House Sponsors: SCOTT-FEIGENHOLTZ-DART-DELGADO-FRANKS. Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON-LIGHTFORD Short description: CRIM CD-PROSTITUTION-PENALTIES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person convicted of a second or subsequent offense for prostitution, soliciting for a prostitute, or patronizing a prostitute or a combination of those offenses is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Provides for the impoundment of vehicles used for soliciting for a prostitute. Establishes fees for impoundment. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) Fiscal impact is $3,300,600; corrections population impact is 16 inmates. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) Same as DOC fiscal note. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/11-17 from Ch. 38, par. 11-17 720 ILCS 5/11-19 from Ch. 38, par. 11-19 Deletes the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person convicted of a second or subsequent offense (now a third or subsequent offense) for prostitution, soliciting for a prostitute, patronizing a prostitute, keeping a place of prostitution, or pimping or a combination of those offenses or the offense of patronizing a juvenile prostitute is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Provides for the impoundment of vehicles used for soliciting for a prostitute. Provides that the offender may recover the vehicle from the impound after a minimum of 2 hours after arrest upon payment of a $200 fee. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the $200 fee for recovering from the impound a vehicle that was used in violation of the offense of soliciting for a prostitute includes a towing charge for towing the vehicle to the impound. Provides that the fee shall be distributed to the unit of government whose peace officers made the arrest. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Provides that if the defendant whose vehicle is impounded is acquitted of the offense of soliciting for a prostitute or the charges for that offense are dismissed, the municipality must refund the $200 fee to the defendant. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0498 Last action date: 99-08-13 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 3 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status