Full Text of SB2975 97th General Assembly
SB2975 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 SB2975 Introduced 2/1/2012, by Sen. Christine Radogno SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 55 ILCS 5/4-12003 | from Ch. 34, par. 4-12003 |
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Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning fees
of county clerks.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 4-12003 as follows:
| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/4-12003) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-12003)
| 7 | | Sec. 4-12003. Fees of county clerk in third class counties. | 8 | | The The fees of the county clerk in counties of the third class | 9 | | are:
| 10 | | For issuing each civil union or marriage license, sealing, | 11 | | filing and recording the
same and the certificate thereto (one | 12 | | charge), a fee to be determined by the county board of the | 13 | | county, not to exceed $75, which shall be the same, whether for | 14 | | a civil union or marriage license. $5 from all civil union and | 15 | | marriage license fees shall be remitted by the clerk to the | 16 | | State Treasurer for deposit into the Domestic Violence Fund.
| 17 | | For taking, certifying to and sealing the acknowledgment of | 18 | | a deed,
power of attorney, or other writing, $1.
| 19 | | For filing and entering certificates in case of estrays, | 20 | | and
furnishing notices for publication thereof (one charge), | 21 | | $1.50.
| 22 | | For recording all papers and documents required by law to | 23 | | be recorded
in the office of the county clerk, $2 plus 30˘ for |
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| 1 | | every 100 words in
excess of 600 words.
| 2 | | For certificate and seal, not in a case in a court whereof | 3 | | he is
clerk, $1.
| 4 | | For making and certifying a copy of any record or paper in | 5 | | his
office, $2 for every page.
| 6 | | For filing papers in his office, 50˘ for each paper filed, | 7 | | except
that no fee shall be charged for filing a Statement of | 8 | | economic interest
pursuant to the Illinois Governmental Ethics | 9 | | Act or reports made
pursuant to Article 9 of The Election Code.
| 10 | | For making transcript of taxable property for the | 11 | | assessors, 8˘ for
each tract of land or town lot. For extending | 12 | | other than State and
county taxes, 8˘ for each tax on each | 13 | | tract or lot, and 8˘ for each
person's personal tax, to be paid | 14 | | by the authority for whose benefit the
transcript is made and | 15 | | the taxes extended. The county clerk shall
certify to the | 16 | | county collector the amount due from each authority for
such | 17 | | services and the collector in his settlement with such | 18 | | authority
shall reserve such amount from the amount payable by | 19 | | him to such
authority.
| 20 | | For adding and bringing forward with current tax warrants | 21 | | amounts due
for forfeited or withdrawn special assessments, 8˘ | 22 | | for each lot or tract
of land described and transcribed.
| 23 | | For computing and extending each assessment or installment | 24 | | thereof
and interest, 8˘ on each description; and for computing | 25 | | and extending
each penalty, 8˘ on each description. These fees | 26 | | shall be paid by the
city, village, or taxing body for whose |
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| 1 | | benefit the transcript is made
and the assessment and penalties | 2 | | are extended. The county clerk shall
certify to the county | 3 | | collector the amount due from each city, village
or taxing | 4 | | body, for such services, and the collector in his settlement
| 5 | | with such taxing body shall reserve such amount from the amount | 6 | | payable
by him to such city, village or other taxing body.
| 7 | | For cancelling certificates of sale, $4 for each tract or | 8 | | lot.
| 9 | | For making search and report of general taxes and special | 10 | | assessments
for use in the preparation of estimate of cost of | 11 | | redemption from sales
or forfeitures or withdrawals or for use | 12 | | in the preparation of estimate
of cost of purchase of forfeited | 13 | | property, or for use in preparation of
order on the county | 14 | | collector for searches requested by buyers at annual
tax sale, | 15 | | for each lot or tract, $4 for the first year searched,
and $2 | 16 | | for each additional year or fraction thereof.
| 17 | | For preparing from tax search report estimate of cost of | 18 | | redemption
concerning property sold, forfeited or withdrawn | 19 | | for non-payment of
general taxes and special assessments, if | 20 | | any, $1 for each lot or
tract.
| 21 | | For certificate of deposit for redemption, $4.
| 22 | | For preparing from tax search report estimate of and order | 23 | | to county
collector to receive amount necessary to redeem or | 24 | | purchase lands or
lots forfeited for non-payment of general | 25 | | taxes, $3 for each lot or
tract.
| 26 | | For preparing from tax search report estimate of and order |
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| 1 | | to county
collector to receive amount necessary to redeem or | 2 | | purchase lands or
lots forfeited for non-payment of special | 3 | | assessments, $4 for each lot
or tract.
