(35 ILCS 200/Art. 18 Div. 5.1 heading) Division 5.1.
One-year Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
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(35 ILCS 200/18-246)
Sec. 18-246. Short title; definitions. This Division 5.1 may be cited as the One-year Property Tax
Extension Limitation Law.
As used in this Division 5.1:
"Taxing district" has the same meaning provided in Section 1-150, except that
it includes only each non-home rule taxing district with the majority of its
1993 equalized assessed value contained in one or more affected counties, as
defined in Section 18-185, other than those taxing districts subject to the
Property Tax Extension Limitation Law before February 12, 1995 (the effective date of Public Act 89-1).
"Aggregate extension" means the annual corporate extension for the taxing
district and those special purpose extensions that are made annually for the
taxing district, excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing
district to pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds that were
approved by referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
principal on general obligation bonds issued before March 1, 1995; (c) made for
any taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or
continue to refund those bonds issued before March 1, 1995; (d) made for any
taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or
continue to refund bonds issued after March 1, 1995 that were approved by
referendum; (e) made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on
revenue bonds issued before March 1, 1995 for payment of which a property tax
levy or the full faith and
credit of the unit of local government is pledged; however, a tax for the
payment of interest or principal on those bonds shall be made only after the
governing body of the unit of local government finds that all other sources for
payment are insufficient to make those payments; (f) made for payments under a
building commission lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of
bonds issued by the commission before March 1, 1995, to pay
for the building project; (g) made for payments due under installment contracts
entered into before March 1, 1995; and (h) made for payments
of principal and interest on bonds issued under the Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District Act to finance construction projects initiated before
October 1, 1991.
"Special purpose extensions" includes, but is not limited to, extensions for
levies made on an annual basis for unemployment compensation, workers'
compensation, self-insurance, contributions to pension plans, and extensions
made under Section 6-601 of the Illinois Highway Code for a road district's
permanent road fund, whether levied annually or not. The extension for a
special service area is not included in the aggregate extension.
"Aggregate extension base" means the taxing district's aggregate extension
for the 1993 levy year as adjusted under Section 18-248.
"Levy year" has the same meaning as "year" under Section 1-155.
"New property" means (i) the assessed value, after final board of review
or board of appeals action, of new improvements or additions to existing
improvements on any parcel of real property that increase the assessed value of
that real property during the levy year multiplied by the equalization factor
issued by the Department under Section 17-30 and (ii) the assessed value, after
final board of review or
board of appeals action, of real property not exempt from real estate taxation,
which real property was exempt from real estate taxation for any portion of the
immediately preceding levy year, multiplied by the equalization factor issued
by the Department under Section 17-30.
"Recovered tax increment value" means the amount of the 1994 equalized
assessed value, in the first year after a city terminates the designation of
an area as a redevelopment project area previously established under the Tax
Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code
or previously established under the Industrial Jobs Recovery
Law of the Illinois Municipal Code, or previously established under the
Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, of each
taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in the redevelopment
project area over and above the initial equalized assessed value of each
property in the redevelopment project area.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, "limiting rate" means a
fraction the numerator of which is the aggregate extension base times 1.05
and the denominator of which is the 1994 equalized assessed value of all real
property in the territory under the jurisdiction of the taxing district during
the 1993 levy year. The denominator shall not include new property and shall
not include the recovered tax increment value.
(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(35 ILCS 200/18-247)
Sec. 18-247.
Limitation.
Tax extensions for the 1994 levy year made
under Sections 18-45 and 18-105 are further limited by the provisions of this
Law.
For those taxing districts for which the county clerk extended taxes for any
funds included in the aggregate extension base for the 1993 levy year, the
county clerk shall extend a rate for the sum of the funds in the aggregate
extension base that is no greater than the limiting rate.
This limitation does not apply to those taxing districts for which the county
clerk did not extend taxes for any funds included in the aggregate extension
base for the 1993 levy year, except that it does apply to those districts that
have an aggregate extension base established under subsection (a) of Section
18-248.
If the county clerk is required to reduce the aggregate extension of a taxing
district by provisions of this Law, the county clerk shall proportionally
reduce the extension for each fund unless otherwise requested by the taxing
district.
(Source: P.A. 89-1, eff. 2-12-95.)
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(35 ILCS 200/18-248)
Sec. 18-248.
Adjustments to the limiting rate.
(a) Merging and consolidating taxing districts. For purpose of this Law,
when 2 or more taxing districts merge or consolidate, the sum of the last
preceding aggregate extension for each taxing district shall be combined for
the resulting merged or consolidated taxing district. When a service performed
by one taxing
district is transferred to another taxing district, that part of the aggregate
extension base for that purpose shall be transferred and added to the aggregate
extension base of the transferee taxing district for purposes of this Law and
shall be deducted from the aggregate extension base of the transferor taxing
district.
(b) Annexed or disconnected property. If property is annexed into the
taxing district or is disconnected from a taxing district during the current
levy year, the calculation of the limiting rate under Section 18-246 is not
affected. The rates as limited under this Law are applied to all property in
the district for the 1994 levy year, excluding property that was annexed after
the adoption of the levy for the current levy year.
(c) Rate increase or decrease factor. When a new rate or a rate increase or
decrease that is first effective for the 1994 levy year has been approved by
referendum, the aggregate extension base, as adjusted in subsection (a),
shall be multiplied by a rate increase or decrease factor. The
numerator of the rate increase or decrease factor is the total combined rate
for the funds that made up the aggregate extension for the taxing district for
the 1993 levy year plus the rate increase approved or minus the rate decrease
approved. The denominator of the rate increase or decrease factor is the total
combined rate for the funds that made up the aggregate extension for the 1993
levy year. For those taxing districts for which a new rate or a rate increase
has been approved by referendum held after December 31, 1989, and that did not
increase their rate to the new maximum rate for that fund, the rate increase
factor for the 1994 levy year shall be adjusted by a factor the numerator of
which is the portion of the new or increased rate for which taxes were not
extended plus the aggregate rate in effect for the levy year prior to the levy
year in which the referendum was passed and the denominator of which is the
aggregate rate in effect for the levy year prior to the levy year in which the
referendum was passed.
