Full Text of HB2501 96th General Assembly
HB2501 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB2501
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Rep. Arthur L. Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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705 ILCS 105/27.2a |
from Ch. 25, par. 27.2a |
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Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that in counties with a population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, amounts authorized for fees are increased for: filing a complaint, jury demand, appearance, garnishment, or wage deduction; a mailing, certified copy, certification, or record search; probate cases; criminal and quasi-criminal cases; tax deeds; and other matters. Makes other changes.
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| AN ACT concerning civil law.
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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 27.2a as follows:
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| (705 ILCS 105/27.2a) (from Ch. 25, par. 27.2a)
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| Sec. 27.2a. The fees of the clerks of the circuit court in | 8 |
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counties having a population of 3,000,000 or more | 9 |
| inhabitants in the
instances described in this Section shall be | 10 |
| as provided in this
Section. In those instances where a minimum | 11 |
| and maximum fee is stated, the
clerk of the circuit court must | 12 |
| charge the minimum fee listed
and may charge up to the maximum | 13 |
| fee if the county board has by resolution
increased the fee. | 14 |
| The fees shall 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 | 17 |
| pleading
initiating a civil action, with the following | 18 |
| exceptions, shall be a minimum
of $190 and a maximum of | 19 |
| $276 $240 .
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| (A) When the amount of money or damages or the | 21 |
| value of personal
property claimed does not exceed | 22 |
| $250, a minimum of $15 and a maximum of $25
$22 .
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| (B) When that amount exceeds $250 but does not |
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| exceed $1000, a minimum
of $40 and a maximum of $86 | 2 |
| $75 .
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| (C) When that amount exceeds $1000 but does not | 4 |
| exceed $2500, a
minimum of $50 and a maximum of $92 | 5 |
| $80 .
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| (D) When that amount exceeds $2500 but does not | 7 |
| exceed $5000, a
minimum of $100 and a maximum of $150 | 8 |
| $130 .
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| (E) When that amount exceeds $5000 but does not | 10 |
| exceed $15,000, $173 $150 .
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| (F) For the exercise of eminent domain, $150. For | 12 |
| each additional
lot or tract of land or right or | 13 |
| interest therein subject to be condemned,
the damages | 14 |
| in respect to which shall require separate assessment | 15 |
| by a jury, $173
$150 .
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| (G) For the final determination of parking, | 17 |
| standing, and compliance
violations and final | 18 |
| administrative decisions issued after hearings | 19 |
| regarding
vehicle immobilization and impoundment made | 20 |
| pursuant to Sections 3-704.1,
6-306.5, and 11-208.3 of | 21 |
| the Illinois Vehicle Code, $29 $25 .
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| (H) No fees shall be charged by the clerk to a | 23 |
| petitioner in any
order
of
protection including, but | 24 |
| not limited to, filing, modifying, withdrawing,
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| certifying, or
photocopying petitions for orders of | 26 |
| protection, or for issuing alias summons,
or for any
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| related filing service, certifying, modifying, | 2 |
| 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 | 5 |
| plaintiff seeks
possession only or unites with his or her | 6 |
| claim for possession of the property
a claim for rent or | 7 |
| damages or both in the amount of $15,000 or less, a
minimum | 8 |
| of $75 and a maximum of $161 $140 .
When the plaintiff | 9 |
| unites his or her claim for possession with a claim for
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| rent or damages or both exceeding $15,000, a minimum of | 11 |
| $225 and a
maximum of $385
$335 .
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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 | 14 |
| or her answer or
otherwise or joins another party as a | 15 |
| third party defendant, or both, the
defendant shall pay a | 16 |
| fee for each counterclaim or third party action in an
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| amount equal to the fee he or she would have had to pay had | 18 |
| he or she
brought a separate action for the relief sought | 19 |
| in the counterclaim or
against the third party defendant, | 20 |
| less the amount of the appearance fee,
if that has been | 21 |
| paid.
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| (d) Confession of Judgment.
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| In a confession of judgment when the amount does not | 24 |
| exceed $1500, a
minimum of $60 and a maximum of $81 $70 .
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| When the amount exceeds $1500, but does not exceed $5000, a | 26 |
| minimum of $75
and a maximum of $173 $150 .
