Full Text of HB1112 94th General Assembly
HB1112 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB1112
Introduced 02/08/05, by Rep. John J. Millner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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705 ILCS 105/27.2 |
from Ch. 25, par. 27.2 |
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Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that for each additional taxpayer joining in a tax objection complaint, the fee shall be a minimum of $25 and a maximum of $50 (instead of one fee regardless of the number of taxpayers joining in the complaint).
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| AN ACT concerning courts.
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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 Clerks of Courts Act is amended by changing | 5 |
| Section 27.2 as follows:
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| (705 ILCS 105/27.2) (from Ch. 25, par. 27.2)
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| Sec. 27.2. The fees of the clerks of the circuit court in | 8 |
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counties having a population in excess of 500,000 | 9 |
| inhabitants
but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants in the | 10 |
| instances described in this Section
shall be as provided in | 11 |
| this Section.
In those instances where a minimum and maximum | 12 |
| fee is stated, counties with
more than 500,000 inhabitants but | 13 |
| less than 3,000,000 inhabitants must charge
the minimum fee | 14 |
| listed in this Section and may charge up to the maximum fee if
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| the county board has by resolution increased the fee.
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| addition, the minimum fees authorized in this
Section shall | 17 |
| apply to all units of local government and school districts
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| counties with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants. The fees shall | 19 |
| be paid
in advance and shall be as follows:
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| (a) Civil Cases.
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| The fee for filing a complaint, petition, or other | 22 |
| pleading initiating
a civil action, with the following | 23 |
| exceptions, shall be a minimum of $150
and a maximum of | 24 |
| $190.
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| (A) When the amount of money or damages or the | 26 |
| value of personal
property claimed does not exceed | 27 |
| $250, a minimum of $10 and a maximum of
$15.
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| (B) When that amount exceeds $250 but does not | 29 |
| exceed $1,000, a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $40.
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| (C) When that amount exceeds $1,000 but does not | 31 |
| exceed
$2500, a minimum
of $30 and a maximum of $50.
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| (D) When that amount exceeds $2500 but does not |
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| exceed $5,000, a minimum of $75 and a maximum of $100.
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| (D-5) When the amount exceeds $5,000 but does not | 3 |
| exceed $15,000, a
minimum of $75 and a maximum of $150.
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| (E) For the exercise of eminent domain, $150. For | 5 |
| each
additional lot or tract of land or right or | 6 |
| interest therein subject to be
condemned, the damages | 7 |
| in respect to which shall require separate
assessment | 8 |
| by a jury, $150.
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| (F) No fees shall be charged by the clerk to a | 10 |
| petitioner in any
order of
protection including, but | 11 |
| not limited to, filing, modifying, withdrawing,
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| certifying, or
photocopying petitions for orders of | 13 |
| protection, or for issuing alias summons,
or for any
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| related filing service, certifying, modifying, | 15 |
| vacating, or
photocopying any
orders of protection.
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| (b) Forcible Entry and Detainer.
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| In each forcible entry and detainer case when the | 18 |
| plaintiff seeks
possession only or unites with his or her | 19 |
| claim for possession of the property
a claim for rent or | 20 |
| damages or both in the amount of $15,000 or less, a
minimum | 21 |
| of $40 and a maximum of $75.
When the plaintiff unites his | 22 |
| or her claim for possession with a claim for
rent or | 23 |
| damages or both exceeding $15,000, a minimum of $150 and a
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| maximum of $225.
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| (c) Counterclaim or Joining Third Party Defendant.
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| When any defendant files a counterclaim as part of his | 27 |
| or her
answer or otherwise or joins another party as a | 28 |
| third party defendant, or
both, the defendant shall pay a | 29 |
| fee for each counterclaim or third
party action in an | 30 |
| amount equal to the fee he or she would have had to pay
had | 31 |
| he or she brought a separate action for the relief sought | 32 |
| in the
counterclaim or against the third party defendant, | 33 |
| less the amount of the
appearance fee, if that has been | 34 |
| paid.
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| (d) Confession of Judgment.
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| In a confession of judgment when the amount does not |
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| exceed $1500, a
minimum of $50 and a maximum of $60. When | 2 |
| the amount exceeds
$1500, but does not exceed $5,000, $75.
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| When the amount exceeds $5,000, but does not exceed
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| $15,000, $175.
When the amount exceeds $15,000, a minimum | 5 |
| of $200 and a maximum of
$250.
