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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Fair Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 6 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 210/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 1706)
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7 | Sec. 6. Policies, procedures, and powers concerning the | ||||||
8 | operation of fairs.
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9 | (a) Policies. The Department shall, pursuant to the | ||||||
10 | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, establish by rule: | ||||||
11 | (1) the policy for the operation
of the Illinois State | ||||||
12 | Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair, except those operations | ||||||
13 | regarding contests as provided for in subparagraphs (b) | ||||||
14 | and (c) of this Section, and | ||||||
15 | (2) the
policies and procedures for the sale, barter, | ||||||
16 | or exchange of tickets and
for ticket refunds for | ||||||
17 | cancelled events.
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18 | (b) Contests. The Department shall establish and make | ||||||
19 | available, for all contestants and other interested persons, | ||||||
20 | sufficient copies of a premium book or other publication that | ||||||
21 | establishes the kinds and classes of events or exhibits for | ||||||
22 | contests at the fairs, the conditions under which contestants | ||||||
23 | shall be entered into contests, the qualification and |
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1 | disqualification requirements of contests, the drug testing | ||||||
2 | requirements for contests (if applicable), the premiums to be | ||||||
3 | offered to contest winners, the manner in which certificates | ||||||
4 | of award shall be distributed and premiums paid to contest | ||||||
5 | winners, the penalty for violations of a rule, condition, | ||||||
6 | instruction, or directive, and requirements of contests, | ||||||
7 | including but not limited to the return of all premiums paid, | ||||||
8 | the forfeiture of awards, and the prohibition of participating | ||||||
9 | in future contests, and all other rules and requirements for | ||||||
10 | contests. These rules, conditions, instructions, directives, | ||||||
11 | and requirements shall be exempt from the rulemaking | ||||||
12 | procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. All | ||||||
13 | such publications issued by the Department that relate to a | ||||||
14 | contest, event, or exhibit shall be maintained as a public | ||||||
15 | record at the Department's principal office in Springfield, | ||||||
16 | Illinois, and made available for public inspection and copying | ||||||
17 | during regular business hours.
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18 | (c) Fees. The Department shall establish and publish for | ||||||
19 | the Illinois State Fair and
the DuQuoin State Fair a schedule | ||||||
20 | of admission fees, entry fees, concession
fees, space rentals | ||||||
21 | and other fees for activities offered or provided at each
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22 | State Fair. These schedules of fees shall be maintained as a | ||||||
23 | public record at the Department's principal office in | ||||||
24 | Springfield, Illinois, and made available for public | ||||||
25 | inspection and copying during regular business, but shall be | ||||||
26 | exempt from the rulemaking procedures of the Illinois |
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1 | Administrative Procedure Act. | ||||||
2 | (d) Facilities. The Department may negotiate and enter
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3 | into contracts for activities and use of facilities for which | ||||||
4 | there is not an
established or published schedule. The | ||||||
5 | contract criteria shall be established
by rule, pursuant to | ||||||
6 | the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Department may | ||||||
7 | lease any of its facilities for activities during
the State | ||||||
8 | Fair.
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9 | (e) Advertising. The Illinois State Fair in Springfield | ||||||
10 | and the DuQuoin State Fair shall
have the power and authority | ||||||
11 | to sell or exchange advertising rights in all of
its | ||||||
12 | publications and printed materials. The sale of advertising | ||||||
13 | shall be
subject to the rules promulgated by the Department, | ||||||
14 | pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. All | ||||||
15 | income derived from
the sale of advertising at the Illinois | ||||||
16 | State Fair in Springfield shall be
deposited into the Illinois | ||||||
17 | State Fair Fund. All income derived from the sale of
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18 | advertising at the DuQuoin State Fair shall be deposited into | ||||||
19 | the Agricultural
Premium Fund.
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20 | (f) Veterans. On the day set aside as Veterans Day, | ||||||
21 | honorably discharged veterans and
members of their families | ||||||
22 | shall be admitted without admission charge upon
presentation | ||||||
23 | of identification of any of the following: honorable discharge
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24 | certificate, or photostatic copy thereof, or a paid up | ||||||
25 | membership card in
any recognized veterans organization.
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26 | (g) Government functions. The Governor, Lieutenant |
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1 | Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
State, Treasurer, | ||||||
2 | Comptroller, President and Minority Leader of the Senate,
and | ||||||
3 | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall be | ||||||
4 | afforded space for
official governmental functions, without | ||||||
5 | charge, during the State Fair and the
DuQuoin State Fair.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 93-1055, eff. 11-23-04.)
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7 | Section 10. The Illinois Promotion Act is amended by | ||||||
8 | changing Section 4b as follows:
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9 | (20 ILCS 665/4b)
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10 | Sec. 4b. Coordinating Committee. There is created a | ||||||
11 | Coordinating
Committee of State agencies involved with tourism | ||||||
12 | in the State of Illinois.
The Committee shall consist of the | ||||||
13 | Director of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity as chairman, the | ||||||
14 | Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of
Transportation or his or | ||||||
15 | her designee, and the head executive officer
or his or her | ||||||
16 | designee of the following:
the Lincoln Presidential Library; | ||||||
17 | the
Department of Natural Resources; the
Department of
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18 | Agriculture; the Illinois Arts Council; the Illinois Community | ||||||
19 | College Board;
and the Board of
Higher Education ; and the | ||||||
20 | Grape and Wine Resources Council . The Committee
shall
also | ||||||
21 | include 4 members of the Illinois General Assembly, one of | ||||||
22 | whom shall be
named
by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
23 | Representatives, one of whom shall be named by
the Minority | ||||||
24 | Leader of the House of Representatives, one of whom who shall |
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1 | be
named by the President of the Senate, and one of whom shall | ||||||
2 | be named by the
Minority
Leader of the Senate. The Committee | ||||||
3 | shall meet at least quarterly and at other
times as called by | ||||||
4 | the chair. The Committee shall coordinate the promotion and
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5 | development of tourism activities throughout State government.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
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7 | (20 ILCS 1305/10-6 rep.) | ||||||
8 | Section 15. The Department of Human Services Act is | ||||||
9 | amended by repealing Section 10-6.
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10 | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-358 rep.)
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11 | Section 17. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||||
12 | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
13 | amended by repealing Section 2310-358.
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14 | Section 20. The State Finance Act is amended by changing | ||||||
15 | Section 6a as follows:
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16 | (30 ILCS 105/6a) (from Ch. 127, par. 142a)
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17 | Sec. 6a.
