(705 ILCS 405/1-19)

Sec. 1-19. Fines, assessments, civil judgments, and outstanding balances owed by minors or their parents, guardians, or legal custodians; report.

(a) Except for restitution and assessments issued for adjudications under Section 5-125 of this Act, fines and assessments, such as fees or administrative costs, shall not be ordered or imposed on the following individuals as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly:

(1) a minor subject to Article III, IV, or V of this Act, or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian; or

(2) a minor under the age of 18 transferred to adult court or excluded from juvenile court jurisdiction under Article V of this Act, or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian.

(b) Except for restitution and assessments issued for adjudications under Section 5-125 of this Act, all unsatisfied civil judgments, outstanding balances for fines, and outstanding balances for assessments, such as fees or administrative costs, including interest, penalties, or collection fees entered prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly in cases pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section, are null, void, satisfied, and not collectible.

(c) Except for restitution and assessments issued for adjudications under Section 5-125 of this Act, within one year of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the circuit court clerk of each county shall discharge and waive 100% of all outstanding balances for unsatisfied civil judgments, unpaid fines, and unpaid assessments such as fees or administrative costs, including interest, penalties, or collection fees, entered against a minor or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian in the following:

(1) cases involving a minor subject to Article III, IV, or V of this Act; and

(2) cases involving a minor under the age of 18 transferred to adult court or excluded from juvenile court jurisdiction under Article V of this Act.

(d) Within 30 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the State's Attorney or circuit court clerk in each county shall provide written notice to collection agencies contracted or assigned to collect outstanding balances in cases pursuant to this Section that outstanding balances for unsatisfied civil judgments, unpaid fines, and unpaid assessments such as fees or administrative costs, including interest, penalties, or collection fees, are null, void, satisfied, and not collectible as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

(e) If a payment is made by a minor or his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the circuit court clerk shall reimburse payments made towards unsatisfied civil judgments, unpaid fines, or unpaid assessments such as fees or administrative costs, including interest, penalties, or collection fees, made null, void, satisfied, and uncollectible by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

(f) Within one year of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the circuit court clerk of each county shall report to the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission the following data, in a form and manner to be determined by the Commission, specific to all outstanding balances for unsatisfied civil judgments, unpaid fines, and unpaid assessments, such as fees or administrative costs, made null, void, satisfied, and not collectible by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly:

(1) As of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the total number of cases or individuals pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly which:

(A) have outstanding balances; and

(B) have outstanding balances converted into civil judgments;

(2) The number of cases or individuals with outstanding balances discharged and waived pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly; and

(3) The total amount of outstanding balances discharged and waived pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly for the following:

(A) unsatisfied civil judgments;

(B) unpaid fines; and

(C) unpaid assessments, such as fees or administrative costs.

(Source: P.A. 103-379, eff. 7-28-23.)