725 ILCS 207/20 : RIGHTS AND REMEDIES — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — SEXUALLY VIOLENT PERSONS COMMITMENT ACT — Civil nature of proceedings TEXT PDF The proceedings under this Act shall be civil in nature. The provisions of the Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future amendments of that Law shall apply to all proceedings hereunder except as otherwise provided in this Act. 725 ILCS 207/20 P.A. 90-40, eff. 1/1/1998.