(1) The following items of income received by the | ||||||
18 | State
Colleges and Universities under the jurisdiction of the | ||||||
19 | Board of
Governors of State Colleges and Universities for | ||||||
20 | general operational and
educational purposes shall be paid | ||||||
21 | into the state treasury without delay
and shall be covered | ||||||
22 | into a special fund to be known
as the Board of Governors of |
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1 | State Colleges and Universities Income
Fund: (a) tuition, | ||||||
2 | laboratory, library fees, and any interest which
may be earned | ||||||
3 | thereon not later than 20 days after receipt of the
same | ||||||
4 | without any deductions except for refunds to students for
whom | ||||||
5 | duplicate payment has been made and to students who have
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6 | withdrawn after registration and who are entitled to such
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7 | refunds; and (b) excess income from auxiliary
enterprises and | ||||||
8 | activities as provided in paragraph (2) of this Section,
and | ||||||
9 | all other income arising out of any activity or purpose not
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10 | specified in paragraph (2) of this Section or in Section 6a-2
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11 | not later than 10 days after receipt of the same and without
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12 | any deduction whatever. Such items of income shall be either | ||||||
13 | paid into
the State treasury or deposited into a college or | ||||||
14 | university bank account
within the time period established for | ||||||
15 | like amounts in Section 2 of the
State Officers and Employees | ||||||
16 | Money Disposition Act; provided, that
if deposited into a bank | ||||||
17 | account, such items together with interest thereon
shall be | ||||||
18 | paid into the State treasury as provided in the preceding
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19 | sentence. The General Assembly shall from time to time make | ||||||
20 | appropriations
payable from the Board of Governors of State | ||||||
21 | Colleges and Universities
Income Fund for the support and | ||||||
22 | improvement of such State Colleges and
Universities.
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23 | (2) The following items of income shall be retained by | ||||||
24 | each such
State College or University or by the Board of | ||||||
25 | Governors of State
Colleges and Universities in its own | ||||||
26 | treasury: endowment funds, gifts,
trust funds, and Federal |
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1 | aid; funds received in connection with
contracts with | ||||||
2 | governmental, public or private agencies or persons, for
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3 | research or services including funds which are paid as | ||||||
4 | reimbursement to
the State College or University or to the | ||||||
5 | Board of Governors of State
Colleges and Universities and | ||||||
6 | funds received in connection with its
operation of research | ||||||
7 | and high technology parks; funds received in
connection with | ||||||
8 | reserves authorized by Section 8a of "An Act to provide for
the | ||||||
9 | management, operation, control and maintenance of the State | ||||||
10 | Colleges
and Universities System", approved July 2, 1951, as | ||||||
11 | amended; funds received
in connection with the retention, | ||||||
12 | receipt, assignment, license, sale or
transfer of interests | ||||||
13 | in, rights to, or income from discoveries,
inventions, | ||||||
14 | patents, or copyrightable works; funds retained by the State
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15 | College or University under the authority of Section 6a-2, and | ||||||
16 | funds
received from the operation of student or staff | ||||||
17 | residence facilities,
student and staff medical and health | ||||||
18 | programs, Union buildings, bookstores,
farms, stores, and | ||||||
19 | other auxiliary enterprises or activities which are
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20 | self-supporting in whole or in part. Any income derived from | ||||||
21 | such auxiliary
enterprises or activities which is not | ||||||
22 | necessary to their support,
maintenance, or development shall | ||||||
23 | not, however, be applied to any general
operational or | ||||||
24 | educational purpose but shall be paid into the State
Treasury | ||||||
25 | as provided in paragraph (1) of this Section.
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26 | Whenever such funds retained by each such State College or |
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1 | University
or by the Board of Governors of State Colleges and | ||||||
2 | Universities in its own
treasury are deposited with a bank or | ||||||
3 | savings and loan association and the
amount of the deposit | ||||||
4 | exceeds the amount of federal deposit insurance
coverage, a | ||||||
5 | bond or pledged securities shall be obtained.
Only the types | ||||||
6 | of securities which the State Treasurer may, in his
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7 | discretion, accept for amounts not insured by the Federal | ||||||
8 | Deposit Insurance
Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan | ||||||
9 | Insurance Corporation under
Section 11 of "An Act in relation | ||||||
10 | to State moneys", approved June 28, 1919,
as amended, may be | ||||||
11 | accepted as pledged securities. The market value
of the bond | ||||||
12 | or pledged securities shall at all times be equal to or greater
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13 | than the uninsured portion of the deposit.
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14 | (3) (Blank). All monies received by the Cooperative
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15 | Computer Center operated and maintained by Governors State | ||||||
16 | University, in
conjunction and pursuant to contracts with | ||||||
17 | other State universities, shall be
deposited in
the
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18 | Cooperative Computer Center Revolving Fund. The General
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19 | Assembly shall from time to time make appropriations from the | ||||||
20 | Cooperative Computer Center Revolving Fund to be used for
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21 | expenditures incurred by the Cooperative Computer
Center.
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22 | (4) The Auditor General shall audit or cause to be audited | ||||||
23 | the above
items of income and all other income and | ||||||
24 | expenditures of such institutions.
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25 | (5) Beginning on January 1, 1996, the provisions of | ||||||
26 | paragraphs (1) and (2)
of
this Section shall be superseded by |
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1 | Section 5-35 of the Chicago State
University Law and Section | ||||||
2 | 6a-1c of the State Finance Act with respect to
Chicago State | ||||||
3 | University; by Section 10-35 of the Eastern Illinois | ||||||
4 | University
Law and Section 6a-1d of the State Finance Act with | ||||||
5 | respect to Eastern Illinois
University; by Section 15-35 of | ||||||
6 | the Governors State University Law and Section
6a-1e of the | ||||||
7 | State Finance Act with respect to Governors State University; | ||||||
8 | by
Section 25-35 of the Northeastern Illinois University Law | ||||||
9 | and Section 6a-1f of
the State Finance Act with respect to | ||||||
10 | Northeastern Illinois University; and by
Section 35-35 of the | ||||||
11 | Western Illinois University Law and Section 6a-1g of the
State | ||||||
12 | Finance Act with respect to Western Illinois University. On | ||||||
13 | January 1,
1996, all items of income and other funds | ||||||
14 | deposited, retained, or otherwise
held under paragraphs (1) | ||||||
15 | and (2) of this Section shall be transferred,
appropriated, | ||||||
16 | retained and used as provided by the provisions of law cited in
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17 | this paragraph as superseding the provisions of paragraphs (1) | ||||||
18 | and (2) of this
Section.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
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20 | (30 ILCS 105/5.72 rep.)
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21 | (30 ILCS 105/5.599 rep.)
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22 | (30 ILCS 105/5.748 rep.)
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23 | (30 ILCS 105/6w rep.)
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24 | (30 ILCS 105/8k rep.) | ||||||
25 | Section 23. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing |
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1 | Sections 5.72, 5.599, 5.748, 6w, and 8k.
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2 | Section 25. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by | ||||||
3 | changing Section 507DDD as follows:
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4 | (35 ILCS 5/507DDD) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 507DDD. Special Olympics Illinois and Special | ||||||
6 | Children's Checkoff. For taxable years beginning on or after | ||||||
7 | January 1, 2015, the Department shall print on its standard | ||||||
8 | individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the | ||||||
9 | taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Special Olympics Illinois | ||||||
10 | and Special Children's Charities Checkoff Fund as authorized | ||||||
11 | by Public Act 99-423, he or she may do so by stating the amount | ||||||
12 | of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and that | ||||||
13 | the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase | ||||||
14 | the amount of payment to accompany the return. Failure to | ||||||
15 | remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the | ||||||
16 | contribution accordingly. This Section shall not apply to an | ||||||
17 | amended return. For the purpose of this Section, the | ||||||
18 | Department of Revenue must distribute the moneys as provided | ||||||
19 | in subsection 21.9(b) of the Illinois Lottery Law: (i) 75% of | ||||||
20 | the moneys to Special Olympics Illinois to support the | ||||||
21 | statewide training, competitions, and programs for future | ||||||
22 | Special Olympics athletes; and (ii) 25% of the moneys to | ||||||
23 | Special Children's Charities to support the City of | ||||||
24 | Chicago-wide training, competitions, and programs for future |
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1 | Special Olympics athletes.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 99-423, eff. 8-20-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
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3 | (35 ILCS 5/507AA rep.)
