(720 ILCS 5/28-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
(a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
(1) knowingly plays a game of chance or skill for |
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(2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
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| game, contest, or any political nomination, appointment or election;
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(3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
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| exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of, manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
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(4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or
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| another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where it is at the time of making such contract intended by both parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, or the option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or delivery of such property, but by the payment only of differences in prices thereof; however, the issuance, purchase, sale, exercise, endorsement or guarantee, by or through a person registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 8 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, or by or through a person exempt from such registration under said Section 8, of a put, call, or other option to buy or sell securities which have been registered with the Secretary of State or which are exempt from such registration under Section 3 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 is not gambling within the meaning of this paragraph (4);
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(5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument
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| or apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or are, recorded or registered, or knowingly possesses any money which he has received in the course of a bet or wager;
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(6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
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| or contest of skill or chance, political nomination, appointment or election;
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(7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or
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| sells, offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for any lottery;
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(8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
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| sells, offers to sell or knowingly possesses or transfers any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar device;
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(9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
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| ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record, document or similar device, except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois or any other state or foreign government;
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(10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
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| except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois or any other state;
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(11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
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| betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone, telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or receipt of such information; except that nothing in this subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such information for use in news reporting of sporting events or contests; or
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(12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
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| Internet site that permits a person to play a game of chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or election by means of the Internet. This item (12) does not apply to activities referenced in items (6), (6.1), (8), (8.1), and (15) of subsection (b) of this Section.
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(b) Participants in any of the following activities shall not be
convicted of gambling:
(1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
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| happening of chance including without limitation contracts of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident insurance.
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(2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
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| actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to the owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest.
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(3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
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(4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
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| acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign commerce to any place outside this State when such transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of video gaming terminals, as defined in the Video Gaming Act, by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal operators licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
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(5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when
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| conducted in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
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(6) Lotteries when conducted by the State of Illinois
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| in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This exemption includes any activity conducted by the Department of Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
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(6.1) The purchase of lottery tickets through the
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| Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois under the program established in Section 7.12 of the Illinois Lottery Law.
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(7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
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| neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise. For the purpose of this subparagraph (b)(7), an antique slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
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(8) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in
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| accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
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(8.1) The purchase of raffle chances for a raffle
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| conducted in accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
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(9) Charitable games when conducted in accordance
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(10) Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the
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| Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
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(11) Gambling games when authorized by the Illinois
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(12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
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| establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video Gaming Act.
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(13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
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| things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is required to participate.
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(14) Savings promotion raffles authorized under
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| Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act, Section 7008 of the Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the Illinois Credit Union Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1463).
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(15) Sports wagering when conducted in accordance
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(c) Sentence.
Gambling is a
Class A misdemeanor. A second or
subsequent conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12),
is a Class 4 felony.
(d) Circumstantial evidence.
In prosecutions under
this
Section circumstantial evidence shall have the same validity and weight as
in any criminal prosecution.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, Article 25, Section 25-915, eff. 6-28-19; 101-31, Article 35, Section 35-80, eff. 6-28-19; 101-109, eff. 7-19-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(720 ILCS 5/28-1.1)
(from Ch. 38, par. 28-1.1)
Sec. 28-1.1. Syndicated gambling.
(a) Declaration of Purpose. Recognizing the close relationship between
professional gambling and other organized crime, it is declared to be the
policy of the legislature to restrain persons from engaging in the business
of gambling for profit in this State. This Section shall be liberally
construed and administered with a view to carrying out this policy.
(b) A person commits syndicated gambling when he or she operates a "policy
game" or engages in the business of bookmaking.
(c) A person "operates a policy game" when he or she knowingly uses any
premises or property for the purpose of receiving or knowingly does
receive from what is commonly called "policy":
(1) money from a person other than the bettor or |
| player whose bets or plays are represented by the money; or
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(2) written "policy game" records, made or used over
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| any period of time, from a person other than the bettor or player whose bets or plays are represented by the written record.
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(d) A person engages in bookmaking when he or she knowingly receives or accepts more
than five bets or wagers upon the result of any trials or contests of
skill, speed or power of endurance or upon any lot, chance, casualty,
unknown or contingent event whatsoever, which bets or wagers shall be of
such size that the total of the amounts of money paid or promised to be
paid to the bookmaker on account thereof shall exceed $2,000.
Bookmaking is the receiving or accepting of bets or wagers
regardless of the form or manner in which the bookmaker records them.
(e) Participants in any of the following activities shall not be
convicted of syndicated gambling:
(1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
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| happening of chance including without limitation contracts of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident insurance;
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(2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
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| actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to the owners of animals or vehicles entered in the contest;
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(3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by law of this
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(4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
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| acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign commerce to any place outside this State when the transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal law;
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(5) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in
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| accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act;
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(6) Gambling games conducted on riverboats, in
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| casinos, or at organization gaming facilities when authorized by the Illinois Gambling Act;
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(7) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
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| establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video Gaming Act; and
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(8) Savings promotion raffles authorized under
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| Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act, Section 7008 of the Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the Illinois Credit Union Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1463).
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(f) Sentence. Syndicated gambling is a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
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(720 ILCS 5/28-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-2)
Sec. 28-2. Definitions.
(a) A "gambling device" is any clock, tape machine, slot machine or
other machines or device for the reception of money or other thing of value
on chance or skill or upon the action of which money or other thing of
value is staked, hazarded, bet, won, or lost; or any mechanism, furniture,
fixture, equipment, or other device designed primarily for use in a gambling
place. A "gambling device" does not include:
(1) A coin-in-the-slot operated mechanical device |
| played for amusement which rewards the player with the right to replay such mechanical device, which device is so constructed or devised as to make such result of the operation thereof depend in part upon the skill of the player and which returns to the player thereof no money, property, or right to receive money or property.
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(2) Vending machines by which full and adequate
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| return is made for the money invested and in which there is no element of chance or hazard.
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(3) A crane game. For the purposes of this paragraph
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| (3), a "crane game" is an amusement device involving skill, if it rewards the player exclusively with merchandise contained within the amusement device proper and limited to toys, novelties, and prizes other than currency, each having a wholesale value which is not more than $25.
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(4) A redemption machine. For the purposes of this
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| paragraph (4), a "redemption machine" is a single-player or multi-player amusement device involving a game, the object of which is throwing, rolling, bowling, shooting, placing, or propelling a ball or other object that is either physical or computer generated on a display or with lights into, upon, or against a hole or other target that is either physical or computer generated on a display or with lights, or stopping, by physical, mechanical, or electronic means, a moving object that is either physical or computer generated on a display or with lights into, upon, or against a hole or other target that is either physical or computer generated on a display or with lights, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
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(A) The outcome of the game is predominantly
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(B) The award of the prize is based solely upon
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| the player's achieving the object of the game or otherwise upon the player's score.
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(C) Only merchandise prizes are awarded.
(D) The wholesale value of prizes awarded in lieu
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| of tickets or tokens for single play of the device does not exceed $25.
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(E) The redemption value of tickets, tokens, and
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| other representations of value, which may be accumulated by players to redeem prizes of greater value, for a single play of the device does not exceed $25.
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(5) Video gaming terminals at a licensed
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| establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment licensed in accordance with the Video Gaming Act.
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(a-5) "Internet" means an interactive computer service or system or an
information service, system, or access software provider that provides or
enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, and includes,
but is not limited to, an information service, system, or access software
provider that provides access to a network system commonly known as the
Internet, or any comparable system or service and also includes, but is not
limited to, a World Wide Web page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or
chat area on any interactive computer service or system or other online
service.
(a-6) "Access" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 17-55.
(a-7) "Computer" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 17-0.5.
(b) A "lottery" is any scheme or procedure whereby one or more prizes
are distributed by chance among persons who have paid or promised
consideration for a chance to win such prizes, whether such scheme or
procedure is called a lottery, raffle, gift, sale, or some other name, excluding savings promotion raffles authorized under Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act, Section 7008 of the Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the Illinois Credit Union Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1463).
(c) A "policy game" is any scheme or procedure whereby a person promises
or guarantees by any instrument, bill, certificate, writing, token, or other
device that any particular number, character, ticket, or certificate shall
in the event of any contingency in the nature of a lottery entitle the
purchaser or holder to receive money, property, or evidence of debt.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-87, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(720 ILCS 5/28-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-5)
Sec. 28-5. Seizure of gambling devices and gambling funds.
(a) Every device designed for gambling which is incapable of lawful use
or every device used unlawfully for gambling shall be considered a
"gambling device", and shall be subject to seizure, confiscation and
destruction by the Illinois State Police or by any municipal, or other
local authority, within whose jurisdiction the same may be found. As used
in this Section, a "gambling device" includes any slot machine, and
includes any machine or device constructed for the reception of money or
other thing of value and so constructed as to return, or to cause someone
to return, on chance to the player thereof money, property or a right to
receive money or property. With the exception of any device designed for
gambling which is incapable of lawful use, no gambling device shall be
forfeited or destroyed unless an individual with a property interest in
said device knows of the unlawful use of the device.
(b) Every gambling device shall be seized and forfeited to the county
wherein such seizure occurs. Any money or other thing of value integrally
related to acts of gambling shall be seized and forfeited to the county
wherein such seizure occurs.
(c) If, within 60 days after any seizure pursuant to subparagraph
(b) of this Section, a person having any property interest in the seized
property is charged with an offense, the court which renders judgment
upon such charge shall, within 30 days after such judgment, conduct a
forfeiture hearing to determine whether such property was a gambling device
at the time of seizure. Such hearing shall be commenced by a written
petition by the State, including material allegations of fact, the name
and address of every person determined by the State to have any property
interest in the seized property, a representation that written notice of
the date, time and place of such hearing has been mailed to every such
person by certified mail at least 10 days before such date, and a
request for forfeiture. Every such person may appear as a party and
present evidence at such hearing. The quantum of proof required shall
be a preponderance of the evidence, and the burden of proof shall be on
the State. If the court determines that the seized property was
a gambling device at the time of seizure, an order of forfeiture and
disposition of the seized property shall be entered: a gambling device
shall be received by the State's Attorney, who shall effect its
destruction, except that valuable parts thereof may be liquidated and
the resultant money shall be deposited in the general fund of the county
wherein such seizure occurred; money and other things of value shall be
received by the State's Attorney and, upon liquidation, shall be
deposited in the general fund of the county wherein such seizure
occurred. However, in the event that a defendant raises the defense
that the seized slot machine is an antique slot machine described in
subparagraph (b) (7) of Section 28-1 of this Code and therefore he is
exempt from the charge of a gambling activity participant, the seized
antique slot machine shall not be destroyed or otherwise altered until a
final determination is made by the Court as to whether it is such an
antique slot machine. Upon a final determination by the Court of this
question in favor of the defendant, such slot machine shall be
immediately returned to the defendant. Such order of forfeiture and
disposition shall, for the purposes of appeal, be a final order and
judgment in a civil proceeding.
(d) If a seizure pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this Section is not
followed by a charge pursuant to subparagraph (c) of this Section, or if
the prosecution of such charge is permanently terminated or indefinitely
discontinued without any judgment of conviction or acquittal (1) the
State's Attorney shall commence an in rem proceeding for the forfeiture
and destruction of a gambling device, or for the forfeiture and deposit
in the general fund of the county of any seized money or other things of
value, or both, in the circuit court and (2) any person having any
property interest in such seized gambling device, money or other thing
of value may commence separate civil proceedings in the manner provided
by law.
(e) Any gambling device displayed for sale to a riverboat gambling
operation, casino gambling operation, or organization gaming facility or used to train occupational licensees of a riverboat gambling
operation, casino gambling operation, or organization gaming facility as authorized under the Illinois Gambling Act is exempt from
seizure under this Section.
(f) Any gambling equipment, devices, and supplies provided by a licensed
supplier in accordance with the Illinois Gambling Act which are removed
from a riverboat, casino, or organization gaming facility for repair are exempt from seizure under this Section.
(g) The following video gaming terminals are exempt from seizure under this Section: (1) Video gaming terminals for sale to a licensed |
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(2) Video gaming terminals used to train licensed
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(3) Video gaming terminals that are removed from a
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| licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment for repair.
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(h) Property seized or forfeited under this Section is subject to reporting under the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
(i) Any sports lottery terminals provided by a central system provider that are removed from a lottery retailer for repair under the Sports Wagering Act are exempt from seizure under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, Article 25, Section 25-915, eff. 6-28-19; 101-31, Article 35, Section 35-80, eff. 6-28-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(720 ILCS 5/29B-0.5) Sec. 29B-0.5. Definitions. In this Article: "Conduct" or "conducts" includes, in addition to its ordinary
meaning, initiating, concluding, or participating in initiating or concluding
a transaction. "Criminally derived property" means: (1) any property, real or personal, constituting
or
derived from proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from activity that constitutes a felony under State, federal, or foreign law; or (2) any property
represented to be property constituting or derived from proceeds obtained,
directly or indirectly, from activity that constitutes a felony under State, federal, or foreign law. "Director" means the Director of the Illinois State Police or his or her designated agents. "Financial institution" means any bank; savings and loan
association; trust company; agency or branch of a foreign bank in the
United States; currency exchange; credit union; mortgage banking
institution; pawnbroker; loan or finance company; operator of a credit card
system; issuer, redeemer, or cashier of travelers checks, checks, or money
orders; dealer in precious metals, stones, or jewels; broker or dealer in
securities or commodities; investment banker; or investment company. "Financial transaction" means a purchase, sale, loan, pledge, gift,
transfer, delivery, or other disposition utilizing criminally derived property,
and with respect to financial institutions, includes a deposit, withdrawal,
transfer between accounts, exchange of currency, loan, extension of credit,
purchase or sale of any stock, bond, certificate of deposit or other monetary
instrument, use of safe deposit box, or any other payment, transfer or delivery by, through, or to a
financial institution.
"Financial
transaction" also
means a transaction which without regard to whether the funds, monetary
instruments, or real or personal property involved in the transaction are
criminally derived, any transaction which in any way or degree: (1) involves
the movement of funds by wire or any other means; (2) involves one or more
monetary instruments; or (3) the transfer of title to any real or personal
property.
The receipt by an attorney of bona fide fees for the purpose
of legal representation is not a financial transaction for purposes of this
Article. "Form 4-64" means the Illinois State Police Notice/Inventory of Seized Property (Form 4-64). "Knowing that the property involved in a financial transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity" means that the person knew the property involved in the transaction represented proceeds from some form, though not necessarily which form, of activity that constitutes a felony under State, federal, or foreign law. "Monetary instrument" means United States coins and currency;
coins and currency of a foreign country; travelers checks; personal checks,
bank checks, and money orders; investment securities; bearer
negotiable instruments; bearer investment securities; or bearer securities
and certificates of stock in a form that title passes upon
delivery. "Specified criminal activity" means any violation of Section 29D-15.1 and any violation of Article 29D of this Code. "Transaction reporting requirement under State law" means any violation as defined under the Currency Reporting Act.
