101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1745

 

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Christopher Belt

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
705 ILCS 135/15-75 new

    Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Provides that, in counties in which the Court Appointed Special Advocates provide services, a county board may adopt a mandatory assessment between $10 and $30 to be paid by defendants found guilty of offenses requiring a court appearance. Provides that this assessment is in addition to any other assessment that may be imposed under the Act. Effective July 1, 2019.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act is
5amended by adding Section 15-75 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 135/15-75 new)
7    Sec. 15-75. Court Appointed Special Advocates. In addition
8to any other assessment that may be imposed under a schedule
9set forth in this Article, in each county in which the Court
10Appointed Special Advocates provide services, the county board
11may adopt a mandatory assessment of between $10 and $30 to be
12paid by the defendant on a judgment or plea of guilty or a
13grant of supervision for a felony, misdemeanor, petty offense,
14or business offense, where a court appearance is required.
15Assessments shall be collected by the clerk of the circuit
16court and must be deposited into an account specifically for
17the operations of the Court Appointed Special Advocates. The
18clerk of the circuit court shall collect the assessments as
19provided in this subsection and must remit the assessments to
20the Court Appointed Special Advocates Fund that the county
21board shall create for the receipt of funds collected under
22this subsection, and from which the county board shall make
23grants to support the activities and services of the Court

 

 

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1Appointed Special Advocates within that county. The term "Court
2Appointed Special Advocates" is copyrighted and is used with
3permission of the holder of the copyright.
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
52019.