101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3066

 

Introduced 2/5/2020, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
705 ILCS 105/27.1b
765 ILCS 1026/15-504

    Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that the State Treasurer, for purposes related to the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, is not required to pay various fees to the circuit court clerk. Amends the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that the State Treasurer has the authority to access and reproduce, at no cost, vital records and court records.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by changing
5Section 27.1b as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 105/27.1b)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
8    Sec. 27.1b. Circuit court clerk fees. Notwithstanding any
9other provision of law, all fees charged by the clerks of the
10circuit court for the services described in this Section shall
11be established, collected, and disbursed in accordance with
12this Section. Except as otherwise specified in this Section,
13all fees under this Section shall be paid in advance and
14disbursed by each clerk on a monthly basis. In a county with a
15population of over 3,000,000, units of local government and
16school districts shall not be required to pay fees under this
17Section in advance and the clerk shall instead send an itemized
18bill to the unit of local government or school district, within
1930 days of the fee being incurred, and the unit of local
20government or school district shall be allowed at least 30 days
21from the date of the itemized bill to pay; these payments shall
22be disbursed by each clerk on a monthly basis. Unless otherwise
23specified in this Section, the amount of a fee shall be

 

 

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1determined by ordinance or resolution of the county board and
2remitted to the county treasurer to be used for purposes
3related to the operation of the court system in the county. In
4a county with population of over 3,000,000, any amount retained
5by the clerk of the circuit court or remitted to the county
6treasurer shall be subject to appropriation by the county
7board.
8    (a) Civil cases. The fee for filing a complaint, petition,
9or other pleading initiating a civil action shall be as set
10forth in the applicable schedule under this subsection in
11accordance with case categories established by the Supreme
12Court in schedules.
13        (1) SCHEDULE 1: not to exceed a total of $366 in a
14    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to
15    exceed $316 in any other county, except as applied to units
16    of local government and school districts in counties with
17    more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed
18    $190 through December 31, 2021 and $184 on and after
19    January 1, 2022. The fees collected under this schedule
20    shall be disbursed as follows:
21            (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not
22        to exceed $55 in a county with a population of
23        3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $45 in
24        any other county determined by the clerk with the
25        approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court
26        automation, court document storage, and administrative

 

 

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1        purposes.
2            (B) The clerk shall remit up to $21 to the State
3        Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the
4        appropriate amounts, in accordance with the clerk's
5        instructions, as follows:
6                (i) up to $10, as specified by the Supreme
7            Court in accordance with Part 10A of Article II of
8            the Code of Civil Procedure, into the Mandatory
9            Arbitration Fund;
10                (ii) $2 into the Access to Justice Fund; and
11                (iii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special
12            Purposes Fund.
13            (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County
14        Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $290 in a county
15        with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount
16        not to exceed $250 in any other county, as specified by
17        ordinance or resolution passed by the county board, for
18        purposes related to the operation of the court system
19        in the county.
20        (2) SCHEDULE 2: not to exceed a total of $357 in a
21    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to
22    exceed $266 in any other county, except as applied to units
23    of local government and school districts in counties with
24    more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed
25    $190 through December 31, 2021 and $184 on and after
26    January 1, 2022. The fees collected under this schedule

 

 

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1    shall be disbursed as follows:
2            (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not
3        to exceed $55 in a county with a population of
4        3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $45 in
5        any other county determined by the clerk with the
6        approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court
7        automation, court document storage, and administrative
8        purposes.
9            (B) The clerk shall remit up to $21 to the State
10        Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the
11        appropriate amounts, in accordance with the clerk's
12        instructions, as follows:
13                (i) up to $10, as specified by the Supreme
14            Court in accordance with Part 10A of Article II of
15            the Code of Civil Procedure, into the Mandatory
16            Arbitration Fund;
17                (ii) $2 into the Access to Justice Fund: and
18                (iii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special
19            Purposes Fund.
20            (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County
21        Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $281 in a county
22        with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount
23        not to exceed $200 in any other county, as specified by
24        ordinance or resolution passed by the county board, for
25        purposes related to the operation of the court system
26        in the county.

