97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3318

 

Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Bill Mitchell

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Provides that if and only if the provisions of Senate Bill 3539 of the 96th General Assembly become law, creates the First Degree Murder Litigation Act. Provides that if an indigent defendant is charged with first degree murder and the State's Attorney has not filed a certificate indicating he or she will seek a plea negotiation to reduce the charges from first degree murder to a lesser offense or stated on the record in open court that he or she will seek a plea negotiation to reduce the charges from first degree murder to a lesser offense, the trial court shall immediately appoint the Public Defender, or such other qualified attorney or attorneys as the Illinois Supreme Court shall by rule provide, to represent the defendant. If the Public Defender is appointed he or she shall immediately assign the attorney or attorneys to represent the defendant. Provides that the assigned attorneys shall meet the qualifications as the Supreme Court shall by rule provide. Provides that the assigned attorneys shall receive compensation at a rate not to exceed $125 per hour, adjusted annually for inflation. Creates the First Degree Murder Litigation Trust Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that money deposited into the Trust Fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of providing funding for the pre-trial, trial, and post-conviction review in the prosecution and defense of first degree murder cases and shall not be appropriated, loaned, or in any manner transferred to the General Revenue Fund of the State of Illinois. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes.


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1    AN ACT concerning first degree murder.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the First
5Degree Murder Litigation Act.
 
6    Section 5. Appointment of trial counsel in first degree
7murder cases. If an indigent defendant is charged with first
8degree murder, and the State's Attorney has not, at or before
9arraignment, filed a certificate indicating he or she will seek
10a plea negotiation to reduce the charges from first degree
11murder to a lesser offense or stated on the record in open
12court that he or she will seek a plea negotiation to reduce the
13charges from first degree murder to a lesser offense, the trial
14court shall immediately appoint the Public Defender, or such
15other qualified attorney or attorneys as the Illinois Supreme
16Court shall by rule provide, to represent the defendant as
17trial counsel. If the Public Defender is appointed, he or she
18shall immediately assign such attorney or attorneys who are
19public defenders to represent the defendant. The counsel shall
20meet the qualifications as the Supreme Court shall by rule
21provide. At the request of court appointed counsel in a case in
22which first degree murder charges are sought, attorneys
23employed by the State Appellate Defender may enter an

 

 

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1appearance for the limited purpose of assisting counsel
2appointed under this Section.
 
3    Section 10. Court appointed trial counsel; compensation
4and expenses.
5    (a) This Section applies only to compensation and expenses
6of trial counsel appointed by the court as set forth in Section
75, other than public defenders, for the period after
8arraignment and so long as the State's Attorney has not, at any
9time, filed a certificate indicating he or she will seek a plea
10negotiation to reduce the charges from first degree murder to a
11lesser offense or stated on the record in open court that he or
12she will seek a plea negotiation to reduce the charges from
13first degree murder to a lesser offense.
14    (a-5) Litigation budget.
15        (1) In a case in which the State has filed a statement
16    of intent to seek a first degree murder prosecution, the
17    court shall require appointed counsel, including those
18    appointed in Cook County, after counsel has had adequate
19    time to review the case and prior to engaging trial
20    assistance, to submit a proposed estimated litigation
21    budget for court approval that will be subject to
22    modification in light of facts and developments that emerge
23    as the case proceeds. Case budgets should be submitted ex
24    parte and filed and maintained under seal in order to
25    protect the defendant's right to effective assistance of

 

 

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1    counsel, right not to incriminate him or herself, and all
2    applicable privileges. Case budgets shall be reviewed and
3    approved by the judge assigned to try the case. As provided
4    under subsection (c) of this Section, petitions for
5    compensation shall be reviewed by both the trial judge and
6    the presiding judge or the presiding judge's designee.
7        (2) The litigation budget shall serve purposes
8    comparable to those of private retainer agreements by
9    confirming both the court's and the attorney's
10    expectations regarding fees and expenses. Consideration
11    should be given to employing an ex parte pretrial
12    conference in order to facilitate reaching agreement on a
13    litigation budget at the earliest opportunity.
14        (3) The budget shall be incorporated into a sealed
15    initial pretrial order that reflects the understandings of
16    the court and counsel regarding all matters affecting
17    counsel compensation and reimbursement and payments for
18    investigative, expert and other services, including but
19    not limited to the following matters:
20            (A) the hourly rate at which counsel will be
21        compensated;
22            (B) the hourly rate at which private
23        investigators, other than investigators employed by
24        the Office of the State Appellate Defender, will be
25        compensated; and
26            (C) the best preliminary estimate that can be made

 

 

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1        of the cost of all services, including, but not limited
2        to, counsel, expert, and investigative services, that
3        are likely to be needed through the guilt and penalty
4        phases of the trial. The court shall have discretion to
5        require that budgets be prepared for shorter intervals
6        of time.
7        (4) Appointed counsel may obtain, subject to later
8    review, investigative, expert, or other services without
9    prior authorization if necessary for an adequate defense.
10    If such services are obtained, the presiding judge or the
11    presiding judge's designee shall consider in an ex parte
12    proceeding that timely procurement of necessary services
13    could not await prior authorization. If an ex parte hearing
14    is requested by defense counsel or deemed necessary by the
15    trial judge prior to modifying a budget, the ex parte
16    hearing shall be before the presiding judge or the
17    presiding judge's designee. The judge may then authorize
18    such services nunc pro tunc. If the presiding judge or the
19    presiding judge's designee finds that the services were not
20    reasonable, payment may be denied.
21        (5) An approved budget shall guide counsel's use of
22    time and resources by indicating the services for which
23    compensation is authorized. The case budget shall be
24    re-evaluated when justified by changed or unexpected
25    circumstances and shall be modified by the court when
26    reasonable and necessary for an adequate defense. If an ex

