Bill Text: IL SB0544 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the establishment of library districts and libraries.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB0544 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB0544-Amended.html

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Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

Filed: 5/20/2011

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 544
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 544 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
Section 5-1101 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/5-1101) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1101)
Sec. 5-1101. Additional fees and fines to finance court
system. A county board may enact by ordinance or resolution the
following fees:
(a) A $5 fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of
guilty or a grant of supervision for violation of the Illinois
Vehicle Code other than Section 11-501 or violations of similar
provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances
committed in the county, and up to a $30 fee to be paid by the
defendant on a judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision for
violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a

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violation of a similar provision contained in county or
municipal ordinances committed in the county.
(b) In the case of a county having a population of
1,000,000 or less, a $5 fee to be collected in all civil cases
by the clerk of the circuit court.
(c) A fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of
guilty or a grant of supervision, as follows:
(1) for a felony, $50;
(2) for a class A misdemeanor, $25;
(3) for a class B or class C misdemeanor, $15;
(4) for a petty offense, $10;
(5) for a business offense, $10.
(d) A $100 fee for the second and subsequent violations of
Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of
similar provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances
committed in the county. The proceeds of this fee shall be
placed in the county general fund and used to finance education
programs related to driving under the influence of alcohol or
drugs.
(d-5) A $10 fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment
of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the
Unified Code of Corrections to be placed in the county general
fund and used to finance the county mental health court, the
county drug court, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court, or
any or all of the above.
(e) In each county in which a teen court, peer court, peer

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jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program has been
created, a county may adopt a mandatory fee of up to $5 to be
assessed as provided in this subsection. Assessments collected
by the clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this subsection
must be deposited into an account specifically for the
operation and administration of a teen court, peer court, peer
jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program. The clerk
of the circuit court shall collect the fees established in this
subsection and must remit the fees to the teen court, peer
court, peer jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program
monthly, less 5%, which is to be retained as fee income to the
office of the clerk of the circuit court. The fees are to be
paid as follows:
(1) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
judgment of guilty or grant of supervision for violation of
the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of similar
provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances
committed in the county;
(2) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
judgment of guilty or grant of supervision under Section
5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for
a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty
offense; and for a business offense.
(f) In each county in which a drug court has been created,
the county may adopt a mandatory fee of up to $5 to be assessed
as provided in this subsection. Assessments collected by the

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clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this subsection must be
deposited into an account specifically for the operation and
administration of the drug court. The clerk of the circuit
court shall collect the fees established in this subsection and
must remit the fees to the drug court, less 5%, which is to be
retained as fee income to the office of the clerk of the
circuit court. The fees are to be paid as follows:
(1) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
judgment of guilty or grant of supervision for a violation
of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a violation of a similar
provision contained in a county or municipal ordinance
committed in the county; or
(2) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section
5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for
a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty
offense; and for a business offense.
The clerk of the circuit court shall deposit the 5%
retained under this subsection into the Circuit Court Clerk
Operation and Administrative Fund to be used to defray the
costs of collection and disbursement of the drug court fee.
(f-5) In each county in which a Children's Advocacy Center
provides services, the county board may adopt a mandatory fee
of between $5 and $30 to be paid by the defendant on a judgment
of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the
Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for a Class A, Class

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B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty offense; and for a
business offense. Assessments shall be collected by the clerk
of the circuit court and must be deposited into an account
specifically for the operation and administration of the
Children's Advocacy Center. The clerk of the circuit court
shall collect the fees as provided in this subsection, and must
remit the fees to the Children's Advocacy Center.
(f-10) In each county in which the Court Appointed Special
Advocates provide services, the county board may, in addition
to any fine imposed under Section 5-9-1 of the Unified Code of
Corrections, adopt a mandatory fine of between $10 and $30 to
be paid by the defendant on a judgment of guilty or a grant of
supervision for any violation of Articles 9, 10, 11, 12, or
Section 33D-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or Section 2 of the
Neglected Children Offense Act. Assessments shall be collected
by the clerk of the circuit court and must be deposited into an
account specifically for the operations of the Court Appointed
Special Advocates. The clerk of the circuit court shall collect
the fines as provided in this subsection and must remit the
fines to the Court Appointed Special Advocates Fund that the
county board shall create for the receipt of funds collected
under this subsection, and from which the county board shall
make grants to support the activities and services of the Court
Appointed Special Advocates within that county. The term "Court
Appointed Special Advocates" is copyrighted and is used with
permission of the holder of the copyright.

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(g) The proceeds of all fees and fines enacted under this
Section must, except as provided in subsections (d), (d-5),
(e), and (f), and (f-10) be placed in the county general fund
and used to finance the court system in the county, unless the
fee is subject to disbursement by the circuit clerk as provided
under Section 27.5 of the Clerks of Courts Act.
(Source: P.A. 95-103, eff. 1-1-08; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07;
96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-924, eff. 6-14-10.)".
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2011.".