Rep. John D'Amico

Filed: 3/24/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1993

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1993 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5 adding Section 5-8A-2.5 as follows:
 
6     (730 ILCS 5/5-8A-2.5 new)
7     Sec. 5-8A-2.5. Counties of more than 3,000,000
8 inhabitants.
9     (a) In counties of more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
10 Chief Judge of the Circuit Court shall be responsible for
11 establishing procedures for the Circuit Court Judges under his
12 or her authority to order pretrial and sentenced inmates into
13 an electronic monitoring program run by the supervising county
14 authority. The judge currently presiding over the defendant's
15 case shall make determinations of eligibility for and order
16 transfer of inmates to such electronic monitoring program. The

 

 

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1 rules of eligibility and guidelines for determining
2 non-compliance, as well as penalties for non-compliance, shall
3 also be the responsibility of the Chief Judge of the Circuit
4 Court.
5     (b) The supervising county authority shall run the day to
6 day monitoring operations and inform the Circuit Court as to
7 the progress of detainees on the electronic monitoring program.
8 The Chief Judge shall be responsible for coordinating with the
9 county board, the supervising county authority, and any other
10 applicable authorities to ensure that the electronic
11 monitoring program is being utilized by the Circuit Court to
12 relieve overcrowding at the county jail.
13     (c) A person placed into an electronic monitoring program
14 under this Section shall pay the costs for his or her
15 monitoring, unless the court determines that the person is
16 indigent.
 
17     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.".