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(720 ILCS 5/29B-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 29B-1)
Sec. 29B-1. Money laundering. (a) A person commits the offense of money laundering:
(1) when, knowing that the property involved in a |
| financial transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, he or she conducts or attempts to conduct the financial transaction which in fact involves criminally derived property:
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(A) with the intent to promote the carrying on
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(B) where he or she knows or reasonably should
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(i) to conceal or disguise the nature, the
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(ii) to avoid a transaction reporting
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(1.5) when he or she transports, transmits, or
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(A) with the intent to promote the carrying on of
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(B) knowing, or having reason to know, that the
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(i) to conceal or disguise the nature, the
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(ii) to avoid a transaction reporting
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(2) when, with the intent to:
(A) promote the carrying on of a specified
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(B) conceal or disguise the nature, location,
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(C) avoid a transaction reporting requirement
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he or she conducts or attempts to conduct a financial
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| transaction involving property he or she believes to be the proceeds of specified criminal activity or property used to conduct or facilitate specified criminal activity as defined in this Article.
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(b) (Blank).
(c) Sentence.
(1) Laundering of criminally derived property of a
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(2) Laundering of criminally derived property of a
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(3) Laundering of criminally derived property of a
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(4) Money laundering in violation of subsection
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(5) Laundering of criminally derived property of a
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| value exceeding $500,000 is a Class 1 non-probationable felony;
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(6) In a prosecution under clause (a)(1.5)(B)(ii) of
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(A) Laundering of property of a value not
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(B) Laundering of property of a value exceeding
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(C) Laundering of property of a value exceeding
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(D) Laundering of property of a value exceeding
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(Source: P.A. 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 100-512, eff. 7-1-18; 100-699, eff. 8-3-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-1163, eff. 12-20-18.)
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(720 ILCS 5/29B-2) Sec. 29B-2. Evidence in money laundering prosecutions. In a prosecution under this Article, either party may introduce the following evidence pertaining to the issue of whether the property or proceeds were known to be some form of criminally derived property or from some form of unlawful activity: (1) a financial transaction was conducted or |
| structured or attempted in violation of the reporting requirements of any State or federal law;
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(2) a financial transaction was conducted or
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| attempted with the use of a false or fictitious name or a forged instrument;
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(3) a falsely altered or completed written instrument
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| or a written instrument that contains any materially false personal identifying information was made, used, offered, or presented, whether accepted or not, in connection with a financial transaction;
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(4) a financial transaction was structured or
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| attempted to be structured so as to falsely report the actual consideration or value of the transaction;
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(5) a money transmitter, a person engaged in a trade
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| or business, or any employee of a money transmitter or a person engaged in a trade or business, knows or reasonably should know that false personal identifying information has been presented and incorporates the false personal identifying information into any report or record;
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(6) the criminally derived property is transported or
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| possessed in a fashion inconsistent with the ordinary or usual means of transportation or possession of the property and where the property is discovered in the absence of any documentation or other indicia of legitimate origin or right to the property;
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(7) a person pays or receives substantially less than
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(8) a person engages in a transaction involving one
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(Source: P.A. 100-699, eff. 8-3-18; 100-1163, eff. 12-20-18.)
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(720 ILCS 5/29B-4) Sec. 29B-4. Protective orders and warrants for forfeiture purposes. (a) Upon application of the State, the court may enter a restraining order or injunction, require the execution of a satisfactory performance bond, or take any other action to preserve the availability of property described in Section 29B-5 of this Article for forfeiture under this Article: (1) upon the filing of an indictment, information, or |
| complaint charging a violation of this Article for which forfeiture may be ordered under this Article and alleging that the property with respect to which the order is sought would be subject to forfeiture under this Article; or
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(2) prior to the filing of the indictment,
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| information, or complaint, if, after notice to persons appearing to have an interest in the property and opportunity for a hearing, the court determines that:
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(A) there is probable cause to believe that the
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| State will prevail on the issue of forfeiture and that failure to enter the order will result in the property being destroyed, removed from the jurisdiction of the court, or otherwise made unavailable for forfeiture; and
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(B) the need to preserve the availability of the
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| property through the entry of the requested order outweighs the hardship on any party against whom the order is to be entered.
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Provided, however, that an order entered under
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| paragraph (2) of this Section shall be effective for not more than 90 days, unless extended by the court for good cause shown or unless an indictment, information, complaint, or administrative notice has been filed.
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(b) A temporary restraining order under this subsection (b) may be entered upon application of the State without notice or opportunity for a hearing when an indictment, information, complaint, or administrative notice has not yet been filed with respect to the property, if the State demonstrates that there is probable cause to believe that the property with respect to which the order is sought would be subject to forfeiture under this Article and that provision of notice will jeopardize the availability of the property for forfeiture. The temporary order shall expire not more than 30 days after the date on which it is entered, unless extended for good cause shown or unless the party against whom it is entered consents to an extension for a longer period. A hearing requested concerning an order entered under this subsection (b) shall be held at the earliest possible time and prior to the expiration of the temporary order.
(c) The court may receive and consider, at a hearing held under this Section, evidence and information that would be inadmissible under the Illinois rules of evidence.
(d) Under its authority to enter a pretrial restraining order under this Section, the court may order a defendant to repatriate any property that may be seized and forfeited and to deposit that property pending trial with the Illinois State Police or another law enforcement agency designated by the Illinois State Police. Failure to comply with an order under this Section is punishable as a civil or criminal contempt of court.
(e) The State may request the issuance of a warrant authorizing the seizure of property described in Section 29B-5 of this Article in the same manner as provided for a search warrant. If the court determines that there is probable cause to believe that the property to be seized would be subject to forfeiture, the court shall issue a warrant authorizing the seizure of that property.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(720 ILCS 5/29B-5) Sec. 29B-5. Property subject to forfeiture. The following are subject to forfeiture: (1) any property, real or personal, constituting, |
| derived from, or traceable to any proceeds the person obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of a violation of this Article;
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(2) any of the person's property used, or intended to
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| be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, a violation of this Article;
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(3) all conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles, or
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| vessels, which are used, or intended for use, to transport, or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession, or concealment of property described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Section, but:
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(A) no conveyance used by any person as a common
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| carrier in the transaction of business as a common carrier is subject to forfeiture under this Section unless it appears that the owner or other person in charge of the conveyance is a consenting party or privy to a violation of this Article;
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(B) no conveyance is subject to forfeiture under
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| this Article by reason of any act or omission which the owner proves to have been committed or omitted without his or her knowledge or consent;
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(C) a forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a
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| bona fide security interest is subject to the interest of the secured party if he or she neither had knowledge of nor consented to the act or omission;
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(4) all real property, including any right, title,
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| and interest, including, but not limited to, any leasehold interest or the beneficial interest in a land trust, in the whole of any lot or tract of land and any appurtenances or improvements, which is used or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or in any manner to facilitate the commission of, any violation of this Article or that is the proceeds of any violation or act that constitutes a violation of this Article.
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(Source: P.A. 100-699, eff. 8-3-18; 100-1163, eff. 12-20-18.)
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(720 ILCS 5/29B-10) Sec. 29B-10. Notice to owner or interest holder. (a) The first attempted service of notice shall be commenced within 28 days of the latter of filing of the verified claim or the receipt of the notice from the seizing agency by Form 4-64. A complaint for forfeiture or a notice of pending forfeiture shall be served on a claimant if the owner's or interest holder's name and current address are known, then by either: (1) personal service; or (2) mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first class mail to that address. (b) If no signed return receipt is received by the State's Attorney within 28 days of mailing or no communication from the owner or interest holder is received by the State's Attorney documenting actual notice by the parties, the State's Attorney shall, within a reasonable period of time, mail a second copy of the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first class mail to that address. If no signed return receipt is received by the State's Attorney within 28 days of the second mailing, or no communication from the owner or interest holder is received by the State's Attorney documenting actual notice by the parties, the State's Attorney shall have 60 days to attempt to serve the notice by personal service, including substitute service by leaving a copy at the usual place of abode with some person of the family or a person residing there, of the age of 13 years or upwards. If, after 3 attempts at service in this manner, no service of the notice is accomplished, the notice shall be posted in a conspicuous manner at the address and service shall be made by the posting. The attempts at service and the posting, if required, shall be documented by the person attempting service which shall be made part of a return of service returned to the State's Attorney. The State's Attorney may utilize any Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff, a peace officer, a private process server or investigator, or an employee, agent, or investigator of the State's Attorney's Office to attempt service without seeking leave of court. (c) After the procedures listed are followed, service shall be effective on the owner or interest holder on the date of receipt by the State's Attorney of a return receipt, or on the date of receipt of a communication from an owner or interest holder documenting actual notice, whichever is first in time, or on the date of the last act performed by the State's Attorney in attempting personal service. For purposes of notice under this Section, if a person has been arrested for the conduct giving rise to the forfeiture, the address provided to the arresting agency at the time of arrest shall be deemed to be that person's known address. Provided, however, if an owner or interest holder's address changes prior to the effective date of the notice of pending forfeiture, the owner or interest holder shall promptly notify the seizing agency of the change in address or, if the owner or interest holder's address changes subsequent to the effective date of the notice of pending forfeiture, the owner or interest holder shall promptly notify the State's Attorney of the change in address. If the property seized is a conveyance, notice shall also be directed to the address reflected in the office of the agency or official in which title to or interest in the conveyance is required by law to be recorded. (d) If the owner's or interest holder's address is not known, and is not on record as provided in this Section, service by publication for 3 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the seizure occurred shall suffice for service requirements. (e) Notice to any business entity, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or partnership shall be completed by a single mailing of a copy of the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first class mail to that address. This notice is complete regardless of the return of a signed return receipt. (f) Notice to a person whose address is not within the State shall be completed by a single mailing of a copy of the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first class
mail to that address. This notice is complete regardless of the return of a signed return receipt. (g) Notice to a person whose address is not within the United States shall be completed by a single mailing of a copy of the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first class mail to that address. This notice is complete regardless of the return of a signed return receipt. If certified mail is not available in the foreign country where the person has an address, notice shall proceed by publication requirements under subsection (d) of this Section. (h) Notice to a person whom the State's Attorney reasonably should know is incarcerated within this State shall also include mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first class mail to the address of the detention facility with the inmate's name clearly marked on the envelope. (i) After a claimant files a verified claim with the State's Attorney and provides an address at which the claimant will accept service, the complaint shall be served and notice shall be complete upon the mailing of the complaint to the claimant at the address the claimant provided via certified mail, return receipt requested, and first class mail. No return receipt need be received, or any other attempts at service need be made to comply with service and notice requirements under this Section. This certified mailing, return receipt requested, shall be proof of service of the complaint on the claimant. If notice is to be shown by actual notice from communication with a claimant, then the State's Attorney shall file an affidavit as proof of service, providing details of the communication, which shall be accepted as proof of service by the court. (j) If the property seized is a conveyance, notice shall also be directed to the address reflected in the office of the agency or official in which title to or interest in the conveyance is required by law to be recorded by mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to that address. (k) Notice served under this Article is effective upon personal service, the last date of publication, or the mailing of written notice, whichever is earlier.
(Source: P.A. 100-699, eff. 8-3-18; 100-1163, eff. 12-20-18.) |
(720 ILCS 5/29B-12) Sec. 29B-12. Non-judicial forfeiture. If non-real property that exceeds $20,000 in value excluding the value of any conveyance, or if real property is seized under the provisions of this Article, the State's Attorney shall institute judicial in rem forfeiture proceedings as described in Section 29B-13 of this Article within 28 days from receipt of notice of seizure from the seizing agency under Section 29B-8 of this Article. However, if non-real property that does not exceed $20,000 in value excluding the value of any conveyance is seized, the following procedure shall be used: (1) If, after review of the facts surrounding the |
| seizure, the State's Attorney is of the opinion that the seized property is subject to forfeiture, then, within 28 days after the receipt of notice of seizure from the seizing agency, the State's Attorney shall cause notice of pending forfeiture to be given to the owner of the property and all known interest holders of the property in accordance with Section 29B-10 of this Article.
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(2) The notice of pending forfeiture shall include a
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| description of the property, the estimated value of the property, the date and place of seizure, the conduct giving rise to forfeiture or the violation of law alleged, and a summary of procedures and procedural rights applicable to the forfeiture action.
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(3)(A) Any person claiming an interest in property
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| that is the subject of notice under paragraph (1) of this Section, must, in order to preserve any rights or claims to the property, within 45 days after the effective date of notice as described in Section 29B-10 of this Article, file a verified claim with the State's Attorney expressing his or her interest in the property. The claim shall set forth:
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(i) the caption of the proceedings as set forth
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(ii) the address at which the claimant will
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(iii) the nature and extent of the claimant's
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(iv) the date, identity of the transferor, and
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| circumstances of the claimant's acquisition of the interest in the property;
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(v) the names and addresses of all other persons
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| known to have an interest in the property;
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(vi) the specific provision of law relied on in
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| asserting the property is not subject to forfeiture;
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(vii) all essential facts supporting each
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(viii) the relief sought.
(B) If a claimant files the claim, then the State's
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| Attorney shall institute judicial in rem forfeiture proceedings with the clerk of the court as described in Section 29B-13 of this Article within 28 days after receipt of the claim.
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(4) If no claim is filed within the 28-day period as
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| described in paragraph (3) of this Section, the State's Attorney shall declare the property forfeited and shall promptly notify the owner and all known interest holders of the property and the Director of the Illinois State Police of the declaration of forfeiture and the Director or the Director's designee shall dispose of the property in accordance with law.
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(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-609, eff. 7-1-24.)
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(720 ILCS 5/29B-13) Sec. 29B-13. Judicial in rem procedures. If property seized under this Article is non-real property that exceeds $20,000 in value excluding the value of any conveyance, or is real property, or a claimant has filed a claim under paragraph (3) of Section 29B-12 of this Article, the following judicial in rem procedures shall apply: (1) If, after a review of the facts surrounding the |
| seizure, the State's Attorney is of the opinion that the seized property is subject to forfeiture, then, within 28 days of the receipt of notice of seizure by the seizing agency or the filing of the claim, whichever is later, the State's Attorney shall institute judicial forfeiture proceedings by filing a verified complaint for forfeiture. If authorized by law, a forfeiture shall be ordered by a court on an action in rem brought by a State's Attorney under a verified complaint for forfeiture.
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(2) A complaint of forfeiture shall include:
(A) a description of the property seized;
(B) the date and place of seizure of the
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(C) the name and address of the law enforcement
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| agency making the seizure; and
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(D) the specific statutory and factual grounds
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(3) The complaint shall be served upon the person
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| from whom the property was seized and all persons known or reasonably believed by the State to claim an interest in the property, as provided in Section 29B-10 of this Article. The complaint shall be accompanied by the following written notice:
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"This is a civil court proceeding subject to the Code
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| of Civil Procedure. You received this Complaint of Forfeiture because the State's Attorney's office has brought a legal action seeking forfeiture of your seized property. This complaint starts the court process where the State seeks to prove that your property should be forfeited and not returned to you. This process is also your opportunity to try to prove to a judge that you should get your property back. The complaint lists the date, time, and location of your first court date. You must appear in court on that day, or you may lose the case automatically. You must also file an appearance and answer. If you are unable to pay the appearance fee, you may qualify to have the fee waived. If there is a criminal case related to the seizure of your property, your case may be set for trial after the criminal case has been resolved. Before trial, the judge may allow discovery, where the State can ask you to respond in writing to questions and give them certain documents, and you can make similar requests of the State. The trial is your opportunity to explain what happened when your property was seized and why you should get the property back."
