Summary as Introduced
Amends the Judicial Circuits Apportionment Act of 2005. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Staff Analysis
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, whenever a person fails to appear in court and the court continues the case, if the clerk of the court elects to establish a system to send text, email, and telephone notifications, the clerk of the court may send notifications to an email address, may send a text message to the person's last known cellular telephone number, and if the person does not have a cellular telephone number, may reach the person at the person's last known landline telephone number regarding the continued court date. Provides that if the person does not (i) appear in court on or before the continued court date, (ii) satisfy the charge without a court appearance if allowed by Illinois Supreme Court Rule, or (iii) satisfy the court that the person's appearance in and surrender to the court is impossible for no fault of the person, the court shall enter an ex parte judgment of conviction imposing a single assessment, plus the minimum fine allowed by statute. Provides that the changes made to the Illinois Vehicle Code apply to each individual whose license was suspended under the provision between January 1, 2020, and the effective date of the amendatory Act.