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| (e) Appearance.
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| The fee for filing an appearance in each civil case | 8 |
| shall be a minimum
of $50 and a maximum of $75,
except as | 9 |
| follows:
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| (A) When the plaintiff in a forcible entry and | 11 |
| detainer case seeks
possession only, a minimum of $20 | 12 |
| and a maximum of $40.
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| (B) When the amount in the case does not exceed | 14 |
| $1500, a minimum of
$20 and a maximum of $40.
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| (C) When the amount in the case exceeds $1500 but | 16 |
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not exceed $15,000, a minimum of $40 and a maximum | 17 |
| of $60.
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| (f) Garnishment, Wage Deduction, and Citation.
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| In garnishment affidavit, wage deduction affidavit, | 20 |
| and citation
petition when the amount does not exceed | 21 |
| $1,000, a minimum of $10 and a
maximum of $15; when the | 22 |
| amount
exceeds $1,000 but does not exceed $5,000, a minimum | 23 |
| of $20 and a maximum
of $30; and when the amount exceeds
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| $5,000, a minimum of $30 and a maximum of $50.
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| (g) Petition to Vacate
or Modify.
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| (1) Petition to vacate
or modify any final judgment or | 27 |
| order of court,
except in forcible entry and detainer cases | 28 |
| and small claims cases or a
petition to reopen an estate, | 29 |
| to modify, terminate, or enforce a
judgment or order for | 30 |
| child or spousal support, or to modify, suspend, or
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| terminate an order for withholding, if filed before 30 days | 32 |
| after the entry
of the judgment or order, a minimum of $40 | 33 |
| and a maximum of $50.
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| (2) Petition to vacate
or modify any final judgment
or | 35 |
| order of court, except a petition to modify, terminate, or | 36 |
| enforce a
judgment or order for child or spousal support or |
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| to modify, suspend, or
terminate an order for withholding, | 2 |
| if filed later than 30 days
after the entry of the judgment | 3 |
| or order, a minimum of $60 and a maximum
of $75.
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| (3) Petition to vacate order of bond forfeiture, a | 5 |
| minimum of $20
and a maximum of $40.
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| (h) Mailing.
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| When the clerk is required to mail, the fee will be a | 8 |
| minimum of $6
and a maximum of $10, plus the cost of | 9 |
| postage.
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| (i) Certified Copies.
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| Each certified copy of a judgment after the first, | 12 |
| except in small
claims and forcible entry and detainer | 13 |
| cases, a minimum of $10 and a
maximum of $15.
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| (j) Habeas Corpus.
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| For filing a petition for relief by habeas corpus, a | 16 |
| minimum of $80
and a maximum of $125.
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| (k) Certification, Authentication, and Reproduction.
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| (1) Each certification or authentication for taking | 19 |
| the acknowledgment
of a deed or other instrument in writing | 20 |
| with the seal of office, a minimum
of $4 and a maximum of | 21 |
| $6.
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| (2) Court appeals when original documents are | 23 |
| forwarded, under 100 pages,
plus delivery and costs, a | 24 |
| minimum of $50 and a maximum of $75.
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| (3) Court appeals when original documents are | 26 |
| forwarded, over 100 pages,
plus delivery and costs, a | 27 |
| minimum of $120 and a maximum of $150.
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| (4) Court appeals when original documents are | 29 |
| forwarded, over 200
pages, an additional fee of a minimum | 30 |
| of 20 and a maximum of 25 cents
per page.
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| (5) For reproduction of any document contained in the | 32 |
| clerk's files:
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| (A) First page, $2.
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| (B) Next 19 pages, 50 cents per page.
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| (C) All remaining pages, 25 cents per page.
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| (l) Remands.
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| In any cases remanded to the Circuit Court from the | 2 |
| Supreme Court
or the Appellate Court for a new trial, the | 3 |
| clerk shall file the remanding
order and reinstate the case | 4 |
| with either its original number or a new number.
The Clerk | 5 |
| shall not
charge any new or additional fee for the | 6 |
| reinstatement. Upon reinstatement the
Clerk shall advise | 7 |
| the parties of the reinstatement. A party shall have the
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| same right to a jury trial on remand and reinstatement as | 9 |
| he or she had before
the appeal, and no additional or new | 10 |
| fee or charge shall be made for a jury
trial after remand.
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| (m) Record Search.
