Bill Text: IL HB5182 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a defendant is charged with a non-violent crime, the court shall not impose bail in an amount that exceeds 10% of the annual salary of the defendant. Provides that if the court determines that a defendant charged with a non-violent crime is indigent, the court shall release the defendant on his or her own recognizance. Defines "non-violent crime".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5182 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB5182-Amended.html
Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a defendant is charged with a non-violent crime, the court shall not impose bail in an amount that exceeds 10% of the annual salary of the defendant. Provides that if the court determines that a defendant charged with a non-violent crime is indigent, the court shall release the defendant on his or her own recognizance. Defines "non-violent crime".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5182 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB5182-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5182
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5182 on page 6, by | ||||||
3 | replacing lines 10 through 18 with the following: | ||||||
4 | " (b-1) If a first-time offender is charged with a | ||||||
5 | non-violent offense, the court shall order him or her released | ||||||
6 | on his or her own recognizance, unless the court makes a | ||||||
7 | specific finding that a cash bond is necessary to secure his or | ||||||
8 | her appearance, and in addition to any other conditions, may | ||||||
9 | order as a condition of his or her release, his or her | ||||||
10 | monitoring under electronic surveillance as provided in | ||||||
11 | Article 8A of Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections. | ||||||
12 | For the purposes of this subsection (b-1), "non-violent | ||||||
13 | crime" means an offense that is not a forcible felony or a | ||||||
14 | violent crime as defined in Section 3 of the Rights of Crime | ||||||
15 | Victims and Witnesses Act. ".
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