Illinois Compiled Statutes
725 ILCS 207/50 (2026)
Secure facility for sexually violent persons
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(725 ILCS 207/50)
Sec. 50.
Secure facility for sexually violent persons.
(a) The Department shall place a person committed to a secure
facility under paragraph (b)(2) of Section 40 of this Act at a facility
provided
by the Department of Corrections under subsection (b) of this
Section.
(b) The Department may enter into an agreement with the
Department of Corrections for the provision of a secure facility
for persons committed under paragraph (b)(2) of Section 40 of this Act to a
facility. The Department shall operate the facility provided by
the Department of Corrections under this subsection and shall
provide by rule for the nature of the facility, the level of care
to be provided in the facility, and the custody and discipline of
persons placed in the facility. The facility operated under this
Section shall not be subject to the provisions of the Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
(c) For the purposes of Section 3-6-4 of
the Unified Code of Corrections, a person held in detention in a secure
facility or committed as a sexually violent person and held in a secure
facility shall be considered a "committed person", as that term is used in
Section 3-6-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
(Source: P.A. 90-40, eff. 1-1-98; 90-793, eff. 8-14-98.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14
cases, 2000–2019 · leading case: In Re Det. of Samuelson, 727 N.E.2d 228 (Ill. 2000).
In Re Det. of Samuelson, 727 N.E.2d 228 (Ill. 2000). “725 ILCS 207/50 (West 1998). After a defendant has been committed to institutional care, the Department of Human Services is to conduct an examination of his mental condition within six months of the initial commitment and again thereafter at least once every 12 months.”
In Re Det. of Hayes, 747 N.E.2d 444 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “725 ILCS 207/50(b) (West 1998). A trial court order appointing a specific individual to oversee treatment at the facility directly conflicts with the authority granted the Department by this section.”
MHM Servs. v. Assurance Co. of Am., 2012 IL App (1st) 112171 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “See 725 ILCS 207/50(b) (West 2002). ¶4 On June 5, 2006, A.”
City of Joliet v. Snyder, 741 N.E.2d 1051 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “725 ILCS 207/50 (West 1998). DHS must provide by rule for the nature of the facility, the level of care to be provided and the custody and discipline of persons in the facility.”
Lieberman v. Budz, 826 N.E.2d 1252 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “” 725 ILCS 207/50(c) (West 2002). Under the plain language of the statute, our legislature intended that both detained persons and committed persons would be held in secure facilities.”
In re Commitment of Rendon, 2014 IL App (1st) 123090 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “See 725 ILCS 207/50 (West 2010). Consistent with the Act, respondent was thereafter “reexamined” yearly to determine whether he qualified for conditional release.”
People v. Rexroat, 821 N.E.2d 362 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “Regarding cases where a sexually violent person is committed to a secure facility, the Act states: “The [DHS] shall *** provide by rule for the nature of the facility, the level of care to be provided in the facility, and the custody and discipline of persons placed in the…”
In re Commitment of Tunget, 2018 IL App (1st) 162555 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “725 ILCS 207/50, 55 (West 2004). More specifically, the relevant statute provides that the respondent is reevaluated “for the purpose of determining whether the person has made sufficient progress to be conditionally released or discharged.”
People v. Tunget (In Re Tunget), 2018 IL App (1st) 162555 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “More specifically, the relevant statute provides that the respondent is reevaluated "for the purpose of determining whether the person has made sufficient progress to be conditionally released or discharged.”
In re Commitment of Rendon, 2014 IL App (1st) 123090 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “See 725 ILCS 207/50 (West 2012). Consistent with the Act, respondent was thereafter "reexamined" yearly to determine whether he had made "sufficient progress in treatment" to qualify him for conditional release.”
In re Commitment of Tunget, 2018 IL App (1st) 162555 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “725 ILCS 207/50, 55 (West 2004). More specifically, the relevant statute provides that the respondent is reevaluated “for the purpose of determining whether the person has made sufficient progress to be conditionally released or discharged.”
In re Commitment of Rendon, 2014 IL App (1st) 123090 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “See 725 ILCS 207/50 (West 2010). Consistent with the Act, respondent was thereafter "reexamined" yearly to determine whether he qualified for conditional release.”
— 725 ILCS 207/50(b) — 4 cases
In Re Det. of Hayes, 747 N.E.2d 444 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “725 ILCS 207/50(b) (West 1998). A trial court order appointing a specific individual to oversee treatment at the facility directly conflicts with the authority granted the Department by this section.”
MHM Servs. v. Assurance Co. of Am., 2012 IL App (1st) 112171 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “See 725 ILCS 207/50(b) (West 2002). ¶4 On June 5, 2006, A.”
People v. Rexroat, 821 N.E.2d 362 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “Regarding cases where a sexually violent person is committed to a secure facility, the Act states: “The [DHS] shall *** provide by rule for the nature of the facility, the level of care to be provided in the facility, and the custody and discipline of persons placed in the…”
In re Det. of Hayes (Ill. App. Ct. 2001).
— 725 ILCS 207/50(c) — 1 case
Lieberman v. Budz, 826 N.E.2d 1252 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “” 725 ILCS 207/50(c) (West 2002). Under the plain language of the statute, our legislature intended that both detained persons and committed persons would be held in secure facilities.”
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