Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Filed: 3/22/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3101

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3101 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5Section 20-20 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/20-20)
7    Sec. 20-20. Changes in address for mailing tax bill. To
8insure that a person requesting a change of the address to
9which a property tax bill is sent has a legal interest in the
10property or authority to act on behalf of the owner of the
11property, the county collector in every county with less than
123,000,000 inhabitants or less shall establish and enforce a
13procedure for requiring identification or certification of the
14identity of taxpayers who request a change in the address to
15which their tax bill is mailed. No change of address shall be
16implemented unless the person requesting the change is the

 

 

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1owner of the property, a trustee or a person holding the power
2of attorney from the owner or trustee of the property. However,
3if a property owner conveys a permanent change of address in
4writing to the United States Postal Service, then, on or after
5the effective date of that change of address, the county
6collector may mail a property tax bill to the property owner at
7his or her new address regardless of whether or not the owner
8notifies the collector of the address change.
9    As an alternative to mailing a copy of the bill, the
10collector may send the tax bill via e-mail at the request of
11the taxpayer. If the taxpayer makes such a request, then the
12taxpayer shall notify the collector of any change in his or her
13e-mail address as soon as possible after the address is
14changed.
15(Source: P.A. 84-396; 88-455.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.".