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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4527
Introduced 1/11/2006, by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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55 ILCS 5/5-1101 |
from Ch. 34, par. 5-1101 |
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Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the $10 fee that a county may impose on each defendant on a judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision may be used to finance the county drug court, the county mental health court, or both (instead of the county mental health court only). Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4527 |
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LRB094 15761 HLH 50975 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 5-1101 as follows:
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| (55 ILCS 5/5-1101) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1101)
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| Sec. 5-1101. Additional fees to finance court system.
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| county board may enact by ordinance or resolution the following |
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| fees:
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| (a) A $5 fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of |
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| guilty or a grant
of supervision for violation of the Illinois |
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| Vehicle Code other than Section
11-501 or violations of similar |
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| provisions contained in county or municipal
ordinances |
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| committed in the county, and up to a $30 fee to be paid by the
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| defendant on a judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision for |
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| violation of
Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a |
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| violation of a similar
provision contained in county or |
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| municipal ordinances committed in the county.
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| (b) In the case of a county having a population of |
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| 1,000,000 or less,
a $5 fee to be collected in all civil cases |
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| by the clerk of the circuit court.
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| (c) A fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of |
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| guilty or a grant of
supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the |
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| Unified Code of Corrections, as follows:
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| (1) for a felony, $50;
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| (2) for a class A misdemeanor, $25;
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| (3) for a class B or class C misdemeanor, $15;
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| (4) for a petty offense, $10;
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| (5) for a business offense, $10.
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| (d) A $100 fee for the second and subsequent violations of |
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| Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of |
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| similar provisions
contained in county or municipal ordinances |
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| committed in the county. The
proceeds of this fee shall be |
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| placed in the county general fund and used to
finance education |
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| programs related to driving under the influence of alcohol or
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| drugs.
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| (d-5) A $10 fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment |
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| of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the |
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| Unified Code of Corrections to be placed in the county general |
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| fund and used to finance the county mental health court, the |
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| county drug court, or both. |
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| (e) In each county in which a teen court, peer court, peer |
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| jury, youth
court, or
other
youth diversion program has been |
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| created, a county may adopt a mandatory fee
of up to $5 to be |
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| assessed as provided in this subsection. Assessments
collected
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| by the clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this subsection |
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| must be deposited
into an
account specifically for the |
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| operation and administration of a teen court, peer
court, peer |
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| jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program. The clerk |
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| of
the
circuit court shall collect the fees established in this |
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| subsection and must
remit the
fees to the teen court, peer |
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| court, peer jury, youth court, or other youth
diversion
program |
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| monthly, less 5%, which is to be retained as fee income to the |
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| office
of
the clerk of the circuit court. The fees are to be |
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| paid as follows:
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| (1) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a |
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| judgment of guilty or
grant of supervision for violation of |
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| the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations
of similar |
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| provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances |
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| committed in
the
county;
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| (2) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a |
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| judgment of guilty or
grant of supervision under Section |
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| 5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for
a
felony; for |
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| a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty |
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| offense;
and
for a business offense.
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| (f) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section |
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| must, except as
provided in subsections (d),
and (d-5), and |
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| (e), be placed
in the
county general fund and used to
finance |