Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
Filed: 3/18/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5381 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5381 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 12.1 as follows:
 
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    (705 ILCS 105/12.1 new)
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    Sec. 12.1. Electronic notice.  The circuit clerk may provide 
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notice to a party by hard copy or by electronic notice, 
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pursuant to a uniform and standard policy adopted by the 
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circuit clerk.  A recipient may elect to receive notices by hard 
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copy or electronically via the electronic address he or she has 
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registered with the circuit clerk.  The clerk must provide 
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notice in the format chosen by the recipient.  When providing 
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notice electronically, the circuit clerk shall maintain a copy 
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of the electronic content and a delivery receipt as part of the 
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records of his or her office.  Administrative communications of 
 


 






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either the clerk or the court are not subject to the electronic 
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notice requirements.   If all policies and statutes are complied 
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with, electronic notices shall have the same effect as hard 
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copy notices.
 

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