 

 

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1        (3) SCHEDULE 3: not to exceed a total of $265 in a
2    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to
3    exceed $89 in any other county, except as applied to units
4    of local government and school districts in counties with
5    more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed
6    $190 through December 31, 2021 and $184 on and after
7    January 1, 2022. The fees collected under this schedule
8    shall be disbursed as follows:
9            (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not
10        to exceed $55 in a county with a population of
11        3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $22 in
12        any other county determined by the clerk with the
13        approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court
14        automation, court document storage, and administrative
15        purposes.
16            (B) The clerk shall remit $11 to the State
17        Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the
18        appropriate amounts in accordance with the clerk's
19        instructions, as follows:
20                (i) $2 into the Access to Justice Fund; and
21                (ii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special
22            Purposes Fund.
23            (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County
24        Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $199 in a county
25        with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount
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1        ordinance or resolution passed by the county board, for
2        purposes related to the operation of the court system
3        in the county.
4        (4) SCHEDULE 4: $0.
5    (b) Appearance. The fee for filing an appearance in a civil
6action, including a cannabis civil law action under the
7Cannabis Control Act, shall be as set forth in the applicable
8schedule under this subsection in accordance with case
9categories established by the Supreme Court in schedules.
10        (1) SCHEDULE 1: not to exceed a total of $230 in a
11    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to
12    exceed $191 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    $75. The fees collected under this schedule shall be
16    disbursed as follows:
17            (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not
18        to exceed $50 in a county with a population of
19        3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $45 in
20        any other county determined by the clerk with the
21        approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court
22        automation, court document storage, and administrative
23        purposes.
24            (B) The clerk shall remit up to $21 to the State
25        Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit the
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1        instructions, as follows:
2                (i) up to $10, as specified by the Supreme
3            Court in accordance with Part 10A of Article II of
4            the Code of Civil Procedure, into the Mandatory
5            Arbitration Fund;
6                (ii) $2 into the Access to Justice Fund; and
7                (iii) $9 into the Supreme Court Special
8            Purposes Fund.
9            (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County
10        Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $159 in a county
11        with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount
12        not to exceed $125 in any other county, as specified by
13        ordinance or resolution passed by the county board, for
14        purposes related to the operation of the court system
15        in the county.
16        (2) SCHEDULE 2: not to exceed a total of $130 in a
17    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and not to
18    exceed $109 in any other county, except as applied to units
19    of local government and school districts in counties with
20    more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed
21    $75. The fees collected under this schedule shall be
22    disbursed as follows:
23            (A) The clerk shall retain a sum, in an amount not
24        to exceed $50 in a county with a population of
25        3,000,000 or more and in an amount not to exceed $10 in
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1        approval of the Supreme Court, to be used for court
2        automation, court document storage, and administrative
3        purposes.
4            (B) The clerk shall remit $9 to the State
5        Treasurer, which the State Treasurer shall deposit
6        into the Supreme Court Special Purpose Fund.
7            (C) The clerk shall remit a sum to the County
8        Treasurer, in an amount not to exceed $71 in a county
9        with a population of 3,000,000 or more and in an amount
10        not to exceed $90 in any other county, as specified by
11        ordinance or resolution passed by the county board, for
12        purposes related to the operation of the court system
13        in the county.
14        (3) SCHEDULE 3: $0.
15    (b-5) Kane County and Will County. In Kane County and Will
16County civil cases, there is an additional fee of up to $30 as
17set by the county board under Section 5-1101.3 of the Counties
18Code to be paid by each party at the time of filing the first
19pleading, paper, or other appearance; provided that no
20additional fee shall be required if more than one party is
21represented in a single pleading, paper, or other appearance.
22Distribution of fees collected under this subsection (b-5)
23shall be as provided in Section 5-1101.3 of the Counties Code.
24    (c) Counterclaim or third party complaint. When any
25defendant files a counterclaim or third party complaint, as
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1shall pay a filing fee for each counterclaim or third party
2complaint in an amount equal to the filing fee the defendant
3would have had to pay had the defendant brought a separate
4action for the relief sought in the counterclaim or third party
5complaint, less the amount of the appearance fee, if any, that
6the defendant has already paid in the action in which the
7counterclaim or third party complaint is filed.
8    (d) Alias summons. The clerk shall collect a fee not to
9exceed $6 in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more
10and not to exceed $5 in any other county for each alias summons
11or citation issued by the clerk, except as applied to units of
12local government and school districts in counties with more
13than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed $5 for each
14alias summons or citation issued by the clerk.
15    (e) Jury services. The clerk shall collect, in addition to
16other fees allowed by law, a sum not to exceed $212.50, as a
17fee for the services of a jury in every civil action not
18quasi-criminal in its nature and not a proceeding for the
19exercise of the right of eminent domain and in every other
20action wherein the right of trial by jury is or may be given by
21law. The jury fee shall be paid by the party demanding a jury
22at the time of filing the jury demand. If the fee is not paid by
23either party, no jury shall be called in the action or
24proceeding, and the action or proceeding shall be tried by the
25court without a jury.
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1        (1) The clerk of the jurisdiction from which the case
2    is transferred may charge a fee, not to exceed $40, for the
3    preparation and certification of the record; and
4        (2) The clerk of the jurisdiction to which the case is
5    transferred may charge the same filing fee as if it were
6    the commencement of a new suit.
7    (g) Petition to vacate or modify.
8        (1) In a proceeding involving a petition to vacate or
9    modify any final judgment or order filed within 30 days
10    after the judgment or order was entered, except for an
11    eviction case, small claims case, petition to reopen an
12    estate, petition to modify, terminate, or enforce a
13    judgment or order for child or spousal support, or petition
14    to modify, suspend, or terminate an order for withholding,
15    the fee shall not exceed $60 in a county with a population
16    of 3,000,000 or more and shall not exceed $50 in any other
17    county, except as applied to units of local government and
18    school districts in counties with more than 3,000,000
19    inhabitants an amount not to exceed $50.
20        (2) In a proceeding involving a petition to vacate or
21    modify any final judgment or order filed more than 30 days
22    after the judgment or order was entered, except for a
23    petition to modify, terminate, or enforce a judgment or
24    order for child or spousal support, or petition to modify,
25    suspend, or terminate an order for withholding, the fee
26    shall not exceed $75.

