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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1305
Introduced 2/20/2007, by Rep. John E. Bradley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that with the consent of the defendant, the court may order that a defendant who has been convicted of a criminal offense and ordered to pay a fine perform community service in lieu of the payment of the fine. Provides that the court shall in such cases waive any fines imposed upon the defendant and a defendant who performs such community service shall not be considered in default of the payment of the fine.
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A BILL FOR
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HB1305 |
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LRB095 09936 RLC 30148 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
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| adding Section 5-9-5 as follows:
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| (730 ILCS 5/5-9-5 new) |
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| Sec. 5-9-5. Community service in lieu of fines. With the |
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| consent of the defendant, the court may order that a defendant |
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| who has been convicted of a criminal offense and ordered to pay |
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| a fine perform community service in lieu of the payment of the |
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| fine. The court shall in such cases waive any fines imposed |
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| upon the defendant and a defendant who performs such community |
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| service shall not be considered in default of the payment of |
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| the fine.
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