HB3965 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3965

Introduced 1/10/2012, by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

725 ILCS 207/20

Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the civil nature of proceedings.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:

(725 ILCS 207/20)

Sec. 20. Civil nature of proceedings. The The proceedings under this Act shall be civil in nature. The provisions of the Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future amendments of that Law shall apply to all proceedings hereunder except as otherwise provided in this Act.

(Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98.)