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1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Capital Crimes Litigation Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 10 and 15 as follows:
 
6     (725 ILCS 124/10)
7     Sec. 10. Court appointed trial counsel; compensation and
8 expenses.
9     (a) This Section applies only to compensation and expenses
10 of trial counsel appointed by the court as set forth in Section
11 5, other than public defenders, for the period after
12 arraignment and so long as the State's Attorney has not, at any
13 time, filed a certificate indicating he or she will not seek
14 the death penalty or stated on the record in open court that
15 the death penalty will not be sought.
16     (a-5) Litigation budget.
17         (1) In a case in which the State has filed a statement
18     of intent to seek the death penalty, the court shall
19     require appointed counsel, including those appointed in
20     Cook County, after counsel has had adequate time to review
21     the case and prior to engaging trial assistance, to submit
22     a proposed estimated litigation budget for court approval,
23     that will be subject to modification in light of facts and

 

 

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1     developments that emerge as the case proceeds. Case budgets
2     should be submitted ex parte and filed and maintained under
3     seal in order to protect the defendant's right to effective
4     assistance of counsel, right not to incriminate him or
5     herself and all applicable privileges. Case budgets shall
6     be reviewed and approved by the judge assigned to try the
7     case. As provided under subsection (c) of this Section,
8     petitions for compensation shall be reviewed by both the
9     trial judge and the presiding judge or the presiding
10     judge's designee.
11         (2) The litigation budget shall serve purposes
12     comparable to those of private retainer agreements by
13     confirming both the court's and the attorney's
14     expectations regarding fees and expenses. Consideration
15     should be given to employing an ex parte pretrial
16     conference in order to facilitate reaching agreement on a
17     litigation budget at the earliest opportunity.
18         (3) The budget shall be incorporated into a sealed
19     initial pretrial order that reflects the understandings of
20     the court and counsel regarding all matters affecting
21     counsel compensation and reimbursement and payments for
22     investigative, expert and other services, including but
23     not limited to the following matters:
24             (A) The hourly rate at which counsel will be
25         compensated;
26             (B) The hourly rate at which private

 

 

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1         investigators, other than investigators employed by
2         the Office of the State Appellate Defender, will be
3         compensated; and
4             (C) The best preliminary estimate that can be made
5         of the cost of all services, including, but not limited
6         to, counsel, expert, and investigative services, that
7         are likely to be needed through the guilt and penalty
8         phases of the trial. The court shall have discretion to
9         require that budgets be prepared for shorter intervals
10         of time.
11         (4) Appointed counsel may obtain, subject to later
12     review, investigative, expert or other services without
13     prior authorization if necessary for an adequate defense.
14     If such services are obtained, the presiding judge or the
15     presiding judge's designee shall consider in an ex parte
16     proceeding that timely procurement of necessary services
17     could not await prior authorization. If an ex parte hearing
18     is requested by defense counsel or deemed necessary by the
19     trial judge prior to modifying a budget, the ex parte
20     hearing shall be before the presiding judge or the
21     presiding judge's designee. The judge may then authorize
22     such services nunc pro tunc. If the presiding judge or the
23     presiding judge's designee finds that the services were not
24     reasonable, payment may be denied.
25         (5) An approved budget shall guide counsel's use of
26     time and resources by indicating the services for which

 

 

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1     compensation is authorized. The case budget shall be
2     re-evaluated when justified by changed or unexpected
3     circumstances and shall be modified by the court when
4     reasonable and necessary for an adequate defense. If an ex
5     parte hearing is requested by defense counsel or deemed
6     necessary by the trial judge prior to modifying a budget,
7     the ex parte hearing shall be before the presiding judge or
8     the presiding judge's designee.
9     (b) Appointed trial counsel shall be compensated upon
10 presentment and certification by the circuit court of a claim
11 for services detailing the date, activity, and time duration
12 for which compensation is sought. Compensation for appointed
13 trial counsel may be paid at a reasonable rate not to exceed
14 $125 per hour. The court shall not authorize payment of bills
15 that are not properly itemized. A request for payment shall be
16 presented under seal and reviewed ex parte with a court
17 reporter present.
18     Beginning in 2001, every January 20, the statutory rate
19 prescribed in this subsection shall be automatically increased
20 or decreased, as applicable, by a percentage equal to the
21 percentage change in the consumer price index-u during the
22 preceding 12-month calendar year. "Consumer price index-u"
23 means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
24 the United States Department of Labor that measures the average
25 change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
26 consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84=100.

