Illinois-2015-HB3498-Introduced

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB3498

Introduced , by Rep. Mike Smiddy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

`725 ILCS 5/110-14 rep.`
`725 ILCS 240/10`	`from Ch. 70, par. 510`

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Repeals provision giving a person incarcerated on a bailable offense who does not supply bail and against whom a fine is levied upon conviction a credit of $5 towards the fine for each day incarcerated. Amends the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.

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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 (725 ILCS 5/110-14 rep.)

5 Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is

6 amended by repealing Section 110-14.

7 Section 10. The Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act is

8 amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

9 (725 ILCS 240/10) (from Ch. 70, par. 510)

10 Sec. 10. Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund.

11 (a) The "Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund" is created

12 as a special fund in the State Treasury to provide monies for

13 the grants to be awarded under this Act.

14 (b) When any person is convicted in Illinois of an offense

15 listed below, or placed on supervision for that offense on or

16 after July 1, 2012, the court shall impose the following fines:

17 (1) $100 for any felony;

18 (2) $50 for any offense under the Illinois Vehicle

19 Code, exclusive of offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(2)

20 of Section 6-204 of that Code, and exclusive of any offense

21 enumerated in Article VI of Chapter 11 of that Code

22 relating to restrictions, regulations, and limitations on

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1 the speed at which a motor vehicle is driven or operated;

2 and

3 (3) $75 for any misdemeanor, excluding a conservation

4 offense.

5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the

6 penalty established in this Section shall be assessed for any

7 violation of Section 11-601.5, 11-605.2, or 11-605.3 of the

8 Illinois Vehicle Code.

9 The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall remit moneys collected

10 under this subsection (b) within one month after receipt to the

11 State Treasurer for deposit into the Violent Crime Victims

12 Assistance Fund, except as provided in subsection (g) of this

13 Section. Such additional penalty shall not be considered a part

14 of the fine for purposes of any reduction made in the fine for

15 time served either before or after sentencing. Not later than

16 March 1 of each year the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall

17 submit to the State Comptroller a report of the amount of funds

18 remitted by him to the State Treasurer under this Section

19 during the preceding calendar year.

20 (c)(Blank). ~~The charge imposed by subsection (b) shall not~~

21 ~~be subject to the provisions of Section 110-14 of the Code of~~

22 ~~Criminal Procedure of 1963.~~

23 (d) Monies forfeited, and proceeds from the sale of

24 property forfeited and seized, under the forfeiture provisions

25 set forth in Part 500 of Article 124B of the Code of Criminal

26 Procedure of 1963 shall be accepted for the Violent Crime

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1 Victims Assistance Fund.

2 (e) Investment income which is attributable to the

3 investment of monies in the Violent Crime Victims Assistance

4 Fund shall be credited to that fund for uses specified in this

5 Act. The Treasurer shall provide the Attorney General a monthly

6 status report on the amount of money in the Fund.

7 (f) Monies from the fund may be granted on and after July

8 1, 1984.

9 (g) All amounts and charges imposed under this Section for

10 any violation of Chapters 3, 4, 6, and 11 of the Illinois

11 Vehicle Code, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or

12 any violation of the Child Passenger Protection Act, or a

13 similar provision of a local ordinance, shall be collected and

14 disbursed by the circuit clerk as provided under Section 27.5

15 of the Clerks of Courts Act.

16 (Source: P.A. 96-712, eff. 1-1-10; 97-108, eff. 7-14-11;

17 97-816, eff. 7-16-12.)

18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

19 becoming law.