Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

Filed: 1/6/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3479

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3479, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
 
5    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
6Sections 3-5018 and 4-12002 as follows:
 
7    (55 ILCS 5/3-5018)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-5018)
8    Sec. 3-5018. Fees. The recorder elected as provided for in
9this Division shall receive such fees as are or may be provided
10for him or her by law, in case of provision therefor: otherwise
11he or she shall receive the same fees as are or may be provided
12in this Section, except when increased by county ordinance
13pursuant to the provisions of this Section, to be paid to the
14county clerk for his or her services in the office of recorder
15for like services.

 

 

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1    For recording deeds or other instruments, $13 $12 for the
2first 4 pages thereof, plus $1 for each additional page
3thereof, plus $1 for each additional document number therein
4noted. The aggregate minimum fee for recording any one
5instrument shall not be less than $13. The additional dollar
6authorized by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly
7shall be over and above the amount set by county ordinance.
8Fifty cents of the additional dollar shall be deposited into
9the county's general revenue fund. Fifty cents of the
10additional dollar shall be deposited into the Recorder's
11Automation Fund and may not be appropriated or expended for any
12other purpose. The amounts available to the recorder for
13expenditure from the additional dollar authorized by this
14amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall not offset or
15reduce any other county appropriations or funding for the
16office of the recorder. $12.
17    For recording deeds or other instruments wherein the
18premises affected thereby are referred to by document number
19and not by legal description, a fee of $1 in addition to that
20hereinabove referred to for each document number therein noted.
21    For recording assignments of mortgages, leases or liens,
22$13 $12 for the first 4 pages thereof, plus $1 for each
23additional page thereof. However, except for leases and liens
24pertaining to oil, gas and other minerals, whenever a mortgage,
25lease or lien assignment assigns more than one mortgage, lease
26or lien document, a $7 fee shall be charged for the recording

 

 

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1of each such mortgage, lease or lien document after the first
2one.
3    For recording maps or plats of additions or subdivisions
4approved by the county or municipality (including the spreading
5of the same of record in map case or other proper books) or
6plats of condominiums, $50 for the first page, plus $1 for each
7additional page thereof except that in the case of recording a
8single page, legal size 8 1/2 x 14, plat of survey in which
9there are no more than two lots or parcels of land, the fee
10shall be $12. In each county where such maps or plats are to be
11recorded, the recorder may require the same to be accompanied
12by such number of exact, true and legible copies thereof as the
13recorder deems necessary for the efficient conduct and
14operation of his or her office.
15    For non-certified copies of records, an amount not to
16exceed one-half of the amount provided in this Section for
17certified copies, according to a standard scale of fees,
18established by county ordinance and made public. The provisions
19of this paragraph shall not be applicable to any person or
20entity who obtains non-certified copies of records in the
21following manner: (i) in bulk for all documents recorded on any
22given day in an electronic or paper format for a negotiated
23amount less than the amount provided for in this paragraph for
24non-certified copies, (ii) under a contractual relationship
25with the recorder for a negotiated amount less than the amount
26provided for in this paragraph for non-certified copies,

 

 

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1or (iii) by means of Internet access pursuant to Section
25-1106.1.
3    For certified copies of records, the same fees as for
4recording, but in no case shall the fee for a certified copy of
5a map or plat of an addition, subdivision or otherwise exceed
6$10.
7    Each certificate of such recorder of the recording of the
8deed or other writing and of the date of recording the same
9signed by such recorder, shall be sufficient evidence of the
10recording thereof, and such certificate including the indexing
11of record, shall be furnished upon the payment of the fee for
12recording the instrument, and no additional fee shall be
13allowed for the certificate or indexing.
14    The recorder shall charge an additional fee, in an amount
15equal to the fee otherwise provided by law, for recording a
16document (other than a document filed under the Plat Act or the
17Uniform Commercial Code) that does not conform to the following
18standards:
19        (1) The document shall consist of one or more
20    individual sheets measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches, not
21    permanently bound and not a continuous form. Graphic
22    displays accompanying a document to be recorded that
23    measure up to 11 inches by 17 inches shall be recorded
24    without charging an additional fee.
25        (2) The document shall be legibly printed in black ink,
26    by hand, type, or computer. Signatures and dates may be in

 

 