When the
amount |
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| exceeds $5000, but does not exceed $15,000, a minimum of | 2 |
| $175 and
a
maximum of $299 $260 . When the
amount
exceeds | 3 |
| $15,000, a minimum of $250 and a maximum of $357 $310 .
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| (e) Appearance.
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| The fee for filing an appearance in each civil case | 6 |
| shall be a minimum
of
$75 and a maximum of $127 $110 ,
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| except as follows:
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| (A) When the plaintiff in a forcible entry and | 9 |
| detainer case seeks
possession only, a minimum of $40 | 10 |
| and a maximum of $92 $80 .
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| (B) When the amount in the case does not exceed | 12 |
| $1500, a minimum of
$40 and a maximum of $92 $80 .
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| (C) When that amount exceeds $1500 but does not | 14 |
| exceed $15,000, a
minimum of $60 and a maximum of $104 | 15 |
| $90 .
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| (f) Garnishment, Wage Deduction, and Citation.
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| In garnishment affidavit, wage deduction affidavit, | 18 |
| and citation
petition when the amount does not exceed | 19 |
| $1,000, a minimum of $15 and a
maximum of $29 $25 ; when the
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| amount
exceeds $1,000 but does not exceed $5,000, a minimum | 21 |
| of $30 and a maximum
of $52
$45 ; and when the amount
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| exceeds
$5,000, a minimum of $50 and a maximum of $92 $80 .
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| (g) Petition to Vacate
or Modify.
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| (1) Petition to vacate
or modify any final judgment or | 25 |
| order of court,
except in forcible entry and detainer cases | 26 |
| and small claims cases or a
petition to reopen an estate, |
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| to modify, terminate, or enforce a
judgment or order for | 2 |
| child or spousal support, or to modify, suspend, or
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| terminate an order for withholding, if filed before 30 days | 4 |
| after the entry
of the judgment or order, a minimum of $50 | 5 |
| and a maximum of $69 $60 .
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| (2) Petition to vacate
or modify any final judgment
or | 7 |
| order of court, except a petition to modify, terminate, or | 8 |
| enforce a
judgment or order for child or spousal support or | 9 |
| to modify, suspend, or
terminate an order for withholding, | 10 |
| if filed later than 30 days
after the entry of the judgment | 11 |
| or order, a minimum of $75 and a maximum
of $104
$90 .
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| (3) Petition to vacate order of bond forfeiture, a | 13 |
| minimum of $40
and a
maximum of $92 $80 .
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| (h) Mailing.
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| When the clerk is required to mail, the fee will be a | 16 |
| minimum of $10
and
a maximum of $17 $15 ,
plus the cost of | 17 |
| postage.
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| (i) Certified Copies.
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| Each certified copy of a judgment after the first, | 20 |
| except in small
claims and forcible entry and detainer | 21 |
| cases, a minimum of $15 and a
maximum
of $23 $20 .
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| (j) Habeas Corpus.
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| For filing a petition for relief by habeas corpus, a | 24 |
| minimum of $125
and
a maximum of $219 $190 .
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| (k) Certification, Authentication, and Reproduction.
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| (1) Each certification or authentication for taking |
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| the acknowledgment
of a deed or other instrument in writing | 2 |
| with the seal of office, a minimum
of $6 and a maximum of | 3 |
| $10 $9 .
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| (2) Court appeals when original documents are | 5 |
| forwarded, under 100 pages,
plus delivery and costs, a | 6 |
| minimum of $75 and a maximum of $127 $110 .
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| (3) Court appeals when original documents are | 8 |
| forwarded, over 100 pages,
plus delivery and costs, a | 9 |
| minimum of $150 and a maximum of $213 $185 .
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| (4) Court appeals when original documents are | 11 |
| forwarded, over 200
pages, an additional fee of a minimum | 12 |
| of 25 and a maximum of 35 30 cents
per
page.
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| (5) For reproduction of any document contained in the | 14 |
| clerk's files:
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| (A) First page, $2.30 $2 .
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| (B) Next 19 pages, 60 50 cents per page.
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| (C) All remaining pages, 30 25 cents per page.
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| (l) Remands.