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4 | (35 ILCS 5/507BB rep.)
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5 | (35 ILCS 5/507TT rep.) | ||||||
6 | Section 30. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by | ||||||
7 | repealing Sections 507AA, 507BB, and 507TT.
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8 | Section 35. The Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping | ||||||
9 | Transfer Tax Act is amended by changing Section 13 as follows:
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10 | (35 ILCS 405/13) (from Ch. 120, par. 405A-13)
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11 | Sec. 13. Collection by county treasurers; tax collection | ||||||
12 | distribution
fund. | ||||||
13 | (a) Collection by county treasurers. Each county treasurer | ||||||
14 | shall
transmit to the State Treasurer all taxes, interest or | ||||||
15 | penalties paid to
the county treasurer under this Act and in | ||||||
16 | the county treasurer's
possession as of the last day of the | ||||||
17 | previous
month, together with a report under oath identifying | ||||||
18 | the taxpayer for or by
whom an amount was paid. Those amounts | ||||||
19 | and the report shall be
transmitted to and received by the
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20 | State Treasurer by the 10th day of each month. At the same | ||||||
21 | time, a copy of
the report shall be
furnished to the Attorney | ||||||
22 | General. The report shall
be in a form and contain the | ||||||
23 | particulars as the State Treasurer may
prescribe. The State |
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1 | Treasurer shall give the county treasurer a receipt
for the | ||||||
2 | amount transmitted to the State Treasurer. Except as provided | ||||||
3 | in subsection (a-5) of this Section, if any county treasurer | ||||||
4 | fails
to pay to the State Treasurer all amounts that may be due | ||||||
5 | and payable under
this Act as required by this Section, the | ||||||
6 | county treasurer shall pay to the
State Treasurer, as a | ||||||
7 | penalty, a sum of money equal to the
interest on the amounts | ||||||
8 | not paid at the rate of 1% per month from the time those
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9 | amounts are due by the county treasurer until those amounts | ||||||
10 | are paid. The
sureties upon the official bond of the county | ||||||
11 | treasurer shall be security
for the payment of the penalty. | ||||||
12 | The penalty under this Section may
be recovered in a civil | ||||||
13 | action against the county treasurer and his or her
sureties, | ||||||
14 | in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, in the
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15 | circuit court within the county wherein the county treasurer | ||||||
16 | is resident;
and the penalty, when recovered, shall be paid | ||||||
17 | into the State treasury.
The civil action to recover the | ||||||
18 | penalty shall be brought by the State
treasurer within 10 days | ||||||
19 | after
the failure of the county treasurer to pay to the State | ||||||
20 | Treasurer any
amounts collected by the county treasurer within | ||||||
21 | the time required by this Act. Failure
to bring the action | ||||||
22 | within that time shall not prevent the bringing of the
action | ||||||
23 | thereafter. It is the duty of the State Treasurer to
make | ||||||
24 | necessary and proper investigation to determine what amounts | ||||||
25 | should
be paid under this Act.
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26 | (a-5) The State Treasurer may waive penalties imposed by |
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1 | subsection (a) of this Section on a case-by-case basis if the | ||||||
2 | State Treasurer finds that imposing penalties would be | ||||||
3 | unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome because the delay in | ||||||
4 | payment was due to an incident caused by the operation of an | ||||||
5 | extraordinary force, including, but not limited to, the | ||||||
6 | occurrence of a natural disaster, that cannot be foreseen, | ||||||
7 | that cannot be avoided by the exercise of due care, and for | ||||||
8 | which no person can be held liable. | ||||||
9 | (b) (Blank). Transfer Tax Collection Distributive Fund.
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10 | The Transfer Tax Collection Distributive Fund is created as a | ||||||
11 | special fund in the
State treasury. The Fund is a continuation | ||||||
12 | of the Fund of the same name
created under the Illinois Estate | ||||||
13 | Tax Law, repealed by this Act. As soon
as may be after the | ||||||
14 | first
day of each month after
the effective date of this Act, | ||||||
15 | and before September 1, 2012, the State Treasurer
shall | ||||||
16 | transfer from the General Revenue Fund to
the Transfer Tax | ||||||
17 | Collection Distributive
Fund an amount equal to 6% of the net | ||||||
18 | revenue realized from this Act
during the preceding month.
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19 | As soon as may be after the first day of each month, the | ||||||
20 | State Treasurer shall
allocate among the counties of this | ||||||
21 | State the amount available in the
Transfer Tax Collection | ||||||
22 | Distributive Fund. The allocation to each county
shall be 6% | ||||||
23 | of the net revenues collected by the county treasurer under
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24 | this Act. The State Comptroller, pursuant to appropriation, | ||||||
25 | shall then pay
those allocations over to the counties. As soon | ||||||
26 | as possible after all of the required monthly allocations are |
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1 | made from the Transfer Tax Collection Distributive Fund and | ||||||
2 | before September 1, 2012, the State Comptroller shall order | ||||||
3 | transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer any moneys | ||||||
4 | remaining in the Transfer Tax Collection Distributive Fund | ||||||
5 | from that Fund to the General Revenue Fund, and the Transfer | ||||||
6 | Tax Collection Distributive Fund shall be dissolved.
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7 | (c) On and after July 1, 2012, 94% of the amounts collected | ||||||
8 | from the taxes, interest, and penalties collected under this | ||||||
9 | Act shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund and 6% of | ||||||
10 | those amounts shall be deposited into the Estate Tax Refund | ||||||
11 | Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury. | ||||||
12 | Moneys in the Estate Tax Refund Fund shall be expended | ||||||
13 | exclusively for the purpose of paying refunds resulting from | ||||||
14 | overpayment of tax liability under this Act, except that, | ||||||
15 | whenever the State Treasurer determines that any such moneys | ||||||
16 | in the Fund exceed the amount required for the purpose of | ||||||
17 | paying refunds resulting from overpayment of tax liability | ||||||
18 | under this Act, the State Treasurer may transfer any such | ||||||
19 | excess amounts from the Estate Tax Refund Fund to the General | ||||||
20 | Revenue Fund. | ||||||
21 | The Treasurer shall order payment of refunds resulting | ||||||
22 | from overpayment of tax liability under this Act from the | ||||||
23 | Estate Tax Refund Fund only to the extent that amounts have | ||||||
24 | been deposited and retained in the Fund. | ||||||
25 | Public Act 97-732 This amendatory Act of the 97th General | ||||||
26 | Assembly shall constitute an irrevocable and continuing |
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1 | appropriation from the Estate Tax Refund Fund for the purpose | ||||||
2 | of paying refunds upon the order of the Treasurer in | ||||||
3 | accordance with the provisions of this Act and for the purpose | ||||||
4 | of paying refunds under this Act. | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 96-1162, eff. 7-21-10; 97-732, eff. 6-30-12.)
