Full Text of HB0898 97th General Assembly
HB0898ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough Filed: 3/29/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 898
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 898 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 27.2a as follows:
| 6 | | (705 ILCS 105/27.2a) (from Ch. 25, par. 27.2a)
| 7 | | Sec. 27.2a. The fees of the clerks of the circuit court in | 8 | | all
counties having a population of 3,000,000 or more | 9 | | inhabitants in the
instances described in this Section shall be | 10 | | as provided in this
Section. In those instances where a minimum | 11 | | and maximum fee is stated, the
clerk of the circuit court must | 12 | | charge the minimum fee listed
and may charge up to the maximum | 13 | | fee if the county board has by resolution
increased the fee. | 14 | | The fees shall be paid in advance and shall be as follows:
| 15 | | (a) Civil Cases.
| 16 | | The fee for filing a complaint, petition, or other |
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| 1 | | pleading
initiating a civil action, with the following | 2 | | exceptions, shall be a minimum
of $190 and a maximum of | 3 | | $240.
| 4 | | (A) When the amount of money or damages or the | 5 | | value of personal
property claimed does not exceed | 6 | | $250, a minimum of $15 and a maximum of
$22.
| 7 | | (B) When that amount exceeds $250 but does not | 8 | | exceed $1000, a minimum
of $40 and a maximum of $75.
| 9 | | (C) When that amount exceeds $1000 but does not | 10 | | exceed $2500, a
minimum of $50 and a maximum of $80.
| 11 | | (D) When that amount exceeds $2500 but does not | 12 | | exceed $5000, a
minimum of $100 and a maximum of $130.
| 13 | | (E) When that amount exceeds $5000 but does not | 14 | | exceed $15,000, $150.
| 15 | | (F) For the exercise of eminent domain, $150. For | 16 | | each additional
lot or tract of land or right or | 17 | | interest therein subject to be condemned,
the damages | 18 | | in respect to which shall require separate assessment | 19 | | by a jury,
$150.
| 20 | | (G) For the final determination of parking, | 21 | | standing, and compliance
violations and final | 22 | | administrative decisions issued after hearings | 23 | | regarding
vehicle immobilization and impoundment made | 24 | | pursuant to Sections 3-704.1,
6-306.5, and 11-208.3 of | 25 | | the Illinois Vehicle Code, $25.
| 26 | | (H) No fees shall be charged by the clerk to a |
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| 1 | | petitioner in any
order
of
protection including, but | 2 | | not limited to, filing, modifying, withdrawing,
| 3 | | certifying, or
photocopying petitions for orders of | 4 | | protection, or for issuing alias summons,
or for any
| 5 | | related filing service, certifying, modifying, | 6 | | vacating, or
photocopying any
orders of protection.
| 7 | | (b) Forcible Entry and Detainer.
| 8 | | In each forcible entry and detainer case when the | 9 | | plaintiff seeks
possession only or unites with his or her | 10 | | claim for possession of the property
a claim for rent or | 11 | | damages or both in the amount of $15,000 or less, a
minimum | 12 | | of $75 and a maximum of $140.
When the plaintiff unites his | 13 | | or her claim for possession with a claim for
rent or | 14 | | damages or both exceeding $15,000, a minimum of $225 and a
| 15 | | maximum of
$335.
| 16 | | (c) Counterclaim or Joining Third Party Defendant.
| 17 | | When any defendant files a counterclaim as part of his | 18 | | or her answer or
otherwise or joins another party as a | 19 | | third party defendant, or both, the
defendant shall pay a | 20 | | fee for each counterclaim or third party action in an
| 21 | | amount equal to the fee he or she would have had to pay had | 22 | | he or she
brought a separate action for the relief sought | 23 | | in the counterclaim or
against the third party defendant, | 24 | | less the amount of the appearance fee,
if that has been | 25 | | paid.
| 26 | | (d) Confession of Judgment.
