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91_SB0176
LRB9100341RCcd
1 AN ACT in relation to bond fees.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5 Section 4-5001 as follows:
6 (55 ILCS 5/4-5001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-5001)
7 Sec. 4-5001. Sheriffs; counties of first and second
8 class. The fees of sheriffs in counties of the first and
9 second class, except when increased by county ordinance under
10 this Section, shall be as follows:
11 For serving or attempting to serve summons on each
12 defendant in each county, $10.
13 For serving or attempting to serve an order or judgment
14 granting injunctional relief in each county, $10.
15 For serving or attempting to serve each garnishee in each
16 county, $10.
17 For serving or attempting to serve an order for replevin
18 in each county, $10.
19 For serving or attempting to serve an order for
20 attachment on each defendant in each county, $10.
21 For serving or attempting to serve a warrant of arrest,
22 $8, to be paid upon conviction.
23 For returning a defendant from outside the State of
24 Illinois, upon conviction, the court shall assess, as court
25 costs, the cost of returning a defendant to the jurisdiction.
26 For taking special bail, $1 in each county.
27 For serving or attempting to serve a subpoena on each
28 witness, in each county, $10.
29 For advertising property for sale, $5.
30 For returning each process, in each county, $5.
31 Mileage for each mile of necessary travel to serve any
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1 such process as Stated above, calculating from the place of
2 holding court to the place of residence of the defendant, or
3 witness, 50¢ each way.
4 For summoning each juror, $3 with 30¢ mileage each way in
5 all counties.
6 For serving or attempting to serve notice of judgments or
7 levying to enforce a judgment, $3 with 50¢ mileage each way
8 in all counties.
9 For taking possession of and removing property levied on,
10 the officer shall be allowed to tax the actual cost of such
11 possession or removal.
12 For feeding each prisoner, such compensation to cover the
13 actual cost as may be fixed by the county board, but such
14 compensation shall not be considered a part of the fees of
15 the office.
16 For attending before a court with prisoner, on an order
17 for habeas corpus, in each county, $10 per day.
18 For attending before a court with a prisoner in any
19 criminal proceeding, in each county, $10 per day.
20 For each mile of necessary travel in taking such prisoner
21 before the court as Stated above, 15¢ a mile each way.
22 For serving or attempting to serve an order or judgment
23 for the possession of real estate in an action of ejectment
24 or in any other action, or for restitution in an action of
25 forcible entry and detainer without aid, $10 and when aid is
26 necessary, the sheriff shall be allowed to tax in addition
27 the actual costs thereof, and for each mile of necessary
28 travel, 50¢ each way.
29 For executing and acknowledging a deed of sale of real
30 estate, in counties of first class, $4; second class, $4.
31 For preparing, executing and acknowledging a deed on
32 redemption from a court sale of real estate in counties of
33 first class, $5; second class, $5.
34 For making certificates of sale, and making and filing
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1 duplicate, in counties of first class, $3; in counties of the
2 second class, $3.
3 For making certificate of redemption, $3.
4 For certificate of levy and filing, $3, and the fee for
5 recording shall be advanced by the judgment creditor and
6 charged as costs.
7 For taking all bonds on legal process, civil and
8 criminal, in counties of first class, $1; in second class,
9 $1.
10 For executing copies in criminal cases, $4 and mileage
11 for each mile of necessary travel, 20¢ each way.
12 For executing requisitions from other States, $5.
13 For conveying each prisoner from the prisoner's own
14 county to the jail of another county, or from another county
15 to the jail of the prisoner's county, per mile, for going,
16 only, 30¢.
17 For conveying persons to the penitentiary, reformatories,
18 Illinois State Training School for Boys, Illinois State
19 Training School for Girls and Reception Centers, the
20 following fees, payable out of the State Treasury. For each
21 person who is conveyed, 35¢ per mile in going only to the
22 penitentiary, reformatory, Illinois State Training School for
23 Boys, Illinois State Training School for Girls and Reception
24 Centers, from the place of conviction.
25 The fees provided for transporting persons to the
26 penitentiary, reformatories, Illinois State Training School
27 for Boys, Illinois State Training School for Girls and
28 Reception Centers shall be paid for each trip so made.
29 Mileage as used in this Section means the shortest practical
30 route, between the place from which the person is to be
31 transported, to the penitentiary, reformatories, Illinois
32 State Training School for Boys, Illinois State Training
33 School for Girls and Reception Centers and all fees per mile
34 shall be computed on such basis.
