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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
5Section 36-1.5 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/36-1.5 new)
7    Sec. 36-1.5. Preliminary Review.
8    (a) Within 14 days of the seizure, the State shall seek a
9preliminary determination from the circuit court as to whether
10there is probable cause that the property may be subject to
11forfeiture.
12    (b) The rules of evidence shall not apply to any proceeding
13conducted under this Section.
14    (c) The court may conduct the review under subsection (a)
15simultaneously with a proceeding pursuant to Section 109-1 of
16the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 for a related criminal
17offense if a prosecution is commenced by information or
18complaint.
19    (d) The court may accept a finding of probable cause at a
20preliminary hearing following the filing of an information or
21complaint charging a related criminal offense or following the
22return of indictment by a grand jury charging the related
23offense as sufficient evidence of probable cause as required

 

 

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1under subsection (a).
2    (e) Upon making a finding of probable cause as required
3under this Section, and after taking into account the
4respective interests of all known claimants to the property
5including the State, the circuit court shall enter a
6restraining order or injunction, or take other appropriate
7action, as necessary to ensure that the property is not removed
8from the court's jurisdiction and is not concealed, destroyed,
9or otherwise disposed of by the property owner or interest
10holder before a forfeiture hearing is conducted.
 
11    Section 6. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by changing
12Section 12 as follows:
 
13    (720 ILCS 550/12)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 712)
14    Sec. 12. (a) The following are subject to forfeiture:
15        (1) all substances containing cannabis which have been
16    produced, manufactured, delivered, or possessed in
17    violation of this Act;
18        (2) all raw materials, products and equipment of any
19    kind which are produced, delivered, or possessed in
20    connection with any substance containing cannabis in
21    violation of this Act;
22        (3) all conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or
23    vessels, which are used, or intended for use, to transport,
24    or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale,

 

 

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1    receipt, possession, or concealment of property described
2    in paragraph (1) or (2) that constitutes a felony violation
3    of the Act, but:
4            (i) no conveyance used by any person as a common
5        carrier in the transaction of business as a common
6        carrier is subject to forfeiture under this Section
7        unless it appears that the owner or other person in
8        charge of the conveyance is a consenting party or privy
9        to a violation of this Act;
10            (ii) no conveyance is subject to forfeiture under
11        this Section by reason of any act or omission which the
12        owner proves to have been committed or omitted without
13        his knowledge or consent;
14            (iii) a forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a
15        bona fide security interest is subject to the interest
16        of the secured party if he neither had knowledge of nor
17        consented to the act or omission;
18        (4) all money, things of value, books, records, and
19    research products and materials including formulas,
20    microfilm, tapes, and data which are used, or intended for
21    use in a felony violation of this Act;
22        (5) everything of value furnished or intended to be
23    furnished by any person in exchange for a substance in
24    violation of this Act, all proceeds traceable to such an
25    exchange, and all moneys, negotiable instruments, and
26    securities used, or intended to be used, to commit or in

 

 

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1    any manner to facilitate any felony violation of this Act;
2        (6) all real property, including any right, title, and
3    interest including, but not limited to, any leasehold
4    interest or the beneficial interest to a land trust, in the
5    whole of any lot or tract of land and any appurtenances or
6    improvements, that is used or intended to be used to
7    facilitate the manufacture, distribution, sale, receipt,
8    or concealment of property described in paragraph (1) or
9    (2) of this subsection (a) that constitutes a felony
10    violation of more than 2,000 grams of a substance
11    containing cannabis or that is the proceeds of any felony
12    violation of this Act.
13    (b) Property subject to forfeiture under this Act may be
14seized by the Director or any peace officer upon process or
15seizure warrant issued by any court having jurisdiction over
16the property. Seizure by the Director or any peace officer
17without process may be made:
18        (1) if the property subject to seizure has been the
19    subject of a prior judgment in favor of the State in a
20    criminal proceeding or in an injunction or forfeiture
21    proceeding based upon this Act or the Drug Asset Forfeiture
22    Procedure Act;
23        (2) if there is probable cause to believe that the
24    property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or
25    safety;
26        (3) if there is probable cause to believe that the