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| 1 | | In a confession of judgment when the amount does not | 2 | | exceed $1500, a
minimum of $60 and a maximum of $70.
When | 3 | | the amount exceeds $1500, but does not exceed $5000, a | 4 | | minimum of $75
and a maximum of $150.
When the
amount | 5 | | exceeds $5000, but does not exceed $15,000, a minimum of | 6 | | $175 and
a
maximum of $260. When the
amount
exceeds | 7 | | $15,000, a minimum of $250 and a maximum of $310.
| 8 | | (e) Appearance.
| 9 | | The fee for filing an appearance in each civil case | 10 | | shall be a minimum
of
$75 and a maximum of $110,
except as | 11 | | follows:
| 12 | | (A) When the plaintiff in a forcible entry and | 13 | | detainer case seeks
possession only, a minimum of $40 | 14 | | and a maximum of $80.
| 15 | | (B) When the amount in the case does not exceed | 16 | | $1500, a minimum of
$40 and a maximum of $80.
| 17 | | (C) When that amount exceeds $1500 but does not | 18 | | exceed $15,000, a
minimum of $60 and a maximum of $90.
| 19 | | (f) Garnishment, Wage Deduction, and Citation.
| 20 | | In garnishment affidavit, wage deduction affidavit, | 21 | | and citation
petition when the amount does not exceed | 22 | | $1,000, a minimum of $15 and a
maximum of $25; when the
| 23 | | amount
exceeds $1,000 but does not exceed $5,000, a minimum | 24 | | of $30 and a maximum
of
$45; and when the amount
exceeds
| 25 | | $5,000, a minimum of $50 and a maximum of $80.
| 26 | | (g) Petition to Vacate
or Modify.
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| 1 | | (1) Petition to vacate
or modify any final judgment or | 2 | | order of court,
except in forcible entry and detainer cases | 3 | | and small claims cases or a
petition to reopen an estate, | 4 | | to modify, terminate, or enforce a
judgment or order for | 5 | | child or spousal support, or to modify, suspend, or
| 6 | | terminate an order for withholding, if filed before 30 days | 7 | | after the entry
of the judgment or order, a minimum of $50 | 8 | | and a maximum of $60.
| 9 | | (2) Petition to vacate
or modify any final judgment
or | 10 | | order of court, except a petition to modify, terminate, or | 11 | | enforce a
judgment or order for child or spousal support or | 12 | | to modify, suspend, or
terminate an order for withholding, | 13 | | if filed later than 30 days
after the entry of the judgment | 14 | | or order, a minimum of $75 and a maximum
of
$90.
| 15 | | (3) Petition to vacate order of bond forfeiture, a | 16 | | minimum of $40
and a
maximum of $80.
| 17 | | (h) Mailing.
| 18 | | When the clerk is required to mail, the fee will be a | 19 | | minimum of $10
and
a maximum of $15,
plus the cost of | 20 | | postage.
| 21 | | (i) Certified Copies.
| 22 | | Each certified copy of a judgment after the first, | 23 | | except in small
claims and forcible entry and detainer | 24 | | cases, a minimum of $15 and a
maximum
of $20.
| 25 | | (j) Habeas Corpus.
| 26 | | For filing a petition for relief by habeas corpus, a |
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| 1 | | minimum of $125
and
a maximum of $190.
| 2 | | (k) Certification, Authentication, and Reproduction.
| 3 | | (1) Each certification or authentication for taking | 4 | | the acknowledgment
of a deed or other instrument in writing | 5 | | with the seal of office, a minimum
of $6 and a maximum of | 6 | | $9.
| 7 | | (2) Court appeals when original documents are | 8 | | forwarded, under 100 pages,
plus delivery and costs, a | 9 | | minimum of $75 and a maximum of $110.
| 10 | | (3) Court appeals when original documents are | 11 | | forwarded, over 100 pages,
plus delivery and costs, a | 12 | | minimum of $150 and a maximum of $185.