 

 

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1        (3) In a proceeding involving a motion to vacate or
2    amend a final order, motion to vacate an ex parte judgment,
3    judgment of forfeiture, or "failure to appear" or "failure
4    to comply" notices sent to the Secretary of State, the fee
5    shall equal $40.
6    (h) Appeals preparation. The fee for preparation of a
7record on appeal shall be based on the number of pages, as
8follows:
9        (1) if the record contains no more than 100 pages, the
10    fee shall not exceed $70 in a county with a population of
11    3,000,000 or more and shall not exceed $50 in any other
12    county;
13        (2) if the record contains between 100 and 200 pages,
14    the fee shall not exceed $100; and
15        (3) if the record contains 200 or more pages, the clerk
16    may collect an additional fee not to exceed 25 cents per
17    page.
18    (i) Remands. In any cases remanded to the circuit court
19from the Supreme Court or the appellate court for a new trial,
20the clerk shall reinstate the case with either its original
21number or a new number. The clerk shall not charge any new or
22additional fee for the reinstatement. Upon reinstatement, the
23clerk shall advise the parties of the reinstatement. Parties
24shall have the same right to a jury trial on remand and
25reinstatement that they had before the appeal, and no
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1after remand.
2    (j) Garnishment, wage deduction, and citation. In
3garnishment affidavit, wage deduction affidavit, and citation
4petition proceedings:
5        (1) if the amount in controversy in the proceeding is
6    not more than $1,000, the fee may not exceed $35 in a
7    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and may not
8    exceed $15 in any other county, except as applied to units
9    of local government and school districts in counties with
10    more than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed
11    $15;
12        (2) if the amount in controversy in the proceeding is
13    greater than $1,000 and not more than $5,000, the fee may
14    not exceed $45 in a county with a population of 3,000,000
15    or more and may not exceed $30 in any other county, except
16    as applied to units of local government and school
17    districts in counties with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants
18    an amount not to exceed $30; and
19        (3) if the amount in controversy in the proceeding is
20    greater than $5,000, the fee may not exceed $65 in a county
21    with a population of 3,000,000 or more and may not exceed
22    $50 in any other county, except as applied to units of
23    local government and school districts in counties with more
24    than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed $50.
25    (j-5) Debt collection. In any proceeding to collect a debt
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1paragraph (1) of subsection (z) of this Section, the circuit
2court shall order and the clerk shall collect from each
3judgment debtor a fee of:
4        (1) $35 if the amount in controversy in the proceeding
5    is not more than $1,000;
6        (2) $45 if the amount in controversy in the proceeding
7    is greater than $1,000 and not more than $5,000; and
8        (3) $65 if the amount in controversy in the proceeding
9    is greater than $5,000.
10    (k) Collections.
11        (1) For all collections made of others, except the
12    State and county and except in maintenance or child support
13    cases, the clerk may collect a fee of up to 2.5% of the
14    amount collected and turned over.
15        (2) In child support and maintenance cases, the clerk
16    may collect an annual fee of up to $36 from the person
17    making payment for maintaining child support records and
18    the processing of support orders to the State of Illinois
19    KIDS system and the recording of payments issued by the
20    State Disbursement Unit for the official record of the
21    Court. This fee is in addition to and separate from amounts
22    ordered to be paid as maintenance or child support and
23    shall be deposited into a Separate Maintenance and Child
24    Support Collection Fund, of which the clerk shall be the
25    custodian, ex officio, to be used by the clerk to maintain
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1    State Disbursement Unit for the official record of the
2    Court. The clerk may recover from the person making the
3    maintenance or child support payment any additional cost
4    incurred in the collection of this annual fee.
5        (3) The clerk may collect a fee of $5 for
6    certifications made to the Secretary of State as provided
7    in Section 7-703 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and this fee
8    shall be deposited into the Separate Maintenance and Child
9    Support Collection Fund.
10        (4) In proceedings to foreclose the lien of delinquent
11    real estate taxes, State's Attorneys shall receive a fee of
12    10% of the total amount realized from the sale of real
13    estate sold in the proceedings. The clerk shall collect the
14    fee from the total amount realized from the sale of the
15    real estate sold in the proceedings and remit to the County
16    Treasurer to be credited to the earnings of the Office of
17    the State's Attorney.
18    (l) Mailing. The fee for the clerk mailing documents shall
19not exceed $10 plus the cost of postage.
20    (m) Certified copies. The fee for each certified copy of a
21judgment, after the first copy, shall not exceed $10.
22    (n) Certification, authentication, and reproduction.
23        (1) The fee for each certification or authentication
24    for taking the acknowledgment of a deed or other instrument