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6 | (235 ILCS 5/1-3.37 rep.)
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7 | Section 40. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by | ||||||
8 | repealing Section 1-3.37.
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9 | (305 ILCS 40/Act rep.)
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10 | Section 45. The Nursing Home Grant Assistance Act is | ||||||
11 | repealed.
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12 | Section 50. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by | ||||||
13 | changing Section 27.1b as follows:
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14 | (705 ILCS 105/27.1b) | ||||||
15 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 27.1b. Circuit court clerk fees. Notwithstanding any | ||||||
17 | other provision of law, all fees charged by the clerks of the | ||||||
18 | circuit court for the services described in this Section shall | ||||||
19 | be established, collected, and disbursed in accordance with | ||||||
20 | this Section. Except as otherwise specified in this Section, | ||||||
21 | all fees under this Section shall be paid in advance and | ||||||
22 | disbursed by each clerk on a monthly basis. In a county with a |
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1 | population of over 3,000,000, units of local government and | ||||||
2 | school districts shall not be required to pay fees under this | ||||||
3 | Section in advance and the clerk shall instead send an | ||||||
4 | itemized bill to the unit of local government or school | ||||||
5 | district, within 30 days of the fee being incurred, and the | ||||||
6 | unit of local government or school district shall be allowed | ||||||
7 | at least 30 days from the date of the itemized bill to pay; | ||||||
8 | these payments shall be disbursed by each clerk on a monthly | ||||||
9 | basis. Unless otherwise specified in this Section, the amount | ||||||
10 | of a fee shall be determined by ordinance or resolution of the | ||||||
11 | county board and remitted to the county treasurer to be used | ||||||
12 | for purposes related to the operation of the court system in | ||||||
13 | the county. In a county with a population of over 3,000,000, | ||||||
14 | any amount retained by the clerk of the circuit court or | ||||||
15 | remitted to the county treasurer shall be subject to | ||||||
16 | appropriation by the county board. | ||||||
17 | (a) Civil cases. The fee for filing a complaint, petition, | ||||||
18 | or other pleading initiating a civil action shall be as set | ||||||
19 | forth in the applicable schedule under this subsection in | ||||||
20 | accordance with case categories established by the Supreme | ||||||
21 | Court in schedules. | ||||||
22 | (1) SCHEDULE 1: not to exceed a total of $366 in a | ||||||
23 | county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to | ||||||
24 | exceed $316 in any other county, except as applied to | ||||||
25 | units of local government and school districts in counties | ||||||
26 | with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to |
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1 | exceed $190 through December 31, 2021 and $184 on and | ||||||
2 | after January 1, 2022. The fees collected under this | ||||||
3 | schedule shall be disbursed as follows: | ||||||
4 | (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not | ||||||
5 | to exceed $55 in a county with a population of | ||||||
6 | 3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $45 in | ||||||
7 | any other county determined by the clerk with the | ||||||
8 | approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court | ||||||
9 | automation, court document storage, and administrative | ||||||
10 | purposes. | ||||||
11 | (B) The clerk shall remit up to $21 to the State | ||||||
12 | Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the | ||||||
13 | appropriate amounts, in accordance with the clerk's | ||||||
14 | instructions, as follows: | ||||||
15 | (i) up to $10, as specified by the Supreme | ||||||
16 | Court in accordance with Part 10A of Article II of | ||||||
17 | the Code of Civil Procedure, into the Mandatory | ||||||
18 | Arbitration Fund; | ||||||
19 | (ii) $2 into the Access to Justice Fund; and | ||||||
20 | (iii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special | ||||||
21 | Purposes Fund. | ||||||
22 | (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County | ||||||
23 | Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $290 in a county | ||||||
24 | with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount | ||||||
25 | not to exceed $250 in any other county, as specified by | ||||||
26 | ordinance or resolution passed by the county board, |
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1 | for purposes related to the operation of the court | ||||||
2 | system in the county. | ||||||
3 | (2) SCHEDULE 2: not to exceed a total of $357 in a | ||||||
4 | county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to | ||||||
5 | exceed $266 in any other county, except as applied to | ||||||
6 | units of local government and school districts in counties | ||||||
7 | with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to | ||||||
8 | exceed $190 through December 31, 2021 and $184 on and | ||||||
9 | after January 1, 2022. The fees collected under this | ||||||
10 | schedule shall be disbursed as follows: | ||||||
11 | (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not | ||||||
12 | to exceed $55 in a county with a population of | ||||||
13 | 3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $45 in | ||||||
14 | any other county determined by the clerk with the | ||||||
15 | approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court | ||||||
16 | automation, court document storage, and administrative | ||||||
17 | purposes. | ||||||
18 | (B) The clerk shall remit up to $21 to the State | ||||||
19 | Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the | ||||||
20 | appropriate amounts, in accordance with the clerk's | ||||||
21 | instructions, as follows: | ||||||
22 | (i) up to $10, as specified by the Supreme | ||||||
23 | Court in accordance with Part 10A of Article II of | ||||||
24 | the Code of Civil Procedure, into the Mandatory | ||||||
25 | Arbitration Fund; | ||||||
26 | (ii) $2 into the Access to Justice Fund: and |
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1 | (iii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special | ||||||
2 | Purposes Fund. | ||||||
3 | (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County | ||||||
4 | Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $281 in a county | ||||||
5 | with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount | ||||||
6 | not to exceed $200 in any other county, as specified by | ||||||
7 | ordinance or resolution passed by the county board, | ||||||
8 | for purposes related to the operation of the court | ||||||
9 | system in the county. | ||||||
10 | (3) SCHEDULE 3: not to exceed a total of $265 in a | ||||||
11 | county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to | ||||||
12 | exceed $89 in any other county, except as applied to units | ||||||
13 | of local government and school districts in counties with | ||||||
14 | more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed | ||||||
15 | $190 through December 31, 2021 and $184 on and after | ||||||
16 | January 1, 2022. The fees collected under this schedule | ||||||
17 | shall be disbursed as follows: | ||||||
18 | (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not | ||||||
19 | to exceed $55 in a county with a population of | ||||||
20 | 3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $22 in | ||||||
21 | any other county determined by the clerk with the | ||||||
22 | approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court | ||||||
23 | automation, court document storage, and administrative | ||||||
24 | purposes. | ||||||
25 | (B) The clerk shall remit $11 to the State | ||||||
26 | Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the |
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1 | appropriate amounts in accordance with the clerk's | ||||||
