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91_HB2847eng HB2847 Engrossed LRB9105360RCks 1 AN ACT to amend the Clerks of Courts Act by changing 2 Sections 27.1, 27.1a and 27.2. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by 6 changing Sections 27.1, 27.1a and 27.2 as follows: 7 (705 ILCS 105/27.1) (from Ch. 25, par. 27.1) 8 Sec. 27.1. The fees of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in 9 all counties having a population of 180,000 inhabitants or 10 less shall be paid in advance, except as otherwise provided, 11 and shall be as follows: 12 (a) Civil Cases 13 (1) All civil cases except as otherwise 14 provided........................................... $40 15 (2) Judicial Sales (except Probate).......... $40 16 (b) Family 17 (1) Commitment petitions under the Mental 18 Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, filing 19 transcript of commitment proceedings held in 20 another county, and cases under the Juvenile Court 21 Act of 1987........................................ $25 22 (2) Petition for Marriage Licenses........... $10 23 (3) Marriages in Court....................... $10 24 (4) Paternity................................ $40 25 (c) Criminal and Quasi-Criminal 26 (1) Each person convicted of a felony........ $40 27 (2) Each person convicted of a misdemeanor, 28 leaving scene of an accident, driving while 29 intoxicated, reckless driving or drag racing, 30 driving when license revoked or suspended, 31 overweight, or no interstate commerce certificate, HB2847 Engrossed -2- LRB9105360RCks 1 or when the disposition is court supervision....... $25 2 (3) Each person convicted of a business 3 offense............................................ $25 4 (4) Each person convicted of a petty offense. $25 5 (5) Minor traffic, conservation, or 6 ordinance violation, including 7 without limitation when the disposition is 8 court supervision: 9 (i) For each offense.................... $10 10 (ii) For each notice sent to the 11 defendant's last known address pursuant to 12 subsection (c) of Section 6-306.4 of the Illinois 13 Vehicle Code....................................... $2 14 (iii) For each notice sent to the 15 Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (c) of 16 Section 6-306.4 of the Illinois Vehicle Code....... $2 17 (6) When Court Appearance required........... $15 18 (7) Motions to vacate or amend final orders.. $10 19 (8) In ordinance violation cases punishable 20 by fine only, the clerk of the circuit court shall 21 be entitled to receive, unless the fee is excused 22 upon a finding by the court that the defendant is 23 indigent, in addition to other fees or costs 24 allowed or imposed by law, the sum of $50 as a fee 25 for the services of a jury. The jury fee shall be 26 paid by the defendant at the time of filing his or 27 her jury demand. If the fee is not so paid by the 28 defendant, no jury shall be called, and the case 29 shall be tried by the court without a jury. 30 (d) Other Civil Cases 31 (1) Money or personal property claimed does 32 not exceed $500.................................... $10 33 (2) Exceeds $500 but not more than $10,000... $25 34 (3) Exceeds $10,000, when relief in addition HB2847 Engrossed -3- LRB9105360RCks 1 to or supplemental to recovery of money alone is 2 sought in an action to recover personal property 3 taxes or retailers occupational tax regardless of 4 amount claimed..................................... $45 5 (4) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall be 6 entitled to receive, in addition to other fees 7 allowed by law, the sum of $50, as a fee for the 8 services of a jury in every civil action not 9 quasi-criminal in its nature and not a proceeding 10 for the exercise of the right of eminent domain, 11 and in every equitable action wherein the right of 12 trial by jury is or may be given by law. The jury 13 fee shall be paid by the party demanding a jury at 14 the time of filing his jury demand. If such a fee 15 is not paid by either party, no jury shall be 16 called in the action, suit, or proceeding, and the 17 same shall be tried by the court without a jury. 18 (e) Confession of judgment and answer 19 (1) When the amount does not exceed $1,000... $20 20 (2) Exceeds $1,000........................... $40 21 (f) Auxiliary Proceedings 22 Any auxiliary proceeding relating to the 23 collection of a money judgment, including 24 garnishment, citation, or wage deduction action.... $5 25 (g) Forcible entry and detainer 26 (1) For possession only or possession and 27 rent not in excess of $10,000...................... $10 28 (2) For possession and rent in excess of 29 $10,000............................................ $40 30 (h) Eminent Domain 31 (1) Exercise of Eminent Domain............... $45 32 (2) For each and every lot or tract of land 33 or right or interest therein subject to be 34 condemned, the damages in respect to which shall HB2847 Engrossed -4- LRB9105360RCks 1 require separate assessments by a jury............. $45 2 (i) Reinstatement 3 Each case including petition for modification 4 of a judgment or order of Court if filed later than 5 30 days after the entry of a judgment or order, 6 except in forcible entry and detainer cases and 7 small claims and except a petition to modify, 8 terminate, or enforce a judgement or order for 9 child or spousal support or to modify, suspend, or 10 terminate an order for withholding, petition to 11 vacate judgment of dismissal for want of 12 prosecution whenever filed, petition to reopen an 13 estate, or redocketing of any cause................ $20 14 (j) Probate 15 (1) Administration of decedent's estates, 16 whether testate or intestate, guardianships of the 17 person or estate or both of a person under legal 18 disability, guardianships of the person or estate 19 or both of a minor or minors, or petitions to sell 20 real estate in the administration of any estate.... $50 21 (2) Small estates in cases where the real and 22 personal property of an estate does not exceed 23 $5,000............................................. $25 24 (3) At any time during the administration of 25 the estate, however, at the request of the Clerk, 26 the Court shall examine the record of the estate 27 and the personal representative to determine the 28 total value of the real and personal property of 29 the estate, and if such value exceeds $5,000 shall 30 order the payment of an additional fee in the 31 amount of.......................................... $40 32 (4) Inheritance tax proceedings.............. $15 33 (5) Issuing letters only for a certain 34 specific reason other than the administration of an HB2847 Engrossed -5- LRB9105360RCks 1 estate, including but not limited to the release of 2 mortgage; the issue of letters of guardianship in 3 order that consent to marriage may be granted or 4 for some other specific reason other than for the 5 care of property or person; proof of heirship 6 without administration; or when a will is to be 7 admitted to probate, but the estate is to be 8 settled without administration..................... $10 9 (6) When a separate complaint relating to any 10 matter other than a routine claim is filed in an 11 estate, the required additional fee shall be 12 charged for such filing............................ $45 13 (k) Change of Venue 14 From a court, the charge is the same amount as 15 the original filing fee; however, the fee for 16 preparation and certification of record on change 17 of venue, when original documents or copies are 18 forwarded.......................................... $10 19 (l) Answer, adverse pleading, or appearance 20 In civil cases.......... $15 21 With the following exceptions: 22 (1) When the amount does not exceed $500..... $5 23 (2) When amount exceeds $500 but not $10,000. $10 24 (3) When amount exceeds $10,000.............. $15 25 (4) Court appeals when documents are 26 forwarded, over 200 pages, additional fee per page 27 over 200........................................... 10¢ 28 (m) Tax objection complaints 29 For each tax objection complaint containing 30 one or more tax objections, regardless of the 31 number of parcels involved or the number of 32 taxpayers joining the complaint.................... $10 33 (n) Tax deed 34 (1) Petition for tax deed, if only one parcel HB2847 Engrossed -6- LRB9105360RCks 1 is involved........................................ $45 2 (2) For each additional parcel involved, an 3 additional fee of.................................. $10 4 (o) Mailing Notices and Processes 5 (1) All notices that the clerk is required to 6 mail as first class mail........................... $2 7 (2) For all processes or notices the Clerk is 8 required to mail by certified or registered mail, 9 the fee will be $2 plus cost of postage. 10 (p) Certification or Authentication 11 (1) Each certification or authentication for 12 taking the acknowledgement of a deed or other 13 instrument in writing with seal of office.......... $2 14 (2) Court appeals when original documents are 15 forwarded, 100 pages or under, plus delivery costs. $25 16 (3) Court appeals when original documents are 17 forwarded, over 100 pages, plus delivery costs..... $60 18 (4) Court appeals when original documents are 19 forwarded, over 200 pages, additional fee per page 20 over 200........................................... 