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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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 36-1, 36-1.5, 36-2, and 36-5 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/36-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 36-1)
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7 | Sec. 36-1. Seizure. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Any vessel, vehicle , or aircraft may be seized and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | impounded by the law enforcement agency if the vessel, vehicle, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | or aircraft is used with the knowledge
and consent of the owner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | in the commission of, or in the attempt to commit as
defined in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Section 8-4 of this Code, an offense prohibited by : | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (1) (a) Section 9-1 (first degree murder, 720 ILCS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 5/9-1) ,
9-3 (involuntary manslaughter and reckless | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | homicide, 720 ILCS 5/9-3) ,
10-2 (aggravated kidnaping, 720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | ILCS 5/10-2) , 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault, 720 ILCS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 5/11-1.20) , 11-1.30 (aggravated criminal sexual assault, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 720 ILCS 5/11-1.30) , 11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | assault of a child, 720 ILCS 5/11-1.40), subsection (a) of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Section 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse, 720 ILCS 5/11-1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (a)), subsection (a), (c), or (d) of Section 11-1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (aggravated criminal sexual abuse, 720 ILCS 5/11-1.60 (a), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (c), or (d)) , Section 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a |
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1 | child, 720 ILCS 5/11-6) , 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile | ||||||
2 | prostitution, 720 ILCS 5/11-14.4) except for keeping a | ||||||
3 | place of juvenile prostitution, 11-18 (patronizing a | ||||||
4 | prostitute, 720 ILCS 5/11-18) 11-15.1, 11-19.1, 11-19.2 , | ||||||
5 | 11-20.1 (child pornography, 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1), 12-3.3. | ||||||
6 | (aggravated domestic battery, 720 ILCS 5/12-3.3), | ||||||
7 | paragraph (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4), (b)(1), (e)(1), (e)(2), | ||||||
8 | (e)(3), (e)(4), (e)(5), (e)(6), or (e)(7) of Section | ||||||
9 | 12-3.05 (aggravated battery, 12-3.05(a)(1), (a)(2), | ||||||
10 | (a)(4), (b)(1), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), (e)(5), | ||||||
11 | (e)(6), or (e)(7)), 12-6.4 (criminal street gang | ||||||
12 | recruitment on school grounds or public property adjacent | ||||||
13 | to school grounds and criminal street gang recruitment of a | ||||||
14 | minor, 720 ILCS 5/12-6.4) , 11-20.1B, 11-20.3,
12-4.1, | ||||||
15 | 12-4.2, 12-4.2-5, 12-4.3, 12-4.6,
12-7.3 (stalking, 720 | ||||||
16 | ILCS 5/12-7.3) , 12-7.4 (aggravated stalking, 720 ILCS | ||||||
17 | 5/12-7.4), 12-9 (threatening a public official, 720 ILCS | ||||||
18 | 5/12-9) , 12-13, 12-14,
16-1 (theft, 720 ILCS 5/16-1) if the | ||||||
19 | theft is of precious metal or of scrap metal , subdivisions | ||||||
20 | (f)(2) and (f)(3) of Section 16-25 (retail theft, 720 ILCS | ||||||
21 | 5/16-25 (f)(2) or (f)(3) , Section 18-2 (armed robbery, 720 | ||||||
22 | ILCS 5/18-2) , 19-1 (burglary, 720 ILCS 5/19-1) , 19-2 | ||||||
23 | (possession of burglary tools, 720 ILCS 5/19-2) , 19-3 | ||||||
24 | (residential burglary, 720 ILCS 5/19-3), 19-6 (home | ||||||
25 | invasion, 720 ILCS 5/19-6) , 20-1 (arson; residential | ||||||
26 | arson; place of worship arson, 720 ILCS 5/20-1), 20-1.1 |
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1 | (aggravated arson, 720 ILCS 5/20-1.1) , 20-2 (possession of | ||||||
2 | explosives or explosive or incendiary devices, 720 ILCS | ||||||
3 | 5/20-2), 24-1 (unlawful use of weapons paragraph (a)(6) or | ||||||
4 | (a)(7), 720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(6) or (a)(7)) ,
24-1.2 | ||||||