 

 

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1 The new rate resulting from each annual adjustment shall be
2 determined by the State Treasurer and made available to the
3 chief judge of each judicial circuit.
4     (c) Appointed trial counsel may also petition the court for
5 certification of expenses for reasonable and necessary capital
6 litigation expenses including, but not limited to,
7 investigatory and other assistance, expert, forensic, and
8 other witnesses, and mitigation specialists. Each provider of
9 proposed services must specify the best preliminary estimate
10 that can be made in light of information received in the case
11 at that point, and the provider must sign this estimate under
12 the provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
13 A provider of proposed services must also specify (1) his or
14 her hourly rate; (2) the hourly rate of anyone else in his or
15 her employ for whom reimbursement is sought; and (3) the hourly
16 rate of any person or entity that may be subcontracted to
17 perform these services. Counsel may not petition for
18 certification of expenses that may have been provided or
19 compensated by the State Appellate Defender under item (c)(5)
20 of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender Act. The
21 petitions shall be filed under seal and considered ex parte but
22 with a court reporter present for all ex parte conferences. If
23 the requests are submitted after services have been rendered,
24 the requests shall be supported by an invoice describing the
25 services rendered, the dates the services were performed and
26 the amount of time spent. These petitions shall be reviewed by

 

 

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1 both the trial judge and the presiding judge of the circuit
2 court or the presiding judge's designee. The petitions and
3 orders shall be kept under seal and shall be exempt from
4 Freedom of Information requests until the conclusion of the
5 trial, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the death
6 penalty prior to trial or sentencing. If an ex parte hearing is
7 requested by defense counsel or deemed necessary by the trial
8 judge, the hearing shall be before the presiding judge or the
9 presiding judge's designee.
10     (d) Appointed trial counsel shall petition the court for
11 certification of compensation and expenses under this Section
12 periodically during the course of counsel's representation.
13 The petitions shall be supported by itemized bills showing the
14 date, the amount of time spent, the work done and the total
15 being charged for each entry. The court shall not authorize
16 payment of bills that are not properly itemized. The court must
17 certify reasonable and necessary expenses of the petitioner for
18 travel and per diem (lodging, meals, and incidental expenses).
19 These expenses must be paid at the rate as promulgated by the
20 United States General Services Administration for these
21 expenses for the date and location in which they were incurred,
22 unless extraordinary reasons are shown for the difference. The
23 petitions shall be filed under seal and considered ex parte but
24 with a court reporter present for all ex parte conferences. The
25 petitions shall be reviewed by both the trial judge and the
26 presiding judge of the circuit court or the presiding judge's

 

 

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1 designee. If an ex parte hearing is requested by defense
2 counsel or deemed necessary by the trial judge, the ex parte
3 hearing shall be before the presiding judge or the presiding
4 judge's designee. If the court determines that the compensation
5 and expenses should be paid from the Capital Litigation Trust
6 Fund, the court shall certify, on a form created by the State
7 Treasurer, that all or a designated portion of the amount
8 requested is reasonable, necessary, and appropriate for
9 payment from the Trust Fund. The form must also be signed by
10 lead trial counsel under the provisions of Section 1-109 of the
11 Code of Civil Procedure verifying that the amount requested is
12 reasonable, necessary, and appropriate. Bills submitted for
13 payment by any individual or entity seeking payment from the
14 Capital Litigation Trust Fund must also be accompanied by a
15 form created by the State Treasurer and signed by the
16 individual or responsible agent of the entity under the
17 provisions of Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure that
18 the amount requested is accurate and truthful and reflects time
19 spent or expenses incurred. Certification of compensation and
20 expenses by a court in any county other than Cook County shall
21 be delivered by the court to the State Treasurer and must be
22 paid by the State Treasurer directly from the Capital
23 Litigation Trust Fund if there are sufficient moneys in the
24 Trust Fund to pay the compensation and expenses. If the State
25 Treasurer finds within 14 days of his or her receipt of a
26 certification that the compensation and expenses to be paid are

