96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0145

 

Introduced 1/14/2009, by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/21-205

    Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning tax sale procedures, removes a requirement that bidders must personally attend the sale. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5 Section 21-205 as follows:
 
6     (35 ILCS 200/21-205)
7     Sec. 21-205. Tax sale procedures. The collector, in person
8 or by deputy, shall attend, on the day and in the place
9 specified in the notice for the sale of property for taxes, and
10 shall, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., or later at the
11 collector's discretion, proceed to offer for sale, separately
12 and in consecutive order, all property in the list on which the
13 taxes, special assessments, interest or costs have not been
14 paid. However, in any county with 3,000,000 or more
15 inhabitants, the offer for sale shall be made between 8:00 a.m.
16 and 8:00 p.m. The collector's office shall be kept open during
17 all hours in which the sale is in progress. The sale shall be
18 continued from day to day, until all property in the delinquent
19 list has been offered for sale. However, any city, village or
20 incorporated town interested in the collection of any tax or
21 special assessment, may, in default of bidders, withdraw from
22 collection the special assessment levied against any property
23 by the corporate authorities of the city, village or

 

 

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1 incorporated town. In case of a withdrawal, there shall be no
2 sale of that property on account of the delinquent special
3 assessment thereon.
4     In every sale of property pursuant to the provisions of
5 this Code, the collector may employ any automated means that
6 the collector deems appropriate, provided that bidders are
7 required to personally attend the sale. The changes made by
8 this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly are
9 declarative of existing law.
10 (Source: P.A. 94-922, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
11     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.