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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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by adding Article 108C as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (725 ILCS 5/Art. 108C heading new)
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7 | ARTICLE 108C. PROPERTY PRESERVATION WARRANTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (725 ILCS 5/108C-5 new)
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9 | Sec. 108C-5. Application for a property preservation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | warrant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (a)
(1) In order to preserve property unlawfully taken from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | a victim, and to prevent, to the fullest extent possible, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | dissipation, secretion or the laundering of:
(i) the proceeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | of the criminal activity, or
(ii) assets or other property | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | traceable therefrom, or
(iii) profits realized therefrom,
the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | State's Attorney may request the issuance of an order | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | authorizing the seizure of such property in the same manner as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | provided for in a search warrant or in a seizure warrant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (2) If the court determines that there is probable cause to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | believe that the property to be seized is:
(i) the proceeds of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | specified criminal activity, or
(ii) assets or other property | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | traceable therefrom, or
(iii) profits realized therefrom,
the |
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1 | court shall issue a property preservation warrant authorizing | ||||||
2 | the seizure of such property.
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3 | (3) Property subject to seizure under this Section may be | ||||||
4 | seized by any peace officer upon receipt of the property | ||||||
5 | preservation warrant issued by the court.
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6 | (4) A copy of the property preservation warrant shall be | ||||||
7 | provided by personal service or by registered mail to every | ||||||
8 | person who may be reasonably believed to have an interest in | ||||||
9 | the property subject to seizure.
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10 | (5) If the property to be seized is real property, the | ||||||
11 | State shall cause to be recorded, at or as near as is practical | ||||||
12 | to the time of the issuance of the property preservation | ||||||
13 | warrant, a lis pendens in each county in which the real | ||||||
14 | property is situated which specifically identifies the | ||||||
15 | property by legal description, the name of the owner of record | ||||||
16 | as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll, and the | ||||||
17 | assessor's parcel number.
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18 | (6) If the property to be seized are assets presently in | ||||||
19 | the possession of, or under the control of, or have at any time | ||||||
20 | been in the possession of, or under the control of a banking or | ||||||
21 | financial institution, the property preservation warrant may | ||||||
22 | direct the banking or financial institution to immediately: | ||||||
23 | (i) deliver said assets to the State's Attorney; | ||||||
24 | (ii) disclose the location, nature and value of any of | ||||||
25 | the assets of the accused that are held by the banking or | ||||||
26 | financial institution that are not identified in the |
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1 | property preservation warrant, and freeze the assets for 3 | ||||||
2 | business days; and
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3 | (iii) where previously in control or possession of the | ||||||
4 | property, disclose the present location, nature and value | ||||||
5 | of any of the above described property to the State's | ||||||
6 | Attorney.
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7 | (b) The property shall remain in the custody of the State's | ||||||
8 | Attorney until further order of a court.
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9 | (725 ILCS 5/108C-10 new)
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10 | Sec. 108C-10. Claimant proceedings. | ||||||
11 | (a) Petition. Any person claiming an interest in the | ||||||
12 | preserved property may, at any time within 30 days from the | ||||||
13 | date of the seizure, or within 30 days after receipt of actual | ||||||
14 | notice, file with the court, and provide to the State's | ||||||
15 | Attorney who caused the seizure, a written, verified petition | ||||||
16 | stating the nature and amount of his or her interest in the | ||||||
17 | property or assets and request for specified relief from the | ||||||
18 | property preservation warrant.
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19 | (b) Time for hearing. The defendant, or a person who has | ||||||
20 | filed a verified claim to the property shall have the right to | ||||||
21 | have the court conduct a hearing in order to determine whether | ||||||
22 | he or she is entitled to relief from the property preservation | ||||||
23 | warrant.
Within 30 days of the service of the request for | ||||||
24 | hearing upon the State's Attorney, or
upon a showing of good | ||||||
25 | cause, the hearing shall be held
within 10 days of the service |
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1 | of the request for hearing upon the State's Attorney. | ||||||
2 | (c) Evidence. In determining whether or not a claimant is | ||||||
3 | entitled to relief from the property preservation warrant, the | ||||||
4 | court has the discretion to consider any matter that it deems | ||||||
5 | relevant, reliable and appropriate, including hearsay | ||||||
6 | statements, in order to reach a just and equitable decision. | ||||||
7 | (d) Relevant factors. The court shall give significant | ||||||
8 | weight to the following factors: | ||||||
9 | (1) the public interest in preserving the property or | ||||||
10 | assets pendente lite; | ||||||
11 | (2) the difficulty of preserving the property or assets | ||||||
12 | pendente lite where the underlying alleged crimes involve | ||||||
13 | issues of fraud and moral turpitude; | ||||||
14 | (3) the fact that the requested relief is being sought | ||||||
15 | by the State's Attorney on behalf of financial crime | ||||||
16 | victims; and | ||||||
17 | (4) the significant public interest involved in | ||||||
18 | compensating the victims of financial crime and paying | ||||||
19 | court imposed restitution, fines, fees, and costs. | ||||||
20 | (e) Orders. The court shall weigh the relative likelihood | ||||||
21 | of success on the merits and the consequences to each of the | ||||||
22 | parties. If court finds that the State is more likely than not | ||||||
23 | to prevail on the merits and the risk of the dissipation of | ||||||
24 | assets outweighs the potential harm to the defendants and the | ||||||
25 | interested parties, the court shall deny relief to the | ||||||
26 | petitioner.
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1 | (725 ILCS 5/108C-15 new)
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2 | Sec. 108C-15. Alternative remedies. | ||||||
3 | (a) The court, in crafting its order, shall seek to protect | ||||||
4 | the interests of any innocent third persons, including an | ||||||
5 | innocent spouse, who were not involved in the commission of any | ||||||
6 | criminal activity. | ||||||
7 | (b) In addition to, or in lieu of granting or denying | ||||||
8 | relief under a petition filed under this Section, the court may | ||||||
9 | also order any other form of relief that it determines, in its | ||||||
10 | discretion, may further the interests of justice, including, | ||||||
11 | but not limited to: | ||||||
12 | (1) the issuance of an injunction to restrain any | ||||||
13 | person from transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, or | ||||||
14 | otherwise disposing of property; | ||||||
15 | (2) the appointment of a receiver to take possession | ||||||
16 | of, care for, manage, and operate the assets and properties | ||||||
17 | so that the property may be maintained and preserved. The | ||||||
18 | court may order that a receiver appointed pursuant to this | ||||||
19 | Section shall be compensated for all reasonable | ||||||
20 | expenditures made or incurred by him or her in connection | ||||||
21 | with the possession, care, management, and operation of any | ||||||
22 | property or assets that are subject to the provisions of | ||||||
23 | this Section; or | ||||||
24 | (3) the posting of a bond or other undertaking, in lieu | ||||||
25 | of other orders, of a value sufficient to ensure the |
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1 | satisfaction of restitution and fines imposed pursuant to | ||||||
2 | this Section.
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3 | (725 ILCS 5/108C-20 new)
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4 | Sec. 108C-20. Final disposition of property. Upon | ||||||
5 | conviction, the court may order that the property seized | ||||||
6 | pursuant this Section be used to pay restitution to the victim; | ||||||
7 | pay fines, fees and costs; or reimburse the prosecuting agency | ||||||
8 | for costs incurred as a result of investigation and trial.
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9 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
10 | becoming law.
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