 

 

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1    parte hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed
2    necessary by the trial judge prior to modifying a budget,
3    the ex parte hearing shall be before the presiding judge or
4    the presiding judge's designee.
5    (b) Appointed trial counsel shall be compensated upon
6presentment and certification by the circuit court of a claim
7for services detailing the date, activity, and time duration
8for which compensation is sought. Compensation for appointed
9trial counsel may be paid at a reasonable rate not to exceed
10$125 per hour. The court shall not authorize payment of bills
11that are not properly itemized. A request for payment shall be
12presented under seal and reviewed ex parte with a court
13reporter present.
14    Beginning in 2013, every January 20, the statutory rate
15prescribed in this subsection shall be automatically increased
16or decreased, as applicable, by a percentage equal to the
17percentage change in the consumer price index-u during the
18preceding 12-month calendar year. "Consumer price index-u"
19means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
20the United States Department of Labor that measures the average
21change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
22consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84=100.
23The new rate resulting from each annual adjustment shall be
24determined by the State Treasurer and made available to the
25chief judge of each judicial circuit.
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1certification of expenses for reasonable and necessary first
2degree murder litigation expenses including, but not limited
3to, investigatory and other assistance, expert, forensic, and
4other witnesses, and mitigation specialists. Each provider of
5proposed services must specify the best preliminary estimate
6that can be made in light of information received in the case
7at that point, and the provider must sign this estimate under
8the provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
9A provider of proposed services must also specify (1) his or
10her hourly rate; (2) the hourly rate of anyone else in his or
11her employ for whom reimbursement is sought; and (3) the hourly
12rate of any person or entity that may be subcontracted to
13perform these services. Counsel may not petition for
14certification of expenses that may have been provided or
15compensated by the State Appellate Defender under item (c)(5)
16of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender Act. The
17petitions shall be filed under seal and considered ex parte but
18with a court reporter present for all ex parte conferences. If
19the requests are submitted after services have been rendered,
20the requests shall be supported by an invoice describing the
21services rendered, the dates the services were performed and
22the amount of time spent. These petitions shall be reviewed by
23both the trial judge and the presiding judge of the circuit
24court or the presiding judge's designee. The petitions and
25orders shall be kept under seal and shall be exempt from
26Freedom of Information Act requests until the conclusion of the

 

 

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1trial, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue a first
2degree murder prosecution prior to trial. If an ex parte
3hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed necessary by
4the trial judge, the hearing shall be before the presiding
5judge or the presiding judge's designee.
6    (d) Appointed trial counsel shall petition the court for
7certification of compensation and expenses under this Section
8periodically during the course of counsel's representation.
9The petitions shall be supported by itemized bills showing the
10date, the amount of time spent, the work done, and the total
11being charged for each entry. The court shall not authorize
12payment of bills that are not properly itemized. The court must
13certify reasonable and necessary expenses of the petitioner for
14travel and per diem (lodging, meals, and incidental expenses).
15These expenses must be paid at the rate as promulgated by the
16United States General Services Administration for these
17expenses for the date and location in which they were incurred,
18unless extraordinary reasons are shown for the difference. The
19petitions shall be filed under seal and considered ex parte but
20with a court reporter present for all ex parte conferences. The
21petitions shall be reviewed by both the trial judge and the
22presiding judge of the circuit court or the presiding judge's
23designee. If an ex parte hearing is requested by defense
24counsel or deemed necessary by the trial judge, the ex parte
25hearing shall be before the presiding judge or the presiding
26judge's designee. If the court determines that the compensation

 

 

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1and expenses should be paid from the First Degree Murder
2Litigation Trust Fund, the court shall certify, on a form
3created by the State Treasurer, that all or a designated
4portion of the amount requested is reasonable, necessary, and
5appropriate for payment from the Trust Fund. The form must also
6be signed by lead trial counsel under the provisions of Section
71-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure verifying that the amount
8requested is reasonable, necessary, and appropriate. Bills
9submitted for payment by any individual or entity seeking
10payment from the First Degree Murder Litigation Trust Fund must
11also be accompanied by a form created by the State Treasurer
12and signed by the individual or responsible agent of the entity
13under the provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil
14Procedure that the amount requested is accurate and truthful
15and reflects time spent or expenses incurred. Certification of
16compensation and expenses by a court in any county other than
17Cook County shall be delivered by the court to the State
18Treasurer and must be paid by the State Treasurer directly from
19the First Degree Murder Litigation Trust Fund if there are
20sufficient moneys in the Trust Fund to pay the compensation and
21expenses. If the State Treasurer finds within 14 days of his or
22her receipt of a certification that the compensation and
23expenses to be paid are unreasonable, unnecessary, or
24inappropriate, he or she may return the certification to the
25court setting forth in detail the objection or objections with
26a request for the court to review the objection or objections

 

 

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1before resubmitting the certification. The State Treasurer
2must send the claimant a copy of the objection or objections.
3The State Treasurer may only seek a review of a specific
4objection once. The claimant has 7 days from his or her receipt
5of the objections to file a response with the court. With or
6without further hearing, the court must promptly rule on the
7objections. The petitions and orders shall be kept under seal
8and shall be exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests
9until the conclusion of the trial and appeal of the case, even
10if the prosecution chooses not to pursue a first degree murder
11prosecution prior to trial. Certification of compensation and
12expenses by a court in Cook County shall be delivered by the
13court to the county treasurer and paid by the county treasurer
14from moneys granted to the county from the First Degree Murder
15Litigation Trust Fund.
 
