Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2551

Creates the Public Corruption Profit Forfeiture Act and amends the Election Code. Provides for the forfeiture to the State of Illinois of proceeds and profits derived through violations of the statutes concerning intimidation by public officials, bribery, or providing, attempting, offering to provide or soliciting, accepting, or attempting to accept a kickback, or including, directly or indirectly, the amount of any kickback prohibited in the contract price charged by a subcontractor to a prime contractor or a higher tier subcontractor or in the contract price charged by a prime contractor to any unit of State or local government for a public contract a kickback. Provides for distribution of the proceeds from forfeited property. Includes a continuing appropriation to the Department of State Police. Effective immediately.

Provides that all political contributions held by a political committee and controlled by a person convicted of the federal offenses of extortion, receiving the proceeds of extortion, bribery, and kickbacks shall be paid to the State of Illinois within 30 days from the date of entry of the guilty plea or conviction. Provides that if the prosecution or appeal was conducted by the Attorney General, then the amount provided for distribution of the forfeited assets shall be paid into the State Asset Forfeiture Fund in the State treasury to be used by the Attorney General in accordance with law. Makes changes in the bill to conform to Public Act 96-832. Effective January 1, 2011.

Further amends the Public Corruption Forfeiture Act. Provides that if the investigation, arrest or arrests and prosecution leading to the forfeiture or if the appeal were undertaken by the Attorney General, the portion provided hereunder shall be paid into the Attorney General's Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund in the State treasury to be used by the Attorney General in accordance with law. Provides that all moneys deposited pursuant to the Act in the Attorney General's Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used by the Attorney General for State law enforcement purposes and for the performance of the duties of that office. deletes provision that moneys deposited into the State Asset Forfeiture Fund shall are appropriated on a continuing basis. Provides that all moneys deposited pursuant to the Act in the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor Anti-Corruption Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used by the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor in the manner set forth in the Act. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor Anti-Corruption Fund in the State treasury.

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