103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1579
 
Introduced 1/31/2023, by Rep. Jackie Haas
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3

     Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county boards of Kankakee County and Tazewell County (currently, Kane County, Kendall County, and Will County) may also, by ordinance, impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities. Effective immediately.
  


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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 
5Section 5-1101.3 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3)
7    Sec. 5-1101.3. Additional fees to finance new judicial 
8facilities. The county boards of Kane County, Kankakee County, 
9Kendall County, Tazewell County, and Will County may, by 
10ordinance, impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the 
11building of new judicial facilities.
12    (a) In setting such fee, the county board, with the 
13concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial 
14circuit or the presiding judge of the county in a multi-county 
15judicial circuit, may impose different rates for the various 
16types or categories of civil and criminal cases, not to exceed 
17$30.  The fees are to be paid as follows:
18        (1) In civil cases, the fee shall be paid by each party 
19    at the time of filing the first pleading, paper, or other 
20    appearance; provided that no additional fee shall be 
21    required if more than one party is represented in a single 
22    pleading, paper, or other appearance.
23        (2) In felony, misdemeanor, local or county ordinance, 
 
 
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1    traffic, and conservation cases, the fee shall be assessed 
2    against the defendant upon the entry of a judgment of 
3    conviction, an order of supervision, or a sentence of 
4    probation without entry of judgment pursuant to Section 10 
5    of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois 
6    Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the 
7    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, 
8    Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 of 
9    the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, 
10    Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug 
11    Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
12        (3) In local or county ordinance, traffic, and 
13    conservation cases, if fines are paid in full without a 
14    court appearance, then the fee shall not be imposed or 
15    collected.
16    (b) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section 
17must be deposited into the county's Judicial Department 
18Facilities Construction Fund and used for the sole purpose of 
19funding in whole or in part the costs associated with building 
20new judicial facilities within the county, which shall be 
21designed and constructed by the county board with the 
22concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial 
23circuit or the presiding judge of the county in a multi-county 
24judicial circuit. 

25(Source: P.A. 102-1021, eff. 7-1-22.)
 
 
26    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
 
 
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1becoming law.