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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 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. 1
(c) For the purposes of Section 3-6-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections, 2 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 725. Criminal Procedure § 207/50. Secure facility for sexually violent persons - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-725-criminal-procedure/il-st-sect-725-207-50/
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