97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5318

 

Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. Dave Winters

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/5-1101  from Ch. 34, par. 5-1101

    Amends the Counties Code. Sets a minimum and maximum amount for court fees concerning a judgment of guilty or grant of supervision for certain violations of the Illinois Vehicle Code, for all civil cases in a county with 1,000,000 or fewer inhabitants, and for a judgment of guilty or grant of supervision for a felony, Class A, B, or C misdemeanor, petty offense, and business offense. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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
55-1101 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1101)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1101)
7    Sec. 5-1101. Additional fees to finance court system. A
8county board may enact by ordinance or resolution the following
9fees:
10    (a) A $5 fee of at least $5 but no more than $20 to be paid
11by the defendant on a judgment of guilty or a grant of
12supervision for violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code other
13than Section 11-501 or violations of similar provisions
14contained in county or municipal ordinances committed in the
15county, and up to a $30 fee of at least $30 but no more than $50
16to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of guilty or a grant
17of supervision for violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois
18Vehicle Code or a violation of a similar provision contained in
19county or municipal ordinances committed in the county.
20    (b) In the case of a county having a population of
211,000,000 or less, a $5 fee of at least $5 but no more than $20
22to be collected in all civil cases by the clerk of the circuit
23court.

 

 

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1    (c) A fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of
2guilty or a grant of supervision, as follows:
3        (1) for a felony, a minimum of $50 but no more than
4    $75;
5        (2) for a class A misdemeanor, a minimum of $25 but no
6    more than $50;
7        (3) for a class B or class C misdemeanor, a minimum of
8    $15 but no more than $30;
9        (4) for a petty offense, a minimum of $10 but no more
10    than $20;
11        (5) for a business offense, a minimum of $10 but no
12    more than $20.
13    (d) A $100 fee of at least $100 but no more than $200 for
14the second and subsequent violations of Section 11-501 of the
15Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of similar provisions
16contained in county or municipal ordinances committed in the
17county. The proceeds of this fee shall be placed in the county
18general fund and used to finance education programs related to
19driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
20    (d-5) A $10 fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment
21of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the
22Unified Code of Corrections to be placed in the county general
23fund and used to finance the county mental health court, the
24county drug court, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court, or
25any or all of the above.
26    (e) In each county in which a teen court, peer court, peer

 

 

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1jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program has been
2created, a county may adopt a mandatory fee of up to $5 to be
3assessed as provided in this subsection. Assessments collected
4by the clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this subsection
5must be deposited into an account specifically for the
6operation and administration of a teen court, peer court, peer
7jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program. The clerk
8of the circuit court shall collect the fees established in this
9subsection and must remit the fees to the teen court, peer
10court, peer jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program
11monthly, less 5%, which is to be retained as fee income to the
12office of the clerk of the circuit court. The fees are to be
13paid as follows:
14        (1) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
15    judgment of guilty or grant of supervision for violation of
16    the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of similar
17    provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances
18    committed in the county;
19        (2) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
20    judgment of guilty or grant of supervision under Section
21    5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for
22    a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty
23    offense; and for a business offense.
24    (f) In each county in which a drug court has been created,
25the county may adopt a mandatory fee of up to $5 to be assessed
26as provided in this subsection. Assessments collected by the

 

 

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1clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this subsection must be
2deposited into an account specifically for the operation and
3administration of the drug court. The clerk of the circuit
4court shall collect the fees established in this subsection and
5must remit the fees to the drug court, less 5%, which is to be
6retained as fee income to the office of the clerk of the
7circuit court. The fees are to be paid as follows:
8        (1) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
9    judgment of guilty or grant of supervision for a violation
10    of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a violation of a similar
11    provision contained in a county or municipal ordinance
12    committed in the county; or
13        (2) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
14    judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section
15    5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for
16    a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty
17    offense; and for a business offense.
18     The clerk of the circuit court shall deposit the 5%
19retained under this subsection into the Circuit Court Clerk
20Operation and Administrative Fund to be used to defray the
21costs of collection and disbursement of the drug court fee.
22    (f-5) In each county in which a Children's Advocacy Center
23provides services, the county board may adopt a mandatory fee
24of between $5 and $30 to be paid by the defendant on a judgment
25of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the
26Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for a Class A, Class

 

 

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1B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty offense; and for a
2business offense. Assessments shall be collected by the clerk
3of the circuit court and must be deposited into an account
4specifically for the operation and administration of the
5Children's Advocacy Center. The clerk of the circuit court
6shall collect the fees as provided in this subsection, and must
7remit the fees to the Children's Advocacy Center.
8    (g) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section
9must, except as provided in subsections (d), (d-5), (e), and
10(f), be placed in the county general fund and used to finance
11the court system in the county, unless the fee is subject to
12disbursement by the circuit clerk as provided under Section
1327.5 of the Clerks of Courts Act.
14(Source: P.A. 95-103, eff. 1-1-08; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07;
1596-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-924, eff. 6-14-10.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.