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| For each record search, within a division or municipal | 13 |
| district, the
clerk shall be entitled to a search fee of a | 14 |
| minimum of $4 and a maximum
of $6 for each year searched.
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| (n) Hard Copy.
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| For each page of hard copy print output, when case | 17 |
| records are
maintained on an automated medium, the clerk | 18 |
| shall be entitled to a fee of a
minimum of $4 and a maximum | 19 |
| of $6.
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| (o) Index Inquiry and Other Records.
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| No fee shall be charged for a single | 22 |
| plaintiff/defendant index inquiry
or single case record | 23 |
| inquiry when this request is made in person and the
records | 24 |
| are maintained in a current automated medium, and when no | 25 |
| hard copy
print output is requested. The fees to be charged | 26 |
| for management records,
multiple case records, and | 27 |
| multiple journal records may be specified by the
Chief | 28 |
| Judge pursuant to the guidelines for access and | 29 |
| dissemination of
information approved by the Supreme | 30 |
| Court.
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| (p) (Blank).
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| (q) Alias Summons.
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| For each alias summons or citation issued by the clerk, | 34 |
| a minimum of $4
and a maximum of $5.
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| (r) Other Fees.
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| Any fees not covered in this Section shall be set by |
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| rule or
administrative order of the Circuit Court with the | 2 |
| approval of the
Administrative Office of the Illinois | 3 |
| Courts.
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| The clerk of the circuit court may provide additional | 5 |
| services for
which there is no fee specified by statute in | 6 |
| connection with the operation
of the clerk's office as may | 7 |
| be requested by the public and agreed to by
the clerk and | 8 |
| approved by the chief judge of the circuit court. Any
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| charges for additional services shall be as agreed to
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| between the clerk and the party making the request and | 11 |
| approved by the
chief judge of the circuit court. Nothing | 12 |
| in this
subsection shall be construed to require any clerk | 13 |
| to provide any service
not otherwise required by law.
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| (s) Jury Services.
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| The clerk shall be entitled to receive, in
addition to | 16 |
| other fees allowed by law, the sum of a minimum of $192.50
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| and a maximum of $212.50, as a fee for the
services of a | 18 |
| jury in every civil action not quasi-criminal in its
nature | 19 |
| and not a proceeding for the exercise of the right of | 20 |
| eminent
domain and in every other action wherein the right | 21 |
| of trial by jury
is or may be given by law. The jury fee | 22 |
| shall be paid by the party
demanding a jury at the time of | 23 |
| filing the jury demand. If the fee is
not paid by either | 24 |
| party, no jury shall be called in the action or
proceeding, | 25 |
| and the same shall be tried by the court without a jury.
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| (t) Voluntary Assignment.
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| For filing each deed of voluntary assignment, a minimum | 28 |
| of $10 and a
maximum of $20; for recording
the same, a | 29 |
| minimum of 25˘ and a maximum of 50˘ for each 100 words.
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| Exceptions filed to claims presented
to an assignee of a | 31 |
| debtor who has made a voluntary assignment for the
benefit | 32 |
| of creditors shall be considered and treated, for the | 33 |
| purpose of
taxing costs therein, as actions in which the | 34 |
| party or parties filing
the exceptions shall be considered | 35 |
| as party or parties plaintiff, and
the claimant or | 36 |
| claimants as party or parties defendant, and those
parties |
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| respectively shall pay to the clerk the same fees
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| provided by this Section to be paid in other actions.
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| (u) Expungement Petition.
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| The clerk shall be entitled to receive a
fee of a | 5 |
| minimum of $30 and a maximum of $60 for each expungement
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| petition filed and an additional fee of a minimum of $2 and | 7 |
| a maximum of
$4 for each certified copy of an order to | 8 |
| expunge arrest records.
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| (v) Probate.
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| The clerk is entitled to receive the fees specified in | 11 |
| this subsection
(v), which shall be paid in advance, except | 12 |
| that, for good cause shown, the
court may suspend, reduce, | 13 |
| or release the costs payable under this subsection:
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| (1) For administration of the estate of a decedent | 15 |
| (whether testate
or intestate) or of a missing person, a | 16 |
| minimum of $100 and a maximum of
$150, plus the fees | 17 |
| specified in
subsection (v)(3), except:
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| (A) When the value of the real and personal | 19 |
| property does not exceed
$15,000, the fee shall be a | 20 |
| minimum of $25 and a maximum of $40.