 

 

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1    property is subject to forfeiture under this Act and the
2    property is seized under circumstances in which a
3    warrantless seizure or arrest would be reasonable; or
4        (4) in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure
5    of 1963.
6    (c) In the event of seizure pursuant to subsection (b),
7notice shall be given forthwith to all known interest holders
8that forfeiture proceedings, including a preliminary review,
9shall be instituted in accordance with the Drug Asset
10Forfeiture Procedure Act and such proceedings shall thereafter
11be instituted in accordance with that Act. Upon a showing of
12good cause, the notice required for a preliminary review under
13this Section may be postponed.
14    (c-1) In the event the State's Attorney is of the opinion
15that real property is subject to forfeiture under this Act,
16forfeiture proceedings shall be instituted in accordance with
17the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act. The exemptions from
18forfeiture provisions of Section 8 of the Drug Asset Forfeiture
19Procedure Act are applicable.
20    (d) Property taken or detained under this Section shall not
21be subject to replevin, but is deemed to be in the custody of
22the Director subject only to the order and judgments of the
23circuit court having jurisdiction over the forfeiture
24proceedings and the decisions of the State's Attorney under the
25Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act. When property is seized
26under this Act, the seizing agency shall promptly conduct an

 

 

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1inventory of the seized property, estimate the property's
2value, and shall forward a copy of the inventory of seized
3property and the estimate of the property's value to the
4Director. Upon receiving notice of seizure, the Director may:
5        (1) place the property under seal;
6        (2) remove the property to a place designated by him;
7        (3) keep the property in the possession of the seizing
8    agency;
9        (4) remove the property to a storage area for
10    safekeeping or, if the property is a negotiable instrument
11    or money and is not needed for evidentiary purposes,
12    deposit it in an interest bearing account;
13        (5) place the property under constructive seizure by
14    posting notice of pending forfeiture on it, by giving
15    notice of pending forfeiture to its owners and interest
16    holders, or by filing notice of pending forfeiture in any
17    appropriate public record relating to the property; or
18        (6) provide for another agency or custodian, including
19    an owner, secured party, or lienholder, to take custody of
20    the property upon the terms and conditions set by the
21    Director.
22    (e) No disposition may be made of property under seal until
23the time for taking an appeal has elapsed or until all appeals
24have been concluded unless a court, upon application therefor,
25orders the sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the
26proceeds of the sale with the court.

 

 

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1    (f) When property is forfeited under this Act the Director
2shall sell all such property unless such property is required
3by law to be destroyed or is harmful to the public, and shall
4distribute the proceeds of the sale, together with any moneys
5forfeited or seized, in accordance with subsection (g).
6However, upon the application of the seizing agency or
7prosecutor who was responsible for the investigation, arrest or
8arrests and prosecution which lead to the forfeiture, the
9Director may return any item of forfeited property to the
10seizing agency or prosecutor for official use in the
11enforcement of laws relating to cannabis or controlled
12substances, if the agency or prosecutor can demonstrate that
13the item requested would be useful to the agency or prosecutor
14in their enforcement efforts. When any forfeited conveyance,
15including an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel, is returned to the
16seizing agency or prosecutor, the conveyance may be used
17immediately in the enforcement of the criminal laws of this
18State. Upon disposal, all proceeds from the sale of the
19conveyance must be used for drug enforcement purposes. When any
20real property returned to the seizing agency is sold by the
21agency or its unit of government, the proceeds of the sale
22shall be delivered to the Director and distributed in
23accordance with subsection (g).
24    (g) All monies and the sale proceeds of all other property
25forfeited and seized under this Act shall be distributed as
26follows:

 

 

