Public Act 0757 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Public Act 097-0757

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section 3-5010 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/3-5010) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-5010)

Sec. 3-5010. Duties of recorder. Every recorder shall, as soon as practicable after the receipt of any instrument in writing in his office, entitled to be recorded, record the same at length in the order of time of its reception, in well bound books to be provided for that purpose. In counties of 500,000 or more inhabitants, the recorder may microphotograph or otherwise reproduce on film any of such instruments in the manner provided by law. In counties of less than 500,000 inhabitants, the recorder may cause to be microphotographed or otherwise reproduced on film any of such instruments or electronic method of storage only if authorized to do so by the county board. When any such instrument is reproduced on film or electronic method of storage, the film or electronic method of storage shall comply with the minimum standards of quality approved for permanent photographic records of the State Records Commission and the device used to reproduce the records on the film or electronic method of storage shall be one which accurately reproduces the contents of the original.

(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/6/2012