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| (B) When (i) proof of heirship alone is made, (ii) | 22 |
| a domestic or
foreign will is admitted to probate | 23 |
| without administration (including
proof of heirship), | 24 |
| or (iii) letters of office are issued for a particular
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| purpose without administration of the estate, the fee | 26 |
| shall be a minimum of
$25 and a maximum of $40.
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| (2) For administration of the estate of a ward, a | 28 |
| minimum of $50 and
a maximum of $75,
plus the fees | 29 |
| specified in subsection (v)(3), except:
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| (A) When the value of the real and personal | 31 |
| property does not exceed
$15,000, the fee shall be a | 32 |
| minimum of $25 and a maximum of $40.
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| (B) When (i) letters of office are issued to a | 34 |
| guardian of the
person or persons, but not of the | 35 |
| estate or (ii) letters of office are
issued in the
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| estate of a ward without administration of the estate, |
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| including filing or
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| return or releasing a mortgage or consenting
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| marriage of the ward, the fee shall be a minimum of $10 | 4 |
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maximum
of $20.
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| (3) In addition to the fees payable under subsection | 6 |
| (v)(1) or (v)(2)
of this Section, the following fees are | 7 |
| payable:
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| (A) For each account (other than one final account) | 9 |
| filed in the
estate of a decedent, or ward, a minimum | 10 |
| of $15 and a maximum of $25.
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| (B) For filing a claim in an estate when the amount | 12 |
| claimed is $150
or more but less than $500, a minimum | 13 |
| of $10 and a maximum of $20; when
the amount claimed is | 14 |
| $500 or
more but less than $10,000, a minimum of $25 | 15 |
| and a maximum of $40; when
the amount claimed is | 16 |
| $10,000 or more, a minimum of $40 and a maximum of
$60; | 17 |
| provided that the court in allowing a claim may add to | 18 |
| the amount
allowed
the filing fee paid by the claimant.
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| (C) For filing in an estate a claim, petition, or | 20 |
| supplemental
proceeding based upon an action seeking | 21 |
| equitable relief including the
construction or contest | 22 |
| of a will, enforcement of a contract to make a
will, | 23 |
| and proceedings involving testamentary trusts or the | 24 |
| appointment of
testamentary trustees, a minimum of $40 | 25 |
| and a maximum of $60.
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| (D) For filing in an estate (i) the appearance of | 27 |
| any person for the
purpose of consent or (ii) the | 28 |
| appearance of an executor, administrator,
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| administrator to collect, guardian, guardian ad litem, | 30 |
| or special
administrator, no fee.
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| (E) Except as provided in subsection (v)(3)(D), | 32 |
| for filing the
appearance of any person or persons, a | 33 |
| minimum of $10 and a maximum of
$30.
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| (F) For each jury demand, a minimum of $102.50 and | 35 |
| a maximum of
$137.50.
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| (G) For disposition of the collection of a judgment |
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| or settlement of
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| of a decedent or of any cause of
action of a ward, when | 3 |
| there is no other administration
of the estate, a | 4 |
| minimum of $30 and a maximum of $50, less any amount
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| paid under subsection (v)(1)(B)
or (v)(2)(B) except | 6 |
| that if the amount involved does not exceed
$5,000, the | 7 |
| fee, including any amount paid under subsection | 8 |
| (v)(1)(B) or
(v)(2)(B), shall be a minimum of $10 and a | 9 |
| maximum of $20.
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| (H) For each certified copy of letters of office, | 11 |
| of court order or
other certification, a minimum of $1 | 12 |
| and a maximum of $2, plus a
minimum of 50˘ and a | 13 |
| maximum of $1 per page in excess of 3 pages for the
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| document certified.
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| (I) For each exemplification, a minimum of $1 and a | 16 |
| maximum of
$2, plus the fee for certification.
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| (4) The executor, administrator, guardian, petitioner,
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| or other interested person or his or her attorney shall pay | 19 |
| the cost of
publication by the clerk directly to the | 20 |
| newspaper.
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| (5) The person on whose behalf a charge is incurred for | 22 |
| witness,
court reporter, appraiser, or other miscellaneous | 23 |
| fee shall pay the same
directly to the person entitled | 24 |
| thereto.