5 | (aggravated discharge of a firearm, 720 ILCS 5/24-1.2) ,
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6 | 24-1.2-5 (aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a | ||||||
7 | firearm equipped with a device designed or used for | ||||||
8 | silencing the report of a firearm, 720 ILCS 5/24-1.2) ,
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9 | 24-1.5 (reckless discharge of a firearm, 720 ILCS | ||||||
10 | 5/24-1.5), 24-1.6 (aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, 720 | ||||||
11 | ILCS 5/24-1.6), 24-1.8 (unlawful possession of a firearm by | ||||||
12 | a street gang member, 720 ILCS 5/24-1.8), 24-3 (unlawful | ||||||
13 | sale or delivery of firearms, 720 ILCS 5/24-3), 24-3A | ||||||
14 | (gunrunning, 720 ILCS 5/24-3A), 24-3.2 (unlawful discharge | ||||||
15 | of firearm projectiles, 720 ILCS 5/24-3.2), 24-3.3 | ||||||
16 | (unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the premises of | ||||||
17 | any school, 720 ILCS 5/24-3.3) , 28-1 (gambling, 720 ILCS | ||||||
18 | 5/28-1), 29D-15.1 (causing a catastrophe, 720 ILCS | ||||||
19 | 5/29D-15.1) , or 29D-15.2 (possession of a deadly | ||||||
20 | substance, 720 ILCS 5/29D-15.2), or 33A-2 (armed violence, | ||||||
21 | 720 ILCS 5/33A-2) of this Code ; , subdivision (a)(1), | ||||||
22 | (a)(2), (a)(4), (b)(1), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), | ||||||
23 | (e)(5), (e)(6), or (e)(7) of Section 12-3.05,
paragraph (a) | ||||||
24 | of Section 12-4 of this Code, paragraph (a) of Section | ||||||
25 | 11-1.50,
paragraph (a) of Section 12-15, paragraph (a), | ||||||
26 | (c), or (d) of Section 11-1.60, or paragraphs (a), (c) or |
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1 | (d) of Section
12-16 of this Code, or paragraph (a)(6) or | ||||||
2 | (a)(7) of Section
24-1 of this Code; | ||||||
3 | (2) (b) Section 18c, 21, 22, 23, 24 or 26 of the | ||||||
4 | Cigarette Tax
Act (35 ILCS 130/18c, 21, 22, 23, 24 or 26) | ||||||
5 | if the vessel, vehicle , or aircraft contains more than 10 | ||||||
6 | cartons of
such cigarettes; | ||||||
7 | (3) (c) Section 28, 29 , or 30 of the Cigarette Use Tax | ||||||
8 | Act (35 ILCS 135/28, 29, or 30) if
the vessel, vehicle , or | ||||||
9 | aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such
cigarettes; | ||||||
10 | (4) (d) Section 44 of the Environmental Protection Act | ||||||
11 | (415 ILCS 5/44) ; | ||||||
12 | (5) (e)
Section 11-204.1
of the Illinois Vehicle Code | ||||||
13 | (aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer, | ||||||
14 | 625 ILCS 5/11-204.1) ; | ||||||
15 | (6) Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code | ||||||
16 | (driving while under the influence of alcohol or other drug | ||||||
17 | or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any | ||||||
18 | combination thereof) or a similar provision of a local | ||||||
19 | ordinance during a period in which: | ||||||
20 | (i) he or she did not possess a valid driver's | ||||||
21 | license or permit or a restricted driving permit or a | ||||||
22 | judicial driving permit or a monitoring device driving | ||||||
23 | permit (625 ILCS 5/11-501); (f)
(1) driving under the | ||||||
24 | influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs, | ||||||
25 | intoxicating compound or compounds or any
combination | ||||||
26 | thereof under Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle |
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1 | Code during a period in which | ||||||
2 | (ii) his
or her driving privileges are revoked or | ||||||
3 | suspended where
the revocation or suspension was for : | ||||||
4 | (aa) driving under the influence of alcohol or | ||||||
5 | other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or | ||||||
6 | compounds or any
combination thereof (625 ILCS | ||||||
7 | 5/11-501) , | ||||||
8 | (bb) Section 11-501.1 (625 ILCS 5/11-501.1) , | ||||||
9 | (cc) paragraph (b) of Section
11-401 (625 ILCS | ||||||
10 | 5/11-401(b)) , or for | ||||||
11 | (dd) reckless homicide as defined in Section | ||||||
12 | 9-3
of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal | ||||||
13 | Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/9-3) ; | ||||||
14 | (7) paragraph (b) of Section 11-401 of the Illinois | ||||||
15 | Vehicle Code or a similar provision, having left the scene | ||||||
16 | of a motor vehicle crash involving death or personal | ||||||
17 | injuries (625 ILCS 5/11-401(b)); | ||||||
18 | (8) reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of this | ||||||
