Bill Text: IL SB2784 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county board of Lake County may by ordinance impose a judicial facility fee for the purpose of building new judicial facilities. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-22 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2784 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB2784-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB2784 Introduced 2/17/2016, by Sen. Terry Link SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county board of Lake County may by ordinance impose a judicial facility fee for the purpose of building new judicial facilities. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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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
5-1101.3 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3)
Sec. 5-1101.3. Additional fees to finance new judicial
facilities. The county boards of Kane County, Lake County, and
Will County may by ordinance impose a judicial facilities fee
to be used for the building of new judicial facilities.
(a) In setting such fee, the county board, with the
concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial
circuit, may impose different rates for the various types or
categories of civil and criminal cases, not to exceed $30. The
fees are to be paid as follows:
(1) In civil cases, the fee shall be paid by each party
at the time of filing the first pleading, paper, or other
appearance; provided that no additional fee shall be
required if more than one party is represented in a single
pleading, paper, or other appearance.
(2) In felony, misdemeanor, local or county ordinance,
traffic, and conservation cases, the fee shall be assessed
against the defendant upon the entry of a judgment of

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conviction, an order of supervision, or a sentence of
probation without entry of judgment pursuant to Section 10
of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 of
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug
Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
(3) In local or county ordinance, traffic, and
conservation cases, if fines are paid in full without a
court appearance, then the fee shall not be imposed or
collected.
(b) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section
must be deposited into the county's Judicial Department
Facilities Construction Fund and used for the sole purpose of
funding in whole or in part the costs associated with building
new judicial facilities within the county, which shall be
designed and constructed by the county board with the
concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial
circuit.
(Source: P.A. 98-1085, eff. 1-1-15; 99-269, eff. 8-4-15.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.