2 | instructions, as follows: | ||||||
3 | (i) $2 into the Access to Justice Fund; and | ||||||
4 | (ii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special | ||||||
5 | Purposes Fund. | ||||||
6 | (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County | ||||||
7 | Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $199 in a county | ||||||
8 | with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount | ||||||
9 | not to exceed $56 in any other county, as specified by | ||||||
10 | ordinance or resolution passed by the county board, | ||||||
11 | for purposes related to the operation of the court | ||||||
12 | system in the county. | ||||||
13 | (4) SCHEDULE 4: $0. | ||||||
14 | (b) Appearance. The fee for filing an appearance in a | ||||||
15 | civil action, including a cannabis civil law action under the | ||||||
16 | Cannabis Control Act, shall be as set forth in the applicable | ||||||
17 | schedule under this subsection in accordance with case | ||||||
18 | categories established by the Supreme Court in schedules. | ||||||
19 | (1) SCHEDULE 1: not to exceed a total of $230 in a | ||||||
20 | county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to | ||||||
21 | exceed $191 in any other county, except as applied to | ||||||
22 | units of local government and school districts in counties | ||||||
23 | with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to | ||||||
24 | exceed $75. The fees collected under this schedule shall | ||||||
25 | be disbursed as follows: | ||||||
26 | (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not |
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1 | to exceed $50 in a county with a population of | ||||||
2 | 3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $45 in | ||||||
3 | any other county determined by the clerk with the | ||||||
4 | approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court | ||||||
5 | automation, court document storage, and administrative | ||||||
6 | purposes. | ||||||
7 | (B) The clerk shall remit up to $21 to the State | ||||||
8 | Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the | ||||||
9 | appropriate amounts, in accordance with the clerk's | ||||||
10 | instructions, as follows: | ||||||
11 | (i) up to $10, as specified by the Supreme | ||||||
12 | Court in accordance with Part 10A of Article II of | ||||||
13 | the Code of Civil Procedure, into the Mandatory | ||||||
14 | Arbitration Fund; | ||||||
15 | (ii) $2 into the Access to Justice Fund; and | ||||||
16 | (iii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special | ||||||
17 | Purposes Fund. | ||||||
18 | (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County | ||||||
19 | Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $159 in a county | ||||||
20 | with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount | ||||||
21 | not to exceed $125 in any other county, as specified by | ||||||
22 | ordinance or resolution passed by the county board, | ||||||
23 | for purposes related to the operation of the court | ||||||
24 | system in the county. | ||||||
25 | (2) SCHEDULE 2: not to exceed a total of $130 in a | ||||||
26 | county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to |
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1 | exceed $109 in any other county, except as applied to | ||||||
2 | units of local government and school districts in counties | ||||||
3 | with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to | ||||||
4 | exceed $75. The fees collected under this schedule shall | ||||||
5 | be disbursed as follows: | ||||||
6 | (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not | ||||||
7 | to exceed $50 in a county with a population of | ||||||
8 | 3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $10 in | ||||||
9 | any other county determined by the clerk with the | ||||||
10 | approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court | ||||||
11 | automation, court document storage, and administrative | ||||||
12 | purposes. | ||||||
13 | (B) The clerk shall remit $9 to the State | ||||||
14 | Treasurer, which the State Treasurer shall deposit | ||||||
15 | into the Supreme Court Special Purposes Purpose Fund. | ||||||
16 | (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County | ||||||
17 | Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $71 in a county | ||||||
18 | with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount | ||||||
19 | not to exceed $90 in any other county, as specified by | ||||||
20 | ordinance or resolution passed by the county board, | ||||||
21 | for purposes related to the operation of the court | ||||||
22 | system in the county. | ||||||
23 | (3) SCHEDULE 3: $0. | ||||||
24 | (b-5) Kane County and Will County. In Kane County and Will | ||||||
25 | County civil cases, there is an additional fee of up to $30 as | ||||||
26 | set by the county board under Section 5-1101.3 of the Counties |
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1 | Code to be paid by each party at the time of filing the first | ||||||
2 | pleading, paper, or other appearance; provided that no | ||||||
3 | additional fee shall be required if more than one party is | ||||||
4 | represented in a single pleading, paper, or other appearance. | ||||||
5 | Distribution of fees collected under this subsection (b-5) | ||||||
6 | shall be as provided in Section 5-1101.3 of the Counties Code. | ||||||
7 | (c) Counterclaim or third party complaint. When any | ||||||
8 | defendant files a counterclaim or third party complaint, as | ||||||
9 | part of the defendant's answer or otherwise, the defendant | ||||||
10 | shall pay a filing fee for each counterclaim or third party | ||||||
11 | complaint in an amount equal to the filing fee the defendant | ||||||
12 | would have had to pay had the defendant brought a separate | ||||||
13 | action for the relief sought in the counterclaim or third | ||||||
14 | party complaint, less the amount of the appearance fee, if | ||||||
15 | any, that the defendant has already paid in the action in which | ||||||
16 | the counterclaim or third party complaint is filed. | ||||||
17 | (d) Alias summons. The clerk shall collect a fee not to | ||||||
18 | exceed $6 in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more | ||||||
19 | and not to exceed $5 in any other county for each alias summons | ||||||
20 | or citation issued by the clerk, except as applied to units of | ||||||
21 | local government and school districts in counties with more | ||||||
22 | than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed $5 for each | ||||||
23 | alias summons or citation issued by the clerk. | ||||||
24 | (e) Jury services. The clerk shall collect, in addition to | ||||||
25 | other fees allowed by law, a sum not to exceed $212.50, as a | ||||||
26 | fee for the services of a jury in every civil action not |
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1 | quasi-criminal in its nature and not a proceeding for the | ||||||
2 | exercise of the right of eminent domain and in every other | ||||||
3 | action wherein the right of trial by jury is or may be given by | ||||||
4 | law. The jury fee shall be paid by the party demanding a jury | ||||||
5 | at the time of filing the jury demand. If the fee is not paid | ||||||
6 | by either party, no jury shall be called in the action or | ||||||
7 | proceeding, and the action or proceeding shall be tried by the | ||||||
8 | court without a jury. | ||||||
9 | (f) Change of venue. In connection with a change of venue: | ||||||
10 | (1) The clerk of the jurisdiction from which the case | ||||||
11 | is transferred may charge a fee, not to exceed $40, for the | ||||||
12 | preparation and certification of the record; and | ||||||
13 | (2) The clerk of the jurisdiction to which the case is | ||||||
14 | transferred may charge the same filing fee as if it were | ||||||
15 | the commencement of a new suit. | ||||||
16 | (g) Petition to vacate or modify. | ||||||
17 | (1) In a proceeding involving a petition to vacate or | ||||||
18 | modify any final judgment or order filed within 30 days | ||||||
19 | after the judgment or order was entered, except for an | ||||||