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1        (1) 65% shall be distributed to the metropolitan
2    enforcement group, local, municipal, county, or state law
3    enforcement agency or agencies which conducted or
4    participated in the investigation resulting in the
5    forfeiture. The distribution shall bear a reasonable
6    relationship to the degree of direct participation of the
7    law enforcement agency in the effort resulting in the
8    forfeiture, taking into account the total value of the
9    property forfeited and the total law enforcement effort
10    with respect to the violation of the law upon which the
11    forfeiture is based. Amounts distributed to the agency or
12    agencies shall be used for the enforcement of laws
13    governing cannabis and controlled substances or for
14    security cameras used for the prevention or detection of
15    violence, except that amounts distributed to the Secretary
16    of State shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
17    Evidence Fund to be used as provided in Section 2-115 of
18    the Illinois Vehicle Code.
19        (2)(i) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
20    State's Attorney of the county in which the prosecution
21    resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited in a
22    special fund in the county treasury and appropriated to the
23    State's Attorney for use in the enforcement of laws
24    governing cannabis and controlled substances. In counties
25    over 3,000,000 population, 25% will be distributed to the
26    Office of the State's Attorney for use in the enforcement

 

 

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1    of laws governing cannabis and controlled substances. If
2    the prosecution is undertaken solely by the Attorney
3    General, the portion provided hereunder shall be
4    distributed to the Attorney General for use in the
5    enforcement of laws governing cannabis and controlled
6    substances.
7        (ii) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
8    State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and deposited in
9    the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Fund of that Office to be
10    used for additional expenses incurred in the
11    investigation, prosecution and appeal of cases arising
12    under laws governing cannabis and controlled substances.
13    The Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor
14    shall not receive distribution from cases brought in
15    counties with over 3,000,000 population.
16        (3) 10% shall be retained by the Department of State
17    Police for expenses related to the administration and sale
18    of seized and forfeited property.
19(Source: P.A. 94-1004, eff. 7-3-06; 95-989, eff. 10-3-08.)
 
20    Section 7. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is
21amended by changing Section 505 as follows:
 
22    (720 ILCS 570/505)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1505)
23    Sec. 505. (a) The following are subject to forfeiture:
24        (1) all substances which have been manufactured,

 

 

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1    distributed, dispensed, or possessed in violation of this
2    Act;
3        (2) all raw materials, products and equipment of any
4    kind which are used, or intended for use in manufacturing,
5    distributing, dispensing, administering or possessing any
6    substance in violation of this Act;
7        (3) all conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or
8    vessels, which are used, or intended for use, to transport,
9    or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale,
10    receipt, possession, or concealment of property described
11    in paragraphs (1) and (2), but:
12            (i) no conveyance used by any person as a common
13        carrier in the transaction of business as a common
14        carrier is subject to forfeiture under this Section
15        unless it appears that the owner or other person in
16        charge of the conveyance is a consenting party or privy
17        to a violation of this Act;
18            (ii) no conveyance is subject to forfeiture under
19        this Section by reason of any act or omission which the
20        owner proves to have been committed or omitted without
21        his knowledge or consent;
22            (iii) a forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a
23        bona fide security interest is subject to the interest
24        of the secured party if he neither had knowledge of nor
25        consented to the act or omission;
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1    research products and materials including formulas,
2    microfilm, tapes, and data which are used, or intended to
3    be used in violation of this Act;
4        (5) everything of value furnished, or intended to be
5    furnished, in exchange for a substance in violation of this
6    Act, all proceeds traceable to such an exchange, and all
7    moneys, negotiable instruments, and securities used, or
8    intended to be used, to commit or in any manner to
9    facilitate any violation of this Act;
10        (6) all real property, including any right, title, and
11    interest (including, but not limited to, any leasehold
12    interest or the beneficial interest in a land trust) in the
13    whole of any lot or tract of land and any appurtenances or
14    improvements, which is used or intended to be used, in any
15    manner or part, to commit, or in any manner to facilitate
16    the commission of, any violation or act that constitutes a
17    violation of Section 401 or 405 of this Act or that is the
18    proceeds of any violation or act that constitutes a
19    violation of Section 401 or 405 of this Act.
20    (b) Property subject to forfeiture under this Act may be
21seized by the Director or any peace officer upon process or
22seizure warrant issued by any court having jurisdiction over
23the property. Seizure by the Director or any peace officer
24without process may be made:
25        (1) if the seizure is incident to inspection under an
26    administrative inspection warrant;