16    Section 15. First Degree Murder Litigation Trust Fund.
17    (a) The First Degree Murder Litigation Trust Fund is
18created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Trust Fund
19shall be administered by the State Treasurer to provide moneys
20for the appropriations to be made, grants to be awarded, and
21compensation and expenses to be paid under this Act. All
22interest earned from the investment or deposit of moneys
23accumulated in the Trust Fund shall, under Section 4.1 of the
24State Finance Act, be deposited into the Trust Fund.
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1considered general revenue of the State of Illinois.
2    (c) Moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall be used
3exclusively for the purposes of providing funding for the
4prosecution and defense of first degree murder cases and for
5providing funding for post-conviction proceedings in first
6degree murder cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal
7Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
8Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to
9first degree murder cases as provided in this Act and shall not
10be appropriated, loaned, or in any manner transferred to the
11General Revenue Fund of the State of Illinois.
12    (d) Every fiscal year the State Treasurer shall transfer
13from the General Revenue Fund to the First Degree Murder
14Litigation Trust Fund an amount equal to the full amount of
15moneys appropriated by the General Assembly (both by original
16and supplemental appropriation), less any unexpended balance
17from the previous fiscal year, from the First Degree Murder
18Litigation Trust Fund for the specific purpose of making
19funding available for the prosecution and defense of first
20degree murder cases and for the litigation expenses associated
21with post-conviction proceedings in first degree murder cases
22under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and
23in relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code
24of Civil Procedure in relation to first degree murder cases.
25The Public Defender and State's Attorney in Cook County, the
26State Appellate Defender, the State's Attorneys Appellate

 

 

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1Prosecutor, and the Attorney General shall make annual requests
2for appropriations from the Trust Fund.
3        (1) The Public Defender in Cook County shall request
4    appropriations to the State Treasurer for expenses
5    incurred by the Public Defender and for funding for private
6    appointed defense counsel in Cook County.
7        (2) The State's Attorney in Cook County shall request
8    an appropriation to the State Treasurer for expenses
9    incurred by the State's Attorney.
10        (3) The State Appellate Defender shall request a direct
11    appropriation from the Trust Fund for expenses incurred by
12    the State Appellate Defender in providing assistance to
13    trial attorneys under item (c)(5) of Section 10 of the
14    State Appellate Defender Act and for expenses incurred by
15    the State Appellate Defender in representing petitioners
16    in first degree murder cases in post-conviction
17    proceedings under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal
18    Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
19    Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation
20    to first degree murder cases and for the representation of
21    those petitioners by attorneys approved by or contracted
22    with the State Appellate Defender and an appropriation to
23    the State Treasurer for payments from the Trust Fund for
24    the defense of cases in counties other than Cook County.
25        (4) The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor shall
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1    expenses incurred by the State's Attorneys Appellate
2    Prosecutor and an appropriation to the State Treasurer for
3    payments from the Trust Fund for expenses incurred by
4    State's Attorneys in counties other than Cook County.
5        (5) The Attorney General shall request a direct
6    appropriation from the Trust Fund to pay expenses incurred
7    by the Attorney General in assisting the State's Attorneys
8    in counties other than Cook County and to pay for expenses
9    incurred by the Attorney General when the Attorney General
10    is ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal Division
11    of the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or
12    supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases and for
13    expenses incurred by the Attorney General in representing
14    the State in post-conviction proceedings in first degree
15    murder cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal
16    Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
17    Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation
18    to capital cases.
19    The Public Defender and State's Attorney in Cook County,
20the State Appellate Defender, the State's Attorneys Appellate
21Prosecutor, and the Attorney General may each request
22supplemental appropriations from the Trust Fund during the
23fiscal year.
24    (e) Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be expended only as
25follows:
26        (1) To pay the State Treasurer's costs to administer

 

 

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1    the Trust Fund. The amount for this purpose may not exceed
2    5% in any one fiscal year of the amount otherwise
3    appropriated from the Trust Fund in the same fiscal year.
4        (2) To pay the first degree murder litigation expenses
5    of trial defense and post-conviction proceedings in first
6    degree murder cases under Article 122 of the Code of
7    Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions
8    filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
9    in relation to first degree murder cases including, but not
10    limited to, DNA testing, including DNA testing under
11    Section 116-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963,
12    analysis, and expert testimony, investigatory and other
13    assistance, expert, forensic, and other witnesses, and
14    mitigation specialists, and grants and aid provided to
15    public defenders, appellate defenders, and any attorney
16    approved by or contracted with the State Appellate Defender
17    representing petitioners in post-conviction proceedings in
18    first degree murder cases under Article 122 of the Code of
19    Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions
20    filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
21    in relation to first degree murder cases or assistance to
22    attorneys who have been appointed by the court to represent
23    defendants who are charged with first degree murder.
24    Reasonable and necessary first degree murder litigation
25    expenses include travel and per diem (lodging, meals, and
26    incidental expenses).