19 | Code (720 ILCS 5/9-3); | ||||||
20 | (9) paragraph (d) of Section 11-501 aggravated driving | ||||||
21 | under the influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs, | ||||||
22 | intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination | ||||||
23 | thereof (625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)); | ||||||
24 | (10) Section 11-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, | ||||||
25 | fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer (625 ILCS | ||||||
26 | 5/11-204); (2)
driving while under the influence of |
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1 | alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or | ||||||
2 | compounds or any combination thereof and has been | ||||||
3 | previously convicted of reckless homicide or a similar | ||||||
4 | provision of a law of another state relating to reckless | ||||||
5 | homicide in which the person was determined to have been | ||||||
6 | under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or | ||||||
7 | intoxicating compound or compounds as an element of the | ||||||
8 | offense or the person has previously been convicted of | ||||||
9 | committing a violation of
driving under the influence of | ||||||
10 | alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or | ||||||
11 | compounds or any
combination thereof and was involved in a | ||||||
12 | motor vehicle accident that resulted in death, great bodily | ||||||
13 | harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement to another, | ||||||
14 | when the violation was a proximate cause of the death or | ||||||
15 | injuries; (3) the person committed a violation of driving | ||||||
16 | under the influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs, | ||||||
17 | intoxicating compound or compounds or any
combination | ||||||
18 | thereof under Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code | ||||||
19 | or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
time; | ||||||
20 | (4) the person committed the violation while he
or she did | ||||||
21 | not possess a driver's license or permit or a restricted | ||||||
22 | driving permit or a judicial driving permit or a monitoring | ||||||
23 | device driving permit; or (5) the person committed the | ||||||
24 | violation while he or she knew or should have known that | ||||||
25 | the vehicle he or she was driving was not covered by a | ||||||
26 | liability insurance policy; |
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1 | (11) (g) an offense described in subsection (g) of | ||||||
2 | Section 6-303 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/ | ||||||
3 | 6-303(g) ; or | ||||||
4 | (12) (h) an offense described in subsection (e) of
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5 | Section 6-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS | ||||||
6 | 5/6-101); | ||||||
7 | (13) home repair fraud, as
defined in Section 3 of the | ||||||
8 | Home Repair Fraud Act (815 ILCS 515/3); or | ||||||
9 | (14) a violation of Section 4.01 of the Humane Care for | ||||||
10 | Animals Act (510 ILCS 70/4.01) ;
may be
seized and delivered | ||||||
11 | forthwith to the sheriff of the county of seizure .
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12 | Within 15 days after such delivery the sheriff shall give | ||||||
13 | notice of seizure
to each person according to the following | ||||||
14 | method: Upon each such person
whose right, title or interest is | ||||||
15 | of record in the office of the Secretary
of State, the | ||||||
16 | Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the Federal
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17 | Aviation Agency, or any other Department of this State, or any | ||||||
18 | other state
of the United States if such vessel, vehicle or | ||||||
19 | aircraft is required to be
so registered, as the case may be, | ||||||
20 | by mailing a copy of the notice by
certified mail to the | ||||||
21 | address as given upon the records of the Secretary of
State, | ||||||
22 | the Department of Aeronautics, Department of Public Works and
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23 | Buildings or any other Department of this State or the United | ||||||
24 | States if
such vessel, vehicle or aircraft is required to be so | ||||||
25 | registered. Within
that 15 day period the sheriff shall also | ||||||
26 | notify the State's Attorney of
the county of seizure about the |
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1 | seizure.
