98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3434

 

Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides for the seizure and forfeiture of a watercraft used with the knowledge and consent of the owner in the commission of specified offenses. Provides for the seizure and forfeiture of a watercraft when a person operating the watercraft was (1) under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof under the Boat Registration and Safety Act during a period in which his or her privileges to operate a watercraft are revoked or suspended and the revocation or suspension was for operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof; (2) operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof and has been previously convicted of reckless homicide or a similar provision of a law in another state relating to reckless homicide in which the person was determined to have been under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof as an element of the offense or the person has previously been convicted of committing a violation of operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof and was involved in an accident that resulted in death, great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement to another, when the violation was a proximate cause of the death or injuries; or (3) the person committed a violation of operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof under the Boat Registration and Safety Act or a similar provision for the third or subsequent time.


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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 2012 is amended by changing
5Sections 36-1, 36-1a, 36-2, 36-3, and 36-4 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/36-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 36-1)
7    Sec. 36-1. Seizure. Any vessel or watercraft, vehicle or
8aircraft used with the knowledge and consent of the owner in
9the commission of, or in the attempt to commit as defined in
10Section 8-4 of this Code, an offense prohibited by (a) Section
119-1, 9-3, 10-2, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-6, 11-14.4 except
12for keeping a place of juvenile prostitution, 11-15.1, 11-19.1,
1311-19.2, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.2-5,
1412-4.3, 12-4.6, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-13, 12-14, 16-1 if the theft
15is of precious metal or of scrap metal, 18-2, 19-1, 19-2, 19-3,
1620-1, 20-2, 24-1.2, 24-1.2-5, 24-1.5, 28-1, or 29D-15.2 of this
17Code, subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4), (b)(1), (e)(1),
18(e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), (e)(5), (e)(6), or (e)(7) of Section
1912-3.05, paragraph (a) of Section 12-4 of this Code, paragraph
20(a) of Section 11-1.50, paragraph (a) of Section 12-15,
21paragraph (a), (c), or (d) of Section 11-1.60, or paragraphs
22(a), (c) or (d) of Section 12-16 of this Code, or paragraph
23(a)(6) or (a)(7) of Section 24-1 of this Code; (b) Section 21,

 

 

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122, 23, 24 or 26 of the Cigarette Tax Act if the vessel or
2watercraft, vehicle or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons
3of such cigarettes; (c) Section 28, 29 or 30 of the Cigarette
4Use Tax Act if the vessel or watercraft, vehicle or aircraft
5contains more than 10 cartons of such cigarettes; (d) Section
644 of the Environmental Protection Act; (e) 11-204.1 of the
7Illinois Vehicle Code; (f) (1) driving under the influence of
8alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
9compounds or any combination thereof under Section 11-501 of
10the Illinois Vehicle Code during a period in which his or her
11driving privileges are revoked or suspended where the
12revocation or suspension was for driving under the influence of
13alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
14compounds or any combination thereof, Section 11-501.1,
15paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless homicide as
16defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
17Criminal Code of 2012; (2) driving while under the influence of
18alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
19compounds or any combination thereof and has been previously
20convicted of reckless homicide or a similar provision of a law
21of another state relating to reckless homicide in which the
22person was determined to have been under the influence of
23alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
24compounds as an element of the offense or the person has
25previously been convicted of committing a violation of driving
26under the influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs,

 

 

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1intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof
2and was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in
3death, great bodily harm, or permanent disability or
4disfigurement to another, when the violation was a proximate
5cause of the death or injuries; (3) the person committed a
6violation of driving under the influence of alcohol or other
7drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
8combination thereof under Section 11-501 of the Illinois
9Vehicle Code or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
10time; (4) the person committed the violation while he or she
11did not possess a driver's license or permit or a restricted
12driving permit or a judicial driving permit or a monitoring
13device driving permit; or (5) the person committed the
14violation while he or she knew or should have known that the
15vehicle he or she was driving was not covered by a liability
16insurance policy; (g) an offense described in subsection (g) of
17Section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; or (h) an offense
18described in subsection (e) of Section 6-101 of the Illinois
19Vehicle Code; or (i) (1) operating a watercraft under the
20influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
21compound or compounds, or combination thereof under Section
225-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act during a period in
23which his or her privileges to operate a watercraft are revoked
24or suspended and the revocation or suspension was for operating
25a watercraft under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
26drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination

 

 