 

 

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1        (3) To pay the compensation of trial attorneys, other
2    than public defenders or appellate defenders, who have been
3    appointed by the court to represent defendants who are
4    charged with first degree murder or attorneys approved by
5    or contracted with the State Appellate Defender to
6    represent petitioners in post-conviction proceedings in
7    first degree murder cases under Article 122 of the Code of
8    Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions
9    filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
10    in relation to first degree murder cases.
11        (4) To provide State's Attorneys with funding for first
12    degree murder litigation expenses and for expenses of
13    representing the State in post-conviction proceedings in
14    first degree murder cases under Article 122 of the Code of
15    Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions
16    filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
17    in relation to first degree murder cases including, but not
18    limited to, investigatory and other assistance and expert,
19    forensic, and other witnesses necessary to prosecute first
20    degree murder cases. State's Attorneys in any county other
21    than Cook County seeking funding for first degree murder
22    litigation expenses and for expenses of representing the
23    State in post-conviction proceedings in first degree
24    murder cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal
25    Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
26    Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation

 

 

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1    to first degree murder cases including, but not limited to,
2    investigatory and other assistance and expert, forensic,
3    or other witnesses under this Section may request that the
4    State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor or the Attorney
5    General, as the case may be, certify the expenses as
6    reasonable, necessary, and appropriate for payment from
7    the Trust Fund, on a form created by the State Treasurer.
8    Upon certification of the expenses and delivery of the
9    certification to the State Treasurer, the Treasurer shall
10    pay the expenses directly from the First Degree Murder
11    Litigation Trust Fund if there are sufficient moneys in the
12    Trust Fund to pay the expenses.
13        (5) To provide financial support through the Attorney
14    General pursuant to the Attorney General Act for the
15    several county State's Attorneys outside of Cook County,
16    but shall not be used to increase personnel for the
17    Attorney General's Office, except when the Attorney
18    General is ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal
19    Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute
20    or supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases.
21        (6) To provide financial support through the State's
22    Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor pursuant to the State's
23    Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act for the several
24    county State's Attorneys outside of Cook County, but shall
25    not be used to increase personnel for the State's Attorneys
26    Appellate Prosecutor.

 

 

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1        (7) To provide financial support to the State Appellate
2    Defender pursuant to the State Appellate Defender Act.
3    Moneys expended from the Trust Fund shall be in addition to
4county funding for Public Defenders and State's Attorneys, and
5shall not be used to supplant or reduce ordinary and customary
6county funding.
7    (f) Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be appropriated to the
8State Appellate Defender, the State's Attorneys Appellate
9Prosecutor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer. The
10State Appellate Defender shall receive an appropriation from
11the Trust Fund to enable it to provide assistance to appointed
12defense counsel and attorneys approved by or contracted with
13the State Appellate Defender to represent petitioners in
14post-conviction proceedings in first degree murder cases under
15Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in
16relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of
17Civil Procedure in relation to first degree murder cases
18throughout the State and to Public Defenders in counties other
19than Cook. The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and the
20Attorney General shall receive appropriations from the Trust
21Fund to enable them to provide assistance to State's Attorneys
22in counties other than Cook County and when the Attorney
23General is ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal
24Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or
25supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases. Moneys shall be
26appropriated to the State Treasurer to enable the Treasurer (i)

 

 

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1to make grants to Cook County, (ii) to pay the expenses of
2Public Defenders, the State Appellate Defender, the Attorney
3General, the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
4Prosecutor, and State's Attorneys in counties other than Cook
5County, (iii) to pay the expenses and compensation of appointed
6defense counsel and attorneys approved by or contracted with
7the State Appellate Defender to represent petitioners in
8post-conviction proceedings in first degree murder cases under
9Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in
10relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of
11Civil Procedure in relation to first degree murder cases in
12counties other than Cook County, and (iv) to pay the costs of
13administering the Trust Fund. All expenditures and grants made
14from the Trust Fund shall be subject to audit by the Auditor
15General.
16    (g) For Cook County, grants from the Trust Fund shall be
17made and administered as follows:
18        (1) For each State fiscal year, the State's Attorney
19    and Public Defender must each make a separate application
20    to the State Treasurer for first degree murder litigation
21    grants.
22        (2) The State Treasurer shall establish rules and
23    procedures for grant applications. The rules shall require
24    the Cook County Treasurer as the grant recipient to report
25    on a periodic basis to the State Treasurer how much of the
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1    remaining, and the purposes for which the grant has been
2    used. The rules may also require the Cook County Treasurer
3    to certify on a periodic basis that expenditures of the
4    funds have been made for expenses that are reasonable,
5    necessary, and appropriate for payment from the Trust Fund.
6        (3) The State Treasurer shall make the grants to the
7    Cook County Treasurer as soon as possible after the
8    beginning of the State fiscal year.
9        (4) The State's Attorney or Public Defender may apply
10    for supplemental grants during the fiscal year.
11        (5) Grant moneys shall be paid to the Cook County
12    Treasurer in block grants and held in separate accounts for
13    the State's Attorney, the Public Defender, and court
14    appointed defense counsel other than the Cook County Public
15    Defender, respectively, for the designated fiscal year,
16    and are not subject to county appropriation.
17        (6) Expenditure of grant moneys under this subsection
18    (g) is subject to audit by the Auditor General.
19        (7) The Cook County Treasurer shall immediately make
20    payment from the appropriate separate account in the county
21    treasury for first degree murder litigation expenses to the
22    State's Attorney, Public Defender, or court appointed
23    defense counsel other than the Public Defender, as the case
24    may be, upon order of the State's Attorney, Public
25    Defender, or the court, respectively.
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1County is represented by court appointed counsel other than the
2Cook County Public Defender, the appointed counsel shall
3petition the court for an order directing the Cook County
4Treasurer to pay the court appointed counsel's reasonable and
5necessary compensation and first degree murder litigation
6expenses from grant moneys provided from the Trust Fund. The
7petitions shall be supported by itemized bills showing the
8date, the amount of time spent, the work done, and the total
9being charged for each entry. The court shall not authorize
10payment of bills that are not properly itemized. The petitions
11shall be filed under seal and considered ex parte but with a
12court reporter present for all ex parte conferences. The
13petitions shall be reviewed by both the trial judge and the
14presiding judge of the circuit court or the presiding judge's
15designee. The petitions and orders shall be kept under seal and
16shall be exempt from Freedom of Information requests until the
17conclusion of the trial and appeal of the case, even if the
18prosecution chooses not to pursue a first degree murder
19prosecution prior to trial. Orders denying petitions for
20compensation or expenses are final. Counsel may not petition
21for expenses that may have been provided or compensated by the
22State Appellate Defender under item (c)(5) of Section 10 of the
23State Appellate Defender Act.
24    (i) In counties other than Cook County, and when the
25Attorney General is ordered by the presiding judge of the
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1prosecute or supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases,
2and excluding first degree murder litigation expenses or
3services that may have been provided by the State Appellate
4Defender under item (c)(5) of Section 10 of the State Appellate
5Defender Act:
6        (1) Upon certification by the circuit court, on a form
7    created by the State Treasurer, that all or a portion of
8    the expenses are reasonable, necessary, and appropriate
9    for payment from the Trust Fund and the court's delivery of
10    the certification to the Treasurer, the Treasurer shall pay
11    the certified expenses of Public Defenders and the State
12    Appellate Defender from the money appropriated to the
13    Treasurer for first degree murder litigation expenses of
14    Public Defenders and post-conviction proceeding expenses
15    in first degree murder cases of the State Appellate
16    Defender and expenses in relation to petitions filed under
17    Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation
18    to first degree murder cases in any county other than Cook
19    County, if there are sufficient moneys in the Trust Fund to
20    pay the expenses.
21        (2) If a defendant in a first degree murder case is
22    represented by court appointed counsel other than the
23    Public Defender, the appointed counsel shall petition the
24    court to certify compensation and first degree murder
25    litigation expenses including, but not limited to,
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1    other witnesses, and mitigation specialists as reasonable,
2    necessary, and appropriate for payment from the Trust Fund.
3    If a petitioner in a first degree murder case who has filed
4    a petition for post-conviction relief under Article 122 of
5    the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or a petition under
6    Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation
7    to first degree murder cases is represented by an attorney
8    approved by or contracted with the State Appellate Defender
9    other than the State Appellate Defender, that attorney
10    shall petition the court to certify compensation and
11    litigation expenses of post-conviction proceedings under
12    Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or in
13    relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the
14    Code of Civil Procedure in relation to first degree murder
15    cases. Upon certification on a form created by the State
16    Treasurer of all or a portion of the compensation and
17    expenses certified as reasonable, necessary, and
18    appropriate for payment from the Trust Fund and the court's
19    delivery of the certification to the Treasurer, the State
20    Treasurer shall pay the certified compensation and
21    expenses from the money appropriated to the Treasurer for
22    that purpose, if there are sufficient moneys in the Trust
23    Fund to make those payments.
24        (3) A petition for first degree murder litigation
25    expenses or post-conviction proceeding expenses or
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1    of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to first degree
2    murder cases under this subsection shall be considered
3    under seal and reviewed ex parte with a court reporter
4    present. Orders denying petitions for compensation or
5    expenses are final.
6    (j) If the Trust Fund is discontinued or dissolved by an
7Act of the General Assembly or by operation of law, any balance
8remaining in the Trust Fund shall be returned to the General
9Revenue Fund after deduction of administrative costs, any other
10provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding.
 