20 | eviction case, small claims case, petition to reopen an | ||||||
21 | estate, petition to modify, terminate, or enforce a | ||||||
22 | judgment or order for child or spousal support, or | ||||||
23 | petition to modify, suspend, or terminate an order for | ||||||
24 | withholding, the fee shall not exceed $60 in a county with | ||||||
25 | a population of 3,000,000 or more and shall not exceed $50 | ||||||
26 | in any other county, except as applied to units of local |
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1 | government and school districts in counties with more than | ||||||
2 | 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed $50. | ||||||
3 | (2) In a proceeding involving a petition to vacate or | ||||||
4 | modify any final judgment or order filed more than 30 days | ||||||
5 | after the judgment or order was entered, except for a | ||||||
6 | petition to modify, terminate, or enforce a judgment or | ||||||
7 | order for child or spousal support, or petition to modify, | ||||||
8 | suspend, or terminate an order for withholding, the fee | ||||||
9 | shall not exceed $75. | ||||||
10 | (3) In a proceeding involving a motion to vacate or | ||||||
11 | amend a final order, motion to vacate an ex parte | ||||||
12 | judgment, judgment of forfeiture, or "failure to appear" | ||||||
13 | or "failure to comply" notices sent to the Secretary of | ||||||
14 | State, the fee shall equal $40. | ||||||
15 | (h) Appeals preparation. The fee for preparation of a | ||||||
16 | record on appeal shall be based on the number of pages, as | ||||||
17 | follows: | ||||||
18 | (1) if the record contains no more than 100 pages, the | ||||||
19 | fee shall not exceed $70 in a county with a population of | ||||||
20 | 3,000,000 or more and shall not exceed $50 in any other | ||||||
21 | county; | ||||||
22 | (2) if the record contains between 100 and 200 pages, | ||||||
23 | the fee shall not exceed $100; and | ||||||
24 | (3) if the record contains 200 or more pages, the | ||||||
25 | clerk may collect an additional fee not to exceed 25 cents | ||||||
26 | per page. |
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1 | (i) Remands. In any cases remanded to the circuit court | ||||||
2 | from the Supreme Court or the appellate court for a new trial, | ||||||
3 | the clerk shall reinstate the case with either its original | ||||||
4 | number or a new number. The clerk shall not charge any new or | ||||||
5 | additional fee for the reinstatement. Upon reinstatement, the | ||||||
6 | clerk shall advise the parties of the reinstatement. Parties | ||||||
7 | shall have the same right to a jury trial on remand and | ||||||
8 | reinstatement that they had before the appeal, and no | ||||||
9 | additional or new fee or charge shall be made for a jury trial | ||||||
10 | after remand. | ||||||
11 | (j) Garnishment, wage deduction, and citation. In | ||||||
12 | garnishment affidavit, wage deduction affidavit, and citation | ||||||
13 | petition proceedings: | ||||||
14 | (1) if the amount in controversy in the proceeding is | ||||||
15 | not more than $1,000, the fee may not exceed $35 in a | ||||||
16 | county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and may not | ||||||
17 | exceed $15 in any other county, except as applied to units | ||||||
18 | of local government and school districts in counties with | ||||||
19 | more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed | ||||||
20 | $15; | ||||||
21 | (2) if the amount in controversy in the proceeding is | ||||||
22 | greater than $1,000 and not more than $5,000, the fee may | ||||||
23 | not exceed $45 in a county with a population of 3,000,000 | ||||||
24 | or more and may not exceed $30 in any other county, except | ||||||
25 | as applied to units of local government and school | ||||||
26 | districts in counties with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants |
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1 | an amount not to exceed $30; and | ||||||
2 | (3) if the amount in controversy in the proceeding is | ||||||
3 | greater than $5,000, the fee may not exceed $65 in a county | ||||||
4 | with a population of 3,000,000 or more and may not exceed | ||||||
5 | $50 in any other county, except as applied to units of | ||||||
6 | local government and school districts in counties with | ||||||
7 | more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed | ||||||
8 | $50. | ||||||
9 | (j-5) Debt collection. In any proceeding to collect a debt | ||||||
10 | subject to the exception in item (ii) of subparagraph (A-5) of | ||||||
11 | paragraph (1) of subsection (z) of this Section, the circuit | ||||||
12 | court shall order and the clerk shall collect from each | ||||||
13 | judgment debtor a fee of: | ||||||
14 | (1) $35 if the amount in controversy in the proceeding | ||||||
15 | is not more than $1,000; | ||||||
16 | (2) $45 if the amount in controversy in the proceeding | ||||||
17 | is greater than $1,000 and not more than $5,000; and | ||||||
18 | (3) $65 if the amount in controversy in the proceeding | ||||||
19 | is greater than $5,000. | ||||||
20 | (k) Collections. | ||||||
21 | (1) For all collections made of others, except the | ||||||
22 | State and county and except in maintenance or child | ||||||
23 | support cases, the clerk may collect a fee of up to 2.5% of | ||||||
24 | the amount collected and turned over. | ||||||
25 | (2) In child support and maintenance cases, the clerk | ||||||
26 | may collect an annual fee of up to $36 from the person |
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1 | making payment for maintaining child support records and | ||||||
2 | the processing of support orders to the State of Illinois | ||||||
3 | KIDS system and the recording of payments issued by the | ||||||
4 | State Disbursement Unit for the official record of the | ||||||
5 | Court. This fee is in addition to and separate from | ||||||
6 | amounts ordered to be paid as maintenance or child support | ||||||
7 | and shall be deposited into a Separate Maintenance and | ||||||
8 | Child Support Collection Fund, of which the clerk shall be | ||||||
9 | the custodian, ex officio, to be used by the clerk to | ||||||
10 | maintain child support orders and record all payments | ||||||
11 | issued by the State Disbursement Unit for the official | ||||||
12 | record of the Court. The clerk may recover from the person | ||||||
13 | making the maintenance or child support payment any | ||||||
14 | additional cost incurred in the collection of this annual | ||||||
15 | fee. | ||||||
16 | (3) The clerk may collect a fee of $5 for | ||||||
17 | certifications made to the Secretary of State as provided | ||||||
18 | in Section 7-703 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and this | ||||||
19 | fee shall be deposited into the Separate Maintenance and | ||||||
20 | Child Support Collection Fund. | ||||||
21 | (4) In proceedings
to foreclose the lien of delinquent | ||||||
22 | real estate taxes, State's Attorneys
shall receive a fee | ||||||
23 | of 10%
of the total amount realized from the sale of real | ||||||
24 | estate sold in the
proceedings. The clerk shall collect | ||||||
25 | the fee from the total amount realized from
the sale of the | ||||||
26 | real estate sold in the proceedings and remit to the |
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1 | County Treasurer to be credited to the earnings of the | ||||||
2 | Office of the State's Attorney. | ||||||
3 | (l) Mailing. The fee for the clerk mailing documents shall | ||||||
4 | not exceed $10 plus the cost of postage. | ||||||
5 | (m) Certified copies. The fee for each certified copy of a | ||||||
6 | judgment, after the first copy, shall not exceed $10. | ||||||
7 | (n) Certification, authentication, and reproduction. | ||||||
8 | (1) The fee for each certification or authentication | ||||||
9 | for taking the acknowledgment of a deed or other | ||||||
10 | instrument in writing with the seal of office shall not | ||||||
11 | exceed $6. | ||||||
12 | (2) The fee for reproduction of any document contained | ||||||
13 | in the clerk's files shall not exceed: | ||||||
14 | (A) $2 for the first page; | ||||||
