(730 ILCS 185/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Emergency Services Response Reimbursement for Criminal Convictions Act. (Source: P.A. 96-400, eff. 8-13-09.)
(730 ILCS 185/5) Sec. 5. Definition. For the purposes of this Act, "emergency response" means any incident requiring a response by a police officer, an ambulance, a firefighter carried on the rolls of a regularly constituted fire department or fire protection district, a firefighter of a volunteer fire department, or a member of a recognized not-for-profit rescue or emergency medical service provider. (Source: P.A. 96-400, eff. 8-13-09.)
(730 ILCS 185/10) Sec. 10. Arson offenses; offender to reimburse local emergency response department. A person convicted of arson, aggravated arson, residential arson, or place of worship arson, in addition to any other sentence imposed, shall be ordered by the court to reimburse the local emergency response department for the costs of responding to the fire that the offender was convicted of setting. (Source: P.A. 96-400, eff. 8-13-09.)
(730 ILCS 185/15) Sec. 15. Units of government eligible for reimbursement; amount of reimbursement. Each emergency response department and the Office of the State Fire Marshal responding to the fire resulting from an offense described in Section 10 shall be eligible for reimbursement. Reimbursement shall be based upon the actual cost to the department of the resources used, including but not limited to personnel and equipment, but shall be deemed to be not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 per department. When actual costs cannot be determined, the reimbursement shall be based on personnel and equipment costs as specified in Section 11f of the Fire Protection District Act. (Source: P.A. 96-400, eff. 8-13-09.)
(730 ILCS 185/105) Sec. 105. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 96-400, eff. 8-13-09; text omitted.)
(730 ILCS 185/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-400, eff. 8-13-09.)
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