 

 

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1        (2) if the property subject to seizure has been the
2    subject of a prior judgment in favor of the State in a
3    criminal proceeding, or in an injunction or forfeiture
4    proceeding based upon this Act or the Drug Asset Forfeiture
5    Procedure Act;
6        (3) if there is probable cause to believe that the
7    property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or
8    safety;
9        (4) if there is probable cause to believe that the
10    property is subject to forfeiture under this Act and the
11    property is seized under circumstances in which a
12    warrantless seizure or arrest would be reasonable; or
13        (5) in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure
14    of 1963.
15    (c) In the event of seizure pursuant to subsection (b),
16notice shall be given forthwith to all known interest holders
17that forfeiture proceedings, including a preliminary review,
18shall be instituted in accordance with the Drug Asset
19Forfeiture Procedure Act and such proceedings shall thereafter
20be instituted in accordance with that Act. Upon a showing of
21good cause, the notice required for a preliminary review under
22this Section may be postponed.
23    (d) Property taken or detained under this Section shall not
24be subject to replevin, but is deemed to be in the custody of
25the Director subject only to the order and judgments of the
26circuit court having jurisdiction over the forfeiture

 

 

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1proceedings and the decisions of the State's Attorney under the
2Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act. When property is seized
3under this Act, the seizing agency shall promptly conduct an
4inventory of the seized property and estimate the property's
5value, and shall forward a copy of the inventory of seized
6property and the estimate of the property's value to the
7Director. Upon receiving notice of seizure, the Director may:
8        (1) place the property under seal;
9        (2) remove the property to a place designated by the
10    Director;
11        (3) keep the property in the possession of the seizing
12    agency;
13        (4) remove the property to a storage area for
14    safekeeping or, if the property is a negotiable instrument
15    or money and is not needed for evidentiary purposes,
16    deposit it in an interest bearing account;
17        (5) place the property under constructive seizure by
18    posting notice of pending forfeiture on it, by giving
19    notice of pending forfeiture to its owners and interest
20    holders, or by filing notice of pending forfeiture in any
21    appropriate public record relating to the property; or
22        (6) provide for another agency or custodian, including
23    an owner, secured party, or lienholder, to take custody of
24    the property upon the terms and conditions set by the
25    Director.
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1or revokes a registration, all controlled substances owned or
2possessed by the registrant at the time of suspension or the
3effective date of the revocation order may be placed under
4seal. No disposition may be made of substances under seal until
5the time for taking an appeal has elapsed or until all appeals
6have been concluded unless a court, upon application therefor,
7orders the sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the
8proceeds of the sale with the court. Upon a revocation rule
9becoming final, all substances may be forfeited to the
10Department of Professional Regulation.
11    (f) When property is forfeited under this Act the Director
12shall sell all such property unless such property is required
13by law to be destroyed or is harmful to the public, and shall
14distribute the proceeds of the sale, together with any moneys
15forfeited or seized, in accordance with subsection (g).
16However, upon the application of the seizing agency or
17prosecutor who was responsible for the investigation, arrest or
18arrests and prosecution which lead to the forfeiture, the
19Director may return any item of forfeited property to the
20seizing agency or prosecutor for official use in the
21enforcement of laws relating to cannabis or controlled
22substances, if the agency or prosecutor can demonstrate that
23the item requested would be useful to the agency or prosecutor
24in their enforcement efforts. When any forfeited conveyance,
25including an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel, is returned to the
26seizing agency or prosecutor, the conveyance may be used

 

 

