(a) The proceeds of all fines received under the provisions of this Act shall be transmitted to and deposited in the treasurer’s office at the level of government as follows:
         (1) If the seizure was made by a combination of law
    
enforcement personnel representing differing units of local government, the court levying the fine shall equitably allocate 50% of the fine among these units of local government and shall allocate 50% to the county general corporate fund. In the event that the seizure was made by law enforcement personnel representing a unit of local government from a municipality where the number of inhabitants exceeds 2 million, the court levying the fine shall allocate 100% of the fine to that unit of local government. If the seizure was made by a combination of law enforcement personnel representing differing units of local government, and at least one of those units represents a municipality where the number of inhabitants exceeds 2 million, the court shall equitably allocate 100% of the proceeds of the fines received among the differing units of local government.
        (2) If such seizure was made by State law enforcement
    
personnel, then the court shall allocate 50% to the State treasury and 50% to the county general corporate fund.
        (3) If a State law enforcement agency in combination
    
with a law enforcement agency or agencies of a unit or units of local government conducted the seizure, the court shall equitably allocate 50% of the fines to or among the law enforcement agency or agencies of the unit or units of local government which conducted the seizure and shall allocate 50% to the county general corporate fund.
    (b) The proceeds of all fines allocated to the law enforcement agency or agencies of the unit or units of local government pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made available to that law enforcement agency as expendable receipts for use in the enforcement of laws regulating public corruption and other laws. The proceeds of fines awarded to the State treasury shall be deposited in the State Asset Forfeiture Fund. Monies from this Fund may be used by the Illinois State Police in the enforcement of laws regulating public corruption and other laws; and all other monies shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State treasury.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 283/25

  • Asset forfeiture: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Units of local government: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.28
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