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| Public Act 098-1085 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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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.
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