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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5284 Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. William Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 725 ILCS 195/4 | from Ch. 16, par. 84 |
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Amends the Quasi-criminal and Misdemeanor Bail Act. Provides that in any case which does not require a
court appearance under Supreme Court Rule, upon
a plea of guilty the amounts of fines, fees,
costs, and penalties for the offense shall be in
the amount mandated by statute or by local
ordinance enacted pursuant to statute. Provides that no rule
or order of the Supreme Court shall alter these
amounts. Provides that any circuit clerk or deputy circuit
clerk is authorized to receive written
appearances, pleas of guilty, and waivers of
trial and to accept payments in satisfaction of
the judgment entered upon the plea.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Quasi-criminal and Misdemeanor Bail Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
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| 6 | | (725 ILCS 195/4) (from Ch. 16, par. 84)
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| 7 | | Sec. 4.
In any case which does not require a
court |
| 8 | | appearance under Supreme Court Rule, upon
a plea of guilty the |
| 9 | | amounts of fines, fees,
costs, and penalties for the offense |
| 10 | | shall be in
the amount mandated by statute or by local
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| 11 | | ordinance enacted pursuant to statute. No rule
or order of the |
| 12 | | Supreme Court shall alter these
amounts. Any circuit clerk or |
| 13 | | deputy circuit
clerk is authorized to receive written
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| 14 | | appearances, pleas of guilty, and waivers of
trial and to |
| 15 | | accept payments in satisfaction of
the judgment entered upon |
| 16 | | the plea. Whenever in any circuit there shall be in force a |
| 17 | | uniform schedule
prescribing the amounts of fines, penalties, |
| 18 | | forfeitures and costs on pleas
of guilty in specified minor |
| 19 | | conservation and traffic offenses, any circuit
clerk or deputy |
| 20 | | circuit clerk is authorized to receive written appearances,
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| 21 | | pleas of guilty and waivers of trial and to accept and receipt |
| 22 | | for
payments, in satisfaction of the judgment to be entered |
| 23 | | upon the plea, in
accordance with the uniform schedule. The |