Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Filed: 1/3/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 799

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 799 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
 
4    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5Section 3-5018 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/3-5018)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-5018)
7    Sec. 3-5018. Fees. The recorder elected as provided for in
8this Division shall receive such fees as are or may be provided
9for him or her by law, in case of provision therefor: otherwise
10he or she shall receive the same fees as are or may be provided
11in this Section, except when increased by county ordinance
12pursuant to the provisions of this Section, to be paid to the
13county clerk for his or her services in the office of recorder
14for like services.
15    For recording deeds or other instruments, $12.50 $12 for

 

 

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1the first 4 pages thereof, plus $1 for each additional page
2thereof, plus $1 for each additional document number therein
3noted. The aggregate minimum fee for recording any one
4instrument shall not be less than $12.50 $12.
5    For recording deeds or other instruments wherein the
6premises affected thereby are referred to by document number
7and not by legal description, a fee of $1 in addition to that
8hereinabove referred to for each document number therein noted.
9    For recording assignments of mortgages, leases or liens,
10$12 for the first 4 pages thereof, plus $1 for each additional
11page thereof. However, except for leases and liens pertaining
12to oil, gas and other minerals, whenever a mortgage, lease or
13lien assignment assigns more than one mortgage, lease or lien
14document, a $7 fee shall be charged for the recording of each
15such mortgage, lease or lien document after the first one.
16    For recording maps or plats of additions or subdivisions
17approved by the county or municipality (including the spreading
18of the same of record in map case or other proper books) or
19plats of condominiums, $50 for the first page, plus $1 for each
20additional page thereof except that in the case of recording a
21single page, legal size 8 1/2 x 14, plat of survey in which
22there are no more than two lots or parcels of land, the fee
23shall be $12. In each county where such maps or plats are to be
24recorded, the recorder may require the same to be accompanied
25by such number of exact, true and legible copies thereof as the
26recorder deems necessary for the efficient conduct and

 

 

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1operation of his or her office.
2    For non-certified copies of records, an amount not to
3exceed one-half of the amount provided in this Section for
4certified copies, according to a standard scale of fees,
5established by county ordinance and made public. The provisions
6of this paragraph shall not be applicable to any person or
7entity who obtains non-certified copies of records in the
8following manner: (i) in bulk for all documents recorded on any
9given day in an electronic or paper format for a negotiated
10amount less than the amount provided for in this paragraph for
11non-certified copies, (ii) under a contractual relationship
12with the recorder for a negotiated amount less than the amount
13provided for in this paragraph for non-certified copies,
14or (iii) by means of Internet access pursuant to Section
155-1106.1.
16    For certified copies of records, the same fees as for
17recording, but in no case shall the fee for a certified copy of
18a map or plat of an addition, subdivision or otherwise exceed
19$10.
20    Each certificate of such recorder of the recording of the
21deed or other writing and of the date of recording the same
22signed by such recorder, shall be sufficient evidence of the
23recording thereof, and such certificate including the indexing
24of record, shall be furnished upon the payment of the fee for
25recording the instrument, and no additional fee shall be
26allowed for the certificate or indexing.

 

 

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1    The recorder shall charge an additional fee, in an amount
2equal to the fee otherwise provided by law, for recording a
3document (other than a document filed under the Plat Act or the
4Uniform Commercial Code) that does not conform to the following
5standards:
6        (1) The document shall consist of one or more
7    individual sheets measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches, not
8    permanently bound and not a continuous form. Graphic
9    displays accompanying a document to be recorded that
10    measure up to 11 inches by 17 inches shall be recorded
11    without charging an additional fee.
12        (2) The document shall be legibly printed in black ink,
13    by hand, type, or computer. Signatures and dates may be in
14    contrasting colors if they will reproduce clearly.
15        (3) The document shall be on white paper of not less
16    than 20-pound weight and shall have a clean margin of at
17    least one-half inch on the top, the bottom, and each side.
18    Margins may be used for non-essential notations that will
19    not affect the validity of the document, including but not
20    limited to form numbers, page numbers, and customer
21    notations.
22        (4) The first page of the document shall contain a
23    blank space, measuring at least 3 inches by 5 inches, from
24    the upper right corner.
25        (5) The document shall not have any attachment stapled
26    or otherwise affixed to any page.

 

 

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1A document that does not conform to these standards shall not
2be recorded except upon payment of the additional fee required
3under this paragraph. This paragraph, as amended by this
4amendatory Act of 1995, applies only to documents dated after
5the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
6    The county board of any county may provide for an
7additional charge of $3.50 $3 for filing every instrument,
8paper, or notice for record, (1) in order to defray the cost of
9converting the county recorder's document storage system to
10computers or micrographics and (2) in order to defray the cost
11of providing access to records through the global information
12system known as the Internet.
13    A special fund shall be set up by the treasurer of the
14county and such funds collected pursuant to Public Act 83-1321
15shall be used (1) for a document storage system to provide the
16equipment, materials and necessary expenses incurred to help
17defray the costs of implementing and maintaining such a
18document records system and (2) for a system to provide
19electronic access to those records. The amounts available to
20the recorder for expenditure from the surcharge added to the
21second paragraph of this Section 3-5018 by this amendatory Act
22of the 97th General Assembly shall not offset or reduce any
23other county appropriations or funding for the office of the
24recorder.
25    The county board of any county that provides and maintains
26a countywide map through a Geographic Information System (GIS)

 

 