 

 

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1 unreasonable, unnecessary, or inappropriate, he or she may
2 return the certification to the court setting forth in detail
3 the objection or objections with a request for the court to
4 review the objection or objections before resubmitting the
5 certification. The State Treasurer must send the claimant a
6 copy of the objection or objections. The State Treasurer may
7 only seek a review of a specific objection once. The claimant
8 has 7 days from his or her receipt of the objections to file a
9 response with the court. With or without further hearing, the
10 court must promptly rule on the objections. The petitions and
11 orders shall be kept under seal and shall be exempt from
12 Freedom of Information requests until the conclusion of the
13 trial and appeal of the case, even if the prosecution chooses
14 not to pursue the death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
15 Certification of compensation and expenses by a court in Cook
16 County shall be delivered by the court to the county treasurer
17 and paid by the county treasurer from moneys granted to the
18 county from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund.
19 (Source: P.A. 94-664, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
20     (725 ILCS 124/15)
21     Sec. 15. Capital Litigation Trust Fund.
22     (a) The Capital Litigation Trust Fund is created as a
23 special fund in the State Treasury. The Trust Fund shall be
24 administered by the State Treasurer to provide moneys for the
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1 compensation and expenses to be paid under this Act. All
2 interest earned from the investment or deposit of moneys
3 accumulated in the Trust Fund shall, under Section 4.1 of the
4 State Finance Act, be deposited into the Trust Fund.
5     (b) Moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall not be
6 considered general revenue of the State of Illinois.
7     (c) Moneys deposited into the Trust Fund shall be used
8 exclusively for the purposes of providing funding for the
9 prosecution and defense of capital cases and for providing
10 funding for post-conviction proceedings in capital cases under
11 Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in
12 relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of
13 Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases as provided in
14 this Act and shall not be appropriated, loaned, or in any
15 manner transferred to the General Revenue Fund of the State of
16 Illinois.
17     (d) Every fiscal year the State Treasurer shall transfer
18 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Litigation Trust
19 Fund an amount equal to the full amount of moneys appropriated
20 by the General Assembly (both by original and supplemental
21 appropriation), less any unexpended balance from the previous
22 fiscal year, from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund for the
23 specific purpose of making funding available for the
24 prosecution and defense of capital cases and for the litigation
25 expenses associated with post-conviction proceedings in
26 capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal

 

 

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1 Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
2 Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to
3 capital cases. The Public Defender and State's Attorney in Cook
4 County, the State Appellate Defender, the State's Attorneys
5 Appellate Prosecutor, and the Attorney General shall make
6 annual requests for appropriations from the Trust Fund.
7         (1) The Public Defender in Cook County shall request
8     appropriations to the State Treasurer for expenses
9     incurred by the Public Defender and for funding for private
10     appointed defense counsel in Cook County.
11         (2) The State's Attorney in Cook County shall request
12     an appropriation to the State Treasurer for expenses
13     incurred by the State's Attorney.
14         (3) The State Appellate Defender shall request a direct
15     appropriation from the Trust Fund for expenses incurred by
16     the State Appellate Defender in providing assistance to
17     trial attorneys under item (c)(5) of Section 10 of the
18     State Appellate Defender Act and for expenses incurred by
19     the State Appellate Defender in representing petitioners
20     in capital cases in post-conviction proceedings under
21     Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and
22     in relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the
23     Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases and
24     for the representation of those petitioners by attorneys
25     approved by or contracted with the State Appellate Defender
26     and an appropriation to the State Treasurer for payments

 

 

