SB1413 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1413

Introduced 2/13/2019, by Sen. Brian W. Stewart

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/3-6023	from Ch. 34, par. 3-6023
705 ILCS 135/905-43

Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment. Stops the repeal (under Public Act 100-987) of provisions in the Counties Code allowing county to require a court services fee in civil cases for court services deemed necessary by the sheriff to provide for court security. Amends the Counties Code restoring a reference to the court services fee. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section 3-6023 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/3-6023) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6023)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-987)

Sec. 3-6023. Attendance at courts. Each sheriff shall, in person or by deputy, county corrections officer, or court security officer, attend upon all courts held in his or her county when in session, and obey the lawful orders and directions of the court, and shall maintain the security of the courthouse. Court services customarily performed by sheriffs shall be provided by the sheriff or his or her deputies, county corrections officers, or court security officers, rather than by employees of the court, unless there are no deputies, county corrections officers, or court security officers available to perform such services. The expenses of the sheriff in carrying out his or her duties under this Section, including the compensation of deputies, county corrections officers, or court security officers assigned to such services, shall be paid to the county from fees collected pursuant to court order for services of the sheriff and from any court services fees collected by the county pursuant to Section 5-1103, as now or hereafter amended.

(Source: P.A. 89-685, eff. 6-1-97; 89-707, eff. 6-1-97.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-987)

Sec. 3-6023. Attendance at courts. Each sheriff shall, in person or by deputy, county corrections officer, or court security officer, attend upon all courts held in his or her county when in session, and obey the lawful orders and directions of the court, and shall maintain the security of the courthouse. Court services customarily performed by sheriffs shall be provided by the sheriff or his or her deputies, county corrections officers, or court security officers, rather than by employees of the court, unless there are no deputies, county corrections officers, or court security officers available to perform such services. The expenses of the sheriff in carrying out his or her duties under this Section, including the compensation of deputies, county corrections officers, or court security officers assigned to such services, shall be paid to the county from fees collected pursuant to court order for services of the sheriff and from any court services fees collected by the county under the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act and Section 5-1103 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)

Section 10. The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act is amended by changing Section 905-43 as follows:

(705 ILCS 135/905-43)

Sec. 905-43. The Counties Code is amended by repealing Sections 3-4012, 4-2002, 4-2002.1, 5-1101, and 5-1101.5, and 5-1103.

(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)

Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other Public Act.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.