093_HB0269

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning fees.

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

 4        Section   5.   The  Clerks  of  Courts  Act is amended by
 5    changing Section 27.1a as follows:

 6        (705 ILCS 105/27.1a) (from Ch. 25, par. 27.1a)
 7        Sec. 27.1a.  The fees of the clerks of the circuit  court
 8    in  all  counties having a population of in excess of 180,000
 9    but not  more  than  500,000  inhabitants  in  the  instances
10    described  in  this  Section  shall  be  as  provided in this
11    Section. In those instances where a minimum and  maximum  fee
12    is  stated,  the  clerk  of the circuit court must charge the
13    minimum fee listed and may charge up to the  maximum  fee  if
14    the  county  board  has  by resolution increased the fee. The
15    fees shall be paid in advance and shall be as follows:
16    (a)  Civil Cases.
17             The fee for filing a complaint, petition,  or  other
18        pleading  initiating  a  civil action, with the following
19        exceptions, shall be a minimum of $40 and  a  maximum  of
20        $160 $150.
21                  (A)  When the amount of money or damages or the
22             value  of  personal property claimed does not exceed
23             $250, $10.
24                  (B)  When that amount exceeds $250 but does not
25             exceed $500, a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $20.
26                  (C)  When that amount exceeds $500 but does not
27             exceed $2500, a minimum of $25 and a maximum of  $40
28             $30.
29                  (D)  When  that  amount  exceeds $2500 but does
30             not exceed $15,000, a minimum of $25 and  a  maximum
31             of $75.
 
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 1                  (E)  For  the  exercise  of  eminent  domain, a
 2             minimum of $45 and a  maximum  of  $150.   For  each
 3             additional lot or tract of land or right or interest
 4             therein  subject  to  be  condemned,  the damages in
 5             respect to which shall require  separate  assessment
 6             by a jury, a minimum of $45 and a maximum of $150.
 7    (a-1)  Family.
 8             For  filing  a petition under the Juvenile Court Act
 9        of 1987, $25.
10             For filing a petition for a marriage license, $10.
11             For performing a marriage in court, $10.
12             For filing a petition under the  Illinois  Parentage
13        Act of 1984, $40.
14    (b)  Forcible Entry and Detainer.
15             In  each  forcible  entry and detainer case when the
16        plaintiff seeks possession only or unites with his or her
17        claim for possession of the property a claim for rent  or
18        damages  or  both  in  the  amount  of $15,000 or less, a
19        minimum of $10  and  a  maximum  of  $50  $40.  When  the
20        plaintiff  unites  his or her claim for possession with a
21        claim for rent or damages or both  exceeding  $15,000,  a
22        minimum of $40 and a maximum of $160 $150.
23    (c)  Counterclaim or Joining Third Party Defendant.
24             When  any  defendant files a counterclaim as part of
25        his or her answer or otherwise or joins another party  as
26        a third party defendant, or both, the defendant shall pay
27        a  fee  for each counterclaim or third party action in an
28        amount equal to the fee he or she would have had  to  pay
29        had  he  or  she brought a separate action for the relief
30        sought in the counterclaim or  against  the  third  party
31        defendant, less the amount of the appearance fee, if that
32        has been paid.
33    (d)  Confession of Judgment.
34             In a confession of judgment when the amount does not
 
