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      "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. DAVID L. FALES, Respondent-Appellant."
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        "text": "PRESIDING JUSTICE McCUSKEY\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nOn January 20, 1989, the respondent, David L. Fales, was adjudicated a sexually dangerous person. He was also ordered to pay $80 in court costs and a $25 \u201ccrime victims fund\u201d fine. In August of 1991, Fales filed a recovery petition that was denied.\nOn appeal from the denial of his petition, Fales argues that the order for costs and the crime victims\u2019 fund fine must be reversed because they are void. The State concedes that the orders for costs and the crime victims\u2019 fund fine must be reversed. Accordingly, we reverse that portion of the trial court\u2019s judgment.\nInitially, we note that the imposition of costs was unknown at common law and is therefore totally a matter of statutory construction. (People v. Nicholls (1978), 71 Ill. 2d 166, 374 N.E.2d 194.) The statutory provisions regarding costs must be strictly construed. (People v. Bratcher (1986), 149 Ill. App. 3d 425, 500 N.E.2d 954.) The costs statute pertinent to this case states, \u201cWhen any person is convicted of an offense *** the court shall enter judgment that the offender pay the costs of the prosecution.\u201d (Emphasis added.) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 180\u20143.) Thus, courts of review have noted that a conviction is a prerequisite for the imposition of costs. (People v. Palmer (1983), 120 Ill. App. 3d 707, 458 N.E.2d 1044.) Accordingly, a cost order must be vacated when there is no underlying conviction upon which the assessment can rest. People v. DuMontelle (1978), 71 Ill. 2d 157, 374 N.E.2d 205.\nWith regard to the crime victims\u2019 fund fine, the pertinent statute calls for a mandatory assessment \u201c[w]hen any person is convicted *** of an offense.\u201d (Emphasis added.) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 70, par. 510(c).) Thus, a conviction is also a prerequisite for imposition of a crime victims\u2019 fund fine.\nBased on the foregoing principles, we find that Fales\u2019 fine and costs order must be reversed. A prosecution under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 105\u20141 et seq.) is not a criminal prosecution and does not result in a conviction. (People v. Allen (1985), 107 Ill. 2d 91, 481 N.E.2d 690.) Since Fales was not convicted of a crime, the trial court could not impose the fine and costs order.\nParenthetically, we note that Fales\u2019 argument may appear to be waived because he did not appeal the original judgment imposing the fine and costs. However, since the trial court lacked authority to impose the fine and costs, the order was void ab initio. Such an order may be attacked at any time. (In re T.E. (1981), 85 Ill. 2d 326, 423 N.E.2d 910.) We therefore conclude that Fales did not waive his argument.\nFor the reasons indicated, Fales\u2019 costs order and crime victims\u2019 fund fine are reversed. The judgment of the circuit court of Fulton County is otherwise affirmed.\nAffirmed in part and reversed in part.\nBARRY and LYTTON, JJ., concur.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Verlin R. Meinz, of State Appellate Defender\u2019s Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.",
      "Joan Scott, State\u2019s Attorney, of Lewistown (John X. Breslin and Robert M. Hansen, both of State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor\u2019s Office, of counsel), for the People."
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    "head_matter": "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. DAVID L. FALES, Respondent-Appellant.\nThird District\nNo. 3\u201492\u20140382\nOpinion filed July 16, 1993.\nVerlin R. Meinz, of State Appellate Defender\u2019s Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.\nJoan Scott, State\u2019s Attorney, of Lewistown (John X. Breslin and Robert M. Hansen, both of State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor\u2019s Office, of counsel), for the People."
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