Bill Text: IL SB1745 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Provides that, in counties in which the Court Appointed Special Advocates provide services, a county board may adopt a mandatory assessment between $10 and $30 to be paid by defendants found guilty of offenses requiring a court appearance. Provides that this assessment is in addition to any other assessment that may be imposed under the Act. Effective July 1, 2019.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1745 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1745-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning courts.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 15-75 as follows:
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6 | (705 ILCS 135/15-75 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 15-75. Court Appointed Special Advocates. In addition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | to any other assessment that may be imposed under a schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | set forth in this Article, in each county in which the Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Appointed Special Advocates provide services, the county board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | may adopt a mandatory assessment of between $10 and $30 to be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | paid by the defendant on a judgment or plea of guilty or a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | grant of supervision for a felony, misdemeanor, petty offense, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | or business offense, where a court appearance is required. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Assessments shall be collected by the clerk of the circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | court and must be deposited into an account specifically for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | the operations of the Court Appointed Special Advocates. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | clerk of the circuit court shall collect the assessments as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | provided in this subsection and must remit the assessments to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the Court Appointed Special Advocates Fund that the county | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | board shall create for the receipt of funds collected under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | this subsection, and from which the county board shall make | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | grants to support the activities and services of the Court |
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1 | Appointed Special Advocates within that county. The term "Court | ||||||
2 | Appointed Special Advocates" is copyrighted and is used with | ||||||
3 | permission of the holder of the copyright.
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
5 | 2019.
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