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2 | (b) In addition, any mobile or portable equipment used in | ||||||
3 | the commission of an
act which is in violation of Section 7g of | ||||||
4 | the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
District Act (70 ILCS | ||||||
5 | 2605/7g) shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture under the | ||||||
6 | same
procedures provided in this Article for the seizure and | ||||||
7 | forfeiture of vessels,
vehicles , and aircraft, and any such | ||||||
8 | equipment shall be deemed a vessel, vehicle ,
or aircraft for | ||||||
9 | purposes of this Article.
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10 | (c) In addition, when When a person discharges a firearm at | ||||||
11 | another individual from a vehicle with
the knowledge and | ||||||
12 | consent of the owner of the vehicle and with the intent to
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13 | cause death or great bodily harm to that individual and as a | ||||||
14 | result causes
death or great bodily harm to that individual, | ||||||
15 | the vehicle shall be subject to
seizure and forfeiture under | ||||||
16 | the same procedures provided in this Article for
the seizure | ||||||
17 | and forfeiture of vehicles used in violations of clauses (1), | ||||||
18 | (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) (a), (b),
(c), or (d) of | ||||||
19 | this Section.
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20 | (d) If the spouse of the owner of a vehicle seized for
an | ||||||
21 | offense described in subsection (g) of Section 6-303 of the
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22 | Illinois Vehicle Code,
a violation of
subdivision (d)(1)(A), | ||||||
23 | (d)(1)(D), (d)(1)(G), (d)(1)(H), or (d)(1)(I)
of Section | ||||||
24 | 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code, or Section 9-3 of this
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25 | Code makes a showing
that the seized vehicle is the only source | ||||||
26 | of transportation and it is
determined that the financial |
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1 | hardship to the family as a result of the seizure
outweighs the | ||||||
2 | benefit to the State from the seizure, the vehicle may be
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3 | forfeited to the spouse or family member and the title to the | ||||||
4 | vehicle shall be
transferred to the spouse or family member who | ||||||
5 | is properly licensed and who
requires the use of the vehicle | ||||||
6 | for employment or family transportation
purposes. A written | ||||||
7 | declaration of forfeiture of a vehicle under this
Section shall | ||||||
8 | be sufficient cause for the title to be transferred to the | ||||||
9 | spouse
or family member. The provisions of this paragraph shall | ||||||
10 | apply only to one
forfeiture per vehicle. If the vehicle is the | ||||||
11 | subject of a subsequent
forfeiture proceeding by virtue of a | ||||||
12 | subsequent conviction of either spouse or
the family member, | ||||||
13 | the spouse or family member to whom the vehicle was
forfeited | ||||||
14 | under the first forfeiture proceeding may not utilize the
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15 | provisions of this paragraph in another forfeiture proceeding. | ||||||
16 | If the owner of
the vehicle seized owns more than one vehicle,
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17 | the procedure set out in this paragraph may be used for only | ||||||
18 | one vehicle.
