(A) Pursuant to the authority granted to the County Board by 55 ILCS 5/5-1103, as now or hereafter amended there is hereby created and enacted for the county, a court services fee dedicated to defraying court security expenses incurred by the Sheriff in providing court services, including without limitation court services provided pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-6023.
(1) Such fee shall be paid in civil cases by each party at the time of filing of the first pleading, paper, or other appearances; 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 criminal, local ordinance, county ordinance, traffic, and conservation cases, such fee shall be assessed against the defendant upon a plea of guilty, stipulation of facts, or findings of guilt resulting in a judgment of conviction or order of supervision or sentence of probation without entry of judgment pursuant to § 10 of the Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/10)§ 410 of the Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/410), Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (720 ILCS 646/70), subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/12-3.05), and Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act (20 ILCS 301/40/10. No fee shall be imposed or collected, however, in traffic, conservation and ordinance cases in which fines are paid without a court appearance.
(3) The fees imposed by this section shall be collected in the manner in which all other court fees or costs are collected and shall be deposited into the County General Fund, in a separate account designated “Court Services Fee Account,” and shall be used for payment solely of costs incurred by the Sheriff in providing court security, including, but not limited to, salaries and compensation for court security personnel.
(4) To assure adequate court security, the County Board directs that, at all times the County Courthouse is open for public business, and any other time that court is in session, the Sheriff shall provide at least one deputy or appropriate person, properly attired in police uniform and invested with full police powers and authority, to be physically present in the Courthouse. Said person or persons shall provide security and attend the courts as provided in 55 ILCS 5/3-6023.
(B) The fees which are imposed and are to be collected pursuant to this section, are as follows:
I - Civil Cases | |
(1) Law (L) over $15,000 | $15 |
(2) Law (LM) $15,000 or less | $15 |
(3) Chancery (CH) | $10 |
(4) Miscellaneous Remedy (MR) | $10 |
(5) Eminent Domain (ED) | $10 |
(6) Tax (TX) | $10 |
(7) Municipal Corporation (MC) | $10 |
(8) Mental Health (MH) | $10 |
(9) Dissolution/Separation, and Invalidity of Marriage, suits for Custody (D) | $15 |
(10) Family (F) | $7 |
(11) Juvenile (J) | $7 |
(12) Small Claims | $7 |
(13) Probate (P) | $5 |
II - Criminal Cases | |
(1) Felony (CF) | $25 |
(2) Misdemeanor (CM) | $25 |
III - Traffic and Other Cases | |
(1) Driving while under the influence and all other violations of the Motor Vehicle Code which are Class A Misdemeanors (TR) | |
(2) All other violations of the Motor Vehicle Code, violations of county, state, and local ordinances and Conservation cases (TR), (OV), and (CV) except such cases in which fines are paid without a court appearance. | |
(Res. 1989.22, passed 3-14-1989; Res. 1990.04, passed 2-13-1990; Res. 2007.16, passed 5-8-2007)