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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by changing
5Sections 27.3a and 28 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 105/27.3a)
7    Sec. 27.3a. Fees for automated record keeping, probation
8and court services operations, and State and Conservation
9Police operations, and e-business programs.
10    1. The expense of establishing and maintaining automated
11record keeping systems in the offices of the clerks of the
12circuit court shall be borne by the county. To defray such
13expense in any county having established such an automated
14system or which elects to establish such a system, the county
15board may require the clerk of the circuit court in their
16county to charge and collect a court automation fee of not less
17than $1 nor more than $25 to be charged and collected by the
18clerk of the court. Such fee shall be paid at the time of
19filing the first pleading, paper or other appearance filed by
20each party in all civil cases or by the defendant in any
21felony, traffic, misdemeanor, municipal ordinance, or
22conservation case upon a judgment of guilty or grant of
23supervision, provided that the record keeping system which

 

 

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1processes the case category for which the fee is charged is
2automated or has been approved for automation by the county
3board, and provided further that no additional fee shall be
4required if more than one party is presented in a single
5pleading, paper or other appearance. Such fee shall be
6collected in the manner in which all other fees or costs are
7collected.
8    1.1. Starting on July 6, 2012 (the effective date of Public
9Act 97-761) and pursuant to an administrative order from the
10chief judge of the circuit or the presiding judge of the county
11authorizing such collection, a clerk of the circuit court in
12any county that imposes a fee pursuant to subsection 1 of this
13Section shall also charge and collect an additional $10
14operations fee for probation and court services department
15operations.
16    This additional fee shall be paid by the defendant in any
17felony, traffic, misdemeanor, local ordinance, or conservation
18case upon a judgment of guilty or grant of supervision, except
19such $10 operations fee shall not be charged and collected in
20cases governed by Supreme Court Rule 529 in which the bail
21amount is $120 or less.
22    1.2. With respect to the fee imposed and collected under
23subsection 1.1 of this Section, each clerk shall transfer all
24fees monthly to the county treasurer for deposit into the
25probation and court services fund created under Section 15.1 of
26the Probation and Probation Officers Act, and such monies shall

 

 

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1be disbursed from the fund only at the direction of the chief
2judge of the circuit or another judge designated by the Chief
3Circuit Judge in accordance with the policies and guidelines
4approved by the Supreme Court.
5    1.5. Starting on June 1, 2014, a clerk of the circuit court
6in any county that imposes a fee pursuant to subsection 1 of
7this Section, shall charge and collect an additional fee in an
8amount equal to the amount of the fee imposed pursuant to
9subsection 1 of this Section, except the fee imposed under this
10subsection may not be more than $15. This additional fee shall
11be paid by the defendant in any felony, traffic, misdemeanor,
12or local ordinance case upon a judgment of guilty or grant of
13supervision. This fee shall not be paid by the defendant for
14any violation listed in subsection 1.6 of this Section.
15    1.6. Starting on June 1, 2014, a clerk of the circuit court
16in any county that imposes a fee pursuant to subsection 1 of
17this Section shall charge and collect an additional fee in an
18amount equal to the amount of the fee imposed pursuant to
19subsection 1 of this Section, except the fee imposed under this
20subsection may not be more than $15. This additional fee shall
21be paid by the defendant upon a judgment of guilty or grant of
22supervision for a violation under the State Parks Act, the
23Recreational Trails of Illinois Act, the Illinois Explosives
24Act, the Timber Buyers Licensing Act, the Forest Products
25Transportation Act, the Firearm Owners Identification Card
26Act, the Environmental Protection Act, the Fish and Aquatic

 

 

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1Life Code, the Wildlife Code, the Cave Protection Act, the
2Illinois Exotic Weed Act, the Illinois Forestry Development
3Act, the Ginseng Harvesting Act, the Illinois Lake Management
4Program Act, the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act, the
5Illinois Open Land Trust Act, the Open Space Lands Acquisition
6and Development Act, the Illinois Prescribed Burning Act, the
7State Forest Act, the Water Use Act of 1983, the Illinois
8Veteran, Youth, and Young Adult Conservation Jobs Act, the
9Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act, the Boat Registration
10and Safety Act, the Illinois Dangerous Animals Act, the Hunter
11and Fishermen Interference Prohibition Act, the Wrongful Tree
12Cutting Act, or Section 11-1426.1, 11-1426.2, 11-1427,
1311-1427.1, 11-1427.2, 11-1427.3, 11-1427.4, or 11-1427.5 of
14the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 48-3 or 48-10 of the
15Criminal Code of 2012.
16    1.7. Starting on the effective date of this amendatory Act
17of the 99th General Assembly, a clerk of the circuit court in
18any county that imposes a fee pursuant to subsection 1 of this
19Section shall also charge and collect an additional $9
20e-business fee. The fee shall be paid at the time of filing the
21first pleading, paper, or other appearance filed by each party
22in all civil cases, except no additional fee shall be required
23if more than one party is presented in a single pleading,
24paper, or other appearance. The fee shall be collected in the
25manner in which all other fees or costs are collected. The fee
26shall be in addition to all other fees and charges of the

 

 

