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90_HB0883eng 35 ILCS 200/21-295 Amends the Property Tax Code. Increases the fee each person purchasing property at a sale under the Code pays to the County Collector in counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants from $50 to $150, except that if the property is improved with a structure consisting of at least one and not more than 6 dwelling units, the fee is increased to $100. Increases the fee paid for each year that an installment of subsequent taxes, or portion thereof, is paid by the tax purchaser and posted to the tax judgment, sale, redemption and forfeiture record from $80 to $300, except that if the property is improved with a structure consisting of at least one and not more than 6 dwelling units, the fee is increased to $150. LRB9000364KRkb HB0883 Engrossed LRB9000364KRkb 1 AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section 2 21-295. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing 6 Section 21-295 as follows: 7 (35 ILCS 200/21-295) 8 Sec. 21-295. Creation of indemnity fund. 9 (a) Each person purchasing any property at a sale under 10 this Code shall pay to the County Collector, prior to the 11 issuance of any certificate of purchase, a fee of $20 for 12 each item purchased in counties of less than 3,000,000 13 inhabitants and $150$80in counties of 3,000,000 or more 14 inhabitants, except that, in counties of 3,000,000 or more 15 inhabitants, if the property is improved with a structure 16 consisting of at least one and not more than 6 dwelling 17 units, the fee is $100. In counties of less than 3,000,000 18 inhabitants, a fee of $20 shall be paid for each year that an 19 installment of subsequent taxes, or portion thereof, is paid 20 by the tax purchaser and posted to the tax judgment, sale, 21 redemption and forfeiture record where the underlying 22 certificate is recorded. In counties of 3,000,000 or more 23 inhabitants, a fee of $300 shall be paid for each year that 24 an installment of subsequent taxes, or portion thereof, is 25 paid by the tax purchaser and posted to the tax judgment, 26 sale, redemption and forfeiture record where the underlying 27 certificate is recorded, except that, if the property is 28 improved with a structure consisting of at least one and not 29 more than 6 dwelling units, the fee is $150.In all counties,30a like sum shall be paid for each year that an installment of31subsequent taxes, or portion thereof is paid by the taxHB0883 Engrossed -2- LRB9000364KRkb 1purchaser and posted to the tax judgment, sale, redemption2and forfeiture record where the underlying certificate of3purchase is recorded.The amount paid prior to issuance of 4 the certificate of purchase shall be included in the purchase 5 price of the property in the certificate of purchase and all 6 amounts paid under this subsection shall be included in the 7 amount required to redeem under Section 21-355. 8 (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of 9 Section 21-300, all money received under subsection (a) shall 10 be paid by the Collector to the County Treasurer of the 11 County in which the land is situated, for the purpose of an 12 indemnity fund. The County Treasurer, as trustee of that 13 fund, shall invest all of that fund, principal and income, in 14 his or her hands from time to time, if not immediately 15 required for payments of indemnities under subsection (a) of 16 Section 21-305, in investments permitted by the Illinois 17 State Board of Investment under Article 22A of the Illinois 18 Pension Code. The county collector shall report annually to 19 the Circuit Court on the condition and income of the fund. 20 The indemnity fund shall be held to satisfy judgments 21 obtained against the County Treasurer, as trustee of the 22 fund. No payment shall be made from the fund, except upon a 23 judgment of the court which ordered the issuance of a tax 24 deed. 25 (Source: P.A. 86-1028; 86-1431; 88-455.)