HB5889 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5889

Introduced , by Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/5-1001.3 new

Amends the Counties Code. Permits a county board in a county with a population of more than 500,000 and less than 700,000, based on the most recent federal decennial census, to enact by ordinance a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities. Sets the maximum fee at $30 and provides for the method by which the fees are to be paid.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section 5-1001.3 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1001.3 new)

Sec. 5-1001.3. Additional fees to finance new judicial facilities. A county board in a county with a population of more than 500,000 and less than 700,000, based on the most recent federal decennial census, may by ordinance impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities.

(a) In setting such fee, the county board may impose different rates for the various types or categories of civil and criminal cases, not to exceed $30. The fees are to be paid as follows:

(1) In civil cases, the fee shall be paid by each party at the time of filing the first pleading, paper, or other appearance; provided that no additional fee shall be required if more than one party is represented in a single pleading, paper, or other appearance.

(2) In felony, misdemeanor, local or county ordinance, traffic, and conservation cases, the fee shall be assessed against the defendant upon the entry of a judgment of conviction, an order of supervision, or a sentence of probation without entry of judgment pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.

(3) In local or county ordinance, traffic, and conservation cases, if fines are paid in full without a court appearance, then the fee shall not be imposed or collected.

(b) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section must be deposited into the county's Judicial Department Facilities Construction Fund and used for the sole purpose of funding in whole or in part the costs associated with building new judicial facilities within the county, which shall be designed and constructed by the Will County Board.