25    in writing with the seal of office shall not exceed $6.
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1    in the clerk's files shall not exceed:
2            (A) $2 for the first page;
3            (B) 50 cents per page for the next 19 pages; and
4            (C) 25 cents per page for all additional pages.
5    (o) Record search. For each record search, within a
6division or municipal district, the clerk may collect a search
7fee not to exceed $6 for each year searched.
8    (p) Hard copy. For each page of hard copy print output,
9when case records are maintained on an automated medium, the
10clerk may collect a fee not to exceed $10 in a county with a
11population of 3,000,000 or more and not to exceed $6 in any
12other county, except as applied to units of local government
13and school districts in counties with more than 3,000,000
14inhabitants an amount not to exceed $6.
15    (q) Index inquiry and other records. No fee shall be
16charged for a single plaintiff and defendant index inquiry or
17single case record inquiry when this request is made in person
18and the records are maintained in a current automated medium,
19and when no hard copy print output is requested. The fees to be
20charged for management records, multiple case records, and
21multiple journal records may be specified by the Chief Judge
22pursuant to the guidelines for access and dissemination of
23information approved by the Supreme Court.
24    (r) Performing a marriage. There shall be a $10 fee for
25performing a marriage in court.
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1assignment, the clerk shall collect a fee not to exceed $20.
2For recording a deed of voluntary assignment, the clerk shall
3collect a fee not to exceed 50 cents for each 100 words.
4Exceptions filed to claims presented to an assignee of a debtor
5who has made a voluntary assignment for the benefit of
6creditors shall be considered and treated, for the purpose of
7taxing costs therein, as actions in which the party or parties
8filing the exceptions shall be considered as party or parties
9plaintiff, and the claimant or claimants as party or parties
10defendant, and those parties respectively shall pay to the
11clerk the same fees as provided by this Section to be paid in
12other actions.
13    (t) Expungement petition. The clerk may collect a fee not
14to exceed $60 for each expungement petition filed and an
15additional fee not to exceed $4 for each certified copy of an
16order to expunge arrest records.
17    (u) Transcripts of judgment. For the filing of a transcript
18of judgment, the clerk may collect the same fee as if it were
19the commencement of a new suit.
20    (v) Probate filings.
21        (1) For each account (other than one final account)
22    filed in the estate of a decedent, or ward, the fee shall
23    not exceed $25.
24        (2) For filing a claim in an estate when the amount
25    claimed is greater than $150 and not more than $500, the
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1    3,000,000 or more and shall not exceed $25 in any other
2    county; when the amount claimed is greater than $500 and
3    not more than $10,000, the fee shall not exceed $55 in a
4    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and shall not
5    exceed $40 in any other county; and when the amount claimed
6    is more than $10,000, the fee shall not exceed $75 in a
7    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and shall not
8    exceed $60 in any other county; except the court in
9    allowing a claim may add to the amount allowed the filing
10    fee paid by the claimant.
11        (3) For filing in an estate a claim, petition, or
12    supplemental proceeding based upon an action seeking
13    equitable relief including the construction or contest of a
14    will, enforcement of a contract to make a will, and
15    proceedings involving testamentary trusts or the
16    appointment of testamentary trustees, the fee shall not
17    exceed $60.
18        (4) There shall be no fee for filing in an estate: (i)
19    the appearance of any person for the purpose of consent; or
20    (ii) the appearance of an executor, administrator,
21    administrator to collect, guardian, guardian ad litem, or
22    special administrator.
23        (5) For each jury demand, the fee shall not exceed
24    $137.50.
25        (6) For each certified copy of letters of office, of
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1    exceed $2 per page.
2        (7) For each exemplification, the fee shall not exceed
3    $2, plus the fee for certification.
4        (8) The executor, administrator, guardian, petitioner,
5    or other interested person or his or her attorney shall pay
6    the cost of publication by the clerk directly to the
7    newspaper.
8        (9) The person on whose behalf a charge is incurred for
9    witness, court reporter, appraiser, or other miscellaneous
10    fees shall pay the same directly to the person entitled
11    thereto.
12        (10) The executor, administrator, guardian,
13    petitioner, or other interested person or his or her
14    attorney shall pay to the clerk all postage charges
15    incurred by the clerk in mailing petitions, orders,
16    notices, or other documents pursuant to the provisions of
17    the Probate Act of 1975.
18    (w) Corrections of numbers. For correction of the case
19number, case title, or attorney computer identification
20number, if required by rule of court, on any document filed in
21the clerk's office, to be charged against the party that filed
22the document, the fee shall not exceed $25.
23    (x) Miscellaneous.
24        (1) Interest earned on any fees collected by the clerk
25    shall be turned over to the county general fund as an
26    earning of the office.