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19 | (e) In addition, property Property declared contraband | ||||||
20 | under Section 40 of the Illinois Streetgang
Terrorism Omnibus | ||||||
21 | Prevention Act (740 ILCS 147/40) may be seized and forfeited | ||||||
22 | under this
Article.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 96-313, eff. 1-1-10; 96-710, eff. 1-1-10; | ||||||
24 | 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1267, eff. 7-26-10; 96-1289, eff. | ||||||
25 | 1-1-11; 96-1551, Article 1, Section 960, eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551, | ||||||
26 | Article 2, Section 1035, eff. 7-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; |
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1 | 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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2 | (720 ILCS 5/36-1.5) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 36-1.5. Preliminary Review. | ||||||
4 | (a) Within 14 days of the seizure, the State's Attorney in | ||||||
5 | the county in which the seizure occurred State shall seek a | ||||||
6 | preliminary determination from the circuit court as to whether | ||||||
7 | there is probable cause that the property may be subject to | ||||||
8 | forfeiture. | ||||||
9 | (b) The rules of evidence shall not apply to any proceeding | ||||||
10 | conducted under this Section. | ||||||
11 | (c) The court may conduct the review under subsection (a) | ||||||
12 | simultaneously with a proceeding pursuant to Section 109-1 of | ||||||
13 | the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 for a related criminal | ||||||
14 | offense if a prosecution is commenced by information or | ||||||
15 | complaint. | ||||||
16 | (d) The court may accept a finding of probable cause at a | ||||||
17 | preliminary hearing following the filing of an information or | ||||||
18 | complaint charging a related criminal offense or following the | ||||||
19 | return of indictment by a grand jury charging the related | ||||||
20 | offense as sufficient evidence of probable cause as required | ||||||
21 | under subsection (a). | ||||||
22 | (e) Upon making a finding of probable cause as required | ||||||
23 | under this Section, the circuit court shall order the property | ||||||
24 | subject to the provisions of the applicable forfeiture Act held | ||||||
25 | until the conclusion of any forfeiture proceeding. |
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1 | For seizures of conveyances, within 7 days of a finding of | ||||||
2 | probable cause under subsection (a), the registered owner or | ||||||
3 | other claimant may file a motion in writing supported by sworn | ||||||
4 | affidavits claiming that denial of the use of the conveyance | ||||||
5 | during the pendency of the forfeiture proceedings creates a | ||||||
6 | substantial hardship. The court shall consider the following | ||||||
7 | factors in determining whether a substantial hardship has been | ||||||
8 | proven: | ||||||
9 | (1) the nature of the claimed hardship; | ||||||
10 | (2) the availability of public transportation or other | ||||||
11 | available means of transportation; and | ||||||
12 | (3) any available alternatives to alleviate the | ||||||
13 | hardship other than the return of the seized conveyance. | ||||||
14 | If the court determines that a substantial hardship has | ||||||
15 | been proven, the court shall then balance the nature of the | ||||||
16 | hardship against the State's interest in safeguarding the | ||||||
17 | conveyance. If the court determines that the hardship outweighs | ||||||
18 | the State's interest in safeguarding the conveyance, the court | ||||||
19 | may temporarily release the conveyance to the registered owner | ||||||
20 | or the registered owner's authorized designee, or both, until | ||||||
21 | the conclusion of the forfeiture proceedings or for such | ||||||
22 | shorter period as ordered by the court provided that the person | ||||||
23 | to whom the conveyance is released provides proof of insurance | ||||||
24 | and a valid driver's license and all State and local | ||||||
25 | registrations for operation of the conveyance are current. The | ||||||
26 | court shall place conditions on the conveyance limiting its use |
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1 | to the stated hardship and restricting the conveyance's use to | ||||||
2 | only those individuals authorized to use the conveyance by the | ||||||
3 | registered owner. The court shall revoke the order releasing | ||||||
4 | the conveyance and order that the conveyance be reseized by law | ||||||
5 | enforcement if the conditions of release are violated or if the | ||||||
6 | conveyance is used in the commission of any offense identified | ||||||
7 | in subsection (a) of Section 6-205 of the Illinois Vehicle | ||||||
8 | Code. | ||||||
9 | If the court orders the release of the conveyance during | ||||||
