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720 ILCS 570/409 (2026)

Except for convictions or acquittals which are the basis for a charge of narcotics racketeering under Section 4 of the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Act, a conviction or acquittal, under the laws of the United States or of any State relating to controlled substances, for the same act is a bar to prosecution in this State

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(720 ILCS 570/409) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1409)
    Sec. 409. Except for convictions or acquittals which are the basis for a charge of narcotics racketeering under Section 4 of the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Act, a conviction or acquittal, under the laws of the United States or of any State relating to controlled substances, for the same act is a bar to prosecution in this State.
(Source: P.A. 87-466.)

    
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Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: People v. Barash, 759 N.E.2d 590 (Ill. App. Ct. 3d Dist. 2001).
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People v. Barash, 759 N.E.2d 590 (Ill. App. Ct. 3d Dist. 2001). “” 720 ILCS 570/409 (West 2000). In discussing section 409 of the Controlled Substances Act, this court explained that the objective of that provision was to prevent multiple criminal drug prosecutions against an accused in Illinois based upon the “same criminal conduct for which…”
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