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1     from the Trust Fund for the defense of cases in counties
2     other than Cook County.
3         (4) The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor shall
4     request a direct appropriation from the Trust Fund to pay
5     expenses incurred by the State's Attorneys Appellate
6     Prosecutor and an appropriation to the State Treasurer for
7     payments from the Trust Fund for expenses incurred by
8     State's Attorneys in counties other than Cook County.
9         (5) The Attorney General shall request a direct
10     appropriation from the Trust Fund to pay expenses incurred
11     by the Attorney General in assisting the State's Attorneys
12     in counties other than Cook County and to pay for expenses
13     incurred by the Attorney General when the Attorney General
14     is ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal Division
15     of the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute or
16     supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases and for
17     expenses incurred by the Attorney General in representing
18     the State in post-conviction proceedings in capital cases
19     under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
20     and in relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of
21     the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases.
22     The Public Defender and State's Attorney in Cook County,
23 the State Appellate Defender, the State's Attorneys Appellate
24 Prosecutor, and the Attorney General may each request
25 supplemental appropriations from the Trust Fund during the
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1     (e) Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be expended only as
2 follows:
3         (1) To pay the State Treasurer's costs to administer
4     the Trust Fund. The amount for this purpose may not exceed
5     5% in any one fiscal year of the amount otherwise
6     appropriated from the Trust Fund in the same fiscal year.
7         (2) To pay the capital litigation expenses of trial
8     defense and post-conviction proceedings in capital cases
9     under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
10     and in relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of
11     the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases
12     including, but not limited to, DNA testing, including DNA
13     testing under Section 116-3 of the Code of Criminal
14     Procedure of 1963, analysis, and expert testimony,
15     investigatory and other assistance, expert, forensic, and
16     other witnesses, and mitigation specialists, and grants
17     and aid provided to public defenders, appellate defenders,
18     and any attorney approved by or contracted with the State
19     Appellate Defender representing petitioners in
20     post-conviction proceedings in capital cases under Article
21     122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in
22     relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the
23     Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases or
24     assistance to attorneys who have been appointed by the
25     court to represent defendants who are charged with capital
26     crimes. Reasonable and necessary capital litigation

 

 

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1     expenses include travel and per diem (lodging, meals, and
2     incidental expenses).
3         (3) To pay the compensation of trial attorneys, other
4     than public defenders or appellate defenders, who have been
5     appointed by the court to represent defendants who are
6     charged with capital crimes or attorneys approved by or
7     contracted with the State Appellate Defender to represent
8     petitioners in post-conviction proceedings in capital
9     cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
10     of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under Section
11     2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to
12     capital cases.
13         (4) To provide State's Attorneys with funding for
14     capital litigation expenses and for expenses of
15     representing the State in post-conviction proceedings in
16     capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal
17     Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
18     Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation
19     to capital cases including, but not limited to,
20     investigatory and other assistance and expert, forensic,
21     and other witnesses necessary to prosecute capital cases.
22     State's Attorneys in any county other than Cook County
23     seeking funding for capital litigation expenses and for
24     expenses of representing the State in post-conviction
25     proceedings in capital cases under Article 122 of the Code
26     of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions

 

 

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1     filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
2     in relation to capital cases including, but not limited to,
3     investigatory and other assistance and expert, forensic,
4     or other witnesses under this Section may request that the
5     State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor or the Attorney
6     General, as the case may be, certify the expenses as
7     reasonable, necessary, and appropriate for payment from
8     the Trust Fund, on a form created by the State Treasurer.
9     Upon certification of the expenses and delivery of the
10     certification to the State Treasurer, the Treasurer shall
11     pay the expenses directly from the Capital Litigation Trust
12     Fund if there are sufficient moneys in the Trust Fund to
13     pay the expenses.
14         (5) To provide financial support through the Attorney
15     General pursuant to the Attorney General Act for the
16     several county State's Attorneys outside of Cook County,
17     but shall not be used to increase personnel for the
18     Attorney General's Office, except when the Attorney
19     General is ordered by the presiding judge of the Criminal
20     Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County to prosecute
21     or supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases.
22         (6) To provide financial support through the State's
23     Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor pursuant to the State's
24     Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act for the several
25     county State's Attorneys outside of Cook County, but shall
26     not be used to increase personnel for the State's Attorneys