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1immediately in the enforcement of the criminal laws of this
2State. Upon disposal, all proceeds from the sale of the
3conveyance must be used for drug enforcement purposes. When any
4real property returned to the seizing agency is sold by the
5agency or its unit of government, the proceeds of the sale
6shall be delivered to the Director and distributed in
7accordance with subsection (g).
8    (g) All monies and the sale proceeds of all other property
9forfeited and seized under this Act shall be distributed as
10follows:
11        (1) 65% shall be distributed to the metropolitan
12    enforcement group, local, municipal, county, or state law
13    enforcement agency or agencies which conducted or
14    participated in the investigation resulting in the
15    forfeiture. The distribution shall bear a reasonable
16    relationship to the degree of direct participation of the
17    law enforcement agency in the effort resulting in the
18    forfeiture, taking into account the total value of the
19    property forfeited and the total law enforcement effort
20    with respect to the violation of the law upon which the
21    forfeiture is based. Amounts distributed to the agency or
22    agencies shall be used for the enforcement of laws
23    governing cannabis and controlled substances or for
24    security cameras used for the prevention or detection of
25    violence, except that amounts distributed to the Secretary
26    of State shall be deposited into the Secretary of State

 

 

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1    Evidence Fund to be used as provided in Section 2-115 of
2    the Illinois Vehicle Code.
3        (2)(i) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
4    State's Attorney of the county in which the prosecution
5    resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited in a
6    special fund in the county treasury and appropriated to the
7    State's Attorney for use in the enforcement of laws
8    governing cannabis and controlled substances. In counties
9    over 3,000,000 population, 25% will be distributed to the
10    Office of the State's Attorney for use in the enforcement
11    of laws governing cannabis and controlled substances. If
12    the prosecution is undertaken solely by the Attorney
13    General, the portion provided hereunder shall be
14    distributed to the Attorney General for use in the
15    enforcement of laws governing cannabis and controlled
16    substances.
17        (ii) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
18    State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and deposited in
19    the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Fund of that office to be
20    used for additional expenses incurred in the
21    investigation, prosecution and appeal of cases arising
22    under laws governing cannabis and controlled substances.
23    The Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor
24    shall not receive distribution from cases brought in
25    counties with over 3,000,000 population.
26        (3) 10% shall be retained by the Department of State

 

 

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1    Police for expenses related to the administration and sale
2    of seized and forfeited property.
3    (h) Species of plants from which controlled substances in
4Schedules I and II may be derived which have been planted or
5cultivated in violation of this Act, or of which the owners or
6cultivators are unknown, or which are wild growths, may be
7seized and summarily forfeited to the State. The failure, upon
8demand by the Director or any peace officer, of the person in
9occupancy or in control of land or premises upon which the
10species of plants are growing or being stored, to produce
11registration, or proof that he is the holder thereof,
12constitutes authority for the seizure and forfeiture of the
13plants.
14(Source: P.A. 94-1004, eff. 7-3-06.)
 
15    Section 8. The Methamphetamine Control and Community
16Protection Act is amended by changing Section 85 as follows:
 
17    (720 ILCS 646/85)
18    Sec. 85. Forfeiture.
19    (a) The following are subject to forfeiture:
20        (1) all substances containing methamphetamine which
21    have been produced, manufactured, delivered, or possessed
22    in violation of this Act;
23        (2) all methamphetamine manufacturing materials which
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1    with any substance containing methamphetamine in violation
2    of this Act;
3        (3) all conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or
4    vessels, which are used, or intended for use, to transport,
5    or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale,
6    receipt, possession, or concealment of property described
7    in paragraph (1) or (2) that constitutes a felony violation
8    of the Act, but:
9            (i) no conveyance used by any person as a common
10        carrier in the transaction of business as a common
11        carrier is subject to forfeiture under this Section
12        unless it appears that the owner or other person in
13        charge of the conveyance is a consenting party or privy
14        to a violation of this Act;
15            (ii) no conveyance is subject to forfeiture under
16        this Section by reason of any act or omission which the
17        owner proves to have been committed or omitted without
18        his or her knowledge or consent;
19            (iii) a forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a
20        bona fide security interest is subject to the interest
21        of the secured party if he or she neither had knowledge
22        of nor consented to the act or omission;
23        (4) all money, things of value, books, records, and
24    research products and materials including formulas,
25    microfilm, tapes, and data which are used, or intended for
26    use in a felony violation of this Act;

