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725 ILCS 240/1 (2026)

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(725 ILCS 240/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 501)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act".
(Source: P.A. 83-908.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 2003–2020 · leading case: People v. Vara, 2018 IL 121823 (Ill. 2018).
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People v. Vara, 2018 IL 121823 (Ill. 2018). “3d 650 (holding that the anti-crime fund and Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act ( 725 ILCS 240/1 et seq. (West 2008) ) assessments are fines).”
People v. Barrier, 834 N.E.2d 616 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “The record shows that defendant is entitled to credit for the date of her arrest and for 30 days from the date of her conviction until bail was posted on her behalf.”
People v. Gorosteata, 870 N.E.2d 936 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “Finally, we address defendant’s contention that a $20 assessment for the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund could not lawfully be applied under the terms of the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act (725 ILCS 240/1 et seq. (West 2004)). The parties agree that the assessment is…”
People v. Johnson, 867 N.E.2d 49 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “Finally, defendant seeks correction of the description of his offense in the mittimus. We affirm as modified.”
People v. Burdunice, 811 N.E.2d 678 (Ill. 2004). “(West 1996)); section 2 amended the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act (see 725 ILCS 240/1 et seq. (West 1996)), and section 5 amended the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/1— 1 — 1 et seq.”
People v. Burdunice, 791 N.E.2d 1148 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “(West 1996)); (4) the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act (725 ILCS 240/1 et seq. (West 1996)); and (5) the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/1—1—1 et seq.”
People v. Rios-Salazar, 2017 IL App (3d) 150524 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “¶ 21 In 2010, when defendant committed the offense in this case, the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act (Act) ( 725 ILCS 240/1 et seq. (West 2010)) imposed a "penalty of $4 for each $40, or fraction thereof, of [other] fine[s] imposed.”
People v. Rios-Salazar, 2017 IL App (3d) 150524 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “¶ 21 In 2010, when defendant committed the offense in this case, the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act (Act) (725 ILCS 240/1 et seq. (West 2010)) imposed a “penalty of $4 for each $40, or fraction thereof, of [other] fine[s] imposed.”
People v. Prince, 2020 IL App (4th) 170790-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “The $100 VCVA fee was imposed under the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act (725 ILCS 240/1 et seq. (West 2016)) and, therefore, is not subject to reduction by section 5-9-2.”
People v. Burdunice (Ill. 2004). “(West 1996)); section 2 amended the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act (see 725 ILCS 240/1 et seq. (West 1996)), and section 5 amended the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/1–1–1 et seq .”
People v. Gorosteata (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “Finally, we address defendant's contention that a $20 assessment for the Violent Crime Victim Assistance Fund could not lawfully be applied under the terms of the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act (725 ILCS 240/1 et seq. (West 2004)). The parties agree that the assessment is…”
People v. Johnson (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “We affirm as modified. 1-05-1050 BACKGROUND In January of 2004, defendant was arrested in Chicago for selling heroin.”
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