93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2589


 
Introduced 2/4/2004, by Donne E. Trotter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













725 ILCS 207/20









    Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.  Makes technical changes
to
a Section concerning the nature of the proceedings.



















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A BILL FOR









 














SB2589

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    AN ACT concerning sexually violent persons. 

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section 5. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is 
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amended by
changing
Section 20 as follows:


 
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    (725 ILCS 207/20)

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    Sec. 20. Civil nature of proceedings.
The proceedings under 
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this Act are
shall be civil in nature.  The
provisions of the 
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Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future
amendments of 
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that Law shall apply to all proceedings hereunder
except as 
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otherwise provided in this Act.


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(Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98.)