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90_SB1690

      405 ILCS 5/3-816          from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-816
      405 ILCS 5/3-818          from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-818
      405 ILCS 5/4-613          from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 4-613
      405 ILCS 5/4-615          from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 4-615
          Amends the Mental Health and  Developmental  Disabilities
      Code.   Provides  that  indigent  respondents are entitled to
      free transcripts of proceedings under the  Code.    Effective
      immediately.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Mental  Health and Developmental
 2    Disabilities Code by changing Sections 3-816,  3-818,  4-613,
 3    and 4-615.
 4        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 5    represented in the General Assembly:
 6        Section   5.  The   Mental   Health   and   Developmental
 7    Disabilities Code is  amended  by  changing  Sections  3-816,
 8    3-818, 4-613, and 4-615 as follows:
 9        (405 ILCS 5/3-816) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-816)
10        Sec. 3-816.  Final orders; copies; appeal.
11        (a)  Every  final  order  entered by the court under this
12    Act shall be  in  writing  and  shall  be  accompanied  by  a
13    statement  on  the record of the court's findings of fact and
14    conclusions of law. A copy of such order  shall  be  promptly
15    given  to  the  recipient or his attorney and to the facility
16    director of the facility or alternative  treatment  to  which
17    the  recipient is admitted or to the person in whose care and
18    custody the recipient is placed.
19        (b)  An appeal from a final order may  be  taken  in  the
20    same  manner  as in other civil cases.  Upon entry of a final
21    order, the court shall notify the  recipient  orally  and  in
22    writing of his right to appeal and, if he is indigent, of his
23    right  to a free transcript and counsel and a free transcript
24    pursuant to subsection (c) of Section  3-818  and  subsection
25    (c)  of  Section 4-615 of this Code.  If the recipient wishes
26    to appeal and is unable to obtain counsel, counsel  shall  be
27    appointed pursuant to Section 3-805.
28    (Source: P.A. 88-380.)
29        (405 ILCS 5/3-818) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-818)
30        Sec. 3-818.  Fees; costs.
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 1        (a)  Fees  for  jury  service, witnesses, and service and
 2    execution of process are the same as for similar services  in
 3    civil proceedings.
 4        (b)  Except  as  provided  under  subsection  (c) of this
 5    Section, the  court  may  assess  costs  of  the  proceedings
 6    against  the parties.  If the respondent is not a resident of
 7    the county in which the hearing is held and the party against
 8    whom the court would otherwise assess costs has  insufficient
 9    funds to pay the costs, the court may enter an order upon the
10    State  to  pay  the  cost  of  the  proceedings,  from  funds
11    appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose.
12        (c)  If  the respondent is a party against whom the court
13    would  otherwise  assess  costs  and   that   respondent   is
14    determined by the court to have insufficient funds to pay the
15    cost  of transcripts for the purpose of appeal, the court may
16    enter an order upon the State to pay the cost of one original
17    and one copy of a transcript of proceedings established under
18    this Code.
19    (Source: P.A. 80-1414.)
20        (405 ILCS 5/4-613) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 4-613)
21        Sec. 4-613.  Final orders; notice; appeals.
22        (a)  Every final order of the court shall be  in  writing
23    and  shall be accompanied by a statement on the record of the
24    court's findings of fact and conclusions of law.  A  copy  of
25    such  order  shall  be  promptly  given  to  the  client, his
26    attorney, and the  facility  director  of  the  developmental
27    disabilities  facility  or program to which the respondent is
28    admitted.
29        (b)  An appeal from a final order may  be  taken  in  the
30    same  manner  as in other civil cases.  Upon entry of a final
31    order, the court shall notify the  client  of  his  right  to
32    appeal  and,  if  he  is  indigent,  of  his  right to a free
33    transcript and counsel and  a  free  transcript  pursuant  to
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 1    subsection (c) of Section 3-818 and subsection (c) of Section
 2    4-615  of  this  Code.  If the client wishes to appeal and is
 3    unable to obtain counsel, counsel shall be appointed pursuant
 4    to the provisions of Section 4-605.
 5    (Source: P.A. 80-1414.)
 6        (405 ILCS 5/4-615) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 4-615)
 7        Sec. 4-615.  Fees; costs; State funds.
 8        (a)  Fees for jury service, witnesses,  and  service  and
 9    execution  of process are the same as for similar services in
10    civil proceedings.
11        (b)  Except as provided  under  subsection  (c)  of  this
12    Section,  the  court  may  assess  costs  of  the proceedings
13    against the parties.  If the respondent is not a resident  of
14    the county in which the hearing is held and the party against
15    whom  the court would otherwise assess costs has insufficient
16    funds to pay the costs, the court may enter an order upon the
17    State  to  pay  the  cost  of  the  proceedings,  from  funds
18    appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose.
19        (c)  If the respondent is a party against whom the  court
20    would   otherwise   assess   costs  and  that  respondent  is
21    determined by the court to have insufficient funds to pay the
22    cost of transcripts for the purpose of appeal, the court  may
23    enter an order upon the State to pay the cost of one original
24    and one copy of a transcript of proceedings established under
25    this Code.
26    (Source: P.A. 80-1414.)
27        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
28    becoming law.

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