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1 For conveying any person to or from any of the charitable
2 institutions of the State, when properly committed by
3 competent authority, when one person is conveyed, 35¢ per
4 mile; when two persons are conveyed at the same time, 35¢ per
5 mile for the first person and 20¢ per mile for the second
6 person; and 10¢ per mile for each additional person.
7 For conveying a person from the penitentiary to the
8 county jail when required by law, 35¢ per mile.
9 For attending Supreme Court, $10 per day.
10 In addition to the above fees there shall be allowed to
11 the sheriff a fee of $600 for the sale of real estate which
12 is made by virtue of any judgment of a court, except that in
13 the case of a sale of unimproved real estate which sells for
14 $10,000 or less, the fee shall be $150. In addition to this
15 fee and all other fees provided by this Section, there shall
16 be allowed to the sheriff a fee in accordance with the
17 following schedule for the sale of personal estate which is
18 made by virtue of any judgment of a court:
19 For judgments up to $1,000, $75;
20 For judgments from $1,001 to $15,000, $150;
21 For judgments over $15,000, $300.
22 The foregoing fees allowed by this Section are the
23 maximum fees that may be collected from any officer, agency,
24 department or other instrumentality of the State. The county
25 board may, however, by ordinance, increase the fees allowed
26 by this Section and collect those increased fees from all
27 persons and entities other than officers, agencies,
28 departments and other instrumentalities of the State if the
29 increase is justified by an acceptable cost study showing
30 that the fees allowed by this Section are not sufficient to
31 cover the costs of providing the service. A statement of the
32 costs of providing each service, program and activity shall
33 be prepared by the county board. All supporting documents
34 shall be public records and subject to public examination and
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1 audit. All direct and indirect costs, as defined in the
2 United States Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87,
3 may be included in the determination of the costs of each
4 service, program and activity.
5 In all cases where the judgment is settled by the
6 parties, replevied, stopped by injunction or paid, or where
7 the property levied upon is not actually sold, the sheriff
8 shall be allowed his fee for levying and mileage, together
9 with half the fee for all money collected by him which he
10 would be entitled to if the same was made by sale to enforce
11 the judgment. In no case shall the fee exceed the amount of
12 money arising from the sale.
13 The fee requirements of this Section do not apply to
14 police departments or other law enforcement agencies. For
15 the purposes of this Section, "law enforcement agency" means
16 an agency of the State or unit of local government which is
17 vested by law or ordinance with the duty to maintain public
18 order end to enforce criminal laws.
19 (Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1028; 87-738.)
20 Section 10. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
21 amended by changing Section 110-7 as follows:
22 (725 ILCS 5/110-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 110-7)
23 Sec. 110-7. Deposit of Bail Security.
24 (a) The person for whom bail has been set shall execute
25 the bail bond and deposit with the clerk of the court before
26 which the proceeding is pending a sum of money equal to 10%
27 of the bail, but in no event shall such deposit be less than
28 $25. The clerk of the court shall provide a space on each
29 form for a person other than the accused who has provided the
30 money for the posting of bail to so indicate and a space
31 signed by an accused who has executed the bail bond
32 indicating whether a person other than the accused has
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1 provided the money for the posting of bail. The form shall
2 also include a written notice to such person who has provided
3 the defendant with the money for the posting of bail
4 indicating that the bail may be used to pay costs, attorney's
5 fees, fines, or other purposes authorized by the court and if
6 the defendant fails to comply with the conditions of the bail
7 bond, the court shall enter an order declaring the bail to be
8 forfeited. When a person for whom bail has been set is
9 charged with an offense under the "Illinois Controlled
10 Substances Act" which is a Class X felony, the court may
11 require the defendant to deposit a sum equal to 100% of the
12 bail. Where any person is charged with a forcible felony
13 while free on bail and is the subject of proceedings under
14 Section 109-3 of this Code the judge conducting the
15 preliminary examination may also conduct a hearing upon the
16 application of the State pursuant to the provisions of
17 Section 110-6 of this Code to increase or revoke the bail for
18 that person's prior alleged offense.