(d) Tax increment financing districts. Extensions allocable to a special
tax allocation fund and the amount of taxes abated under Sections 18-165 and
18-170 are not included in the aggregate extension base when computing the
limiting rate.
(Source: P.A. 89-1, eff. 2-12-95.)
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(35 ILCS 200/18-249)
Sec. 18-249. Miscellaneous provisions.
(a) Certification of new property. For the 1994 levy year, the chief county
assessment officer shall certify to the county clerk, after all changes by the
board of review or board of appeals, as the case may be, the assessed value of
new property by taxing district for the 1994 levy year under rules promulgated
by the Department.
(b) School Code. A school district's State aid shall not be reduced under
the computation under subsections 5(a) through 5(h) of Part A of Section 18-8
of the School Code or under Section 18-8.15 of the School Code due to the
operating tax rate falling from above the minimum requirement of that Section
of the School Code to below the minimum requirement of that Section of the
School Code due to the operation of this Law.
(c) Rules. The Department shall make and promulgate reasonable rules
relating to the administration of the purposes and provisions of Sections
18-246 through 18-249 as may be necessary or appropriate.
(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
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(35 ILCS 200/18-249.5)
Sec. 18-249.5.
Severability.
The provisions of the One-year Property Tax
Extension Limitation Law are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on
Statutes.
(Source: P.A. 89-1, eff. 2-12-95.)
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(35 ILCS 200/Art. 18 Div. 6 heading) Division 6.
Preparation and delivery of books
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(35 ILCS 200/18-250) Sec. 18-250. Additions to forfeited taxes and unpaid special assessments; fee for estimate. (a) When any property has been forfeited for taxes or special assessments, the clerk shall compute the amount of back taxes and special assessments, interest, statutory costs, and printer's fees remaining due, with one year's interest on all taxes forfeited, and enter them upon the collector's books as separate items. Except as otherwise provided in Section 21-375, the aggregate so computed shall be collected in the same manner as the taxes on other property for that year. The county clerk shall examine the forfeitures, and strike all errors and make corrections as necessary. For counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, interest added to forfeitures under this Section shall be at the rate of 12% per year. For counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, interest added to forfeitures under this Section shall accrue at the rate of (i) 12% per year if the forfeiture is for a tax year before tax year 2023 or (ii) 0.75% per month, or portion thereof, if the forfeiture is for tax year 2023 or any tax year thereafter. (b) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, taxes first extended for prior years, or previously extended for prior years for which application for judgment and order of sale is not already pending, shall be added to the tax of the current year, with interest and costs as provided by law. Forfeitures shall not be so added, but they shall remain a lien on the property upon which they were charged until paid or sold as provided by law. There shall be added to such forfeitures annually the same interest as would be added if forfeited annually, until paid or sold, and the addition of each year's interest shall be considered a separate forfeiture. Forfeitures may be redeemed in the manner provided in Section 21-370 or 21-375. Taxes and special assessments for which application for judgment and order of sale is pending, or entered but not enforced for any reason, shall not be added to the tax for the current year. However, if the taxes and special assessments remain unpaid, the property, shall be advertised and sold under judgments and orders of sale to be entered in pending applications, or already entered in prior applications, including judgments and orders of sale under which the purchaser fails to complete his or her purchase. (c) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, on or before January 1, 2001 and during each year thereafter, the county clerk shall compute the amount of taxes on each property that remain due or forfeited for any year prior to the current year and have not become subject to Sections 20-180 through 20-190, and the clerk shall enter the same upon the collector's warrant books of the current and all following years as separate items in a suitable column. The county clerk shall examine the collector's warrant books and the Tax Judgment, Sale, Redemption and Forfeiture records for the appropriate years and may take any other actions as the clerk finds to be necessary or convenient in order to comply with this subsection. On and after January 1, 2001, any taxes for any year remaining due or forfeited against real property in such county not entered on the current collector's warrant books shall be deemed uncollectible and void, but shall not be subject to the posting or other requirements of Sections 20-180 through 20-190. (d) In counties with 100,000 or more inhabitants, the county clerk shall, when making the annual collector's books, in a suitable column, insert and designate previous forfeitures of general taxes by the word "forfeiture", to be stamped opposite each property forfeited at the last previous tax sale for general taxes and not redeemed or purchased previous to the completion of the collector's books. The collectors of general taxes shall stamp upon all bills rendered and receipts given the information on the collector's books regarding forfeiture of general taxes, and the stamped notation shall also refer the recipient to the county clerk for full information. The county clerk shall be allowed to collect from the person requesting an estimate of costs of redemption of a forfeited property, the fee provided by law. (Source: P.A. 103-555, eff. 1-1-24 .) |
(35 ILCS 200/18-255)
Sec. 18-255.
Abstract of assessments and extensions.
When the collector's
books are completed, the county clerk shall make a complete statement of the
assessment and extensions, in conformity to the instructions of the Department.
The clerk shall certify the statement to the Department.
(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 1, p. 1136; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/18-260)
Sec. 18-260.
Equalization certificate.
The county clerk shall make, in each
collector's book, a certificate of the equalization factor as determined by the
Department.
(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 1, p. 1136; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/18-265)
Sec. 18-265.
Collector's warrant.
A warrant, under the signature and
official seal of the county clerk, shall be annexed to each collector's book,
commanding the collector to collect from the persons named in the book the
sums entered opposite their respective names. The warrant shall direct the
collector to pay the taxes collected to the officers entitled to them.
(Source: P.A. 84-550; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/18-270)
Sec. 18-270.
Delivery of collector's books.
County clerks shall deliver the
books for the collection of taxes and the books for the collection of taxes
charged against railroad property to the duly qualified county or township
collectors on or before December 31 annually, or as soon as practicable. Each
collector shall receive the books or as soon as he or she is qualified.
