102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5102
 
Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3

     Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county boards of Kane County, Kendall County, and Will County (currently, Kane County and Will County) may by ordinance impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities. Provides that in setting a judicial facilities fee and in the design and construction of the facilities, the county board shall set the fee and design and construct the facilities with the concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial circuit or the presiding judge of the county in a multi-county judicial circuit (currently, the concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial circuit). Effective July 1, 2022.
  


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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 
5Section 5-1101.3 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3)
7    Sec. 5-1101.3. Additional fees to finance new judicial 
8facilities. The county boards of Kane County, Kendall County, 
9and Will County may by ordinance impose a judicial facilities 
10fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities.
11    (a) In setting such fee, the county board, with the 
12concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial 
13circuit or the presiding judge of the county in a multi-county 
14judicial circuit, may impose different rates for the various 
15types or categories of civil and criminal cases, not to exceed 
16$30.  The fees are to be paid as follows:
17        (1) In civil cases, the fee shall be paid by each party 
18    at the time of filing the first pleading, paper, or other 
19    appearance; provided that no additional fee shall be 
20    required if more than one party is represented in a single 
21    pleading, paper, or other appearance.
22        (2) In felony, misdemeanor, local or county ordinance, 
23    traffic, and conservation cases, the fee shall be assessed 
 
 
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1    against the defendant upon the entry of a judgment of 
2    conviction, an order of supervision, or a sentence of 
3    probation without entry of judgment pursuant to Section 10 
4    of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois 
5    Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the 
6    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, 
7    Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 of 
8    the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, 
9    Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug 
10    Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
11        (3) In local or county ordinance, traffic, and 
12    conservation cases, if fines are paid in full without a 
13    court appearance, then the fee shall not be imposed or 
14    collected.
15    (b) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section 
16must be deposited into the county's Judicial Department 
17Facilities Construction Fund and used for the sole purpose of 
18funding in whole or in part the costs associated with building 
19new judicial facilities within the county, which shall be 
20designed and constructed by the county board with the 
21concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial 
22circuit or the presiding judge of the county in a multi-county 
23judicial circuit. 

24(Source: P.A. 98-1085, eff. 1-1-15; 99-269, eff. 8-4-15.)
 
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
262022.