5 ILCS 282/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Elected Officials Misconduct Forfeiture Act. (Source: P.A. 96-597, eff. 8-18-09.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 282 — Elected Officials Misconduct Forfeiture Act.
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5 ILCS 282/5
Definitions
Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, "elected official" means any former elected official whose term of office is terminated by operation of law for conviction of an offense, who is removed from office on conviction of impeachment for misconduct in office, or who resigned from office prior to, upon, or after conv…
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Purposes
Purposes. The General Assembly finds that it has compelling governmental interests in: (1) preventing criminals from profiting from their crimes, and (2) ensuring that the victims of crime are compensated by those who harm them. Further, the General Assembly finds that the unlawful or deceitful actions of elected offic…
5 ILCS 282/15
Forfeiture action
Forfeiture action. The Attorney General may file an action in circuit court on behalf of the people of Illinois against an elected official who has, by his or her violation of Article 33 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or violation of a similar federal offense, injured the people of Illinois.…
5 ILCS 282/20
Procedure
Procedure. (a) The circuit court has jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, and remedy violations of Article 33 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or violations of a similar federal offense after a hearing or trial, as appropriate, by issuing appropriate orders. Prior to a determination of liability…
5 ILCS 282/25
Term of forfeiture
Term of forfeiture. The maximum term of a civil forfeiture under this Act shall be equal to the term of imprisonment, probation and mandatory supervised release or parole received by the elected official as a result of his or her conviction for violating Article 33 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2…
5 ILCS 282/99
Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-597, eff. 8-18-09.)