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HB3075 Engrossed                     LRB093 06915 RLC 07061 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to criminal law.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
 5    adding  Section 5-9-1.12 as follows:

 6        (730 ILCS 5/5-9-1.12 new)
 7        Sec. 5-9-1.12.  Arson fines.
 8        (a)  In addition to any other penalty imposed, a fine  of
 9    $500  shall be imposed upon a person convicted of the offense
10    of arson, residential arson, or aggravated arson.
11        (b)  The  additional fine shall  be   assessed   by   the
12    court   imposing  sentence   and  shall  be  collected by the
13    Circuit Clerk in addition to the fine, if any, and  costs  in
14    the case.  Each such additional fine shall be remitted by the
15    Circuit  Clerk  within one month after receipt  to  the State
16    Treasurer  for  deposit  into   the  Fire  Prevention   Fund.
17    The  Circuit  Clerk shall retain 5%  of  such  fine  to cover
18    the  costs  incurred  in  administering  and  enforcing  this
19    Section. The  additional fine may not be considered a part of
20    the   fine   for  purposes  of  any reduction in the fine for
21    time served either before or after sentencing.
22        (c)  The moneys in the Fire Prevention Fund collected  as
23    additional  fines  under this Section shall be distributed by
24    the Office of the State Fire Marshal to the fire  department,
25    fire   protection   district,  or  State  Fire  Marshal  that
26    suppressed or investigated the  fire  that  was  set  by  the
27    defendant and for which the defendant was convicted of arson,
28    residential arson, or aggravated arson. If more than one fire
29    department   or   fire   protection  district  suppressed  or
30    investigated  the  fire,  the  additional   fine   shall   be
31    distributed equally among those departments or districts. The
 
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 1    State  Fire Marshal shall retain 5% of the additional fine to
 2    cover the  costs  incurred  by  the  State  Fire  Marshal  in
 3    administering and enforcing this Section.
 4        (d)  The  moneys  distributed  to the fire departments or
 5    fire protection districts under this Section may only be used
 6    to purchase fire suppression or fire investigation equipment.

 7        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 8    becoming law.