Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB0303

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing that the defendant committed the offense of driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof in violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance and the defendant during the commission of the offense was driving his or her vehicle upon a roadway designated for one-way traffic in the opposite direction of the direction indicated by official traffic control devices.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. Provides that various forfeiture statutes are subject to reporting by law enforcement agencies concerning the name of the law enforcement agency that seized the property, the date of the seizure, the type of property seized, including a building, vehicle, boat, cash, negotiable security, or firearm, except reporting is not required for seizures of contraband including alcohol, gambling devices, drug paraphernalia, and controlled substances, a description of the property seized and the estimated value of the property and if the property is a conveyance, the description shall include the make, model, year, and vehicle identification number or serial number, and the location where the seizure occurred. Provides that the Department of State Police shall establish and maintain on its official website a public database that includes annual aggregate data for each law enforcement agency that reports seizures of property that receives distributions of forfeiture proceeds subject to reporting under the Act, or reports expenditures. Provides that the aggregate data shall include, for each law enforcement agency: (1) the total number of asset seizures reported by each agency during the calendar year; (2) the monetary value of all currency or its equivalent seized by the agency during the calendar year; (3) the number of conveyances seized by the agency during the calendar year, and the aggregate estimated value; (4) the aggregate estimated value of all other property seized by the agency during the calendar year; (5) the monetary value of distributions by the Department of State Police of forfeited currency or auction proceeds from forfeited property to the agency during the calendar year; (6) the total amount of the law enforcement agency's expenditures of forfeiture proceeds during the calendar year. Makes other changes. Makes conforming changes to various Acts. Effective July 1, 2018.

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