99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1550

 

Introduced 2/6/2015, by Rep. Scott Drury

 

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.


LRB099 08803 RLC 28973 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB1550LRB099 08803 RLC 28973 b

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 Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is
5amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 207/20)
7    Sec. 20. Civil nature of proceedings. The The proceedings
8under this Act shall be civil in nature. The provisions of the
9Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future amendments of
10that Law shall apply to all proceedings hereunder except as
11otherwise provided in this Act.
12(Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98.)