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Full Text of HB2409  100th General Assembly

HB2409 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2409

 

Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 550/12  from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 712
720 ILCS 570/505  from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1505
720 ILCS 646/85

    Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that 12.5% of all moneys and the sale proceeds of all other property forfeited and seized under the Acts shall be distributed to the Office of the Public Defender of the county in which the prosecution resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited in a special fund in the county treasury and appropriated to the Public Defender to be used for the expenses incurred in defending persons charged with violating laws governing cannabis and controlled substances. Decreases from 65% to 52.5% the amounts distributed to the metropolitan enforcement group, local, municipal, county, or state law enforcement agency or agencies which conducted or participated in the investigation resulting in the forfeiture.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by changing
5Section 12 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 550/12)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 712)
7    Sec. 12. (a) The following are subject to forfeiture:
8        (1) all substances containing cannabis which have been
9    produced, manufactured, delivered, or possessed in
10    violation of this Act;
11        (2) all raw materials, products and equipment of any
12    kind which are produced, delivered, or possessed in
13    connection with any substance containing cannabis in
14    violation of this Act;
15        (3) all conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or
16    vessels, which are used, or intended for use, to transport,
17    or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale,
18    receipt, possession, or concealment of property described
19    in paragraph (1) or (2) that constitutes a felony violation
20    of the Act, but:
21            (i) no conveyance used by any person as a common
22        carrier in the transaction of business as a common
23        carrier is subject to forfeiture under this Section

 

 

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1        unless it appears that the owner or other person in
2        charge of the conveyance is a consenting party or privy
3        to a violation of this Act;
4            (ii) no conveyance is subject to forfeiture under
5        this Section by reason of any act or omission which the
6        owner proves to have been committed or omitted without
7        his knowledge or consent;
8            (iii) a forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a
9        bona fide security interest is subject to the interest
10        of the secured party if he neither had knowledge of nor
11        consented to the act or omission;
12        (4) all money, things of value, books, records, and
13    research products and materials including formulas,
14    microfilm, tapes, and data which are used, or intended for
15    use in a felony violation of this Act;
16        (5) everything of value furnished or intended to be
17    furnished by any person in exchange for a substance in
18    violation of this Act, all proceeds traceable to such an
19    exchange, and all moneys, negotiable instruments, and
20    securities used, or intended to be used, to commit or in
21    any manner to facilitate any felony violation of this Act;
22        (6) all real property, including any right, title, and
23    interest including, but not limited to, any leasehold
24    interest or the beneficial interest to a land trust, in the
25    whole of any lot or tract of land and any appurtenances or
26    improvements, that is used or intended to be used to

 

 

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1    facilitate the manufacture, distribution, sale, receipt,
2    or concealment of property described in paragraph (1) or
3    (2) of this subsection (a) that constitutes a felony
4    violation of more than 2,000 grams of a substance
5    containing cannabis or that is the proceeds of any felony
6    violation of this Act.
7    (b) Property subject to forfeiture under this Act may be
8seized by the Director or any peace officer upon process or
9seizure warrant issued by any court having jurisdiction over
10the property. Seizure by the Director or any peace officer
11without process may be made:
12        (1) if the property subject to seizure has been the
13    subject of a prior judgment in favor of the State in a
14    criminal proceeding or in an injunction or forfeiture
15    proceeding based upon this Act or the Drug Asset Forfeiture
16    Procedure Act;
17        (2) if there is probable cause to believe that the
18    property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or
19    safety;
20        (3) if there is probable cause to believe that the
21    property is subject to forfeiture under this Act and the
22    property is seized under circumstances in which a
23    warrantless seizure or arrest would be reasonable; or
24        (4) in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure
25    of 1963.
26    (c) In the event of seizure pursuant to subsection (b),

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1prosecutor who was responsible for the investigation, arrest or
2arrests and prosecution which lead to the forfeiture, the
3Director may return any item of forfeited property to the
4seizing agency or prosecutor for official use in the
5enforcement of laws relating to cannabis or controlled
6substances, if the agency or prosecutor can demonstrate that
7the item requested would be useful to the agency or prosecutor
8in their enforcement efforts. When any forfeited conveyance,
9including an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel, is returned to the
10seizing agency or prosecutor, the conveyance may be used
11immediately in the enforcement of the criminal laws of this
12State. Upon disposal, all proceeds from the sale of the
13conveyance must be used for drug enforcement purposes. When any
14real property returned to the seizing agency is sold by the
15agency or its unit of government, the proceeds of the sale
16shall be delivered to the Director and distributed in
17accordance with subsection (g).
18    (g) All monies and the sale proceeds of all other property
19forfeited and seized under this Act shall be distributed as
20follows:
21        (1)(i) 52.5% 65% shall be distributed to the
22    metropolitan enforcement group, local, municipal, county,
23    or state law enforcement agency or agencies which conducted
24    or participated in the investigation resulting in the
25    forfeiture. The distribution shall bear a reasonable
26    relationship to the degree of direct participation of the

 

 

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1    law enforcement agency in the effort resulting in the
2    forfeiture, taking into account the total value of the
3    property forfeited and the total law enforcement effort
4    with respect to the violation of the law upon which the
5    forfeiture is based. Amounts distributed to the agency or
6    agencies shall be used for the enforcement of laws
7    governing cannabis and controlled substances; for public
8    education in the community or schools in the prevention or
9    detection of the abuse of drugs or alcohol; or for security
10    cameras used for the prevention or detection of violence,
11    except that amounts distributed to the Secretary of State
12    shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Evidence
13    Fund to be used as provided in Section 2-115 of the
14    Illinois Vehicle Code.
15        (ii) Any local, municipal, or county law enforcement
16    agency entitled to receive a monetary distribution of
17    forfeiture proceeds may share those forfeiture proceeds
18    pursuant to the terms of an intergovernmental agreement
19    with a municipality that has a population in excess of
20    20,000 if:
21            (I) the receiving agency has entered into an
22        intergovernmental agreement with the municipality to
23        provide police services;
24            (II) the intergovernmental agreement for police
25        services provides for consideration in an amount of not
26        less than $1,000,000 per year;

 

 

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1            (III) the seizure took place within the
2        geographical limits of the municipality; and
3            (IV) the funds are used only for the enforcement of
4        laws governing cannabis and controlled substances; for
5        public education in the community or schools in the
6        prevention or detection of the abuse of drugs or
7        alcohol; or for security cameras used for the
8        prevention or detection of violence or the
9        establishment of a municipal police force, including
10        the training of officers, construction of a police
11        station, the purchase of law enforcement equipment, or
12        vehicles.
13        (2)(i) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
14    State's Attorney of the county in which the prosecution
15    resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited in a
16    special fund in the county treasury and appropriated to the
17    State's Attorney for use in the enforcement of laws
18    governing cannabis and controlled substances; for public
19    education in the community or schools in the prevention or
20    detection of the abuse of drugs or alcohol; or at the
21    discretion of the State's Attorney, in addition to other
22    authorized purposes, to make grants to local substance
23    abuse treatment facilities and half-way houses. In
24    counties over 3,000,000 population, 25% will be
25    distributed to the Office of the State's Attorney for use
26    in the enforcement of laws governing cannabis and

 

 

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1    controlled substances; for public education in the
2    community or schools in the prevention or detection of the
3    abuse of drugs or alcohol; or at the discretion of the
4    State's Attorney, in addition to other authorized
5    purposes, to make grants to local substance abuse treatment
6    facilities and half-way houses. If the prosecution is
7    undertaken solely by the Attorney General, the portion
8    provided hereunder shall be distributed to the Attorney
9    General for use in the enforcement of laws governing
10    cannabis and controlled substances.
11        (ii) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
12    State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and deposited in
13    the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Fund of that Office to be
14    used for additional expenses incurred in the
15    investigation, prosecution and appeal of cases arising
16    under laws governing cannabis and controlled substances or
17    for public education in the community or schools in the
18    prevention or detection of the abuse of drugs or alcohol.
19    The Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor
20    shall not receive distribution from cases brought in
21    counties with over 3,000,000 population.
22        (2.5) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
23    Public Defender of the county in which the prosecution
24    resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited in a
25    special fund in the county treasury and appropriated to the
26    Public Defender to be used for the expenses incurred in

 

 

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1    defending persons charged with violating laws governing
2    cannabis and controlled substances.
3        (3) 10% shall be retained by the Department of State
4    Police for expenses related to the administration and sale
5    of seized and forfeited property.
6(Source: P.A. 99-686, eff. 7-29-16.)
 
7    Section 10. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is
8amended by changing Section 505 as follows:
 
9    (720 ILCS 570/505)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1505)
10    Sec. 505. (a) The following are subject to forfeiture:
11        (1) all substances which have been manufactured,
12    distributed, dispensed, or possessed in violation of this
13    Act;
14        (2) all raw materials, products and equipment of any
15    kind which are used, or intended for use in manufacturing,
16    distributing, dispensing, administering or possessing any
17    substance in violation of this Act;
18        (3) all conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or
19    vessels, which are used, or intended for use, to transport,
20    or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale,
21    receipt, possession, or concealment of property described
22    in paragraphs (1) and (2), but:
23            (i) no conveyance used by any person as a common
24        carrier in the transaction of business as a common

 

 

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1        carrier is subject to forfeiture under this Section
2        unless it appears that the owner or other person in
3        charge of the conveyance is a consenting party or privy
4        to a violation of this Act;
5            (ii) no conveyance is subject to forfeiture under
6        this Section by reason of any act or omission which the
7        owner proves to have been committed or omitted without
8        his or her knowledge or consent;
9            (iii) a forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a
10        bona fide security interest is subject to the interest
11        of the secured party if he or she neither had knowledge
12        of nor consented to the act or omission;
13        (4) all money, things of value, books, records, and
14    research products and materials including formulas,
15    microfilm, tapes, and data which are used, or intended to
16    be used in violation of this Act;
17        (5) everything of value furnished, or intended to be
18    furnished, in exchange for a substance in violation of this
19    Act, all proceeds traceable to such an exchange, and all
20    moneys, negotiable instruments, and securities used, or
21    intended to be used, to commit or in any manner to
22    facilitate any violation of this Act;
23        (6) all real property, including any right, title, and
24    interest (including, but not limited to, any leasehold
25    interest or the beneficial interest in a land trust) in the
26    whole of any lot or tract of land and any appurtenances or

 

 

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1    improvements, which is used or intended to be used, in any
2    manner or part, to commit, or in any manner to facilitate
3    the commission of, any violation or act that constitutes a
4    violation of Section 401 or 405 of this Act or that is the
5    proceeds of any violation or act that constitutes a
6    violation of Section 401 or 405 of this Act.
7    (b) Property subject to forfeiture under this Act may be
8seized by the Director or any peace officer upon process or
9seizure warrant issued by any court having jurisdiction over
10the property. Seizure by the Director or any peace officer
11without process may be made:
12        (1) if the seizure is incident to inspection under an
13    administrative inspection warrant;
14        (2) if the property subject to seizure has been the
15    subject of a prior judgment in favor of the State in a
16    criminal proceeding, or in an injunction or forfeiture
17    proceeding based upon this Act or the Drug Asset Forfeiture
18    Procedure Act;
19        (3) if there is probable cause to believe that the
20    property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or
21    safety;
22        (4) if there is probable cause to believe that the
23    property is subject to forfeiture under this Act and the
24    property is seized under circumstances in which a
25    warrantless seizure or arrest would be reasonable; or
26        (5) in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure

 

 

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1    of 1963.
2    (c) In the event of seizure pursuant to subsection (b),
3notice shall be given forthwith to all known interest holders
4that forfeiture proceedings, including a preliminary review,
5shall be instituted in accordance with the Drug Asset
6Forfeiture Procedure Act and such proceedings shall thereafter
7be instituted in accordance with that Act. Upon a showing of
8good cause, the notice required for a preliminary review under
9this Section may be postponed.
10    (d) Property taken or detained under this Section shall not
11be subject to replevin, but is deemed to be in the custody of
12the Director subject only to the order and judgments of the
13circuit court having jurisdiction over the forfeiture
14proceedings and the decisions of the State's Attorney under the
15Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act. When property is seized
16under this Act, the seizing agency shall promptly conduct an
17inventory of the seized property and estimate the property's
18value, and shall forward a copy of the inventory of seized
19property and the estimate of the property's value to the
20Director. Upon receiving notice of seizure, the Director may:
21        (1) place the property under seal;
22        (2) remove the property to a place designated by the
23    Director;
24        (3) keep the property in the possession of the seizing
25    agency;
26        (4) remove the property to a storage area for

 

 

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1    safekeeping or, if the property is a negotiable instrument
2    or money and is not needed for evidentiary purposes,
3    deposit it in an interest bearing account;
4        (5) place the property under constructive seizure by
5    posting notice of pending forfeiture on it, by giving
6    notice of pending forfeiture to its owners and interest
7    holders, or by filing notice of pending forfeiture in any
8    appropriate public record relating to the property; or
9        (6) provide for another agency or custodian, including
10    an owner, secured party, or lienholder, to take custody of
11    the property upon the terms and conditions set by the
12    Director.
13    (e) If the Department of Financial and Professional
14Regulation suspends or revokes a registration, all controlled
15substances owned or possessed by the registrant at the time of
16suspension or the effective date of the revocation order may be
17placed under seal by the Director. No disposition may be made
18of substances under seal until the time for taking an appeal
19has elapsed or until all appeals have been concluded unless a
20court, upon application therefor, orders the sale of perishable
21substances and the deposit of the proceeds of the sale with the
22court. Upon a suspension or revocation order becoming final,
23all substances may be forfeited to the Illinois State Police.
24    (f) When property is forfeited under this Act the Director
25shall sell all such property unless such property is required
26by law to be destroyed or is harmful to the public, and shall

 

 

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1distribute the proceeds of the sale, together with any moneys
2forfeited or seized, in accordance with subsection (g).
3However, upon the application of the seizing agency or
4prosecutor who was responsible for the investigation, arrest or
5arrests and prosecution which lead to the forfeiture, the
6Director may return any item of forfeited property to the
7seizing agency or prosecutor for official use in the
8enforcement of laws relating to cannabis or controlled
9substances, if the agency or prosecutor can demonstrate that
10the item requested would be useful to the agency or prosecutor
11in their enforcement efforts. When any forfeited conveyance,
12including an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel, is returned to the
13seizing agency or prosecutor, the conveyance may be used
14immediately in the enforcement of the criminal laws of this
15State. Upon disposal, all proceeds from the sale of the
16conveyance must be used for drug enforcement purposes. When any
17real property returned to the seizing agency is sold by the
18agency or its unit of government, the proceeds of the sale
19shall be delivered to the Director and distributed in
20accordance with subsection (g).
21    (g) All monies and the sale proceeds of all other property
22forfeited and seized under this Act shall be distributed as
23follows:
24        (1)(i) 52.5% 65% shall be distributed to the
25    metropolitan enforcement group, local, municipal, county,
26    or state law enforcement agency or agencies which conducted

 

 

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1    or participated in the investigation resulting in the
2    forfeiture. The distribution shall bear a reasonable
3    relationship to the degree of direct participation of the
4    law enforcement agency in the effort resulting in the
5    forfeiture, taking into account the total value of the
6    property forfeited and the total law enforcement effort
7    with respect to the violation of the law upon which the
8    forfeiture is based. Amounts distributed to the agency or
9    agencies shall be used for the enforcement of laws
10    governing cannabis and controlled substances; for public
11    education in the community or schools in the prevention or
12    detection of the abuse of drugs or alcohol; or for security
13    cameras used for the prevention or detection of violence,
14    except that amounts distributed to the Secretary of State
15    shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Evidence
16    Fund to be used as provided in Section 2-115 of the
17    Illinois Vehicle Code.
18        (ii) Any local, municipal, or county law enforcement
19    agency entitled to receive a monetary distribution of
20    forfeiture proceeds may share those forfeiture proceeds
21    pursuant to the terms of an intergovernmental agreement
22    with a municipality that has a population in excess of
23    20,000 if:
24            (I) the receiving agency has entered into an
25        intergovernmental agreement with the municipality to
26        provide police services;

 

 

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1            (II) the intergovernmental agreement for police
2        services provides for consideration in an amount of not
3        less than $1,000,000 per year;
4            (III) the seizure took place within the
5        geographical limits of the municipality; and
6            (IV) the funds are used only for the enforcement of
7        laws governing cannabis and controlled substances; for
8        public education in the community or schools in the
9        prevention or detection of the abuse of drugs or
10        alcohol; or for security cameras used for the
11        prevention or detection of violence or the
12        establishment of a municipal police force, including
13        the training of officers, construction of a police
14        station, the purchase of law enforcement equipment, or
15        vehicles.
16        (2)(i) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
17    State's Attorney of the county in which the prosecution
18    resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited in a
19    special fund in the county treasury and appropriated to the
20    State's Attorney for use in the enforcement of laws
21    governing cannabis and controlled substances; for public
22    education in the community or schools in the prevention or
23    detection of the abuse of drugs or alcohol; or at the
24    discretion of the State's Attorney, in addition to other
25    authorized purposes, to make grants to local substance
26    abuse treatment facilities and half-way houses. In

 

 

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1    counties over 3,000,000 population, 25% will be
2    distributed to the Office of the State's Attorney for use
3    in the enforcement of laws governing cannabis and
4    controlled substances; for public education in the
5    community or schools in the prevention or detection of the
6    abuse of drugs or alcohol; or at the discretion of the
7    State's Attorney, in addition to other authorized
8    purposes, to make grants to local substance abuse treatment
9    facilities and half-way houses. If the prosecution is
10    undertaken solely by the Attorney General, the portion
11    provided hereunder shall be distributed to the Attorney
12    General for use in the enforcement of laws governing
13    cannabis and controlled substances or for public education
14    in the community or schools in the prevention or detection
15    of the abuse of drugs or alcohol.
16        (ii) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
17    State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and deposited in
18    the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Fund of that office to be
19    used for additional expenses incurred in the
20    investigation, prosecution and appeal of cases arising
21    under laws governing cannabis and controlled substances or
22    for public education in the community or schools in the
23    prevention or detection of the abuse of drugs or alcohol.
24    The Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor
25    shall not receive distribution from cases brought in
26    counties with over 3,000,000 population.

 

 

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1        (2.5) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
2    Public Defender of the county in which the prosecution
3    resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited in a
4    special fund in the county treasury and appropriated to the
5    Public Defender to be used for the expenses incurred in
6    defending persons charged with violating laws governing
7    cannabis and controlled substances.
8        (3) 10% shall be retained by the Department of State
9    Police for expenses related to the administration and sale
10    of seized and forfeited property.
11    (h) Species of plants from which controlled substances in
12Schedules I and II may be derived which have been planted or
13cultivated in violation of this Act, or of which the owners or
14cultivators are unknown, or which are wild growths, may be
15seized and summarily forfeited to the State. The failure, upon
16demand by the Director or any peace officer, of the person in
17occupancy or in control of land or premises upon which the
18species of plants are growing or being stored, to produce
19registration, or proof that he or she is the holder thereof,
20constitutes authority for the seizure and forfeiture of the
21plants.
22(Source: P.A. 99-686, eff. 7-29-16.)
 
23    Section 15. The Methamphetamine Control and Community
24Protection Act is amended by changing Section 85 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (720 ILCS 646/85)
2    Sec. 85. Forfeiture.
3    (a) The following are subject to forfeiture:
4        (1) all substances containing methamphetamine which
5    have been produced, manufactured, delivered, or possessed
6    in violation of this Act;
7        (2) all methamphetamine manufacturing materials which
8    have been produced, delivered, or possessed in connection
9    with any substance containing methamphetamine in violation
10    of this Act;
11        (3) all conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or
12    vessels, which are used, or intended for use, to transport,
13    or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale,
14    receipt, possession, or concealment of property described
15    in paragraph (1) or (2) that constitutes a felony violation
16    of the Act, but:
17            (i) no conveyance used by any person as a common
18        carrier in the transaction of business as a common
19        carrier is subject to forfeiture under this Section
20        unless it appears that the owner or other person in
21        charge of the conveyance is a consenting party or privy
22        to a violation of this Act;
23            (ii) no conveyance is subject to forfeiture under
24        this Section by reason of any act or omission which the
25        owner proves to have been committed or omitted without
26        his or her knowledge or consent;

 

 

