referrals.
"Authorized official" means the person to whom the agency has
				  granted the legal authority to submit grant proposals and enter into grant
				  agreements, such as the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer,
				  the State's Attorney or the Executive Director.
"Child" or "minor" means any person under 18 years of
				  age.
"Children's Advocacy Center" means a center established
				  pursuant to and in compliance with the Children's Advocacy Center Act.
"Counseling" means the provision of advice, guidance or
				  instruction on the part of a knowledgeable person with the goal of meeting the
				  specific needs of victims of violent crimes.
"Court advocacy" means accompaniment of the victim to
				  criminal or civil court proceedings or administrative proceedings.
"Domestic violence" means abuse as defined in Section 103 of
				  the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
"Family" or "family member" means a spouse, former spouse,
				  parent, child, sibling or stepparent.
"Forensic interview" means a fact-finding interview of a
				  child performed by someone who is specially trained in techniques for
				  interviewing children who may be victims of sexual or physical abuse.
"Non-offending" means a family member or significant other of
				  a victim who is not alleged to have committed the violent crime against the
				  victim.
"Grantee" or "grant recipient" means an agency that has been
				  awarded a grant.
"Legal advocacy" means advocacy related to criminal, civil or
				  administrative remedies for victims.
"Medical advocacy" means advocacy related to issues arising
				  in a health care setting.
"Referral" means the process by which a person is directed to
				  an agency, program or resource for further service, information or
				  assistance.
"Senior" means any person 60 years of age or older.
"Sexual assault" means non-consensual sexual conduct or
				  non-consensual sexual penetration as those terms are defined in Section 103 of
				  the Civil No Contact Order Act.
"Sibling" means a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister,
				  stepbrother or stepsister of the victim.
"Significant other" means any person who the victim perceives
				  to be close to the victim and who has been affected by the violent
				  crime.
"Social service advocacy" means advocacy related to securing
				  services provided by local, state and federal agencies and programs.
"Therapy" means intensive, professional treatment by a
				  licensed psychiatrist, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social
				  worker, or licensed clinical professional counselor.
"Victim" means:
any person who has suffered direct physical, emotional or
				  psychological harm as a result of the commission or attempted commission of a
				  violent crime;
a family member of any person killed as a result of a crime
				  of violence; or
a child against whom a violent crime has been
				  perpetrated.
"Victim and witness assistance center" or "victim and witness
				  assistance program" or "center" or "program" means an agency that provides one
				  or more of the services set forth in Section 8 of the Violent Crime Victims
				  Assistance Act to victims of violent crime and promotes one or more of the
				  goals set forth in Section 2 of the Violent Crime Victims Assistance
				  Act.
"Violent crime" means:
a crime of violence as defined in Section 2 of the Crime
				  Victims Compensation Act;
a violent crime as defined in Section 3 of the Rights of
				  Crime Victims and Witnesses Act;
domestic violence;
sexual assault; and
neglect or abuse as defined in Section 2-3 of the Juvenile
				  Court Act of 1987.
"Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act fund" or "fund" means
				  the fund created by Section 10 of the Violent Crime Victims Assistance
				  Act.
"Witness" means any person who personally observed the
				  commission of a violent crime or who will be called to testify at a criminal
				  court proceeding about a violent crime.