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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 SB3022 Introduced 2/7/2014, by Sen. John G. Mulroe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Access to Justice Act. Provides that the Statutory Court Fee Task Force must submit its report to the Supreme Court and General Assembly by June 1, 2016 (instead of 2014). Effective immediately.
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| | SB3022 | | LRB098 17424 HEP 52524 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning courts.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Access to Justice Act is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 25 as follows: |
6 | | (705 ILCS 95/25)
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7 | | Sec. 25. Statutory Court Fee Task Force. |
8 | | (a) There is hereby created the Statutory Court Fee Task |
9 | | Force. The purpose of the Task Force is to conduct a thorough |
10 | | review of the various statutory fees imposed or assessed on |
11 | | criminal defendants and civil litigants. |
12 | | (b) The Task Force shall consist of 15 members, appointed |
13 | | as follows: one each by the Speaker of the House of |
14 | | Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of |
15 | | Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority |
16 | | Leader of the Senate; 2 by the association representing circuit |
17 | | court clerks; 2 by the Governor, and 7 by the Supreme Court. |
18 | | (c) At the direction of the Supreme Court, the |
19 | | Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall provide |
20 | | administrative support to the Task Force. |
21 | | (d) The Task Force shall submit a report containing its |
22 | | findings and any recommendations to the Supreme Court and the |
23 | | General Assembly by June 1, 2016 2014 .
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