093_SB1126

 
                                     LRB093 04227 LCB 11206 b

 1        AN ACT concerning clerks of courts.

 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 adding
 5    Section 27.2b as follows:

 6        (705 ILCS 105/27.2b new)
 7        Sec.  27.2b.  State  income  tax  refund or other payment
 8    intercept.  The Illinois Department of Revenue may provide by
 9    rule for certification to the  Comptroller  of  unpaid  court
10    fees  and  costs owed under an order entered by a court.  The
11    purpose of the certification  shall  be  to  intercept  State
12    income tax refunds and other payments due the persons who owe
13    fees  or  costs  in  order  to  satisfy unpaid fees and costs
14    pursuant to the fee requirements  of  Sections  27.1,  27.1a,
15    27.2,  and  27.2a  of  this Act.  The rules shall provide for
16    notice to and an opportunity to be heard by a person who owes
17    fees or costs.