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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Pawnbroker Regulation Act is amended by
5changing Section 12 as follows:
 
6    (205 ILCS 510/12)
7    Sec. 12. Hold order.
8    (a) For the purposes of this Section, "hold order" means a
9written legal instrument issued to a pawnbroker by a law
10enforcement officer commissioned by the law enforcement agency
11of the municipality or county that licenses and regulates the
12pawnbroker, ordering the pawnbroker to retain physical
13possession of pledged goods in the possession of the pawnbroker
14or property purchased by and in the possession of the
15pawnbroker and not to return, sell, or otherwise dispose of
16such property as such property is believed to be
17misappropriated goods.
18    (b) Upon written notice from a law enforcement officer
19indicating that property in the possession of a pawnbroker and
20subject to a hold order is needed for the purpose of furthering
21a criminal investigation and prosecution, the pawnbroker shall
22release the property subject to the hold order to the custody
23of the law enforcement officer for such purpose and the officer

 

 

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1shall provide a written acknowledgment that the property has
2been released to the officer. The release of the property to
3the custody of the law enforcement officer shall not be
4considered a waiver or release of the pawnbroker's property
5rights or interest in the property. Upon completion of the
6criminal investigation, the property shall be returned to the
7pawnbroker who consented to its release; except that, if the
8law enforcement officer has not completed the criminal
9investigation within 120 days after its release, the officer
10shall immediately return the property to the pawnbroker or
11obtain and furnish to the pawnbroker a warrant for the
12continued custody of the property.
13    The pawnbroker shall not release or dispose of the property
14except pursuant to a court order or the expiration of the
15holding period of the hold order, including all extensions.
16    In cases where criminal charges have been filed and the
17property may be needed as evidence, the prosecuting attorney
18shall notify the pawnbroker in writing. The notice shall
19contain the case number, the style of the case, and a
20description of the property. The prosecuting attorney may
21retain custody of the property until the disposition of the
22case by providing written notice to the pawnbroker. If the
23prosecuting attorney does not retain custody of the property,
24the The pawnbroker shall hold such property until receiving
25notice of the disposition of the case from the prosecuting
26attorney. The prosecuting attorney shall notify the pawnbroker

 

 

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1and claimant in writing within 15 days after the disposition of
2the case. If the prosecuting attorney has retained custody of
3the property until the disposition of the case, the property
4shall be returned to the pawnbroker within 15 days after the
5disposition of the case unless a court order stipulates
6transfer of ownership to another person. A court order
7stipulating transfer of ownership to another person shall
8provide that the defendant pay restitution to the pawnbroker in
9the amount received by the defendant for the property together
10with reasonable attorney's fees plus any interest or fees due
11to the pawnbroker.
12(Source: P.A. 96-1365, eff. 7-28-10.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.