HB3911ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth

Filed: 3/28/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3911

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3911 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

(50 ILCS 707/10)

Sec. 10. Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund; creation, rules.

(a) The Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the Board from the Fund, the Board must make grants to units of local government in Illinois for the purpose of purchasing installing video cameras for in law enforcement use vehicles and training for law enforcement officers in the operation of the cameras.

Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, including, without limitation, fee receipts and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.

(b) The Board may set requirements for the distribution of grant moneys and determine which law enforcement agencies are eligible.

(c) The Board shall develop model rules to be adopted by law enforcement agencies that receive grants under this Section. The rules shall include the following requirements:

(1) Cameras must be used for installed in the law enforcement purposes vehicles.

(2) Video recording Videotaping must provide audio of the officer when the officer is outside of the vehicle.

(3) Camera access must be restricted to the supervisors of the recorded officer in the vehicle.

(4) Cameras must be turned on when the officer is engaged with a member of the public continuously throughout the officer's shift.

(5) A copy of the video record videotape must be made available upon request to personnel of the law enforcement agency, the local State's Attorney, and any persons depicted in the video. Procedures for distribution of the video record videotape must include safeguards to protect the identities of individuals who are not a party to the requested stop.

(6) Law enforcement agencies that receive moneys under this grant shall provide for storage of the video records tapes for a period of not less than 2 years.

(d) Any law enforcement agency receiving moneys under this Section must provide an annual report to the Board, the Governor, and the General Assembly, which will be due on May 1 of the year following the receipt of the grant and each May 1 thereafter during the period of the grant. The report shall include (i) the number of cameras received by the law enforcement agency, (ii) the number of cameras actually in use installed in law enforcement vehicles, (iii) a brief description of the review process used by supervisors within the law enforcement agency, (iv) a list of any criminal, traffic, ordinance, and civil cases where video recordings were used, including party names, case numbers, offenses charged, and disposition of the matter, (this item applies, but is not limited to, court proceedings, coroner's inquests, grand jury proceedings, and plea bargains), and (v) any other information relevant to the administration of the program.

(e) No applications for grant money under this Section shall be accepted before January 1, 2007 or after January 1, 2011.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on July 1, 2012 only, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer any funds in excess of $1,000,000 held in the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund to the State Police Operations Assistance Fund.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on July 1, 2013 only, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $2,000,000 from the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund to the Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund.

(Source: P.A. 97-732, eff. 6-30-12; 98-24, eff. 6-19-13.)

Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by changing Section 5-9-1 as follows:

(730 ILCS 5/5-9-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-9-1)

Sec. 5-9-1. Authorized fines.

(a) An offender may be sentenced to pay a fine as provided in Article 4.5 of Chapter V.

(b) (Blank.)

(c) There shall be added to every fine imposed in sentencing for a criminal or traffic offense, except an offense relating to parking or registration, or offense by a pedestrian, an additional penalty of $15 $10 for each $40, or fraction thereof, of fine imposed. The additional penalty of $15 $10 for each $40, or fraction thereof, of fine imposed, if not otherwise assessed, shall also be added to every fine imposed upon a plea of guilty, stipulation of facts or findings of guilty, resulting in a judgment of conviction, or order of supervision in criminal, traffic, local ordinance, county ordinance, and conservation cases (except parking, registration, or pedestrian violations), or upon a sentence of probation without entry of judgment under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.

Such additional amounts shall be assessed by the court imposing the fine and shall be collected by the Circuit Clerk in addition to the fine and costs in the case. Each such additional penalty shall be remitted by the Circuit Clerk within one month after receipt to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit $1 for each $40, or fraction thereof, of fine imposed into the LEADS Maintenance Fund. The State Treasurer shall deposit $3 $1 for each $40, or fraction thereof, of fine imposed into the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund. The remaining surcharge amount shall be deposited into the Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund, unless the fine, costs or additional amounts are subject to disbursement by the circuit clerk under Section 27.5 of the Clerks of Courts Act. Such additional penalty shall not be considered a part of the fine for purposes of any reduction in the fine for time served either before or after sentencing. Not later than March 1 of each year the Circuit Clerk shall submit a report of the amount of funds remitted to the State Treasurer under this subsection (c) during the preceding calendar year. Except as otherwise provided by Supreme Court Rules, if a court in imposing a fine against an offender levies a gross amount for fine, costs, fees and penalties, the amount of the additional penalty provided for herein shall be computed on the amount remaining after deducting from the gross amount levied all fees of the Circuit Clerk, the State's Attorney and the Sheriff. After deducting from the gross amount levied the fees and additional penalty provided for herein, less any other additional penalties provided by law, the clerk shall remit the net balance remaining to the entity authorized by law to receive the fine imposed in the case. For purposes of this Section "fees of the Circuit Clerk" shall include, if applicable, the fee provided for under Section 27.3a of the Clerks of Courts Act and the fee, if applicable, payable to the county in which the violation occurred pursuant to Section 5-1101 of the Counties Code.

(c-5) In addition to the fines imposed by subsection (c), any person convicted or receiving an order of supervision for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall pay an additional $100 fee to the clerk. This additional fee, less 2 1/2% that shall be used to defray administrative costs incurred by the clerk, shall be remitted by the clerk to the Treasurer within 60 days after receipt for deposit into the Trauma Center Fund. This additional fee of $100 shall not be considered a part of the fine for purposes of any reduction in the fine for time served either before or after sentencing. Not later than March 1 of each year the Circuit Clerk shall submit a report of the amount of funds remitted to the State Treasurer under this subsection (c-5) during the preceding calendar year.

The Circuit Clerk may accept payment of fines and costs by credit card from an offender who has been convicted of a traffic offense, petty offense or misdemeanor and may charge the service fee permitted where fines and costs are paid by credit card provided for in Section 27.3b of the Clerks of Courts Act.

(c-7) In addition to the fines imposed by subsection (c), any person convicted or receiving an order of supervision for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall pay an additional $5 fee to the clerk. This additional fee, less 2 1/2% that shall be used to defray administrative costs incurred by the clerk, shall be remitted by the clerk to the Treasurer within 60 days after receipt for deposit into the Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis Cure Research Trust Fund. This additional fee of $5 shall not be considered a part of the fine for purposes of any reduction in the fine for time served either before or after sentencing. Not later than March 1 of each year the Circuit Clerk shall submit a report of the amount of funds remitted to the State Treasurer under this subsection (c-7) during the preceding calendar year.

(c-9) (Blank).

(d) In determining the amount and method of payment of a fine, except for those fines established for violations of Chapter 15 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, the court shall consider:

(1) the financial resources and future ability of the offender to pay the fine; and

(2) whether the fine will prevent the offender from making court ordered restitution or reparation to the victim of the offense; and

(3) in a case where the accused is a dissolved corporation and the court has appointed counsel to represent the corporation, the costs incurred either by the county or the State for such representation.

(e) The court may order the fine to be paid forthwith or within a specified period of time or in installments.

(f) All fines, costs and additional amounts imposed under this Section for any violation of Chapters 3, 4, 6, and 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, and any violation of the Child Passenger Protection Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, shall be collected and disbursed by the circuit clerk as provided under Section 27.5 of the Clerks of Courts Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05; 94-652, eff. 8-22-05; 94-987, eff. 6-30-06; 95-1052, eff. 7-1-09.)".