100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0218

 

Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/110-7  from Ch. 38, par. 110-7
725 ILCS 5/110-15  from Ch. 38, par. 110-15

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if the offense for which bail has been set is not a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the sum of money required to be deposited with the clerk of the court may, in the discretion of the court, be an amount less than 10% of the bail (rather than 10% of the bail).


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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 Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Sections 110-7 and 110-15 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/110-7)  (from Ch. 38, par. 110-7)
7    Sec. 110-7. Deposit of bail security.
8    (a) The person for whom bail has been set shall execute the
9bail bond and deposit with the clerk of the court before which
10the proceeding is pending a sum of money equal to 10% of the
11bail, but in no event shall such deposit be less than $25 if
12the offense for which bail has been set is a violent crime as
13defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the Rights of Crime
14Victims and Witnesses Act. If the offense for which bail has
15been set is not a violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of
16Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the
17sum of money required to be deposited with the clerk of the
18court may, in the discretion of the court, be an amount less
19than 10% of the bail. The clerk of the court shall provide a
20space on each form for a person other than the accused who has
21provided the money for the posting of bail to so indicate and a
22space signed by an accused who has executed the bail bond
23indicating whether a person other than the accused has provided

 

 

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1the money for the posting of bail. The form shall also include
2a written notice to such person who has provided the defendant
3with the money for the posting of bail indicating that the bail
4may be used to pay costs, attorney's fees, fines, or other
5purposes authorized by the court and if the defendant fails to
6comply with the conditions of the bail bond, the court shall
7enter an order declaring the bail to be forfeited. The written
8notice must be: (1) distinguishable from the surrounding text;
9(2) in bold type or underscored; and (3) in a type size at
10least 2 points larger than the surrounding type. When a person
11for whom bail has been set is charged with an offense under the
12Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine
13Control and Community Protection Act which is a Class X felony,
14or making a terrorist threat in violation of Section 29D-20 of
15the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or an
16attempt to commit the offense of making a terrorist threat, the
17court may require the defendant to deposit a sum equal to 100%
18of the bail. Where any person is charged with a forcible felony
19while free on bail and is the subject of proceedings under
20Section 109-3 of this Code the judge conducting the preliminary
21examination may also conduct a hearing upon the application of
22the State pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-6 of this
23Code to increase or revoke the bail for that person's prior
24alleged offense.
25    (b) Upon depositing this sum and any bond fee authorized by
26law, the person shall be released from custody subject to the

 

 

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1conditions of the bail bond.
2    (c) Once bail has been given and a charge is pending or is
3thereafter filed in or transferred to a court of competent
4jurisdiction the latter court shall continue the original bail
5in that court subject to the provisions of Section 110-6 of
6this Code.
7    (d) After conviction the court may order that the original
8bail stand as bail pending appeal or deny, increase or reduce
9bail subject to the provisions of Section 110-6.2.
10    (e) After the entry of an order by the trial court allowing
11or denying bail pending appeal either party may apply to the
12reviewing court having jurisdiction or to a justice thereof
13sitting in vacation for an order increasing or decreasing the
14amount of bail or allowing or denying bail pending appeal
15subject to the provisions of Section 110-6.2.
16    (f) When the conditions of the bail bond have been
17performed and the accused has been discharged from all
18obligations in the cause the clerk of the court shall return to
19the accused or to the defendant's designee by an assignment
20executed at the time the bail amount is deposited, unless the
21court orders otherwise, 90% of the sum which had been deposited
22and shall retain as bail bond costs 10% of the amount
23deposited. However, in no event shall the amount retained by
24the clerk as bail bond costs be less than $5. Notwithstanding
25the foregoing, in counties with a population of 3,000,000 or
26more, in no event shall the amount retained by the clerk as

 

 

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1bail bond costs exceed $100. Bail bond deposited by or on
2behalf of a defendant in one case may be used, in the court's
3discretion, to satisfy financial obligations of that same
4defendant incurred in a different case due to a fine, court
5costs, restitution or fees of the defendant's attorney of
6record. In counties with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the
7court shall not order bail bond deposited by or on behalf of a
8defendant in one case to be used to satisfy financial
9obligations of that same defendant in a different case until
10the bail bond is first used to satisfy court costs and
11attorney's fees in the case in which the bail bond has been
12deposited and any other unpaid child support obligations are
13satisfied. In counties with a population of less than
143,000,000, the court shall not order bail bond deposited by or
15on behalf of a defendant in one case to be used to satisfy
16financial obligations of that same defendant in a different
17case until the bail bond is first used to satisfy court costs
18in the case in which the bail bond has been deposited.
19    At the request of the defendant the court may order such
2090% of defendant's bail deposit, or whatever amount is
21repayable to defendant from such deposit, to be paid to
22defendant's attorney of record.
23    (g) If the accused does not comply with the conditions of
24the bail bond the court having jurisdiction shall enter an
25order declaring the bail to be forfeited. Notice of such order
26of forfeiture shall be mailed forthwith to the accused at his

