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725 ILCS 205/0.01 (2026)

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(725 ILCS 205/0.01) (from Ch. 38, par. 105)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

    
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Cited in 148 cases (27 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: People v. Lawton, 818 N.E.2d 326 (Ill. 2004).
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People v. Lawton, 818 N.E.2d 326 (Ill. 2004). · cites it 2× “Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court: Gary Lawton was declared a sexually dangerous person and committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections pursuant to the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (725 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq. (West 2002)). He subsequently…”
People v. Masterson, 2011 IL 110072 (Ill. 2011). · cites it 3× “OPINION ¶1 The issue in this appeal is whether the provisions of the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (725 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq. (West 1998)) addressing the selection of evaluating psychiatrists violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment (U.”
People v. Kastman, 2022 IL 127681 (Ill. 2022). · cites it 3× “OPINION ¶1 In 1994, defendant Richard Kastman was found to be a sexually dangerous person and was committed to the guardianship and custody of the director of the Department of Corrections (Department) under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (Act) (725 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq.…”
People v. Malchow, 739 N.E.2d 433 (Ill. 2000). · cites it 2× “The category of sex offenders includes any person who is convicted of one of the Registration Act's enumerated sex offenses or who is certified as a sexually dangerous person pursuant to the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (725 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq. (West 1998)). The registrant…”
People v. Hughes, 2012 IL 112817 (Ill. 2013). “Two days later, on December 30, 1999, the State instituted civil commitment proceedings, seeking to have -2- defendant declared a sexually dangerous person under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (725 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq. (West 1998)). The remaining criminal charges in the…”
In Re Det. of Samuelson, 727 N.E.2d 228 (Ill. 2000). · cites it 2× “The statutory classifications assailed by defendant are not based on race, national origin, sex or illegitimacy, nor do they implicate fundamental rights.”
People v. Trainor, 752 N.E.2d 1055 (Ill. 2001). “Sexually Dangerous Persons Act The question before us is whether the State is entitled to move for summary judgment under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (Act) (725 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq. (West 1998)). In order to answer that question, we must review the legislature’s purpose…”
People v. Bailey, 937 N.E.2d 731 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “On November 15, 2006, while the criminal charge was pending and set for jury trial, the State filed a petition (hereinafter referred to as either the petition or as the sexually-dangerous-person petition), pursuant to the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (Act) (725 ILCS 205/0.01…”
People v. Burns, 809 N.E.2d 107 (Ill. 2004). “JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court: At issue in this case is whether a respondent filing an application for recovery under the Sexually Dangerous Fersons Act (the SDEA) (725 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq. (West 2000)), is entitled to an independent psychiatric examination.”
People v. Bramlett, 806 N.E.2d 1251 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “Bramlett, filed a petition for relief of judgment under section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2002)), seeking to set aside the trial court's August 2000 judgment, which found defendant was a sexually dangerous person under the Sexually Dangerous…”
People v. Hancock, 771 N.E.2d 459 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “JUSTICE COOK delivered the opinion of the court: Respondent, Mark Lee Hancock, appeals the June 14, 2001, jury-verdict in the Champaign County circuit court finding him to be a sexually dangerous person pursuant to Illinois’s Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (Act) (725 ILCS…”
People v. Ottinger, 775 N.E.2d 203 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “In Trainor, the supreme court found that summary judgment was not authorized in a recovery proceeding under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (725 ILCS 205/0.01 through 12 (West 2000)).”
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