92nd General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
SILVERSTEIN-KARPIEL.

House Sponsors:
HOFFMAN-JOHNSON-NOVAK

Short description: 
DUI FINES-TRAUMA CENTERS                                                   

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the additional         
   $100 fine collected from a DUI violator for distribution to the law         
   enforcement agency that made the arrest shall be increased to $200 for      
   a second or subsequent DUI conviction. Provides that in addition to         
   any other fine imposed for driving under the influence of alcohol,          
   drugs, or intoxicating compounds, a fine of $100 shall be levied by         
   the court and deposited into the Trauma Center Fund for distribution        
   to Illinois hospitals that are designated as trauma centers. Amends         
   the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that 100%        
   of the moneys deposited into the Trauma Center Fund from DUI fines          
   must be distributed to hospitals designated as trauma centers.              
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          705 ILCS 105/27.6                                                    
          730 ILCS 5/5-9-1                                                     
          730 ILCS 5/5-9-1.1                                                   
        Deletes everything.  Reinserts the Illinois Vehicle Code               
   provisions of the original bill with changes. Deletes language              
   providing for the levy of a $100 fine to be deposited into the              
   Trauma Center Fund. Reinserts the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)          
   Act provisions of the original bill with changes. Provides that             
   97.5% of the moneys deposited into the Trauma Center Fund from              
   fees collected under the Clerks of Courts Act in connection with            
   DUI or drug violations (rather than 100% of the moneys deposited            
   into the Fund from DUI fines) must be distributed to hospitals              
   designated as trauma centers. Amends the Clerks of Courts Act and           
   the Unified Code of Corrections.   Increases from $25 to  $105              
   the additional fee assessed for a DUI violation. Provides that persons      
   convicted  of violating the Cannabis Control Act and persons convicted      
   of violating the  Illinois  Controlled  Substances  Act  must  pay  an      
   additional  $5 fee. Provides that $100 of the DUI fee assessment shall      
   be deposited into the Trauma Center Fund. Provides that the additional      
   $5 Cannabis Control Act and Illinois Controlled  Substances  Act  fees      
   and  $5  of the DUI fee shall be deposited into the Spinal Cord Injury      
   Paralysis Cure Research Trust  Fund,  a  special  fund  in  the  State      
   Treasury.                                                                   
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          210 ILCS 50/3.225                                                    
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          625 ILCS 5/16-104b                                                   
        Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that in counties  that      
   have  elected  not  to  distribute moneys to the Trauma Center Fund in      
   accordance with provisions of the Clerks of Circuit Courts  Act,  $105      
   (rather  than  $30) of the amount collected from a defendant convicted      
   of or placed under court supervision for DUI shall be remitted by  the      
   clerk  and  deposited  into  the Trauma Center Fund. Provides that the      
   $105 includes an additional fee  of  $100  (rather  than  $25)  to  be      
   collected  for a DUI conviction or order of court supervision. Deletes      
   language amending the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.         
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0431

   Last action date: AUG-17-2001

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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