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| (6) The executor, administrator, guardian, petitioner,
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| or other interested person or his attorney shall pay to the | 27 |
| clerk all
postage charges incurred by the clerk in mailing | 28 |
| petitions, orders,
notices, or other documents pursuant to | 29 |
| the provisions of the Probate Act
of 1975.
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| (w) Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Costs and Fees.
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| (1) The clerk shall be entitled to costs in all | 32 |
| criminal
and quasi-criminal cases from each person | 33 |
| convicted or sentenced to
supervision therein as follows:
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| (A) Felony complaints, a minimum of $80 and a | 35 |
| maximum of $125.
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| (B) Misdemeanor complaints, a minimum of $50 and a |
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| maximum of
$75.
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| (C) Business offense complaints, a minimum of $50 | 3 |
| and a maximum of
$75.
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| (D) Petty offense complaints, a minimum of $50 and | 5 |
| a maximum of
$75.
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| (E) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, $20.
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| (F) When court appearance required, $30.
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| (G) Motions to vacate or amend final orders, a | 9 |
| minimum of $20 and
a maximum of $40.
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| (H) Motions to vacate bond forfeiture orders, a | 11 |
| minimum of $20 and
a maximum of $30.
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| (I) Motions to vacate ex parte judgments, whenever | 13 |
| filed, a minimum
of $20 and a maximum of $30.
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| (J) Motions to vacate judgment on forfeitures, | 15 |
| whenever filed, a
minimum of $20 and a maximum of $25.
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| (K) Motions to vacate "failure to appear" or | 17 |
| "failure to comply"
notices sent to the Secretary of | 18 |
| State, a minimum of $20 and a maximum of
$40.
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| (2) In counties having a population of more than | 20 |
| 500,000
but fewer
than 3,000,000 inhabitants, when the | 21 |
| violation complaint is issued by a
municipal police | 22 |
| department, the clerk shall be entitled to costs from each
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| person convicted therein as follows:
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| (A) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, $10.
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| (B) When court appearance required, $15.
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| (3) In ordinance violation cases punishable by fine | 27 |
| only, the clerk
of the circuit court shall be entitled to | 28 |
| receive, unless the fee is
excused upon a finding by the | 29 |
| court that the defendant is indigent, in
addition to other | 30 |
| fees or costs allowed or imposed by law, the sum of a
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| minimum of $50 and a maximum of $112.50
as a fee for the | 32 |
| services of a jury. The jury fee shall be paid by the
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| defendant at the time of filing his or her jury demand. If | 34 |
| the fee is not
so paid by the defendant, no jury shall be | 35 |
| called, and the case shall be
tried by the court without a | 36 |
| jury.
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| (x) Transcripts of Judgment.
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| For the filing of a transcript of judgment, the clerk | 3 |
| shall be entitled
to the same fee as if it were the | 4 |
| commencement of new suit.
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| (y) Change of Venue.
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| (1) For the filing of a change of case on a change of | 7 |
| venue, the clerk
shall be entitled to the same fee as if it | 8 |
| were the commencement of a new suit.
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| (2) The fee for the preparation and certification of a | 10 |
| record on a
change of venue to another jurisdiction, when | 11 |
| original documents are
forwarded, a minimum of $25 and a | 12 |
| maximum of $40.
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| (z) Tax objection complaints.
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| For each tax objection complaint containing one or more | 15 |
| tax
objections, regardless of the number of parcels | 16 |
| involved
or the number of taxpayers joining in the | 17 |
| complaint, a minimum of $25
and a maximum of $50. For each | 18 |
| additional taxpayer joining in the complaint, a minimum of | 19 |
| $25 and a maximum of $50, each.
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| (aa) Tax Deeds.
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| (1) Petition for tax deed, if only one parcel is | 22 |
| involved, a minimum
of $150 and a maximum of $250.
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| (2) For each additional parcel, add a fee of a minimum | 24 |
| of $50 and a
maximum of $100.
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| (bb) Collections.
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| (1) For all collections made of others, except the | 27 |
| State and county
and except in maintenance or child support | 28 |
| cases, a sum equal to a minimum
of 2.5% and a maximum of | 29 |
| 3.0% of the amount collected and turned over.
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| (2) Interest earned on any funds held by the clerk | 31 |
| shall be turned
over to the county general fund as an | 32 |
| earning of the office.
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| (3) For any check, draft, or other bank instrument | 34 |
| returned to the clerk
for non-sufficient funds, account | 35 |
| closed, or payment stopped, $25.
