Bill Text: IL HB3965 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the civil nature of proceedings.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3965 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB3965-Introduced.html
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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, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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6 | (725 ILCS 207/20)
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7 | Sec. 20. Civil nature of proceedings. The
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8 | under this Act shall be civil in nature. The
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9 | Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future
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10 | that Law shall apply to all proceedings hereunder
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11 | otherwise provided in this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98.)
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