Bill Text: IL HB2039 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. Makes a technical change in provisions concerning contraband.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2039 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB2039-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning civil 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 Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Prevention Act is amended by changing Section 40 as follows:
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| 6 | (740 ILCS 147/40)
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| 7 | Sec. 40. Contraband.
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| 8 | (a) The
The following are declared to be contraband and no | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | person shall
have a property interest in them:
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| 10 | (1) any property that is directly or indirectly used or | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | intended
for use in any manner to facilitate streetgang | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | related activity;
and
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| 13 | (2) any property constituting or derived from gross | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | profits or other
proceeds obtained from streetgang related | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | activity.
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| 16 | (b) Within 60 days of the date of the seizure of contraband | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | under this
Section, the State's Attorney shall initiate | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | forfeiture proceedings as
provided
in Article 36 of the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Criminal Code of 1961. An owner or person who has a lien
on the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | property may
establish as a defense to the forfeiture of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | property
that is subject to forfeiture under this Section that | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | the owner or lienholder
had no knowledge that the property was | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | acquired through a pattern of
streetgang related activity. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Property that is forfeited under this Section
shall be disposed | ||||||
| 2 | of as provided in Article 36 of the Criminal Code of 1961
for | ||||||
| 3 | the forfeiture of vehicles, vessels, and aircraft. The
proceeds | ||||||
| 4 | of the disposition shall be paid to the Gang Violence Victims
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| 5 | and Witnesses Fund to be used to assist in the prosecution of | ||||||
| 6 | gang crimes.
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| 7 | (Source: P.A. 91-876, eff. 1-1-01.)
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