Bill Text: IL SB2562 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the need for an effective county public defender system.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-13 - Referred to Assignments [SB2562 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB2562-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB2562 Introduced 1/13/2010, by Sen. Dan Cronin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/3-4000 from Ch. 34, par. 3-4000
Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the need for an effective county public defender system.
LRB096 16652 RLJ 31933 b
A BILL FOR
SB2562 LRB096 16652 RLJ 31933 b
AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
3-4000 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/3-4000) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-4000)
Sec. 3-4000. Legislative declaration. The The General
Assembly recognizes that quality legal representation in
criminal and related proceedings is a fundamental right of the
people of the State of Illinois and that there should be no
distinction in the availability of quality legal
representation based upon a person's inability to pay.
Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly to provide
for effective county public defender systems throughout the
State and encourage the active and substantial participation of
the private bar in the representation of indigent defendants.
(Source: P.A. 87-111.)