SB2557 Summary

• Delays the repeal of the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act from January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2025, extending the collection of criminal and traffic-related fees and assessments.

• Modifies how certain fees and fines are remitted, requiring circuit court clerks to remit State Police portions directly to the State Treasurer rather than to the Department of State Police for subsequent remittance.

• Updates the Clerks of Courts Act to change the repeal date of court fee provisions from January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2025, maintaining current fee structures for an additional four years.

• Makes technical corrections to fee distribution language in multiple statutes relating to snowmobile and watercraft DUI violations, drug-related offenses, and DUI analysis fees to clarify remittance procedures to the State Treasurer.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.