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HB6235 Enrolled |
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LRB096 20761 RLJ 36509 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 3-11004.1 as follows:
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| (55 ILCS 5/3-11004.1 new) |
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| Sec. 3-11004.1. Posting requirements for uncashed checks. |
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| No later than 60 days after the effective date of this |
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| amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, for the purpose of |
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| assisting Cook County residents in reclaiming uncashed checks |
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| issued by Cook County, the Cook County Treasurer must post on |
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| the Cook County Treasurer's official website information |
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| related to uncashed checks issued in the regular course of |
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| county business to Cook County residents. The Cook County |
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| Treasurer must also post the procedure for a person to receive |
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| a replacement check. The checks must be for an amount of $5 or |
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| more. This Section applies only to a check that remains |
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| uncashed by the payee for no less than one year and no more |
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| than 5 years from its issue date. |
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| Cook County may not provide notice of uncashed checks in a |
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| manner inconsistent with the provisions of this Section. This |
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| Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of |
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| Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent |