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Public Act 094-0746


 

Public Act 0746 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 094-0746
 
SB2562 Enrolled LRB094 16171 RLC 51413 b

    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is
amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
    (725 ILCS 207/5)
    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, the term:
    (a) "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
    (b) "Mental disorder" means a congenital or acquired
condition affecting the emotional or volitional capacity that
predisposes a person to engage in acts of sexual violence.
    (c) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Human Services.
    (d) "Sexually motivated" means that one of the purposes for
an act is for the actor's sexual arousal or gratification.
    (e) "Sexually violent offense" means any of the following:
        (1) Any crime specified in Section 11-6, 12-13, 12-14,
    12-14.1, or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
        (1.5) Any former law of this State specified in Section
    11-1 (rape), 11-3 (deviate sexual assault), 11-4 (indecent
    liberties with a child) or 11-4 (aggravated indecent
    liberties with a child) of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
        (2) First degree murder, if it is determined by the
    agency with jurisdiction to have been sexually motivated;
    or
        (3) Any solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a
    crime under paragraph (e)(1) or (e)(2) of this Section.
    (f) "Sexually violent person" means a person who has been
convicted of a sexually violent offense, has been adjudicated
delinquent for a sexually violent offense, or has been found
not guilty of a sexually violent offense by reason of insanity
and who is dangerous because he or she suffers from a mental
disorder that makes it substantially probable that the person
will engage in acts of sexual violence.
(Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98; 90-793, eff. 8-14-98; 91-875,
eff. 6-30-00.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 5/8/2006