 

 

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1        (5) everything of value furnished or intended to be
2    furnished by any person in exchange for a substance in
3    violation of this Act, all proceeds traceable to such an
4    exchange, and all moneys, negotiable instruments, and
5    securities used, or intended to be used, to commit or in
6    any manner to facilitate any felony violation of this Act.
7        (6) all real property, including any right, title, and
8    interest (including, but not limited to, any leasehold
9    interest or the beneficial interest in a land trust) in the
10    whole of any lot or tract of land and any appurtenances or
11    improvements, which is used, or intended to be used, in any
12    manner or part, to commit, or in any manner to facilitate
13    the commission of, any violation or act that constitutes a
14    violation of this Act or that is the proceeds of any
15    violation or act that constitutes a violation of this Act.
16    (b) Property subject to forfeiture under this Act may be
17seized by the Director or any peace officer upon process or
18seizure warrant issued by any court having jurisdiction over
19the property. Seizure by the Director or any peace officer
20without process may be made:
21        (1) if the property subject to seizure has been the
22    subject of a prior judgment in favor of the State in a
23    criminal proceeding or in an injunction or forfeiture
24    proceeding based upon this Act or the Drug Asset Forfeiture
25    Procedure Act;
26        (2) if there is probable cause to believe that the

 

 

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1    property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or
2    safety;
3        (3) if there is probable cause to believe that the
4    property is subject to forfeiture under this Act and the
5    property is seized under circumstances in which a
6    warrantless seizure or arrest would be reasonable; or
7        (4) in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure
8    of 1963.
9    (c) In the event of seizure pursuant to subsection (b),
10notice shall be given forthwith to all known interest holders
11that forfeiture proceedings, including a preliminary review,
12shall be instituted in accordance with the Drug Asset
13Forfeiture Procedure Act and such proceedings shall thereafter
14be instituted in accordance with that Act. Upon a showing of
15good cause, the notice required for a preliminary review under
16this Section may be postponed.
17    (d) Property taken or detained under this Section is not
18subject to replevin, but is deemed to be in the custody of the
19Director subject only to the order and judgments of the circuit
20court having jurisdiction over the forfeiture proceedings and
21the decisions of the State's Attorney under the Drug Asset
22Forfeiture Procedure Act. When property is seized under this
23Act, the seizing agency shall promptly conduct an inventory of
24the seized property, estimate the property's value, and forward
25a copy of the inventory of seized property and the estimate of
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1seizure, the Director may:
2        (1) place the property under seal;
3        (2) remove the property to a place designated by him or
4    her;
5        (3) keep the property in the possession of the seizing
6    agency;
7        (4) remove the property to a storage area for
8    safekeeping or, if the property is a negotiable instrument
9    or money and is not needed for evidentiary purposes,
10    deposit it in an interest bearing account;
11        (5) place the property under constructive seizure by
12    posting notice of pending forfeiture on it, by giving
13    notice of pending forfeiture to its owners and interest
14    holders, or by filing notice of pending forfeiture in any
15    appropriate public record relating to the property; or
16        (6) provide for another agency or custodian, including
17    an owner, secured party, or lienholder, to take custody of
18    the property upon the terms and conditions set by the
19    Director.
20    (e) No disposition may be made of property under seal until
21the time for taking an appeal has elapsed or until all appeals
22have been concluded unless a court, upon application therefor,
23orders the sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the
24proceeds of the sale with the court.