10¢ 21 (q) Reproductions 22 Each record of proceedings and judgment, 23 whether on appeal, change of venue, certified 24 copies of orders and judgments, and all other 25 instruments, documents, records, or papers: 26 (1) First page.......................... $1 27 (2) Next 19 pages, per page............. 50¢ 28 (3) All remaining pages, per page....... 25¢ 29 (r) Counterclaim 30 When any defendant files a counterclaim as 31 part of his or her answer or otherwise, or joins 32 another party as a third party defendant, or both, 33 he or she shall pay a fee for each such 34 counterclaim or third party action in an amount HB2847 Engrossed -7- LRB9105360RCks 1 equal to the fee he or she would have had to pay 2 had he or she brought a separate action for the 3 relief sought in the counterclaim or against the 4 third party defendant, less the amount of the 5 appearance fee, if that has been paid. 6 (s) Transcript of Judgment 7 From a court, the same fee as if case 8 originally filed. 9 (t) Publications 10 The cost of publication shall be paid directly 11 to the publisher by the person seeking the 12 publication, whether the clerk is required by law 13 to publish, or the parties to the action. 14 (u) Collections 15 (1) For all collections made for others, 16 except the State and County and except in 17 maintenance or child support cases, a sum equal to 18 2% of the amount collected and turned over. 19 (2) In any cases remanded to the Circuit 20 Court from the Supreme Court or the Appellate 21 Court, the Clerk shall file the remanding order and 22 reinstate the case with either its original number 23 or a new number. The Clerk shall not charge any 24 new or additional fee for the reinstatement. Upon 25 reinstatement the Clerk shall advise the parties of 26 the reinstatement. A party shall have the same 27 right to a jury trial on remand and reinstatement 28 as he or she had before the appeal, and no 29 additional or new fee or charge shall be made for a 30 jury trial after remand. 31 (3) In maintenance and child support matters, 32 the Clerk may deduct from each payment an amount 33 equal to the United States postage to be used in 34 mailing the maintenance or child support check to HB2847 Engrossed -8- LRB9105360RCks 1 the recipient. In such cases, the Clerk shall 2 collect an annual fee of up to $36 from the person 3 making such payment for administering the 4 collection and distribution of maintenance and 5 child support payments. Such sum shall be in 6 addition to and separate from amounts ordered to be 7 paid as maintenance or child support and shall be 8 deposited in a separate Maintenance and Child 9 Support Collection Fund of which the Clerk shall be 10 the custodian, ex officio, to be used by the Clerk 11 to further maintenance and child support collection 12 efforts in his office. Unless paid in cash or 13 pursuant to an order for withholding, the payment 14 of the fee shall be by a separate instrument from 15 the support payment and shall be made to the order 16 of the Clerk. The Clerk may recover from the person 17 making the maintenance or child support payment any 18 additional cost incurred in the collection of this 19 annual fee. 20 The Clerk shall also be entitled to a fee of 21 $5 for certifications made to the Secretary of 22 State as provided in Section 7-703 of the Family 23 Financial Responsibility Law and these fees shall 24 also be deposited into the Separate Maintenance and 25 Child Support Collection Fund. 26 (4) Interest earned on any funds held by the 27 clerk must be deposited in the county general fund 28 as an earning of the office. 29 (5) For any check, draft, or other bank 30 instrument returned to the clerk for non-sufficient 31 funds, account closed, or payment stopped, $25. 32 (v) Correction of Cases 33 For correcting the case number or case title 34 on any document filed in his office, to be charged HB2847 Engrossed -9- LRB9105360RCks 1 against the party that filed the document.......... $10 2 (w) Record Search 3 For searching a record, per year searched..... $4 4 (x) Printed Output 5 For each page of hard copy print output, when 6 case records are maintained on an automated medium. $2 7 (y) Alias Summons 8 For each alias summons issued................. $2 9 (z) Expungement of Records 10 For each expungement petition filed........... $15 11 (aa) Other Fees 12 Any fees not covered by this Section shall be set by 13 rule or administrative order of the Circuit Court, with 14 the approval of the Supreme Court. 15 (bb) Exemptions 16 No fee provided for herein shall be charged to any 17 unit of State or local government or school district 18 unless the Court orders another party to pay such fee on 19 its behalf. The fee requirements of this Section shall 20 not apply to police departments or other law enforcement 21 agencies. In this Section, "law enforcement agency" 22 means an agency of the State or a unit of local 23 government that is vested by law or ordinance with the 24 duty to maintain public order and to enforce criminal 25 laws and ordinances. The fee requirements of this Section 26 shall not apply to any action instituted under subsection 27 (b) of Section 11-31-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code by 28 a private owner or tenant of real property within 1200 29 feet of a dangerous or unsafe building seeking an order 30 compelling the owner or owners of the building to take 31 any of the actions authorized under that subsection. 