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 1        exceed $1500, a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $50. When
 2        the  amount exceeds $1500, but does not exceed $15,000, a
 3        minimum of $40 and a maximum of  $115.  When  the  amount
 4        exceeds $15,000, a minimum of $40 and a maximum of $200.
 5    (e)  Appearance.
 6             The  fee for filing an appearance in each civil case
 7        shall be a minimum of $15  and  a  maximum  of  $60  $50,
 8        except as follows:
 9                  (A)  When the plaintiff in a forcible entry and
10             detainer  case  seeks  possession only, a minimum of
11             $10 and a maximum of $50 $20.
12                  (B)  When the  amount  in  the  case  does  not
13             exceed  $1500, a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $30
14             $20.
15                  (C)  When that amount exceeds  $1500  but  does
16             not  exceed  $15,000, a minimum of $15 and a maximum
17             of $60 $40.
18    (f)  Garnishment, Wage Deduction, and Citation.
19             In garnishment affidavit, wage deduction  affidavit,
20        and  citation  petition  when  the amount does not exceed
21        $1,000, a minimum of $5 and a maximum of  $15  $10;  when
22        the  amount  exceeds $1,000 but does not exceed $5,000, a
23        minimum of $5 and a maximum of  $30  $20;  and  when  the
24        amount  exceeds  $5,000, a minimum of $5 and a maximum of
25        $50 $30.
26    (g)  Petition to Vacate or Modify.
27             (1)  Petition to vacate or modify any final judgment
28        or order of court, except in forcible entry and  detainer
29        cases  and  small claims cases or a petition to reopen an
30        estate, to modify, terminate, or enforce  a  judgment  or
31        order  for  child  or  spousal  support,  or  to  modify,
32        suspend,  or terminate an order for withholding, if filed
33        before 30 days after the entry of the judgment or  order,
34        a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $50 $40.
 
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 1             (2)  Petition to vacate or modify any final judgment
 2        or   order   of  court,  except  a  petition  to  modify,
 3        terminate, or enforce a judgment or order  for  child  or
 4        spousal  support  or  to modify, suspend, or terminate an
 5        order for withholding, if filed later than 30 days  after
 6        the  entry of the judgment or order, a minimum of $20 and
 7        a maximum of $75 $60.
 8             (3)  Petition to vacate order of bond forfeiture,  a
 9        minimum of $10 and a maximum of $40 $20.
10    (h)  Mailing.
11             When  the clerk is required to mail, the fee will be
12        a minimum of $2 and a maximum of $10 $6, plus the cost of
13        postage.
14    (i)  Certified Copies.
15             Each certified copy of a judgment after  the  first,
16        except  in  small  claims and forcible entry and detainer
17        cases, a minimum of $2 and a maximum of $10.
18    (j)  Habeas Corpus.
19             For filing a petition for relief by habeas corpus, a
20        minimum of $60 and a maximum of $100 $80.
21    (k)  Certification, Authentication, and Reproduction.
22             (1)  Each certification or authentication for taking
23        the acknowledgment of  a  deed  or  other  instrument  in
24        writing  with  the  seal of office, a minimum of $2 and a
25        maximum of $6 $4.
26             (2)  Court  appeals  when  original  documents   are
27        forwarded,  under  100  pages, plus delivery and costs, a
28        minimum of $20 and a maximum of $60 $50.
29             (3)  Court  appeals  when  original  documents   are
30        forwarded,  over  100  pages,  plus delivery and costs, a
31        minimum of $50 and a maximum of $150 $120.
32             (4)  Court  appeals  when  original  documents   are
33        forwarded, over 200 pages, an additional fee of a minimum
34        of 20 cents and a maximum of 25 20 cents per page.
 
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 1             (5)  For  reproduction  of any document contained in
 2        the clerk's files:
 3                  (A)  First page, a minimum of $1 and a  maximum
 4             of $2.
 5                  (B)  Next 19 pages, 50 cents per page.
 6                  (C)  All remaining pages, 25 cents per page.
 7    (l)  Remands.
 8             In any cases remanded to the Circuit Court  from the
 9        Supreme Court or the Appellate Court for a new trial, the
10        clerk  shall  file  the remanding order and reinstate the
11        case with either its original number or a new number. The
12        Clerk shall not charge any new or additional fee for  the
13        reinstatement.  Upon reinstatement the Clerk shall advise
14        the parties of the reinstatement.  A party shall have the
15        same right to a jury trial on remand and reinstatement as
16        he or she had before the appeal, and no additional or new
17        fee or charge shall  be  made  for  a  jury  trial  after
18        remand.
19    (m)  Record Search.
20             For   each  record  search,  within  a  division  or
21        municipal district, the clerk  shall  be  entitled  to  a
22        search  fee of a minimum of $4 and a maximum of $6 $4 for
23        each year searched.
24    (n)  Hard Copy.
25             For each page of hard copy print output,  when  case
26        records  are maintained on an automated medium, the clerk
27        shall be entitled to a fee of  a  minimum  of  $4  and  a
28        maximum of $6 $4.
29    (o)  Index Inquiry and Other Records.
30             No    fee    shall   be   charged   for   a   single
31        plaintiff/defendant index inquiry or single  case  record
32        inquiry  when  this  request  is  made  in person and the
33        records are maintained in a current automated medium, and
34        when no hard copy print output is requested.  The fees to
 
