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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5Sections 21-360 and 21-385 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/21-360)
7    Sec. 21-360. Posting requirements. Except as otherwise
8provided in Section 21-355, the county clerk shall not be
9required to include amounts described in paragraphs (c) through
10(k) of Section 21-355 in the payment for redemption or the
11amount received for redemption, nor shall payment thereof be a
12charge on the property sold for taxes, unless the tax
13certificate holder has filed and posted with the county clerk
14prior to redemption and in any event not less than 30 days
15prior to the expiration of the period of redemption or extended
16period of redemption an official, original or duplicate receipt
17for payment of those fees, costs and expenses permitted under
18paragraphs (c) through (k) of Section 21-355. Upon submission
19of an official original or duplicate receipt, the county clerk
20shall stamp the date upon each document received. If, in a
21county where the county clerk accepts electronic records, a tax
22certificate holder submits to the county clerk an official
23original or duplicate receipt as an electronic record, the

 

 

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1county clerk shall acknowledge receipt of the record and shall
2provide confirmation in the same manner to the certificate
3holder. The confirmation from the county clerk shall indicate
4the date of receipt and shall serve as proof that the document
5was received by the county clerk. The county clerk shall not be
6required to include amounts described in paragraphs (c) through
7(k) of Section 21-355 in the payment for redemption or the
8amount received for redemption, nor shall payment thereof be a
9charge on the property sold for taxes, unless the purchaser or
10his or her assignee obtains this acknowledgement of delivery.
11(Source: P.A. 86-286; 86-413; 86-418; 86-949; 86-1028;
1286-1158; 86-1481; 87-145; 87-236; 87-435; 87-895; 87-1189;
1388-455.)
 
14    (35 ILCS 200/21-385)
15    Sec. 21-385. Extension of period of redemption. The
16purchaser or his or her assignee of property sold for
17nonpayment of general taxes or special assessments may extend
18the period of redemption at any time before the expiration of
19the original period of redemption, or thereafter prior to the
20expiration of any extended period of redemption, for a period
21which will expire not later than 3 years from the date of sale,
22by filing with the county clerk of the county in which the
23property is located a written notice to that effect describing
24the property, stating the date of the sale and specifying the
25extended period of redemption. Upon receiving the notice, the

 

 

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1county clerk shall stamp the date of receipt upon the notice.
2If the notice is submitted as an electronic record, the county
3clerk shall acknowledge receipt of the record and shall provide
4confirmation in the same manner to the certificate holder. The
5confirmation from the county clerk shall include the date of
6receipt and shall serve as proof that the notice was filed with
7the county clerk. The county clerk shall not be required to
8extend the period of redemption unless the purchaser or his or
9her assignee obtains this acknowledgement of delivery. If prior
10to the expiration of the period of redemption or extended
11period of redemption a petition for tax deed has been filed
12under Section 22-30, upon application of the petitioner, the
13court shall allow the purchaser or his or her assignee to
14extend the period of redemption after expiration of the
15original period or any extended period of redemption, provided
16that any extension allowed will expire not later than 3 years
17from the date of sale. If the period of redemption is extended,
18the purchaser or his or her assignee must give the notices
19provided for in Section 22-10 at the specified times prior to
20the expiration of the extended period of redemption by causing
21a sheriff (or if he or she is disqualified, a coroner) of the
22county in which the property, or any part thereof, is located
23to serve the notices as provided in Sections 22-15 and 22-20.
24The notices may also be served as provided in Sections 22-15
25and 22-20 by a special process server appointed by the court
26under Section 22-15.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 91-209, eff. 1-1-00; 91-554, eff. 8-14-99.)
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.