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1            (iii) a forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a
2        bona fide security interest is subject to the interest
3        of the secured party if he or she neither had knowledge
4        of nor consented to the act or omission;
5        (4) all money, things of value, books, records, and
6    research products and materials including formulas,
7    microfilm, tapes, and data which are used, or intended for
8    use in a felony violation of this Act;
9        (5) everything of value furnished or intended to be
10    furnished by any person in exchange for a substance in
11    violation of this Act, all proceeds traceable to such an
12    exchange, and all moneys, negotiable instruments, and
13    securities used, or intended to be used, to commit or in
14    any manner to facilitate any felony violation of this Act.
15        (6) all real property, including any right, title, and
16    interest (including, but not limited to, any leasehold
17    interest or the beneficial interest in a land trust) in the
18    whole of any lot or tract of land and any appurtenances or
19    improvements, which is used, or intended to be used, in any
20    manner or part, to commit, or in any manner to facilitate
21    the commission of, any violation or act that constitutes a
22    violation of this Act or that is the proceeds of any
23    violation or act that constitutes a violation of this Act.
24    (b) Property subject to forfeiture under this Act may be
25seized by the Director or any peace officer upon process or
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1the property. Seizure by the Director or any peace officer
2without process may be made:
3        (1) if the property subject to seizure has been the
4    subject of a prior judgment in favor of the State in a
5    criminal proceeding or in an injunction or forfeiture
6    proceeding based upon this Act or the Drug Asset Forfeiture
7    Procedure Act;
8        (2) if there is probable cause to believe that the
9    property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or
10    safety;
11        (3) if there is probable cause to believe that the
12    property is subject to forfeiture under this Act and the
13    property is seized under circumstances in which a
14    warrantless seizure or arrest would be reasonable; or
15        (4) in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure
16    of 1963.
17    (c) In the event of seizure pursuant to subsection (b),
18notice shall be given forthwith to all known interest holders
19that forfeiture proceedings, including a preliminary review,
20shall be instituted in accordance with the Drug Asset
21Forfeiture Procedure Act and such proceedings shall thereafter
22be instituted in accordance with that Act. Upon a showing of
23good cause, the notice required for a preliminary review under
24this Section may be postponed.
25    (d) Property taken or detained under this Section is not
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1Director subject only to the order and judgments of the circuit
2court having jurisdiction over the forfeiture proceedings and
3the decisions of the State's Attorney under the Drug Asset
4Forfeiture Procedure Act. When property is seized under this
5Act, the seizing agency shall promptly conduct an inventory of
6the seized property, estimate the property's value, and forward
7a copy of the inventory of seized property and the estimate of
8the property's value to the Director. Upon receiving notice of
9seizure, the Director may:
10        (1) place the property under seal;
11        (2) remove the property to a place designated by him or
12    her;
13        (3) keep the property in the possession of the seizing
14    agency;
15        (4) remove the property to a storage area for
16    safekeeping or, if the property is a negotiable instrument
17    or money and is not needed for evidentiary purposes,
18    deposit it in an interest bearing account;
19        (5) place the property under constructive seizure by
20    posting notice of pending forfeiture on it, by giving
21    notice of pending forfeiture to its owners and interest
22    holders, or by filing notice of pending forfeiture in any
23    appropriate public record relating to the property; or
24        (6) provide for another agency or custodian, including
25    an owner, secured party, or lienholder, to take custody of
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1    Director.
2    (e) No disposition may be made of property under seal until
3the time for taking an appeal has elapsed or until all appeals
4have been concluded unless a court, upon application therefor,
5orders the sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the
6proceeds of the sale with the court.
7    (f) When property is forfeited under this Act, the Director
8shall sell the property unless the property is required by law
9to be destroyed or is harmful to the public, and shall
10distribute the proceeds of the sale, together with any moneys
11forfeited or seized, in accordance with subsection (g).
12However, upon the application of the seizing agency or
13prosecutor who was responsible for the investigation, arrest or
14arrests and prosecution which lead to the forfeiture, the
15Director may return any item of forfeited property to the
16seizing agency or prosecutor for official use in the
17enforcement of laws relating to methamphetamine, cannabis, or
18controlled substances, if the agency or prosecutor
19demonstrates that the item requested would be useful to the
20agency or prosecutor in their enforcement efforts. When any
21forfeited conveyance, including an aircraft, vehicle, or
22vessel, is returned to the seizing agency or prosecutor, the
23conveyance may be used immediately in the enforcement of the
24criminal laws of this State. Upon disposal, all proceeds from
25the sale of the conveyance must be used for drug enforcement
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1is sold by the agency or its unit of government, the proceeds
2of the sale shall be delivered to the Director and distributed
3in accordance with subsection (g).
4    (g) All moneys and the sale proceeds of all other property
5forfeited and seized under this Act shall be distributed as
6follows:
7        (1)(i) 52.5% 65% shall be distributed to the
8    metropolitan enforcement group, local, municipal, county,
9    or State law enforcement agency or agencies which conducted
10    or participated in the investigation resulting in the
11    forfeiture. The distribution shall bear a reasonable
12    relationship to the degree of direct participation of the
13    law enforcement agency in the effort resulting in the
14    forfeiture, taking into account the total value of the
15    property forfeited and the total law enforcement effort
16    with respect to the violation of the law upon which the
17    forfeiture is based. Amounts distributed to the agency or
18    agencies shall be used for the enforcement of laws
19    governing methamphetamine, cannabis, and controlled
20    substances; for public education in the community or
21    schools in the prevention or detection of the abuse of
22    drugs or alcohol; or for security cameras used for the
23    prevention or detection of violence, except that amounts
24    distributed to the Secretary of State shall be deposited
25    into the Secretary of State Evidence Fund to be used as
26    provided in Section 2-115 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

