(a) Any person who has been convicted of first degree murder, a Class X felony, or aggravated kidnapping in this State, or who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill of first degree murder, a Class X felony, or aggravated kidnapping, involving a victim as described in Section 2.3, or any other person who has reasonable grounds to know of any assets of the person convicted of first degree murder, a Class X felony, or aggravated kidnapping, or who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill of first degree murder, a Class X felony, or aggravated kidnapping, may be deposed by the victim or the victim’s legal representative concerning those assets.
     (b) Upon written request of the victim, the Department of Corrections shall notify the victim of any assets of the person convicted of first degree murder, a Class X felony, or aggravated kidnapping, or found not guilty by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill of first degree murder, a Class X felony, or aggravated kidnapping, known by the Department.

Attorney's Note

Under the Illinois Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
First-degree murder20 years to lifeup to $25,000
Class X felonybetween 6 and 30 yearsup to $25,000
For details, see § Ill. Comp. Stat. 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-20 and § Ill. Comp. Stat. 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-25

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 725 ILCS 145/3

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (c) The victim may seek attachment against the property of the person convicted of first degree murder, a Class X felony, or aggravated kidnapping, or found not guilty by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill of first degree murder, a Class X felony, or aggravated kidnapping, against him or her.