99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3118
 
Introduced , by Rep. Keith Wheeler
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3

     Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county board of any county with a population between 500,000 and 700,000 inhabitants (instead of just the Will County Board) may by ordinance impose a judicial facilities fee. Makes conforming changes. 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 Section 
55-1101.3 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3)
7    Sec. 5-1101.3. Additional fees to finance new judicial 
8facilities. The county board of any county with a population 
9between 500,000 and 700,000 inhabitants, based on the most 
10recent decennial census, Will County Board may by ordinance 
11impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of 
12new judicial facilities.
13    (a) In setting such fee, the county board Will County 
14Board, with the concurrence of the Chief Judge of the 
15applicable judicial circuit, may impose different rates for the 
16various types or categories of civil and criminal cases, not to 
17exceed $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 Will County Board 
22with the concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable 
23judicial circuit. 

24(Source: P.A. 98-1085, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
26becoming law.