32 (cc) Adoptions 33 (1) For an adoption.............................$65 34 (2) Upon good cause shown, the court may waive the HB2847 Engrossed -10- LRB9105360RCks 1 adoption filing fee in a special needs adoption. The 2 term "special needs adoption" shall have the meaning 3 ascribed to it by the Illinois Department of Children and 4 Family Services. 5 (dd) Adoption exemptions 6 No fee other than that set forth in subsection (cc) 7 shall be charged to any person in connection with an 8 adoption proceeding. 9 (ee) Additional Services 10 Beginning July 1, 1993, the clerk of the circuit 11 court may provide such additional services for which 12 there is no fee specified by statute in connection with 13 the operation of the clerk's office as may be requested 14 by the public and agreed to by the public and by the 15 clerk and approved by the chief judge of the circuit 16 court. Any charges for additional services shall be as 17 agreed to between the clerk and the party making the 18 request and approved by the chief judge of the circuit 19 court.Nothing in this subsection shall be as agreed to20between the clerk and the party making the request.21 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require 22 any clerk to provide any service not otherwise required 23 by law. 24 (Source: P.A. 89-92, eff. 7-1-96; 89-593, eff. 8-1-96; 25 90-466, eff. 8-17-97; 90-796, eff. 12-15-98; revised 26 12-31-98.) 27 (705 ILCS 105/27.1a) (from Ch. 25, par. 27.1a) 28 Sec. 27.1a. The fees of the clerks of the circuit court 29 in all counties having a population in excess of 180,000 but 30 not more than 650,000 inhabitants in the instances described 31 in this Section shall be as provided in this Section. The 32 fees shall be paid in advance and shall be as follows: 33 (a) Civil Cases. HB2847 Engrossed -11- LRB9105360RCks 1 The fee for filing a complaint, petition, or other 2 pleading initiating a civil action, with the following 3 exceptions, shall be $150. 4 (A) When the amount of money or damages or the 5 value of personal property claimed does not exceed 6 $250, $10. 7 (B) When that amount exceeds $250 but does not 8 exceed $500, $20. 9 (C) When that amount exceeds $500 but does not 10 exceed $2500, $30. 11 (D) When that amount exceeds $2500 but does 12 not exceed $15,000, $75. 13 (E) For the exercise of eminent domain, $150. 14 For each additional lot or tract of land or right or 15 interest therein subject to be condemned, the 16 damages in respect to which shall require separate 17 assessment by a jury, $150. 18 (a-1) Family. 19 For filing a petition under the Juvenile Court Act 20 of 1987, $25. 21 For filing a petition for a marriage license, $10. 22 For performing a marriage in court, $10. 23 For filing a petition under the Illinois Parentage 24 Act of 1984, $40. 25 (b) Forcible Entry and Detainer. 26 In each forcible entry and detainer case when the 27 plaintiff seeks possession only or unites with his or her 28 claim for possession of the property a claim for rent or 29 damages or both in the amount of $15,000 or less, $40. 30 When the plaintiff unites his or her claim for possession 31 with a claim for rent or damages or both exceeding 32 $15,000, $150. 33 (c) Counterclaim or Joining Third Party Defendant. 34 When any defendant files a counterclaim as part of HB2847 Engrossed -12- LRB9105360RCks 1 his or her answer or otherwise or joins another party as 2 a third party defendant, or both, the defendant shall pay 3 a fee for each counterclaim or third party action in an 4 amount equal to the fee he or she would have had to pay 5 had he or she brought a separate action for the relief 6 sought in the counterclaim or against the third party 7 defendant, less the amount of the appearance fee, if that 8 has been paid. 9 (d) Confession of Judgment. 10 In a confession of judgment when the amount does not 11 exceed $1500, $50. When the amount exceeds $1500, but 12 does not exceed $15,000, $115. When the amount exceeds 13 $15,000, $200. 14 (e) Appearance. 15 The fee for filing an appearance in each civil case 16 shall be $50, except as follows: 17 (A) When the plaintiff in a forcible entry and 18 detainer case seeks possession only, $20. 19 (B) When the amount in the case does not 20 exceed $1500, $20. 21 (C) When that amount exceeds $1500 but does 22 not exceed $15,000, $40. 23 (f) Garnishment, Wage Deduction, and Citation. 24 In garnishment affidavit, wage deduction affidavit, 25 and citation petition when the amount does not exceed 26 $1,000, $10; when the amount exceeds $1,000 but does not 27 exceed $5,000, $20; and when the amount exceeds $5,000, 28 $30. 29 (g) Petition to Vacate or Modify. 