(A) (1) Pursuant to the enabling authority set forth in Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 34, § 429.31, a court services fee be and hereby is enacted for purposes of defraying the expenses incurred by the Sheriff in providing court security, as required by the provisions of 730 ILCS 125/19.
(2) The fee, which may not exceed $15, shall be assessed against each party in civil cases at the time of filing the first pleasing, paper, or other appearances. No additional fee may be charged if more than one party is represented in a pleading, paper or other appearance.
(3) The fee shall be assessed against defendants in criminal cases, local or county ordinance violation cases, traffic and conservation cases up on pleas of guilty, stipulation of facts or findings of guilty, resulting in judgments of conviction, or orders of supervision, or sentence of probation without entry of judgment, pursuant to § 10 of the Cannabis Control Act or § 410 of the Controlled Substances Act. No fee may be imposed on traffic, conservation or ordinance cases in which fines may be imposed without a court appearance.
(4) The fee imposed by this section shall be collected in the same manner as all other court fees or costs, and shall be deposited in the County General Fund for payment solely of costs incurred by the Sheriff in providing court security.
(Prior Code, Title 6, Chapter 6)
(B) In any case in which a fee may be imposed by the provisions of this section, the fee shall be $25.
(Prior Code, § 6-6-1)
(Res. passed 3-21-1989; Res. passed 9-16-2003)
Statutory reference:
Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, see 720 ILCS 550/10
Section 410 of the Controlled Substances Act, see 720 ILCS 57/410