| 13 | | (4) Court appeals when original documents are | 14 | | forwarded, over 200
pages, an additional fee of a minimum | 15 | | of 25 and a maximum of 30 cents
per
page.
| 16 | | (5) For reproduction of any document contained in the | 17 | | clerk's files:
| 18 | | (A) First page, $2.
| 19 | | (B) Next 19 pages, 50 cents per page.
| 20 | | (C) All remaining pages, 25 cents per page.
| 21 | | (l) Remands.
| 22 | | In any cases remanded to the Circuit Court from the | 23 | | Supreme Court
or the Appellate Court for a new trial, the | 24 | | clerk shall file the
remanding order and reinstate the case | 25 | | with either its original number or a new
number. The Clerk
| 26 | | shall not charge any new or additional fee for the |
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| 1 | | reinstatement. Upon
reinstatement the Clerk shall advise | 2 | | the parties of the reinstatement. A
party shall have the | 3 | | same right to a jury trial on remand and reinstatement
as | 4 | | he or she had before the appeal, and no additional or new | 5 | | fee or charge
shall be made for a jury trial after remand.
| 6 | | (m) Record Search.
| 7 | | For each record search, within a division or municipal | 8 | | district, the
clerk shall be entitled to a search fee of a | 9 | | minimum of $6 and a maximum
of
$9 for each year
searched.
| 10 | | (n) Hard Copy.
| 11 | | For each page of hard copy print output, when case | 12 | | records are
maintained on an automated medium, the clerk | 13 | | shall be entitled to a fee of
a minimum of $6 and a maximum | 14 | | of $9.
| 15 | | (o) Index Inquiry and Other Records.
| 16 | | No fee shall be charged for a single | 17 | | plaintiff/defendant index inquiry
or single case record | 18 | | inquiry when this request is made in person and the
records | 19 | | are maintained in a current automated medium, and when no | 20 | | hard copy
print output is requested. The fees to be charged | 21 | | for management records,
multiple case records, and | 22 | | multiple journal records may be specified by the
Chief | 23 | | Judge pursuant to the guidelines for access and | 24 | | dissemination of
information approved by the Supreme | 25 | | Court.
| 26 | | (p) (Blank).
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| 1 | | (q) Alias Summons.
| 2 | | For each alias summons or citation issued by the clerk, | 3 | | a minimum of $5
and a maximum of $6.
| 4 | | (r) Other Fees.
| 5 | | Any fees not covered in this Section shall be set by | 6 | | rule or
administrative order of the Circuit Court with the | 7 | | approval of the
Administrative Office of the Illinois | 8 | | Courts.
| 9 | | The clerk of the circuit court may provide additional | 10 | | services for
which there is no fee specified by statute in | 11 | | connection with the operation
of the clerk's office as may | 12 | | be requested by the public and agreed to by
the clerk and | 13 | | approved by the chief judge of the circuit court. Any
| 14 | | charges for additional services shall be as agreed to
| 15 | | between the clerk and the party making the request and | 16 | | approved by the
chief judge of the circuit court. Nothing | 17 | | in this
subsection shall be construed to require any clerk | 18 | | to provide any service
not otherwise required by law.
| 19 | | (s) Jury Services.
| 20 | | The clerk shall be entitled to receive, in
addition to | 21 | | other fees allowed by law, the sum of a minimum of $212.50
| 22 | | and
maximum of $230, as a
fee for the
services of a jury in | 23 | | every civil action not quasi-criminal in its
nature and not | 24 | | a proceeding for the exercise of the right of eminent
| 25 | | domain and in every other action wherein the right of trial | 26 | | by jury
is or may be given by law. The jury fee shall be |
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| 1 | | paid by the party
demanding a jury at the time of filing | 2 | | the jury demand. If the fee is
not paid by either party, no | 3 | | jury shall be called in the action or
proceeding, and the | 4 | | same shall be tried by the court without a jury.