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1may provide for an additional charge of $3 for filing every
2instrument, paper, or notice for record (1) in order to defray
3the cost of implementing or maintaining the county's Geographic
4Information System and (2) in order to defray the cost of
5providing electronic access to the county's Geographic
6Information System records. Of that amount, $2 must be
7deposited into a special fund set up by the treasurer of the
8county, and any moneys collected pursuant to this amendatory
9Act of the 91st General Assembly and deposited into that fund
10must be used solely for the equipment, materials, and necessary
11expenses incurred in implementing and maintaining a Geographic
12Information System and in order to defray the cost of providing
13electronic access to the county's Geographic Information
14System records. The remaining $1 must be deposited into the
15recorder's special funds created under Section 3-5005.4. The
16recorder may, in his or her discretion, use moneys in the funds
17created under Section 3-5005.4 to defray the cost of
18implementing or maintaining the county's Geographic
19Information System and to defray the cost of providing
20electronic access to the county's Geographic Information
21System records.
22    The recorder shall collect a $9 $10 Rental Housing Support
23Program State surcharge for the recordation of any real
24estate-related document. Payment of the Rental Housing Support
25Program State surcharge shall be evidenced by a receipt that
26shall be marked upon or otherwise affixed to the real

 

 

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1estate-related document by the recorder. The form of this
2receipt shall be prescribed by the Department of Revenue and
3the receipts shall be issued by the Department of Revenue to
4each county recorder.
5    The recorder shall not collect the Rental Housing Support
6Program State surcharge from any State agency, any unit of
7local government or any school district.
8    One dollar of each surcharge shall be retained by the
9county in which it was collected. This dollar shall be
10deposited into the county's general revenue fund. Fifty cents
11of that amount shall be used for the costs of administering the
12Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge and any other
13lawful expenditures for the operation of the office of the
14recorder and may not be appropriated or expended for any other
15purpose. The amounts available to the recorder for expenditure
16from the surcharge shall not offset or reduce any other county
17appropriations or funding for the office of the recorder.
18    On the 15th day of each month, each county recorder shall
19report to the Department of Revenue, on a form prescribed by
20the Department, the number of real estate-related documents
21recorded for which the Rental Housing Support Program State
22surcharge was collected. Each recorder shall submit $9 of each
23surcharge collected in the preceding month to the Department of
24Revenue and the Department shall deposit these amounts in the
25Rental Housing Support Program Fund. Subject to appropriation,
26amounts in the Fund may be expended only for the purpose of

 

 

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1funding and administering the Rental Housing Support Program.
2    For purposes of this Section, "real estate-related
3document" means that term as it is defined in Section 7 of the
4Rental Housing Support Program Act.
5    The foregoing fees allowed by this Section are the maximum
6fees that may be collected from any officer, agency, department
7or other instrumentality of the State. The county board may,
8however, by ordinance, increase the fees allowed by this
9Section and collect such increased fees from all persons and
10entities other than officers, agencies, departments and other
11instrumentalities of the State if the increase is justified by
12an acceptable cost study showing that the fees allowed by this
13Section are not sufficient to cover the cost of providing the
14service. Regardless of any other provision in this Section, the
15maximum fee that may be collected from the Department of
16Revenue for filing or indexing a lien, certificate of lien
17release or subordination, or any other type of notice or other
18documentation affecting or concerning a lien is $5. Regardless
19of any other provision in this Section, the maximum fee that
20may be collected from the Department of Revenue for indexing
21each additional name in excess of one for any lien, certificate
22of lien release or subordination, or any other type of notice
23or other documentation affecting or concerning a lien is $1.
24    A statement of the costs of providing each service, program
25and activity shall be prepared by the county board. All
26supporting documents shall be public record and subject to

 

 

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1public examination and audit. All direct and indirect costs, as
2defined in the United States Office of Management and Budget
3Circular A-87, may be included in the determination of the
4costs of each service, program and activity.
5(Source: P.A. 96-1356, eff. 7-28-10.)
 
6    Section 10. The Rental Housing Support Program Act is
7amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
8    (310 ILCS 105/5)
9    Sec. 5. Legislative findings and purpose. The General
10Assembly finds that in many parts of this State, large numbers
11of citizens are faced with the inability to secure affordable
12rental housing. Due to either insufficient wages or a shortage
13of affordable rental housing stock, or both, many families have
14difficulty securing decent housing, are subjected to
15overcrowding, pay too large a portion of their total monthly
16income for housing and consequently suffer the lack of other
17basic needs, live in substandard or unhealthy housing, or
18experience chronic housing instability. Instability and
19inadequacy in housing limits the employability and
20productivity of many citizens, adversely affects family health
21and stress levels, and impedes children's ability to learn;
22such instability produces corresponding drains on public
23resources and contributes to an overall decline in real estate
24values. Unaffordable rental rates lead to frequent tenant

 

 

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1turnover and difficulty filling vacancies, resulting in
2unstable income streams for rental property owners, the limited
3ability of owners to properly maintain their properties,
4substandard rental housing, and greater rates of foreclosure.
5High tenant turnover, poorly maintained properties, vacant and
6abandoned properties, and overcrowded housing negatively
7impact the safety and health of communities and the real estate
8values within such communities. Among others, the program
9created by this Act benefits (i) all individuals who record
10real estate related documents by helping to stabilize real
11estate values in the State, (ii) rental property owners by
12subsidizing the portion of rent that many of their tenants are
13unable to pay, (iii) those individuals who own real estate in
14the State by providing an option for affordable rental housing
15should they one day face foreclosure, and (iv) tenants who
16participate in the program by providing them with rental
17assistance and the ability to achieve financial stability so
18that they are able to become property owners themselves. It is
19the purpose of this Act to create a State program to help
20localities address the need for decent, affordable, permanent
21rental housing.
22(Source: P.A. 97-892, eff. 8-3-12.)".