Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita

Filed: 5/19/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 89

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 89, AS AMENDED,
3with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No.
42, on page 29, by replacing lines 14 through 16, with the
5following:
 
6    "Section 12. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by
7changing Section 27.1b as follows:
 
8    (705 ILCS 105/27.1b)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
10    Sec. 27.1b. Circuit court clerk fees. Notwithstanding any
11other provision of law, all fees charged by the clerks of the
12circuit court for the services described in this Section shall
13be established, collected, and disbursed in accordance with
14this Section. Except as otherwise specified in this Section,
15all fees under this Section shall be paid in advance and
16disbursed by each clerk on a monthly basis. In a county with a

 

 

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1population of over 3,000,000, units of local government and
2school districts shall not be required to pay fees under this
3Section in advance and the clerk shall instead send an
4itemized bill to the unit of local government or school
5district, within 30 days of the fee being incurred, and the
6unit of local government or school district shall be allowed
7at least 30 days from the date of the itemized bill to pay;
8these payments shall be disbursed by each clerk on a monthly
9basis. Unless otherwise specified in this Section, the amount
10of a fee shall be determined by ordinance or resolution of the
11county board and remitted to the county treasurer to be used
12for purposes related to the operation of the court system in
13the county. In a county with a population of over 3,000,000,
14any amount retained by the clerk of the circuit court or
15remitted to the county treasurer shall be subject to
16appropriation by the county board.
17    (a) Civil cases. The fee for filing a complaint, petition,
18or other pleading initiating a civil action shall be as set
19forth in the applicable schedule under this subsection in
20accordance with case categories established by the Supreme
21Court 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
15civil action, including a cannabis civil law action under the
16Cannabis Control Act, shall be as set forth in the applicable
17schedule under this subsection in accordance with case
18categories 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 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
25County civil cases, there is an additional fee of up to $30 as
26set by the county board under Section 5-1101.3 of the Counties

 

 

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1Code to be paid by each party at the time of filing the first
2pleading, paper, or other appearance; provided that no
3additional fee shall be required if more than one party is
4represented in a single pleading, paper, or other appearance.
5Distribution of fees collected under this subsection (b-5)
6shall be as provided in Section 5-1101.3 of the Counties Code.
7    (c) Counterclaim or third party complaint. When any
8defendant files a counterclaim or third party complaint, as
9part of the defendant's answer or otherwise, the defendant
10shall pay a filing fee for each counterclaim or third party
11complaint in an amount equal to the filing fee the defendant
12would have had to pay had the defendant brought a separate
13action for the relief sought in the counterclaim or third
14party complaint, less the amount of the appearance fee, if
15any, that the defendant has already paid in the action in which
16the counterclaim or third party complaint is filed.
17    (d) Alias summons. The clerk shall collect a fee not to
18exceed $6 in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more
19and not to exceed $5 in any other county for each alias summons
20or citation issued by the clerk, except as applied to units of
21local government and school districts in counties with more
22than 3,000,000 inhabitants an amount not to exceed $5 for each
23alias summons or citation issued by the clerk.
24    (e) Jury services. The clerk shall collect, in addition to
25other fees allowed by law, a sum not to exceed $212.50, as a
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1quasi-criminal in its nature and not a proceeding for the
2exercise of the right of eminent domain and in every other
3action wherein the right of trial by jury is or may be given by
4law. The jury fee shall be paid by the party demanding a jury
5at the time of filing the jury demand. If the fee is not paid
6by either party, no jury shall be called in the action or
7proceeding, and the action or proceeding shall be tried by the
8court 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
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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
16record on appeal shall be based on the number of pages, as
17follows:
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
2from the Supreme Court or the appellate court for a new trial,
3the clerk shall reinstate the case with either its original
4number or a new number. The clerk shall not charge any new or
5additional fee for the reinstatement. Upon reinstatement, the
6clerk shall advise the parties of the reinstatement. Parties
7shall have the same right to a jury trial on remand and
8reinstatement that they had before the appeal, and no
9additional or new fee or charge shall be made for a jury trial
10after remand.
11    (j) Garnishment, wage deduction, and citation. In
12garnishment affidavit, wage deduction affidavit, and citation
13petition 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
10subject to the exception in item (ii) of subparagraph (A-5) of
11paragraph (1) of subsection (z) of this Section, the circuit
12court shall order and the clerk shall collect from each
13judgment 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
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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
4not exceed $10 plus the cost of postage.
5    (m) Certified copies. The fee for each certified copy of a
6judgment, 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
18division or municipal district, the clerk may collect a search
19fee not to exceed $6 for each year searched.
20    (p) Hard copy. For each page of hard copy print output,
21when case records are maintained on an automated medium, the
22clerk may collect a fee not to exceed $10 in a county with a
23population of 3,000,000 or more and not to exceed $6 in any
24other county, except as applied to units of local government
25and school districts in counties with more than 3,000,000
26inhabitants an amount not to exceed $6.