| 5 | | (t) Voluntary Assignment.
| 6 | | For filing each deed of voluntary assignment, a minimum | 7 | | of $20 and a
maximum of $40; for
recording
the same, a | 8 | | minimum of 50˘ and a maximum of $0.80 for each 100 words.
| 9 | | Exceptions filed to claims
presented
to an assignee of a | 10 | | debtor who has made a voluntary assignment for the
benefit | 11 | | of creditors shall be considered and treated, for the | 12 | | purpose of
taxing costs therein, as actions in which the | 13 | | party or parties filing
the exceptions shall be considered | 14 | | as party or parties plaintiff, and
the claimant or | 15 | | claimants as party or parties defendant, and those
parties | 16 | | respectively shall pay to the clerk the same fees
as | 17 | | provided by this Section to be paid in other actions.
| 18 | | (u) Expungement Petition.
| 19 | | The clerk shall be entitled to receive a fee of a | 20 | | minimum of $60 and
a
maximum of $120 for each
expungement | 21 | | petition filed and an additional fee of a minimum of $4 and | 22 | | a
maximum of $8 for each
certified
copy of an order to | 23 | | expunge arrest records.
| 24 | | (v) Probate.
| 25 | | The clerk is entitled to receive the fees
specified in | 26 | | this subsection (v), which shall be paid in advance,
except |
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| 1 | | that, for good cause shown, the court may suspend, reduce, | 2 | | or
release the costs payable under this subsection:
| 3 | | (1) For administration of the estate of a decedent | 4 | | (whether testate
or intestate) or of a missing person, a | 5 | | minimum of $150 and a maximum of
$225, plus the fees
| 6 | | specified in
subsection (v)(3), except:
| 7 | | (A) When the value of the real and personal | 8 | | property does not exceed
$15,000, the fee shall be a | 9 | | minimum of $40 and a maximum of $65.
| 10 | | (B) When (i) proof of heirship alone is made, (ii) | 11 | | a domestic or
foreign will is admitted to probate | 12 | | without administration (including
proof of heirship), | 13 | | or (iii) letters of office are issued for a particular
| 14 | | purpose without administration of the estate, the fee | 15 | | shall be a minimum of
$40 and a maximum of $65.
| 16 | | (2) For administration of the estate of a ward, a | 17 | | minimum of $75 and
a
maximum of $110,
plus the fees | 18 | | specified in subsection (v)(3), except:
| 19 | | (A) When the value of the real and personal | 20 | | property does not exceed
$15,000, the fee shall be a | 21 | | minimum of $40 and a maximum of $65.
| 22 | | (B) When (i) letters of office are issued to a | 23 | | guardian of the person
or persons,
but not of the | 24 | | estate or (ii) letters of office are issued in the | 25 | | estate of
a ward without administration of the estate, | 26 | | including filing or joining in
the filing of a tax |
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| 1 | | return or releasing a mortgage or consenting to the
| 2 | | marriage of the ward, the fee shall be a minimum of $20 | 3 | | and a maximum of
$40.
| 4 | | (3) In addition to the fees payable under subsection | 5 | | (v)(1) or
(v)(2) of this Section, the following fees are | 6 | | payable:
| 7 | | (A) For each account (other than one final account) | 8 | | filed in the
estate of a decedent, or ward, a minimum | 9 | | of $25 and a maximum of $40.
| 10 | | (B) For filing a claim in an estate when the amount | 11 | | claimed is $150
or more but less than $500, a minimum | 12 | | of $20 and a maximum of $40; when
the
amount claimed is | 13 | | $500 or
more but less than $10,000, a minimum of $40 | 14 | | and a maximum of $65; when
the
amount claimed is | 15 | | $10,000
or more,
a minimum of $60 and a maximum of $90; | 16 | | provided that the court in
allowing
a claim may add to | 17 | | the
amount allowed
the filing fee paid by the claimant.