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1    contrasting colors if they will reproduce clearly.
2        (3) The document shall be on white paper of not less
3    than 20-pound weight and shall have a clean margin of at
4    least one-half inch on the top, the bottom, and each side.
5    Margins may be used for non-essential notations that will
6    not affect the validity of the document, including but not
7    limited to form numbers, page numbers, and customer
8    notations.
9        (4) The first page of the document shall contain a
10    blank space, measuring at least 3 inches by 5 inches, from
11    the upper right corner.
12        (5) The document shall not have any attachment stapled
13    or otherwise affixed to any page.
14A document that does not conform to these standards shall not
15be recorded except upon payment of the additional fee required
16under this paragraph. This paragraph, as amended by this
17amendatory Act of 1995, applies only to documents dated after
18the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
19    The county board of any county may provide for an
20additional charge of $3 for filing every instrument, paper, or
21notice for record, (1) in order to defray the cost of
22converting the county recorder's document storage system to
23computers or micrographics and (2) in order to defray the cost
24of providing access to records through the global information
25system known as the Internet.
26    A special fund shall be set up by the treasurer of the

 

 

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1county and such funds collected pursuant to Public Act 83-1321
2shall be used (1) for a document storage system to provide the
3equipment, materials and necessary expenses incurred to help
4defray the costs of implementing and maintaining such a
5document records system and (2) for a system to provide
6electronic access to those records.
7    The county board of any county that provides and maintains
8a countywide map through a Geographic Information System (GIS)
9may provide for an additional charge of $3 for filing every
10instrument, paper, or notice for record (1) in order to defray
11the cost of implementing or maintaining the county's Geographic
12Information System and (2) in order to defray the cost of
13providing electronic access to the county's Geographic
14Information System records. Of that amount, $2 must be
15deposited into a special fund set up by the treasurer of the
16county, and any moneys collected pursuant to this amendatory
17Act of the 91st General Assembly and deposited into that fund
18must be used solely for the equipment, materials, and necessary
19expenses incurred in implementing and maintaining a Geographic
20Information System and in order to defray the cost of providing
21electronic access to the county's Geographic Information
22System records. The remaining $1 must be deposited into the
23recorder's special funds created under Section 3-5005.4. The
24recorder may, in his or her discretion, use moneys in the funds
25created under Section 3-5005.4 to defray the cost of
26implementing or maintaining the county's Geographic

 

 

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1Information System and to defray the cost of providing
2electronic access to the county's Geographic Information
3System records.
4    The recorder shall collect a $9 $10 Rental Housing Support
5Program State surcharge for the recordation of any real
6estate-related document. Payment of the Rental Housing Support
7Program State surcharge shall be evidenced by a receipt that
8shall be marked upon or otherwise affixed to the real
9estate-related document by the recorder. The form of this
10receipt shall be prescribed by the Department of Revenue and
11the receipts shall be issued by the Department of Revenue to
12each county recorder.
13    The recorder shall not collect the Rental Housing Support
14Program State surcharge from any State agency, any unit of
15local government or any school district.
16    One dollar of each surcharge shall be retained by the
17county in which it was collected. This dollar shall be
18deposited into the county's general revenue fund. Fifty cents
19of that amount shall be used for the costs of administering the
20Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge and any other
21lawful expenditures for the operation of the office of the
22recorder and may not be appropriated or expended for any other
23purpose. The amounts available to the recorder for expenditure
24from the surcharge shall not offset or reduce any other county
25appropriations or funding for the office of the recorder.
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1report to the Department of Revenue, on a form prescribed by
2the Department, the number of real estate-related documents
3recorded for which the Rental Housing Support Program State
4surcharge was collected. Each recorder shall submit $9 of each
5surcharge collected in the preceding month to the Department of
6Revenue and the Department shall deposit these amounts in the
7Rental Housing Support Program Fund. Subject to appropriation,
8amounts in the Fund may be expended only for the purpose of
9funding and administering the Rental Housing Support Program.
10    For purposes of this Section, "real estate-related
11document" means that term as it is defined in Section 7 of the
12Rental Housing Support Program Act.
13    The foregoing fees allowed by this Section are the maximum
14fees that may be collected from any officer, agency, department
15or other instrumentality of the State. The county board may,
16however, by ordinance, increase the fees allowed by this
17Section and collect such increased fees from all persons and
18entities other than officers, agencies, departments and other
19instrumentalities of the State if the increase is justified by
20an acceptable cost study showing that the fees allowed by this
21Section are not sufficient to cover the cost of providing the
22service. Regardless of any other provision in this Section, the
23maximum fee that may be collected from the Department of
24Revenue for filing or indexing a lien, certificate of lien
25release or subordination, or any other type of notice or other
26documentation affecting or concerning a lien is $5. Regardless