However, for the 10 years next following the completion of a general
reassessment of property in any county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants made
under an order of the Department, as soon as such books are ready for delivery
the county clerk shall specify a day for the delivery of the books to the
collectors, shall give notice to the collectors of the specified day, and shall
deliver the books on that day.
(Source: P.A. 76-2254; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/18-275)
Sec. 18-275.
Delivery to township collectors.
On the delivery of the tax
books to the township collectors, the clerk shall make a certified statement
setting forth the name of each township collector, the amount of taxes to be
collected and paid for each purpose for which the tax is levied in each taxing
district and furnish the same statement to the county collector.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/Tit. 7 heading) TITLE 7.
TAX COLLECTION
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(35 ILCS 200/Art. 19 heading) Article 19.
Tax Collection Officials
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(35 ILCS 200/19-5)
Sec. 19-5.
Township collector's bond and oath.
Each township collector,
before entering upon the duties of office, shall execute a bond, with surety or
sureties to be approved by the supervisor and the township clerk. The bond
shall be given for a sum equal to 160% of the largest amount of taxes collected
by that officer or predecessor in office in any one year during the preceding 5
years if individuals act as sureties, or equal to 110% of such largest amount
if the security is given by a surety company authorized to do business in this
state, estimated by the supervisor and township clerk, that will be in his or
her custody or control at any one time. Signatures to such bond, signed with a
mark, shall be witnessed, but in no other case shall witness be required. The
bond shall be substantially in the following form:
We A. B. of the .... of .... in the County of .... in the State of Illinois,
as township collector, and C. D. and E. F. of that county and State,
as securities, are obligated to the People of the State of Illinois, in the
penal sum of $.... for the payment of which, we obligate ourselves, our
heirs, executors and administrators, successors and assigns. Signed on
(insert date).
The condition of the foregoing bond is such, that if the above obligated
A. B. performs all the duties required to be performed as collector of the
taxes for the year (insert year) in the township of .... in the
county of ...., Illinois, in the time and manner prescribed by law, and when he
or she shall be succeeded in office, shall surrender and deliver over to his or
her successor in office all books, papers and moneys pertaining to the office,
except as hereinafter provided, then the foregoing bond to be void; otherwise
to remain in full force.
It is expressly understood and intended that the obligation of the above
named sureties shall not extend to any loss sustained by the insolvency,
failure or closing of any bank or trust company organized and operating
either under the laws of the State of Illinois or the United States wherein the
collector has placed the funds in his or her custody or control, or any part
thereof.
A. B. ....(Signature)
C. D. ....(Signature)
E. F. ....(Signature)
He or she shall also take and subscribe an oath, to be endorsed on the back
of the bond, substantially as follows:
I do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United
States, and the constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
faithfully discharge the duties of the office of township collector, according
to the best of my ability.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-10)
Sec. 19-10.
Filing of bond.
The township supervisor shall, within six
business days after approval of the township collector's bond, file the bond,
with the approval endorsed thereon, in the office of the county recorder, who
shall record the bond, including the oath, in a book for that purpose. When
recorded, the oath and bond shall be filed by the county recorder in the office
of the county clerk. A bond, when so filed for record, shall be a lien against
the property of the township collector until he or she has complied with the
conditions thereof.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-15)
Sec. 19-15.
Township collector's warrant.
The county clerk, upon request by
any collector, shall attach a warrant, under his or her signature and the seal
of office, to any list furnished by the collector to his or her deputy. The
warrant shall be in the same form as in the original collector's list or book,
except that the amount collected by the deputy shall be paid to the collector,
who shall pay it to the proper officer or persons.
(Source: P.A. 84-550; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-20)
Sec. 19-20.
Township collector; vacancy.
If any township collector refuses
to serve, is prevented from completing his or her duties, or the office becomes
vacant for any reason, the township board of trustees shall forthwith appoint a
collector for the remainder of the year, who shall give the same security, be
subject to the same penalties, and have the same power and compensation as the
township collector that he or she replaces. The county collector shall
forthwith be notified of the appointment. The appointment shall not relieve the
former township collector or his or her sureties from any liability incurred.
The person resigning shall not be reappointed to complete the collections in
any township in the county.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-23)
Sec. 19-23.
Township collector fees.
Collectors in cities or
incorporated towns, in counties of
the first and second classes, shall receive such fees as may be
prescribed by the common council or board of trustees of their
respective cities or incorporated towns, not exceeding in any case 2% of the
amount collected by them.
(Source: P.A. 89-233, eff. 1-1-96.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-25)
Sec. 19-25.
Extension of collection time after appointment of new collector.
In case of an appointment under Section 19-20, the chairman of the county
board, or the supervisor of the township, may extend the time for the
collection of taxes for a period not exceeding 20 days. The county collector
shall be notified of the extension, but the extension shall not affect the date
on which taxes become delinquent.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-30)
Sec. 19-30.
Record keeping after appointment of new collector.
The appointed
township collector shall keep an account of all collections made by the former
collector, so far as he or she can determine. When anyone presents a receipt
for taxes paid to the former collector, the appointed collector shall note in
the collector's book to whom and when paid.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-35)
Sec. 19-35.
County collectors.
The treasurers of all counties shall be
ex-officio county collectors of their counties.
(Source: P.A. 76-2516; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-40)
Sec. 19-40.
County collector's bond and oath.
Each county collector as soon
as elected and qualified and before entering upon the duties of office as
collector, in addition to the bond as treasurer, shall furnish a bond in such
penalty and with such security as the county board considers sufficient. In
counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the bond shall be in a penal sum
of not less than $1,500,000. The signatures to the bond, signed by a mark,
shall be witnessed, but in no other case shall witness be required. The bond
shall be substantially in the following form:
Know All Men by These Presents, that we, A. B. collector, and C. D. and
E. F. securities, all of the county of .... and State of Illinois, are held
and firmly bound unto the People of the State of Illinois, in the penal sum
of .... dollars, for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we
bind ourselves, each of us, our heirs, executors and administrators,
successors and assigns, firmly by these presents.
