Public Act 098-1085

HB5889 Enrolled LRB098 15806 JLK 50843 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 adding Section

5-1101.3 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1101.3 new)

Sec. 5-1101.3. Additional fees to finance new judicial

facilities. The Will County Board may by ordinance impose a

judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new

judicial facilities.

(a) In setting such fee, the Will 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

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 Will County Board with the

concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial

circuit.