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| (4) In child support and maintenance cases, the clerk, |
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| if authorized by an
ordinance of the county board, may | 2 |
| collect an annual fee of up to $36 from
the person making | 3 |
| payment for maintaining child support records and the
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| processing of support orders to the State of Illinois KIDS | 5 |
| system and the
recording of payments issued by the State | 6 |
| Disbursement Unit for the official
record of the Court.
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| This fee shall be in addition
to and separate from amounts | 8 |
| ordered to be paid as maintenance or child
support and | 9 |
| shall be deposited into a Separate Maintenance and Child | 10 |
| Support
Collection Fund, of which the clerk shall be the | 11 |
| custodian, ex-officio, to
be used by the clerk to maintain | 12 |
| child support orders and record all payments
issued by the | 13 |
| State Disbursement Unit for the official record of the | 14 |
| Court.
The clerk may recover from the person making the | 15 |
| maintenance or child support
payment any additional cost | 16 |
| incurred in the collection of this annual
fee.
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| The clerk shall also be entitled to a fee of $5 for | 18 |
| certifications made
to the Secretary of State as provided | 19 |
| in Section 7-703 of the Family Financial
Responsibility Law | 20 |
| and these fees shall also be deposited into the Separate
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| Maintenance and Child Support Collection Fund.
| 22 |
| (cc) Corrections of Numbers.
| 23 |
| For correction of the case number, case title, or | 24 |
| attorney computer
identification number, if required by | 25 |
| rule of court, on any document filed
in the clerk's office, | 26 |
| to be charged against the party that filed the
document, a | 27 |
| minimum of $15 and a maximum of $25.
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| (dd) Exceptions.
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| The fee requirements of this Section shall not apply to | 30 |
| police
departments or other law enforcement agencies. In | 31 |
| this Section, "law
enforcement agency" means an agency of | 32 |
| the State or a unit of local
government which is vested by | 33 |
| law or ordinance with the duty to maintain
public order and | 34 |
| to enforce criminal laws or ordinances. "Law enforcement
| 35 |
| agency" also means the Attorney General or any state's | 36 |
| attorney.
The fee requirements of this Section shall not |
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under subsection (b) of | 2 |
| Section 11-31-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code by a
private | 3 |
| owner or tenant of real property within 1200 feet of a | 4 |
| dangerous or
unsafe building seeking an order compelling | 5 |
| the owner or owners of the building
to take any of the | 6 |
| actions authorized under that subsection.
| 7 |
| The fee requirements of this Section shall not apply to | 8 |
| the filing of any
commitment petition or petition for an | 9 |
| order authorizing the administration of
authorized
| 10 |
| involuntary treatment in the form of medication under the | 11 |
| Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Code.
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| (ee) Adoptions.
| 13 |
| (1) For an adoption ...................................$65
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| (2) Upon good cause shown, the court may waive the | 15 |
| adoption filing fee in
a special needs adoption. The term | 16 |
| "special needs adoption" shall have the
meaning ascribed to | 17 |
| it by the Illinois Department of Children and Family
| 18 |
| Services.
| 19 |
| (ff) Adoption exemptions.
| 20 |
| No fee other than that set forth in subsection (ee) | 21 |
| shall be charged to any
person in connection with an | 22 |
| adoption proceeding
nor may any fee be charged
for | 23 |
| proceedings for the
appointment of a confidential | 24 |
| intermediary under the Adoption Act.
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| (gg) Unpaid fees.
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| Unless a court ordered payment schedule is implemented | 27 |
| or the fee
requirements of this Section are waived pursuant | 28 |
| to court order, the clerk of
the court may add to any | 29 |
| unpaid fees and costs under this Section a delinquency
| 30 |
| amount equal to 5% of the unpaid fees that remain unpaid | 31 |
| after 30 days, 10% of
the unpaid fees that remain unpaid | 32 |
| after 60 days, and 15% of the unpaid fees
that remain | 33 |
| unpaid after 90 days. Notice to those parties may be made | 34 |
| by
signage posting or publication. The additional | 35 |
| delinquency amounts collected under this Section shall
be | 36 |
| used to defray additional administrative costs incurred by |
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| the clerk of the
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| and costs.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-521, eff. 6-1-02; 93-385, | 4 |
| eff. 7-25-03; 93-573, eff. 8-21-03; 93-760, eff. 1-1-05.)
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