Signed and sealed on (insert date).
The condition of the foregoing bond is such that if the above bound A.B.
performs all the duties required to be performed as collector
of the taxes in the county of ...., in the State of Illinois, in the time
and manner prescribed by law, and when succeeded in office,
shall surrender and deliver to his or her successor in office, all books,
papers and moneys appertaining to the office, except as hereinafter provided,
then the foregoing bond to be void; otherwise to remain in full force.
It is expressly understood and intended that the obligation of the above
named sureties shall not extend to any loss sustained by the insolvency,
failure or closing of any bank or trust company organized and operating
either under the laws of the State of Illinois, or the United States
wherein the collector has placed the funds in his or her custody or
control, or any part thereof.
A. B. ....(SEAL)
C. D. ....(SEAL)
E. F. ....(SEAL)
He or she shall also take and subscribe an oath, to be endorsed on the back
of the bond substantially as follows:
I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the State of
Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of
county collector according to the best of my ability.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-45)
Sec. 19-45.
Approval of bond.
The county collector's bond shall be approved
by the county board and recorded on the board's records. The county clerk shall
attach his or her certificate to the bond, under the seal of the office,
showing that it has been duly approved and recorded. The bond, when approved
and recorded, shall, from that time until 2 years after the expiration of the
term of office of the collector for or during which the bond is furnished, be a
lien against the property of the collector, situated in the county of which
such collector is the collector, until he or she has complied with the
conditions thereof.
The chairman of the county board, a circuit judge residing in the county
and the county clerk also may approve the bond of the county collector, and the
bond, when so approved, shall be subject to the same provisions as if approved
by the county board.
(Source: P.A. 87-1189; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-50)
Sec. 19-50.
Filing of county collector's bond.
Tax books or lists shall not
be placed in the hands of the county collector until the bond has been approved
and recorded as required by Section 19-45. Nothing in this Section shall be
construed as relieving the securities of a collector from liabilities incurred
under a bond not approved and recorded as required by Section 19-45.
(Source: P.A. 87-1189; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-55)
Sec. 19-55.
Sureties on collector's bonds.
No chairman of the county board,
clerk of the circuit court, county clerk, sheriff, deputy sheriff or coroner
shall be permitted to be a surety on the bond of a county, township or deputy
collector or county treasurer.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 631; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-60)
Sec. 19-60.
Bond as security for taxes collected.
The bond of every county
or township collector shall be held to be security for the payment by the
collector to the county treasurer and the taxing districts and proper
authorities, of all taxes, special assessments which are collected or received
on their behalf, and of all penalties which are recovered against him.
(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-65)
Sec. 19-65.
Release of sureties - New bond.
A surety on any bond may ask to
be released from any further liability at any time after the execution of that
bond, if the surety has reason to believe that the officer named in the bond
will fail to comply with the conditions thereof. To be released, the surety
shall file with the county clerk a notice in writing, verified under oath,
setting forth the facts in the case; whereupon the clerk with whom the notice
is filed, shall notify the officer to give additional security, equal to the
security about to be released by the county board. The notice may be served by
the clerk, or by any person appointed by the board or clerk. If the officer so
notified does not appear and give additional security within 2 days after
notification, the county board may remove him or her from office. The presiding
officer of the county board, with the advice and consent of the county board,
shall appoint some person to fill the vacancy occasioned by the removal, who
shall execute bond, qualify and perform the duties required.
(Source: P.A. 78-1128; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-70)
Sec. 19-70.
Improper use of funds by collector.
If a surety on any
collector's bond is satisfied that the collector is making improper use of the
funds collected by him or her, or has absconded, or is about to abscond,
whereby the surety may become liable to pay any sum of money, the surety may
obtain a court order against the goods and chattels of the collector just as he
or she would be authorized to do if the collector was personally indebted to
the surety. The money collected on that property shall be paid to the appointed
county collector for distribution to those taxing districts entitled to the
proceeds.
(Source: P.A. 83-346; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-75)
Sec. 19-75.
Appointment of deputies; Bond.
Collectors
may appoint deputies by an instrument in writing, duly
signed, and may also revoke any such appointment at their pleasure and may
require bonds or other securities from the deputies, to secure
themselves. Each deputy shall have the same authority as the collector to
collect the taxes levied or assessed within the portion of the taxing
district assigned to him or her. Each collector shall be responsible to
the taxing districts and taxpayers for all moneys collected and for all actions
by any deputy while acting as a deputy, and for any omission of duty. Any bond
or security taken from a deputy by a collector, under this Section, shall be
available to the collector, his or her representatives and securities, to
indemnify them for any loss or damage arising from any act of the deputy.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/19-80)
Sec. 19-80.
Death of county collector.
Upon the death of any county
collector during the time the tax books are in his or her hands, and before the
time for making settlements, the county clerk shall take charge of the tax
books. The clerk shall appoint one or more competent persons to examine the tax
books. The appointed persons shall ascertain the amount remaining uncollected,
and make out an abstract of the same, except that if there is only a small
portion of the taxes collected at the time of the death of the collector, the
amount actually collected shall be ascertained, and the same books used in
completing the collections.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/Art. 20 heading) Article 20.
Tax Collection Process
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(35 ILCS 200/Art. 20 Div. 1 heading) Division 1.
Billing procedures
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(35 ILCS 200/20-5)
Sec. 20-5. Mailing or e-mailing tax bill to owner. (a) Every township collector, and every
county collector in cases where there is no township collector, upon receiving
the tax book or books, shall prepare tax bills showing each installment of
property taxes assessed, which shall be filled out in accordance with Section
20-40. A copy of the bill shall be mailed by the collector, at least 30 days
prior to the date upon which unpaid taxes become delinquent, to the owner of
the property taxed or to the person in whose name the property is taxed. (b) The collector may send the bill via e-mail as provided in subsection (b) of Section 20-20. However, no bill shall be sent to a property owner or taxpayer via e-mail unless that owner or taxpayer shall have first made such a request to the collector in writing.