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 1        be charged for management records, multiple case records,
 2        and multiple journal records  may  be  specified  by  the
 3        Chief  Judge  pursuant  to  the guidelines for access and
 4        dissemination of  information  approved  by  the  Supreme
 5        Court.
 6    (p)  Commitment Petitions.
 7             For  filing  commitment  petitions  under the Mental
 8        Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and for filing
 9        a transcript of commitment proceedings  held  in  another
10        county, a minimum of $25 and a maximum of $50 $25.
11    (q)  Alias Summons.
12             For  each  alias  summons  or citation issued by the
13        clerk, a minimum of $2 and a maximum of $5 $2.
14    (r)  Other Fees.
15             Any fees not covered in this Section shall be set by
16        rule or administrative order of the  Circuit  Court  with
17        the approval of the Administrative Office of the Illinois
18        Courts.
19             The   clerk   of   the  circuit  court  may  provide
20        additional services for which there is no  fee  specified
21        by  statute  in  connection  with  the  operation  of the
22        clerk's office as may be  requested  by  the  public  and
23        agreed to by the clerk and approved by the chief judge of
24        the  circuit  court.  Any charges for additional services
25        shall be as agreed to between the  clerk  and  the  party
26        making the request and approved by the chief judge of the
27        circuit  court.   Nothing  in  this  subsection  shall be
28        construed to require any clerk to provide any service not
29        otherwise required by law.
30    (s)  Jury Services.
31             The clerk shall be entitled to receive, in  addition
32        to  other  fees  allowed  by law, the sum of a minimum of
33        $62.50 and a maximum of $212.50 $192.50, as a fee for the
34        services  of  a  jury   in   every   civil   action   not
 
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 1        quasi-criminal in its nature and not a proceeding for the
 2        exercise  of  the  right  of  eminent domain and in every
 3        other action wherein the right of trial by jury is or may
 4        be given by law.  The jury fee shall be paid by the party
 5        demanding a jury at the time of filing the  jury  demand.
 6        If  the fee is not paid by either party, no jury shall be
 7        called in the action or proceeding, and the same shall be
 8        tried by the court without a jury.
 9    (t)  Voluntary Assignment.
10             For filing each  deed  of  voluntary  assignment,  a
11        minimum  of  $10  and a maximum of $20 $10; for recording
12        the same, a minimum of 25 cents and a maximum of 50 cents
13        25¢ for each  100  words.   Exceptions  filed  to  claims
14        presented  to  an  assignee  of  a  debtor who has made a
15        voluntary assignment for the benefit of  creditors  shall
16        be  considered  and  treated,  for  the purpose of taxing
17        costs therein, as actions in which the party  or  parties
18        filing  the  exceptions  shall  be considered as party or
19        parties plaintiff, and the claimant or claimants as party
20        or parties  defendant,  and  those  parties  respectively
21        shall  pay to the clerk the same fees as provided by this
22        Section to be paid in other actions.
23    (u)  Expungement Petition.
24             The clerk shall be entitled to receive a  fee  of  a
25        minimum  of  $15  and  a  maximum  of  $60  $30  for each
26        expungement petition filed and an  additional  fee  of  a
27        minimum  of $2 and a maximum of $4 $2 for  each certified
28        copy of an order to expunge arrest records.
29    (v)  Probate.
30             The clerk is entitled to receive the fees  specified
31        in  this  subsection (v), which shall be paid in advance,
32        except that, for good cause shown, the court may suspend,
33        reduce,  or  release  the  costs   payable   under   this
34        subsection:
 
