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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1602
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 1602 on page 1, by
 3    replacing lines 1 and 2 with the following:
 4        "AN ACT in relation to courts."; and
 5    on page 1, by replacing line 5 with the following:
 6        "Section  5.  The   Mental   Health   and   Developmental
 7    Disabilities  Code  is  amended  by  changing Sections 3-816,
 8    3-818, 4-613, and 4-615 as follows:
 9        (405 ILCS 5/3-816) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-816)
10        Sec. 3-816.  Final orders; copies; appeal.
11        (a)  Every final order entered by the  court  under  this
12    Act  shall  be  in  writing  and  shall  be  accompanied by a
13    statement on the record of the court's findings of  fact  and
14    conclusions  of  law.  A copy of such order shall be promptly
15    given to the recipient or his or  her  attorney  and  to  the
16    facility director of the facility or alternative treatment to
17    which  the  recipient  is  admitted or to the person in whose
18    care and custody the recipient is placed.
19        (b)  An appeal from a final order may  be  taken  in  the
20    same  manner  as in other civil cases.  Upon entry of a final
21    order, the court shall notify the  recipient  orally  and  in
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 1    writing  of  his  or her right to appeal and, if he or she is
 2    indigent, of his or  her  right  to  a  free  transcript  and
 3    counsel.   The  cost of the transcript shall be paid pursuant
 4    to subsection (c) of Section  3-818  and  subsection  (c)  of
 5    Section  4-615  of  this  Code.   If  the recipient wishes to
 6    appeal and is unable to  obtain  counsel,  counsel  shall  be
 7    appointed pursuant to Section 3-805.
 8    (Source: P.A. 88-380.)
 9        (405 ILCS 5/3-818) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-818)
10        Sec. 3-818.  Fees; costs.
11        (a)  Fees  for  jury  service, witnesses, and service and
12    execution of process are the same as for similar services  in
13    civil proceedings.
14        (b)  Except  as  provided  under  subsection  (c) of this
15    Section, the  court  may  assess  costs  of  the  proceedings
16    against  the parties.  If the respondent is not a resident of
17    the county in which the hearing is held and the party against
18    whom the court would otherwise assess costs has  insufficient
19    funds to pay the costs, the court may enter an order upon the
20    State  to  pay  the  cost  of  the  proceedings,  from  funds
21    appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose.
22        (c)  If  the respondent is a party against whom the court
23    would  otherwise  assess  costs  and   that   respondent   is
24    determined by the court to have insufficient funds to pay the
25    cost  of  transcripts  for  the  purpose of appeal, the court
26    shall enter an order upon the State to pay the  cost  of  one
27    original   and  one  copy  of  a  transcript  of  proceedings
28    established under this Code.   Payment  of  transcript  costs
29    authorized under this subsection (c) shall be paid from funds
30    appropriated  by  the  General Assembly to the Administrative
31    Office of the Illinois Courts.
32    (Source: P.A. 80-1414.)
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 1        (405 ILCS 5/4-613) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 4-613)
 2        Sec. 4-613.  Final orders; notice; appeals.
 3        (a)  Every final order of the court shall be  in  writing
 4    and  shall be accompanied by a statement on the record of the
 5    court's findings of fact and conclusions of law.  A  copy  of
 6    such  order shall be promptly given to the client, his or her
 7    attorney, and the  facility  director  of  the  developmental
 8    disabilities  facility  or program to which the respondent is
 9    admitted.
10        (b)  An appeal from a final order may  be  taken  in  the
11    same  manner  as in other civil cases.  Upon entry of a final
12    order, the court shall notify the client of his or her  right
13    to  appeal and, if he or she is indigent, of his or her right
14    to a free transcript and counsel.  The cost of the transcript
15    shall be paid pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 3-818 and
16    subsection (c) of Section 4-615 of this Code.  If the  client
17    wishes  to  appeal  and  is unable to obtain counsel, counsel
18    shall be appointed pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Section
19    4-605.
20    (Source: P.A. 80-1414.)
21        (405 ILCS 5/4-615) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 4-615)
22        Sec. 4-615.  Fees; costs; State funds.
23        (a)  Fees  for  jury  service, witnesses, and service and
24    execution of process are the same as for similar services  in
25    civil proceedings.
26        (b)  Except  as  provided  under  subsection  (c) of this
27    Section, the  court  may  assess  costs  of  the  proceedings
28    against  the parties.  If the respondent is not a resident of
29    the county in which the hearing is held and the party against
30    whom the court would otherwise assess costs has  insufficient
31    funds to pay the costs, the court may enter an order upon the
32    State  to  pay  the  cost  of  the  proceedings,  from  funds
33    appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose.
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 1        (c)  If  the respondent is a party against whom the court
 2    would  otherwise  assess  costs  and   that   respondent   is
 3    determined by the court to have insufficient funds to pay the
 4    cost  of  transcripts  for  the  purpose of appeal, the court
 5    shall enter an order upon the State to pay the  cost  of  one
 6    original   and  one  copy  of  a  transcript  of  proceedings
 7    established under this Code.   Payment  of  transcript  costs
 8    authorized under this subsection (c) shall be paid from funds
 9    appropriated  by  the  General Assembly to the Administrative
10    Office of the Illinois Courts.
11    (Source: P.A. 80-1414.)
12        Section 10.  The Court Reporters Act is amended by".

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