093_HB0527enr HB0527 Enrolled LRB093 02566 MKM 02576 b 1 AN ACT in relation to local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing 5 Section 21-245 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 200/21-245) 7 Sec. 21-245. Automation fee. The county collector in 8 all counties may assess to the purchaser of property for 9 delinquent taxes an automation fee of not more than $10 per 10 parcel. In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants: 11 (a) The fee shall be paid at the time of the purchase if 12 the record keeping system used for processing the delinquent 13 property tax sales is automated or has been approved for 14 automation by the county board. The fee shall be collected in 15 the same manner as other fees or costs. 16 (b) Fees collected under this Section shall be retained 17 by the county treasurer in a fund designated as the Tax Sale 18 Automation Fund. The fund shall be audited by the county 19 auditor. The county board, with the approval of the county 20 treasurer, shall make expenditures from the fund (1) to pay 21 any costs related to the automation of property tax 22 collections and delinquent property tax sales, including the 23 cost of hardware, software, research and development, and 24 personnel and (2) to defray the cost of providing electronic 25 access to property tax collection records and delinquent tax 26 sale records. 27 (Source: P.A. 88-455; incorporates 88-401; 88-670, eff. 28 12-2-94.) 29 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 30 becoming law.