15 | (B) 50 cents per page for the next 19 pages; and | ||||||
16 | (C) 25 cents per page for all additional pages. | ||||||
17 | (o) Record search. For each record search, within a | ||||||
18 | division or municipal district, the clerk may collect a search | ||||||
19 | fee not to exceed $6 for each year searched. | ||||||
20 | (p) Hard copy. For each page of hard copy print output, | ||||||
21 | when case records are maintained on an automated medium, the | ||||||
22 | clerk may collect a fee not to exceed $10 in a county with a | ||||||
23 | population of 3,000,000 or more and not to exceed $6 in any | ||||||
24 | other county, except as applied to units of local government | ||||||
25 | and school districts in counties with more than 3,000,000 | ||||||
26 | inhabitants an amount not to exceed $6. |
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1 | (q) Index inquiry and other records. No fee shall be | ||||||
2 | charged for a single plaintiff and defendant index inquiry or | ||||||
3 | single case record inquiry when this request is made in person | ||||||
4 | and the records are maintained in a current automated medium, | ||||||
5 | and when no hard copy print output is requested. The fees to be | ||||||
6 | charged for management records, multiple case records, and | ||||||
7 | multiple journal records may be specified by the Chief Judge | ||||||
8 | pursuant to the guidelines for access and dissemination of | ||||||
9 | information approved by the Supreme Court. | ||||||
10 | (r) Performing a marriage. There shall be a $10 fee for | ||||||
11 | performing a marriage in court. | ||||||
12 | (s) Voluntary assignment. For filing each deed of | ||||||
13 | voluntary assignment, the clerk shall collect a fee not to | ||||||
14 | exceed $20. For recording a deed of voluntary assignment, the | ||||||
15 | clerk shall collect a fee not to exceed 50 cents for each 100 | ||||||
16 | words. Exceptions filed to claims presented to an assignee of | ||||||
17 | a debtor who has made a voluntary assignment for the benefit of | ||||||
18 | creditors shall be considered and treated, for the purpose of | ||||||
19 | taxing costs therein, as actions in which the party or parties | ||||||
20 | filing the exceptions shall be considered as party or parties | ||||||
21 | plaintiff, and the claimant or claimants as party or parties | ||||||
22 | defendant, and those parties respectively shall pay to the | ||||||
23 | clerk the same fees as provided by this Section to be paid in | ||||||
24 | other actions. | ||||||
25 | (t) Expungement petition. The clerk may collect a fee not | ||||||
26 | to exceed $60 for each expungement petition filed and an |
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1 | additional fee not to exceed $4 for each certified copy of an | ||||||
2 | order to expunge arrest records. | ||||||
3 | (u) Transcripts of judgment. For the filing of a | ||||||
4 | transcript of judgment, the clerk may collect the same fee as | ||||||
5 | if it were the commencement of a new suit. | ||||||
6 | (v) Probate filings. | ||||||
7 | (1) For each account (other than one final account) | ||||||
8 | filed in the estate of a decedent, or ward, the fee shall | ||||||
9 | not exceed $25. | ||||||
10 | (2) For filing a claim in an estate when the amount | ||||||
11 | claimed is greater than $150 and not more than $500, the | ||||||
12 | fee shall not exceed $40 in a county with a population of | ||||||
13 | 3,000,000 or more and shall not exceed $25 in any other | ||||||
14 | county; when the amount claimed is greater than $500 and | ||||||
15 | not more than $10,000, the fee shall not exceed $55 in a | ||||||
16 | county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and shall | ||||||
17 | not exceed $40 in any other county; and when the amount | ||||||
18 | claimed is more than $10,000, the fee shall not exceed $75 | ||||||
19 | in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and | ||||||
20 | shall not exceed $60 in any other county; except the court | ||||||
21 | in allowing a claim may add to the amount allowed the | ||||||
22 | filing fee paid by the claimant. | ||||||
23 | (3) For filing in an estate a claim, petition, or | ||||||
24 | supplemental proceeding based upon an action seeking | ||||||
25 | equitable relief including the construction or contest of | ||||||
26 | a will, enforcement of a contract to make a will, and |
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1 | proceedings involving testamentary trusts or the | ||||||
2 | appointment of testamentary trustees, the fee shall not | ||||||
3 | exceed $60. | ||||||
4 | (4) There shall be no fee for filing in an estate: (i) | ||||||
5 | the appearance of any person for the purpose of consent; | ||||||
6 | or (ii) the appearance of an executor, administrator, | ||||||
7 | administrator to collect, guardian, guardian ad litem, or | ||||||
8 | special administrator. | ||||||
9 | (5) For each jury demand, the fee shall not exceed | ||||||
10 | $137.50. | ||||||
11 | (6) For each certified copy of letters of office, of | ||||||
12 | court order, or other certification, the fee shall not | ||||||
13 | exceed
$2 per page. | ||||||
14 | (7) For each exemplification, the fee shall not exceed | ||||||
15 | $2, plus the fee for certification. | ||||||
16 | (8) The executor, administrator, guardian, petitioner, | ||||||
17 | or other interested person or his or her attorney shall | ||||||
18 | pay the cost of publication by the clerk directly to the | ||||||
19 | newspaper. | ||||||
20 | (9) The person on whose behalf a charge is incurred | ||||||
21 | for witness, court reporter, appraiser, or other | ||||||
22 | miscellaneous fees shall pay the same directly to the | ||||||
23 | person entitled thereto. | ||||||
24 | (10) The executor, administrator, guardian, | ||||||
25 | petitioner, or other interested person or his or her | ||||||
26 | attorney shall pay to the clerk all postage charges |
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1 | incurred by the clerk in mailing petitions, orders, | ||||||
2 | notices, or other documents pursuant to the provisions of | ||||||
3 | the Probate Act of 1975. | ||||||
4 | (w) Corrections of numbers. For correction of the case | ||||||
5 | number, case title, or attorney computer identification | ||||||
6 | number, if required by rule of court, on any document filed in | ||||||
7 | the clerk's office, to be charged against the party that filed | ||||||
8 | the document, the fee shall not exceed $25. | ||||||
9 | (x) Miscellaneous. | ||||||
10 | (1) Interest earned on any fees collected by the clerk | ||||||
11 | shall be turned over to the county general fund as an | ||||||
12 | earning of the office. | ||||||
13 | (2) For any check, draft, or other bank instrument | ||||||
14 | returned to the clerk for non-sufficient funds, account | ||||||
15 | closed, or payment stopped, the clerk shall collect a fee | ||||||
16 | of $25. | ||||||
17 | (y) Other fees. Any fees not covered in this Section shall | ||||||
18 | be set by rule or administrative order of the circuit court | ||||||
19 | with the approval of the Administrative Office of the Illinois | ||||||
20 | Courts. The clerk of the circuit court may provide services in | ||||||
21 | connection with the operation of the clerk's office, other | ||||||
22 | than those services mentioned in this Section, as may be | ||||||
23 | requested by the public and agreed to by the clerk and approved | ||||||
24 | by the Chief Judge. Any charges for additional services shall | ||||||
25 | be as agreed to between the clerk and the party making the | ||||||
26 | request and approved by the Chief Judge. Nothing in this |
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1 | subsection shall be construed to require any clerk to provide | ||||||
2 | any service not otherwise required by law. | ||||||
3 | (y-5) Unpaid fees. Unless a court ordered payment schedule | ||||||
4 | is implemented or the fee
requirements of this Section are | ||||||
5 | waived under a court order, the clerk of
the circuit court may | ||||||
6 | add to any unpaid fees and costs under this Section a | ||||||
7 | delinquency
amount equal to 5% of the unpaid fees that remain | ||||||
8 | unpaid after 30 days, 10% of
