Full Text of SB0059 99th General Assembly
SB0059 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 SB0059 Introduced 1/15/2015, by Sen. John G. Mulroe - Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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55 ILCS 5/4-11001 | from Ch. 34, par. 4-11001 |
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Amends the Counties Code. Provides that if the county board determines it cannot pay jurors the sums of $25 for the first day and thereafter $50 for each day of necessary attendance, then the board shall fix an amount no less than $4 for each day of necessary attendance at
courts as jurors in counties of the first class, the sum of $5 for
each day in counties of the second class, and the sum of $10 for each
day in counties of the third class. Provides that in counties where the county board has determined it cannot pay jurors the sums of $25 for the first day and thereafter $50 for each day of necessary attendance, then the board shall pay jurors such travel expense as
may be determined by the county board, provided that the board shall pay jurors in
counties of the first class and second class at
least 10 cents per mile for travel expense.
Provides that the board shall allow mileage for travel during a juror's term as well as for
travel at the opening and closing of the juror's term. Makes a corresponding change. Effective June 1, 2015.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning counties.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 4-11001 as follows:
| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/4-11001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-11001)
| 7 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-1132 )
| 8 | | Sec. 4-11001. Juror fees. Each county
shall pay to grand | 9 | | and petit jurors for their services
in attending courts the sum | 10 | | of $4 for each day of necessary attendance at
such courts as | 11 | | jurors in counties of the first class, the sum of $5 for
each | 12 | | day in counties of the second class, and the sum of $10 for | 13 | | each
day in counties of the third class, or such higher amount | 14 | | as may be fixed by
the county board.
| 15 | | In addition, jurors shall receive such travel expense as
| 16 | | may be determined by the county board, provided that jurors in
| 17 | | counties of the first class and second class shall receive at
| 18 | | least 10 cents per mile for their travel expense.
Mileage shall | 19 | | be allowed for travel during a juror's term as well as for
| 20 | | travel at the opening and closing of his term.
| 21 | | If a judge so orders, a juror
shall also receive | 22 | | reimbursement for the actual cost of day care incurred by
the | 23 | | juror during his or her service on a jury.
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| 1 | | The juror fees for service, transportation, and day care | 2 | | shall be paid out
of the county treasury.
| 3 | | The clerk of the court shall
furnish to each juror without | 4 | | fee whenever he is discharged a certificate
of the number of | 5 | | days' attendance at court, and upon presentation thereof
to the | 6 | | county treasurer, he shall pay to the juror the sum
provided | 7 | | for his service.
| 8 | | Any juror may elect to waive the fee paid for service, | 9 | | transportation, or day care, or any combination thereof. | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 97-840, eff. 1-1-13.)
| 11 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-1132 )
| 12 | | Sec. 4-11001. Juror fees. Each county
shall pay to grand | 13 | | and petit jurors for their services
in attending courts the | 14 | | sums of $25 for the first day and thereafter $50 for each day | 15 | | of necessary attendance, or such higher amount as may be fixed | 16 | | by
the county board. If the county board determines it cannot | 17 | | pay jurors the sums of $25 for the first day and thereafter $50 | 18 | | for each day of necessary attendance, then the board shall fix | 19 | | an amount no less than $4 for each day of necessary attendance | 20 | | at
courts as jurors in counties of the first class, the sum of | 21 | | $5 for
each day in counties of the second class, and the sum of | 22 | | $10 for each
day in counties of the third class.
| 23 | | In counties where the county board has determined it cannot | 24 | | pay jurors the sums of $25 for the first day and thereafter $50 | 25 | | for each day of necessary attendance, then the board shall pay |
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| 1 | | jurors such travel expense as
may be determined by the county | 2 | | board, provided that the board shall pay jurors in
counties of | 3 | | the first class and second class at
least 10 cents per mile for | 4 | | their travel expense.
The board shall allow mileage for travel | 5 | | during a juror's term as well as for
travel at the opening and | 6 | | closing of the juror's term. | 7 | | If a judge so orders, a juror
shall also receive | 8 | | reimbursement for the actual cost of day care incurred by
the | 9 | | juror during his or her service on a jury.
| 10 | | The juror fees for service , transportation, and day care | 11 | | shall be paid out
of the county treasury.
| 12 | | The clerk of the court shall
furnish to each juror without | 13 | | fee whenever he is discharged a certificate
of the number of | 14 | | days' attendance at court, and upon presentation thereof
to the | 15 | | county treasurer, he shall pay to the juror the sum
provided | 16 | | for his service.
| 17 | | Any juror may elect to waive the fee paid for service, | 18 | | transportation, or day care, or any combination thereof. | 19 | | (Source: P.A. 97-840, eff. 1-1-13; 98-1132, eff. 6-1-15.)
| 20 | | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | 21 | | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | 22 | | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | 23 | | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | 24 | | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | 25 | | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other |
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| 1 | | Public Act.
| 2 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, | 3 | | 2015.
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