95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1421

 

Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. John M. Sullivan

 

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.


LRB095 11048 RLC 31368 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB1421 LRB095 11048 RLC 31368 b

1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is
5 amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6     (725 ILCS 207/20)
7     Sec. 20. Civil nature of proceedings. The The proceedings
8 under this Act shall be civil in nature. The provisions of the
9 Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future amendments of
10 that Law shall apply to all proceedings hereunder except as
11 otherwise provided in this Act.
12 (Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98.)