Bill Text: IL SB1745 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Provides that, in counties in which the Court Appointed Special Advocates provide services, a county board may adopt a mandatory assessment between $10 and $30 to be paid by defendants found guilty of offenses requiring a court appearance. Provides that this assessment is in addition to any other assessment that may be imposed under the Act. Effective July 1, 2019.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1745 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1745-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB1745 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Christopher Belt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
705 ILCS 135/15-75 new
Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Provides that, in counties in which the Court Appointed Special Advocates provide services, a county board may adopt a mandatory assessment between $10 and $30 to be paid by defendants found guilty of offenses requiring a court appearance. Provides that this assessment is in addition to any other assessment that may be imposed under the Act. Effective July 1, 2019.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning courts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act is
amended by adding Section 15-75 as follows:
(705 ILCS 135/15-75 new)
Sec. 15-75. Court Appointed Special Advocates. In addition
to any other assessment that may be imposed under a schedule
set forth in this Article, in each county in which the Court
Appointed Special Advocates provide services, the county board
may adopt a mandatory assessment of between $10 and $30 to be
paid by the defendant on a judgment or plea of guilty or a
grant of supervision for a felony, misdemeanor, petty offense,
or business offense, where a court appearance is required.
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 assessments as
provided in this subsection and must remit the assessments 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

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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.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2019.