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(4) Forfeiture proceedings under this Article shall
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| be subject to the Code of Civil Procedure and the rules of evidence relating to civil actions shall apply to proceedings under this Article with the following exception. The parties shall be allowed to use, and the court shall receive and consider, all relevant hearsay evidence that relates to evidentiary foundation, chain of custody, business records, recordings, laboratory analysis, laboratory reports, and relevant hearsay related to the use of technology in the investigation that resulted in the seizure of property that is subject to the forfeiture action.
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(5) Only an owner of or interest holder in the
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| property may file an answer asserting a claim against the property in the action in rem. For purposes of this Section, the owner or interest holder shall be referred to as claimant. Upon motion of the State, the court shall first hold a hearing, in which a claimant shall establish by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she has a lawful, legitimate ownership interest in the property and that it was obtained through a lawful source.
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(6) The answer must be signed by the owner or
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| interest holder under penalty of perjury and shall set forth:
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(A) the caption of the proceedings as set forth
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(B) the address at which the claimant will accept
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(C) the nature and extent of the claimant's
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(D) the date, identity of transferor, and
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| circumstances of the claimant's acquisition of the interest in the property;
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(E) the names and addresses of all other persons
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(F) all essential facts supporting each
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(G) the precise relief sought; and
(H) in a forfeiture action involving currency or
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| its equivalent, a claimant shall provide the State with notice of his or her intent to allege that the currency or its equivalent is not related to the alleged factual basis for the forfeiture, and why.
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The answer shall follow the rules under the Code of
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(7) The answer shall be filed with the court within
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(8) The hearing shall be held within 60 days after
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(9) At the judicial in rem proceeding, in the State's
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| case in chief, the State shall show by a preponderance of the evidence that the property is subject to forfeiture. If the State makes such a showing, the claimant shall have the burden of production to set forth evidence that the property is not related to the alleged factual basis of the forfeiture. After this production of evidence, the State shall maintain the burden of proof to overcome this assertion. A claimant shall provide the State notice of its intent to allege that the currency or its equivalent is not related to the alleged factual basis of the forfeiture and why. As to conveyances, at the judicial in rem proceeding, in its case in chief, the State shall show by a preponderance of the evidence:
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(A) that the property is subject to forfeiture;
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(B) at least one of the following:
(i) that the claimant was legally accountable
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(ii) that the claimant knew or reasonably
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(iii) that the claimant knew or reasonably
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| should have known that the conduct giving rise to the forfeiture was likely to occur;
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(iv) that the claimant held the property for
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| the benefit of, or as nominee for, any person whose conduct gave rise to its forfeiture;
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(v) that if the claimant acquired the
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| interest through any person engaging in any of the conduct described above or conduct giving rise to the forfeiture:
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(a) the claimant did not acquire it as a
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| bona fide purchaser for value; or
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(b) the claimant acquired the interest
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| under the circumstances that the claimant reasonably should have known the property was derived from, or used in, the conduct giving rise to the forfeiture; or
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(vi) that the claimant is not the true owner
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| of the property that is subject to forfeiture.
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(10) If the State does not meet its burden to show
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| that the property is subject to forfeiture, the court shall order the interest in the property returned or conveyed to the claimant and shall order all other property forfeited to the State. If the State does meet its burden to show that the property is subject to forfeiture, the court shall order all property forfeited to the State.
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(11) A defendant convicted in any criminal proceeding
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| is precluded from later denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense of which the defendant was convicted in any proceeding under this Article regardless of the pendency of an appeal from that conviction. However, evidence of the pendency of an appeal is admissible.
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(12) On a motion by the parties, the court may stay
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| civil forfeiture proceedings during the criminal trial for a related criminal indictment or information alleging a money laundering violation. Such a stay shall not be available pending an appeal. Property subject to forfeiture under this Article shall not be subject to return or release by a court exercising jurisdiction over a criminal case involving the seizure of the property unless the return or release is consented to by the State's Attorney.
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(Source: P.A. 100-699, eff. 8-3-18; 100-1163, eff. 12-20-18.)
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(720 ILCS 5/29B-14) Sec. 29B-14. Innocent owner hearing. (a) After a complaint for forfeiture has been filed and all claimants have appeared and answered, a claimant may file a motion with the court for an innocent owner hearing prior to trial. This motion shall be made and supported by sworn affidavit and shall assert the following along with specific facts that support each assertion: (1) that the claimant filing the motion is the true |
| owner of the conveyance as interpreted by case law;
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(2) that the claimant was not legally accountable for
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| the conduct giving rise to the forfeiture or acquiesced in the conduct;
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(3) that the claimant did not solicit, conspire, or
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| attempt to commit the conduct giving rise to the forfeiture;
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(4) that the claimant did not know or did not have
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| reason to know that the conduct giving rise to the forfeiture was likely to occur; and
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(5) that the claimant did not hold the property for
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| the benefit of, or as nominee for, any person whose conduct gave rise to its forfeiture, or if the claimant acquired the interest through any person, the claimant acquired it as a bona fide purchaser for value or acquired the interest without knowledge of the seizure of the property for forfeiture.
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(b) The claimant's motion shall include specific facts supporting these assertions.
(c) Upon this filing, a hearing may only be conducted after the parties have been given the opportunity to conduct limited discovery as to the ownership and control of the property, the claimant's knowledge, or any matter relevant to the issues raised or facts alleged in the claimant's motion. Discovery shall be limited to the People's requests in these areas but may proceed by any means allowed in the Code of Civil Procedure.
(1) After discovery is complete and the court has
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| allowed for sufficient time to review and investigate the discovery responses, the court shall conduct a hearing. At the hearing, the fact that the conveyance is subject to forfeiture shall not be at issue. The court shall only hear evidence relating to the issue of innocent ownership.
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(2) At the hearing on the motion, it shall be the
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| burden of the claimant to prove each of the assertions listed in subsection (a) of this Section by a preponderance of the evidence.
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(3) If a claimant meets his or her burden of proof,
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| the court shall grant the motion and order the property returned to the claimant. If the claimant fails to meet his or her burden of proof, then the court shall deny the motion and the forfeiture case shall proceed according to the Code of Civil Procedure.
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(Source: P.A. 100-699, eff. 8-3-18; 100-1163, eff. 12-20-18.)
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(720 ILCS 5/29D-10)
Sec. 29D-10. Definitions. As used in this Article, where not
otherwise distinctly expressed or manifestly incompatible with the intent of
this Article:
(a) "Computer network" means a set of related, remotely connected
devices
and
any communications facilities including more than one computer with the
capability to transmit data among them through communication facilities.
(b) "Computer" means a device that accepts, processes, stores,
retrieves,
or
outputs data, and includes, but is not limited to, auxiliary storage and
telecommunications devices.
(c) "Computer program" means a series of coded instruction or statements
in a
form acceptable to a computer which causes the computer to process data and
supply the results of data processing.
(d) "Data" means representations of information, knowledge, facts,
concepts or
instructions, including program documentation, that are prepared in a
formalized manner and are stored or processed in or transmitted by a computer.
Data may be in any form, including but not limited to magnetic or optical
storage
media, punch cards, or data stored internally in the memory of a computer.
(e) "Biological products used in or in connection with agricultural
production" includes, but is not
limited
to,
seeds, plants, and DNA of plants or animals altered for use in crop or
livestock breeding or production or which are sold, intended, designed, or
produced for use
in crop production or livestock breeding or production.
(f) "Agricultural products" means crops and livestock.
(g) "Agricultural production" means the breeding and growing of
livestock
and
crops. (g-5) "Animal feed" means an article
that is intended for use for food for animals other than humans
and that is intended for use as a substantial source of nutrients
in the diet of the animal, and is not limited to a mixture intended to
be the sole ration of the animal. (g-10) "Contagious or infectious disease" means a specific disease designated by the Illinois Department of Agriculture as contagious or infectious under rules pertaining to the Illinois Diseased Animals Act. (g-15) "Processed food" means any food other than a raw agricultural
commodity and includes any raw agricultural commodity that
has been subject to processing, such as canning, cooking, freezing,
dehydration, or milling. (g-20) "Raw agricultural commodity" means any food in its raw or
natural state, including all fruits that are washed, colored, or otherwise
treated in their unpeeled natural form prior to marketing and honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition.
(g-25) "Endangering the food supply" means to knowingly: (1) bring into this State any domestic animal that |
| is affected with any contagious or infectious disease or any animal that has been exposed to any contagious or infectious disease;
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(2) expose any animal in this State to any contagious
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(3) deliver any poultry that is infected with any
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| contagious or infectious disease to any poultry producer pursuant to a production contract;
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(4) except as permitted under the Insect Pest and
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| Plant Disease Act, bring or release into this State any insect pest or expose any plant to an insect pest; or
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(5) expose any raw agricultural commodity, animal
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| feed, or processed food to any contaminant or contagious or infectious disease.
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"Endangering the food supply" does not include bona fide experiments and actions related to those experiments carried on by commonly recognized research facilities or actions by agricultural producers and animal health professionals who may inadvertently contribute to the spread of detrimental biological agents while employing generally acceptable management practices.
(g-30) "Endangering the water supply" means to knowingly contaminate a public or private water well or water reservoir or any water supply of a public utility or tamper with the production of bottled or packaged water or tamper with bottled or packaged water at a retail or wholesale mercantile establishment. "Endangering the water supply" does not include contamination of a public or private well or water reservoir
or any water supply of a public utility that may occur inadvertently
as part of the operation of a public utility or electrical generating station.
(h) "Livestock" means animals bred or raised for human consumption.
(i) "Crops" means plants raised for: (1) human consumption, (2) fruits
that
are intended for human consumption, (3) consumption by livestock, and (4)
fruits that are intended for consumption by livestock.
(j) "Communications systems" means any works, property, or material of
any radio, telegraph, telephone, microwave, or cable line, station, or system.
(k) "Substantial damage" means monetary damage greater than $100,000.
(l) "Terrorist act" or "act of terrorism" means: (1) any act that
is intended to cause or create a risk and does cause or create a risk of death
or great bodily harm to one or more persons;
(2) any act that disables or destroys the
usefulness or operation of any communications system; (3) any act or any series
of 2 or more acts committed in furtherance of a single intention, scheme, or
design that disables or destroys the usefulness or operation of
a computer network, computers, computer programs, or data used by any
industry, by any class of business, or by 5 or more businesses or by the
federal government, State government, any unit of local government, a public
utility, a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, a national defense contractor, or
a manufacturer of chemical or biological products used in or in connection
with agricultural production; (4) any act that disables or causes substantial
damage to or
destruction of any structure or facility used in or used in connection with
ground, air, or water transportation; the production or distribution of
electricity, gas, oil, or other fuel (except for acts that occur inadvertently and as the result of
operation of the facility that produces or distributes electricity,
gas, oil, or other fuel); the treatment of sewage or the treatment
or distribution of water; or controlling the flow of any body of water; (5) any
act that causes substantial damage to or destruction of livestock or to crops
or a series of 2 or more acts committed in furtherance of a single intention,
scheme, or design which, in the aggregate, causes substantial damage to or
destruction of livestock or crops; (6) any act that causes substantial
damage to or destruction of any hospital or any building or facility used by
the federal government, State government, any unit of local government or
by a national defense contractor or by a public utility, a manufacturer of
pharmaceuticals, a manufacturer of chemical or biological products used in or
in connection with agricultural production or the storage or processing of
agricultural products or the preparation of agricultural products for food or
food products intended for resale or for feed for livestock; (7) any act
that causes substantial damage to any building containing 5 or more
businesses of any type or to any building in which 10 or more people reside; (8) endangering the food supply; or (9) endangering the water supply.
(m) "Terrorist" and "terrorist organization" means any person who
engages or is about to engage in a terrorist act with the intent to intimidate
or coerce a significant portion of a civilian population.
(n) "Material support or resources" means currency or other financial
securities, financial services, lodging, training, safe houses, false
documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons,
lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, any other kind of
physical assets or intangible property, and expert services or expert
assistance.
(o) "Person" has the meaning given in Section 2-15 of this Code
and, in addition to that meaning, includes, without limitation, any charitable
organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, any professional fund
raiser, professional solicitor, limited liability company, association, joint
stock company, association, trust, trustee, or any group of people formally or
informally affiliated or associated for a common purpose, and any officer,
director, partner, member, or agent of any person.
(p) "Render criminal assistance" means to do any of the following with
the intent to prevent, hinder, or delay the discovery or apprehension of, or
the lodging of a criminal charge against, a person who he or she knows or
believes has committed an offense under this Article or is being sought by law
enforcement officials for the commission of an offense under this Article, or
with the intent to assist a person in profiting or benefiting from the
commission of an offense under this Article:
(1) harbor or conceal the person;
(2) warn the person of impending discovery or
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(3) provide the person with money, transportation, a
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| weapon, a disguise, false identification documents, or any other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension;
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(4) prevent or obstruct, by means of force,
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| intimidation, or deception, anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of the person or in the lodging of a criminal charge against the person;
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(5) suppress, by any act of concealment, alteration,
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| or destruction, any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of the person or in the lodging of a criminal charge against the person;
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(6) aid the person to protect or expeditiously profit
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| from an advantage derived from the crime; or
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(7) provide expert services or expert assistance to
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| the person. Providing expert services or expert assistance shall not be construed to apply to: (1) a licensed attorney who discusses with a client the legal consequences of a proposed course of conduct or advises a client of legal or constitutional rights and (2) a licensed medical doctor who provides emergency medical treatment to a person whom he or she believes has committed an offense under this Article if, as soon as reasonably practicable either before or after providing such treatment, he or she notifies a law enforcement agency.
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(Source: P.A. 96-1028, eff. 1-1-11.)
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(720 ILCS 5/31-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 31-1)
Sec. 31-1. Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, or correctional
institution employee. (a) A person who knowingly: (1) resists arrest, or (2) obstructs the performance by one known to the |
| person to be a peace officer, firefighter, or correctional institution employee of any authorized act within his or her official capacity commits a Class A misdemeanor.
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(a-5) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, a court
shall
order any person convicted of resisting or obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, or correctional
institution employee to be
sentenced to a minimum of 48 consecutive hours of imprisonment or
ordered to perform community service for not less than 100 hours as
may be determined by the court. The person shall not be eligible for probation
in order to reduce the sentence of imprisonment or community service.
(a-7) A person convicted for a violation of this Section whose violation was
the proximate cause of an injury to a peace officer, firefighter, or correctional
institution employee is guilty of a Class 4
felony.
(b) For purposes of this Section, "correctional institution employee"
means
any person employed to supervise and control inmates incarcerated in a
penitentiary, State farm, reformatory, prison, jail, house of correction,
police detention area, half-way house, or other institution or place for the
incarceration or custody of persons under sentence for offenses or awaiting
trial or sentence for offenses, under arrest for an offense, a violation of
probation, a violation of parole, a violation of aftercare release, a violation of mandatory supervised
release, or awaiting a hearing or preliminary hearing on setting the conditions of pretrial release, or who
are
sexually dangerous persons or who are sexually violent persons; and "firefighter" means any individual, either as an employee or volunteer, of a regularly
constituted fire department of a municipality or fire protection district who
performs fire fighting duties, including, but not limited to, the fire chief, assistant fire
chief, captain, engineer, driver, ladder person, hose person, pipe person, and any
other member of a regularly constituted fire department. "Firefighter" also means a person employed by the Office of the State Fire Marshal to conduct arson investigations.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of this Section if a person resists or obstructs the performance of one known by the person to be a firefighter by returning to or remaining in a dwelling, residence, building, or other structure to rescue or to attempt to rescue any person.
(d) A person shall not be subject to arrest for resisting arrest under this Section unless there is an underlying offense for which the person was initially subject to arrest.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23; 102-28, eff. 6-25-21 .)
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(720 ILCS 5/31-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 31-4)
Sec. 31-4. Obstructing justice.
(a) A person obstructs justice when, with intent to prevent the apprehension
or obstruct the prosecution or defense of any person, he or she knowingly commits
any of the following acts:
(1) Destroys, alters, conceals or disguises physical |
| evidence, plants false evidence, furnishes false information; or
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(2) Induces a witness having knowledge material to
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| the subject at issue to leave the State or conceal himself or herself; or
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(3) Possessing knowledge material to the subject at
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| issue, he or she leaves the State or conceals himself; or
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(4) If a parent, legal guardian, or caretaker of a
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| child under 13 years of age reports materially false information to a law enforcement agency, medical examiner, coroner, State's Attorney, or other governmental agency during an investigation of the disappearance or death of a child under circumstances described in subsection (a) or (b) of Section 10-10 of this Code.
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(b) Sentence.
(1) Obstructing justice is a Class 4 felony, except
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(2) Obstructing justice in furtherance of streetgang
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| related or gang-related activity, as defined in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, is a Class 3 felony.
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(Source: P.A. 97-1079, eff. 1-1-13.)
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(720 ILCS 5/31A-0.1) Sec. 31A-0.1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article: "Deliver" or "delivery" means the actual, constructive or attempted
transfer of possession of an item of contraband, with or without consideration,
whether or not there is an agency relationship. "Employee" means any elected or appointed officer, trustee or
employee of a penal institution or of the governing authority of the penal
institution, or any person who performs services for the penal institution
pursuant to contract with the penal institution or its governing
authority. "Item of contraband" means any of the following: (i) "Alcoholic liquor" as that term is defined in |
| Section 1-3.05 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934.
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(ii) "Cannabis" as that term is defined in subsection
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(iii) "Controlled substance" as that term is defined
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| in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
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(iii-a) "Methamphetamine" as that term is defined in
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| the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.
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(iv) "Hypodermic syringe" or hypodermic needle, or
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| any instrument adapted for use of controlled substances or cannabis by subcutaneous injection.
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(v) "Weapon" means any knife, dagger, dirk, billy,
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| razor, stiletto, broken bottle, or other piece of glass which could be used as a dangerous weapon. This term includes any of the devices or implements designated in subsections (a)(1), (a)(3) and (a)(6) of Section 24-1 of this Code, or any other dangerous weapon or instrument of like character.
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(vi) "Firearm" means any device, by whatever name
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| known, which is designed to expel a projectile or projectiles by the action of an explosion, expansion of gas or escape of gas, including but not limited to:
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(A) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, or B-B gun
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| which expels a single globular projectile not exceeding .18 inch in diameter; or
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(B) any device used exclusively for signaling or
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| safety and required as recommended by the United States Coast Guard or the Interstate Commerce Commission; or
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(C) any device used exclusively for the firing of
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| stud cartridges, explosive rivets or industrial ammunition; or
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(D) any device which is powered by electrical
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| charging units, such as batteries, and which fires one or several barbs attached to a length of wire and which, upon hitting a human, can send out current capable of disrupting the person's nervous system in such a manner as to render him or her incapable of normal functioning, commonly referred to as a stun gun or taser.
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(vii) "Firearm ammunition" means any self-contained
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| cartridge or shotgun shell, by whatever name known, which is designed to be used or adaptable to use in a firearm, including but not limited to:
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(A) any ammunition exclusively designed for use
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| with a device used exclusively for signaling or safety and required or recommended by the United States Coast Guard or the Interstate Commerce Commission; or
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(B) any ammunition designed exclusively for use
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| with a stud or rivet driver or other similar industrial ammunition.
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(viii) "Explosive" means, but is not limited to,
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| bomb, bombshell, grenade, bottle or other container containing an explosive substance of over one-quarter ounce for like purposes such as black powder bombs and Molotov cocktails or artillery projectiles.
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(ix) "Tool to defeat security mechanisms" means, but
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| is not limited to, handcuff or security restraint key, tool designed to pick locks, popper, or any device or instrument used to or capable of unlocking or preventing from locking any handcuff or security restraints, doors to cells, rooms, gates or other areas of the penal institution.
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(x) "Cutting tool" means, but is not limited to,
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| hacksaw blade, wirecutter, or device, instrument or file capable of cutting through metal.
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(xi) "Electronic contraband" for the purposes of
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| Section 31A-1.1 of this Article means, but is not limited to, any electronic, video recording device, computer, or cellular communications equipment, including, but not limited to, cellular telephones, cellular telephone batteries, videotape recorders, pagers, computers, and computer peripheral equipment brought into or possessed in a penal institution without the written authorization of the Chief Administrative Officer. "Electronic contraband" for the purposes of Section 31A-1.2 of this Article, means, but is not limited to, any electronic, video recording device, computer, or cellular communications equipment, including, but not limited to, cellular telephones, cellular telephone batteries, videotape recorders, pagers, computers, and computer peripheral equipment.
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"Penal institution" means any penitentiary, State farm,
reformatory, prison, jail, house of correction, police detention area,
half-way house or other institution or place for the incarceration or
custody of persons under sentence for offenses awaiting trial or sentence
for offenses, under arrest for an offense, a violation of probation, a
violation of parole, a violation of aftercare release, or a violation of mandatory supervised release, or
awaiting a hearing on the setting of conditions of pretrial release or preliminary hearing; provided that where
the place for incarceration or custody is housed within another public
building this Article shall not apply to that part of the building unrelated
to the incarceration or custody of persons.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23 .)
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(720 ILCS 5/31A-1.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 31A-1.1) Sec. 31A-1.1. Bringing Contraband into a Penal Institution;
Possessing Contraband in a Penal Institution. (a) A person commits bringing contraband into a penal
institution when he or she knowingly and without authority of any person designated
or authorized to grant this authority (1) brings an item of contraband into
a penal institution or (2) causes another to bring an item of
contraband into a penal institution or (3) places an item of
contraband in such proximity to a penal institution as to give an
inmate access to the contraband. (b) A person commits possessing contraband in a
penal institution when he or she knowingly possesses contraband in a penal institution,
regardless of the intent with which he or she possesses it. (c) (Blank). (d) Sentence. (1) Bringing into or possessing alcoholic liquor in a |
| penal institution is a Class 4 felony.
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(2) Bringing into or possessing cannabis in a penal
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| institution is a Class 3 felony.
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(3) Bringing into or possessing any amount of a
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| controlled substance classified in Schedules III, IV or V of Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act in a penal institution is a Class 2 felony.
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(4) Bringing into or possessing any amount of a
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| controlled substance classified in Schedules I or II of Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act in a penal institution is a Class 1 felony.
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(5) Bringing into or possessing a hypodermic syringe
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| in a penal institution is a Class 1 felony.
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(6) Bringing into or possessing a weapon, tool to
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| defeat security mechanisms, cutting tool, or electronic contraband in a penal institution is a Class 1 felony.
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(7) Bringing into or possessing a firearm, firearm
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| ammunition, or explosive in a penal institution is a Class X felony.
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(e) It shall be an affirmative defense to subsection
(b), that
the possession was specifically authorized by rule, regulation, or
directive of the governing authority of the penal institution or order
issued under it.
(f) It shall be an affirmative defense to subsection (a)(1) and
subsection (b) that the person bringing into or possessing
contraband in a penal institution had been arrested, and that person
possessed the contraband at the time of his
or her arrest, and that the contraband was brought into or possessed in the penal
institution by that person as a direct and immediate result of his or her arrest.
(g) Items confiscated may be retained for use by the Department of
Corrections or disposed of as deemed appropriate by the Chief Administrative
Officer in accordance with Department rules or disposed of as required by
law.
(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
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(720 ILCS 5/31A-1.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 31A-1.2) Sec. 31A-1.2. Unauthorized bringing of contraband into a penal institution
by an employee; unauthorized possessing of contraband in a penal institution by
an employee; unauthorized delivery of contraband in a penal institution by an
employee. (a) A person commits unauthorized bringing of contraband into
a penal institution by an employee when a person who is an employee knowingly
and without authority of
any person designated or authorized to grant this
authority: (1) brings or attempts to bring an item of contraband |
| into a penal institution, or
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(2) causes or permits another to bring an item of
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| contraband into a penal institution.
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(b) A person commits unauthorized possession of contraband in
a penal institution by an employee when a person who is an employee knowingly
and without authority of any person designated or authorized to grant this
authority possesses an item of contraband in a penal institution, regardless of the intent with which
he or she possesses it.
(c) A person commits unauthorized delivery of contraband
in a penal institution by an employee when a person who is an employee
knowingly and without authority of any person designated or authorized to grant
this authority:
(1) delivers or possesses with intent to deliver an
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| item of contraband to any inmate of a penal institution, or
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(2) conspires to deliver or solicits the delivery of
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| an item of contraband to any inmate of a penal institution, or
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(3) causes or permits the delivery of an item of
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| contraband to any inmate of a penal institution, or
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(4) permits another person to attempt to deliver an
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| item of contraband to any inmate of a penal institution.
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(d) For a violation of subsection (a) or (b) involving a cellular telephone or cellular telephone battery, the defendant must intend to provide the cellular telephone or cellular telephone battery to any inmate in a penal institution, or to use the cellular telephone or cellular telephone battery at the direction of an inmate or for the benefit of any inmate of a penal institution.
(e) Sentence.
(1) A violation of paragraphs (a) or (b) of this
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| Section involving alcohol is a Class 4 felony. A violation of paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section involving cannabis is a Class 2 felony. A violation of paragraph (a) or (b) involving any amount of a controlled substance classified in Schedules III, IV or V of Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act is a Class 1 felony. A violation of paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section involving any amount of a controlled substance classified in Schedules I or II of Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act is a Class X felony. A violation of paragraph (a) or (b) involving a hypodermic syringe is a Class X felony. A violation of paragraph (a) or (b) involving a weapon, tool to defeat security mechanisms, cutting tool, or electronic contraband is a Class 1 felony. A violation of paragraph (a) or (b) involving a firearm, firearm ammunition, or explosive is a Class X felony.
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(2) A violation of paragraph (c) of this Section
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| involving alcoholic liquor is a Class 3 felony. A violation of paragraph (c) involving cannabis is a Class 1 felony. A violation of paragraph (c) involving any amount of a controlled substance classified in Schedules III, IV or V of Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act is a Class X felony. A violation of paragraph (c) involving any amount of a controlled substance classified in Schedules I or II of Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act is a Class X felony for which the minimum term of imprisonment shall be 8 years. A violation of paragraph (c) involving a hypodermic syringe is a Class X felony for which the minimum term of imprisonment shall be 8 years. A violation of paragraph (c) involving a weapon, tool to defeat security mechanisms, cutting tool, or electronic contraband is a Class X felony for which the minimum term of imprisonment shall be 10 years. A violation of paragraph (c) involving a firearm, firearm ammunition, or explosive is a Class X felony for which the minimum term of imprisonment shall be 12 years.
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(f) Items confiscated may be retained for use by the Department of
Corrections or disposed of as deemed appropriate by the Chief Administrative
Officer in accordance with Department rules or disposed of as required by
law.
(g) For a violation of subsection (a) or (b) involving alcoholic liquor, a weapon, firearm, firearm ammunition, tool to defeat security mechanisms, cutting tool, or electronic contraband, the items shall not be considered to be in a penal institution when they are secured in an employee's locked, private motor vehicle parked on the grounds of a penal institution.
(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1112, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1325, eff. 7-27-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
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(720 ILCS 5/32-4c)
Sec. 32-4c. Witnesses; prohibition on accepting payments before judgment
or verdict. (a) A person who, after the commencement of a criminal prosecution, has
been identified in the criminal discovery process
as a person who may be called as a witness in a criminal proceeding shall not
knowingly accept or receive,
directly or indirectly, any payment or benefit in consideration for providing
information obtained as a result of witnessing an event or occurrence or
having
personal knowledge of certain facts in relation to the criminal proceeding.
(b) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class B misdemeanor for which the court
may impose a fine not to exceed 3 times the amount of compensation requested,
accepted, or received.
(c) This Section remains applicable until the judgment of the court in the
action if the defendant is tried by the court without a jury
or the rendering of
the
verdict by the jury if the defendant is tried by jury in the action.
(d) This Section does not apply to any of the following circumstances:
(1) Lawful compensation paid to expert witnesses, |
| investigators, employees, or agents by a prosecutor, law enforcement agency, or an attorney employed to represent a person in a criminal matter.
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(2) Lawful compensation or benefits provided to an
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| informant by a prosecutor or law enforcement agency.
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(2.5) Lawful compensation or benefits, or both,
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| provided to an informant under a local anti-crime program, such as Crime Stoppers, We-Tip, and similar programs designed to solve crimes or that foster the detection of crime and encourage persons through the programs and otherwise to come forward with information about criminal activity.
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(2.6) Lawful compensation or benefits, or both,
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| provided by a private individual to another private individual as a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of specified offenders.
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(3) Lawful compensation paid to a publisher, editor,
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| reporter, writer, or other person connected with or employed by a newspaper, magazine, television or radio station or any other publishing or media outlet for disclosing information obtained from another person relating to an offense.
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(e) For purposes of this Section, "publishing or media outlet" means a
news gathering organization that sells or distributes news to newspapers,
television, or radio stations, or a cable or broadcast television or radio
network that disseminates news and information.
(f) The person identified as a witness may receive
written notice from counsel for either the prosecution or defense of the fact
that he or she has been identified as a witness
who may be called in
a criminal proceeding and his or her responsibilities and possible
penalties under this Section. This Section shall be applicable only if the
witness received the written
notice referred to in this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
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(720 ILCS 5/32-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 32-8)
Sec. 32-8. Tampering with public records.
