HB0054ham002 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Filed: 2/25/2020

10100HB0054ham002 LRB101 04665 RLC 70836 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 54

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 54 on page 1, by replacing lines 11 through 14 with the following: "his or her appearance or a warrant of arrest. No less than 30 days before the issuance of a warrant under this subsection, a notice shall be mailed to the offender by first class mail to the most recent address which the offender has provided to the court. The notice shall contain the following information:

(1) the amount of the fine which is due and owing;

(2) the docket number of the case in which the fine was assessed;

(3) the due date for payment of the fine;

(4) instructions as to how payment of the fine may be made;

(5) an explanation that willful refusal to pay the fine may result in imprisonment; and

(6) instructions as to how the offender may request a hearing to present evidence that the offender did not willfully refuse to pay the fine, and that failure to pay was the result of the offender's inability to pay the fine.".