ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.
Case summary
Rock Island County claimed reimbursement for expenses incurred in returning fugitives from justice. The court awarded $565.02 because the state's appropriation was insufficient to cover the statutory required expenditure.
Cases cited: Fergus vs. Brudy, 277 Illinois 272
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Headnotes
- APPRoP~AnoN-retum of fugitiues. Claimant would recover for cost of return of fugitives from justice, where State was unable to anticipate the amount necessary to appropriate for this expense.
This cause coming on to be heard on the Joint Stipulation of the parties hereto and the Court being fully advised in the premises; THIS COURT FINDS that this expenditure was for the return, by the County of Rock Island, of fugitives from justice. The counties are required to travel to other jurisdictions for the return of fugitives when the fugitives have been located and apprehended in various jurisdictions throughout the country. The expenses herein reflect the expenses incurred by the County of Rock Island in sending their sheriffs and deputies to return apprehended fugitives.
The investigation and reports from the Department of Law Enforcement indicate that the appropriations for this purpose were expended and a deficiency appropriation of $20,000.00 was requested. However, even before the $20,000.00 was received for reimbursing the various counties for these expenses, it became apparent that even this $20,000.00 deficiency appropriation was going to be inadequate. The original appropriation was expended and the $20,000.00 was used up also, leaving some of these expenses unpaid. Under the rules set forth in Fergus vs.
Brudy, 277 Illinois 272, this Court finds that inasmuch as the State was unable to anticipate the amount necessary to appropriate for this expense and that since this expenditure was one required of the State by statute, this Court awards the claimant the amount of FIVE HUNDRED SIXTYFIVE AND 02/100 DOLLARS ($565.02).