98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB1946

 

Introduced 2/15/2013, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/5-9-3  from Ch. 38, par. 1005-9-3

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning default in the payment of a fine or any installment of a fine.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 5-9-3 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/5-9-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-9-3)
7    Sec. 5-9-3. Default.
8    (a) An offender who defaults in the the payment of a fine
9or any installment of that fine may be held in contempt and
10imprisoned for nonpayment. The court may issue a summons for
11his appearance or a warrant of arrest.
12    (b) Unless the offender shows that his default was not due
13to his intentional refusal to pay, or not due to a failure on
14his part to make a good faith effort to pay, the court may
15order the offender imprisoned for a term not to exceed 6 months
16if the fine was for a felony, or 30 days if the fine was for a
17misdemeanor, a petty offense or a business offense. Payment of
18the fine at any time will entitle the offender to be released,
19but imprisonment under this Section shall not satisfy the
20payment of the fine.
21    (c) If it appears that the default in the payment of a fine
22is not intentional under paragraph (b) of this Section, the
23court may enter an order allowing the offender additional time

 

 

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1for payment, reducing the amount of the fine or of each
2installment, or revoking the fine or the unpaid portion.
3    (d) When a fine is imposed on a corporation or
4unincorporated organization or association, it is the duty of
5the person or persons authorized to make disbursement of
6assets, and their superiors, to pay the fine from assets of the
7corporation or unincorporated organization or association. The
8failure of such persons to do so shall render them subject to
9proceedings under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
10    (e) A default in the payment of a fine, fee, cost, order of
11restitution, judgment of bond forfeiture, judgment order of
12forfeiture, or any installment thereof may be collected by any
13and all means authorized for the collection of money judgments.
14The State's Attorney of the county in which the fine, fee,
15cost, order of restitution, judgment of bond forfeiture, or
16judgment order of forfeiture was imposed may retain attorneys
17and private collection agents for the purpose of collecting any
18default in payment of any fine, fee, cost, order of
19restitution, judgment of bond forfeiture, judgment order of
20forfeiture, or installment thereof. An additional fee of 30% of
21the delinquent amount is to be charged to the offender for any
22amount of the fine, fee, cost, restitution, or judgment of bond
23forfeiture or installment of the fine, fee, cost, restitution,
24or judgment of bond forfeiture that remains unpaid after the
25time fixed for payment of the fine, fee, cost, restitution, or
26judgment of bond forfeiture by the court. The additional fee

 

 

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1shall be payable to the State's Attorney in order to compensate
2the State's Attorney for costs incurred in collecting the
3delinquent amount. The State's Attorney may enter into
4agreements assigning any portion of the fee to the retained
5attorneys or the private collection agent retained by the
6State's Attorney. Any agreement between the State's Attorney
7and the retained attorneys or collection agents shall require
8the approval of the Circuit Clerk of that county. A default in
9payment of a fine, fee, cost, restitution, or judgment of bond
10forfeiture shall draw interest at the rate of 9% per annum.
11(Source: P.A. 95-514, eff. 1-1-08; 95-606, eff. 6-1-08; 95-876,
12eff. 8-21-08.)