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| In any cases remanded to the Circuit Court from the | 20 |
| Supreme Court
or the Appellate Court for a new trial, the | 21 |
| clerk shall file the
remanding order and reinstate the case | 22 |
| with either its original number or a new
number. The Clerk
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| shall not charge any new or additional fee for the | 24 |
| reinstatement. Upon
reinstatement the Clerk shall advise | 25 |
| the parties of the reinstatement. A
party shall have the | 26 |
| same right to a jury trial on remand and reinstatement
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| he or she had before the appeal, and no additional or new | 2 |
| 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 | 5 |
| district, the
clerk shall be entitled to a search fee of a | 6 |
| minimum of $6 and a maximum
of $10
$9 for each year
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| searched.
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| (n) Hard Copy.
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| For each page of hard copy print output, when case | 10 |
| records are
maintained on an automated medium, the clerk | 11 |
| shall be entitled to a fee of
a minimum of $6 and a maximum | 12 |
| of $10 $9 .
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| (o) Index Inquiry and Other Records.
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| No fee shall be charged for a single | 15 |
| plaintiff/defendant index inquiry
or single case record | 16 |
| inquiry when this request is made in person and the
records | 17 |
| are maintained in a current automated medium, and when no | 18 |
| hard copy
print output is requested. The fees to be charged | 19 |
| for management records,
multiple case records, and | 20 |
| multiple journal records may be specified by the
Chief | 21 |
| Judge pursuant to the guidelines for access and | 22 |
| dissemination of
information approved by the Supreme | 23 |
| 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, |
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| a minimum of $5
and a maximum of $7 $6 .
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| (r) Other Fees.
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| Any fees not covered in this Section shall be set by | 4 |
| rule or
administrative order of the Circuit Court with the | 5 |
| approval of the
Administrative Office of the Illinois | 6 |
| Courts.
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| The clerk of the circuit court may provide additional | 8 |
| services for
which there is no fee specified by statute in | 9 |
| connection with the operation
of the clerk's office as may | 10 |
| be requested by the public and agreed to by
the clerk and | 11 |
| 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 | 14 |
| approved by the
chief judge of the circuit court. Nothing | 15 |
| in this
subsection shall be construed to require any clerk | 16 |
| 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 | 19 |
| other fees allowed by law, the sum of a minimum of $212.50
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maximum of $265 $230 , as a
fee for the
services of a | 21 |
| jury in every civil action not quasi-criminal in its
nature | 22 |
| and not a proceeding for the exercise of the right of | 23 |
| eminent
domain and in every other action wherein the right | 24 |
| of trial by jury
is or may be given by law. The jury fee | 25 |
| shall be paid by the party
demanding a jury at the time of | 26 |
| filing the jury demand. If the fee is
not paid by either |
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| party, no jury shall be called in the action or
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| 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 | 5 |
| of $20 and a
maximum of $46 $40 ; for
recording
the same, a | 6 |
| minimum of 50˘ and a maximum of $0.90 $0.80 for each 100 | 7 |
| words.
Exceptions filed to claims
presented
to an assignee | 8 |
| of a debtor who has made a voluntary assignment for the
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| benefit of creditors shall be considered and treated, for | 10 |
| the purpose of
taxing costs therein, as actions in which | 11 |
| the party or parties filing
the exceptions shall be | 12 |
| considered as party or parties plaintiff, and
the claimant | 13 |
| or claimants as party or parties defendant, and those
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| parties respectively shall pay to the clerk the same fees
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| as 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 | 18 |
| minimum of $60 and
a
maximum of $120 for each
expungement | 19 |
| petition filed and an additional fee of a minimum of $4 and | 20 |
| a
maximum of $8 for each
certified
copy of an order to | 21 |
| expunge arrest records.
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| (v) Probate.
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| The clerk is entitled to receive the fees
specified in | 24 |
| this subsection (v), which shall be paid in advance,
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| that, for good cause shown, the court may suspend, reduce, | 26 |
| or
release the costs payable under this subsection:
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| (1) For administration of the estate of a decedent | 2 |
| (whether testate
or intestate) or of a missing person, a | 3 |
| minimum of $150 and a maximum of $259
$225 , plus the fees
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| specified in
subsection (v)(3), except:
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| (A) When the value of the real and personal | 6 |
| property does not exceed
$15,000, the fee shall be a | 7 |
| minimum of $40 and a maximum of $75 $65 .
