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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5-9-1 as follows:
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6 | (730 ILCS 5/5-9-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-9-1)
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7 | Sec. 5-9-1. Authorized fines.
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8 | (a) An offender may be sentenced to pay a
fine which shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | not exceed for each offense:
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10 | (1) for a felony, $25,000 or the amount specified in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | the
offense,
whichever is greater, or where the offender is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | a corporation, $50,000 or
the amount specified in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | offense, whichever is greater;
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14 | (2) for a Class A misdemeanor, $2,500 or the amount
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15 | specified in the
offense, whichever is greater;
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16 | (3) for a Class B or Class C misdemeanor, $1,500;
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17 | (4) for a petty offense, $1,000 or the amount specified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | in
the offense,
whichever is less;
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19 | (5) for a business offense, the amount specified in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | statute defining
that offense.
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21 | (b) A fine may be imposed in addition to a sentence of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | conditional
discharge, probation, periodic imprisonment, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | imprisonment.
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1 | (c) There shall be added to every fine imposed in | ||||||
2 | sentencing for a
criminal or traffic offense, except an offense | ||||||
3 | relating to parking or
registration, or offense by a | ||||||
4 | pedestrian, an additional penalty of $10 for
each $40, or | ||||||
5 | fraction thereof, of fine imposed.
The additional penalty of | ||||||
6 | $10 for each $40, or fraction thereof, of fine
imposed, if not | ||||||
7 | otherwise assessed, shall also be added to every fine
imposed | ||||||
8 | upon a plea of guilty, stipulation of facts or findings of | ||||||
9 | guilty,
resulting in a judgment of conviction, or order of | ||||||
10 | supervision in criminal,
traffic, local ordinance, county | ||||||
11 | ordinance, and conservation cases (except
parking, | ||||||
12 | registration, or pedestrian violations), or upon
a sentence of | ||||||
13 | probation without entry of judgment under Section 10 of the
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14 | Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled | ||||||
15 | Substances Act, or Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control | ||||||
16 | and Community Protection Act.
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17 | Such additional amounts shall be assessed by the court | ||||||
18 | imposing
the fine and shall be collected by the Circuit Clerk | ||||||
19 | in addition to the
fine and costs in the case. Each such | ||||||
20 | additional penalty shall be
remitted by the Circuit Clerk | ||||||
21 | within one month after receipt to the State
Treasurer. The | ||||||
22 | State Treasurer shall deposit $1 for each $40, or fraction
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23 | thereof, of fine imposed into the LEADS Maintenance Fund. The | ||||||
24 | State Treasurer shall deposit $1 for each $40, or fraction
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25 | thereof, of fine imposed into the Law Enforcement Camera Grant | ||||||
26 | Fund. The remaining
surcharge amount shall be deposited into |
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1 | the Traffic and Criminal Conviction
Surcharge
Fund, unless the | ||||||
2 | fine, costs or additional amounts are subject to
disbursement | ||||||
3 | by the circuit clerk under Section 27.5 of the Clerks of
Courts | ||||||
4 | Act. Such additional penalty shall not be considered a part of | ||||||
5 | the fine
for purposes of any reduction in the fine for time | ||||||
6 | served either before or
after sentencing.
Not later than March | ||||||
7 | 1 of each year the Circuit Clerk
shall submit a report of the | ||||||
8 | amount of funds remitted to the State
Treasurer under this | ||||||
9 | subsection (c) during the preceding calendar year.
Except as | ||||||
10 | otherwise provided by Supreme Court Rules, if a court in | ||||||
11 | imposing
a fine against an offender levies a gross
amount for | ||||||
12 | fine, costs, fees and penalties, the amount of the additional
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13 | penalty provided for herein shall be computed on the amount | ||||||
14 | remaining after
deducting from the gross amount levied all fees | ||||||
15 | of the Circuit Clerk, the
State's Attorney and the Sheriff. | ||||||
16 | After deducting from the gross amount
levied the fees and | ||||||
17 | additional penalty provided for herein, less any other
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18 | additional penalties provided by law, the clerk shall remit the | ||||||
19 | net balance
remaining to the entity authorized by law to | ||||||
20 | receive the fine imposed in
the case. For purposes of this | ||||||
21 | Section "fees of the Circuit Clerk" shall
include, if | ||||||
22 | applicable, the fee provided for under Section 27.3a of the
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23 | Clerks of Courts Act and the fee, if applicable, payable to the | ||||||
24 | county in
which the violation occurred pursuant to Section | ||||||
25 | 5-1101 of the Counties Code.
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26 | (c-5) In addition to the fines imposed by subsection (c), |
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1 | any person
convicted or receiving an order of supervision for | ||||||
2 | driving under the influence
of alcohol or drugs shall pay an | ||||||
3 | additional $100 fee to the clerk.
