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Public Act 094-0746
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LRB094 16171 RLC 51413 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 |
amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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(725 ILCS 207/5)
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Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, the term:
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(a) "Department" means the Department of Human
Services.
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(b) "Mental disorder" means a congenital or acquired
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condition affecting the emotional or volitional capacity that
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predisposes a person to engage in acts of sexual violence.
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(c) "Secretary" means the Secretary of
Human Services.
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(d) "Sexually motivated" means that one of the purposes for
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an act is for the actor's sexual arousal or gratification.
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(e) "Sexually violent offense" means any of the following:
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(1) Any crime specified in Section 11-6, 12-13, 12-14, |
12-14.1,
or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
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(1.5) Any former law of this State specified in Section |
11-1 (rape),
11-3 (deviate sexual assault), 11-4 (indecent |
liberties with a child) or 11-4
(aggravated indecent |
liberties with a child) of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
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(2) First degree murder, if it is determined by the |
agency
with jurisdiction to have been sexually motivated; |
or
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(3) Any solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a
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crime under paragraph (e)(1) or (e)(2) of this Section.
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(f) "Sexually violent person" means a person who has been
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convicted of a sexually violent offense, has been adjudicated
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delinquent for a sexually violent offense, or has been found |
not
guilty of a sexually violent offense by
reason of insanity |
and who is
dangerous because he or she suffers from a mental |
disorder that
makes it substantially probable that the person |