 

 

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1of any other provision in this Section, the maximum fee that
2may be collected from the Department of Revenue for indexing
3each additional name in excess of one for any lien, certificate
4of lien release or subordination, or any other type of notice
5or other documentation affecting or concerning a lien is $1.
6    A statement of the costs of providing each service, program
7and activity shall be prepared by the county board. All
8supporting documents shall be public record and subject to
9public examination and audit. All direct and indirect costs, as
10defined in the United States Office of Management and Budget
11Circular A-87, may be included in the determination of the
12costs of each service, program and activity.
13(Source: P.A. 96-1356, eff. 7-28-10.)
 
14    (55 ILCS 5/4-12002)   (from Ch. 34, par. 4-12002)
15    Sec. 4-12002. Fees of recorder in third class counties. The
16fees of the recorder in counties of the third class for
17recording deeds or other instruments in writing and maps of
18plats of additions, subdivisions or otherwise, and for
19certifying copies of records, shall be paid in advance and
20shall be as follows:
21    For recording deeds or other instruments $21 $20 for the
22first 2 pages thereof, plus $2 for each additional page
23thereof. The aggregate minimum fee for recording any one
24instrument shall not be less than $21. The additional dollar
25authorized by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly

 

 

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1shall be over and above the amount set by county ordinance.
2Fifty cents of the additional dollar shall be deposited into
3the county's general revenue fund. Fifty cents of the
4additional dollar shall be deposited into the Recorder's
5Automation Fund and may not be appropriated or expended for any
6other purpose. The amounts available to the recorder for
7expenditure from the additional dollar authorized by this
8amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall not offset or
9reduce any other county appropriations or funding for the
10office of the recorder. $20.
11    For recording deeds or other instruments wherein the
12premises affected thereby are referred to by document number
13and not by legal description the recorder shall charge a fee of
14$4 in addition to that hereinabove referred to for each
15document number therein noted.
16    For recording deeds or other instruments wherein more than
17one tract, parcel or lot is described and such additional
18tract, or tracts, parcel or parcels, lot or lots is or are
19described therein as falling in a separate or different
20addition or subdivision the recorder shall charge as an
21additional fee, to that herein provided, the sum of $2 for each
22additional addition or subdivision referred to in such deed or
23instrument.
24    For recording maps or plats of additions, subdivisions or
25otherwise (including the spreading of the same of record in
26well bound books) $100 plus $2 for each tract, parcel or lot

 

 

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1contained therein.
2    For certified copies of records the same fees as for
3recording, but in no case shall the fee for a certified copy of
4a map or plat of an addition, subdivision or otherwise exceed
5$200.
6    For non-certified copies of records, an amount not to
7exceed one half of the amount provided herein for certified
8copies, according to a standard scale of fees, established by
9county ordinance and made public.
10    For filing of each release of any chattel mortgage or trust
11deed which has been filed but not recorded and for indexing the
12same in the book to be kept for that purpose $10.
13    For processing the sworn or affirmed statement required for
14filing a deed or assignment of a beneficial interest in a land
15trust in accordance with Section 3-5020 of this Code, $2.
16    The recorder shall charge an additional fee, in an amount
17equal to the fee otherwise provided by law, for recording a
18document (other than a document filed under the Plat Act or the
19Uniform Commercial Code) that does not conform to the following
20standards:
21        (1) The document shall consist of one or more
22    individual sheets measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches, not
23    permanently bound and not a continuous form. Graphic
24    displays accompanying a document to be recorded that
25    measure up to 11 inches by 17 inches shall be recorded
26    without charging an additional fee.

 

 

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1        (2) The document shall be legibly printed in black ink,
2    by hand, type, or computer. Signatures and dates may be in
3    contrasting colors if they will reproduce clearly.
4        (3) The document shall be on white paper of not less
5    than 20-pound weight and shall have a clean margin of at
6    least one-half inch on the top, the bottom, and each side.
7    Margins may be used only for non-essential notations that
8    will not affect the validity of the document, including but
9    not limited to form numbers, page numbers, and customer
10    notations.
11        (4) The first page of the document shall contain a
12    blank space, measuring at least 3 inches by 5 inches, from
13    the upper right corner.
14        (5) The document shall not have any attachment stapled
15    or otherwise affixed to any page.
16A document that does not conform to these standards shall not
17be recorded except upon payment of the additional fee required
18under this paragraph. This paragraph, as amended by this
19amendatory Act of 1995, applies only to documents dated after
20the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
21    The recorder shall collect a $9 $10 Rental Housing Support
22Program State surcharge for the recordation of any real
23estate-related document. Payment of the Rental Housing Support
24Program State surcharge shall be evidenced by a receipt that
25shall be marked upon or otherwise affixed to the real
26estate-related document by the recorder. The form of this

