Illinois
| Grades |
State Law Evasion Grade | Final Grade |
|
|
Illinois
|
 |
|
 |
Forfeiture Law |
| Illinois has burdensome civil forfeiture laws for property owners, and these laws provide the bulk of forfeiture proceeds to law enforcement. The state need only show probable cause to forfeit your property. If you believe your property has been wrongly seized, you bear the burden of proving your innocence.Moreover, law enforcement keeps 90 percent the proceeds for any sales of seized property, which creates a strong incentive for law enforcement to police for profit. Despite these broad laws, there is no requirement in Illinois that law enforcement account for forfeited currency and property, so we know little about its use under state law. We do know law enforcement in Illinois takes great advantage of federal equitable sharing, receiving back nearly $88 million from 2000 to 2008. |
| Forfeitures as Reported to LEMAS (Drug-related only) |
|||||||||||||||
|
| Equitable Sharing Proceeds from the Assets Forfeiture Fund (AFF) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| Freedom of Information Data |
|
No Data Available; Not Required to Collect
|