Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

740 ILCS 147/35

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. Provides that in addition to existing provisions for injunctive relief against an individual in an illegal streetgang, the Attorney General, any State's Attorney, or any prosecuting municipal attorney may maintain an action for damages on behalf of a community or neighborhood against streetgangs, their officers, or members to abate streetgang activity constituting a nuisance. Provides that any money damages awarded shall be paid by or collected from the streetgang's or its members' assets. Provides that only members of the criminal streetgang who created, maintained, or contributed to the creation or maintenance of the nuisance shall be personally liable. Provides that in this action the testimony of experts may be used to establish damages suffered by the community or neighborhood injured by the nuisance. Provides that the damages recovered shall be deposited into a separate segregated fund for payment to the governing body of the municipality or county in which the community or neighborhood is located, and that governing body shall use those assets solely for the benefit of the community or neighborhood that has been injured by the nuisance.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/19/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
2/19/2009	House	First Reading
2/19/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/20/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2/23/2009	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/13/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

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