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1thereof; (2) operating a watercraft under the influence of
2alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
3compounds, or combination thereof and has been previously
4convicted of reckless homicide or a similar provision of a law
5in another state relating to reckless homicide in which the
6person was determined to have been under the influence of
7alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
8compounds, or combination thereof as an element of the offense
9or the person has previously been convicted of committing a
10violation of operating a watercraft under the influence of
11alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
12compounds, or combination thereof and was involved in an
13accident that resulted in death, great bodily harm, or
14permanent disability or disfigurement to another, when the
15violation was a proximate cause of the death or injuries; or
16(3) the person committed a violation of operating a watercraft
17under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
18intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof
19under Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act or a
20similar provision for the third or subsequent time; may be
21seized and delivered forthwith to the sheriff of the county of
22seizure.
23    Within 15 days after such delivery the sheriff shall give
24notice of seizure to each person according to the following
25method: Upon each such person whose right, title or interest is
26of record in the office of the Secretary of State, the

 

 

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1Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the Federal
2Aviation Agency, or any other Department of this State, or any
3other state of the United States if such vessel or watercraft,
4vehicle or aircraft is required to be so registered, as the
5case may be, by mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail
6to the address as given upon the records of the Secretary of
7State, the Department of Aeronautics, Department of Public
8Works and Buildings or any other Department of this State or
9the United States if such vessel or watercraft, vehicle or
10aircraft is required to be so registered. Within that 15 day
11period the sheriff shall also notify the State's Attorney of
12the county of seizure about the seizure.
13    In addition, any mobile or portable equipment used in the
14commission of an act which is in violation of Section 7g of the
15Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act shall be subject to
16seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures provided in
17this Article for the seizure and forfeiture of vessels or
18watercraft, vehicles and aircraft, and any such equipment shall
19be deemed a vessel or watercraft, vehicle or aircraft for
20purposes of this Article.
21    When a person discharges a firearm at another individual
22from a vehicle with the knowledge and consent of the owner of
23the vehicle and with the intent to cause death or great bodily
24harm to that individual and as a result causes death or great
25bodily harm to that individual, the vehicle shall be subject to
26seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures provided in

 

 

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1this Article for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used in
2violations of clauses (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this Section.
3    If the spouse of the owner of a vehicle seized for an
4offense described in subsection (g) of Section 6-303 of the
5Illinois Vehicle Code, a violation of subdivision (d)(1)(A),
6(d)(1)(D), (d)(1)(G), (d)(1)(H), or (d)(1)(I) of Section
711-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 of this
8Code makes a showing that the seized vehicle is the only source
9of transportation and it is determined that the financial
10hardship to the family as a result of the seizure outweighs the
11benefit to the State from the seizure, the vehicle may be
12forfeited to the spouse or family member and the title to the
13vehicle shall be transferred to the spouse or family member who
14is properly licensed and who requires the use of the vehicle
15for employment or family transportation purposes. A written
16declaration of forfeiture of a vehicle under this Section shall
17be sufficient cause for the title to be transferred to the
18spouse or family member. The provisions of this paragraph shall
19apply only to one forfeiture per vehicle. If the vehicle is the
20subject of a subsequent forfeiture proceeding by virtue of a
21subsequent conviction of either spouse or the family member,
22the spouse or family member to whom the vehicle was forfeited
23under the first forfeiture proceeding may not utilize the
24provisions of this paragraph in another forfeiture proceeding.
25If the owner of the vehicle seized owns more than one vehicle,
26the procedure set out in this paragraph may be used for only

 

 

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1one vehicle.
2    Property declared contraband under Section 40 of the
3Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act may be
4seized and forfeited under this Article.
5(Source: P.A. 96-313, eff. 1-1-10; 96-710, eff. 1-1-10;
696-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1267, eff. 7-26-10; 96-1289, eff.
71-1-11; 96-1551, Article 1, Section 960, eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551,
8Article 2, Section 1035, eff. 7-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11;
997-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
10    (720 ILCS 5/36-1a)  (from Ch. 38, par. 36-1a)
11    Sec. 36-1a. Rights of lienholders and secured parties. The
12State's Attorney shall promptly release a vessel or watercraft,
13vehicle or aircraft seized under the provisions of this Article
14to any lienholder or secured party whose right, title or
15interest is of record as described in Section 36-1 if such
16lienholder or secured party shows to the State's Attorney that
17his lien or secured interest is bona fide and was created
18without actual knowledge that such vessel or watercraft,
19vehicle or aircraft was used or to be used in the commission of
20the offense charged.
21(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2868.)
 