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 1             (1)  For  administration of the estate of a decedent
 2        (whether testate or intestate) or of a missing person,  a
 3        minimum  of $50 and a maximum of $150 $100, plus the fees
 4        specified in subsection (v)(3), except:
 5                  (A)  When the value of the  real  and  personal
 6             property does not exceed $15,000, the fee shall be a
 7             minimum of $25 and a maximum of $40 $25.
 8                  (B)  When  (i) proof of heirship alone is made,
 9             (ii) a domestic  or  foreign  will  is  admitted  to
10             probate  without  administration (including proof of
11             heirship), or (iii) letters of office are issued for
12             a particular purpose without administration  of  the
13             estate,  the  fee  shall  be  a minimum of $10 and a
14             maximum of $40 $25.
15                  (C)  For filing a petition to sell Real Estate,
16             $50.
17             (2)  For administration of the estate of a  ward,  a
18        minimum  of  $50  and a maximum of $75 $50, plus the fees
19        specified in subsection (v)(3), except:
20                  (A)  When the value of the  real  and  personal
21             property does not exceed $15,000, the fee shall be a
22             minimum of $25 and a maximum of $40 $25.
23                  (B)  When (i) letters of office are issued to a
24             guardian  of  the  person or persons, but not of the
25             estate or (ii) letters of office are issued  in  the
26             estate  of  a  ward  without  administration  of the
27             estate, including filing or joining in the filing of
28             a tax return or releasing a mortgage  or  consenting
29             to  the  marriage  of  the  ward, the fee shall be a
30             minimum of $10 and a maximum of $20 $10.
31                  (C)  For filing a Petition to sell Real Estate,
32             $50.
33             (3)  In  addition  to   the   fees   payable   under
34        subsection   (v)(1)   or  (v)(2)  of  this  Section,  the
 
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 1        following fees are payable:
 2                  (A)  For each account  (other  than  one  final
 3             account) filed in the estate of a decedent, or ward,
 4             a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $25 $15.
 5                  (B)  For  filing  a claim in an estate when the
 6             amount claimed is $150 or more but less than $500, a
 7             minimum of $10 and a maximum of $25  $10;  when  the
 8             amount  claimed  is  $500  or  more  but  less  than
 9             $10,000,  a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $40 $25;
10             when the  amount  claimed  is  $10,000  or  more,  a
11             minimum  of  $10  and a maximum of $60 $40; provided
12             that the court in allowing a claim may  add  to  the
13             amount allowed the filing fee paid by the claimant.
14                  (C)  For filing in an estate a claim, petition,
15             or  supplemental  proceeding  based  upon  an action
16             seeking equitable relief including the  construction
17             or  contest  of a will, enforcement of a contract to
18             make a will, and proceedings involving  testamentary
19             trusts  or the appointment of testamentary trustees,
20             a minimum of $40 and a maximum of $60 $40.
21                  (D)  For filing in an estate (i) the appearance
22             of any person for the purpose of consent or (ii) the
23             appearance   of    an    executor,    administrator,
24             administrator  to  collect,  guardian,  guardian  ad
25             litem, or special administrator, no fee.
26                  (E)  Except    as    provided   in   subsection
27             (v)(3)(D), for filing the appearance of  any  person
28             or  persons,  a  minimum of $10 and a maximum of $30
29             $10.
30                  (F)  For each jury demand, a minimum of  $62.50
31             and a maximum of $137.50 $102.50.
32                  (G)  For  disposition  of  the  collection of a
33             judgment or settlement of an  action  or  claim  for
34             wrongful  death  of  a  decedent  or of any cause of
 
