Public Act 099-0618
| ||||
Public Act 099-0618 | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
AN ACT concerning criminal law.
| ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
| ||||
Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is | ||||
amended by changing Section 110-9 as follows:
| ||||
(725 ILCS 5/110-9) (from Ch. 38, par. 110-9)
| ||||
Sec. 110-9. Taking of bail by peace officer. When bail has | ||||
been set by a judicial officer for a particular offense or
| ||||
offender any sheriff or other peace officer may take bail in | ||||
accordance
with the provisions of Section 110-7 or 110-8 of | ||||
this Code and release
the offender to appear in accordance with | ||||
the conditions of the bail bond,
the Notice to Appear or the | ||||
Summons. The officer shall give a receipt to
the offender for | ||||
the bail so taken and within a reasonable time deposit
such | ||||
bail with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the | ||||
offense. A sheriff or other peace officer taking bail in | ||||
accordance with the provisions of Section 110-7 or 110-8 of | ||||
this Code shall accept payments made in the form of currency, | ||||
and may accept other forms of payment as the sheriff shall by | ||||
rule authorize. For purposes of this Section, "currency" has | ||||
the meaning provided in subsection (a) of Section 3 of the | ||||
Currency Reporting Act.
| ||||
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836 .)
|