(Source: P.A. 98-628, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-10)
Sec. 20-10.
Mailing to mortgage lender.
When the copy of the tax bill is
mailed by the collector to the owner or person at or in care of the address of
a mortgage lender, the mortgage lender, within 15 days of receiving the copy,
shall furnish and mail an additional copy of the bill to each mortgagor of the
property at his or her last known address as shown on the records of the
mortgage lender. However, if the property referred to in the copy is situated
in a county which uses the estimated or accelerated billing methods, only an
additional copy of the bill for the final installment of taxes due with respect
to the real property shall be furnished and mailed by the mortgage lender to
the mortgagor. A copy may be used by the collector in receipting for the tax
paid, and a copy or record shall be retained by the collector.
(Source: P.A. 86-957; 87-818; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-12)
Sec. 20-12.
Duplicate copies of tax bills.
The collector, upon approval
by
the county board, shall assess a fee of up to $5
for each duplicate tax bill provided to any mortgage lender as defined in
Section 1-90 who is not the property
owner of record.
All amounts collected under this Section shall be deposited into the
Tax Sale Automation Fund established in Section 21-245 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 91-551, eff. 8-14-99.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-15)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-592 )
Sec. 20-15. Information on bill or separate statement. There shall be
printed on each bill, or on a separate slip which shall be mailed with the
bill:
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(c) the total tax rate,
(d) the total amount of tax due, and
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The county treasurer shall ensure that only those taxing districts in
which a parcel of property is located shall be listed on the bill for that
property.
In all counties the statement shall also provide:
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(2) the assessment of the property,
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In all counties which do not classify property for purposes of taxation, for
property on which a single family residence is situated the statement shall
also include a statement to reflect the fair cash value determined for the
property. In all counties which classify property for purposes of taxation in
accordance with Section 4 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution, for
parcels of residential property in the lowest assessment classification the
statement shall also include a statement to reflect the fair cash value
determined for the property.
In all counties, the statement must include information that certain
taxpayers may be eligible for tax exemptions, abatements, and other assistance programs and that, for more information, taxpayers should consult with the office of their township or county assessor and with the Illinois Department of Revenue.
In counties which use the estimated or accelerated billing methods, these
statements shall only be provided with the final installment of taxes due. The
provisions of this Section create a mandatory statutory duty. They are not
merely directory or discretionary. The failure or neglect of the collector to
mail the bill, or the failure of the taxpayer to receive the bill, shall not
affect the validity of any tax, or the liability for the payment of any tax.
(Source: P.A. 100-621, eff. 7-20-18; 101-134, eff. 7-26-19.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-592 ) Sec. 20-15. Information on bill or separate statement. There shall be printed on each bill, or on a separate slip which shall be mailed with the bill: (a) a statement itemizing the rate at which taxes | ||
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The county treasurer shall ensure that only those taxing districts in which a parcel of property is located shall be listed on the bill for that property. In all counties the statement shall also provide: (1) the property index number or other suitable | ||
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In all counties which do not classify property for purposes of taxation, for property on which a single family residence is situated the statement shall also include a statement to reflect the fair cash value determined for the property. In all counties which classify property for purposes of taxation in accordance with Section 4 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution, for parcels of residential property in the lowest assessment classification the statement shall also include a statement to reflect the fair cash value determined for the property. In all counties, the statement must include information that certain taxpayers may be eligible for tax exemptions, abatements, and other assistance programs and that, for more information, taxpayers should consult with the office of their township or county assessor and with the Department of Revenue. For bills mailed on or after January 1, 2026, the statement must include, in bold face type, a list of exemptions available to taxpayers and contact information for the chief county assessment officer. In counties which use the estimated or accelerated billing methods, these statements shall only be provided with the final installment of taxes due. The provisions of this Section create a mandatory statutory duty. They are not merely directory or discretionary. The failure or neglect of the collector to mail the bill, or the failure of the taxpayer to receive the bill, shall not affect the validity of any tax, or the liability for the payment of any tax. (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 1-1-25.) |
(35 ILCS 200/20-20)
Sec. 20-20. Changes in address for mailing tax bill. (a) To insure that a person
requesting a change of the address to which a property tax bill is sent has a
legal interest in the property or authority to act on behalf of the owner of
the property, the county collector in every county with less than 3,000,000
inhabitants or less shall establish and enforce a procedure for requiring
identification or certification of the identity of taxpayers who request a
change in the address to which their tax bill is mailed. No change of address
shall be implemented unless the person requesting the change is the owner of
the property, a trustee or a person holding the power of attorney from the
owner or trustee of the property. However, if a property owner conveys a permanent change of address in writing to the United States Postal Service, then, on or after the effective date of that change of address, the county collector may mail a property tax bill to the property owner at his or her new address regardless of whether or not the owner notifies the collector of the address change.
(b) As an alternative to mailing a copy of the bill, the collector may send the tax bill via e-mail at the request of the taxpayer, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of Section 20-5 of this Act. If the taxpayer makes such a request, then the taxpayer shall notify the collector of any change in his or her e-mail address as soon as possible after the address is changed. (Source: P.A. 97-1084, eff. 8-24-12; 98-628, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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(35 ILCS 200/Art. 20 Div. 2 heading) Division 2.
Payment and handling of funds
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(35 ILCS 200/20-25)
Sec. 20-25. Forms of payment. (a) Taxes levied by taxing districts may be
satisfied by payment in legal money of the United States, cashier's check,
certified check, post office money order, bank money order issued by a national
or state bank that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or
by a personal or corporate check drawn on such a bank, to the respective
collection officers who are entitled by law to receive the tax payments or by
credit card in accordance with the Local Governmental Acceptance of Credit
Cards Act. A
county collector may refuse to accept a personal or corporate check within 45 days before a
tax sale or at any time if a previous payment by the same payer was returned by a bank for any reason.
