Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Filed: 3/22/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6195 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6195 on page 1, line 
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5, by inserting "and by adding Section 11-19.3" after "11-19"; 
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and 
  
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by replacing lines 23 through 26 on page 2 and lines 1 through 
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10 on page 3 with the following:


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    "(c) (Blank). A peace officer who arrests a person for a 
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violation of this Section
may impound any vehicle used by the 
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person in the commission of the offense.
The person may recover 
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the vehicle from the impound after a minimum of 2 hours
after 
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arrest upon payment of a fee of $200.  The fee shall be 
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distributed to
the unit of government whose peace officers
made 
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the arrest for a
violation of this Section.  This $200 fee 
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includes the costs incurred by the
unit of government to tow 
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the vehicle to the impound.
Upon the presentation of a signed 
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court order by the defendant whose vehicle
was impounded 
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showing that the defendant has been acquitted of the offense of

 


 






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soliciting for a prostitute or that the charges have been 
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dismissed against the
defendant for that offense, the 
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municipality shall refund the $200 fee to the
defendant.
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    (d)  This Section does not apply to any person who could be 
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otherwise subject to the provisions of Section 11-14 of this 
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Code."; and
 
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on page 4, by inserting immediately below line 1 the following:
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    "(d)  This Section does not apply to any person who could be 
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otherwise subject to the provisions of Section 11-14 of this 
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Code."; and 
 
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on page 6, by inserting immediately below line 16 the 
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following:
 
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    "(720 ILCS 5/11-19.3 new)
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    Sec. 11-19.3. Vehicle impoundment. A peace officer who 
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arrests a person for a violation of Section 11-14.1, 11-15,

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11-15.1, 11-18, 11-18.1, or 11-19 of this Code may impound any 
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vehicle used by the person in the commission of the offense.
A 
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person charged with such violation shall be charged a $1,000 
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fee to be paid to the unit of government that impounded the 
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vehicle. This fee includes the costs incurred by the
unit of 
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government to tow the vehicle to the impound.
Five hundred 
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dollars of the fee shall be distributed to
the unit of 
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government whose peace officers
made the arrest for a
violation 
 


 






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of Section 11-14.1, 11-15,
11-15.1, 11-18, 11-18.1, or 11-19 of 
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this Code.  Five hundred dollars of this fee  shall be deposited 
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in the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund and shall be used 
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by the Department of Human Services to make grants to 
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non-governmental organizations for services provided to 
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prostituted persons, persons encountered in the course of 
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investigating a violation of Section 11-14.1, 11-15,
11-15.1, 
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11-18, 11-18.1, or 11-19 of this Code, and victims of human 
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trafficking.  Upon the presentation of a signed court order by 
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the defendant whose vehicle
was impounded showing that the 
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defendant has been acquitted of any of the offenses described 
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in this Section or that the charges have been dismissed against 
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the
defendant for that offense, the municipality shall refund 
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the $1,000 fee to the
defendant.".