Sen. Kwame Raoul

Filed: 3/5/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1768

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1768 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5Section 5.826 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.826 new)
7    Sec. 5.826. The Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund.
 
8    Section 10. The Appellate Court Act is amended by changing
9Section 3 as follows:
 
10    (705 ILCS 25/3)  (from Ch. 37, par. 27)
11    Sec. 3. Clerk's salary - destruction of records.
12    (a) The ordinary and contingent expenses of operating the
13offices of the clerks of the branches of the Appellate Court,
14including salaries, shall be determined by the Supreme Court

 

 

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1and paid from the State Treasury on the warrant of the
2Comptroller out of appropriations made for that purpose by the
3General Assembly. The clerk of each branch of the appellate
4court shall perform the duties usually devolving upon clerks of
5courts in this State, and shall provide books, stationery and
6seals for the appellate courts, and shall be entitled to
7receive the same fees for services in each branch of the
8appellate court as are allowed for like services in the Supreme
9Court. All fees paid to or received by any such clerk shall be
10paid into the Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund State
11treasury as required by Section 2 of "An Act in relation to the
12payment and disposition of moneys received by officers and
13employees of the State of Illinois by virtue of their office or
14employment", approved June 9, 1911, as amended, except that any
15filing fees designated by Supreme Court Rule for alternative
16dispute resolution programs in the reviewing courts as provided
17in the Reviewing Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Act
18shall, within one month after receipt, be remitted to the State
19Treasurer for deposit in the Mandatory Arbitration Fund.
20    (b) The clerks shall, on the order and under the direction
21of the court, destroy any or all the records certified by the
22clerk (or a judge) of a trial court in cases finally decided
23more than 21 years prior to the entry of the order.
24(Source: P.A. 96-302, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
25    Section 15. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by changing

 

 

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1Sections 28 and 29 as follows:
 
2    (705 ILCS 105/28)
3    Sec. 28. Supreme Court Clerk; fees. At the time of filing a
4petition or record, the petitioner or appellant shall pay to
5the Clerk of the Supreme Court the sum of $25. That sum shall
6be in full payment of all services of the clerk on behalf of
7the petitioner or appellant, except the making of a complete
8record, or copies of records, papers, or orders. The respondent
9or appellee, before entering an appearance or filing any paper,
10shall pay to the Clerk of the Supreme Court the sum of $15,
11which sum shall be in full payment of all services of the clerk
12on behalf of the respondent or appellee, except the making of a
13complete record, or copies of records, papers, or orders.
14    The fee for each official certificate and seal is $1.
15    The fee for making a complete record, copy of a record, or
16other papers in this office is a reasonable fee per page as
17established by the Supreme Court, except that the clerk shall
18furnish without cost, to parties in interest or their attorneys
19of record, copies of opinions or orders. In furtherance of the
20public interest, the clerk may furnish copies of opinions or
21orders without cost to other individuals or entities.
22    The fee for preparing a law license, certifying it with the
23seal, administering the oath, and transcribing the name on the
24roll of attorneys is $5.
25    In no event shall the clerk charge or receive any other or

 

 

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1different fees than those specified in this Section, except as
2otherwise authorized by statute.
3    After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th
4General Assembly, the amount of any fee collected under this
5Section may be set by Supreme Court rule, except that the
6amount of the fees collected under this Section shall remain as
7set by statute until the Supreme Court adopts rules specifying
8a higher or lower fee amount.
9    There is created the Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund, a
10special fund in the State treasury. Moneys collected under this
11Section shall be deposited into the Supreme Court Special
12Purposes Fund, to be used by the Supreme Court for:
13        (1) costs associated with electronic filing and case
14    management systems in the reviewing courts; and
15        (2) the operation of committees and commissions
16    established by the Supreme Court.
17(Source: P.A. 88-691; 89-233, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96;
1889-686, eff. 12-31-96.)
 
19    (705 ILCS 105/29)
20    Sec. 29. Salary; disposition of fees; expenditures. The
21ordinary and contingent expenses of operating the Office of the
22Clerk of the Supreme Court, including salaries, shall be
23determined by the Supreme Court and paid from the State
24treasury on the warrant of the Comptroller out of
25appropriations made for that purpose by the General Assembly.

 

 

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1    Except as specified under Section 28 of this Act, Section
212 of the Professional Service Corporation Act, Section 50-45
3of the Limited Liability Company Act, and Section 10 of the
4Professional Association Act, all All fees and costs paid to or
5received by the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be paid into
6the State Treasury.
7(Source: P.A. 89-233, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
8    Section 20. The Professional Service Corporation Act is
9amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
 
10    (805 ILCS 10/12)  (from Ch. 32, par. 415-12)
11    Sec. 12. (a) No corporation shall open, operate or maintain
12an establishment for any of the purposes for which a
13corporation may be organized under this Act without a
14certificate of registration from the regulating authority
15authorized by law to license individuals to engage in the
16profession or related professions concerned. Application for
17such registration shall be made in writing, and shall contain
18the name and address of the corporation, and such other
19information as may be required by the regulating authority.
20Upon receipt of such application, the regulating authority, or
21some administrative agency of government designated by it,
22shall make an investigation of the corporation. If the
23regulating authority is the Supreme Court it may designate the
24bar or legal association which investigates and prefers charges

 

 

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1against lawyers to it for disciplining. If such authority finds
2that the incorporators, officers, directors and shareholders
3are each licensed pursuant to the laws of Illinois to engage in
4the particular profession or related professions involved
5(except that the secretary of the corporation need not be so
6licensed), and if no disciplinary action is pending before it
7against any of them, and if it appears that the corporation
8will be conducted in compliance with the law and the
9regulations and rules of the regulating authority, such
10authority, shall issue, upon payment of a registration fee of
11$50, a certificate of registration.
12    Upon written application of the holder, the regulating
13authority which originally issued the certificate of
14registration shall renew the certificate if it finds that the
15corporation has complied with its regulations and the
16provisions of this Act.
17    The fee for the renewal of a certificate of registration
18shall be calculated at the rate of $40 per year.
19    The certificate of registration shall be conspicuously
20posted upon the premises to which it is applicable, and the
21professional corporation shall have only those offices which
22are designated by street address in the articles of
23incorporation, or as changed by amendment of such articles. No
24certificate of registration shall be assignable.
25    (b) Moneys collected under this Section from a professional
26corporation organized to practice law shall be deposited into

 

 

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1the Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund.
2    (c) After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
398th General Assembly, the amount of any fee collected under
4this Section from a professional corporation organized to
5practice law may be set by Supreme Court rule, except that the
6amount of the fees shall remain as set by statute until the
7Supreme Court adopts rules specifying a higher or lower fee
8amount.
9(Source: P.A. 83-863.)
 
10    Section 25. The Limited Liability Company Act is amended by
11changing Section 50-45 as follows:
 
12    (805 ILCS 180/50-45)
13    Sec. 50-45. Certificate of registration; attorneys at law.
14    (a) A limited liability company that is organized to
15practice law may not engage in the practice of law without a
16certificate of registration from the Supreme Court of Illinois.
17Application for registration shall be made in writing and shall
18contain the name and address of the limited liability company
19and such other information as may be required by the Supreme
20Court. Upon receipt of the application, if the Supreme Court
21finds that the organizers, members, and managers are each
22licensed to practice law, no disciplinary action is pending
23against any of them, and it appears that the limited liability
24company will be conducted in compliance with the law and the

 

 

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1rules of the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court may issue, upon
2payment of a registration fee of $50, a certificate of
3registration.
4    Upon written application of the certificate holder and upon
5completion of a form prescribed by the Supreme Court, the
6Supreme Court may renew the certificate if it finds that the
7limited liability company has complied with the Supreme Court's
8rules and the provisions of this Act. The fee for the renewal
9of a certificate of registration is $40 per year.
10    The applications submitted and fees payable to the Supreme
11Court shall be in addition to the documents, amendments, and
12reports filed with and the fees and penalties charged by the
13Secretary of State.
14    The certificate of registration shall be conspicuously
15posted upon the premises to which it is applicable, and the
16limited liability company may have only those offices that are
17designated by street address in the articles of organization or
18as changed by amendment of those articles. A certificate of
19registration is not assignable.
20    (b) Moneys collected under this Section shall be deposited
21into the Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund.
22    (c) After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
2398th General Assembly, the amount of any fee collected under
24this Section may be set by Supreme Court rule, except that the
25amount of the fees shall remain as set by statute until the
26Supreme Court adopts rules specifying a higher or lower fee

 

 

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1amount.
2(Source: P.A. 89-686, eff. 12-31-96.)
 
3    Section 30. The Professional Association Act is amended by
4changing Section 10 as follows:
 
5    (805 ILCS 305/10)  (from Ch. 106 1/2, par. 110)
6    Sec. 10. Regulation of practice of law.
7    (a) The manner in which lawyers practice law under this Act
8is subject to the powers of the Supreme Court to regulate the
9practice of law.
10    (b) A professional association that is organized to
11practice law may not engage in the practice of law without a
12certificate of registration from the Supreme Court of Illinois.
13Application for registration shall be made in writing and shall
14contain the name and address of the professional association
15and such other information as may be required by the Supreme
16Court. Upon receipt of the application, if the Supreme Court
17finds that the members and shareholders are each licensed to
18practice law, no disciplinary action is pending against any of
19them, and it appears that the professional association will be
20conducted in compliance with the law and the rules of the
21Supreme Court, the Supreme Court may issue, upon payment of a
22registration fee of $50, a certificate of registration.
23    Upon written application of the certificate holder and upon
24completion of a form prescribed by the Supreme Court, the

 

 

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1Supreme Court may renew the certificate if it finds that the
2professional association has complied with the Supreme Court's
3rules and the provisions of this Act. The fee for the renewal
4of a certificate of registration is $40 per year.
5    The certificate of registration shall be conspicuously
6posted upon the premises to which it is applicable, and the
7professional association may have only those offices that are
8designated by street address in the articles of association or
9as changed by amendment of those articles. A certificate of
10registration is not assignable.
11    (c) Moneys collected under this Section shall be deposited
12into the Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund.
13    (d) After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
1498th General Assembly, the amount of any fee collected under
15this Section may be set by Supreme Court rule, except that the
16amount of the fees shall remain as set by statute until the
17Supreme Court adopts rules specifying a higher or lower fee
18amount.
19(Source: P.A. 89-686, eff. 12-31-96.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect October
211, 2013.".