101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3123

 

Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/5-1101  from Ch. 34, par. 5-1101

    Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a $5 fee on a judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision does not apply to reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a $30 fee on a judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision applies to reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes a reference that limits a $5 fee collection in all civil cases to a county of having a population of 1,000,000 or less.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
55-1101 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1101)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1101)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2019)
8    Sec. 5-1101. Additional fees to finance court system. A
9county board may enact by ordinance or resolution the following
10fees:
11    (a) A $5 fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of
12guilty or a grant of supervision for violation of the Illinois
13Vehicle Code other than Section 11-501 or 11-503 or violations
14of similar provisions contained in county or municipal
15ordinances committed in the county, and up to a $30 fee to be
16paid by the defendant on a judgment of guilty or a grant of
17supervision for violation of Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the
18Illinois Vehicle Code or a violation of a similar provision
19contained in county or municipal ordinances committed in the
20county.
21    (b) A In the case of a county having a population of
221,000,000 or less, a $5 fee to be collected in all civil cases
23by the clerk of the circuit court.

 

 

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1    (c) A fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of
2guilty or a grant of supervision, as follows:
3        (1) for a felony, $50;
4        (2) for a class A misdemeanor, $25;
5        (3) for a class B or class C misdemeanor, $15;
6        (4) for a petty offense, $10;
7        (5) for a business offense, $10.
8    (d) A $100 fee for the second and subsequent violations of
9Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of
10similar provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances
11committed in the county. The proceeds of this fee shall be
12placed in the county general fund and used to finance education
13programs related to driving under the influence of alcohol or
14drugs.
15    (d-5) A $10 fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment
16of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the
17Unified Code of Corrections to be placed in the county general
18fund and used to finance the county mental health court, the
19county drug court, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court, or
20any or all of the above.
21    (e) In each county in which a teen court, peer court, peer
22jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program has been
23created, a county may adopt a mandatory fee of up to $5 to be
24assessed as provided in this subsection. Assessments collected
25by the clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this subsection
26must be deposited into an account specifically for the

 

 

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1operation and administration of a teen court, peer court, peer
2jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program. The clerk
3of the circuit court shall collect the fees established in this
4subsection and must remit the fees to the teen court, peer
5court, peer jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program
6monthly, less 5%, which is to be retained as fee income to the
7office of the clerk of the circuit court. The fees are to be
8paid as follows:
9        (1) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
10    judgment of guilty or grant of supervision for violation of
11    the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of similar
12    provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances
13    committed in the county;
14        (2) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
15    judgment of guilty or grant of supervision under Section
16    5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for
17    a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty
18    offense; and for a business offense.
19    (f) In each county in which a drug court has been created,
20the county may adopt a mandatory fee of up to $5 to be assessed
21as provided in this subsection. Assessments collected by the
22clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this subsection must be
23deposited into an account specifically for the operation and
24administration of the drug court. The clerk of the circuit
25court shall collect the fees established in this subsection and
26must remit the fees to the drug court, less 5%, which is to be

 

 

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1retained as fee income to the office of the clerk of the
2circuit court. The fees are to be paid as follows:
3        (1) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
4    judgment of guilty or grant of supervision for a violation
5    of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a violation of a similar
6    provision contained in a county or municipal ordinance
7    committed in the county; or
8        (2) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
9    judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section
10    5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for
11    a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty
12    offense; and for a business offense.
13     The clerk of the circuit court shall deposit the 5%
14retained under this subsection into the Circuit Court Clerk
15Operation and Administrative Fund to be used to defray the
16costs of collection and disbursement of the drug court fee.
17    (f-5) In each county in which a Children's Advocacy Center
18provides services, the county board may adopt a mandatory fee
19of between $5 and $30 to be paid by the defendant on a judgment
20of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the
21Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for a Class A, Class
22B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty offense; and for a
23business offense. Assessments shall be collected by the clerk
24of the circuit court and must be deposited into an account
25specifically for the operation and administration of the
26Children's Advocacy Center. The clerk of the circuit court

 

 

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1shall collect the fees as provided in this subsection, and must
2remit the fees to the Children's Advocacy Center.
3    (f-10) In each county in which the Court Appointed Special
4Advocates provide services, the county board may, in addition
5to any fine imposed under Section 5-9-1 of the Unified Code of
6Corrections, adopt a mandatory fee of between $10 and $30 to be
7paid by the defendant on a judgment of guilty or a grant of
8supervision for a felony; for a Class A, Class B, or Class C
9misdemeanor; for a petty offense; and for a business offense;
10where a court appearance is required. Assessments shall be
11collected by the clerk of the circuit court and must be
12deposited into an account specifically for the operations of
13the Court Appointed Special Advocates. The clerk of the circuit
14court shall collect the fees as provided in this subsection and
15must remit the fees to the Court Appointed Special Advocates
16Fund that the county board shall create for the receipt of
17funds collected under this subsection, and from which the
18county board shall make grants to support the activities and
19services of the Court Appointed Special Advocates within that
20county. The term "Court Appointed Special Advocates" is
21copyrighted and is used with permission of the holder of the
22copyright.
23    (g) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section
24must, except as provided in subsections (d), (d-5), (e), (f),
25and (f-10) be placed in the county general fund and used to
26finance the court system in the county, unless the fee is

 

 

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1subject to disbursement by the circuit clerk as provided under
2Section 27.5 of the Clerks of Courts Act.
3(Source: P.A. 98-331, eff. 8-13-13. Repealed by P.A. 100-987,
4eff. 7-1-19.)