96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB3619


 
Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		







  



725 ILCS 207/20










    Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.  Makes a technical
change in
a Section concerning the civil nature of proceedings.
















LRB096 04226 RLC 14272 b

















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











HB3619

LRB096 04226 RLC 14272 b






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    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 

 
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    Section 5. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is 
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amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 



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    (725 ILCS 207/20)



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    Sec. 20. Civil nature of proceedings. The
The proceedings 
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under this Act shall be civil in nature.  The
provisions of the 
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Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future
amendments of 
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that Law shall apply to all proceedings hereunder
except as 
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otherwise provided in this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98.)