Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
Filed: 3/23/2004
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4716 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4716, AS AMENDED, by 
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replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended  by changing 
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Section 21-135 as follows:
 



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    (35 ILCS 200/21-135)



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    Sec. 21-135. Mailed notice of application for judgment and 
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sale. Not less
than 15 days before the date of application for 
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judgment and sale of delinquent
properties, the county 
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collector shall mail, by registered or certified mail, a
notice 
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of the forthcoming application for judgment and sale to the 
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person shown
by the current collector's warrant book to be the 
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party in whose name the taxes
were last assessed or to the 
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current owner of record and, if applicable, to the party 
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specified under Section
15-170. The notice shall include the 
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intended dates of application for judgment
and sale and 
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commencement of the sale, and a description of the properties. 
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The
county collector must present proof of the mailing to the 
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court along with the
application for judgement.

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    In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, a copy of 
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this notice shall
also be mailed by the county collector by 
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registered or certified mail to any
lienholder of record who 
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annually requests a copy of the notice. The failure of
the 
 


 






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county collector to mail a notice or its non-delivery to the 
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lienholder
shall not affect the validity of the judgment.

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    In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, notice 
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shall not be mailed to
any person when, under Section 14-15, a 
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certificate of error has been executed
by the county assessor 
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or by both the
county assessor and board of
appeals (until the 
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first Monday in December 1998 and the board of
review
beginning

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the first Monday in December 1998 and thereafter),
except as 
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provided by court order under Section 21-120.

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    The collector shall collect $10 from the proceeds of each 
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sale to cover
the costs of registered or certified mailing and 
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the costs of advertisement
and publication.
If a taxpayer pays 
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the taxes on the property after the notice of the
forthcoming 
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application for judgment and sale is mailed but before the sale 
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is
made, then the collector shall collect $10 from the taxpayer 
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to cover the costs
of registered or certified mailing and the 
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costs of advertisement and
publication.

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(Source: P.A. 89-126, eff. 7-11-95; 89-671, eff. 8-14-96; 
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90-334, eff.
8-8-97.)

 
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    Section 10. The Mobile Home Local Services Tax Enforcement 
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Act is amended  by changing Section 80 as follows:
 



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    (35 ILCS 516/80)



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    Sec. 80. Mailed notice of application for judgment and 
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sale. Not less
than 15 days before the date of application for 
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judgment and sale of delinquent
mobile homes, the county 
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collector shall mail, by registered or certified mail,
a notice 
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of the forthcoming application for judgment and sale to the 
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person
shown by the current collector's warrant book to be the 
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party in whose name the
taxes were last computed or to the 
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current owner of record.  The notice shall include the intended 
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dates of
application for judgment and sale and commencement of 
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the sale, and a
description of the mobile homes. The county 
 


 






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collector must present proof of the
mailing to the court along 
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with the application for judgement.

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    In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, a copy of 
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this notice shall
also be mailed by the county collector by 
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registered or certified mail to any
lienholder of record who 
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annually requests a copy of the notice. The failure of
the 
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county collector to mail a notice or its non-delivery to the 
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lienholder
shall not affect the validity of the judgment.

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    The collector shall collect $10 from the proceeds of each 
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sale to cover
the costs of registered or certified mailing and 
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the costs of advertisement
and publication.
If a taxpayer pays 
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the taxes on the mobile home after the notice of the

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forthcoming application for judgment and sale is mailed but 
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before the sale is
made, then the collector shall collect $10 
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from the taxpayer to cover the costs
of registered or certified 
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mailing and the costs of advertisement and
publication.

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(Source: P.A. 92-807, eff. 1-1-03.)


 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".