Illinois § 10-56 Seizure and forfeiture

Illinois Statutes

§ 10-56 — Seizure and forfeiture

Illinois § 10-56

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicGOVERNMENT

Ch. 35REVENUE

Act 35 ILCS 143/Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995.

Art.Article 10 - Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995

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Bluebook

35 Ill. Comp. Stat. 10-56 (2026).

Text

After seizing any tobacco products or vending devices, as provided in Section 10-55, the Department must hold a hearing and determine whether the distributor or retailer was properly licensed to sell the tobacco products at the time of their seizure by the Department. The Department is not required to hold such a hearing if a waiver and consent to forfeiture has been executed by the owner of the property, if the owner is known, and by the person in whose possession the property so taken was found, if that person is known and if that person is not the owner of the property. The Department shall give not less than 20 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing to the owner of the property, if the owner is known, and also to the person in whose possession the property was found, if that

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After seizing any tobacco products or vending devices, as provided in Section 10-55, the Department must hold a hearing and determine whether the distributor or retailer was properly licensed to sell the tobacco products at the time of their seizure by the Department. The Department is not required to hold such a hearing if a waiver and consent to forfeiture has been executed by the owner of the property, if the owner is known, and by the person in whose possession the property so taken was found, if that person is known and if that person is not the owner of the property. The Department shall give not less than 20 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing to the owner of the property, if the owner is known, and also to the person in whose possession the property was found, if that person is known and if the person in possession is not the owner of the property. If neither the owner nor the person in possession of the property is known, the Department must cause publication of the time and place of the hearing to be made at least once in each week for 3 weeks successively in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the hearing is to be held. If, as the result of the hearing, the Department determines that the distributor or retailer was not properly licensed at the time the tobacco products were seized, or upon receipt of a properly executed waiver and consent to forfeiture as provided in this Section, the Department must enter an order declaring the tobacco products or vending devices confiscated and forfeited to the State, to be held by the Department for disposal by it as provided in Section 10-58. The Department must give notice of the order to the owner of the property, if the owner is known, and also to the person in whose possession the property was found, if that person is known and if the person in possession is not the owner of the property. If neither the owner nor the person in possession of the property is known, the Department must cause publication of the order to be made at least once in each week for 3 weeks successively in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the hearing was held.