25    (f) When property is forfeited under this Act, the Director
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1to be destroyed or is harmful to the public, and shall
2distribute the proceeds of the sale, together with any moneys
3forfeited or seized, in accordance with subsection (g).
4However, upon the application of the seizing agency or
5prosecutor who was responsible for the investigation, arrest or
6arrests and prosecution which lead to the forfeiture, the
7Director may return any item of forfeited property to the
8seizing agency or prosecutor for official use in the
9enforcement of laws relating to methamphetamine, cannabis, or
10controlled substances, if the agency or prosecutor
11demonstrates that the item requested would be useful to the
12agency or prosecutor in their enforcement efforts. When any
13forfeited conveyance, including an aircraft, vehicle, or
14vessel, is returned to the seizing agency or prosecutor, the
15conveyance may be used immediately in the enforcement of the
16criminal laws of this State. Upon disposal, all proceeds from
17the sale of the conveyance must be used for drug enforcement
18purposes. When any real property returned to the seizing agency
19is sold by the agency or its unit of government, the proceeds
20of the sale shall be delivered to the Director and distributed
21in accordance with subsection (g).
22    (g) All moneys and the sale proceeds of all other property
23forfeited and seized under this Act shall be distributed as
24follows:
25        (1) 65% shall be distributed to the metropolitan
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1    enforcement agency or agencies which conducted or
2    participated in the investigation resulting in the
3    forfeiture. The distribution shall bear a reasonable
4    relationship to the degree of direct participation of the
5    law enforcement agency in the effort resulting in the
6    forfeiture, taking into account the total value of the
7    property forfeited and the total law enforcement effort
8    with respect to the violation of the law upon which the
9    forfeiture is based. Amounts distributed to the agency or
10    agencies shall be used for the enforcement of laws
11    governing methamphetamine, cannabis, and controlled
12    substances or for security cameras used for the prevention
13    or detection of violence, except that amounts distributed
14    to the Secretary of State shall be deposited into the
15    Secretary of State Evidence Fund to be used as provided in
16    Section 2-115 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
17        (2)(i) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
18    State's Attorney of the county in which the prosecution
19    resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited in a
20    special fund in the county treasury and appropriated to the
21    State's Attorney for use in the enforcement of laws
22    governing methamphetamine, cannabis, and controlled
23    substances. In counties with a population over 3,000,000,
24    25% shall be distributed to the Office of the State's
25    Attorney for use in the enforcement of laws governing
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1    the prosecution is undertaken solely by the Attorney
2    General, the portion provided hereunder shall be
3    distributed to the Attorney General for use in the
4    enforcement of laws governing methamphetamine, cannabis,
5    and controlled substances.
6        (ii) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
7    State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and deposited in
8    the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Fund of that Office to be
9    used for additional expenses incurred in the
10    investigation, prosecution and appeal of cases arising
11    under laws governing methamphetamine, cannabis, and
12    controlled substances. The Office of the State's Attorneys
13    Appellate Prosecutor shall not receive distribution from
14    cases brought in counties with a population over 3,000,000.
15        (3) 10% shall be retained by the Department of State
16    Police for expenses related to the administration and sale
17    of seized and forfeited property.
18(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05; 94-1004, eff. 7-3-06.)
 
19    Section 10. The Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act is
20amended by changing Section 6 and by adding Section 3.5 as
21follows:
 