 

 

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1        (ii) Any local, municipal, or county law enforcement
2    agency entitled to receive a monetary distribution of
3    forfeiture proceeds may share those forfeiture proceeds
4    pursuant to the terms of an intergovernmental agreement
5    with a municipality that has a population in excess of
6    20,000 if:
7            (I) the receiving agency has entered into an
8        intergovernmental agreement with the municipality to
9        provide police services;
10            (II) the intergovernmental agreement for police
11        services provides for consideration in an amount of not
12        less than $1,000,000 per year;
13            (III) the seizure took place within the
14        geographical limits of the municipality; and
15            (IV) the funds are used only for the enforcement of
16        laws governing cannabis and controlled substances; for
17        public education in the community or schools in the
18        prevention or detection of the abuse of drugs or
19        alcohol; or for security cameras used for the
20        prevention or detection of violence or the
21        establishment of a municipal police force, including
22        the training of officers, construction of a police
23        station, the purchase of law enforcement equipment, or
24        vehicles.
25        (2)(i) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
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1    resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited in a
2    special fund in the county treasury and appropriated to the
3    State's Attorney for use in the enforcement of laws
4    governing methamphetamine, cannabis, and controlled
5    substances; for public education in the community or
6    schools in the prevention or detection of the abuse of
7    drugs or alcohol; or at the discretion of the State's
8    Attorney, in addition to other authorized purposes, to make
9    grants to local substance abuse treatment facilities and
10    half-way houses. In counties with a population over
11    3,000,000, 25% shall be distributed to the Office of the
12    State's Attorney for use in the enforcement of laws
13    governing methamphetamine, cannabis, and controlled
14    substances; for public education in the community or
15    schools in the prevention or detection of the abuse of
16    drugs or alcohol; or at the discretion of the State's
17    Attorney, in addition to other authorized purposes, to make
18    grants to local substance abuse treatment facilities and
19    half-way houses. If the prosecution is undertaken solely by
20    the Attorney General, the portion provided hereunder shall
21    be distributed to the Attorney General for use in the
22    enforcement of laws governing methamphetamine, cannabis,
23    and controlled substances or for public education in the
24    community or schools in the prevention or detection of the
25    abuse of drugs or alcohol.
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1    State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and deposited in
2    the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Fund of that Office to be
3    used for additional expenses incurred in the
4    investigation, prosecution and appeal of cases arising
5    under laws governing methamphetamine, cannabis, and
6    controlled substances or for public education in the
7    community or schools in the prevention or detection of the
8    abuse of drugs or alcohol. The Office of the State's
9    Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor shall not receive
10    distribution from cases brought in counties with a
11    population over 3,000,000.
12        (2.5) 12.5% shall be distributed to the Office of the
13    Public Defender of the county in which the prosecution
14    resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited in a
15    special fund in the county treasury and appropriated to the
16    Public Defender to be used for the expenses incurred in
17    defending persons charged with violating laws governing
18    cannabis and controlled substances.
19        (3) 10% shall be retained by the Department of State
20    Police for expenses related to the administration and sale
21    of seized and forfeited property.
22(Source: P.A. 99-686, eff. 7-29-16.)