(20 ILCS 2620/7) (from Ch. 127, par. 55j)
Sec. 7. Expenditures; evidence; forfeited property.
(a) The Director and the inspectors appointed by him, when authorized
by the Director, may expend such sums as the Director deems necessary in
the purchase of controlled substances and cannabis for evidence and in the
employment of persons to obtain evidence.
Such sums to be expended shall be advanced to the officer who is to make
such purchase or employment from funds appropriated or made available by
law for the support or use of the Illinois State Police on vouchers therefor signed
by the Director. The Director and such officers are authorized to maintain
one or more commercial checking accounts with any State banking corporation
or corporations organized under or subject to the Illinois Banking Act for
the deposit and withdrawal of moneys to be used for the purchase of evidence
and for the employment of persons to obtain evidence; provided that no check
may be written on nor any withdrawal made from any such account except on
the written signatures of 2 persons designated by the Director to write
such checks and make such withdrawals.
(b) The Director is authorized to maintain one or more commercial bank
accounts with any State banking corporation or corporations organized under
or subject to the Illinois Banking Act, as now or hereafter amended, for the
deposit or withdrawal of (i) moneys forfeited to the Illinois State Police, including
the proceeds of the sale of forfeited property, as provided in Section 2 of
the State Officers and Employees Money Disposition Act, as now or hereafter
amended, pending disbursement to participating agencies and deposit of the
Illinois State Police's share as provided in subsection (c), and (ii) all moneys
being held as evidence by the Illinois State Police, pending final court disposition;
provided that no check may be written on or any withdrawal made from any such
account except on the written signatures of 2 persons designated by the
Director to write such checks and make such withdrawals.
(c) All moneys received by the Illinois State Police as their share of
forfeited funds (including the proceeds of the sale of forfeited property)
received pursuant to the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act, the Cannabis
Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the Environmental
Protection Act, or any other Illinois law shall be deposited into the State
Asset Forfeiture Fund, which is hereby created as an interest-bearing special
fund in the State treasury.
All moneys received by the Illinois State Police as their share of
forfeited funds (including the proceeds of the sale of forfeited property)
received pursuant to federal equitable sharing transfers shall be deposited
into the Federal Asset Forfeiture Fund, which is hereby created as an
interest-bearing special fund in the State treasury.
The moneys deposited into the State Asset Forfeiture Fund and the
Federal Asset Forfeiture Fund shall be appropriated to the Illinois State
Police and may be used by the Illinois State Police in accordance with law.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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