 

 

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1     Appellate Prosecutor.
2         (7) To provide financial support to the State Appellate
3     Defender pursuant to the State Appellate Defender Act.
4     Moneys expended from the Trust Fund shall be in addition to
5 county funding for Public Defenders and State's Attorneys, and
6 shall not be used to supplant or reduce ordinary and customary
7 county funding.
8     (f) Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be appropriated to the
9 State Appellate Defender, the State's Attorneys Appellate
10 Prosecutor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer. The
11 State Appellate Defender shall receive an appropriation from
12 the Trust Fund to enable it to provide assistance to appointed
13 defense counsel and attorneys approved by or contracted with
14 the State Appellate Defender to represent petitioners in
15 post-conviction proceedings in capital cases under Article 122
16 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and in relation to
17 petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil
18 Procedure in relation to capital cases throughout the State and
19 to Public Defenders in counties other than Cook. The State's
20 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and the Attorney General shall
21 receive appropriations from the Trust Fund to enable them to
22 provide assistance to State's Attorneys in counties other than
23 Cook County and when the Attorney General is ordered by the
24 presiding judge of the Criminal Division of the Circuit Court
25 of Cook County to prosecute or supervise the prosecution of
26 Cook County cases. Moneys shall be appropriated to the State

 

 

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1 Treasurer to enable the Treasurer (i) to make grants to Cook
2 County, (ii) to pay the expenses of Public Defenders, the State
3 Appellate Defender, the Attorney General, the Office of the
4 State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and State's Attorneys
5 in counties other than Cook County, (iii) to pay the expenses
6 and compensation of appointed defense counsel and attorneys
7 approved by or contracted with the State Appellate Defender to
8 represent petitioners in post-conviction proceedings in
9 capital cases under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal
10 Procedure of 1963 and in relation to petitions filed under
11 Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to
12 capital cases in counties other than Cook County, and (iv) to
13 pay the costs of administering the Trust Fund. All expenditures
14 and grants made from the Trust Fund shall be subject to audit
15 by the Auditor General.
16     (g) For Cook County, grants from the Trust Fund shall be
17 made and administered as follows:
18         (1) For each State fiscal year, the State's Attorney
19     and Public Defender must each make a separate application
20     to the State Treasurer for capital litigation grants.
21         (2) The State Treasurer shall establish rules and
22     procedures for grant applications. The rules shall require
23     the Cook County Treasurer as the grant recipient to report
24     on a periodic basis to the State Treasurer how much of the
25     grant has been expended, how much of the grant is
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1     used. The rules may also require the Cook County Treasurer
2     to certify on a periodic basis that expenditures of the
3     funds have been made for expenses that are reasonable,
4     necessary, and appropriate for payment from the Trust Fund.
5         (3) The State Treasurer shall make the grants to the
6     Cook County Treasurer as soon as possible after the
7     beginning of the State fiscal year.
8         (4) The State's Attorney or Public Defender may apply
9     for supplemental grants during the fiscal year.
10         (5) Grant moneys shall be paid to the Cook County
11     Treasurer in block grants and held in separate accounts for
12     the State's Attorney, the Public Defender, and court
13     appointed defense counsel other than the Cook County Public
14     Defender, respectively, for the designated fiscal year,
15     and are not subject to county appropriation.
16         (6) Expenditure of grant moneys under this subsection
17     (g) is subject to audit by the Auditor General.
18         (7) The Cook County Treasurer shall immediately make
19     payment from the appropriate separate account in the county
20     treasury for capital litigation expenses to the State's
21     Attorney, Public Defender, or court appointed defense
22     counsel other than the Public Defender, as the case may be,
23     upon order of the State's Attorney, Public Defender or the
24     court, respectively.
25     (h) If a defendant in a capital case in Cook County is
26 represented by court appointed counsel other than the Cook

 

 

