093_HB3074
LRB093 08204 RLC 08411 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, residential arson, and aggravated
8 arson fines.
9 (a) In addition to any other penalty imposed, a fine of
10 $500 shall be imposed upon a person who is convicted of
11 arson, residential arson, or aggravated arson.
12 (b) The additional amount shall be assessed by the court
13 imposing sentence and shall be collected by the circuit
14 clerk. Each additional fine imposed under this Section shall
15 be remitted by the circuit clerk within one month after
16 receipt to the county treasurer for deposit in the county
17 treasury in a separate account to be distributed by the
18 county treasurer to the fire department or fire protection
19 district that suppressed or investigated the fire that was
20 set by the defendant and for which the defendant was
21 convicted of arson, residential arson, or aggravated arson.
22 If more than one fire department or fire protection district
23 suppressed or investigated the fire, the additional fine
24 shall be distributed equally among those departments or
25 districts. The departments and districts may only use these
26 moneys to purchase fire suppression or fire investigation
27 equipment.