(b) Beginning on January 1, 2012, subject to compliance with all applicable purchasing requirements, a county with a population of
more than 3,000,000 is required to accept payment by credit card for each installment of property taxes; provided that all service charges or fees, as determined by the county, associated with the processing or accepting of a credit card payment by the county shall be paid by the taxpayer. If a taxpayer elects to make a property tax payment by credit card and a service charge or fee is imposed, the payment of that service charge or fee shall be deemed voluntary by the taxpayer and shall not be refundable. Nothing in this subsection requires a county with a population of more than 3,000,000 to accept payment by credit card for the payment on any installment of taxes that is delinquent under Section 21-10, 21-25, or 21-30 of the Property Tax Code or for the purposes of any tax sale or scavenger sale under Division 3.5, 4, or 5 of Article 21 of the Property Tax Code.
A county that accepts payment of property taxes by credit card in accordance with the terms of this subsection shall not incur liability for or associated with the collection of a property tax payment by credit card. The public hearing requirement of subsection (a) of Section 20 of the Local Governmental Acceptance of Credit Cards Act shall not apply to this subsection. This subsection is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section
6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
by the State.
(Source: P.A. 96-1248, eff. 7-23-10; 96-1250, eff. 7-23-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-27) Sec. 20-27. Reimbursement of tax proceeds for annexed property. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning in taxable year 2010, if property is annexed to a municipality under Section 7-1-13 of the Illinois Municipal Code at any time during the taxable year, any taxpayer who is liable for paying property taxes on the property during the taxable year may apply to the municipality for a refund of the amount of property taxes (i) paid by the taxpayer, (ii) distributed to the municipality, and (ii) attributable to the annexed property for the portion of the taxable year during which the property was not included in the municipality. The municipality shall refund those amounts to the taxpayer within 60 days after the application is received. A home rule unit may not regulate the collection or distribution of tax proceeds in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This
subsection is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of
powers and functions exercised by the State.
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(35 ILCS 200/20-30)
Sec. 20-30.
Designation of depository for township collector.
When
requested by the township collector, the township board of trustees or, where
the powers and duties of that board have been succeeded to by some other
governing body, then that governing body, shall designate one or more banks or
savings and loan associations in which the funds received by the township
collector, by virtue of the office, may be deposited. Once a bank or savings
and loan association has been designated it shall continue as a designated
depository until 10 days after a new depository is designated and qualified
under this Section. When a new depository is designated, the township board of
trustees or other governing body shall notify the sureties of the township
collector of that fact, in writing, at least 5 days before the transfer of
funds. The township collector is discharged from responsibility for all funds
deposited in the bank or savings and loan association while those funds are so
deposited.
No bank or savings and loan association shall receive public funds under this
Section, unless it has complied with the requirements of Section 6 of the
Public Funds Investment Act.
(Source: P.A. 83-541; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-35)
Sec. 20-35.
Investments by county collector.
The county collector shall, as
provided in Section 2 of the Public Funds Investment Act, invest and reinvest
the proceeds of the lesser of any taxes paid under protest or funds withheld
from distribution and held in a Protest Fund, as provided in Section 23-20.
The investments shall be obligations of the United States Government maturing
not more than 91 days after the date of purchase, or savings accounts,
including certificates of deposit, investment certificates or time deposit open
accounts, in banks or savings and loan associations insured by the United
States or other federal agency. Investments made in obligations of the United
States Government shall be at then existing market price and in any event not
to exceed par plus accrued interest. The cost price of the obligations and all
savings accounts in banks or savings and loan associations
shall be considered as cash in the custody of the county collector. All
earnings accruing on any Protest Fund investment or bank or savings
and loan association savings account in excess of those amounts paid as
interest on moneys refunded to taxpayers shall be credited to and paid into
the county corporate fund, except as provided in Section 23-20.
No bank or savings and loan association shall receive public funds under this
Section unless it has complied with Section 6 of the Public Funds Investment
Act.
After the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997, no additional
funds
shall be deposited into a Protest Fund, other than interest on investments of
funds that were deposited into a Protest Fund prior to this amendatory Act of
1997.
(Source: P.A. 90-556, eff. 12-12-97.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-40)
Sec. 20-40.
Record of tax payments.
When any person pays the taxes charged
on any property, the collector shall enter the payment in his or her book,
specifying by whom paid (if other than the assessee and if so requested), the
amount paid, what year paid for, and the property and value thereof on which
the same was paid, according to its description in the collector's books, and
in case the tax was paid under protest, also that the tax was so paid. The
entry and any receipt, if given, shall bear the genuine or facsimile signature
or printed name of the collector or deputy receiving the payment. Evidence of
payment shall consist of the taxpayer's cancelled check or money order and the
receipt, where they exist, together with the entry in the collector's books.
The collector or deputy shall be required to issue a receipt to a taxpayer only
if (a) the taxpayer makes a payment in cash, or (b) the taxpayer requests a
receipt as evidence of payment. If a taxpayer requests a receipt, the
collector or deputy shall mail the receipt to the taxpayer. The collector shall
enter, opposite each property, the name and post office address of the person
paying the tax if that person is other than the assessee and has requested a
receipt specifying by whom the tax was paid.
(Source: P.A. 82-1028; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-45)
Sec. 20-45.
Receipts.
On the application of any person to pay any tax or
delinquent special assessment, previously filed with the county collector, upon
any property, the county collector shall make out to the person a receipt in
which shall be noted all taxes and assessments upon the property returned to
the collector and not previously paid.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 1977; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-50)
Sec. 20-50.
Payment to taxing districts by township collectors; intermediate settlements.