| 18 | | (C) For filing in an estate a claim, petition, or | 19 | | supplemental
proceeding based upon an action seeking | 20 | | equitable relief including the
construction or contest | 21 | | of a will, enforcement of a contract to make a
will, | 22 | | and proceedings involving testamentary trusts or the | 23 | | appointment of
testamentary trustees, a minimum of $60 | 24 | | and a maximum of $90.
| 25 | | (D) For filing in an estate (i) the appearance of | 26 | | any person for the
purpose of consent or (ii) the |
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| 1 | | appearance of an executor, administrator,
| 2 | | administrator to collect, guardian, guardian ad litem, | 3 | | or special
administrator, no fee.
| 4 | | (E) Except as provided in subsection (v)(3)(D), | 5 | | for filing the
appearance of any person or persons, a | 6 | | minimum of $30 and a maximum of
$90.
| 7 | | (F) For each jury demand, a minimum of $137.50 and | 8 | | a maximum of
$180.
| 9 | | (G) For disposition of the collection of a judgment | 10 | | or settlement of
an action or claim for wrongful death | 11 | | of a decedent or of any cause of
action of a ward, when | 12 | | there is no other administration
of the estate, a | 13 | | minimum of $50 and a maximum of $80, less any amount
| 14 | | paid
under subsection (v)(1)(B)
or (v)(2)(B) except | 15 | | that if the amount involved does not exceed
$5,000, the | 16 | | fee, including any amount paid under subsection
| 17 | | (v)(1)(B) or (v)(2)(B), shall be a minimum of $20 and a | 18 | | maximum of $40.
| 19 | | (H) For each certified copy of letters of office, | 20 | | of court order or
other certification, a minimum of $2 | 21 | | and a maximum of $4, plus $1 per
page
in excess
of 3 | 22 | | pages for the document certified.
| 23 | | (I) For each exemplification, $2, plus the fee for | 24 | | certification.
| 25 | | (4) The executor, administrator, guardian, petitioner,
| 26 | | or other interested person or his or her attorney shall pay |
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| 1 | | the cost of
publication by the clerk directly to the | 2 | | newspaper.
| 3 | | (5) The person on whose behalf a charge is incurred for | 4 | | witness,
court reporter, appraiser, or other miscellaneous | 5 | | fee shall pay the same
directly to the person entitled | 6 | | thereto.
| 7 | | (6) The executor, administrator, guardian, petitioner, | 8 | | or other
interested person or his or her attorney shall pay | 9 | | to the clerk all postage
charges incurred by the clerk in | 10 | | mailing petitions, orders, notices, or
other documents | 11 | | pursuant to the provisions of the Probate Act of 1975.
| 12 | | (w) Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Costs and Fees.
| 13 | | (1) The clerk shall be entitled to costs in all | 14 | | criminal
and quasi-criminal cases from each person | 15 | | convicted or sentenced to
supervision therein as follows:
| 16 | | (A) Felony complaints, a minimum of $125 and a | 17 | | maximum of $190.
| 18 | | (B) Misdemeanor complaints, a minimum of $75 and a | 19 | | maximum of
$110.
| 20 | | (C) Business offense complaints, a minimum of $75 | 21 | | and a maximum of
$110.
| 22 | | (D) Petty offense complaints, a minimum of $75 and | 23 | | a maximum of
$110.
| 24 | | (E) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, $30.
| 25 | | (F) When court appearance required, $50.
| 26 | | (G) Motions to vacate or amend final orders, a |
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| 1 | | minimum of $40 and
a
maximum of $80.
| 2 | | (H) Motions to vacate bond forfeiture orders, a | 3 | | minimum of $30 and
a
maximum of $45.
| 4 | | (I) Motions to vacate ex parte judgments, whenever | 5 | | filed, a minimum
of
$30 and a maximum of $45.