 

 

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1last known address. If the accused does not appear and
2surrender to the court having jurisdiction within 30 days from
3the date of the forfeiture or within such period satisfy the
4court that appearance and surrender by the accused is
5impossible and without his fault the court shall enter judgment
6for the State if the charge for which the bond was given was a
7felony or misdemeanor, or if the charge was quasi-criminal or
8traffic, judgment for the political subdivision of the State
9which prosecuted the case, against the accused for the amount
10of the bail and costs of the court proceedings; however, in
11counties with a population of less than 3,000,000, instead of
12the court entering a judgment for the full amount of the bond
13the court may, in its discretion, enter judgment for the cash
14deposit on the bond, less costs, retain the deposit for further
15disposition or, if a cash bond was posted for failure to appear
16in a matter involving enforcement of child support or
17maintenance, the amount of the cash deposit on the bond, less
18outstanding costs, may be awarded to the person or entity to
19whom the child support or maintenance is due. The deposit made
20in accordance with paragraph (a) shall be applied to the
21payment of costs. If judgment is entered and any amount of such
22deposit remains after the payment of costs it shall be applied
23to payment of the judgment and transferred to the treasury of
24the municipal corporation wherein the bond was taken if the
25offense was a violation of any penal ordinance of a political
26subdivision of this State, or to the treasury of the county

 

 

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1wherein the bond was taken if the offense was a violation of
2any penal statute of this State. The balance of the judgment
3may be enforced and collected in the same manner as a judgment
4entered in a civil action.
5    (h) After a judgment for a fine and court costs or either
6is entered in the prosecution of a cause in which a deposit had
7been made in accordance with paragraph (a) the balance of such
8deposit, after deduction of bail bond costs, shall be applied
9to the payment of the judgment.
10    (i) When a court appearance is required for an alleged
11violation of the Criminal Code of 1961, the Criminal Code of
122012, the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Wildlife Code, the Fish
13and Aquatic Life Code, the Child Passenger Protection Act, or a
14comparable offense of a unit of local government as specified
15in Supreme Court Rule 551, and if the accused does not appear
16in court on the date set for appearance or any date to which
17the case may be continued and the court issues an arrest
18warrant for the accused, based upon his or her failure to
19appear when having so previously been ordered to appear by the
20court, the accused upon his or her admission to bail shall be
21assessed by the court a fee of $75. Payment of the fee shall be
22a condition of release unless otherwise ordered by the court.
23The fee shall be in addition to any bail that the accused is
24required to deposit for the offense for which the accused has
25been charged and may not be used for the payment of court costs
26or fines assessed for the offense. The clerk of the court shall

 

 

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1remit $70 of the fee assessed to the arresting agency who
2brings the offender in on the arrest warrant. If the Department
3of State Police is the arresting agency, $70 of the fee
4assessed shall be remitted by the clerk of the court to the
5State Treasurer within one month after receipt for deposit into
6the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. The clerk of the
7court shall remit $5 of the fee assessed to the Circuit Court
8Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund as provided in Section
927.3d of the Clerks of Courts Act.
10(Source: P.A. 99-412, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
11    (725 ILCS 5/110-15)  (from Ch. 38, par. 110-15)
12    Sec. 110-15. Applicability of provisions for giving and
13taking bail. The provisions of Sections 110-7 and 110-8 of this
14Code are exclusive of other provisions of law for the giving,
15taking, or enforcement of bail. In all cases where a person is
16admitted to bail the provisions of Sections 110-7 and 110-8 of
17this Code shall be applicable.
18    However, the Supreme Court may, by rule or order, prescribe
19a uniform schedule of amounts of bail if the offenses are
20violent crimes classified as misdemeanors in all but felony
21offenses. The uniform schedule shall not require a person cited
22for violating the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision
23of a local ordinance for which a violation is a petty offense
24as defined by Section 5-1-17 of the Unified Code of
25Corrections, excluding business offenses as defined by Section

 

 

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15-1-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections or a violation of
2Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section 3-401 of the
3Illinois Vehicle Code, to post bond to secure bail for his or
4her release. Such uniform schedule may provide that the cash
5deposit provisions of Section 110-7 shall not apply to bail
6amounts established for alleged violations punishable by fine
7alone, and the schedule may further provide that in specified
8traffic cases a valid Illinois chauffeur's or operator's
9license must be deposited, in addition to 10% of the amount of
10the bail specified in the schedule.
11(Source: P.A. 98-870, eff. 1-1-15; 98-1134, eff. 1-1-15.)