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Public Act 093-0892
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LRB093 04521 MKM 04574 b |
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AN ACT in relation to court fees.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section |
5-1101 as
follows:
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(55 ILCS 5/5-1101) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1101)
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Sec. 5-1101. Additional fees to finance court system.
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county board may enact by ordinance or resolution the following |
fees:
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(a) A $5 fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of |
guilty or a grant
of supervision for violation of the Illinois |
Vehicle Code other than Section
11-501 or violations of similar |
provisions contained in county or municipal
ordinances |
committed in the county, and up to a $30 fee to be paid by the
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defendant on a judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision for |
violation of
Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a |
violation of a similar
provision contained in county or |
municipal ordinances committed in the county.
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(b) In the case of a county having a population of |
1,000,000 or less,
a $5 fee to be collected in all civil cases |
by the clerk of the circuit court.
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(c) A fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of |
guilty or a grant of
supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the |
Unified Code of Corrections, as follows:
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(1) for a felony, $50;
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(2) for a class A misdemeanor, $25;
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(3) for a class B or class C misdemeanor, $15;
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(4) for a petty offense, $10;
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(5) for a business offense, $10.
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(d) A $100 fee for the second and subsequent violations of |
Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of |
similar provisions
contained in county or municipal ordinances |
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committed in the county. The
proceeds of this fee shall be |
placed in the county general fund and used to
finance education |
programs related to driving under the influence of alcohol or
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drugs.
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(e) In each county in which a teen court, peer court, peer |
jury, youth
court, or
other
youth diversion program has been |
created, a county may adopt a mandatory fee
of up to $5 to be |
assessed as provided in this subsection. Assessments
collected
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by the clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this subsection |
must be deposited
into an
account specifically for the |
operation and administration of a teen court, peer
court, peer |
jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program. The clerk |
of
the
circuit court shall collect the fees established in this |
subsection and must
remit the
fees to the teen court, peer |
court, peer jury, youth court, or other youth
diversion
program |
monthly, less 5%, which is to be retained as fee income to the |
office
of
the clerk of the circuit court. The fees are to be |
paid as follows:
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(1) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a |
judgment of guilty or
grant of supervision for violation of |
the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations
of similar |
provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances |
committed in
the
county;
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(2) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a |
judgment of guilty or
grant of supervision under Section |
5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for
a
felony; for |
a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty |
offense;
and
for a business offense.
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(f) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section |
must
shall, except as
provided in subsections
subsection (d) |
and (e), be placed
in the
county general fund and used to
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finance the court system in the county, unless the fee is |
subject to
disbursement by the circuit clerk as provided under |
Section 27.5 of the Clerks
of Courts Act.
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(Source: P.A. 87-670; 87-1075; 87-1230; 88-45.)
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