HB 3960

Abstract

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that certain "victim-sensitive" interviews of a child who is alleged to be an abused child may not be conducted unless the interview is videotaped and audiotaped by the Department of Children and Family Services. Requires that the Department preserve those videotapes and audiotapes and other materials until all judgments in legal proceedings relating to the victim-sensitive interview are final and all direct and habeas corpus appeals are exhausted or such legal proceedings are barred by law. Provides for access to copies of the preserved materials by a party to a proceeding relating to the materials. Effective immediately.