11    Section 20. Report. The Cook County Public Defender, the
12Cook County State's Attorney, the State Appellate Defender, the
13State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and the Attorney
14General shall each report separately to the General Assembly by
15January 1, 2016 detailing the amounts of money received by them
16through this Act, the uses for which those funds were expended,
17the balances then in the First Degree Murder Litigation Trust
18Fund or county accounts, as the case may be, dedicated to them
19for the use and support of Public Defenders, appointed trial
20defense counsel, and State's Attorneys, as the case may be. The
21report shall describe and discuss the need for continued
22funding through the Fund and contain any suggestions for
23changes to this Act.
 
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1operational unless the provisions of Senate Bill 3539 of the
296th General Assembly become law.
 
3    Section 105. If and only if the provisions of Senate Bill
43539 of the 96th General Assembly become law, the Freedom of
5Information Act is amended by changing Section 7.5 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
7    Sec. 7.5. Statutory Exemptions. To the extent provided for
8by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be exempt
9from inspection and copying:
10    (a) All information determined to be confidential under
11Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and Development Act.
12    (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
13library users with specific materials under the Library Records
14Confidentiality Act.
15    (c) Applications, related documents, and medical records
16received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation Procedures
17Board and any and all documents or other records prepared by
18the Experimental Organ Transplantation Procedures Board or its
19staff relating to applications it has received.
20    (d) Information and records held by the Department of
21Public Health and its authorized representatives relating to
22known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible disease or
23any information the disclosure of which is restricted under the
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1    (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted under
2Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
3    (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of the
4Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications
5Based Selection Act.
6    (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted and
7exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act.
8    (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted under
9the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and records of
10any lawfully created State or local inspector general's office
11that would be exempt if created or obtained by an Executive
12Inspector General's office under that Act.
13    (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy plan
14submitted to a municipality in accordance with a local
15emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted under Section
1611-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
17    (j) Information and data concerning the distribution of
18surcharge moneys collected and remitted by wireless carriers
19under the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act.
20    (k) Law enforcement officer identification information or
21driver identification information compiled by a law
22enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation under
23Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
24    (l) Records and information provided to a residential
25health care facility resident sexual assault and death review
26team or the Executive Council under the Abuse Prevention Review

 

 