| 6 | | (J) Motions to vacate judgment on forfeitures, | 7 | | whenever filed, a
minimum of $25 and a maximum of $30.
| 8 | | (K) Motions to vacate "failure to appear" or | 9 | | "failure to comply"
notices sent to the Secretary of | 10 | | State, a minimum of $40 and a maximum of
$50.
| 11 | | (2) In counties having a population of 3,000,000 or | 12 | | more,
when the violation complaint is issued by a municipal
| 13 | | police department, the clerk shall be entitled to costs | 14 | | from each person
convicted therein as follows:
| 15 | | (A) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, $30.
| 16 | | (B) When court appearance required, $50.
| 17 | | (3) In ordinance violation cases punishable by fine | 18 | | only, the clerk
of the circuit court shall be entitled to | 19 | | receive, unless the fee is
excused upon a finding by the | 20 | | court that the defendant is indigent, in
addition to other | 21 | | fees or costs allowed or imposed by law, the sum of a
| 22 | | minimum of
$112.50 and a maximum of $250
as a fee for the | 23 | | services of a jury. The jury fee shall be paid by the
| 24 | | defendant at the time of filing his or her jury demand. If | 25 | | the fee is not
so paid by the defendant, no jury shall be | 26 | | called, and the case shall be
tried by the court without a |
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| 1 | | jury.
| 2 | | (x) Transcripts of Judgment.
| 3 | | For the filing of a transcript of judgment, the clerk | 4 | | shall be entitled
to the same fee as if it were the | 5 | | commencement of a new suit.
| 6 | | (y) Change of Venue.
| 7 | | (1) For the filing of a change of case on a change of | 8 | | venue, the clerk
shall be entitled to the same fee as if it | 9 | | were the commencement of a new suit.
| 10 | | (2) The fee for the preparation and certification of a | 11 | | record on a
change of venue to another jurisdiction, when | 12 | | original documents are
forwarded, a minimum of $40 and a | 13 | | maximum of $65.
| 14 | | (z) Tax objection complaints.
| 15 | | For each tax objection complaint containing one or more | 16 | | tax
objections, regardless of the number of parcels | 17 | | involved or the number of
taxpayers joining in the | 18 | | complaint, a minimum of $50 and a maximum of
$100.
| 19 | | (aa) Tax Deeds.
| 20 | | (1) Petition for tax deed, if only one parcel is | 21 | | involved, a minimum
of
$250 and a maximum of $400.
| 22 | | (2) For each additional parcel, add a fee of a minimum | 23 | | of $100 and a
maximum of $200.
| 24 | | (bb) Collections.
| 25 | | (1) For all collections made of others, except the | 26 | | State and county
and except in maintenance or child support |
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| 1 | | cases, a sum equal to 3.0% of
the amount collected and | 2 | | turned over.
| 3 | | (2) Interest earned on any funds held by the clerk | 4 | | shall be turned
over to the county general fund as an | 5 | | earning of the office.
| 6 | | (3) For any check, draft, or other bank instrument | 7 | | returned to the
clerk for non-sufficient funds, account | 8 | | closed, or payment stopped, $25.
| 9 | | (4) In child support and maintenance cases, the clerk, | 10 | | if authorized by an
ordinance of the county board, may | 11 | | collect an annual fee of up to $36 from
the person making | 12 | | payment for maintaining child support records and the
| 13 | | processing of support orders to the State of Illinois KIDS | 14 | | system and the
recording of payments issued by the State | 15 | | Disbursement Unit for the official
record of the Court. | 16 | | This fee shall be in addition
to and separate from amounts | 17 | | ordered to be paid as maintenance or child
support and | 18 | | shall be deposited into a Separate Maintenance and Child | 19 | | Support
Collection Fund, of which the clerk shall be the | 20 | | custodian, ex-officio, to
be used by the clerk to maintain | 21 | | child support orders and record all payments
issued by the | 22 | | State Disbursement Unit for the official record of the | 23 | | Court.