 

 

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1        (2) For any check, draft, or other bank instrument
2    returned to the clerk for non-sufficient funds, account
3    closed, or payment stopped, the clerk shall collect a fee
4    of $25.
5    (y) Other fees. Any fees not covered in this Section shall
6be set by rule or administrative order of the circuit court
7with the approval of the Administrative Office of the Illinois
8Courts. The clerk of the circuit court may provide services in
9connection with the operation of the clerk's office, other than
10those services mentioned in this Section, as may be requested
11by the public and agreed to by the clerk and approved by the
12Chief Judge. Any charges for additional services shall be as
13agreed to between the clerk and the party making the request
14and approved by the Chief Judge. Nothing in this subsection
15shall be construed to require any clerk to provide any service
16not otherwise required by law.
17    (y-5) Unpaid fees. Unless a court ordered payment schedule
18is implemented or the fee requirements of this Section are
19waived under a court order, the clerk of the circuit court may
20add to any unpaid fees and costs under this Section a
21delinquency amount equal to 5% of the unpaid fees that remain
22unpaid after 30 days, 10% of the unpaid fees that remain unpaid
23after 60 days, and 15% of the unpaid fees that remain unpaid
24after 90 days. Notice to those parties may be made by signage
25posting or publication. The additional delinquency amounts
26collected under this Section shall be deposited into the

