Illinois Compiled Statutes
725 ILCS 105/10.5 (2026)
Competitive bidding for appellate services
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(725 ILCS 105/10.5)
Sec. 10.5. Competitive bidding for appellate services.
(a) The State Appellate Defender may, to
the extent necessary to dispose of its backlog of indigent criminal appeals,
institute a competitive bidding program under which contracts for the services of attorneys in criminal appeals are
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
(b) The State Appellate Defender, before letting out bids for contracts for
the services of attorneys to represent indigent defendants on appeal in
criminal cases, shall advertise the letting of the bids in a publication or
publications of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Daily Law
Bulletin, and the Chicago Lawyer. The State Appellate Defender shall also
advertise the letting of the bids in newspapers of general circulation in major
municipalities to be determined by the State Appellate Defender. The State
Appellate Defender shall mail notices of the letting of the bids to county and
local bar associations.
(c) Bids may be let in packages of one to 5, appeals. Additional cases may be assigned, in the discretion of the
State Appellate Defender, after a successful bidder completes work on existing
packages.
(d) A bid for services of an attorney under this Section shall be let only
to an attorney licensed to practice law in Illinois who has prior criminal
appellate
experience or to an attorney who is a member or employee of a law firm which
has at least one member with that experience.
Prospective bidders must furnish legal writing samples that are deemed
acceptable to the State Appellate Defender.
(e) An attorney who is awarded a contract under this Section
shall communicate with each of his or her clients and shall file each initial
brief before the due date established by Supreme Court Rule or by the Appellate
Court. The State Appellate Defender may rescind the contract for attorney
services and may require the return of the record on appeal if the contracted
attorney fails to make satisfactory progress, in the opinion of the State
Appellate Defender, toward filing a brief.
(f) Gross compensation for completing of a case shall be $40 per hour but
shall not exceed $2,000 per case. The contract shall specify the manner of
payment.
(g) (Blank).
(h) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 103-51, eff. 1-1-24.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1999–2001 · leading case: People v. Dixon, 721 N.E.2d 1172 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999).
People v. Dixon, 721 N.E.2d 1172 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “1995))); and section 95 amends the State Appellate Defender Act (725 ILCS 105/1 through 11 (West 1994)) to address the backlog of indigent criminal appeals (Pub.”
People v. Startz, 728 N.E.2d 825 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “1997)); (11) section 95 provided for competitive bidding for services for the state appellate defender (725 ILCS 105/10.5 (West Supp. 1997)); (12) section 100 reenacted a statutory provision establishing procedures for the prisoner review board and amended the restitution…”
People v. Jones Replaces opinion filed Oct. 26, 2000, 739 N.E.2d 105 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “Laws at 3793) (adding 725 ILCS 105/10.5 (West 1996)). Clearly, this section deals with problems within the criminal justice system.”
People v. Lane, 743 N.E.2d 1107 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “Laws 3793 ) (adding 725 ILCS 105/10.5 (West 1996)). All of the provisions of Public Act 89 — 689 relate to the criminal justice system.”
People v. Dixon (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “1995))); and section 95 amends the State Appellate Defender Act (725 ILCS 105/1 through 11 (West 1994)) to address the backlog of indigent criminal appeals (Pub.”
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