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1clerk, and assessable as costs, and may be waived only if the
2judge specifically provides for the waiver of the e-business
3fee. The fee shall not be charged in any matter coming to the
4clerk on a change of venue, nor in any proceeding to review the
5decision of any administrative officer, agency, or body.
6    2. With respect to the fee imposed under subsection 1 of
7this Section, each clerk shall commence such charges and
8collections upon receipt of written notice from the chairman of
9the county board together with a certified copy of the board's
10resolution, which the clerk shall file of record in his office.
11    3. With respect to the fee imposed under subsection 1 of
12this Section, such fees shall be in addition to all other fees
13and charges of such clerks, and assessable as costs, and may be
14waived only if the judge specifically provides for the waiver
15of the court automation fee. The fees shall be remitted monthly
16by such clerk to the county treasurer, to be retained by him in
17a special fund designated as the court automation fund. The
18fund shall be audited by the county auditor, and the board
19shall make expenditure from the fund in payment of any cost
20related to the automation of court records, including hardware,
21software, research and development costs and personnel related
22thereto, provided that the expenditure is approved by the clerk
23of the court and by the chief judge of the circuit court or his
24designate.
25    4. With respect to the fee imposed under subsection 1 of
26this Section, such fees shall not be charged in any matter

 

 

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1coming to any such clerk on change of venue, nor in any
2proceeding to review the decision of any administrative
3officer, agency or body.
4    5. With respect to the additional fee imposed under
5subsection 1.5 of this Section, the fee shall be remitted by
6the circuit clerk to the State Treasurer within one month after
7receipt for deposit into the State Police Operations Assistance
8Fund.
9    6. With respect to the additional fees imposed under
10subsection 1.5 of this Section, the Director of State Police
11may direct the use of these fees for homeland security purposes
12by transferring these fees on a quarterly basis from the State
13Police Operations Assistance Fund into the Illinois Law
14Enforcement Alarm Systems (ILEAS) Fund for homeland security
15initiatives programs. The transferred fees shall be allocated,
16subject to the approval of the ILEAS Executive Board, as
17follows: (i) 66.6% shall be used for homeland security
18initiatives and (ii) 33.3% shall be used for airborne
19operations. The ILEAS Executive Board shall annually supply the
20Director of State Police with a report of the use of these
21fees.
22    7. With respect to the additional fee imposed under
23subsection 1.6 of this Section, the fee shall be remitted by
24the circuit clerk to the State Treasurer within one month after
25receipt for deposit into the Conservation Police Operations
26Assistance Fund.

 

 

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1    8. With respect to the fee imposed under subsection 1.7 of
2this Section, the clerk shall remit the fee to the State
3Treasurer within one month after receipt for deposit into the
4Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund. Unless otherwise
5authorized by this Act, the moneys deposited into the Supreme
6Court Special Purposes Fund under this subsection are not
7subject to administrative charges or chargebacks under Section
820 of the State Treasurer Act.
9(Source: P.A. 97-46, eff. 7-1-12; 97-453, eff. 8-19-11; 97-738,
10eff. 7-5-12; 97-761, eff. 7-6-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12;
1197-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-375, eff.
128-16-13; 98-606, eff. 6-1-14; 98-1016, eff. 8-22-14.)
 
13    (705 ILCS 105/28)
14    Sec. 28. Supreme Court Clerk; fees. At the time of filing a
15petition or record, the petitioner or appellant shall pay to
16the Clerk of the Supreme Court the sum of $25. That sum shall
17be in full payment of all services of the clerk on behalf of
18the petitioner or appellant, except the making of a complete
19record, or copies of records, papers, or orders. The respondent
20or appellee, before entering an appearance or filing any paper,
21shall pay to the Clerk of the Supreme Court the sum of $15,
22which sum shall be in full payment of all services of the clerk
23on behalf of the respondent or appellee, except the making of a
24complete record, or copies of records, papers, or orders.
25    The fee for each official certificate and seal is $1.

 

 

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1    The fee for making a complete record, copy of a record, or
2other papers in this office is a reasonable fee per page as
3established by the Supreme Court, except that the clerk shall
4furnish without cost, to parties in interest or their attorneys
5of record, copies of opinions or orders. In furtherance of the
6public interest, the clerk may furnish copies of opinions or
7orders without cost to other individuals or entities.
8    The fee for preparing a law license, certifying it with the
9seal, administering the oath, and transcribing the name on the
10roll of attorneys is $5.
11    After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th
12General Assembly, the amount of any fee collected under this
13Section may be set by Supreme Court rule, except that the
14amount of the fees collected under this Section shall remain as
15set by statute until the Supreme Court adopts rules specifying
16a higher or lower fee amount.
17    There is created the Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund, a
18special fund in the State treasury. Moneys collected under this
19Section shall be deposited into the Supreme Court Special
20Purposes Fund. Moneys in the Supreme Court Special Purposes
21Fund shall , to be used by the Supreme Court for:
22        (1) costs associated with electronic filing and other
23    e-business programs and case management systems in the
24    circuit and reviewing courts; and
25        (2) the operation of committees and commissions
26    established by the Supreme Court.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 98-324, eff. 10-1-13.)
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.