(a) A person commits tampering with public records when he or she knowingly, without lawful authority, and with the intent to defraud any party, public officer or entity, alters, destroys,
defaces, removes or conceals any public record. (b) (Blank). (c) A judge, circuit clerk or clerk of court, public official or employee, court reporter, or other person commits tampering with public records when he or she knowingly, without lawful authority, and with the intent to defraud any party, public officer or entity, alters, destroys, defaces, removes, or conceals any public record received or held by any judge or by a clerk of any court. (c-5) "Public record" expressly includes, but is not limited to, court records, or documents, evidence, or exhibits filed with the clerk of the court and which have become a part of the official court record, pertaining to any civil or criminal proceeding in any court. (d) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a) is a Class 4 felony. A violation of subsection (c) is a Class 3 felony. Any person convicted under subsection (c) who at the time of the violation was responsible for making, keeping, storing, or reporting the record for which the tampering occurred: (1) shall forfeit his or her public office or public |
| employment, if any, and shall thereafter be ineligible for both State and local public office and public employment in this State for a period of 5 years after completion of any term of probation, conditional discharge, or incarceration in a penitentiary including the period of mandatory supervised release;
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(2) shall forfeit all retirement, pension, and other
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| benefits arising out of public office or public employment as may be determined by the court in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Illinois Pension Code;
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(3) shall be subject to termination of any
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| professional licensure or registration in this State as may be determined by the court in accordance with the provisions of the applicable professional licensing or registration laws;
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(4) may be ordered by the court, after a hearing in
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| accordance with applicable law and in addition to any other penalty or fine imposed by the court, to forfeit to the State an amount equal to any financial gain or the value of any advantage realized by the person as a result of the offense; and
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(5) may be ordered by the court, after a hearing in
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| accordance with applicable law and in addition to any other penalty or fine imposed by the court, to pay restitution to the victim in an amount equal to any financial loss or the value of any advantage lost by the victim as a result of the offense.
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For the purposes of this subsection (d), an offense under subsection (c) committed by a person holding public office or public employment shall be rebuttably presumed to relate to or arise out of or in connection with that public office or public employment.
(e) Any party litigant who believes a violation of this Section has occurred may seek the restoration of the court record as provided in the Court Records Restoration Act. Any order of the court denying the restoration of the court record may be appealed as any other civil judgment.
(f) When the sheriff or local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction declines to investigate, or inadequately investigates, the court or any interested party, shall notify the Illinois State Police of a suspected violation of subsection (a) or (c), who shall have the authority to investigate, and may investigate, the same, without regard to whether the local law enforcement agency has requested the Illinois State Police to do so.
(g) If the State's Attorney having jurisdiction declines to prosecute a violation of subsection (a) or (c), the court or interested party shall notify the Attorney General of the refusal. The Attorney General shall, thereafter, have the authority to prosecute, and may prosecute, the violation, without a referral from the State's Attorney.
(h) Prosecution of a violation of subsection (c) shall be commenced within 3 years after the act constituting the violation is discovered or reasonably should have been discovered.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(720 ILCS 5/32-14) Sec. 32-14. Unlawful manipulation of a judicial sale. (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful manipulation of a judicial sale when he or she knowingly and by any means makes any contract with or engages in any combination or conspiracy with any other person who is, or but for a prior agreement is, a competitor of such person for the purpose of or with the effect of fixing, controlling, limiting, or otherwise manipulating (1) the participation of any person in, or (2) the making of bids, at any judicial sale. (b) Penalties. Unlawful manipulation of a judicial sale is a Class 3 felony. A mandatory fine shall be imposed for a violation, not to exceed $1,000,000 if the violator is a corporation, or, if the violator is any other person, $100,000. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 2 felony. (c) Injunctive and other relief. The State's Attorney shall bring suit in the circuit court to prevent and restrain violations of subsection (a). In such a proceeding, the court shall determine whether a violation has been committed, and shall enter such judgment as it considers necessary to remove the effects of any violation which it finds, and to prevent such violation from continuing or from being renewed in the future. The court, in its discretion, may exercise all powers necessary for this purpose, including, but not limited to, injunction and divestiture of property. (d) Private right of action. Any person who has been injured by a violation of subsection (a) may maintain an action in the Circuit Court for damages, or for an injunction, or both, against any person who has committed such violation. If, in an action for an injunction, the court issues an injunction, the plaintiff shall be awarded costs and reasonable attorney's fees. In an action for damages, the person injured shall be awarded 3 times the amount of actual damages. This State, counties, municipalities, townships, and any political subdivision organized under the authority of this State, and the United States, are considered a person having standing to bring an action under this subsection.
Any action for damages under this subsection is forever barred unless commenced within 4 years after the cause of action accrued. In any action for damages under this subsection, the court may, in its discretion, award reasonable fees to the prevailing defendant upon a finding that the plaintiff acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons. (e) Exclusion from subsequent judicial sales. Any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) or any similar offense of any state or the United States shall be barred for 5 years from the date of conviction from participating as a bidding entity in any judicial sale. No corporation shall be barred from participating in a judicial sale as a result of a conviction under subsection (a) of any employee or agent of such corporation if the employee so convicted is no longer employed by the corporation and: (1) it has been finally adjudicated not guilty or (2) it demonstrates to the circuit court conducting such judicial sale and the court so finds that the commission of the offense was neither authorized, requested, commanded, nor performed by a director, officer or a high managerial agent in behalf of the corporation as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 5-4 of this Code. (f) Definitions. As used in this Section, unless the context otherwise requires: "Judicial sale" means any sale of real or personal property in accordance with a court order, including, but not limited to, judicial sales conducted pursuant to Section 15-1507 of the Code of Civil Procedure, sales ordered to satisfy judgments under Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure, and enforcements of delinquent property taxes under Article 21 of the Property Tax Code. "Person" means any natural person, or any corporation, partnership, or association of persons.
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(720 ILCS 5/33-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 33-1)
Sec. 33-1. Bribery. A person commits bribery when:
(a) With intent to influence the performance of any |
| act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness, he or she promises or tenders to that person any property or personal advantage which he or she is not authorized by law to accept; or
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(b) With intent to influence the performance of any
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| act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness, he or she promises or tenders to one whom he or she believes to be a public officer, public employee, juror or witness, any property or personal advantage which a public officer, public employee, juror or witness would not be authorized by law to accept; or
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(c) With intent to cause any person to influence the
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| performance of any act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness, he or she promises or tenders to that person any property or personal advantage which he or she is not authorized by law to accept; or
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(d) He or she receives, retains or agrees to accept
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| any property or personal advantage which he or she is not authorized by law to accept knowing that the property or personal advantage was promised or tendered with intent to cause him or her to influence the performance of any act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness; or
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(e) He or she solicits, receives, retains, or agrees
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As used in this Section, "tenders" means any delivery or proffer made with the requisite intent.
Sentence. Bribery is a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
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(720 ILCS 5/33-6) Sec. 33-6. Bribery to obtain driving privileges.
(a) A person commits the offense of bribery to obtain driving privileges when: (1) with intent to influence any act related to the |
| issuance of any driver's license or permit by an employee of the Illinois Secretary of State's Office, or the owner or employee of any commercial driver training school licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, or any other individual authorized by the laws of this State to give driving instructions or administer all or part of a driver's license examination, he or she promises or tenders to that person any property or personal advantage which that person is not authorized by law to accept; or
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(2) with intent to cause any person to influence any
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| act related to the issuance of any driver's license or permit by an employee of the Illinois Secretary of State's Office, or the owner or employee of any commercial driver training school licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, or any other individual authorized by the laws of this State to give driving instructions or administer all or part of a driver's license examination, he or she promises or tenders to that person any property or personal advantage which that person is not authorized by law to accept; or
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(3) as an employee of the Illinois Secretary of
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| State's Office, or the owner or employee of any commercial driver training school licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, or any other individual authorized by the laws of this State to give driving instructions or administer all or part of a driver's license examination, solicits, receives, retains, or agrees to accept any property or personal advantage that he or she is not authorized by law to accept knowing that such property or personal advantage was promised or tendered with intent to influence the performance of any act related to the issuance of any driver's license or permit; or
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(4) as an employee of the Illinois Secretary of
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| State's Office, or the owner or employee of any commercial driver training school licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, or any other individual authorized by the laws of this State to give driving instructions or administer all or part of a driver's license examination, solicits, receives, retains, or agrees to accept any property or personal advantage pursuant to an understanding that he or she shall improperly influence or attempt to influence the performance of any act related to the issuance of any driver's license or permit.
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(b) Sentence.
Bribery to obtain driving privileges is a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(720 ILCS 5/33-7) Sec. 33-7. Public contractor misconduct.
(a) A public contractor; a person seeking a public contract on behalf of himself, herself, or another; an employee of a public
contractor; or a person seeking a public contract on behalf of himself, herself, or another commits public contractor misconduct when, in the performance of, or in connection with, a contract with
the State, a unit of local government, or a school district or in obtaining or seeking to obtain such a contract he or she commits any of
the following acts: (1) intentionally or knowingly makes, uses, or causes |
| to be made or used a false record or statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an obligation to pay or transmit money or property;
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(2) knowingly performs an act that he or she knows he
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| or she is forbidden by law to perform;
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(3) with intent to obtain a personal advantage for
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| himself, herself, or another, he or she performs an act in excess of his or her contractual responsibility;
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(4) solicits or knowingly accepts for the performance
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| of any act a fee or reward that he or she knows is not authorized by law; or
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(5) knowingly or intentionally seeks or receives
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| compensation or reimbursement for goods and services he or she purported to deliver or render, but failed to do so pursuant to the terms of the contract, to the unit of State or local government or school district.
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(b) Sentence. Any person who violates this Section commits a Class 3 felony. Any person convicted of this offense or a similar offense in any state of the United States which contains the same elements of this offense shall be barred for 10 years from the date of conviction from contracting with, employment by, or holding public office with the State or any unit of local government or school district. No corporation shall be barred as a result of a conviction under this Section of any employee or agent of such corporation if the employee so convicted is no longer employed by the corporation and (1) it has been finally adjudicated not guilty or (2) it demonstrates to the government entity with which it seeks to contract, and that entity finds, that the commission of the offense was neither authorized, requested, commanded, nor performed by a director, officer or high managerial agent on behalf of the corporation as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 5-4 of this Code.
(c) The Attorney General or the State's Attorney in the county where the principal office of the unit of local government or school district is located may bring a civil action on behalf of any unit of State or local government to recover a civil penalty from any person who knowingly engages in conduct which violates subsection (a) of this Section in treble the amount of the monetary cost to the unit of State or local government or school district involved in the violation. The Attorney General or State's Attorney shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees as part of the costs assessed to the defendant. This subsection (c) shall in no way limit the ability of any unit of State or local government or school district to recover moneys or damages regarding public contracts under any other law or ordinance. A civil action shall be barred unless the action is commenced within 6 years after the later of (1) the date on which the conduct establishing the cause of action occurred or (2) the date on which the unit of State or local government or school district knew or should have known that the conduct establishing the cause of action occurred.
(d) This amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall not be construed to create a private right of action.
(Source: P.A. 96-575, eff. 8-18-09.)
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(720 ILCS 5/33A-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 33A-1)
Sec. 33A-1.
Legislative intent and definitions.
(a) Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares the
following:
(1) The use of a dangerous weapon in the commission |
| of a felony offense poses a much greater threat to the public health, safety, and general welfare, than when a weapon is not used in the commission of the offense.
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(2) Further, the use of a firearm greatly facilitates
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| the commission of a criminal offense because of the more lethal nature of a firearm and the greater perceived threat produced in those confronted by a person wielding a firearm. Unlike other dangerous weapons such as knives and clubs, the use of a firearm in the commission of a criminal felony offense significantly escalates the threat and the potential for bodily harm, and the greater range of the firearm increases the potential for harm to more persons. Not only are the victims and bystanders at greater risk when a firearm is used, but also the law enforcement officers whose duty is to confront and apprehend the armed suspect.
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(3) Current law does contain offenses involving the
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| use or discharge of a gun toward or against a person, such as aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and reckless discharge of a firearm; however, the General Assembly has legislated greater penalties for the commission of a felony while in possession of a firearm because it deems such acts as more serious.
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(b) Legislative intent.
(1) In order to deter the use of firearms in the
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| commission of a felony offense, the General Assembly deems it appropriate for a greater penalty to be imposed when a firearm is used or discharged in the commission of an offense than the penalty imposed for using other types of weapons and for the penalty to increase on more serious offenses.
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(2) With the additional elements of the discharge of
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| a firearm and great bodily harm inflicted by a firearm being added to armed violence and other serious felony offenses, it is the intent of the General Assembly to punish those elements more severely during commission of a felony offense than when those elements stand alone as the act of the offender.
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(3) It is the intent of the 91st General Assembly
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| that should Public Act 88-680 be declared unconstitutional for a violation of Article 4, Section 8 of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, the amendatory changes made by Public Act 88-680 to Article 33A of the Criminal Code of 1961 and which are set forth as law in this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly are hereby reenacted by this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
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(c) Definitions.
(1) "Armed with a dangerous weapon". A person is
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| considered armed with a dangerous weapon for purposes of this Article, when he or she carries on or about his or her person or is otherwise armed with a Category I, Category II, or Category III weapon.
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(2) A Category I weapon is a handgun, sawed-off
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| shotgun, sawed-off rifle, any other firearm small enough to be concealed upon the person, semiautomatic firearm, or machine gun. A Category II weapon is any other rifle, shotgun, spring gun, other firearm, stun gun or taser as defined in paragraph (a) of Section 24-1 of this Code, knife with a blade of at least 3 inches in length, dagger, dirk, switchblade knife, stiletto, axe, hatchet, or other deadly or dangerous weapon or instrument of like character. As used in this subsection (b) "semiautomatic firearm" means a repeating firearm that utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round and that requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge.
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(3) A Category III weapon is a bludgeon, black-jack,
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| slungshot, sand-bag, sand-club, metal knuckles, billy, or other dangerous weapon of like character.
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(Source: P.A. 91-404, eff. 1-1-00; 91-696, eff. 4-13-00.)
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(720 ILCS 5/33A-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 33A-3)
Sec. 33A-3. Sentence.
(a) Violation of Section 33A-2(a) with a
Category I weapon is a Class X felony for which the defendant shall be
sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 15 years.
(a-5) Violation of Section 33A-2(a) with a Category II weapon
is a Class X
felony for which the defendant shall be sentenced to a minimum term of
imprisonment of 10 years.
(b) Violation of Section 33A-2(a)
with a Category III weapon is a Class 2 felony or the felony
classification provided for the same act while unarmed, whichever
permits the greater penalty. A second or subsequent violation of
Section 33A-2(a) with a Category III weapon is a Class 1 felony
or the felony classification provided for the same act while unarmed, whichever
permits the greater penalty.
(b-5) Violation of Section 33A-2(b) with a firearm that is a Category I or
Category II
weapon is a Class X felony for which the defendant shall be sentenced to a
minimum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
(b-10) Violation of Section 33A-2(c) with a firearm that is a Category I or
Category II
weapon is a Class X felony for which the defendant shall be sentenced to a
term of imprisonment of not less than 25 years nor more than 40 years.
(c) Unless sentencing under subsection (a) of Section 5-4.5-95 of the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-95) is applicable, any person who
violates subsection (a) or (b) of Section 33A-2 with a
firearm, when that person has been convicted in any state or federal court
of 3 or more of the following offenses: treason, first degree murder, second
degree murder, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault,
robbery, burglary, arson, kidnaping, aggravated battery resulting in great
bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement, a violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or a violation of Section
401(a) of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
when the third offense was committed after conviction on the second, the second
offense was committed after conviction on the first, and the violation of
Section 33A-2 was committed after conviction on the third, shall be sentenced
to a term of imprisonment of not less than 25 years nor more than 50
years.
(c-5) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b-10) or (c) of this
Section, a person who violates Section 33A-2(a) with a firearm that is a
Category I weapon or
Section 33A-2(b) in any school, in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted
by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related
activity, or on the real property comprising any school or public park, and
where
the offense was related to the activities of an organized gang, shall be
sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than the term set forth in
subsection (a) or (b-5) of this Section, whichever is applicable, and not more
than 30 years. For the purposes of this subsection (c-5), "organized gang" has
the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism
Omnibus Prevention Act.
(d) For armed violence based upon a predicate offense listed in this
subsection (d) the court
shall enter the sentence for armed violence to run consecutively to the
sentence imposed for the predicate offense. The offenses covered by this
provision are:
(i) solicitation of murder,
(ii) solicitation of murder for hire,
(iii) heinous battery as described in Section 12-4.1 |
| or subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05,
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(iv) aggravated battery of a senior citizen as
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| described in Section 12-4.6 or subdivision (a)(4) of Section 12-3.05,
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(v) (blank),
(vi) a violation of subsection (g) of Section 5 of
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| the Cannabis Control Act,
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(vii) cannabis trafficking,
(viii) a violation of subsection (a) of Section 401
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| of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
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(ix) controlled substance trafficking involving a
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| Class X felony amount of controlled substance under Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
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(x) calculated criminal drug conspiracy,
(xi) streetgang criminal drug conspiracy, or
(xii) a violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
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| Community Protection Act.
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(Source: P.A. 95-688, eff. 10-23-07; 95-1052, eff. 7-1-09; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11 .)
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(720 ILCS 5/33G-3) (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2025) Sec. 33G-3. Definitions. As used in this Article: (a) "Another state" means any State of the United States (other than the State of Illinois), or the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States, or any political subdivision, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof. (b) "Enterprise" includes: (1) any partnership, corporation, association, |
| business or charitable trust, or other legal entity; and
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(2) any group of individuals or other legal entities,
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| or any combination thereof, associated in fact although not itself a legal entity. An association in fact must be held together by a common purpose of engaging in a course of conduct, and it may be associated together for purposes that are both legal and illegal. An association in fact must:
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(A) have an ongoing organization or structure,
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(B) the various members of the group must
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| function as a continuing unit, even if the group changes membership by gaining or losing members over time; and
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(C) have an ascertainable structure distinct from
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As used in this Article, "enterprise" includes licit and illicit enterprises.
(c) "Labor organization" includes any organization, labor union, craft union, or any voluntary unincorporated association designed to further the cause of the rights of union labor that is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or apprenticeships or applications for apprenticeships, or of other mutual aid or protection in connection with employment, including apprenticeships or applications for apprenticeships.
(d) "Operation or management" means directing or carrying out the enterprise's affairs and is limited to any person who knowingly serves as a leader, organizer, operator, manager, director, supervisor, financier, advisor, recruiter, supplier, or enforcer of an enterprise in violation of this Article.
(e) "Predicate activity" means any act that is a Class 2 felony or higher and constitutes a violation or violations of any of the following provisions of the laws of the State of Illinois (as amended or revised as of the date the activity occurred or, in the instance of a continuing offense, the date that charges under this Article are filed in a particular matter in the State of Illinois) or any act under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged as a Class 2 felony or higher in this State:
(1) under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
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| Code of 2012: 8-1.2 (solicitation of murder for hire), 9-1 (first degree murder), 9-3.3 (drug-induced homicide), 10-1 (kidnapping), 10-2 (aggravated kidnapping), 10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint), 10-4 (forcible detention), 10-5(b)(10) (child abduction), 10-9 (trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and related offenses), 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) and (a)(2)(B) (promoting prostitution), 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 (patronizing a minor engaged in prostitution; patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 12-3.05 (aggravated battery), 12-6.4 (criminal street gang recruitment), 12-6.5 (compelling organization membership of persons), 12-7.3 (stalking), 12-7.4 (aggravated stalking), 12-7.5 (cyberstalking), 12-11 or 19-6 (home invasion), 12-11.1 or 18-6 (vehicular invasion), 18-1 (robbery; aggravated robbery), 18-2 (armed robbery), 18-3 (vehicular hijacking), 18-4 (aggravated vehicular hijacking), 18-5 (aggravated robbery), 19-1 (burglary), 19-3 (residential burglary), 20-1 (arson; residential arson; place of worship arson), 20-1.1 (aggravated arson), 20-1.2 (residential arson), 20-1.3 (place of worship arson), 24-1.2 (aggravated discharge of a firearm), 24-1.2-5 (aggravated discharge of a machine gun or silencer equipped firearm), 24-1.8 (unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member), 24-3.2 (unlawful discharge of firearm projectiles), 24-3.9 (aggravated possession of a stolen firearm), 24-3A (gunrunning), 26-5 or 48-1 (dog-fighting), 29D-14.9 (terrorism), 29D-15 (soliciting support for terrorism), 29D-15.1 (causing a catastrophe), 29D-15.2 (possession of a deadly substance), 29D-20 (making a terrorist threat), 29D-25 (falsely making a terrorist threat), 29D-29.9 (material support for terrorism), 29D-35 (hindering prosecution of terrorism), 31A-1.2 (unauthorized contraband in a penal institution), or 33A-3 (armed violence);
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(2) under the Cannabis Control Act: Sections 5
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| (manufacture or delivery of cannabis), 5.1 (cannabis trafficking), or 8 (production or possession of cannabis plants), provided the offense either involves more than 500 grams of any substance containing cannabis or involves more than 50 cannabis sativa plants;
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(3) under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act:
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| Sections 401 (manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance), 401.1 (controlled substance trafficking), 405 (calculated criminal drug conspiracy), or 405.2 (street gang criminal drug conspiracy); or
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(4) under the Methamphetamine Control and Community
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| Protection Act: Sections 15 (methamphetamine manufacturing), or 55 (methamphetamine delivery).
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(f) "Pattern of predicate activity" means:
(1) at least 3 occurrences of predicate activity that
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| are in some way related to each other and that have continuity between them, and that are separate acts. Acts are related to each other if they are not isolated events, including if they have similar purposes, or results, or participants, or victims, or are committed a similar way, or have other similar distinguishing characteristics, or are part of the affairs of the same enterprise. There is continuity between acts if they are ongoing over a substantial period, or if they are part of the regular way some entity does business or conducts its affairs; and
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(2) which occurs after the effective date of this
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| Article, and the last of which falls within 3 years (excluding any period of imprisonment) after the first occurrence of predicate activity.
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(g) "Unlawful death" includes the following offenses: under the Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012: Sections 9-1 (first degree murder) or 9-2 (second degree murder).
(Source: P.A. 97-686, eff. 6-11-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13 .)
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(720 ILCS 5/33G-4) (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2025) Sec. 33G-4. Prohibited activities. (a) It is unlawful for any person, who intentionally participates in the operation or management of an enterprise, directly or indirectly, to: (1) knowingly do so, directly or indirectly, through |
| a pattern of predicate activity;
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(2) knowingly cause another to violate this Article;
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(3) knowingly conspire to violate this Article.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any prosecution for a conspiracy to violate this Article, no person may be convicted of that conspiracy unless an overt act in furtherance of the agreement is alleged and proved to have been committed by him, her, or by a coconspirator, but the commission of the overt act need not itself constitute predicate activity underlying the specific violation of this Article.
(b) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to acquire or maintain, directly or indirectly, through a pattern of predicate activity any interest in, or control of, to any degree, any enterprise, real property, or personal property of any character, including money.
(c) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as to make unlawful any activity which is arguably protected or prohibited by the National Labor Relations Act, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, or the Railway Labor Act.
(d) The following organizations, and any officer or agent of those organizations acting in his or her official capacity as an officer or agent, may not be sued in civil actions under this Article:
(1) a labor organization; or
(2) any business defined in Division D, E, F, G, H,
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(e) Any person prosecuted under this Article may be convicted and sentenced either:
(1) for the offense of conspiring to violate this
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| Article, and for any other particular offense or offenses that may be one of the objects of a conspiracy to violate this Article; or
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(2) for the offense of violating this Article, and
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| for any other particular offense or offenses that may constitute predicate activity underlying a violation of this Article.
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(f) The State's Attorney, or a person designated by law to act for him or her and to perform his or her duties during his or her absence or disability, may authorize a criminal prosecution under this Article. Prior to any State's Attorney authorizing a criminal prosecution under this Article, the State's Attorney shall adopt rules and procedures governing the investigation and prosecution of any offense enumerated in this Article. These rules and procedures shall set forth guidelines which require that any potential prosecution under this Article be subject to an internal approval process in which it is determined, in a written prosecution memorandum prepared by the State's Attorney's Office, that (1) a prosecution under this Article is necessary to ensure that the indictment adequately reflects the nature and extent of the criminal conduct involved in a way that prosecution only on the underlying predicate activity would not, and (2) a prosecution under this Article would provide the basis for an appropriate sentence under all the circumstances of the case in a way that a prosecution only on the underlying predicate activity would not. No State's Attorney, or person designated by law to act for him or her and to perform his or her duties during his or her absence or disability, may authorize a criminal prosecution under this Article prior to reviewing the prepared written prosecution memorandum. However, any internal memorandum shall remain protected from disclosure under the attorney-client privilege, and this provision does not create any enforceable right on behalf of any defendant or party, nor does it subject the exercise of prosecutorial discretion to judicial review.
(g) A labor organization and any officer or agent of that organization acting in his or her capacity as an officer or agent of the labor organization are exempt from prosecution under this Article.
(Source: P.A. 97-686, eff. 6-11-12; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13 .)
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(720 ILCS 5/36-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 36-1) Sec. 36-1. Property subject to forfeiture. (a) Any vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft is subject to forfeiture under this Article if the vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft is used with the knowledge and consent of the owner in the commission of or in the attempt to commit as defined in Section 8-4 of this Code: (1) an offense prohibited by Section 9-1 (first |
| degree murder), Section 9-3 (involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide), Section 10-2 (aggravated kidnaping), Section 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.30 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), subsection (a) of Section 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse), subsection (a), (c), or (d) of Section 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), Section 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child), Section 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution except for keeping a place of juvenile prostitution), Section 11-20.1 (child pornography), paragraph (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4), (b)(1), (b)(2), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), (e)(5), (e)(6), or (e)(7) of Section 12-3.05 (aggravated battery), Section 12-7.3 (stalking), Section 12-7.4 (aggravated stalking), Section 16-1 (theft if the theft is of precious metal or of scrap metal), subdivision (f)(2) or (f)(3) of Section 16-25 (retail theft), Section 18-2 (armed robbery), Section 19-1 (burglary), Section 19-2 (possession of burglary tools), Section 19-3 (residential burglary), Section 20-1 (arson; residential arson; place of worship arson), Section 20-2 (possession of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices), subdivision (a)(6) or (a)(7) of Section 24-1 (unlawful use of weapons), Section 24-1.2 (aggravated discharge of a firearm), Section 24-1.2-5 (aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a firearm equipped with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm), Section 24-1.5 (reckless discharge of a firearm), Section 28-1 (gambling), or Section 29D-15.2 (possession of a deadly substance) of this Code;
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(2) an offense prohibited by Section 21, 22, 23, 24
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| or 26 of the Cigarette Tax Act if the vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such cigarettes;
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(3) an offense prohibited by Section 28, 29, or 30 of
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| the Cigarette Use Tax Act if the vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such cigarettes;
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(4) an offense prohibited by Section 44 of the
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| Environmental Protection Act;
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(5) an offense prohibited by Section 11-204.1 of the
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| Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer);
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(6) an offense prohibited by Section 11-501 of the
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| Illinois Vehicle Code (driving while under the influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof) or a similar provision of a local ordinance, and:
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(A) during a period in which his or her driving
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| privileges are revoked or suspended if the revocation or suspension was for:
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(i) Section 11-501 (driving under the
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| influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof),
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(ii) Section 11-501.1 (statutory summary
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| suspension or revocation),
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(iii) paragraph (b) of Section 11-401 (motor
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| vehicle crashes involving death or personal injuries), or
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(iv) reckless homicide as defined in Section
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(B) has been previously convicted of reckless
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| homicide or a similar provision of a law of another state relating to reckless homicide in which the person was determined to have been under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds as an element of the offense or the person has previously been convicted of committing a violation of driving under the influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof and was involved in a motor vehicle crash 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;
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(C) the person committed a violation of driving
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| under the influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof under Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision for the third or subsequent time;
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(D) he or she did not possess a valid driver's
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| license or permit or a valid restricted driving permit or a valid judicial driving permit or a valid monitoring device driving permit; or
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(E) he or she knew or should have known that the
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| vehicle he or she was driving was not covered by a liability insurance policy;
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(7) an offense described in subsection (g) of Section
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| 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
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(8) an offense described in subsection (e) of Section
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| 6-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; or
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(9)(A) operating a watercraft under the influence of
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| alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof under Section 5-16 of 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; (B) 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 (C) 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 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act or a similar provision for the third or subsequent time.
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(b) In addition, any mobile or portable equipment used in the commission of an act which is in violation of Section 7g of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures provided in this Article for the seizure and forfeiture of vessels or watercraft, vehicles, and aircraft, and any such equipment shall be deemed a vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft for purposes of this Article.
(c) In addition, when a person discharges a firearm at another individual from a vehicle with the knowledge and consent of the owner of the vehicle and with the intent to cause death or great bodily harm to that individual and as a result causes death or great bodily harm to that individual, the vehicle shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures provided in this Article for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used in violations of clauses (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) of this Section.
(d) If the spouse of the owner of a vehicle seized for an offense described in subsection (g) of Section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a violation of subdivision (d)(1)(A), (d)(1)(D), (d)(1)(G), (d)(1)(H), or (d)(1)(I) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 of this Code makes a showing that the seized vehicle is the only source of transportation and it is determined that the financial hardship to the family as a result of the seizure outweighs the benefit to the State from the seizure, the vehicle may be forfeited to the spouse or family member and the title to the vehicle shall be transferred to the spouse or family member who is properly licensed and who requires the use of the vehicle for employment or family transportation purposes. A written declaration of forfeiture of a vehicle under this Section shall be sufficient cause for the title to be transferred to the spouse or family member. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply only to one forfeiture per vehicle. If the vehicle is the subject of a subsequent forfeiture proceeding by virtue of a subsequent conviction of either spouse or the family member, the spouse or family member to whom the vehicle was forfeited under the first forfeiture proceeding may not utilize the provisions of this paragraph in another forfeiture proceeding. If the owner of the vehicle seized owns more than one vehicle, the procedure set out in this paragraph may be used for only one vehicle.
(e) In addition, property subject to forfeiture under Section 40 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act may be seized and forfeited under this Article.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23 .)
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(720 ILCS 5/36-1.5) Sec. 36-1.5. Preliminary review. (a) Within 14 days of the seizure, the State's Attorney of the county in which the seizure occurred shall seek a preliminary determination from the circuit court as to whether there is probable cause that the property may be subject to forfeiture. (b) The rules of evidence shall not apply to any proceeding conducted under this Section. (c) The court may conduct the review under subsection (a) of this Section simultaneously with a proceeding under Section 109-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 for a related criminal offense if a prosecution is commenced by information or complaint. (d) The court may accept a finding of probable cause at a preliminary hearing following the filing of an information or complaint charging a related criminal offense or following the return of indictment by a grand jury charging the related offense as sufficient evidence of probable cause as required under subsection (a) of this Section. (e) Upon making a finding of probable cause as required under this Section, the circuit court shall order the property subject to the provisions of the applicable forfeiture Act held until the conclusion of any forfeiture proceeding. For seizures of conveyances, within 28 days of a finding of probable cause under subsection (a) of this Section, the registered owner or other claimant may file a motion in writing supported by sworn affidavits claiming that denial of the use of the conveyance during the pendency of the forfeiture proceedings creates a substantial hardship and alleges facts showing that the hardship was not due to his or her culpable negligence. The court shall consider the following factors in determining whether a substantial hardship has been proven: (1) the nature of the claimed hardship; (2) the availability of public transportation or |
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(3) any available alternatives to alleviate the
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If the court determines that a substantial hardship has been proven, the court shall then balance the nature of the hardship against the State's interest in safeguarding the conveyance. If the court determines that the hardship outweighs the State's interest in safeguarding the conveyance, the court may temporarily release the conveyance to the registered owner or the registered owner's authorized designee, or both, until the conclusion of the forfeiture proceedings or for such shorter period as ordered by the court provided that the person to whom the conveyance is released provides proof of insurance and a valid driver's license and all State and local registrations for operation of the conveyance are current. The court shall place conditions on the conveyance limiting its use to the stated hardship and providing transportation for employment, religious purposes, medical needs, child care, and restricting the conveyance's use to only those individuals authorized to use the conveyance by the registered owner. The use of the vehicle shall be further restricted to exclude all recreational and entertainment purposes. The court may order additional restrictions it deems reasonable and just on its own motion or on motion of the People. The court shall revoke the order releasing the conveyance and order that the conveyance be reseized by law enforcement if the conditions of release are violated or if the conveyance is used in the commission of any offense identified in subsection (a) of Section 6-205 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
If the court orders the release of the conveyance during the pendency of the forfeiture proceedings, the court may order the registered owner or his or her authorized designee to post a cash security with the clerk of the court as ordered by the court. If cash security is ordered, the court shall consider the following factors in determining the amount of the cash security:
(A) the full market value of the conveyance;
(B) the nature of the hardship;
(C) the extent and length of the usage of the
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(D) the ability of the owner or designee to pay; and
(E) other conditions as the court deems necessary to
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If the conveyance is released, the court shall order that the registered owner or his or her designee safeguard the conveyance, not remove the conveyance from the jurisdiction, not conceal, destroy, or otherwise dispose of the conveyance, not encumber the conveyance, and not diminish the value of the conveyance in any way. The court shall also make a determination of the full market value of the conveyance prior to it being released based on a source or sources defined in 50 Ill. Adm. Code 919.80(c)(2)(A) or 919.80(c)(2)(B).
If the conveyance subject to forfeiture is released under this Section and is subsequently forfeited, the person to whom the conveyance was released shall return the conveyance to the law enforcement agency that seized the conveyance within 7 days from the date of the declaration of forfeiture or order of forfeiture. If the conveyance is not returned within 7 days, the cash security shall be forfeited in the same manner as the conveyance subject to forfeiture. If the cash security was less than the full market value, a judgment shall be entered against the parties to whom the conveyance was released and the registered owner, jointly and severally, for the difference between the full market value and the amount of the cash security. If the conveyance is returned in a condition other than the condition in which it was released, the cash security shall be returned to the surety who posted the security minus the amount of the diminished value, and that amount shall be forfeited in the same manner as the conveyance subject to forfeiture. Additionally, the court may enter an order allowing any law enforcement agency in the State of Illinois to seize the conveyance wherever it may be found in the State to satisfy the judgment if the cash security was less than the full market value of the conveyance.
(Source: P.A. 100-512, eff. 7-1-18; 100-699, eff. 8-3-18; 100-1163, eff. 12-20-18.)
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(720 ILCS 5/36-2.1) Sec. 36-2.1. Notice to owner or interest holder.
The first attempted service of notice shall be commenced within 28 days of the receipt of the notice from the seizing agency by Form 4-64. If the property seized is a conveyance, notice shall also be directed to the address reflected in the office of the agency or official in which title to or interest in the conveyance is required by law to be recorded. A complaint for forfeiture shall be served upon the property owner or interest holder in the following manner: (1) If the owner's or interest holder's name and |
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(A) personal service; or
(B) mailing a copy of the notice by certified
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(i) If notice is sent by certified mail and
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(ii) If no signed return receipt is received
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The attempts at service and the posting, if
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The State's Attorney may utilize a Sheriff or
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After the procedures are followed, service shall
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(2) If the owner's or interest holder's address is
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(3) Notice to any business entity, corporation,
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(Source: P.A. 100-512, eff. 7-1-18; 100-699, eff. 8-3-18; 100-1163, eff. 12-20-18.)
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(720 ILCS 5/36-7) Sec. 36-7. Distribution of proceeds; selling or retaining seized property prohibited. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the court shall order that property forfeited under this Article be delivered to the Illinois State Police within 60 days. (b) The Illinois State Police or its designee shall dispose of all property at public auction and shall distribute the proceeds of the sale, together with any moneys forfeited or seized, under subsection (c) of this Section. (c) All moneys and the sale proceeds of all other property forfeited and seized under this Act shall be distributed as follows: (1) 65% shall be distributed to the drug task force, |
| metropolitan enforcement group, local, municipal, county, or State law enforcement agency or agencies that conducted or participated in the investigation resulting in the forfeiture. The distribution shall bear a reasonable relationship to the degree of direct participation of the law enforcement agency in the effort resulting in the forfeiture, taking into account the total value of the property forfeited and the total law enforcement effort with respect to the violation of the law upon which the forfeiture is based. Amounts distributed to the agency or agencies shall be used, at the discretion of the agency, for the enforcement of criminal laws; or for public education in the community or schools in the prevention or detection of the abuse of drugs or alcohol; or for security cameras used for the prevention or detection of violence, except that amounts distributed to the Secretary of State shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Evidence Fund to be used as provided in Section 2-115 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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Any local, municipal, or county law enforcement
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(B) the intergovernmental agreement for police
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(C) the seizure took place within the
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(D) the funds are used only for the enforcement
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(2) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
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(3) 10% shall be retained by the Illinois State
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(d) A law enforcement agency shall not retain forfeited property for its own use or transfer the property to any person or entity, except as provided under this Section. A law enforcement agency may apply in writing to the Director of the Illinois State Police to request that forfeited property be awarded to the agency for a specifically articulated official law enforcement use in an investigation. The Director of the Illinois State Police shall provide a written justification in each instance detailing the reasons why the forfeited property was placed into official use, and the justification shall be retained for a period of not less than 3 years.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(720 ILCS 5/47-5)
Sec. 47-5.
Public nuisance.
It is a public nuisance:
(1) To cause or allow the carcass of an animal or offal, filth, or a
noisome substance to be collected,
deposited, or to remain in any place to the prejudice of others.
(2) To throw or deposit offal or other offensive
matter or the carcass of a dead animal in a water
course, lake, pond, spring, well, or common sewer, street, or public
highway.
(3) To corrupt or render unwholesome or impure the water of
a spring, river, stream, pond, or lake to the injury or
prejudice of others.
(4) To obstruct or impede, without legal authority, the passage
of a navigable river or waters.
(5) To obstruct or encroach upon public highways, private ways,
streets, alleys, commons, landing places, and ways to burying places.
(6) To carry on the business of manufacturing gunpowder,
nitroglycerine, or other highly explosive substances, or mixing or grinding the
materials for those substances, in a building
within 20 rods of a valuable building erected
at the time the business is commenced.
(7) To establish powder magazines near incorporated towns, at a
point different from that appointed according to law by the corporate
authorities of the town, or within 50 rods of an occupied dwelling
house.
(8) To erect, continue, or use a building or
other place for the exercise of a trade, employment, or
manufacture that, by occasioning noxious exhalations, offensive
smells, or otherwise, is offensive or dangerous to the health of
individuals or of the public.
(9) To advertise wares or occupation by painting notices of the
wares or occupation on
or affixing them to fences or other private property, or on rocks or other
natural objects, without the consent of the owner, or if in the highway or
other public place, without permission of the proper authorities.
(10) To permit a well drilled for oil, gas, salt
water disposal, or any other purpose in connection with the production of
oil and gas to remain unplugged after the well is no
longer used for the purpose for which it was drilled.
(11) To construct or operate a salt water pit or
oil
field refuse pit, commonly called a "burn out pit", so that salt water,
brine, or oil field refuse or other waste liquids may escape from the
pit in a manner except by the evaporation of
the salt water or brine or by the burning of the oil
field waste or refuse.
(12) To permit concrete bases, discarded machinery, and
materials to remain around an oil or gas well, or to fail to fill holes,
cellars, slush pits, and other excavations made in
connection with the well or to restore the surface of the
lands surrounding the well to its condition before the
drilling of the well, upon abandonment of the
oil or gas well.
(13) To permit salt water, oil, gas, or other
wastes
from a well drilled for oil, gas, or exploratory purposes to escape
to the surface, or into a mine or coal seam, or into an underground
fresh water supply, or from one underground stratum to another.
(14) To harass, intimidate, or threaten a
person
who is about to sell or lease or has sold or leased a residence or other real
property or is about
to buy or lease or has bought or leased a residence or other real property,
when the harassment, intimidation, or threat relates to a person's attempt
to sell, buy, or lease a residence, or other real property, or refers to a
person's sale, purchase, or lease of a residence or other real property.
(15) To store, dump, or permit the accumulation of debris,
refuse, garbage, trash, tires, buckets, cans, wheelbarrows, garbage cans,
or other containers in a manner that may harbor mosquitoes, flies, insects,
rodents,
nuisance birds, or other animal pests that are offensive, injurious, or
dangerous to the health of individuals or the public.
(16) To create a condition, through the improper
maintenance of a swimming pool or wading pool, or by causing an
action that alters the condition of a natural body of water, so
that it harbors mosquitoes, flies, or other animal pests that are
offensive, injurious, or dangerous to the health of individuals or the
public.
(17) To operate a tanning facility without a valid permit under
the Tanning Facility Permit Act.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent the corporate
authorities of a city, village, or incorporated town, or the
county board of a county, from declaring what are
nuisances and abating them within their limits. Counties have that authority
only outside the corporate limits of a city,
village, or incorporated town.
(Source: P.A. 89-234, eff. 1-1-96.)
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(720 ILCS 5/48-1)
(was 720 ILCS 5/26-5)
Sec. 48-1. Dog fighting. (For other provisions that may apply to dog
fighting, see the Humane Care for Animals Act. For provisions similar to this
Section that apply to animals other than dogs, see in particular Section 4.01
of the Humane Care for Animals Act.)
(a) No person may own, capture, breed, train, or lease any
dog which he or she knows is intended for use in any
show, exhibition, program, or other activity featuring or otherwise
involving a fight between the dog and any other animal or human, or the
intentional killing of any dog for the purpose of sport, wagering, or
entertainment.
(b) No person may promote, conduct, carry on, advertise,
collect money for or in any other manner assist or aid in the
presentation for purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment of
any show, exhibition, program, or other activity involving
a fight between 2 or more dogs or any dog and human,
or the intentional killing of any dog.
(c) No person may sell or offer for sale, ship, transport,
or otherwise move, or deliver or receive any dog which he or she
knows has been captured, bred, or trained, or will be used,
to fight another dog or human or be intentionally killed for
purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
(c-5) No person may solicit a minor to violate this Section.
(d) No person may manufacture for sale, shipment, transportation,
or delivery any device or equipment which he or she knows or should know
is intended for use in any show, exhibition, program, or other activity
featuring or otherwise involving a fight between 2 or more dogs, or any
human and dog, or the intentional killing of any dog for purposes of
sport, wagering, or entertainment.
(e) No person may own, possess, sell or offer for sale, ship,
transport, or otherwise move any equipment or device which he or she
knows or should know is intended for use in connection with any show,
exhibition, program, or activity featuring or otherwise involving a fight
between 2 or more dogs, or any dog and human, or the intentional
killing of any dog for purposes of sport, wagering or entertainment.
(f) No person may knowingly make available any site, structure, or
facility, whether enclosed or not, that he or she knows is intended to be
used for the purpose of conducting any show, exhibition, program, or other
activity involving a fight between 2 or more dogs, or any dog and human, or the
intentional killing of any dog or knowingly manufacture, distribute, or
deliver fittings to be used in a fight between 2 or more dogs or a dog and
human.
(g) No person may knowingly attend or otherwise patronize any show, exhibition,
program, or other activity featuring or otherwise involving a fight between
2 or more dogs, or any dog and human, or the intentional killing of
any dog for purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
(h) No person may tie or attach or fasten any live animal to any
machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing the
animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs. This subsection (h) applies only
when the dog is intended to be used in a dog fight.
(i) Sentence.
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(iii) the dogfight is performed in furtherance of
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(i-5) A person who commits a felony violation of this Section is subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
(j) Any dog or equipment involved in a violation of this Section shall
be immediately seized and impounded under Section 12 of the Humane Care for
Animals Act when located at any show, exhibition, program, or other activity
featuring or otherwise involving a dog fight for the purposes of sport,
wagering, or entertainment.
(k) Any vehicle or conveyance other than a common carrier that is used
in violation of this Section shall be seized, held, and offered for sale at
public auction by the sheriff's department of the proper jurisdiction, and
the proceeds from the sale shall be remitted to the general fund of the
county where the violation took place.
(l) Any veterinarian in this State who is presented with a dog for treatment
of injuries or wounds resulting from fighting where there is a reasonable
possibility that the dog was engaged in or utilized for a fighting event for
the purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment shall file a report with the
Department of Agriculture and cooperate by furnishing the owners' names, dates,
and descriptions of the dog or dogs involved. Any veterinarian who in good
faith complies with the requirements of this subsection has immunity from any
liability, civil, criminal, or otherwise, that may result from his or her
actions. For the purposes of any proceedings, civil or criminal, the good
faith of the veterinarian shall be rebuttably presumed.
(m) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, upon conviction for
violating this Section, the court may order that the convicted person and
persons dwelling in the same household as the convicted person who conspired,
aided, or abetted in the unlawful act that was the basis of the conviction,
or who knew or should have known of the unlawful act, may not own, harbor, or
have custody or control of any dog or other animal for a period of time that
the court deems reasonable.
(n) A violation of subsection (a) of this Section may be inferred from evidence that the accused possessed any device or equipment described in subsection (d), (e), or (h) of this Section, and also possessed any dog.
(o) When no longer required for investigations or court proceedings relating to the events described or depicted therein, evidence relating to convictions for violations of this Section shall be retained and made available for use in training peace officers in detecting and identifying violations of this Section. Such evidence shall be made available upon request to other law enforcement agencies and to schools certified under the Illinois Police Training Act.
(p) For the purposes of this Section, "school" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 11-9.3 of this Code; and "public park", "playground", "child care institution", "day care center", "part day child care facility", "day care home", "group day care home", and "facility providing programs or services
exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age" have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 11-9.4 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 96-226, eff. 8-11-09; 96-712, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1091, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
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(720 ILCS 5/48-2) Sec. 48-2. Animal research and production facilities protection. (a) Definitions. "Animal" means every living creature, domestic or |
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(b) Legislative Declaration. There has been an increasing number of illegal acts committed
against animal research and production facilities involving
injury or loss of life to humans or animals, criminal
trespass and damage to property. These actions not only abridge the
property rights of the owner of the facility, they may also damage the
public interest by jeopardizing crucial scientific, biomedical, or
agricultural research or production. These actions can also
threaten the public safety by possibly exposing communities to serious
public health concerns and creating traffic hazards. These actions may
substantially disrupt or damage publicly funded research and
can result in the potential loss of physical and intellectual property.
Therefore, it is in the interest of the people of the State of Illinois to
protect the welfare of humans and animals as well as productive use of
public funds to require regulation to prevent unauthorized possession,
alteration, destruction, or transportation of research records, test data,
research materials, equipment, research and agricultural production animals.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person:
(1) to release, steal, or otherwise intentionally
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(2) to damage, vandalize, or steal any property in or
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(3) to obtain access to an animal facility by false
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| pretenses for the purpose of performing acts not authorized by that facility;
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(4) to enter into an animal facility with an intent
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| to destroy, alter, duplicate, or obtain unauthorized possession of records, data, materials, equipment, or animals;
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(5) by theft or deception knowingly to obtain control
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| or to exert control over records, data, material, equipment, or animals of any animal facility for the purpose of depriving the rightful owner or animal facility of the records, material, data, equipment, or animals or for the purpose of concealing, abandoning, or destroying these records, material, data, equipment, or animals; or
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(6) to enter or remain on an animal facility with the
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(d) Sentence.
(1) Any person who violates any provision of
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| subsection (c) shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony for each violation, unless the loss, theft, or damage to the animal facility property exceeds $300 in value.
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(2) If the loss, theft, or damage to the animal
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| facility property exceeds $300 in value but does not exceed $10,000 in value, the person is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
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(3) If the loss, theft, or damage to the animal
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| facility property exceeds $10,000 in value but does not exceed $100,000 in value, the person is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
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(4) If the loss, theft, or damage to the animal
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| facility property exceeds $100,000 in value, the person is guilty of a Class 1 felony.
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(5) Any person who, with the intent that any
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| violation of any provision of subsection (c) be committed, agrees with another to the commission of the violation and commits an act in furtherance of this agreement is guilty of the same class of felony as provided in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection for that violation.
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(6) Restitution.
(A) The court shall conduct a hearing to
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| determine the reasonable cost of replacing materials, data, equipment, animals and records that may have been damaged, destroyed, lost or cannot be returned, and the reasonable cost of repeating any experimentation that may have been interrupted or invalidated as a result of a violation of subsection (c).
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(B) Any persons convicted of a violation shall be
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| ordered jointly and severally to make restitution to the owner, operator, or both, of the animal facility in the full amount of the reasonable cost determined under paragraph (A).
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(e) Private right of action. Nothing in this Section shall preclude
any animal facility injured in its business or property by a violation of
this Section from seeking appropriate relief under any other provision of law
or remedy including the issuance of a permanent injunction against any
person who violates any provision of this Section. The animal facility owner
or operator may petition the court to permanently enjoin the person from
violating this Section and the court shall provide this relief.
(f) The Director shall have authority to investigate any alleged
violation of this Section, along with any other law enforcement agency, and may
take any action within the Director's authority necessary for the
enforcement of this Section. State's Attorneys, State police and other law
enforcement officials shall provide any assistance required in the conduct
of an investigation and prosecution. Before the Director reports a
violation for prosecution he or she may give the owner or operator of the
animal facility and the alleged violator an opportunity to present his or
her views at an administrative hearing. The Director may adopt any rules and regulations necessary
for the enforcement of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
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(720 ILCS 5/48-3) Sec. 48-3. Hunter or fisherman interference. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: "Aquatic life" means all fish, reptiles, amphibians, |
| crayfish, and mussels the taking of which is authorized by the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.
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"Interfere with" means to take any action that
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| physically impedes, hinders, or obstructs the lawful taking of wildlife or aquatic life.
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"Taking" means the capture or killing of wildlife or
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| aquatic life and includes travel, camping, and other acts preparatory to taking which occur on lands or waters upon which the affected person has the right or privilege to take such wildlife or aquatic life.
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"Wildlife" means any wildlife the taking of which is
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| authorized by the Wildlife Code and includes those species that are lawfully released by properly licensed permittees of the Department of Natural Resources.
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(b) A person commits hunter or fisherman interference when he or she intentionally or knowingly:
(1) obstructs or interferes with the lawful taking of
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| wildlife or aquatic life by another person with the specific intent to prevent that lawful taking;
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(2) drives or disturbs wildlife or aquatic life for
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| the purpose of disrupting a lawful taking of wildlife or aquatic life;
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(3) blocks, impedes, or physically harasses another
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| person who is engaged in the process of lawfully taking wildlife or aquatic life;
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(4) uses natural or artificial visual, aural,
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| olfactory, gustatory, or physical stimuli to affect wildlife or aquatic life behavior in order to hinder or prevent the lawful taking of wildlife or aquatic life;
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(5) erects barriers with the intent to deny ingress
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| or egress to or from areas where the lawful taking of wildlife or aquatic life may occur;
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(6) intentionally interjects himself or herself into
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| the line of fire or fishing lines of a person lawfully taking wildlife or aquatic life;
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(7) affects the physical condition or placement of
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| personal or public property intended for use in the lawful taking of wildlife or aquatic life in order to impair the usefulness of the property or prevent the use of the property;
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(8) enters or remains upon or over private lands
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| without the permission of the owner or the owner's agent, with the intent to violate this subsection;
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(9) fails to obey the order of a peace officer to
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| desist from conduct in violation of this subsection (b) if the officer observes the conduct, or has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has engaged in the conduct that day or that the person plans or intends to engage in the conduct that day on a specific premises; or
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(10) uses a drone in a way that interferes with
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| another person's lawful taking of wildlife or aquatic life. For the purposes of this paragraph (10), "drone" means any aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator.
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(c) Exemptions; defenses.
(1) This Section does not apply to actions performed
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| by authorized employees of the Department of Natural Resources, duly accredited officers of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, or other peace officers if the actions are authorized by law and are necessary for the performance of their official duties.
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(2) This Section does not apply to landowners,
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| tenants, or lease holders exercising their legal rights to the enjoyment of land, including, but not limited to, farming and restricting trespass.
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(3) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for
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| a violation of this Section that the defendant's conduct is protected by his or her right to freedom of speech under the constitution of this State or the United States.
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(4) Any interested parties may engage in protests or
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| other free speech activities adjacent to or on the perimeter of the location where the lawful taking of wildlife or aquatic life is taking place, provided that none of the provisions of this Section are being violated.
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(d) Sentence. A first violation of paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (b) is a Class B misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of
paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor for which imprisonment for not less than 7 days shall be imposed. A
person guilty of a second or subsequent violation of paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (b) is not
eligible for court
supervision. A violation of paragraph (9) or (10) of subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor. A court shall revoke, for a period of one year to 5 years, any Illinois
hunting, fishing, or trapping privilege, license or permit of any person
convicted of violating any provision of this Section. For
purposes of this subsection, a "second or subsequent violation" means a conviction
under paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (b) of this Section within 2 years of a prior violation arising from a separate set
of circumstances.
(e) Injunctions; damages.
(1) Any court may enjoin conduct which would be in
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| violation of paragraphs (1) through (8) or (10) of subsection (b) upon petition by a person affected or who reasonably may be affected by the conduct, upon a showing that the conduct is threatened or that it has occurred on a particular premises in the past and that it is not unreasonable to expect that under similar circumstances it will be repeated.
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(2) A court shall award all resulting costs and
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| damages to any person adversely affected by a violation of paragraphs (1) through (8) or (10) of subsection (b), which may include an award for punitive damages. In addition to other items of special damage, the measure of damages may include expenditures of the affected person for license and permit fees, travel, guides, special equipment and supplies, to the extent that these expenditures were rendered futile by prevention of the taking of wildlife or aquatic life.
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(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 98-402, eff. 8-16-13.)
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(720 ILCS 5/48-10) Sec. 48-10. Dangerous animals. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section, unless the context otherwise requires: "Dangerous animal" means a lion, tiger, leopard, |
| ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, margay, mountain lion, lynx, bobcat, jaguarundi, bear, hyena, wolf or coyote. Dangerous animal does not mean any herptiles included in the Herptiles-Herps Act.
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"Owner" means any person who (1) has a right of
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| property in a dangerous animal or primate, (2) keeps or harbors a dangerous animal or primate, (3) has a dangerous animal or primate in his or her care, or (4) acts as custodian of a dangerous animal or primate.
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"Person" means any individual, firm, association,
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| partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, any public or private institution, the State, or any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the State.
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"Primate" means a nonhuman member of the order
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| primate, including but not limited to chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, bonobo, gibbon, monkey, lemur, loris, aye-aye, and tarsier.
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(b) Dangerous animal or primate offense. No person shall have a right of property in, keep, harbor,
care for, act as custodian
of or maintain in
his or her possession any dangerous animal or primate except at a properly maintained zoological
park, federally licensed
exhibit, circus, college or university, scientific institution, research laboratory, veterinary hospital, hound running area, or animal
refuge in an escape-proof enclosure.
(c) Exemptions.
(1) This Section does not prohibit a person who had
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| lawful possession of a primate before January 1, 2011, from continuing to possess that primate if the person registers the animal by providing written notification to the local animal control administrator on or before April 1, 2011. The notification shall include:
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(A) the person's name, address, and telephone
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(B) the type of primate, the age, a photograph, a
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| description of any tattoo, microchip, or other identifying information, and a list of current inoculations.
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(2) This Section does not prohibit a person who has a
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| permanent disability with a severe mobility impairment from possessing a single capuchin monkey to assist the person in performing daily tasks if:
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(A) the capuchin monkey was obtained from and
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| trained at a licensed nonprofit organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the nonprofit tax status of which was obtained on the basis of a mission to improve the quality of life of severely mobility-impaired individuals; and
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(B) the person complies with the notification
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| requirements as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection (c).
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(d) A person who registers a primate shall notify the local animal control administrator within 30 days of a change of address. If the person moves to another locality within the State, the person shall register the primate with the new local animal control administrator within 30 days of moving by providing written notification as provided in paragraph (1) of subsection (c) and shall include proof of the prior registration.
(e) A person who registers a primate shall notify the local animal control administrator immediately if the primate dies, escapes, or bites, scratches, or injures a person.
(f) It is no defense to a violation of subsection (b)
that the person violating subsection
(b) has attempted to domesticate the dangerous animal. If there appears
to be imminent danger to the public, any
dangerous animal found not in compliance with the provisions of this Section
shall be subject to
seizure and may immediately be placed in an approved facility. Upon the
conviction of a person for a violation of subsection (b), the animal with regard
to which the conviction was obtained shall be confiscated and placed in an
approved facility, with the owner responsible for all costs
connected with the seizure and confiscation of the animal.
Approved facilities include, but are not limited to, a zoological park,
federally licensed exhibit,
humane society, veterinary hospital or animal refuge.
(g) Sentence. Any person violating this Section is guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor. Any corporation or
partnership, any officer, director, manager or managerial agent of the
partnership or corporation who violates this Section or causes the
partnership or corporation to violate this Section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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(720 ILCS 5/49-1) Sec. 49-1. Flag desecration. (a) Definition. As used in this Section: "Flag", "standard", "color" or "ensign" shall include |
| any flag, standard, color, ensign or any picture or representation of either thereof, made of any substance or represented on any substance and of any size evidently purporting to be either of said flag, standard, color or ensign of the United States of America, or a picture or a representation of either thereof, upon which shall be shown the colors, the stars, and the stripes, in any number of either thereof, of the flag, colors, standard, or ensign of the United States of America.
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(b) A person commits flag desecration when he or she knowingly:
(1) for exhibition or display, places or causes to be
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| placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing, or any advertisement of any nature, upon any flag, standard, color or ensign of the United States or State flag of this State or ensign;
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(2) exposes or causes to be exposed to public view
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| any such flag, standard, color or ensign, upon which has been printed, painted or otherwise placed, or to which has been attached, appended, affixed, or annexed, any word, figure, mark, picture, design or drawing or any advertisement of any nature;
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(3) exposes to public view, manufactures, sells,
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| exposes for sale, gives away, or has in possession for sale or to give away or for use for any purpose, any article or substance, being an article of merchandise, or a receptacle of merchandise or article or thing for carrying or transporting merchandise upon which has been printed, painted, attached, or otherwise placed a representation of any such flag, standard, color, or ensign, to advertise, call attention to, decorate, mark or distinguish the article or substance on which so placed; or
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(4) publicly mutilates, defaces, defiles, tramples,
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| or intentionally displays on the ground or floor any such flag, standard, color or ensign.
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(c) All prosecutions under this Section shall be brought by any
person in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, against any
person or persons violating any of the provisions of this Section, before
any circuit court. The State's Attorneys shall see that this Section is
enforced in their respective counties, and shall prosecute all offenders
on receiving information of the violation of this Section. Sheriffs, deputy
sheriffs, and police officers shall inform against and prosecute all
persons whom there is probable cause to believe are guilty of violating
this Section. One-half of the amount recovered in any penal action under
this Section shall be paid to the person making and filing the complaint in
the action, and the remaining 1/2 to the school fund of the county in
which the conviction is obtained.
(d) All prosecutions under this Section shall be commenced within six
months from the time the offense was committed, and not afterwards.
(e) Sentence. A violation of paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor. A violation of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
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