19 (b) Upon depositing this sum and any bond fee authorized
20 by law, the person shall be released from custody subject to
21 the conditions of the bail bond.
22 (c) Once bail has been given and a charge is pending or
23 is thereafter filed in or transferred to a court of competent
24 jurisdiction the latter court shall continue the original
25 bail in that court subject to the provisions of Section 110-6
26 of this Code.
27 (d) After conviction the court may order that the
28 original bail stand as bail pending appeal or deny, increase
29 or reduce bail subject to the provisions of Section 110-6.2.
30 (e) After the entry of an order by the trial court
31 allowing or denying bail pending appeal either party may
32 apply to the reviewing court having jurisdiction or to a
33 justice thereof sitting in vacation for an order increasing
34 or decreasing the amount of bail or allowing or denying bail
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1 pending appeal subject to the provisions of Section 110-6.2.
2 (f) When the conditions of the bail bond have been
3 performed and the accused has been discharged from all
4 obligations in the cause the clerk of the court shall return
5 to the accused or to the defendant's designee by an
6 assignment executed at the time the bail amount is deposited,
7 unless the court orders otherwise, 90% of the sum which had
8 been deposited and shall retain as bail bond costs 10% of the
9 amount deposited. However, in no event shall the amount
10 retained by the clerk as bail bond costs be less than $5.
11 Bail bond deposited by or on behalf of a defendant in one
12 case may be used, in the court's discretion, to satisfy
13 financial obligations of that same defendant incurred in a
14 different case due to a fine, court costs, restitution or
15 fees of the defendant's attorney of record. The court shall
16 not order bail bond deposited by or on behalf of a defendant
17 in one case to be used to satisfy financial obligations of
18 that same defendant in a different case until the bail bond
19 is first used to satisfy court costs in the case in which the
20 bail bond has been deposited.
21 At the request of the defendant the court may order such
22 90% of defendant's bail deposit, or whatever amount is
23 repayable to defendant from such deposit, to be paid to
24 defendant's attorney of record.
25 (g) If the accused does not comply with the conditions
26 of the bail bond the court having jurisdiction shall enter an
27 order declaring the bail to be forfeited. Notice of such
28 order of forfeiture shall be mailed forthwith to the accused
29 at his last known address. If the accused does not appear
30 and surrender to the court having jurisdiction within 30 days
31 from the date of the forfeiture or within such period satisfy
32 the court that appearance and surrender by the accused is
33 impossible and without his fault the court shall enter
34 judgment for the State if the charge for which the bond was
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1 given was a felony or misdemeanor, or if the charge was
2 quasi-criminal or traffic, judgment for the political
3 subdivision of the State which prosecuted the case, against
4 the accused for the amount of the bail and costs of the court
5 proceedings; however, in counties with a population of less
6 than 3,000,000, instead of the court entering a judgment for
7 the full amount of the bond the court may, in its discretion,
8 enter judgment for the cash deposit on the bond, less costs,
9 retain the deposit for further disposition or, if a cash bond
10 was posted for failure to appear in a matter involving
11 enforcement of child support or maintenance, the amount of
12 the cash deposit on the bond, less outstanding costs, may be
13 awarded to the person or entity to whom the child support or
14 maintenance is due. The deposit made in accordance with
15 paragraph (a) shall be applied to the payment of costs. If
16 judgment is entered and any amount of such deposit remains
17 after the payment of costs it shall be applied to payment of
18 the judgment and transferred to the treasury of the municipal
19 corporation wherein the bond was taken if the offense was a
20 violation of any penal ordinance of a political subdivision
21 of this State, or to the treasury of the county wherein the
22 bond was taken if the offense was a violation of any penal
23 statute of this State. The balance of the judgment may be
24 enforced and collected in the same manner as a judgment
25 entered in a civil action.
26 (h) After a judgment for a fine and court costs or
27 either is entered in the prosecution of a cause in which a
28 deposit had been made in accordance with paragraph (a) the
29 balance of such deposit, after deduction of bail bond costs,
30 shall be applied to the payment of the judgment.
31 (Source: P.A. 88-287; 89-469, eff. 1-1-97.)