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725 ILCS 5/108-12

(725 ILCS 5/108-12) (from Ch. 38, par. 108-12)

Sec. 108-12. Disposition of obscene material.

In the case of any material
seized which is alleged to have been possessed or used or intended to be
used contrary to, or is evidence of a violation of, Section 11-20 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the court before which the material is
returned shall, upon written request of any person from whom the material
was seized or any person claiming ownership or other right to possession
of such material, enter an order providing for a hearing to determine the
obscene nature thereof not more than 10 days after such return. If the material
is determined to be obscene it shall be held pending further proceedings
as provided by Section 108-11 of this Code. If
the material is determined not to be obscene it shall be returned to the
person from whom or place from which it was seized, or to the person
claiming ownership or other right to possession of such material; provided
that enough of the record material may be retained by the State for
purposes of appellate proceedings. The decision of the court upon this
hearing shall not be admissible as evidence in any other proceeding nor
shall it be res judicata of any question in any other proceeding.

(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)