Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

Filed: 3/23/2004

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4716

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4716, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
6 Section 21-135 as follows:
 
7     (35 ILCS 200/21-135)
8     Sec. 21-135. Mailed notice of application for judgment and
9 sale. Not less than 15 days before the date of application for
10 judgment and sale of delinquent properties, the county
11 collector shall mail, by registered or certified mail, a notice
12 of the forthcoming application for judgment and sale to the
13 person shown by the current collector's warrant book to be the
14 party in whose name the taxes were last assessed or to the
15 current owner of record and, if applicable, to the party
16 specified under Section 15-170. The notice shall include the
17 intended dates of application for judgment and sale and
18 commencement of the sale, and a description of the properties.
19 The county collector must present proof of the mailing to the
20 court along with the application for judgement.
21     In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, a copy of
22 this notice shall also be mailed by the county collector by
23 registered or certified mail to any lienholder of record who
24 annually requests a copy of the notice. The failure of the

 

 

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1 county collector to mail a notice or its non-delivery to the
2 lienholder shall not affect the validity of the judgment.
3     In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, notice
4 shall not be mailed to any person when, under Section 14-15, a
5 certificate of error has been executed by the county assessor
6 or by both the county assessor and board of appeals (until the
7 first Monday in December 1998 and the board of review beginning
8 the first Monday in December 1998 and thereafter), except as
9 provided by court order under Section 21-120.
10     The collector shall collect $10 from the proceeds of each
11 sale to cover the costs of registered or certified mailing and
12 the costs of advertisement and publication. If a taxpayer pays
13 the taxes on the property after the notice of the forthcoming
14 application for judgment and sale is mailed but before the sale
15 is made, then the collector shall collect $10 from the taxpayer
16 to cover the costs of registered or certified mailing and the
17 costs of advertisement and publication.
18 (Source: P.A. 89-126, eff. 7-11-95; 89-671, eff. 8-14-96;
19 90-334, eff. 8-8-97.)
 
20     Section 10. The Mobile Home Local Services Tax Enforcement
21 Act is amended by changing Section 80 as follows:
 
22     (35 ILCS 516/80)
23     Sec. 80. Mailed notice of application for judgment and
24 sale. Not less than 15 days before the date of application for
25 judgment and sale of delinquent mobile homes, the county
26 collector shall mail, by registered or certified mail, a notice
27 of the forthcoming application for judgment and sale to the
28 person shown by the current collector's warrant book to be the
29 party in whose name the taxes were last computed or to the
30 current owner of record. The notice shall include the intended
31 dates of application for judgment and sale and commencement of
32 the sale, and a description of the mobile homes. The county

 

 

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1 collector must present proof of the mailing to the court along
2 with the application for judgement.
3     In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, a copy of
4 this notice shall also be mailed by the county collector by
5 registered or certified mail to any lienholder of record who
6 annually requests a copy of the notice. The failure of the
7 county collector to mail a notice or its non-delivery to the
8 lienholder shall not affect the validity of the judgment.
9     The collector shall collect $10 from the proceeds of each
10 sale to cover the costs of registered or certified mailing and
11 the costs of advertisement and publication. If a taxpayer pays
12 the taxes on the mobile home after the notice of the
13 forthcoming application for judgment and sale is mailed but
14 before the sale is made, then the collector shall collect $10
15 from the taxpayer to cover the costs of registered or certified
16 mailing and the costs of advertisement and publication.
17 (Source: P.A. 92-807, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
18     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19 becoming law.".