 

 

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1receipt shall be prescribed by the Department of Revenue and
2the receipts shall be issued by the Department of Revenue to
3each county recorder.
4    The recorder shall not collect the Rental Housing Support
5Program State surcharge from any State agency, any unit of
6local government or any school district.
7    One dollar of each surcharge shall be retained by the
8county in which it was collected. This dollar shall be
9deposited into the county's general revenue fund. Fifty cents
10of that amount shall be used for the costs of administering the
11Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge and any other
12lawful expenditures for the operation of the office of the
13recorder and may not be appropriated or expended for any other
14purpose. The amounts available to the recorder for expenditure
15from the surcharge shall not offset or reduce any other county
16appropriations or funding for the office of the recorder.
17    On the 15th day of each month, each county recorder shall
18report to the Department of Revenue, on a form prescribed by
19the Department, the number of real estate-related documents
20recorded for which the Rental Housing Support Program State
21surcharge was collected. Each recorder shall submit $9 of each
22surcharge collected in the preceding month to the Department of
23Revenue and the Department shall deposit these amounts in the
24Rental Housing Support Program Fund. Subject to appropriation,
25amounts in the Fund may be expended only for the purpose of
26funding and administering the Rental Housing Support Program.

 

 

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1    For purposes of this Section, "real estate-related
2document" means that term as it is defined in Section 7 of the
3Rental Housing Support Program Act.
4    The fee requirements of this Section apply to units of
5local government and school districts.
6    Regardless of any other provision in this Section, the
7maximum fee that may be collected from the Department of
8Revenue for filing or indexing a lien, certificate of lien
9release or subordination, or any other type of notice or other
10documentation affecting or concerning a lien is $5. Regardless
11of any other provision in this Section, the maximum fee that
12may be collected from the Department of Revenue for indexing
13each additional name in excess of one for any lien, certificate
14of lien release or subordination, or any other type of notice
15or other documentation affecting or concerning a lien is $1.
16(Source: P.A. 93-671, eff. 6-1-04; 94-118, eff. 7-5-05.)
 
17    Section 10. The Rental Housing Support Program Act is
18amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
19    (310 ILCS 105/5)
20    Sec. 5. Legislative findings and purpose. The General
21Assembly finds that in many parts of this State, large numbers
22of citizens are faced with the inability to secure affordable
23rental housing. Due to either insufficient wages or a shortage
24of affordable rental housing stock, or both, many families have

 

 

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1difficulty securing decent housing, are subjected to
2overcrowding, pay too large a portion of their total monthly
3income for housing and consequently suffer the lack of other
4basic needs, live in substandard or unhealthy housing, or
5experience chronic housing instability. Instability and
6inadequacy in housing limits the employability and
7productivity of many citizens, adversely affects family health
8and stress levels, and impedes children's ability to learn;
9such instability produces corresponding drains on public
10resources and contributes to an overall decline in real estate
11values. Unaffordable rental rates lead to frequent tenant
12turnover and difficulty filling vacancies, resulting in
13unstable income streams for rental property owners, the limited
14ability of owners to properly maintain their properties,
15substandard rental housing, and greater rates of foreclosure.
16High tenant turnover, poorly maintained properties, vacant and
17abandoned properties, and overcrowded housing negatively
18impact the safety and health of communities and the real estate
19values within such communities. Among others, the program
20created by this Act benefits (i) all individuals who record
21real estate related documents by helping to stabilize real
22estate values in the State, (ii) rental property owners by
23subsidizing the portion of rent that many of their tenants are
24unable to pay, (iii) those individuals who own real estate in
25the State by providing an option for affordable rental housing
26should they one day face foreclosure, and (iv) tenants who

 

 

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1participate in the program by providing them with rental
2assistance and the ability to achieve financial stability so
3that they are able to become property owners themselves. It is
4the purpose of this Act to create a State program to help
5localities address the need for decent, affordable, permanent
6rental housing.
7(Source: P.A. 97-892, eff. 8-3-12.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.".