Part 1000. Unlawful Telecommunications Device



 
    (725 ILCS 5/Art. 124B Pt. 1000 heading)
Part 1000. Unlawful Telecommunications Device
(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

    (725 ILCS 5/124B-1000)
    Sec. 124B-1000. Persons and property subject to forfeiture.
    (a) A person who commits the offense of unlawful transfer of a telecommunications device to a minor in violation of Section 12C-65 or Article 44 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or the Criminal Code of 1961 shall forfeit any telecommunications device used in the commission of the offense or which constitutes evidence of the commission of such offense.
    (b) A person who commits an offense prohibited by the Criminal Code of 1961, the Criminal Code of 2012, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or an offense involving a telecommunications device possessed by a person on the real property of any elementary or secondary school without authority of the school principal shall forfeit any telecommunications device used in the commission of the offense or which constitutes evidence of the commission of such offense. A person who is not a student of the particular elementary or secondary school, who is on school property as an invitee of the school, and who has possession of a telecommunications device for lawful and legitimate purposes, shall not need to obtain authority from the school principal to possess the telecommunications device on school property.
(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)

    (725 ILCS 5/124B-1010)
    Sec. 124B-1010. Seizure. A telecommunications device subject to forfeiture may be seized and delivered forthwith to the investigating law enforcement agency. Such telecommunications device shall not be seized unless it was used in the commission of an offense specified in Section 124B-1000, or constitutes evidence of such an offense. Within 15 days after such delivery, the investigating law enforcement agency shall give notice of seizure to any known owners, lien holders and secured parties of such property. Within that 15 day period the investigating law enforcement agency shall also notify the State's Attorney of the county of seizure about the seizure.
(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

    (725 ILCS 5/124B-1020)
    Sec. 124B-1020. Exception to forfeiture. No telecommunications device shall be forfeited by reason of any act or omission established by the owner thereof to have been committed or omitted by any person other than the owner while the device was unlawfully in the possession of a person who acquired possession thereof in violation of the criminal laws of the United States, or of any state.
(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

    (725 ILCS 5/124B-1030)
    Sec. 124B-1030. Transfer of property. Upon the court's determination that the telecommunications device is subject to forfeiture, the court may, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 124B-165(a), upon the request of the investigating law enforcement agency, order the property delivered to any local, municipal or county law enforcement agency, or the Department of State Police or the Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

    (725 ILCS 5/124B-1040)
    Sec. 124B-1040. Distribution of property from sale of proceeds. The proceeds of any sale of property, after payment of all liens and deduction of the reasonable charges and expenses incurred by the investigating law enforcement agency in storing and selling the property, shall be paid into the general fund of the level of government responsible for the operation of the investigating law enforcement agency.
(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

    (725 ILCS 5/124B-1045)
    Sec. 124B-1045. Definition. "Telecommunications device" means a device which is portable or which may be installed in a motor vehicle, boat, or other means of transportation, and which is capable of receiving or transmitting speech, data, signals, or other information, including but not limited to paging devices, cellular and mobile telephones, and radio transceivers, transmitters and receivers, but not including radios designed to receive only standard AM and FM broadcasts.
(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

    (725 ILCS 5/124B-1050)
    Sec. 124B-1050. Standard forfeiture provisions incorporated by reference. All of the provisions of Part 100 of this Article are incorporated by reference into this Part 1000.
(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)