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1Team Act.
2    (m) Information provided to the predatory lending database
3created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential Real Property
4Disclosure Act, except to the extent authorized under that
5Article.
6    (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
7compensation and expenses for court appointed trial counsel as
8provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the First Degree Murder
9Capital Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall apply
10until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even if the
11prosecution chooses not to pursue first degree murder charges
12the death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
13    (o) Information that is prohibited from being disclosed
14under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances
15Registry Act.
16    (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
17investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
18information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
19Regional Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
20Regional Transportation Authority Act or the St. Clair County
21Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety Act.
22    (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
23Personnel Records Review Act.
24    (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
25Illinois School Student Records Act.
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1Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
2    (t) All identified or deidentified health information in
3the form of health data or medical records contained in, stored
4in, submitted to, transferred by, or released from the Illinois
5Health Information Exchange, and identified or deidentified
6health information in the form of health data and medical
7records of the Illinois Health Information Exchange in the
8possession of the Illinois Health Information Exchange
9Authority due to its administration of the Illinois Health
10Information Exchange. The terms "identified" and
11"deidentified" shall be given the same meaning as in the Health
12Insurance Accountability and Portability Act of 1996, Public
13Law 104-191, or any subsequent amendments thereto, and any
14regulations promulgated thereunder.
15    (u) (t) Records and information provided to an independent
16team of experts under Brian's Law.
17(Source: P.A. 96-542, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1235, eff. 1-1-11;
1896-1331, eff. 7-27-10; revised 9-2-10.)
 
19    Section 110. If and only if the provisions of Senate Bill
203539 become law, the State Finance Act is amended by adding
21Section 5.786 as follows:
 
22    (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)
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1    Section 115. If and only if the provisions of Senate Bill
23539 become law, the Counties Code is amended by changing
3Sections 3-4006.1 and 3-9005 as follows:
 
4    (55 ILCS 5/3-4006.1)
5    Sec. 3-4006.1. Powers and Duties of the Cook County Public
6Defender. For each State fiscal year, the Cook County Public
7Defender shall appear before the General Assembly and request
8appropriations to be made from the First Degree Murder Capital
9Litigation Trust Fund to the State Treasurer for the purpose of
10providing trial defense assistance in first degree murder
11capital cases. The Public Defender may appear before the
12General Assembly at other times during the State's fiscal year
13to request supplemental appropriations be made from the Trust
14Fund to the State Treasurer.
15(Source: P.A. 91-589, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
16    (55 ILCS 5/3-9005)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-9005)
17    Sec. 3-9005. Powers and duties of State's attorney.
18    (a) The duty of each State's attorney shall be:
19        (1) To commence and prosecute all actions, suits,
20    indictments and prosecutions, civil and criminal, in the
21    circuit court for his county, in which the people of the
22    State or county may be concerned.
23        (2) To prosecute all forfeited bonds and
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1    recovery of debts, revenues, moneys, fines, penalties and
2    forfeitures accruing to the State or his county, or to any
3    school district or road district in his county; also, to
4    prosecute all suits in his county against railroad or
5    transportation companies, which may be prosecuted in the
6    name of the People of the State of Illinois.
7        (3) To commence and prosecute all actions and
8    proceedings brought by any county officer in his official
9    capacity.
10        (4) To defend all actions and proceedings brought
11    against his county, or against any county or State officer,
12    in his official capacity, within his county.
13        (5) To attend the examination of all persons brought
14    before any judge on habeas corpus, when the prosecution is
15    in his county.
16        (6) To attend before judges and prosecute charges of
17    felony or misdemeanor, for which the offender is required
18    to be recognized to appear before the circuit court, when
19    in his power so to do.
20        (7) To give his opinion, without fee or reward, to any
21    county officer in his county, upon any question or law
22    relating to any criminal or other matter, in which the
23    people or the county may be concerned.
24        (8) To assist the attorney general whenever it may be
25    necessary, and in cases of appeal from his county to the
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1    general to attend, he shall furnish the attorney general at
2    least 10 days before such is due to be filed, a manuscript
3    of a proposed statement, brief and argument to be printed
4    and filed on behalf of the people, prepared in accordance
5    with the rules of the Supreme Court. However, if such
6    brief, argument or other document is due to be filed by law
7    or order of court within this 10 day period, then the
8    State's attorney shall furnish such as soon as may be
9    reasonable.
10        (9) To pay all moneys received by him in trust, without
11    delay, to the officer who by law is entitled to the custody
12    thereof.
13        (10) To notify, by first class mail, complaining
14    witnesses of the ultimate disposition of the cases arising
15    from an indictment or an information.
16        (11) To perform such other and further duties as may,
17    from time to time, be enjoined on him by law.
18        (12) To appear in all proceedings by collectors of
19    taxes against delinquent taxpayers for judgments to sell
20    real estate, and see that all the necessary preliminary
21    steps have been legally taken to make the judgment legal
22    and binding.
23        (13) To notify, by first-class mail, the State
24    Superintendent of Education, the applicable regional
25    superintendent of schools, and the superintendent of the
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1    administrator of the employing nonpublic school, if any,
2    upon the conviction of any individual known to possess a
3    certificate issued pursuant to Article 21 of the School
4    Code of any offense set forth in Section 21-23a of the
5    School Code or any other felony conviction, providing the
6    name of the certificate holder, the fact of the conviction,
7    and the name and location of the court where the conviction
8    occurred. The certificate holder must also be
9    contemporaneously sent a copy of the notice.
10    (b) The State's Attorney of each county shall have
11authority to appoint one or more special investigators to serve
12subpoenas, make return of process and conduct investigations
13which assist the State's Attorney in the performance of his
14duties. A special investigator shall not carry firearms except
15with permission of the State's Attorney and only while carrying
16appropriate identification indicating his employment and in
17the performance of his assigned duties.
18    Subject to the qualifications set forth in this subsection,
19special investigators shall be peace officers and shall have
20all the powers possessed by investigators under the State's
21Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
22    No special investigator employed by the State's Attorney
23shall have peace officer status or exercise police powers
24unless he or she successfully completes the basic police
25training course mandated and approved by the Illinois Law
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1training requirement by reason of the special investigator's
2prior law enforcement experience or training or both. Any
3State's Attorney appointing a special investigator shall
4consult with all affected local police agencies, to the extent
5consistent with the public interest, if the special
6investigator is assigned to areas within that agency's
7jurisdiction.
8    Before a person is appointed as a special investigator, his
9fingerprints shall be taken and transmitted to the Department
10of State Police. The Department shall examine its records and
11submit to the State's Attorney of the county in which the
12investigator seeks appointment any conviction information
13concerning the person on file with the Department. No person
14shall be appointed as a special investigator if he has been
15convicted of a felony or other offense involving moral
16turpitude. A special investigator shall be paid a salary and be
17reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in performing his
18assigned duties. The county board shall approve the salary and
19actual expenses and appropriate the salary and expenses in the
20manner prescribed by law or ordinance.
21    (c) The State's Attorney may request and receive from
22employers, labor unions, telephone companies, and utility
23companies location information concerning putative fathers and
24noncustodial parents for the purpose of establishing a child's
25paternity or establishing, enforcing, or modifying a child
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1means information about (i) the physical whereabouts of a
2putative father or noncustodial parent, (ii) the putative
3father or noncustodial parent's employer, or (iii) the salary,
4wages, and other compensation paid and the health insurance
5coverage provided to the putative father or noncustodial parent
6by the employer of the putative father or noncustodial parent
7or by a labor union of which the putative father or
8noncustodial parent is a member.
9    (d) For each State fiscal year, the State's Attorney of
10Cook County shall appear before the General Assembly and
11request appropriations to be made from the First Degree Murder
12Capital Litigation Trust Fund to the State Treasurer for the
13purpose of providing assistance in the prosecution of first
14degree murder capital cases in Cook County and for the purpose
15of providing assistance to the State in post-conviction
16proceedings in first degree murder capital cases under Article
17122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation
18to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil
19Procedure in relation to first degree murder capital cases. The
20State's Attorney may appear before the General Assembly at
21other times during the State's fiscal year to request
22supplemental appropriations from the Trust Fund to the State
23Treasurer.
24    (e) The State's Attorney shall have the authority to enter
25into a written agreement with the Department of Revenue for
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1Code of 1961 against persons who have issued to the Department
2checks or other orders in violation of the provisions of
3paragraph (d) of subsection (B) of Section 17-1 of the Criminal
4Code of 1961, with the Department to retain the amount owing
5upon the dishonored check or order along with the dishonored
6check fee imposed under the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act,
7with the balance of damages, fees, and costs collected under
8Section 17-1a of the Criminal Code of 1961 to be retained by
9the State's Attorney. The agreement shall not affect the
10allocation of fines and costs imposed in any criminal
11prosecution.
12(Source: P.A. 96-431, eff. 8-13-09.)
 