| 4 | | For issuing certificate of sale of forfeited property, $10.
| 5 | | For noting on collector's warrants tax sales subject to | 6 | | redemption,
20˘ for each tract or lot of land, to be paid by | 7 | | either the person
making the redemption from tax sale, the | 8 | | person surrendering the
certificate of sale for cancellation, | 9 | | or the person taking out tax deed.
| 10 | | For noting on collector's warrant special assessments | 11 | | withdrawn from
collection 20˘ for each tract or lot of land, to | 12 | | be charged against the
lot assessed in the withdrawn special | 13 | | assessment when brought forward
with current tax or when | 14 | | redeemed by the county clerk. The county clerk
shall certify to | 15 | | the county collector the amount due from each city,
village or | 16 | | taxing body for such fees, each year, and the county
collector | 17 | | in his settlement with such taxing body shall reserve such
| 18 | | amount from the amount payable by him to such taxing body.
| 19 | | For taking and approving official bond of a town assessor, | 20 | | filing and
recording same, and issuing certificate of election | 21 | | or qualification to
such official or to the Secretary of State, | 22 | | $10, to be paid by the
officer-elect.
| 23 | | For certified copies of plats, 20˘ for each lot shown in | 24 | | copy, but no
charge less than $4.
| 25 | | For tax search and issuing Statement regarding same on new | 26 | | plats to
be recorded, $10.
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| 1 | | For furnishing written description in conformity with | 2 | | permanent real
estate index number, $2 for each written | 3 | | description.
| 4 | | The following fees shall be allowed for services in matters | 5 | | of taxes
and assessments, and shall be charged as costs against | 6 | | the delinquent
property, and collected with the taxes thereon:
| 7 | | For entering judgment, 8˘ for each tract or lot.
| 8 | | For services in attending the tax sale and issuing | 9 | | certificates of
sale and sealing the same, $10 for each tract | 10 | | or lot.
| 11 | | For making list of delinquent lands and town lots sold, to | 12 | | be filed
with the State Comptroller, 10˘ for each tract or lot | 13 | | sold.
| 14 | | The following fees shall be audited and allowed by the | 15 | | board of
county commissioners and paid from the county | 16 | | treasury.
| 17 | | For computing State or county taxes, on each description of | 18 | | real
estate and each person's, firm's or corporation's personal | 19 | | property tax,
for each extension of each tax, 4˘, which shall | 20 | | include the transcribing
of the collector's books.
| 21 | | For computing, extending and bringing forward, and adding | 22 | | to the
current tax, the amount due for general taxes on lands | 23 | | and lots
previously forfeited to the State, for each extension | 24 | | of each tax, 4˘
for the first year, and for computing and | 25 | | extending the tax and penalty
for each additional year, 6˘.
| 26 | | For making duplicate or triplicate sets of books, |
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| 1 | | containing
transcripts of taxable property, for the board of | 2 | | assessors and board of
review, 3˘ for each description entered | 3 | | in each book.
| 4 | | For filing, indexing and recording or binding each birth, | 5 | | death or
stillbirth certificate or report, 15˘, which fee shall | 6 | | be in full for
all services in connection therewith, including | 7 | | the keeping of accounts
with district registrars.
| 8 | | For posting new subdivisions or plats in official atlases, | 9 | | 25˘ for
each lot.
| 10 | | For compiling new sheets for atlases, 20˘ for each lot.
| 11 | | For compiling new atlases, including necessary record | 12 | | searches, 25˘
for each lot.
| 13 | | For investigating and reporting on each new plat, referred | 14 | | to county
clerk, $2.
| 15 | | For attending sessions of the board of county commissioners | 16 | | thereof,
$5 per day, for each clerk in attendance.
| 17 | | For recording proceedings of the board of county | 18 | | commissioners, 15˘
per 100 words.
| 19 | | For filing papers which must be kept in office of | 20 | | comptroller of Cook
County, 10˘ for each paper filed.
| 21 | | For filing and indexing contracts, bonds, communications, | 22 | | and other
such papers which must be kept in office of | 23 | | comptroller of Cook County,
15˘ for each document.
| 24 | | For swearing any person to necessary affidavits relating to | 25 | | the
correctness of claims against the county, 25˘.
| 26 | | For issuing warrants in payment of salaries, supplies and |
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| 1 | | other
accounts, and all necessary auditing and bookkeeping work | 2 | | in connection
therewith, 10˘ each.
| 3 | | The fee requirements of this Section do not apply to units | 4 | | of local
government or school districts.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 97-4, eff. 5-31-11.)
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