Topic:
Payment of fines, fees, costs
(Steans, D-Chicago) authorizes the clerk of the court to establish a payment schedule after sentencing for the payment of fines, fees, and costs in consultation with the defendant. The defendant must complete a form with assets and liabilities within five days of sentencing if these costs are not paid. Creates fines to be deposited into the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund for criminal and traffic offenses (excluding speeding and certain equipment offenses. Scheduled for hearing this Tuesday in Senate Judiciary Committee.