13    Section 120. If and only if the provisions of Senate Bill
143539 become law, the State Appellate Defender Act is amended by
15changing Section 10 as follows:
 
16    (725 ILCS 105/10)  (from Ch. 38, par. 208-10)
17    Sec. 10. Powers and duties of State Appellate Defender.
18    (a) The State Appellate Defender shall represent indigent
19persons on appeal in criminal and delinquent minor proceedings,
20when appointed to do so by a court under a Supreme Court Rule
21or law of this State.
22    (b) The State Appellate Defender shall submit a budget for
23the approval of the State Appellate Defender Commission.
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1        (1) maintain a panel of private attorneys available to
2    serve as counsel on a case basis;
3        (2) establish programs, alone or in conjunction with
4    law schools, for the purpose of utilizing volunteer law
5    students as legal assistants;
6        (3) cooperate and consult with state agencies,
7    professional associations, and other groups concerning the
8    causes of criminal conduct, the rehabilitation and
9    correction of persons charged with and convicted of crime,
10    the administration of criminal justice, and, in counties of
11    less than 1,000,000 population, study, design, develop and
12    implement model systems for the delivery of trial level
13    defender services, and make an annual report to the General
14    Assembly;
15        (4) hire investigators to provide investigative
16    services to appointed counsel and county public defenders;
17        (5) in first degree murder cases in which a death
18    sentence is an authorized disposition, provide trial
19    counsel with legal assistance and the assistance of expert
20    witnesses, investigators, and mitigation specialists from
21    funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender
22    specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. The
23    Office of State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed
24    to serve as trial counsel in first degree murder capital
25    cases;
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1    study, design, develop, and implement model systems for the
2    delivery of trial level defender services for juveniles in
3    the justice system; (ii) in cases in which a sentence of
4    incarceration or an adult sentence, or both, is an
5    authorized disposition, provide trial counsel with legal
6    advice and the assistance of expert witnesses and
7    investigators from funds appropriated to the Office of the
8    State Appellate Defender by the General Assembly
9    specifically for that purpose; (iii) develop and provide
10    training to public defenders on juvenile justice issues,
11    utilizing resources including the State and local bar
12    associations, the Illinois Public Defender Association,
13    law schools, the Midwest Juvenile Defender Center, and pro
14    bono efforts by law firms; and (iv) make an annual report
15    to the General Assembly.
16    Investigators employed by the First Degree Murder Capital
17Trial Assistance Unit and First Degree Murder Capital Post
18Conviction Unit of the State Appellate Defender shall be
19authorized to inquire through the Illinois State Police or
20local law enforcement with the Law Enforcement Agencies Data
21System (LEADS) under Section 2605-375 of the Civil
22Administrative Code of Illinois to ascertain whether their
23potential witnesses have a criminal background, including: (i)
24warrants; (ii) arrests; (iii) convictions; and (iv) officer
25safety information. This authorization applies only to
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1protect the personal safety of the investigators. Any
2information that is obtained through this inquiry may not be
3disclosed by the investigators.
4    (d) For each State fiscal year, the State Appellate
5Defender shall request a direct appropriation from the First
6Degree Murder Capital Litigation Trust Fund for expenses
7incurred by the State Appellate Defender in providing
8assistance to trial attorneys under item (c)(5) of this Section
9and for expenses incurred by the State Appellate Defender in
10representing petitioners in first degree murder capital cases
11in post-conviction proceedings under Article 122 of the Code of
12Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed
13under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation
14to first degree murder capital cases and for the representation
15of those petitioners by attorneys approved by or contracted
16with the State Appellate Defender and an appropriation to the
17State Treasurer for payments from the Trust Fund for the
18defense of cases in counties other than Cook County. The State
19Appellate Defender may appear before the General Assembly at
20other times during the State's fiscal year to request
21supplemental appropriations from the Trust Fund to the State
22Treasurer.
23    (e) The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
24shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the
25Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
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1Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as
2required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization
3Act and filing such additional copies with the State Government
4Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is
5required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library
6Act.
7(Source: P.A. 95-376, eff. 1-1-08; 96-1148, eff. 7-21-10.)
 
