Full Text of HB1790 95th General Assembly
HB1790 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB1790
Introduced 2/23/2007, by Rep. Careen M Gordon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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225 ILCS 415/6 |
from Ch. 111, par. 6206 |
405 ILCS 5/3-818 |
from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-818 |
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Amends the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984; provides for the issuance of a restricted court reporter's certificate upon the written request of the Chief Judge of a reporter's circuit (instead of upon the request of the Supreme Court). Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code; in connection with the proceedings under the Code, provides for the payment of transcript costs from funds appropriated to the Comptroller (instead of from funds appropriated to the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts).
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LRB095 04319 DRJ 24360 b |
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| AN ACT concerning courts.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act | 5 |
| of 1984 is amended by changing Section 6 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 415/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 6206)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| Sec. 6. Upon receipt of a written request from the Chief | 9 |
| Judge of the reporter's circuit
Supreme Court ,
the Department | 10 |
| shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to any
reporter | 11 |
| who has been appointed in counties of less than 1,000,000 in
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| population, and examined under the Court Reporters Act, except | 13 |
| those who
have achieved an "A" proficiency rating, a restricted | 14 |
| certificate by which
such official court reporter may then | 15 |
| lawfully engage in reporting only court
proceedings to which he | 16 |
| may be assigned by the Chief Judge of his circuit.
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| The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
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| certificate of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay | 19 |
| the tax,
penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay | 20 |
| any final assessment
of tax, penalty or interest, as required | 21 |
| by any tax Act administered by the
Illinois Department of | 22 |
| Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any
such tax | 23 |
| Act are satisfied.
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| (Source: P.A. 84-1395 .)
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| Section 10. The Mental Health and Developmental | 3 |
| Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-818 as | 4 |
| follows:
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| (405 ILCS 5/3-818) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-818)
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| Sec. 3-818. Fees; costs.
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| (a) Fees for jury service, witnesses, and service and | 8 |
| execution
of process are the same as for similar services in | 9 |
| civil proceedings.
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| (b) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this | 11 |
| Section, the court
may assess costs of the proceedings against | 12 |
| the parties.
If the respondent is not a resident of the county | 13 |
| in which the hearing is
held and the party against whom the | 14 |
| court would otherwise assess costs has
insufficient funds to | 15 |
| pay the costs, the court may enter an order upon the
State to | 16 |
| pay the cost of the proceedings, from funds appropriated by the
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| General Assembly for that purpose.
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| (c) If the respondent is a party against whom the court | 19 |
| would otherwise
assess costs and that respondent is determined | 20 |
| by the court to have
insufficient funds to pay the cost of | 21 |
| transcripts for the purpose of appeal,
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court shall enter an | 22 |
| order upon the State to pay the cost of one original and
one
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| copy of a transcript of proceedings established under this | 24 |
| Code. Payment of
transcript costs authorized under this |
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| subsection (c) shall be paid from funds
appropriated by the | 2 |
| General Assembly to the Comptroller
to the Administrative | 3 |
| Office of the
Illinois Courts .
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| (Source: P.A. 90-765, eff. 8-14-98.)
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