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| (B) When (i) proof of heirship alone is made, (ii) | 9 |
| a domestic or
foreign will is admitted to probate | 10 |
| without administration (including
proof of heirship), | 11 |
| or (iii) letters of office are issued for a particular
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| purpose without administration of the estate, the fee | 13 |
| shall be a minimum of
$40 and a maximum of $75 $65 .
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| (2) For administration of the estate of a ward, a | 15 |
| minimum of $75 and
a
maximum of $127 $110 ,
plus the fees | 16 |
| specified in subsection (v)(3), except:
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| (A) When the value of the real and personal | 18 |
| property does not exceed
$15,000, the fee shall be a | 19 |
| minimum of $40 and a maximum of $75 $65 .
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| (B) When (i) letters of office are issued to a | 21 |
| guardian of the person
or persons,
but not of the | 22 |
| estate or (ii) letters of office are issued in the | 23 |
| estate of
a ward without administration of the estate, | 24 |
| including filing or joining in
the filing of a tax | 25 |
| return or releasing a mortgage or consenting to the
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| marriage of the ward, the fee shall be a minimum of $20 |
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| and a maximum of $46
$40 .
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| (3) In addition to the fees payable under subsection | 3 |
| (v)(1) or
(v)(2) of this Section, the following fees are | 4 |
| payable:
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| (A) For each account (other than one final account) | 6 |
| filed in the
estate of a decedent, or ward, a minimum | 7 |
| of $25 and a maximum of $46 $40 .
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| (B) For filing a claim in an estate when the amount | 9 |
| claimed is $150
or more but less than $500, a minimum | 10 |
| of $20 and a maximum of $46 $40 ; when
the
amount | 11 |
| claimed is $500 or
more but less than $10,000, a | 12 |
| minimum of $40 and a maximum of $75 $65 ; when
the
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| amount claimed is $10,000
or more,
a minimum of $60 and | 14 |
| a maximum of $104 $90 ; provided that the court in
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| allowing
a claim may add to the
amount allowed
the | 16 |
| filing fee paid by the claimant.
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| (C) For filing in an estate a claim, petition, or | 18 |
| supplemental
proceeding based upon an action seeking | 19 |
| equitable relief including the
construction or contest | 20 |
| of a will, enforcement of a contract to make a
will, | 21 |
| and proceedings involving testamentary trusts or the | 22 |
| appointment of
testamentary trustees, a minimum of $60 | 23 |
| and a maximum of $104 $90 .
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| (D) For filing in an estate (i) the appearance of | 25 |
| any person for the
purpose of consent or (ii) the | 26 |
| appearance of an executor, administrator,
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| administrator to collect, guardian, guardian ad litem, | 2 |
| or special
administrator, no fee.
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| (E) Except as provided in subsection (v)(3)(D), | 4 |
| for filing the
appearance of any person or persons, a | 5 |
| minimum of $30 and a maximum of $104
$90 .
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| (F) For each jury demand, a minimum of $137.50 and | 7 |
| a maximum of
$207 $180 .
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| (G) For disposition of the collection of a judgment | 9 |
| or settlement of
an action or claim for wrongful death | 10 |
| of a decedent or of any cause of
action of a ward, when | 11 |
| there is no other administration
of the estate, a | 12 |
| minimum of $50 and a maximum of $92 $80 , less any | 13 |
| amount
paid
under subsection (v)(1)(B)
or (v)(2)(B) | 14 |
| except that if the amount involved does not exceed
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| $5,000, the fee, including any amount paid under | 16 |
| subsection
(v)(1)(B) or (v)(2)(B), shall be a minimum | 17 |
| of $20 and a maximum of $46 $40 .
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| (H) For each certified copy of letters of office, | 19 |
| of court order or
other certification, a minimum of $2 | 20 |
| and a maximum of $5 $4 , plus $1.15 $1 per
page
in | 21 |
| excess
of 3 pages for the document certified.
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| (I) For each exemplification, $2.30 $2 , plus the | 23 |
| 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 | 26 |
| the cost of
publication by the clerk directly to the |
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| newspaper.
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| (5) The person on whose behalf a charge is incurred for | 3 |
| witness,
court reporter, appraiser, or other miscellaneous | 4 |
| fee shall pay the same
directly to the person entitled | 5 |
| thereto.
