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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3690 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Makes a technical
change in
a Section concerning the civil nature of proceedings.
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| | HB3690 | | LRB101 08560 SLF 53638 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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| 6 | | (725 ILCS 207/20)
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| 7 | | Sec. 20. Civil nature of proceedings. The
The proceedings |
| 8 | | under this Act shall be civil in nature. The
provisions of the |
| 9 | | Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future
amendments of |
| 10 | | that Law shall apply to all proceedings hereunder
except as |
| 11 | | otherwise provided in this Act. |
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98.)
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