the unpaid fees that remain unpaid | ||||||
9 | after 60 days, and 15% of the unpaid fees
that remain unpaid | ||||||
10 | after 90 days. Notice to those parties may be made by
signage | ||||||
11 | posting or publication. The additional delinquency amounts | ||||||
12 | collected under this Section shall
be deposited into the | ||||||
13 | Circuit Court Clerk Operations and Administration Fund and | ||||||
14 | used to defray additional administrative costs incurred by the | ||||||
15 | clerk of the
circuit court in collecting unpaid fees and | ||||||
16 | costs. | ||||||
17 | (z) Exceptions. | ||||||
18 | (1) No fee authorized by this Section shall apply to: | ||||||
19 | (A) police departments or other law enforcement | ||||||
20 | agencies. In this Section, "law enforcement agency" | ||||||
21 | means: an agency of the State or agency of a unit of | ||||||
22 | local government which is vested by law or ordinance | ||||||
23 | with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce | ||||||
24 | criminal laws or ordinances; the Attorney General; or | ||||||
25 | any State's Attorney; | ||||||
26 | (A-5) any unit of local government or school |
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1 | district, except in counties having a population of | ||||||
2 | 500,000 or more the county board may by resolution set | ||||||
3 | fees for units of local government or school districts | ||||||
4 | no greater than the minimum fees applicable in | ||||||
5 | counties with a population less than 3,000,000; | ||||||
6 | provided however, no fee may be charged to any unit of | ||||||
7 | local government or school district in connection with | ||||||
8 | any action which, in whole or in part, is: (i) to | ||||||
9 | enforce an ordinance; (ii) to collect a debt; or (iii) | ||||||
10 | under the Administrative Review Law; | ||||||
11 | (B) any action instituted by the corporate | ||||||
12 | authority of a municipality with more than 1,000,000 | ||||||
13 | inhabitants under Section 11-31-1 of the Illinois | ||||||
14 | Municipal Code and any action instituted under | ||||||
15 | subsection (b) of Section 11-31-1 of the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Municipal Code by a private owner or tenant of real | ||||||
17 | property within 1,200 feet of a dangerous or unsafe | ||||||
18 | building seeking an order compelling the owner or | ||||||
19 | owners of the building to take any of the actions | ||||||
20 | authorized under that subsection; | ||||||
21 | (C) any commitment petition or petition for an | ||||||
22 | order authorizing the administration of psychotropic | ||||||
23 | medication or electroconvulsive therapy under the | ||||||
24 | Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code; | ||||||
25 | (D) a petitioner in any order of protection | ||||||
26 | proceeding, including, but not limited to, fees for |
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1 | filing, modifying, withdrawing, certifying, or | ||||||
2 | photocopying petitions for orders of protection, | ||||||
3 | issuing alias summons, any related filing service, or | ||||||
4 | certifying, modifying, vacating, or photocopying any | ||||||
5 | orders of protection; or | ||||||
6 | (E) proceedings for the appointment of a | ||||||
7 | confidential intermediary under the Adoption Act. | ||||||
8 | (2) No fee other than the filing fee contained in the | ||||||
9 | applicable schedule in subsection (a) shall be charged to | ||||||
10 | any person in connection with an adoption proceeding. | ||||||
11 | (3) Upon good cause shown, the court may waive any | ||||||
12 | fees associated with a special needs adoption. The term | ||||||
13 | "special needs adoption" has the meaning provided by the | ||||||
14 | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. | ||||||
15 | (aa) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2022.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19; 100-994, eff. 7-1-19; | ||||||
17 | 100-1161, eff. 7-1-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20; revised | ||||||
18 | 8-18-20.)
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19 | Section 55. The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act is | ||||||
20 | amended by changing Section 15-20 as follows:
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21 | (705 ILCS 135/15-20)
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22 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 15-20. SCHEDULE 4; felony sex offenses. | ||||||
24 | SCHEDULE 4: For a felony or attempted felony under Article |
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1 | 11 or Section 12-33 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the Clerk of | ||||||
2 | the Circuit Court shall collect $1,314 and remit as follows: | ||||||
3 | (1)
As the county's portion, $354 to the county treasurer, | ||||||
4 | who shall deposit the money as follows: | ||||||
5 | (A) $20 into the Court Automation Fund; | ||||||
6 | (B) $20 into the Court Document Storage Fund; | ||||||
7 | (C) $5 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and | ||||||
8 | Administrative Fund; | ||||||
9 | (D) $255 into the county's General Fund; | ||||||
10 | (E)
$10 into the Child Advocacy Center Fund; | ||||||
11 | (F)
$2 into the State's Attorney Records Automation | ||||||
12 | Fund; | ||||||
13 | (G)
$2 into the Public Defender Records Automation | ||||||
14 | Fund; | ||||||
15 | (H) $20 into the County Jail Medical Costs Fund; and | ||||||
16 | (I)
$20 into the Probation and Court Services Fund. | ||||||
17 | (2)
As the State's portion, $960 to the State Treasurer, | ||||||
18 | who shall deposit the money as follows:
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19 | (A)
$520 into the State Police Operations Assistance | ||||||
20 | Fund; | ||||||
21 | (B)
$100 into the Violent Crime Victims Assistance | ||||||
22 | Fund; | ||||||
23 | (C)
$200 into the Sexual Assault Services Fund; | ||||||
24 | (D) $100 into the Domestic Violence Shelter and | ||||||
25 | Service Services Fund; | ||||||
26 | (E) $5 into the State Police Merit Board Public Safety |
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1 | Fund; and | ||||||
2 | (F) $35 into the Traffic and Criminal Conviction | ||||||
3 | Surcharge Fund.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19 .)
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5 | Section 60. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | ||||||
6 | changing Section 5-9-1.22 as follows:
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7 | (730 ILCS 5/5-9-1.22) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 5-9-1.22. Fee; Roadside Memorial Fund. A person who | ||||||
9 | is convicted or receives a disposition of court supervision | ||||||
10 | for a violation of
Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code | ||||||
11 | shall, in addition to any other
disposition, penalty, or fine | ||||||
12 | imposed, pay a fee of
$50 which shall
be collected by the clerk | ||||||
13 | of the court and then remitted to the State Treasurer for | ||||||
14 | deposit into the Roadside Memorial Fund, a special fund that | ||||||
15 | is created in the State treasury. However, the court may waive | ||||||
16 | the fee if full restitution is complied with. Subject to | ||||||
17 | appropriation, all moneys in the Roadside Memorial Fund shall | ||||||
18 | be used by the Department of Transportation to pay fees | ||||||
19 | imposed under subsection (f) of Section 20 of the Roadside | ||||||
20 | Memorial Act. | ||||||
21 | This Section is substantially the same as Section
5-9-1.18 | ||||||
22 | 5-9-1.8 of the Unified Code of Corrections, which Section was | ||||||
23 | repealed by
Public Act 100-987, and shall be construed as a
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24 | continuation of the fee established by that prior law, and not |
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1 | as a new or different
fee.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19.)
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3 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
4 | becoming law.
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