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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
5Section 27.3 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 105/27.3)  (from Ch. 25, par. 27.3)
7    Sec. 27.3. Compensation.
8    (a) The county board shall provide the compensation of
9Clerks of the Circuit Court, and the amount necessary for clerk
10hire, stationery, fuel and other expenses. Beginning December
111, 1989, the compensation per annum for Clerks of the Circuit
12Court shall be as follows:
13    In counties where the population is:
14Less than 14,000.......................at least $13,500
1514,001-30,000..........................at least $14,500
1630,001-60,000..........................at least $15,000
1760,001-100,000.........................at least $15,000
18100,001-200,000........................at least $16,500
19200,001-300,000........................at least $18,000
20300,001- 3,000,000.....................at least $20,000
21Over 3,000,000.........................at least $55,000
22    (b) In counties in which the population is 3,000,000 or
23less, "base salary" is the compensation paid for each Clerk of

 

 

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1the Circuit Court, respectively, before July 1, 1989.
2    (c) The Clerks of the Circuit Court, in counties in which
3the population is 3,000,000 or less, shall be compensated as
4follows:
5        (1) Beginning December 1, 1989, base salary plus at
6    least 3% of base salary.
7        (2) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
8    least 6% of base salary.
9        (3) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
10    least 9% of base salary.
11        (4) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
12    least 12% of base salary.
13    (d) In addition to the compensation provided by the county
14board, each Clerk of the Circuit Court shall receive an award
15from the State for the additional duties imposed by Sections
165-9-1 and 5-9-1.2 of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
1710 of the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act, Section 16-104a
18of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and other laws, in the following
19amount:
20    (1) $3,500 per year before January 1, 1997.
21    (2) $4,500 per year beginning January 1, 1997.
22    (3) $5,500 per year beginning January 1, 1998.
23    (4) $6,500 per year beginning January 1, 1999.
24The total amount required for such awards shall be appropriated
25each year by the General Assembly to the Supreme Court, which
26shall distribute such awards in annual lump sum payments to the

 

 

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1Clerks of the Circuit Court in all counties. This annual award,
2and any other award or stipend paid out of State funds to the
3Clerks of the Circuit Court, shall not affect any other
4compensation provided by law to be paid to Clerks of the
5Circuit Court.
6    (e) Also in addition to the compensation provided by the
7county board, Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties in which
8one or more State correctional institutions are located shall
9receive a minimum reimbursement in the amount of $2,500 per
10year for administrative assistance to perform services in
11connection with the State correctional institution. The total
12amount required for the awards shall be distributed by the
13Department of Corrections in annual lump sum payments to the
14Clerks of the Circuit Court in , payable monthly from the State
15Treasury to the treasurer of the counties county in which the
16State correctional institutions are located additional staff
17is employed. Counties whose State correctional institution
18inmate population exceeds 250 shall receive reimbursement in
19the amount of $2,500 per 250 inmates, but the total
20reimbursement for any county may not exceed $5,000 per year.
21Reimbursement under this subsection (e) shall be paid for all
22types of administrative assistance provided by the Clerk of the
23Circuit Court in connection with the State correctional
24institution and nothing in this subsection (e) may be construed
25as limiting the reimbursement provided in this subsection to
26only certain types of cases in which administrative assistance

 

 

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1is rendered in connection with the State correctional
2institution. This subsection (e) shall not apply to staff added
3before November 29, 1990.
4    For purposes of this subsection (e), "State correctional
5institution" means any facility of the Department of
6Corrections, including without limitation adult facilities,
7juvenile facilities, pre-release centers, community correction
8centers, and work camps.
9    (e-3) Also in addition to the compensation provided by the
10county board, Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties in which
11one or more facilities administered by the Department of
12Juvenile Justice are located shall receive a minimum
13reimbursement in the amount of $2,500 per year for
14administrative assistance to perform services in connection
15with the facility. The total amount required for the awards
16shall be distributed by the Department of Juvenile Justice in
17annual lump sum payments to the Clerks of the Circuit Court in
18the counties in which the facilities are located. Counties
19whose Department of Juvenile Justice facility resident
20population exceeds 250 shall receive reimbursement in the
21amount of $2,500 per 250 residents, but the total reimbursement
22for any county may not exceed $5,000 per year. Reimbursement
23under this subsection (e-3) shall be paid for all types of
24administrative assistance provided by the Clerk of the Circuit
25Court in connection with the Department of Juvenile Justice
26facility and nothing in this subsection (e-3) may be construed

 

 

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1as limiting the reimbursement provided in this subsection to
2only certain types of cases in which administrative assistance
3is rendered in connection with the Department of Juvenile
4Justice facility.
5    (e-5) Also in addition to the compensation provided by the
6county board, Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties in which
7one or more treatment and detention facilities established
8under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act are located
9shall receive a minimum reimbursement in the amount of $2,500
10per year for administrative assistance to perform services in
11connection with the treatment and detention facility. The total
12amount required for the awards shall be distributed by the
13Department of Human Services in annual lump sum payments to the
14Clerks of the Circuit Court in the counties in which the
15treatment and detention facilities are located. Counties whose
16treatment and detention facility resident population exceeds
17250 shall receive reimbursement in the amount of $2,500 per 250
18residents, but the total reimbursement for any county may not
19exceed $5,000 per year. Reimbursement under this subsection
20(e-5) shall be paid for all types of administrative assistance
21provided by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in connection with
22the treatment and detention facility and nothing in this
23subsection (e-5) may be construed as limiting the reimbursement
24provided in this subsection to only certain types of cases in
25which administrative assistance is rendered in connection with
26the treatment and detention facility.

 

 

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1    (f) No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the
2compensation payable from county funds to a Clerk of the
3Circuit Court if the reduction or impairment is the result of
4the Clerk of the Circuit Court receiving an award or stipend
5payable from State funds.
6(Source: P.A. 92-114, eff. 1-1-02.)