8    Section 125. If and only if the provisions of Senate Bill
93539 become law, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
10amended by changing Section 113-3 as follows:
 
11    (725 ILCS 5/113-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 113-3)
12    Sec. 113-3. (a) Every person charged with an offense shall
13be allowed counsel before pleading to the charge. If the
14defendant desires counsel and has been unable to obtain same
15before arraignment the court shall recess court or continue the
16cause for a reasonable time to permit defendant to obtain
17counsel and consult with him before pleading to the charge. If
18the accused is a dissolved corporation, and is not represented
19by counsel, the court may, in the interest of justice, appoint
20as counsel a licensed attorney of this State.
21    (b) In all cases, except where the penalty is a fine only,
22if the court determines that the defendant is indigent and
23desires counsel, the Public Defender shall be appointed as
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1defendant requests counsel other than the Public Defender and
2the court finds that the rights of the defendant will be
3prejudiced by the appointment of the Public Defender, the court
4shall appoint as counsel a licensed attorney at law of this
5State, except that in a county having a population of 2,000,000
6or more the Public Defender shall be appointed as counsel in
7all misdemeanor cases where the defendant is indigent and
8desires counsel unless the case involves multiple defendants,
9in which case the court may appoint counsel other than the
10Public Defender for the additional defendants. The court shall
11require an affidavit signed by any defendant who requests
12court-appointed counsel. Such affidavit shall be in the form
13established by the Supreme Court containing sufficient
14information to ascertain the assets and liabilities of that
15defendant. The Court may direct the Clerk of the Circuit Court
16to assist the defendant in the completion of the affidavit. Any
17person who knowingly files such affidavit containing false
18information concerning his assets and liabilities shall be
19liable to the county where the case, in which such false
20affidavit is filed, is pending for the reasonable value of the
21services rendered by the public defender or other
22court-appointed counsel in the case to the extent that such
23services were unjustly or falsely procured.
24    (c) Upon the filing with the court of a verified statement
25of services rendered the court shall order the county treasurer
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1Defender a reasonable fee. The court shall consider all
2relevant circumstances, including but not limited to the time
3spent while court is in session, other time spent in
4representing the defendant, and expenses reasonably incurred
5by counsel. In counties with a population greater than
62,000,000, the court shall order the county treasurer of the
7county of trial to pay counsel other than the Public Defender a
8reasonable fee stated in the order and based upon a rate of
9compensation of not more than $40 for each hour spent while
10court is in session and not more than $30 for each hour
11otherwise spent representing a defendant, and such
12compensation shall not exceed $150 for each defendant
13represented in misdemeanor cases and $1250 in felony cases, in
14addition to expenses reasonably incurred as hereinafter in this
15Section provided, except that, in extraordinary circumstances,
16payment in excess of the limits herein stated may be made if
17the trial court certifies that such payment is necessary to
18provide fair compensation for protracted representation. A
19trial court may entertain the filing of this verified statement
20before the termination of the cause, and may order the
21provisional payment of sums during the pendency of the cause.
22    (d) In first degree murder capital cases, in addition to
23counsel, if the court determines that the defendant is indigent
24the court may, upon the filing with the court of a verified
25statement of services rendered, order the county Treasurer of
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1defendant reasonable compensation stated in the order not to
2exceed $250 for each defendant.
3    (e) If the court in any county having a population greater
4than 2,000,000 determines that the defendant is indigent the
5court may, upon the filing with the court of a verified
6statement of such expenses, order the county treasurer of the
7county of trial, in such counties having a population greater
8than 2,000,000 to pay the general expenses of the trial
9incurred by the defendant not to exceed $50 for each defendant.
10    (f) The provisions of this Section relating to appointment
11of counsel, compensation of counsel, and payment of expenses in
12first degree murder capital cases apply except when the
13compensation and expenses are being provided under the First
14Degree Murder Capital Crimes Litigation Act.
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    New Act
4    5 ILCS 140/7.5
5    30 ILCS 105/5.786 new
6    55 ILCS 5/3-4006.1
7    55 ILCS 5/3-9005from Ch. 34, par. 3-9005
8    725 ILCS 105/10from Ch. 38, par. 208-10
9    725 ILCS 5/113-3from Ch. 38, par. 113-3