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    AN ACT in relation to court fees. 

 
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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 Counties Code is amended by changing Section 
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5-1101 as
follows:


 
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    (55 ILCS 5/5-1101)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1101)

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    Sec. 5-1101. Additional fees to finance court system.
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county board may enact by ordinance or resolution the following 
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fees:


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    (a) A $5 fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of 
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guilty or a grant
of supervision for violation of the Illinois 
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Vehicle Code other than Section
11-501 or violations of similar 
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provisions contained in county or municipal
ordinances 
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committed in the county, and up to a $30 fee to be paid by the

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defendant on a judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision for 
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violation of
Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a 
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violation of a similar
provision contained in county or 
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municipal ordinances committed in the county.


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    (b) In the case of a county having a population of 
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1,000,000 or less,
a $5 fee to be collected in all civil cases 
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by the clerk of the circuit court.


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    (c) A fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of 
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guilty or a grant of
supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the 
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Unified Code of Corrections, as follows:


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        (1) for a felony, $50;


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        (2) for a class A misdemeanor, $25;


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        (3) for a class B or class C misdemeanor, $15;


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        (4) for a petty offense, $10;


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        (5) for a business offense, $10.


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    (d) A $100 fee for the second and subsequent violations of 
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Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of 
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similar provisions
contained in county or municipal ordinances 
 


 






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committed in the county.  The
proceeds of this fee shall be 
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placed in the county general fund and used to
finance education 
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programs related to driving under the influence of alcohol or

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drugs.


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    (e) In each county in which a teen court, peer court, peer 
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jury, youth
court, or
other
youth diversion program has been 
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created, a county may adopt a mandatory fee
of up to $5 to be 
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assessed as provided in this subsection.  Assessments
collected

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by the clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this subsection 
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must be deposited
into an
account specifically for the 
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operation and administration of a teen court, peer
court, peer 
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jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program.  The clerk 
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of
the
circuit court shall collect the fees established in this 
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subsection and must
remit the
fees to the teen court, peer 
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court, peer jury, youth court, or other youth
diversion
program 
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monthly, less 5%, which is to be retained as fee income to the 
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office
of
the clerk of the circuit court.  The fees are to be 
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paid as follows:

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        (1) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a 
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    judgment of guilty or
grant of supervision for violation of 
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    the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations
of similar 
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    provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances 
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    committed in
the
county;

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        (2) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a 
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    judgment of guilty or
grant of supervision under Section 
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    5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for
a
felony; for 
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    a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty 
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    offense;
and
for a business offense.


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    (f) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section 
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must
shall, except as
provided in subsections
subsection (d) 
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and (e), be placed
in the
county general fund and used to

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finance the court system in the county, unless the fee is 
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subject to
disbursement by the circuit clerk as provided under 
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Section 27.5 of the Clerks
of Courts Act.


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(Source: P.A. 87-670; 87-1075; 87-1230; 88-45.)