(a) Township collectors shall, every 30 days, when required to do so by
the proper authorities of incorporated towns, cities, villages, and road and
school districts for which any tax is collected, render to those authorities a
statement of the amount of each kind of tax collected for the entity and the
amount paid under protest. At the same time, subject to Sections 3.1-35-60
through 3.1-35-80 of the Illinois Municipal Code, the collectors shall pay over
to the authorities the amount of all taxes shown to be collected, other than
those paid under protest. The payments shall be made as directed in the warrant
attached to the collector's books.
(b) Township collectors shall, every 30 days, render a similar account of
county taxes, to the county collector, and at the same time, the collectors
shall pay over the amount collected to the county collector.
(c) Each township collector shall make final settlement for all taxes
charged in the tax books at or before the time fixed in Section 20-55. In
making the settlements, the collectors shall be entitled to credit for the
amount uncollected on the tax books as determined by the settlement with the
county collector.
(d) The officer to whom any moneys are paid under this Section shall deliver
to the collector duplicate receipts for those payments.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-55)
Sec. 20-55.
Final settlements by township collectors.
Township collectors
shall return the tax books and make final settlement for the amount of taxes
placed in their hands for collection, within 60 days after receiving the tax
books, except the county collector may first notify, in writing, the several
township collectors upon what day, within 20 days after the expiration of 60
days from the day the tax books are received by the township collector, that
they shall appear at his or her office to make final settlement. Township
collectors in townships organized under the provisions of Article 15 of the
Township Code shall make a partial settlement with the
county collector of all taxes collected at the expiration of 60 days from the
day the tax books are received by the township collectors, but shall retain the
tax books until on or before the first day of September at which time they
shall make final settlement for the amount of taxes placed in their hands for
collection together with the amount of interest and penalties which may have
accrued thereon, which interest and penalties the township collector shall
collect, and return the tax books to the county collector. In the 10 years
following the completion of a general reassessment of property in any county
with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, made under an order of the Department, the
return and settlement shall be made on or before the twenty-first day after the
day specified by the county clerk for the delivery of the books for the
collection of taxes to the collectors, but the county collector may first
notify in writing the several township collectors upon what day within 20 days
after the 21 day period they shall appear at his or her office to make final
settlement.
(Source: P.A. 88-455; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-60)
Sec. 20-60.
Statement of taxes collected by township collector.
At the time
of making return to the county collector, each township collector shall make
out and deliver to the county collector a detailed statement, in writing, of
the amount of taxes paid under protest and the amount of taxes he or she has
been unable to collect on property, the same as in the tax books delivered to
him or her by the county clerk, and shall show the property index number, or
the number of the page of the tax book and the number of the line of the page
to identify the item that appears to be delinquent. When no taxes have been
paid on any one page on the collector's book, the page footings of the taxes on
such page may be copied into the statement. It is not necessary to give in the
statement the description of the delinquent property, nor the names of the
owners. The township collector shall add up the delinquent taxes in the
statement, and make a summary thereof, setting forth the aggregate amount of
tax and the total delinquent, in the same manner as in his or her warrant, and
shall make oath that the statement is true and correct. At the time of making
the final settlement the township collectors shall pay over to the county
collector all taxes paid to them under protest.
(Source: P.A. 83-121; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-65)
Sec. 20-65.
Affidavit of collections.
Each township collector, at the time
of returning the tax books to the county collector, shall make affidavit, to be
entered upon the book and subscribed by the collector, that the taxes charged
against each property remain due and unpaid at the date of making the affidavit
in each case where there does not appear in the proper column the amount of
taxes as having been paid to the collector, and the date of payment and the
name of any person as having paid the same; which affidavit shall be prima
facie evidence of the facts therein stated.
(Source: P.A. 83-121; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-70)
Sec. 20-70.
Credit for collections; township collector.
Upon the filing of
the tax book, the county collector shall allow the township collector credit
for the amount of taxes therein stated to be unpaid, and shall credit the same
to the funds for which the tax was charged. When the county collector makes
settlement with the county board, those statements shall be sufficient voucher
to entitle him or her to credit for the amount therein stated, less such
amount, if any, that may have been collected by him or her.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-75)
Sec. 20-75.
Satisfaction piece for township collector.
Upon the final
settlement of the amount of taxes directed to be collected by any collector, in
any township, the county collector shall, if requested, give to the township
collector, or any of his or her sureties, a satisfaction piece in writing. The
satisfaction piece may be recorded in the recorder's office, and when so
recorded shall operate as a discharge of the sureties and of the lien upon the
property of the collector, except as to all suits commenced upon the bond
within 3 years after the recording of the satisfaction piece.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-80)
Sec. 20-80.
Failure of township collector to make final settlement.
If the
township collector fails to appear and make final settlement, or pay over the
amount in his or her hands, when required in this Code, the county collector
shall forthwith cause the bond of the collector to be put in suit, and recovery
may be had thereon for the sum due, for all taxes and special assessments, plus
25% thereon as damages, with costs of suit.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/Art. 20 Div. 3 heading) Division 3.
Procedures for county collectors
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(35 ILCS 200/20-85)
Sec. 20-85.
Powers and duties of county collectors.
County collectors shall
have the same powers and may proceed in the same manner, for the collection of
any tax on property, as township collectors. If in any township the office of
township collector is or becomes vacant, and the vacancy is not filled on or
before the first day of May next following the vacancy, the county clerk shall
deliver all the collectors' books to the county collector of the county, having
annexed to each book a warrant under the signature and official seal of the
county clerk, commanding the county collector to collect from the persons named
in the books the sum of taxes charged opposite their names, except as otherwise
provided in Section 21-375. The county collector shall then collect and pay
over all taxes, assessments and other charges shown in the books, and do all
acts required by law as if the taxes, assessments and other charges had been
duly returned delinquent by a township collector. The collectors' books so
delivered to the county collector shall, for all purposes, in all subsequent
proceedings, be used in the same manner and have the same force and effect as
if the books were delivered to the township collectors, and returned by them,
as provided by law. In the 10 years next following the completion of a general
reassessment of property in any county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, made
under order of the Department, if for any reason the books have not been
delivered to the township collector within 5 days after the day specified by
the county clerk for that delivery, the county clerk shall deliver the books to
the county collector, and all provisions of this Section shall apply. When any
injunction restraining the collection of taxes is dissolved after the tax books
are returned to the county collector, the taxes or the portion thereof upon
which the injunction has been dissolved, shall be paid to the county collector,
who shall proceed as though collection of the taxes had never been enjoined.