This
additional fee, less 2 | ||||||
4 | 1/2% that shall be
used to defray administrative costs incurred | ||||||
5 | by the clerk, shall be remitted by
the clerk to the Treasurer | ||||||
6 | within 60 days after receipt for deposit into the
Trauma Center | ||||||
7 | Fund. This additional fee of $100 shall not be
considered a | ||||||
8 | part of
the
fine for purposes of any reduction in the fine for | ||||||
9 | time served either before or
after sentencing.
Not later than | ||||||
10 | March 1 of each year the Circuit Clerk
shall submit a report of | ||||||
11 | the amount of funds remitted to the State
Treasurer under this | ||||||
12 | subsection (c-5) during the preceding calendar year.
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13 | The Circuit Clerk may accept payment of fines and costs by | ||||||
14 | credit card
from an offender who has been convicted of a | ||||||
15 | traffic offense, petty offense
or misdemeanor and may charge | ||||||
16 | the service fee permitted where fines and
costs are paid by | ||||||
17 | credit card provided for in Section 27.3b of the Clerks
of | ||||||
18 | Courts Act.
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19 | (c-7) In addition to the fines imposed by subsection (c), | ||||||
20 | any person
convicted or receiving an order of supervision for | ||||||
21 | driving under the influence
of alcohol or drugs shall pay an | ||||||
22 | additional $5 fee to the clerk. This
additional fee, less 2 | ||||||
23 | 1/2% that shall be
used to defray administrative costs incurred | ||||||
24 | by the clerk, shall be remitted by
the clerk to the Treasurer | ||||||
25 | within 60 days after receipt for deposit into the
Spinal Cord | ||||||
26 | Injury Paralysis Cure Research Trust Fund. This additional fee |
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1 | of
$5 shall not be
considered a part of
the
fine for purposes | ||||||
2 | of any reduction in the fine for time served either before or
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3 | after sentencing.
Not later than March 1 of each year the | ||||||
4 | Circuit Clerk
shall submit a report of the amount of funds | ||||||
5 | remitted to the State
Treasurer under this subsection (c-7) | ||||||
6 | during the preceding calendar year.
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7 | (c-9) (Blank).
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8 | (d) In determining the amount and method of payment of a | ||||||
9 | fine, except
for those fines established for violations of | ||||||
10 | Chapter 15 of the Illinois
Vehicle Code, the court shall | ||||||
11 | consider:
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12 | (1) the financial resources and future ability of the | ||||||
13 | offender to pay
the fine; and
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14 | (2) whether the fine will prevent the offender from | ||||||
15 | making court ordered
restitution or reparation to the | ||||||
16 | victim of the offense; and
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17 | (3) in a case where the accused is a dissolved | ||||||
18 | corporation and the
court has appointed counsel to | ||||||
19 | represent the corporation, the costs
incurred either by the | ||||||
20 | county or the State for such representation.
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21 | (e) The court may order the fine to be paid forthwith or | ||||||
22 | within a
specified period of time or in installments.
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23 | (f) All fines, costs and additional amounts imposed under | ||||||
24 | this Section
for any violation of Chapters 3, 4, 6, and 11 of | ||||||
25 | the Illinois Vehicle Code,
or a similar provision of a local | ||||||
26 | ordinance, and any violation of the Child
Passenger Protection |
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1 | Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
shall be | ||||||
2 | collected and disbursed by the circuit clerk as provided under
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3 | Section 27.5 of the Clerks of Courts Act.
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4 | (g) A State agency may not: | ||||||
5 | (1) award a qualified ex-offender any low interest loan | ||||||
6 | so that the ex-offender may start and operate his or her | ||||||
7 | own business; or | ||||||
8 | (2) award a grant to the qualified ex-offender so that | ||||||
9 | the ex-offender may have a business plan developed in order | ||||||
10 | to receive a loan to start up his or her own business | ||||||
11 | unless the State agency has received a written certification | ||||||
12 | from the court that the qualified ex-offender has paid all | ||||||
13 | court ordered restitution to the victim or victims of the | ||||||
14 | offense, fines, court costs, or other payments imposed by the | ||||||
15 | court as punishment for the offense. | ||||||
16 | For the purposes of this subsection (g): | ||||||
17 | "State agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in | ||||||
18 | Section 1-7 of the Illinois State Auditing Act. | ||||||
19 | "Qualified ex-offender" means any person who: | ||||||
20 | (1) is an eligible offender, as defined under | ||||||
21 | Section 5-5.5-5 of this Code; | ||||||
22 | (2) was sentenced to a period of incarceration in | ||||||
23 | an Illinois adult correctional center; and | ||||||
24 | (3) presents to the State agency an application for | ||||||
25 | a grant or loan and a professional business plan. | ||||||
26 | (Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 6-20-03; 94-556, eff. 9-11-05; |
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1 | 94-652, eff. 8-22-05; 94-987, eff. 6-30-06.)
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