Topic:
Business records as evidence
(Barickman, R-Bloomington-Normal; Brady, R-Bloomington-Normal) amends the business records’ section of the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow a court to permit live foundational testimony business records as evidence in open court by means of a contemporaneous audio and video transmission from outside Illinois. It is limited to offenses under Article 16 or 17 of the Criminal Code, requires the requesting party to seek the court’s permission after notice to the opposing party and for good cause shown at a hearing with any appropriate safeguards that the court directs. The opposing party is allowed the right to cross-examination during the live foundational testimony. Senate Bill 1968 has passed the House and is scheduled for a hearing in House Judiciary Committee today.