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Act has not been paid. The tobacco products and vending devices so seized are subject to confiscation and forfeiture as provided in Sections 10-56 through 10-58. (Source: P.A. 92-743, eff. 7-25-02.) (35 ILCS 143/10-56) Sec. 10-56. Seizure and forfeiture. After seizing any tobacco products or vending devices, as provided in Section 10-55, the Department must hold a hearing and determine whether (i) the distributor or retailer was properly licensed to sell the tobacco products at the time of their seizure by the Department; (ii) the possession of the tobacco products was in violation of this Act; or (iii) the tax imposed by this Act had been paid on the tobacco products. 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 SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468