22    (725 ILCS 150/3.5 new)
23    Sec. 3.5. Preliminary Review.
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1preliminary determination from the circuit court as to whether
2there is probable cause that the property may be subject to
3forfeiture.
4    (b) The rules of evidence shall not apply to any proceeding
5conducted under this Section.
6    (c) The court may conduct the review under subsection (a)
7simultaneously with a proceeding pursuant to Section 109-1 of
8the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 for a related criminal
9offense if a prosecution is commenced by information or
10complaint.
11    (d) The court may accept a finding of probable cause at a
12preliminary hearing following the filing of an information or
13complaint charging a related criminal offense or following the
14return of indictment by a grand jury charging the related
15offense as sufficient evidence of probable cause as required
16under subsection (a).
17    (e) Upon making a finding of probable cause as required
18under this Section, and after taking into account the
19respective interests of all known claimants to the property
20including the State, the circuit court shall enter a
21restraining order or injunction, or take other appropriate
22action, as necessary to ensure that the property is not removed
23from the court's jurisdiction and is not concealed, destroyed,
24or otherwise disposed of by the property owner or interest
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1    (725 ILCS 150/6)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1676)
2    Sec. 6. Non-Judicial Forfeiture. If non-real property that
3exceeds $150,000 $20,000 in value excluding the value of any
4conveyance, or if real property is seized under the provisions
5of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control
6Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
7Act, the State's Attorney shall institute judicial in rem
8forfeiture proceedings as described in Section 9 of this Act
9within 45 days from receipt of notice of seizure from the
10seizing agency under Section 5 of this Act. However, if
11non-real property that does not exceed $150,000 $20,000 in
12value excluding the value of any conveyance is seized, the
13following procedure shall be used:
14    (A) If, after review of the facts surrounding the seizure,
15the State's Attorney is of the opinion that the seized property
16is subject to forfeiture, then within 45 days of the receipt of
17notice of seizure from the seizing agency, the State's Attorney
18shall cause notice of pending forfeiture to be given to the
19owner of the property and all known interest holders of the
20property in accordance with Section 4 of this Act.
21    (B) The notice of pending forfeiture must include a
22description of the property, the estimated value of the
23property, the date and place of seizure, the conduct giving
24rise to forfeiture or the violation of law alleged, and a
25summary of procedures and procedural rights applicable to the
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1    (C) (1) Any person claiming an interest in property which
2    is the subject of notice under subsection (A) of Section 6
3    of this Act, may, within 45 days after the effective date
4    of notice as described in Section 4 of this Act, file a
5    verified claim with the State's Attorney expressing his or
6    her interest in the property. The claim must set forth:
7            (i) the caption of the proceedings as set forth on
8        the notice of pending forfeiture and the name of the
9        claimant;
10            (ii) the address at which the claimant will accept
11        mail;
12            (iii) the nature and extent of the claimant's
13        interest in the property;
14            (iv) the date, identity of the transferor, and
15        circumstances of the claimant's acquisition of the
16        interest in the property;
17            (v) the name and address of all other persons known
18        to have an interest in the property;
19            (vi) the specific provision of law relied on in
20        asserting the property is not subject to forfeiture;
21            (vii) all essential facts supporting each
22        assertion; and
23            (viii) the relief sought.
24        (2) If a claimant files the claim and deposits with the
25    State's Attorney a cost bond, in the form of a cashier's
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1    percent of the reasonable value of the property as alleged
2    by the State's Attorney or the sum of $100, whichever is
3    greater, upon condition that, in the case of forfeiture,
4    the claimant must pay all costs and expenses of forfeiture
5    proceedings, then the State's Attorney shall institute
6    judicial in rem forfeiture proceedings and deposit the cost
7    bond with the clerk of the court as described in Section 9
8    of this Act within 45 days after receipt of the claim and
9    cost bond. In lieu of a cost bond, a person claiming
10    interest in the seized property may file, under penalty of
11    perjury, an indigency affidavit.
12        (3) If none of the seized property is forfeited in the
13    judicial in rem proceeding, the clerk of the court shall
14    return to the claimant, unless the court orders otherwise,
15    90% of the sum which has been deposited and shall retain as
16    costs 10% of the money deposited. If any of the seized
17    property is forfeited under the judicial forfeiture
18    proceeding, the clerk of the court shall transfer 90% of
19    the sum which has been deposited to the State's Attorney
20    prosecuting the civil forfeiture to be applied to the costs
21    of prosecution and the clerk shall retain as costs 10% of
22    the sum deposited.
23    (D) If no claim is filed or bond given within the 45 day
24period as described in subsection (C) of Section 6 of this Act,
25the State's Attorney shall declare the property forfeited and
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1of the property and the Director of the Illinois Department of
2State Police of the declaration of forfeiture and the Director
3shall dispose of the property in accordance with law.
4(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)