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| (6) The executor, administrator, guardian, petitioner, | 7 |
| or other
interested person or his or her attorney shall pay | 8 |
| to the clerk all postage
charges incurred by the clerk in | 9 |
| mailing petitions, orders, notices, or
other documents | 10 |
| pursuant to 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 | 13 |
| criminal
and quasi-criminal cases from each person | 14 |
| convicted or sentenced to
supervision therein as follows:
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| (A) Felony complaints, a minimum of $125 and a | 16 |
| maximum of $219 $190 .
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| (B) Misdemeanor complaints, a minimum of $75 and a | 18 |
| maximum of
$127 $110 .
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| (C) Business offense complaints, a minimum of $75 | 20 |
| and a maximum of
$127 $110 .
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| (D) Petty offense complaints, a minimum of $75 and | 22 |
| a maximum of
$127 $110 .
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| (E) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, $35 | 24 |
| $30 .
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| (F) When court appearance required, $58 $50 .
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| (G) Motions to vacate or amend final orders, a |
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| minimum of $40 and
a
maximum of $92 $80 .
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| (H) Motions to vacate bond forfeiture orders, a | 3 |
| minimum of $30 and
a
maximum of $52 $45 .
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| (I) Motions to vacate ex parte judgments, whenever | 5 |
| filed, a minimum
of
$30 and a maximum of $52 $45 .
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| (J) Motions to vacate judgment on forfeitures, | 7 |
| whenever filed, a
minimum of $25 and a maximum of $35 | 8 |
| $30 .
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| (K) Motions to vacate "failure to appear" or | 10 |
| "failure to comply"
notices sent to the Secretary of | 11 |
| State, a minimum of $40 and a maximum of $58
$50 .
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| (2) (Blank). In counties having a population of | 13 |
| 3,000,000 or more,
when the violation complaint is issued | 14 |
| by a municipal
police department, the clerk shall be | 15 |
| entitled to costs from each person
convicted therein as | 16 |
| follows:
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| (A) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, $30.
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| (B) When court appearance required, $50.
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| (3) In ordinance violation cases punishable by fine | 20 |
| only, the clerk
of the circuit court shall be entitled to | 21 |
| receive, unless the fee is
excused upon a finding by the | 22 |
| court that the defendant is indigent, in
addition to other | 23 |
| fees or costs allowed or imposed by law, the sum of a
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| minimum of
$112.50 and a maximum of $288 $250
as a fee for | 25 |
| the 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 |
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| the fee is not
so paid by the defendant, no jury shall be | 2 |
| called, and the case shall be
tried by the court without a | 3 |
| jury.
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| (x) Transcripts of Judgment.
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| For the filing of a transcript of judgment, the clerk | 6 |
| shall be entitled
to the same fee as if it were the | 7 |
| commencement of a 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 | 10 |
| venue, the clerk
shall be entitled to the same fee as if it | 11 |
| were the commencement of a new suit.
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| (2) The fee for the preparation and certification of a | 13 |
| record on a
change of venue to another jurisdiction, when | 14 |
| original documents are
forwarded, a minimum of $40 and a | 15 |
| maximum of $75 $65 .
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| (z) Tax objection complaints.
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| For each tax objection complaint containing one or more | 18 |
| tax
objections, regardless of the number of parcels | 19 |
| involved or the number of
taxpayers joining in the | 20 |
| complaint, a minimum of $50 and a maximum of
$115 $100 .
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| (aa) Tax Deeds.
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| (1) Petition for tax deed, if only one parcel is | 23 |
| involved, a minimum
of
$250 and a maximum of $460 $400 .
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| (2) For each additional parcel, add a fee of a minimum | 25 |
| of $100 and a
maximum of $230 $200 .
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| (3) For each application for petition for tax deed, a |
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| minimum of $15 and a maximum of $35. | 2 |
| (bb) Collections.
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| (1) For all collections made of others, except the | 4 |
| State and county
and except in maintenance or child support | 5 |
| cases, a sum equal to 3.0% of
the amount collected and | 6 |
| turned over.
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| (2) Interest earned on any funds held by the clerk | 8 |
| shall be turned
over to the county general fund as an | 9 |
| earning of the office.
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| (3) For any check, draft, or other bank instrument | 11 |
| returned to the
clerk for non-sufficient funds, account | 12 |
| closed, or payment stopped, $30 $25 .