 

 

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1    (q) Index inquiry and other records. No fee shall be
2charged for a single plaintiff and defendant index inquiry or
3single case record inquiry when this request is made in person
4and the records are maintained in a current automated medium,
5and when no hard copy print output is requested. The fees to be
6charged for management records, multiple case records, and
7multiple journal records may be specified by the Chief Judge
8pursuant to the guidelines for access and dissemination of
9information approved by the Supreme Court.
10    (r) Performing a marriage. There shall be a $10 fee for
11performing a marriage in court.
12    (s) Voluntary assignment. For filing each deed of
13voluntary assignment, the clerk shall collect a fee not to
14exceed $20. For recording a deed of voluntary assignment, the
15clerk shall collect a fee not to exceed 50 cents for each 100
16words. Exceptions filed to claims presented to an assignee of
17a debtor who has made a voluntary assignment for the benefit of
18creditors shall be considered and treated, for the purpose of
19taxing costs therein, as actions in which the party or parties
20filing the exceptions shall be considered as party or parties
21plaintiff, and the claimant or claimants as party or parties
22defendant, and those parties respectively shall pay to the
23clerk the same fees as provided by this Section to be paid in
24other actions.
25    (t) Expungement petition. The clerk may collect a fee not
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1additional fee not to exceed $4 for each certified copy of an
2order to expunge arrest records.
3    (u) Transcripts of judgment. For the filing of a
4transcript of judgment, the clerk may collect the same fee as
5if 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
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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
5number, case title, or attorney computer identification
6number, if required by rule of court, on any document filed in
7the clerk's office, to be charged against the party that filed
8the 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
18be set by rule or administrative order of the circuit court
19with the approval of the Administrative Office of the Illinois
20Courts. The clerk of the circuit court may provide services in
21connection with the operation of the clerk's office, other
22than those services mentioned in this Section, as may be
23requested by the public and agreed to by the clerk and approved
24by the Chief Judge. Any charges for additional services shall
25be as agreed to between the clerk and the party making the
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1subsection shall be construed to require any clerk to provide
2any service not otherwise required by law.
3    (y-5) Unpaid fees. Unless a court ordered payment schedule
4is implemented or the fee requirements of this Section are
5waived under a court order, the clerk of the circuit court may
6add to any unpaid fees and costs under this Section a
7delinquency amount equal to 5% of the unpaid fees that remain
8unpaid after 30 days, 10% of the unpaid fees that remain unpaid
9after 60 days, and 15% of the unpaid fees that remain unpaid
10after 90 days. Notice to those parties may be made by signage
11posting or publication. The additional delinquency amounts
12collected under this Section shall be deposited into the
13Circuit Court Clerk Operations and Administration Fund and
14used to defray additional administrative costs incurred by the
15clerk of the circuit court in collecting unpaid fees and
16costs.
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;
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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
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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, 2024.
16(Source: P.A. 101-645, eff. 6-26-20; 102-145, eff. 7-23-21;
17102-278, eff. 8-6-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
185-13-22.)
 
19    (705 ILCS 135/20-5 rep.)
20    Section 14. The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act is
21amended by repealing Section 20-5.".