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SB0057 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB0057

 

Introduced 1/16/2013, by Sen. Mattie Hunter

 

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 the proceedings.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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.)