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| (4) In child support and maintenance cases, the clerk, | 14 |
| if authorized by an
ordinance of the county board, may | 15 |
| collect an annual fee of up to $36 from
the person making | 16 |
| payment for maintaining child support records and the
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| processing of support orders to the State of Illinois KIDS | 18 |
| system and the
recording of payments issued by the State | 19 |
| Disbursement Unit for the official
record of the Court. | 20 |
| This fee shall be in addition
to and separate from amounts | 21 |
| ordered to be paid as maintenance or child
support and | 22 |
| shall be deposited into a Separate Maintenance and Child | 23 |
| Support
Collection Fund, of which the clerk shall be the | 24 |
| custodian, ex-officio, to
be used by the clerk to maintain | 25 |
| child support orders and record all payments
issued by the | 26 |
| State Disbursement Unit for the official record of the |
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| Court.
The clerk may recover from the person making the | 2 |
| maintenance or child
support payment any additional cost | 3 |
| incurred in the collection of this annual
fee.
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| The clerk shall also be entitled to a fee of $5 for | 5 |
| certifications made
to the Secretary of State as provided | 6 |
| in Section 7-703 of the Family
Financial Responsibility Law | 7 |
| (625 ILCS 5/7-703) and these fees shall also be deposited | 8 |
| into the
Separate Maintenance and Child Support Collection | 9 |
| Fund.
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| (cc) Corrections of Numbers.
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| For correction of the case number, case title, or | 12 |
| attorney computer
identification number, if required by | 13 |
| rule of court, on any document filed
in the clerk's office, | 14 |
| to be charged against the party that filed the document,
a | 15 |
| minimum of $25 and a maximum of $46 $40 .
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| (dd) Exceptions.
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| (1) The fee requirements of this Section shall not | 18 |
| apply to police
departments or other law enforcement | 19 |
| agencies. In this Section, "law
enforcement agency" means | 20 |
| an agency of the State or a unit of local
government which | 21 |
| is vested by law or ordinance with the duty to maintain
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| public order and to enforce criminal laws or ordinances. | 23 |
| "Law enforcement
agency" also means the Attorney General or | 24 |
| any state's attorney.
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| (2) No fee provided herein shall be charged to any unit | 26 |
| of
local government or school district.
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| requirements of this Section shall not apply to any action | 2 |
| instituted
under subsection (b) of Section 11-31-1 of the | 3 |
| Illinois Municipal Code by a
private owner or tenant of | 4 |
| real property within 1200 feet of a dangerous or
unsafe | 5 |
| building seeking an order compelling the owner or owners of | 6 |
| the building
to take any of the actions authorized under | 7 |
| that subsection.
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| (3) The fee requirements of this Section shall not | 9 |
| apply to the filing
of any
commitment petition or petition | 10 |
| for an order authorizing the administration of | 11 |
| psychotropic medication or electroconvulsive therapy
under | 12 |
| the Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Code.
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| (ee) Adoption.
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| (1) For an adoption ..........................$75 $65
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| (2) Upon good cause shown, the court may waive the | 16 |
| adoption filing fee
in a special needs adoption. The term | 17 |
| "special needs adoption" shall have
the meaning ascribed to | 18 |
| it by the Illinois Department of Children and Family
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| Services.
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| (ff) Adoption exemptions.
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| No fee other than that set forth in subsection (ee) | 22 |
| shall be charged to
any person in connection with an | 23 |
| adoption proceeding
nor may any fee be
charged for | 24 |
| proceedings for
the appointment of a confidential | 25 |
| intermediary under the Adoption Act.
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| (gg) Unpaid fees.
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| Unless a court ordered payment schedule is implemented | 2 |
| or the fee
requirements of this Section are waived pursuant | 3 |
| to court order, the clerk of
the court may add to any | 4 |
| unpaid fees and costs under this Section a delinquency
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| amount equal to 5% of the unpaid fees that remain unpaid | 6 |
| after 30 days, 10% of
the unpaid fees that remain unpaid | 7 |
| after 60 days, and 15% of the unpaid fees
that remain | 8 |
| unpaid after 90 days. Notice to those parties may be made | 9 |
| by
signage posting or publication. The additional | 10 |
| delinquency amounts collected under this Section shall
be | 11 |
| used to defray additional administrative costs incurred by | 12 |
| the clerk of the
circuit court in collecting unpaid fees | 13 |
| and costs.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-172, eff. 8-14-07.)
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