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1 County Public Defender, the appointed counsel shall petition
2 the court for an order directing the Cook County Treasurer to
3 pay the court appointed counsel's reasonable and necessary
4 compensation and capital litigation expenses from grant moneys
5 provided from the Trust Fund. The petitions shall be supported
6 by itemized bills showing the date, the amount of time spent,
7 the work done and the total being charged for each entry. The
8 court shall not authorize payment of bills that are not
9 properly itemized. The petitions shall be filed under seal and
10 considered ex parte but with a court reporter present for all
11 ex parte conferences. The petitions shall be reviewed by both
12 the trial judge and the presiding judge of the circuit court or
13 the presiding judge's designee. The petitions and orders shall
14 be kept under seal and shall be exempt from Freedom of
15 Information requests until the conclusion of the trial and
16 appeal of the case, even if the prosecution chooses not to
17 pursue the death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. Orders
18 denying petitions for compensation or expenses are final.
19 Counsel may not petition for expenses that may have been
20 provided or compensated by the State Appellate Defender under
21 item (c)(5) of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender Act.
22     (i) In counties other than Cook County, and when the
23 Attorney General is ordered by the presiding judge of the
24 Criminal Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County to
25 prosecute or supervise the prosecution of Cook County cases,
26 and excluding capital litigation expenses or services that may

 

 

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1 have been provided by the State Appellate Defender under item
2 (c)(5) of Section 10 of the State Appellate Defender Act:
3         (1) Upon certification by the circuit court, on a form
4     created by the State Treasurer, that all or a portion of
5     the expenses are reasonable, necessary, and appropriate
6     for payment from the Trust Fund and the court's delivery of
7     the certification to the Treasurer, the Treasurer shall pay
8     the certified expenses of Public Defenders and the State
9     Appellate Defender from the money appropriated to the
10     Treasurer for capital litigation expenses of Public
11     Defenders and post-conviction proceeding expenses in
12     capital cases of the State Appellate Defender and expenses
13     in relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of the
14     Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases in any
15     county other than Cook County, if there are sufficient
16     moneys in the Trust Fund to pay the expenses.
17         (2) If a defendant in a capital case is represented by
18     court appointed counsel other than the Public Defender, the
19     appointed counsel shall petition the court to certify
20     compensation and capital litigation expenses including,
21     but not limited to, investigatory and other assistance,
22     expert, forensic, and other witnesses, and mitigation
23     specialists as reasonable, necessary, and appropriate for
24     payment from the Trust Fund. If a petitioner in a capital
25     case who has filed a petition for post-conviction relief
26     under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963

 

 

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1     or a petition under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil
2     Procedure in relation to capital cases is represented by an
3     attorney approved by or contracted with the State Appellate
4     Defender other than the State Appellate Defender, that
5     attorney shall petition the court to certify compensation
6     and litigation expenses of post-conviction proceedings
7     under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
8     or in relation to petitions filed under Section 2-1401 of
9     the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases.
10     Upon certification on a form created by the State Treasurer
11     of all or a portion of the compensation and expenses
12     certified as reasonable, necessary, and appropriate for
13     payment from the Trust Fund and the court's delivery of the
14     certification to the Treasurer, the State Treasurer shall
15     pay the certified compensation and expenses from the money
16     appropriated to the Treasurer for that purpose, if there
17     are sufficient moneys in the Trust Fund to make those
18     payments.
19         (3) A petition for capital litigation expenses or
20     post-conviction proceeding expenses or expenses incurred
21     in filing a petition under Section 2-1401 of the Code of
22     Civil Procedure in relation to capital cases under this
23     subsection shall be considered under seal and reviewed ex
24     parte with a court reporter present. Orders denying
25     petitions for compensation or expenses are final.
26     (j) If the Trust Fund is discontinued or dissolved by an

 

 

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1 Act of the General Assembly or by operation of law, any balance
2 remaining in the Trust Fund shall be returned to the General
3 Revenue Fund after deduction of administrative costs, any other
4 provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding.
5 (Source: P.A. 93-127, eff. 1-1-04; 93-605, eff. 11-19-03;
6 93-972, eff. 8-20-04; 94-664, eff. 1-1-06.)