(730 ILCS 5/5-9-1.21)
Sec. 5-9-1.21. Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund.
(a) There is created in the State treasury a Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund under this Section shall be available for the Department of Human Services for the purposes in this Section.
(b) Each plea of guilty, stipulation of facts, or finding of guilt resulting in a judgment of conviction or order of supervision for an offense under Section 10-9, 11-14.1, 11-14.3, or 11-18 of the Criminal Code of 2012 that results in the imposition of a fine shall have a portion of that fine deposited into the Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund.
(c) If imposed, the fine shall be collected by the circuit court clerk in addition to any other imposed fee. The circuit court clerk shall retain $50 to cover the costs in administering and enforcing this Section. The circuit court clerk shall remit the remainder of the fine within one month of its receipt as follows:
(1) $300 shall be distributed equally between all
State law enforcement agencies whose officers or employees conducted the investigation or prosecution that resulted in the finding of guilt; and
(2) the remainder of the fine shall be remitted to
the Department of Human Services for deposit into the Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund.
(d) Upon appropriation of moneys from the Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund, the Department of Human Services shall use these moneys to make grants to non-governmental organizations to provide specialized, trauma-informed services specifically designed to address the priority service needs associated with prostitution and human trafficking. Priority services include, but are not limited to, community based drop-in centers, emergency housing, and long-term safe homes. The Department shall consult with prostitution and human trafficking advocates, survivors, and service providers to identify priority service needs in their respective communities.
(e) Grants made under this Section are in addition to, and not substitutes for, other grants authorized and made by the Department.
(f) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund into any other fund of the State.
(Source: P.A. 98-1013, eff. 1-1-15.)
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