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LRB095 04888 RLC 24952 b |
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| treasurer's office
at the level of government represented by |
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| the Illinois law enforcement
agency whose officers or employees |
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| conducted the investigation or caused
the arrest or arrests |
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| leading to the prosecution, to be subsequently made
available |
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| to that law enforcement agency as expendable receipts for use |
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| in
the enforcement of laws regulating controlled substances and |
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| cannabis. If
such seizure was made by a combination of law |
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| enforcement personnel
representing different levels of |
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| government, the court levying the
assessment shall determine |
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| the allocation of such assessment. The proceeds
of assessment |
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| awarded to the State treasury shall be deposited in a special
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| fund known as the Drug Traffic Prevention Fund. |
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| (e) More than 200 plants is guilty of a Class 1 felony for |
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| which
a fine not to exceed $100,000 may be imposed and for |
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| which liability for
the cost of conducting the investigation |
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| and eradicating such plants may be
assessed. Compensation for |
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| expenses incurred in the enforcement of this
provision shall be |
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| transmitted to and deposited in the treasurer's office
at the |
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| level of government represented by the Illinois law enforcement
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| agency whose officers or employees conducted the investigation |
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| or caused
the arrest or arrests leading to the prosecution, to |
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| be subsequently made
available to that law enforcement agency |
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| as expendable receipts for use in
the enforcement of laws |
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| regulating controlled substances and cannabis. If
such seizure |
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| was made by a combination of law enforcement personnel
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| representing different levels of government, the court levying |