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Full Text of HB2581  97th General Assembly

HB2581ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti

Filed: 3/29/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2581

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2581 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Section 110-7 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/110-7)  (from Ch. 38, par. 110-7)
7    Sec. 110-7. Deposit of Bail Security.
8    (a) The person for whom bail has been set shall execute the
9bail bond and deposit with the clerk of the court before which
10the proceeding is pending a sum of money equal to 10% of the
11bail, but in no event shall such deposit be less than $25. The
12clerk of the court shall provide a space on each form for a
13person other than the accused who has provided the money for
14the posting of bail to so indicate and a space signed by an
15accused who has executed the bail bond indicating whether a
16person other than the accused has provided the money for the

 

 

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1posting of bail. The form shall also include a written notice
2to such person who has provided the defendant with the money
3for the posting of bail indicating that the bail may be used to
4pay costs, attorney's fees, fines, or other purposes authorized
5by the court and if the defendant fails to comply with the
6conditions of the bail bond, the court shall enter an order
7declaring the bail to be forfeited. The written notice must be:
8(1) distinguishable from the surrounding text; (2) in bold type
9or underscored; and (3) in a type size at least 2 points larger
10than the surrounding type. When a person for whom bail has been
11set is charged with an offense under the Illinois Controlled
12Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community
13Protection Act which is a Class X felony, or making a terrorist
14threat in violation of Section 29D-20 of the Criminal Code of
151961 or an attempt to commit the offense of making a terrorist
16threat, the court may require the defendant to deposit a sum
17equal to 100% of the bail. Where any person is charged with a
18forcible felony while free on bail and is the subject of
19proceedings under Section 109-3 of this Code the judge
20conducting the preliminary examination may also conduct a
21hearing upon the application of the State pursuant to the
22provisions of Section 110-6 of this Code to increase or revoke
23the bail for that person's prior alleged offense.
24    (b) Upon depositing this sum and any bond fee authorized by
25law, the person shall be released from custody subject to the
26conditions of the bail bond.

 

 

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1    (c) Once bail has been given and a charge is pending or is
2thereafter filed in or transferred to a court of competent
3jurisdiction the latter court shall continue the original bail
4in that court subject to the provisions of Section 110-6 of
5this Code.
6    (d) After conviction the court may order that the original
7bail stand as bail pending appeal or deny, increase or reduce
8bail subject to the provisions of Section 110-6.2.
9    (e) After the entry of an order by the trial court allowing
10or denying bail pending appeal either party may apply to the
11reviewing court having jurisdiction or to a justice thereof
12sitting in vacation for an order increasing or decreasing the
13amount of bail or allowing or denying bail pending appeal
14subject to the provisions of Section 110-6.2.
15    (f) When the conditions of the bail bond have been
16performed and the accused has been discharged from all
17obligations in the cause the clerk of the court shall return to
18the accused or to the defendant's designee by an assignment
19executed at the time the bail amount is deposited, unless the
20court orders otherwise, 90% of the sum which had been deposited
21and shall retain as bail bond costs 10% of the amount
22deposited. However, in no event shall the amount retained by
23the clerk as bail bond costs be less than $5. Bail bond
24deposited by or on behalf of a defendant in one case may be
25used, in the court's discretion, to satisfy financial
26obligations of that same defendant incurred in a different case

 

 

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1due to a fine, court costs, restitution or fees of the
2defendant's attorney of record. In counties with a population
3of 3,000,000 or more, the court shall not order bail bond
4deposited by or on behalf of a defendant in one case to be used
5to satisfy financial obligations of that same defendant in a
6different case until the bail bond is first used to satisfy
7court costs and attorney's fees in the case in which the bail
8bond has been deposited and any other unpaid child support
9obligations are satisfied. In counties with a population of
10less than 3,000,000, the court shall not order bail bond
11deposited by or on behalf of a defendant in one case to be used
12to satisfy financial obligations of that same defendant in a
13different case until the bail bond is first used to satisfy
14court costs in the case in which the bail bond has been
15deposited.
16    At the request of the defendant the court may order such
1790% of defendant's bail deposit, or whatever amount is
18repayable to defendant from such deposit, to be paid to
19defendant's attorney of record.
20    (g) If the accused does not comply with the conditions of
21the bail bond the court having jurisdiction shall enter an
22order declaring the bail to be forfeited. Notice of such order
23of forfeiture shall be mailed forthwith to the accused at his
24last known address. If the accused does not appear and
25surrender to the court having jurisdiction within 30 days from
26the date of the forfeiture or within such period satisfy the

 

 

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1court that appearance and surrender by the accused is
2impossible and without his fault the court shall enter judgment
3for the State if the charge for which the bond was given was a
4felony or misdemeanor, or if the charge was quasi-criminal or
5traffic, judgment for the political subdivision of the State
6which prosecuted the case, against the accused for the amount
7of the bail and costs of the court proceedings; however, in
8counties with a population of less than 3,000,000, instead of
9the court entering a judgment for the full amount of the bond
10the court may, in its discretion, enter judgment for the cash
11deposit on the bond, less costs, retain the deposit for further
12disposition or, if a cash bond was posted for failure to appear
13in a matter involving enforcement of child support or
14maintenance, the amount of the cash deposit on the bond, less
15outstanding costs, may be awarded to the person or entity to
16whom the child support or maintenance is due. The deposit made
17in accordance with paragraph (a) shall be applied to the
18payment of costs. If judgment is entered and any amount of such
19deposit remains after the payment of costs it shall be applied
20to payment of the judgment and transferred to the treasury of
21the municipal corporation wherein the bond was taken if the
22offense was a violation of any penal ordinance of a political
23subdivision of this State, or to the treasury of the county
24wherein the bond was taken if the offense was a violation of
25any penal statute of this State. The balance of the judgment
26may be enforced and collected in the same manner as a judgment

 

 

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1entered in a civil action.
2    (h) After a judgment for a fine and court costs or either
3is entered in the prosecution of a cause in which a deposit had
4been made in accordance with paragraph (a) the balance of such
5deposit, after deduction of bail bond costs, shall be applied
6to the payment of the judgment.
7    (i) When a court appearance is required for an alleged
8violation of the Criminal Code of 1961, the Illinois Vehicle
9Code, the Wildlife Code, the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the
10Child Passenger Protection Act, or a comparable offense of a
11unit of local government as specified in Supreme Court Rule
12551, and if the accused does not appear in court on the date
13set for appearance or any date to which the case may be
14continued and the court issues an arrest warrant for the
15accused, based upon his or her failure to appear when having so
16previously been ordered to appear by the court, the accused
17upon his or her admission to bail shall be assessed by the
18court a fee of $75. Payment of the fee shall be a condition of
19release unless otherwise ordered by the court. The fee shall be
20in addition to any bail that the accused is required to deposit
21for the offense for which the accused has been charged and may
22not be used for the payment of court costs or fines assessed
23for the offense. The clerk of the court shall remit $70 of the
24fee assessed to the arresting agency who brings the offender in
25on the arrest warrant. The clerk of the court shall remit $5 of
26the fee assessed to the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and

 

 

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1Administrative Fund as provided in Section 27.3d of the Clerks
2of Courts Act.
3(Source: P.A. 95-952, eff. 8-29-08; 96-1431, eff. 1-1-11.)".