(Source: P.A. 84-550; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-90)
Sec. 20-90.
Tax proceeds of taxing districts; escrow accounts.
The county
collector shall deposit any amount of the tax proceeds of any taxing district,
in accordance with the authorization of that district, directly into a
designated escrow account established by the district to repay specific bonded,
note, lease or installment contract indebtedness. The ordinance or resolution
of the taxing district authorizing that disposition shall, within 10 days after
adoption by the governing authority of the taxing district, be delivered to the
county collector or county collectors in which the taxing district is situated.
(Source: P.A. 84-676; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-95)
Sec. 20-95.
Continuation of county collector's powers after settlement.
The
power and duty to collect any tax due and unpaid shall continue in and devolve
upon the county collector and his or her successors in office, after his or her
return and final settlement, until the tax is paid. The warrant attached to the
collector's book shall continue in force and confer authority upon the
collector to whom the warrant was issued, and upon his or her successors in
office, to collect any tax due and uncollected thereon, although the books have
been returned, or the tax carried forward into any other book.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-100)
Sec. 20-100.
Collection of delinquent special assessments; counties of
3,000,000 or more. In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, when any
special assessment made by any city, incorporated town or village, under its
charter, or by any corporate authorities, commissioners or persons, pursuant to
law, remains unpaid in whole or in part, return thereof shall be made to the
county collector on or before the first day of August next after it became
payable, in the same manner as returns are made for delinquent property tax.
The subsequent advertisement, judgment and sale of property on account of
delinquent special assessments, as provided below, shall be considered
supplemental to but also a part of the sale of delinquent general taxes of the
year in which the judgment and sale on account of delinquent special
assessments is ordered. The penalties provided by law shall attach to both
general taxes and special assessments in the same manner as if there were only
one judgment and order of sale.
In cases where application for judgment and order of sale for special
assessments, special taxes, or installments thereof, and interest, may be made
under Section 21-155, notwithstanding that the special assessments, special
taxes, or installments, and interest, have not been returned as delinquent to
the county collector on or before the first day of August in the year in which
application is made, and notwithstanding that the assessments, taxes,
installments and interest, were not marked on the general tax books of the
county collector on or before the tenth day of March of the same year, or
within 15 days after the county collector received the general tax books in
that year, the advertisement, judgment and order of sale for delinquent special
assessments, special taxes, or installments thereof, and interest, need not be
subsequent to or regarded as supplemental to or as a part of the sale on
account of delinquent general taxes of the year in which such separate
advertisement, judgment and order of sale on account of delinquent special
assessments, special taxes, or installments thereof, and interest, is had.
However, the penalties provided by law shall attach to the special assessments,
special taxes, or installments thereof, and interest, in the same manner as if
there were only one judgment and order of sale. County collectors shall
collect, account for, and pay over the special assessments, special taxes, or
installments to the authorities or persons having authority to receive them, in
the same manner as they are required to collect, account for, and pay over
taxes.
Upon return of delinquent special assessments to the county collector, he or
she may transfer the amounts stated on the returns to the tax books, setting
down opposite the respective properties, in proper columns, the amounts
assessed against each property.
(Source: P.A. 76-2254; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-105)
Sec. 20-105.
Demand for payment of special assessment when general tax
is paid; counties of 3,000,000 or more. In any county with 3,000,000 or more
inhabitants, when any special assessment is returned to the county collector on
a property on which the general taxes have been paid to the township collector,
or on which any special assessment which has been withdrawn at any previous
sale or sales is returned to the county collector, and the general taxes on the
property have been paid, the county collector shall demand payment of the
special assessment, or shall mail a demand notice to the owner, if the
place of residence is known. The certificate of a collector that a demand was
made or notice given shall be evidence thereof.
(Source: P.A. 76-2254; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-110)
Sec. 20-110.
Prior year's taxes to be added to current taxes.
The amount due
for general taxes on property previously forfeited to the State or otherwise
remaining unpaid prior to the issuance of the collector's warrant, shall,
except as otherwise provided in Section 18-250, be added to the tax of the
current year; and the amount thereof shall be charged to the county collector
with the amount of taxes for the current year. The amount so charged shall be
placed on the tax books, and, except as otherwise provided in Section 21-375,
shall be collected and paid over in like manner as other taxes. The county
collector is authorized to advertise and sell the property in the manner
required by this Code, as if said property had never been forfeited to the
State. The county, city, village, incorporated town or school district may, by
their agent attend the sale for taxes and buy the property and acquire the same
rights that individuals now have under the law, and acquire, hold, sell and
dispose of title thereto, the same as and in the same manner as individuals may
do under the laws of this State, in case of sale for taxes. The additions and
sales shall be continued from year to year until the taxes on the property are
paid, by sale or otherwise.
(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 1, p. 1080; P.A. 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/20-115)
Sec. 20-115. Report of taxes collected; credits. The county collector shall,
on the first of every month, report to the county clerk, in writing, which may be transmitted electronically, the amount
of county tax received during the preceding month. The county collector shall
keep the account as collector of taxes separate from the account as county
treasurer. He or she shall credit the account as collector with the amount of
his or her monthly reports to the county clerk, and with the amount of
bankruptcies, removals, errors, forfeitures, and other credits allowed him or
her on settlement with the county board. As county treasurer, he or she shall
charge himself or herself with the amount shown in his or her monthly
report to the county clerk and such other amounts as may be received as county
treasurer. The county board may examine the account and vouchers at any time,
by committee or otherwise.
(Source: P.A. 94-412, eff. 8-2-05.)
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