093_HB1315
LRB093 04070 RLC 04109 b
1 AN ACT concerning sexually violent persons.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act
5 is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
6 (725 ILCS 207/20)
7 Sec. 20. Civil nature of proceedings. The proceedings
8 under this Act areshall be civil in nature. The provisions
9 of the Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future
10 amendments of that Law shall apply to all proceedings
11 hereunder except as otherwise provided in this Act.
12 (Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98.)