Bill Text: IL HR0020 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges restitution be paid to the victim before any court or law imposed cost, fine, fee, assessment, or other payment by the defendant is paid.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR0020 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0020-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Because of the crimes committed against them, | ||||||
3 | victims often suffer financial losses, in addition to emotional | ||||||
4 | distress and physical injury; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Court costs and fees can amount to sums high | ||||||
6 | enough that the defendant has no money left to pay restitution | ||||||
7 | to the victim; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Victims can sometimes be overlooked in the court | ||||||
9 | system that is meant to protect them; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Ensuring that victims receive full restitution | ||||||
11 | would ease the burden caused by the crime committed against | ||||||
12 | them; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
14 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
15 | we urge restitution to be paid to the victim before any court | ||||||
16 | or law imposed cost, fine, fee, assessment, or other payment by | ||||||
17 | the defendant is paid; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the Clerk of Court in each county of the State of | ||||||
20 | Illinois.
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