101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1413

 

Introduced 2/13/2019, by Sen. Brian W. Stewart

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/3-6023  from Ch. 34, par. 3-6023
705 ILCS 135/905-43

    Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment. Stops the repeal (under Public Act 100-987) of provisions in the Counties Code allowing county to require a court services fee in civil cases for court services deemed necessary by the sheriff to provide for court security. Amends the Counties Code restoring a reference to the court services fee. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
53-6023 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/3-6023)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6023)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-987)
8    Sec. 3-6023. Attendance at courts. Each sheriff shall, in
9person or by deputy, county corrections officer, or court
10security officer, attend upon all courts held in his or her
11county when in session, and obey the lawful orders and
12directions of the court, and shall maintain the security of the
13courthouse. Court services customarily performed by sheriffs
14shall be provided by the sheriff or his or her deputies, county
15corrections officers, or court security officers, rather than
16by employees of the court, unless there are no deputies, county
17corrections officers, or court security officers available to
18perform such services. The expenses of the sheriff in carrying
19out his or her duties under this Section, including the
20compensation of deputies, county corrections officers, or
21court security officers assigned to such services, shall be
22paid to the county from fees collected pursuant to court order
23for services of the sheriff and from any court services fees

 

 

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1collected by the county pursuant to Section 5-1103, as now or
2hereafter amended.
3(Source: P.A. 89-685, eff. 6-1-97; 89-707, eff. 6-1-97.)
 
4    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-987)
5    Sec. 3-6023. Attendance at courts. Each sheriff shall, in
6person or by deputy, county corrections officer, or court
7security officer, attend upon all courts held in his or her
8county when in session, and obey the lawful orders and
9directions of the court, and shall maintain the security of the
10courthouse. Court services customarily performed by sheriffs
11shall be provided by the sheriff or his or her deputies, county
12corrections officers, or court security officers, rather than
13by employees of the court, unless there are no deputies, county
14corrections officers, or court security officers available to
15perform such services. The expenses of the sheriff in carrying
16out his or her duties under this Section, including the
17compensation of deputies, county corrections officers, or
18court security officers assigned to such services, shall be
19paid to the county from fees collected pursuant to court order
20for services of the sheriff and from any court services fees
21collected by the county under the Criminal and Traffic
22Assessment Act and Section 5-1103 of this Code.
23(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)
 
24    Section 10. The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act is

 

 

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1amended by changing Section 905-43 as follows:
 
2    (705 ILCS 135/905-43)
3    Sec. 905-43. The Counties Code is amended by repealing
4Sections 3-4012, 4-2002, 4-2002.1, 5-1101, and 5-1101.5, and
55-1103.
6(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)
 
7    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
8changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
9that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
10represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
11not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
12made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
13Public Act.
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.