99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1161
 
Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
  
725 ILCS 110/1  from Ch. 60, par. 51

    Amends the Arrest and Conviction of Out of State Murderers Act.  Makes
a technical change in a Section concerning the manner of payment.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Arrest and Conviction of Out of State 
5Murderers Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 



6    (725 ILCS 110/1)  (from Ch. 60, par. 51)



7    Sec. 1. 


8    Whenever any citizen of this state, or any minor child 
9residing with its
parents or guardian in this state, shall 
10heretofore have been, or shall
hereafter be, by fraudulent 
11pretenses, enticed or kidnapped and
and taken out
of this state 
12into any other state, and by such enticer or kidnapper or his

13confederates murdered, and the relatives or parents or guardian 
14of such
person, shall have pursued or shall pursue such 
15criminal and procured his
arrest and conviction of such crime 
16under the laws of such other state, the
reasonable expense 
17incurred in procuring such arrest and conviction in such
other 
18state, shall be paid out of the treasury of this state as 
19follows:
20    Any person making claim under the provision of this act 
21shall file a
statement of the claim with the several items 
22thereof with the State
Comptroller, which claim shall be 
23verified by the oath of the claimant and
by record or other 
 
 
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1satisfactory proof of the conviction of the criminal,
and by 
2such other proof as the nature of the case will admit, and such

3claim and the proofs shall be considered by the governor, 
4Comptroller and
attorney general, who shall examine said claim 
5and proof and may require
other proof if they judge necessary; 
6and upon being satisfied that said
claim or any of the items 
7thereof was incurred in the prosecution of such
criminal in 
8such other state, and was a just and reasonable expense for

9that purpose, they shall allow the same for such an amount as 
10they judge
just and reasonable, and shall so certify to the 
11Comptroller, who shall
thereupon draw his warrant in favor of 
12the claimant on the treasurer for
the amount so allowed: 
13Provided, no more than $3,500 shall be allowed in
any one case.

14(Source: P.A. 78-592.)