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Public Act 92-0508
HB0549 Re-Enrolled LRB9202023TAtm
AN ACT concerning public defenders.
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 3-4007 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/3-4007) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-4007)
Sec. 3-4007. Compensation.
(a) The public defender shall be paid out of the county
treasury, and the State treasury as provided in subsection
(b), as the sole compensation for his or her services a
salary in an such amount as shall be fixed by the County
Board. which salary in counties of less than 500,000
population but in excess of 100,000 shall not be less than
40% nor more than 100% of the compensation of the State's
Attorneys of such counties and in counties of 100,000 or less
population shall not be less than 25% nor more than 100% of
the compensation of the State's Attorneys of such counties.
When a Public Defender in a county of 30,000 or more
population is receiving not less than 90% of the compensation
of the State's Attorney of such county, that Public Defender
shall not engage in the private practice of law.
(b) The State treasury must pay 66 2/3% of the public
defender's annual salary. If the public defender is employed
full-time in that capacity, his or her salary must be at
least 90% of that county's State's attorney's annual
compensation. These amounts furnished by the State shall be
payable monthly from the State treasury to the county in
which each Public Defender is employed.
(c) In cases where 2 or more adjoining counties have
joined to form a common office of Public Defender, the salary
of the Public Defender shall be set and paid as provided by a
joint resolution of the various county boards involved.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
1, 2002.
Passed in the General Assembly May 18, 2001.
Governor Amendatory Veto August 10, 2001.
General Assembly Accepts Amendatory Veto November 28, 2001.
Returned to Governor for Certification December 12, 2001.
Governor Certifies Changes January 01, 2002.
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