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730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (2026)

Revocation of a Fine

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(730 ILCS 5/5-9-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-9-2)
    Sec. 5-9-2. Revocation of a Fine. Except as to fines established for violations of Chapter 15 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, the court, upon good cause shown, may revoke the fine or the unpaid portion or may modify the method of payment.
(Source: P.A. 87-396.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2010–2025 · leading case: People v. Reyes, 2023 IL 128461 (Ill. 2023).
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People v. Reyes, 2023 IL 128461 (Ill. 2023). · cites it 7× “Years later, petitioner filed three petitions under section 5-9-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Unified Code) (730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2018)) seeking to have his fines revoked.”
People v. Mingo, 936 N.E.2d 1156 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 3× “Mingo, appeals from the trial court's denial of his petition for revocation of fines brought pursuant to section 5-9-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Code) (730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2008)). For the reasons that follow, we affirm as modified.”
People v. Barajas, 2018 IL App (3d) 160433 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 3× “" 730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2016). The "upon good cause shown" standard is ambiguous.”
People v. Reyes, 2022 IL App (2d) 190474 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 4× “OPINION ¶1 We consider in this case (1) whether a petition to revoke fines under section 5-9-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Corrections Code) (730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2018)) requires the trial court to wait 30 days before denying it sua sponte, and (2) whether certain…”
People v. Rivera, 2020 IL App (2d) 171002 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “ANALYSIS ¶7 Section 5-9-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Code) (730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2016)) provides that, “[e]xcept as to fines established for violations of Chapter 15 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, the court, upon good cause shown, may revoke the fine or the unpaid…”
People v. Grigorov, 2017 IL App (1st) 143274 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “" 730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2014). A section 5-9-2 petition is a freestanding collateral action, "allowing defendants to seek financial relief at any appropriate time," even after the 30-day time limit has passed.”
People v. Molidor, 2012 IL App (2d) 110006 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “¶ 11 In Mingo, the defendant filed under section 5-9-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Code of Corrections) (730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2008)) a petition for revocation of fines about four years after his convictions.”
People v. Grigorov, 2017 IL App (1st) 143274 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “” 730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2014). A section 5-9-2 petition 1 Also known as Georgi Grigorov, Dimitra Grigorov, Gimtar Nikolov, and Solbon Balzhinimaev.”
People v. Barajas, 2018 IL App (3d) 160433 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 3× “” 730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2016). The “upon good cause shown” standard is ambiguous.”
The Habitat Co., LLC v. Peeples, 2018 IL App (1st) 171420 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “(quoting 730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2008)). In examining the plain language of section 5-9-2, the reviewing court concluded that “the legislature intended petitions for the revocation of fines to be freestanding actions, collateral to the original action.”
The Habitat Co., LLC v. Peeples, 2018 IL App (1st) 171420 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “Four years later, in 2008, the defendant filed a petition for revocation of the fines under section 5-9-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections ( 730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2008) ). Id. The trial court denied the petition.”
People v. Garza, 2018 IL App (3d) 160684 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “¶4 Subsequently, defendant filed a motion to quash court costs and fines pursuant to section 5-9-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Code) (730 ILCS 5/5-9-2 (West 2016)). 1 Defendant’s motion sought to revoke his assessments on the basis that he lacked sufficient income and…”
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