10 | the pendency of the forfeiture proceedings, the registered | ||||||
11 | owner or his or her authorized designee shall post a cash | ||||||
12 | security with the Clerk of the Court as ordered by the court. | ||||||
13 | The court shall consider the following factors in determining | ||||||
14 | the amount of the cash security: | ||||||
15 | (A) the full market value of the conveyance; | ||||||
16 | (B) the nature of the hardship; | ||||||
17 | (C) the extent and length of the usage of the | ||||||
18 | conveyance; and | ||||||
19 | (D) such other conditions as the court deems necessary | ||||||
20 | to safeguard the conveyance. | ||||||
21 | If the conveyance is released, the court shall order that | ||||||
22 | the registered owner or his or her designee safeguard the | ||||||
23 | conveyance, not remove the conveyance from the jurisdiction, | ||||||
24 | not conceal, destroy, or otherwise dispose of the conveyance, | ||||||
25 | not encumber the conveyance, and not diminish the value of the | ||||||
26 | conveyance in any way. The court shall also make a |
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1 | determination of the full market value of the conveyance prior | ||||||
2 | to it being released based on a source or sources defined in 50 | ||||||
3 | Ill. Adm. Code 919.80(c)(2)(A) or 919.80(c)(2)(B). | ||||||
4 | If the conveyance subject to forfeiture is released under | ||||||
5 | this Section and is subsequently forfeited, the person to whom | ||||||
6 | the conveyance was released shall return the conveyance to the | ||||||
7 | law enforcement agency that seized the conveyance within 7 days | ||||||
8 | from the date of the declaration of forfeiture or order of | ||||||
9 | forfeiture. If the conveyance is not returned within 7 days, | ||||||
10 | the cash security shall be forfeited in the same manner as the | ||||||
11 | conveyance subject to forfeiture. If the cash security was less | ||||||
12 | than the full market value, a judgment shall be entered against | ||||||
13 | the parties to whom the conveyance was released and the | ||||||
14 | registered owner, jointly and severally, for the difference | ||||||
15 | between the full market value and the amount of the cash | ||||||
16 | security. If the conveyance is returned in a condition other | ||||||
17 | than the condition in which it was released, the cash security | ||||||
18 | shall be returned to the surety who posted the security minus | ||||||
19 | the amount of the diminished value, and that amount shall be | ||||||
20 | forfeited in the same manner as the conveyance subject to | ||||||
21 | forfeiture. Additionally, the court may enter an order allowing | ||||||
22 | any law enforcement agency in the State of Illinois to seize | ||||||
23 | the conveyance wherever it may be found in the State to satisfy | ||||||
24 | the judgment if the cash security was less than the full market | ||||||
25 | value of the conveyance.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 97-544, eff. 1-1-12; 97-680, eff. 3-16-12.)
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1 | (720 ILCS 5/36-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 36-2)
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2 | Sec. 36-2. Action for forfeiture. | ||||||
3 | (a) The State's Attorney in the county in which such | ||||||
4 | seizure occurs
if he finds that such forfeiture was incurred | ||||||
5 | without willful negligence
or without any intention on the part | ||||||
6 | of the owner of the vessel, vehicle
or aircraft or any person | ||||||
7 | whose right, title or interest is of record as
described in | ||||||
8 | Section 36-1, to violate the law, or finds the existence of
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9 | such mitigating circumstances as to justify remission of the | ||||||
10 | forfeiture,
may cause the law enforcement agency sheriff to | ||||||
11 | remit the same upon such terms and conditions
as the State's | ||||||
12 | Attorney deems reasonable and just. The State's Attorney
shall | ||||||
13 | exercise his or her discretion under the foregoing provision of | ||||||
14 | this
Section 36-2(a) prior to or promptly after the preliminary | ||||||
15 | review under Section 36-1.5 notice is given in accordance with
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16 | Section 36-1 . | ||||||
17 | (b) If the State's Attorney does not cause the forfeiture | ||||||
18 | to
be remitted he shall forthwith bring an action for | ||||||
19 | forfeiture in the
Circuit Court within whose jurisdiction the | ||||||
20 | seizure and confiscation has
taken place. The State's Attorney | ||||||
21 | shall give notice of seizure and the forfeiture proceeding to | ||||||
22 | each person according to the following method: Upon each person | ||||||
23 | whose right, title or interest is of record in the office of | ||||||
24 | the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Transportation, the | ||||||
