102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1138
 
Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
  
725 ILCS 110/1  from Ch. 60, par. 51

    Amends the Arrest and Conviction of Out of State Murderers Act.  Makes
a technical change in a Section concerning the manner of payment.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Arrest and Conviction of Out of State 
5Murderers Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 



6    (725 ILCS 110/1)  (from Ch. 60, par. 51)



7    Sec. 1. 
Whenever any citizen of this state, or any minor 
8child residing with its
parents or guardian in this state, 
9shall heretofore have been, or shall
hereafter be, by 
10fraudulent pretenses, enticed or kidnapped and
and taken out

11of this state into any other state, and by such enticer or 
12kidnapper or his
confederates murdered, and the relatives or 
13parents or guardian of such
person, shall have pursued or 
14shall pursue such criminal and procured his
arrest and 
15conviction of such crime under the laws of such other state, 
16the
reasonable expense incurred in procuring such arrest and 
17conviction in such
other state, shall be paid out of the 
18treasury of this state as follows:
19    Any person making claim under the provision of this act 
20shall file a
statement of the claim with the several items 
21thereof with the State
Comptroller, which claim shall be 
22verified by the oath of the claimant and
by record or other 
23satisfactory proof of the conviction of the criminal,
and by 
 
 
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1such other proof as the nature of the case will admit, and such

2claim and the proofs shall be considered by the governor, 
3Comptroller and
attorney general, who shall examine said claim 
4and proof and may require
other proof if they judge necessary; 
5and upon being satisfied that said
claim or any of the items 
6thereof was incurred in the prosecution of such
criminal in 
7such other state, and was a just and reasonable expense for

8that purpose, they shall allow the same for such an amount as 
9they judge
just and reasonable, and shall so certify to the 
10Comptroller, who shall
thereupon draw his warrant in favor of 
11the claimant on the treasurer for
the amount so allowed: 
12Provided, no more than $3,500 shall be allowed in
any one case.

13(Source: P.A. 78-592.)