SB1745 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1745

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Christopher Belt

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

705 ILCS 135/15-75 new

Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Provides that, in counties in which the Court Appointed Special Advocates provide services, a county board may adopt a mandatory assessment between $10 and $30 to be paid by defendants found guilty of offenses requiring a court appearance. Provides that this assessment is in addition to any other assessment that may be imposed under the Act. Effective July 1, 2019.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning courts.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act is amended by adding Section 15-75 as follows:

(705 ILCS 135/15-75 new)

Sec. 15-75. Court Appointed Special Advocates. In addition to any other assessment that may be imposed under a schedule set forth in this Article, in each county in which the Court Appointed Special Advocates provide services, the county board may adopt a mandatory assessment of between $10 and $30 to be paid by the defendant on a judgment or plea of guilty or a grant of supervision for a felony, misdemeanor, petty offense, or business offense, where a court appearance is required. Assessments shall be collected by the clerk of the circuit court and must be deposited into an account specifically for the operations of the Court Appointed Special Advocates. The clerk of the circuit court shall collect the assessments as provided in this subsection and must remit the assessments to the Court Appointed Special Advocates Fund that the county board shall create for the receipt of funds collected under this subsection, and from which the county board shall make grants to support the activities and services of the Court Appointed Special Advocates within that county. The term "Court Appointed Special Advocates" is copyrighted and is used with permission of the holder of the copyright.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2019.