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 1             action  of  a  ward,  when   there   is   no   other
 2             administration of the estate, a minimum of $30 and a
 3             maximum  of  $50  $30,  less  any  amount paid under
 4             subsection (v)(1)(B) or (v)(2)(B) except that if the
 5             amount involved does not  exceed  $5,000,  the  fee,
 6             including any amount paid under subsection (v)(1)(B)
 7             or  (v)(2)(B),  shall  be  a  minimum  of  $10 and a
 8             maximum of $20 $10.
 9                  (H)  For each  certified  copy  of  letters  of
10             office,  of  court  order  or other certification, a
11             minimum of $1 and a maximum of $2 $1, plus a minimum
12             of 50 cents and a maximum of  $1  50¢  per  page  in
13             excess of 3 pages for the document certified.
14                  (I)  For  each exemplification, a minimum of $1
15             and  a  maximum  of  $2  $1,  plus   the   fee   for
16             certification.
17             (4)  The    executor,    administrator,    guardian,
18        petitioner,  or  other  interested  person  or his or her
19        attorney shall pay the cost of publication by  the  clerk
20        directly to the newspaper.
21             (5)  The person on whose behalf a charge is incurred
22        for   witness,   court   reporter,  appraiser,  or  other
23        miscellaneous fee shall pay  the  same  directly  to  the
24        person entitled thereto.
25             (6)  The    executor,    administrator,    guardian,
26        petitioner,  or  other  interested  person  or his or her
27        attorney shall pay  to  the  clerk  all  postage  charges
28        incurred  by  the  clerk  in  mailing  petitions, orders,
29        notices, or other documents pursuant to the provisions of
30        the Probate Act of 1975.
31    (w)  Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Costs and Fees.
32             (1)  The clerk shall be entitled  to  costs  in  all
33        criminal   and  quasi-criminal  cases  from  each  person
34        convicted or sentenced to supervision therein as follows:
 
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 1                  (A)  Felony complaints, a minimum of $40 and  a
 2             maximum of $100 $80.
 3                  (B)  Misdemeanor  complaints,  a minimum of $25
 4             and a maximum of $75 $50.
 5                  (C)  Business offense complaints, a minimum  of
 6             $25 and a maximum of $75 $50.
 7                  (D)  Petty offense complaints, a minimum of $25
 8             and a maximum of $75 $50.
 9                  (E)  Minor traffic or ordinance violations, $10
10             $20.
11                  (F)  When court appearance required, $15 $30.
12                  (G)  Motions to vacate or amend final orders, a
13             minimum of $20 and a maximum of $40 $20.
14                  (H)  Motions  to vacate bond forfeiture orders,
15             a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $40 $20.
16                  (I)  Motions  to  vacate  ex  parte  judgments,
17             whenever filed, a minimum of $20 and  a  maximum  of
18             $40 $20.
19                  (J)  Motions to vacate judgment on forfeitures,
20             whenever  filed,  a  minimum of $20 and a maximum of
21             $40 $20.
22                  (K)  Motions to vacate "failure to  appear"  or
23             "failure to comply" notices sent to the Secretary of
24             State, a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $40 $20.
25             (2)  In  counties  having  a population in excess of
26        180,000 but not more than 500,000 inhabitants,  when  the
27        violation  complaint  is  issued  by  a  municipal police
28        department, the clerk shall be  entitled  to  costs  from
29        each person convicted therein as follows:
30                  (A)  Minor  traffic  or  ordinance  violations,
31             $10.
32                  (B)  When court appearance required, $15.
33             (3)  In ordinance violation cases punishable by fine
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 1        receive,  unless the fee is excused upon a finding by the
 2        court that the defendant  is  indigent,  in  addition  to
 3        other fees or costs allowed or imposed by law, the sum of
 4        a  minimum of $62.50 and a maximum of $137.50 $62.50 as a
 5        fee for the services of a jury.  The jury  fee  shall  be
 6        paid  by  the  defendant at the time of filing his or her
 7        jury demand.  If the fee is not so paid by the defendant,
 8        no jury shall be called, and the case shall be  tried  by
 9        the court without a jury.
10    (x)  Transcripts of Judgment.
11             For  the  filing  of  a  transcript of judgment, the
12        clerk shall be entitled to the same fee as if it were the
13        commencement of a new suit.
14    (y)  Change of Venue.
15             (1)  For the filing of a change of case on a  change
16        of  venue, the clerk shall be entitled to the same fee as
17        if it were the commencement of a new suit.
18             (2)  The fee for the preparation  and  certification
19        of a record on a change of venue to another jurisdiction,
20        when  original  documents are forwarded, a minimum of $10
21        and a maximum of $40 $25.
22    (z)  Tax objection complaints.
23             For each tax objection complaint containing  one  or
24        more  tax objections, regardless of the number of parcels
25        involved or  the  number  of  taxpayers  joining  on  the
26        complaint, a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $50 $25.
27    (aa)  Tax Deeds.
28             (1)  Petition  for  tax  deed, if only one parcel is
29        involved, a minimum of $45 and a maximum of $200 $150.
30             (2)  For each additional parcel,  add  a  fee  of  a
31        minimum of $10 and a maximum of $60 $50.
32    (bb)  Collections.
33             (1)  For  all collections made of others, except the
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 1        support  cases,  a  sum  equal  to  a minimum of 2% and a
 2        maximum of 2.5%  a  sum  equal  to  2.5%  of  the  amount
 3        collected and turned over.
 4             (2)  Interest  earned on any funds held by the clerk
 5        shall be turned over to the county  general  fund  as  an
 6        earning of the office.
 7             (3)  For  any check, draft, or other bank instrument
 8        returned to the clerk for non-sufficient  funds,  account
 9        closed, or payment stopped, $25.
10             (4)  In  child  support  and  maintenance cases, the
11        clerk, if authorized by an ordinance of the county board,
12        may collect an annual fee of up to $36  from  the  person
13        making  payment for maintaining child support records and
14        the processing of support orders to the State of Illinois
15        KIDS system and the recording of payments issued  by  the
16        State  Disbursement  Unit  for the official record of the
17        Court.  This fee shall be in  addition  to  and  separate
18        from  amounts  ordered to be paid as maintenance or child
19        support  and  shall  be   deposited   into   a   Separate
20        Maintenance  and  Child Support Collection Fund, of which
21        the clerk shall be the custodian, ex-officio, to be  used
22        by  the clerk to maintain child support orders and record
23        all payments issued by the State  Disbursement  Unit  for
24        the  official  record of the Court. The clerk may recover
25        from the person making the maintenance or  child  support
26        payment   any  additional cost incurred in the collection
27        of this annual fee.
28             The clerk shall also be entitled to a fee of $5  for
29        certifications made to the Secretary of State as provided
30        in  Section  7-703 of the Family Financial Responsibility
31        Law and these fees  shall  also  be  deposited  into  the
32        Separate Maintenance and Child Support Collection Fund.
33    (cc)  Corrections of Numbers.
34             For  correction  of  the case number, case title, or
 
