Bill Text: IL SB2260 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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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 [SB2260 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB2260-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB2260 Introduced 2/15/2011, by Sen. Dan Kotowski 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 proceedings.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is
amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
(725 ILCS 207/20)
Sec. 20. Civil nature of proceedings. The The proceedings
under this Act shall be civil in nature. The provisions of the
Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future amendments of
that Law shall apply to all proceedings hereunder except as
otherwise provided in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98.)