 

 

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1Circuit Court Clerk Operations and Administration Fund and used
2to defray additional administrative costs incurred by the clerk
3of the circuit court in collecting unpaid fees and costs.
4    (z) Exceptions.
5        (1) No fee authorized by this Section shall apply to:
6            (A) police departments or other law enforcement
7        agencies. In this Section, "law enforcement agency"
8        means: an agency of the State or agency of a unit of
9        local government which is vested by law or ordinance
10        with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce
11        criminal laws or ordinances; the Attorney General; or
12        any State's Attorney;
13            (A-5) any unit of local government or school
14        district, except in counties having a population of
15        500,000 or more the county board may by resolution set
16        fees for units of local government or school districts
17        no greater than the minimum fees applicable in counties
18        with a population less than 3,000,000; provided
19        however, no fee may be charged to any unit of local
20        government or school district in connection with any
21        action which, in whole or in part, is: (i) to enforce
22        an ordinance; (ii) to collect a debt; or (iii) under
23        the Administrative Review Law;
24            (B) any action instituted by the corporate
25        authority of a municipality with more than 1,000,000
26        inhabitants under Section 11-31-1 of the Illinois

 

 

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1        Municipal Code and any action instituted under
2        subsection (b) of Section 11-31-1 of the Illinois
3        Municipal Code by a private owner or tenant of real
4        property within 1,200 feet of a dangerous or unsafe
5        building seeking an order compelling the owner or
6        owners of the building to take any of the actions
7        authorized under that subsection;
8            (C) any commitment petition or petition for an
9        order authorizing the administration of psychotropic
10        medication or electroconvulsive therapy under the
11        Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code;
12            (D) a petitioner in any order of protection
13        proceeding, including, but not limited to, fees for
14        filing, modifying, withdrawing, certifying, or
15        photocopying petitions for orders of protection,
16        issuing alias summons, any related filing service, or
17        certifying, modifying, vacating, or photocopying any
18        orders of protection; or
19            (E) proceedings for the appointment of a
20        confidential intermediary under the Adoption Act; or
21            (F) the State Treasurer, for purposes related to
22        the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
23        (2) No fee other than the filing fee contained in the
24    applicable schedule in subsection (a) shall be charged to
25    any person in connection with an adoption proceeding.
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1    associated with a special needs adoption. The term "special
2    needs adoption" has the meaning provided by the Illinois
3    Department of Children and Family Services.
4    (aa) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021.
5(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19; 100-994, eff. 7-1-19;
6100-1161, eff. 7-1-19.)
 
7    Section 10. The Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act is
8amended by changing Section 15-504 as follows:
 
9    (765 ILCS 1026/15-504)
10    Sec. 15-504. Cooperation among State officers and agencies
11to locate apparent owner.
12    (a) Unless prohibited by law of this State other than this
13Act, on request of the administrator, each officer, agency,
14board, commission, division, and department of this State, any
15body politic and corporate created by this State for a public
16purpose, and each political subdivision of this State shall
17make its books and records available to the administrator and
18cooperate with the administrator to determine the current
19address of an apparent owner of property held by the
20administrator under this Act or to otherwise assist the
21administrator in the administration of this Act. The
22administrator may also enter into data sharing agreements to
23enable such other governmental agencies to provide an
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1administrator.
2    (b) In addition to the general authority in subsection (a),
3the administrator has the specific authority to access and
4reproduce, at no cost to the administrator, vital records under
5the Vital Records Act and court records under the Clerks of
6Courts Act.
7(Source: P.A. 100-22, eff. 1-1-18.)