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 1        attorney computer identification number, if  required  by
 2        rule  of  court,  on  any  document  filed in the clerk's
 3        office, to be charged against the party  that  filed  the
 4        document, a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $25 $15.
 5    (dd)  Exceptions.
 6             (1)  The  fee requirements of this Section shall not
 7        apply to police  departments  or  other  law  enforcement
 8        agencies.   In  this  Section,  "law  enforcement agency"
 9        means  an  agency  of  the  State  or  a  unit  of  local
10        government which is vested by law or ordinance  with  the
11        duty  to  maintain  public  order and to enforce criminal
12        laws or ordinances.  "Law enforcement agency" also  means
13        the Attorney General or any state's attorney.
14             (2)  No  fee provided herein shall be charged to any
15        unit of local government or school district.
16             (3)  The fee requirements of this Section shall  not
17        apply  to  any  action instituted under subsection (b) of
18        Section 11-31-1 of  the  Illinois  Municipal  Code  by  a
19        private owner or tenant of real property within 1200 feet
20        of  a  dangerous  or  unsafe  building  seeking  an order
21        compelling the owner or owners of the  building  to  take
22        any of the actions authorized under that subsection.
23    (ee)  Adoptions.
24             (1)  For an adoption.............................$65
25             (2)  Upon  good cause shown, the court may waive the
26        adoption filing fee in a  special  needs  adoption.   The
27        term  "special  needs  adoption"  shall  have the meaning
28        ascribed to it by the Illinois Department of Children and
29        Family Services.
30    (ff)  Adoption exemptions.
31             No fee other than that set forth in subsection  (ee)
32        shall  be  charged  to  any  person in connection with an
33        adoption proceeding.
34    (Source: P.A. 91-321,  eff.  1-1-00;  91-612,  eff.  10-1-99;
 
                            -15-     LRB093 04365 RLC 04415 b
 1    92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-521, eff. 6-1-02.)

 2        (705 ILCS 105/27.1 rep.)
 3        Section  10.  The  Clerks  of  Courts  Act  is amended by
 4    repealing Section 27.1.

 5        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  July
 6    1, 2003.