Illinois Compiled Statutes

725 ILCS 150/1 (2026)

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(725 ILCS 150/1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1671)
    Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1382.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 67 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case: People v. $1,124,905 U.S. Currency, 685 N.E.2d 1370 (Ill. 1997).
People v. $1,124,905 U.S. Currency, 685 N.E.2d 1370 (Ill. 1997). · cites it 8× “The State initiated civil forfeiture proceedings in the circuit court of McLean County by filing a complaint against the currency and the van pursuant to the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 1994)). In response, Jesus filed a claim and verified…”
People Ex Rel. Devine v. $30,700.00 United States Currency, 766 N.E.2d 1084 (Ill. 2002). · cites it 4× “Justice FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court: Pursuant to the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (the Act) (725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 2000)), the State initiated civil forfeiture proceedings against currency totaling $30,700 and $20,811.”
People v. One 1998 GMC, 2011 IL 110236 (Ill. 2011). · cites it 3× “¶ 41 We are aware that a few years ago, the Seventh Circuit addressed the constitutionality of the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 2004)), in Smith v.”
People v. ONE 1998 GMC, 960 N.E.2d 1071 (Ill. 2011). · cites it 4× “We now consider the constitutionality of the vehicle forfeiture provisions at issue. ¶ 11 ANALYSIS ¶ 12 I. Propriety of Section 2-619 Motion to Attack Constitutionality ¶ 13 At the outset, we express our agreement with the trial court's determination that it was necessary to…”
People v. A Parcel of Prop. Commonly Known as 1945 North 31st Street, Decatur, Macon Cnty., Illinois, 841 N.E.2d 928 (Ill. 2005). “JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court: Pursuant to the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (Forfeiture Act) (725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 2002)), the State initiated civil forfeiture proceedings in the circuit court of Macon County against several parcels of real…”
People v. Reedy, 708 N.E.2d 1114 (Ill. 1999). “Section 35 amends the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 1996)) by dropping the requirement that judicial in rem proceedings be conducted without a jury.”
Smith v. City of Chicago, 524 F.3d 834 (7th Cir. 2008). “The Chicago Police Department, acting under the Illinois Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (DAFPA), 725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (2004), seized property belonging to the plaintiffs.”
People v. Towns, 646 N.E.2d 1366 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 2× “The State then sought forfeiture of this sum under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (Controlled Substances Act) (720 ILCS 570/505 (West 1992)) and the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (Forfeiture Act) (725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 1992)). Turner filed a claim contesting…”
People v. $280,020 United States Currency, 866 N.E.2d 1232 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “FACTS On April 26, 2001, the State began civil forfeiture proceedings by filing a complaint under the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (the Forfeiture Act or the Act) (725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 2000)). An amended complaint was later filed, alleging that on January 23,…”
People v. Reedy, 692 N.E.2d 376 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “Section 35 amends the Drug Assets Forfeiture Procedure Act (725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 1996)) by deleting the requirement that judicial in rem proceedings be held by the court and without a jury.”
People v. One Thousand Two Hundred Forty Dollars ($1,240), 396 Ill. App. 3d 665 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “08 — MR—14, the State initiated nonjudicial forfeiture proceedings regarding $1,240 in United States currency police seized from Leland Deviner pursuant to the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (Act) (725 ILCS 150/1 through 14 (West 2006)). In February 2008, having received no…”
People v. 1995 Ford Van, 809 N.E.2d 811 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “We also parenthetically noted that in 1990, the legislature enacted the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (Act) (725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 1992)), which states that a criminal acquittal does not bar a civil forfeiture action (725 ILCS 150/9(J) (West 1992)).”
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