94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4901

 

Introduced 1/19/2006, by Rep. Jim Sacia

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
405 ILCS 5/3-101   from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-101

    Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that if a person who is the subject of a petition for involuntary admission to a mental health facility is transferred to the county in which the mental health facility is located from another county, the county from which the person was transferred must pay the cost of the services of the State's Attorney of the county in which the facility is located in representing the people of the State of Illinois in all proceedings on the petition, as determined by the court. Provides that the county from which the person was transferred must pay the cost within 2 months after the conclusion of the involuntary admission proceedings.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
5 Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-101 as
6 follows:
 
7     (405 ILCS 5/3-101)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-101)
8     Sec. 3-101. Representation of parties; cost of State's
9 Attorney's services.
10     (a) The State's Attorneys of the several counties shall
11 represent the people of the State of Illinois in court
12 proceedings under this Chapter and in proceedings under Section
13 2-107.1 in their respective counties, shall attend such
14 proceedings either in person or by assistant, and shall ensure
15 that petitions, reports and orders are properly prepared.
16 Nothing herein contained shall prevent any party from being
17 represented by his own counsel.
18     (b) If a person who is the subject of a petition for
19 involuntary admission to a mental health facility under this
20 Chapter is transferred to the county in which the mental health
21 facility is located from another county, the county from which
22 the person was transferred must pay the cost of the services of
23 the State's Attorney of the county in which the facility is
24 located in representing the people of the State of Illinois in
25 all proceedings on the petition, as determined by the court.
26 The county from which the person was transferred must pay the
27 cost within 2 months after the conclusion of the involuntary
28 admission proceedings.
29 (Source: P.A. 89-439, eff. 6-1-96.)