22    (720 ILCS 5/36-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 36-2)
23    Sec. 36-2. Action for forfeiture.
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1seizure occurs if he finds that such forfeiture was incurred
2without willful negligence or without any intention on the part
3of the owner of the vessel or watercraft, vehicle or aircraft
4or any person whose right, title or interest is of record as
5described in Section 36-1, to violate the law, or finds the
6existence of such mitigating circumstances as to justify
7remission of the forfeiture, may cause the sheriff to remit the
8same upon such terms and conditions as the State's Attorney
9deems reasonable and just. The State's Attorney shall exercise
10his discretion under the foregoing provision of this Section
1136-2(a) promptly after notice is given in accordance with
12Section 36-1. If the State's Attorney does not cause the
13forfeiture to be remitted he shall forthwith bring an action
14for forfeiture in the Circuit Court within whose jurisdiction
15the seizure and confiscation has taken place. The State's
16Attorney shall give notice of the forfeiture proceeding by
17mailing a copy of the Complaint in the forfeiture proceeding to
18the persons, and upon the manner, set forth in Section 36-1.
19The owner of the seized vessel or watercraft, vehicle or
20aircraft or any person whose right, title, or interest is of
21record as described in Section 36-1, may within 20 days after
22the mailing of such notice file a verified answer to the
23Complaint and may appear at the hearing on the action for
24forfeiture. The State shall show at such hearing by a
25preponderance of the evidence, that such vessel or watercraft,
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1described in Section 36-1. The owner of such vessel or
2watercraft, vehicle or aircraft or any person whose right,
3title, or interest is of record as described in Section 36-1,
4may show by a preponderance of the evidence that he did not
5know, and did not have reason to know, that the vessel or
6watercraft, vehicle or aircraft was to be used in the
7commission of such an offense or that any of the exceptions set
8forth in Section 36-3 are applicable. Unless the State shall
9make such showing, the Court shall order such vessel or
10watercraft, vehicle or aircraft released to the owner. Where
11the State has made such showing, the Court may order the vessel
12or watercraft, vehicle or aircraft destroyed; may order it
13delivered to any local, municipal or county law enforcement
14agency, or the Department of State Police or the Department of
15Revenue of the State of Illinois; or may order it sold at
16public auction.
17    (b) A copy of the order shall be filed with the sheriff of
18the county in which the seizure occurs and with each Federal or
19State office or agency with which such vessel or watercraft,
20vehicle or aircraft is required to be registered. Such order,
21when filed, constitutes authority for the issuance of clear
22title to such vehicle, aircraft, or boat to the department or
23agency to whom it is delivered or any purchaser thereof. The
24sheriff shall comply promptly with instructions to remit
25received from the State's Attorney or Attorney General in
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1    (c) The proceeds of any sale at public auction pursuant to
2Section 36-2 of this Act, after payment of all liens and
3deduction of the reasonable charges and expenses incurred by
4the sheriff in storing and selling such vehicle, shall be paid
5into the general fund of the county of seizure.
6(Source: P.A. 84-25.)
 
7    (720 ILCS 5/36-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 36-3)
8    Sec. 36-3. Exceptions to forfeiture.
9    (a) No vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft used by
10any person as a common carrier in the transaction of business
11as such common carrier may be forfeited under the provisions of
12Section 36-2 unless it appears that (1) in the case of a
13railway car or engine, the owner, or (2) in the case of any
14other such vessel or watercraft, vehicle or aircraft, the owner
15or the master of such vessel or watercraft or the owner or
16conductor, driver, pilot, or other person in charge of such
17vehicle or aircraft was at the time of the alleged illegal act
18a consenting party or privy thereto.
19    (b) No vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft shall be
20forfeited under the provisions of Section 36-2 by reason of any
21act or omission established by the owner thereof to have been
22committed or omitted by any person other than such owner while
23such vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft was unlawfully
24in the possession of a person who acquired possession thereof
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1any state.
2(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2868.)
 
3    (720 ILCS 5/36-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 36-4)
4    Sec. 36-4. Remission by Attorney General. Whenever any
5owner of, or other person interested in, a vessel or
6watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft seized under the provisions of
7this Act files with the Attorney General before the sale or
8destruction of such vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft,
9a petition for the remission of such forfeiture the Attorney
10General if he finds that such forfeiture was incurred without
11willful negligence or without any intention on the part of the
12owner or any person whose right, title or interest is of record
13as described in Section 36-1, to violate the law, or finds the
14existence of such mitigating circumstances as to justify the
15remission of forfeiture, may cause the same to be remitted upon
16such terms and conditions as he deems reasonable and just, or
17order discontinuance of any forfeiture proceeding relating
18thereto.
19(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2868.)

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    720 ILCS 5/36-1from Ch. 38, par. 36-1
4    720 ILCS 5/36-1afrom Ch. 38, par. 36-1a
5    720 ILCS 5/36-2from Ch. 38, par. 36-2
6    720 ILCS 5/36-3from Ch. 38, par. 36-3
7    720 ILCS 5/36-4from Ch. 38, par. 36-4