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725 ILCS 207/1 (2026)

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(725 ILCS 207/1)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 434 cases (117 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: In Re Det. of Samuelson, 727 N.E.2d 228 (Ill. 2000).
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In Re Det. of Samuelson, 727 N.E.2d 228 (Ill. 2000). · cites it 12× “Chief Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court: At issue in this case is the constitutionality of this state's recently enacted Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 1998)), which authorizes the indefinite involuntary commitment of…”
In Re Det. of Lieberman, 776 N.E.2d 218 (Ill. 2002). · cites it 3× “In January 2000, the State filed a petition in the circuit court of Cook County alleging that respondent is a “sexually violent person” subject to involuntary civil commitment pursuant to the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (the Act or Commitment Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et…”
People v. Hughes, 2012 IL 112817 (Ill. 2013). · cites it 2× “¶ 10 Two weeks later, on October 10, 2006, presumably based upon an evaluation of defendant’s mental health condition, the Attorney General filed a petition to commit defendant as a sexually violent person under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq.…”
In re Det. of Stanbridge, 2012 IL 112337 (Ill. 2012). · cites it 3× “OPINION ¶1 In these consolidated appeals, we are asked to clarify the quantum and scope of evidence needed to establish probable cause in a postcommitment discharge or conditional release proceeding pursuant to the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq.…”
People v. Hargett, 786 N.E.2d 557 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 6× “Before his release, the State filed a petition alleging that the respondent was a sexually violent person and should be detained under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 2000)). After a jury trial, the respondent was found to be a…”
In Re Commitment of Simons, 821 N.E.2d 1184 (Ill. 2004). · cites it 2× “Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court: Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Madison County, respondent, Stephen Simons, was found to be a sexually violent person under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (the Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West…”
People v. Runge, 917 N.E.2d 940 (Ill. 2009). · cites it 2× “A petition was eventually filed in 1999 for defendant's civil commitment under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 1998)), and defendant was held in the custody of the Department of Human Services (DHS) during the pendency of that action.”
People v. Masterson, 2011 IL 110072 (Ill. 2011). · cites it 3× “Specifically, respondent, James Masterson, asserts that the provisions deny his right to equal protection by failing to provide him with the option to retain an independent psychiatrist to defend against commitment proceedings, an option afforded similarly situated individuals…”
In Re Det. of Hardin, 932 N.E.2d 1016 (Ill. 2010). · cites it 2× “Hardin, under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 2006)). The State appealed, and the appellate court reversed the trial court’s finding.”
David Brown v. Timothy Budz, 398 F.3d 904 (7th Cir. 2005). “He has been awaiting a civil commitment trial under the Illinois Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, 725 ILCS 207/1, et seq. since December 1999.”
People v. Botruff, 817 N.E.2d 463 (Ill. 2004). · cites it 2× “JUSTICE KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court: This case concerns postcommitment provisions of the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 2000)). Following the completion of his sentence for criminal sexual assault, respondent was…”
In Re Det. of Hargett, 786 N.E.2d 557 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 6× “725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 2000). After a jury trial, the respondent was found to be a sexually violent person under the Act.”
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