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1 | AN ACT concerning courts.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 4-11001 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/4-11001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-11001)
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7 | Sec. 4-11001. Juror fees. Each county
shall pay to grand | ||||||
8 | and petit jurors for their services
in attending courts the | ||||||
9 | sums of $25 for the first day and thereafter $50 sum of $4 for | ||||||
10 | each day of necessary attendance at
such courts as jurors in | ||||||
11 | counties of the first class, the sum of $5 for
each day in | ||||||
12 | counties of the second class, and the sum of $10 for each
day | ||||||
13 | in counties of the third class , or such higher amount as may be | ||||||
14 | fixed by
the county board.
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15 | In addition, jurors shall receive such travel expense as
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16 | may be determined by the county board, provided that jurors in
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17 | counties of the first class and second class shall receive at
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18 | least 10 cents per mile for their travel expense.
Mileage shall | ||||||
19 | be allowed for travel during a juror's term as well as for
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20 | travel at the opening and closing of his term.
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21 | If a judge so orders, a juror
shall also receive | ||||||
22 | reimbursement for the actual cost of day care incurred by
the | ||||||
23 | juror during his or her service on a jury.
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1 | The juror fees for service , transportation, and day care | ||||||
2 | shall be paid out
of the county treasury.
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3 | The clerk of the court shall
furnish to each juror without | ||||||
4 | fee whenever he is discharged a certificate
of the number of | ||||||
5 | days' attendance at court, and upon presentation thereof
to the | ||||||
6 | county treasurer, he shall pay to the juror the sum
provided | ||||||
7 | for his service.
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8 | Any juror may elect to waive the fee paid for service, | ||||||
9 | transportation, or day care, or any combination thereof. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 97-840, eff. 1-1-13.)
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11 | Section 10. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by | ||||||
12 | changing Section 2-1105 as follows:
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13 | (735 ILCS 5/2-1105) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-1105)
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14 | Sec. 2-1105. Jury demand. | ||||||
15 | (a) A plaintiff desirous of a trial by jury must file
a | ||||||
16 | demand therefor with the clerk at the time the action is | ||||||
17 | commenced. A
defendant desirous of a trial by jury must file a | ||||||
18 | demand therefor not
later than the filing of his or her answer. | ||||||
19 | Otherwise, the party waives a
jury. If an action is filed | ||||||
20 | seeking equitable relief and the court
thereafter determines | ||||||
21 | that one or more of the parties is or are entitled
to a trial by | ||||||
22 | jury, the plaintiff, within 3 days from the entry of such
order | ||||||
23 | by the court, or the defendant, within 6 days from the entry of
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24 | such order by the court, may file his or her demand for trial |
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1 | by jury with the
clerk of the court. If the plaintiff files a | ||||||
2 | jury demand and thereafter
waives a jury, any defendant and, in | ||||||
3 | the case of multiple defendants, if
the defendant who filed a | ||||||
4 | jury demand thereafter waives a jury, any
other defendant shall | ||||||
5 | be granted a jury trial upon demand therefor made
promptly | ||||||
6 | after being advised of the waiver and upon payment of the
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7 | proper fees, if any, to the clerk.
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8 | (b) All jury cases where the claim for damages is $50,000 | ||||||
9 | or less shall be tried by a jury of 6 , unless either party | ||||||
10 | demands a
jury of 12. If a fee in connection with a jury demand | ||||||
11 | is required by
statute or rule of court, the fee for a jury of 6 | ||||||
12 | shall be 1/2 the
fee for a jury of 12. A party demanding a jury | ||||||
13 | of 12 after another party
has paid the applicable fee for a | ||||||
14 | jury of 6 shall pay the remaining
1/2 of the fee applicable to | ||||||
15 | a jury of 12 . If alternate jurors are requested, an additional | ||||||
16 | fee established by the county shall be charged for each | ||||||
17 | alternate juror requested. For all cases filed prior to the | ||||||
18 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General | ||||||
19 | Assembly, if a party has paid for a jury of 12, that party may | ||||||
20 | demand a jury of 12 upon proof of payment.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 94-206, eff. 1-1-06.)
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, | ||||||
23 | 2015.
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