The clerk may recover from the person making the | 24 | | maintenance or child
support payment any additional cost | 25 | | incurred in the collection of this annual
fee.
| 26 | | The clerk shall also be entitled to a fee of $5 for |
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| 1 | | certifications made
to the Secretary of State as provided | 2 | | in Section 7-703 of the Family
Financial Responsibility Law | 3 | | and these fees shall also be deposited into the
Separate | 4 | | Maintenance and Child Support Collection Fund.
| 5 | | (cc) Corrections of Numbers.
| 6 | | For correction of the case number, case title, or | 7 | | attorney computer
identification number, if required by | 8 | | rule of court, on any document filed
in the clerk's office, | 9 | | to be charged against the party that filed the document,
a | 10 | | minimum of $25 and a maximum of $40.
| 11 | | (dd) Exceptions.
| 12 | | (1) The fee requirements of this Section shall not | 13 | | apply to police
departments or other law enforcement | 14 | | agencies. In this Section, "law
enforcement agency" means | 15 | | an agency of the State or a unit of local
government which | 16 | | is vested by law or ordinance with the duty to maintain
| 17 | | public order and to enforce criminal laws or ordinances. | 18 | | "Law enforcement
agency" also means the Attorney General or | 19 | | any state's attorney.
| 20 | | (2) No fee provided herein shall be charged to any unit | 21 | | of
local government or school district.
The fee | 22 | | requirements of this Section shall not apply to any action | 23 | | instituted
under subsection (b) of Section 11-31-1 of the | 24 | | Illinois Municipal Code by a
private owner or tenant of | 25 | | real property within 1200 feet of a dangerous or
unsafe | 26 | | building seeking an order compelling the owner or owners of |
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| 1 | | the building
to take any of the actions authorized under | 2 | | that subsection.
| 3 | | (3) The fee requirements of this Section shall not | 4 | | apply to the filing
of any
commitment petition or petition | 5 | | for an order authorizing the administration of | 6 | | psychotropic medication or electroconvulsive therapy
under | 7 | | the Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Code.
| 8 | | (ee) Adoption.
| 9 | | (1) For an adoption ...............................$65
| 10 | | (2) Upon good cause shown, the court may waive the | 11 | | adoption filing fee
in a special needs adoption. The term | 12 | | "special needs adoption" shall have
the meaning ascribed to | 13 | | it by the Illinois Department of Children and Family
| 14 | | Services.
| 15 | | (ff) Adoption exemptions.
| 16 | | No fee other than that set forth in subsection (ee) | 17 | | shall be charged to
any person in connection with an | 18 | | adoption proceeding
nor may any fee be
charged for | 19 | | proceedings for
the appointment of a confidential | 20 | | intermediary under the Adoption Act.
| 21 | | (gg) Unpaid fees.
| 22 | | Unless a court ordered payment schedule is implemented | 23 | | or the fee
requirements of this Section are waived pursuant | 24 | | to court order, the clerk of
the court may add to any | 25 | | unpaid fees and costs under this Section a delinquency
| 26 | | amount equal to 5% of the unpaid fees that remain unpaid |
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| 1 | | after 30 days, 10% of
the unpaid fees that remain unpaid | 2 | | after 60 days, and 15% of the unpaid fees
that remain | 3 | | unpaid after 90 days. Notice to those parties may be made | 4 | | by
signage posting or publication. The additional | 5 | | delinquency amounts collected under this Section shall
be | 6 | | used to defray additional administrative costs incurred by | 7 | | the clerk of the
circuit court in collecting unpaid fees | 8 | | and costs.
| 9 | | (hh) Processing fee. | 10 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the clerk | 11 | | shall be entitled to receive a minimum of $.50 and a | 12 | | maximum of $1 for each separately titled document filed. | 13 | | (Source: P.A. 95-172, eff. 8-14-07.)".
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