25 | Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, or any other |
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1 | Department of this State, or any other state of the United | ||||||
2 | States if the vessel, vehicle, or aircraft is required to be so | ||||||
3 | registered, as the case may be, by delivering the notice and | ||||||
4 | complaint in open court or by certified mail to the address as | ||||||
5 | given upon the records of the Secretary of State, the Division | ||||||
6 | of Aeronautics of the Department of Transportation, the Capital | ||||||
7 | Development Board, or any other Department of this State or the | ||||||
8 | United States if the vessel, vehicle or aircraft is required to | ||||||
9 | be so registered the forfeiture
proceeding by mailing a copy of | ||||||
10 | the Complaint in the forfeiture
proceeding to the persons, and | ||||||
11 | upon the manner, set forth in Section
36-1 . | ||||||
12 | (c) The owner of the seized vessel, vehicle , or aircraft or | ||||||
13 | any person
whose right, title, or interest is of record as | ||||||
14 | described in Section
36-1, may within 20 days after the mailing | ||||||
15 | of such notice file a
verified answer to the Complaint and may | ||||||
16 | appear at the hearing on the
action for forfeiture. | ||||||
17 | (d) The State shall show at such hearing by a
preponderance | ||||||
18 | of the evidence, that such vessel, vehicle , or aircraft was
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19 | used in the commission of an offense described in Section 36-1. | ||||||
20 | (e) The
owner of such vessel, vehicle , or aircraft or any | ||||||
21 | person whose right,
title, or interest is of record as | ||||||
22 | described in Section 36-1, may show
by a preponderance of the | ||||||
23 | evidence that he did not know, and did not
have reason to know, | ||||||
24 | that the vessel, vehicle , or aircraft was to be used
in the | ||||||
25 | commission of such an offense or that any of the exceptions set
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26 | forth in Section 36-3 are applicable. |
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1 | (f) Unless the State shall make such
showing, the Court | ||||||
2 | shall order such vessel, vehicle , or aircraft released
to the | ||||||
3 | owner. Where the State has made such showing, the Court may | ||||||
4 | order
the vessel, vehicle , or aircraft destroyed or ; may order | ||||||
5 | it forfeited delivered to
any local, municipal or county law | ||||||
6 | enforcement agency, or the Department
of State Police or the | ||||||
7 | Department of Revenue of
the State of Illinois ;
or may order it | ||||||
8 | sold at
public auction .
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9 | (g) (b) A copy of the order shall be filed with the law | ||||||
10 | enforcement agency, sheriff of the
county in which the seizure | ||||||
11 | occurs and with each Federal or State office
or agency with | ||||||
12 | which such vessel, vehicle , or aircraft is required to be
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13 | registered. Such order, when filed, constitutes authority for | ||||||
14 | the
issuance of clear title to such vessel, vehicle, or | ||||||
15 | aircraft, or boat to the
department or agency to whom it is | ||||||
16 | delivered or any purchaser thereof.
The law enforcement agency | ||||||
17 | sheriff shall comply promptly with instructions to remit | ||||||
18 | received
from the State's Attorney or Attorney General in | ||||||
19 | accordance with
Sections 36-2(a) or 36-3.
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20 | (h) (c) The proceeds of any sale at public auction pursuant | ||||||
21 | to Section
36-2 of this Act, after payment of all liens and | ||||||
22 | deduction of the
reasonable charges and expenses incurred by | ||||||
23 | the State's Attorney's Office sheriff in storing and
selling | ||||||
24 | such vehicle, shall be paid into the Law Enforcement Agency | ||||||
25 | having seized the vehicle for forfeiture general fund of the | ||||||
26 | county
of seizure .
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1 | (Source: P.A. 84-25.)
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2 | (720 ILCS 5/36-5) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 36-5. The law enforcement agency, County or sheriff | ||||||
4 | not liable for stored forfeited vehicle. A law enforcement | ||||||
5 | agency, county, sheriff, law enforcement officer or employee of | ||||||
6 | the law enforcement agency or deputy sheriff, or employee of | ||||||
7 | the county sheriff shall not be civilly or criminally liable | ||||||
8 | for any damage to a forfeited vehicle stored with a commercial | ||||||
9 | vehicle safety relocator.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 96-1274, eff. 7-26-10.)
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.
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