30 (1) Petition to vacate or modify any final judgment 31 or order of court, except in forcible entry and detainer 32 cases and small claims cases or a petition to reopen an 33 estate, to modify, terminate, or enforce a judgment or 34 order for child or spousal support, or to modify, HB2847 Engrossed -13- LRB9105360RCks 1 suspend, or terminate an order for withholding, if filed 2 before 30 days after the entry of the judgment or order, 3 $40. 4 (2) Petition to vacate or modify any final judgment 5 or order of court, except a petition to modify, 6 terminate, or enforce a judgment or order for child or 7 spousal support or to modify, suspend, or terminate an 8 order for withholding, if filed later than 30 days after 9 the entry of the judgment or order, $60. 10 (3) Petition to vacate order of bond forfeiture, 11 $20. 12 (h) Mailing. 13 When the clerk is required to mail, the fee will be 14 $6, plus the cost of postage. 15 (i) Certified Copies. 16 Each certified copy of a judgment after the first, 17 except in small claims and forcible entry and detainer 18 cases, $10. 19 (j) Habeas Corpus. 20 For filing a petition for relief by habeas corpus, 21 $80. 22 (k) Certification, Authentication, and Reproduction. 23 (1) Each certification or authentication for taking 24 the acknowledgment of a deed or other instrument in 25 writing with the seal of office, $4. 26 (2) Court appeals when original documents are 27 forwarded, under 100 pages, plus delivery and costs, $50. 28 (3) Court appeals when original documents are 29 forwarded, over 100 pages, plus delivery and costs, $120. 30 (4) Court appeals when original documents are 31 forwarded, over 200 pages, an additional fee of 20 cents 32 per page. 33 (5) For reproduction of any document contained in 34 the clerk's files: HB2847 Engrossed -14- LRB9105360RCks 1 (A) First page, $2. 2 (B) Next 19 pages, 50 cents per page. 3 (C) All remaining pages, 25 cents per page. 4 (l) Remands. 5 In any cases remanded to the Circuit Court from the 6 Supreme Court or the Appellate Court for a new trial, the 7 clerk shall file the remanding order and reinstate the 8 case with either its original number or a new number. The 9 Clerk shall not charge any new or additional fee for the 10 reinstatement. Upon reinstatement the Clerk shall advise 11 the parties of the reinstatement. A party shall have the 12 same right to a jury trial on remand and reinstatement as 13 he or she had before the appeal, and no additional or new 14 fee or charge shall be made for a jury trial after 15 remand. 16 (m) Record Search. 17 For each record search, within a division or 18 municipal district, the clerk shall be entitled to a 19 search fee of $4 for each year searched. 20 (n) Hard Copy. 21 For each page of hard copy print output, when case 22 records are maintained on an automated medium, the clerk 23 shall be entitled to a fee of $4. 24 (o) Index Inquiry and Other Records. 25 No fee shall be charged for a single 26 plaintiff/defendant index inquiry or single case record 27 inquiry when this request is made in person and the 28 records are maintained in a current automated medium, and 29 when no hard copy print output is requested. The fees to 30 be charged for management records, multiple case records, 31 and multiple journal records may be specified by the 32 Chief Judge pursuant to the guidelines for access and 33 dissemination of information approved by the Supreme 34 Court. HB2847 Engrossed -15- LRB9105360RCks 1 (p) Commitment Petitions. 2 For filing commitment petitions under the Mental 3 Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and for filing 4 a transcript of commitment proceedings held in another 5 county, $25. 6 (q) Alias Summons. 7 For each alias summons or citation issued by the 8 clerk, $4. 9 (r) Other Fees. 10 Any fees not covered in this Section shall be set by 11 rule or administrative order of the Circuit Court with 12 the approval of the Administrative Office of the Illinois 13 Courts. 14 The clerk of the circuit court may provide 15 additional services for which there is no fee specified 16 by statute in connection with the operation of the 17 clerk's office as may be requested by the public and 18 agreed to by the clerk and approved by the chief judge of 19 the circuit court. Any charges for additional services 20 shall be as agreed to between the clerk and the party 21 making the request and approved by the chief judge of the 22 circuit court. Nothing in this subsection shall be 23 construed to require any clerk to provide any service not 24 otherwise required by law. 25 (s) Jury Services. 26 The clerk shall be entitled to receive, in addition 27 to other fees allowed by law, the sum of $180, as a fee 28 for the services of a jury in every civil action not 29 quasi-criminal in its nature and not a proceeding for the 30 exercise of the right of eminent domain and in every 31 other action wherein the right of trial by jury is or may 32 be given by law. The jury fee shall be paid by the party 33 demanding a jury at the time of filing the jury demand. 34 If the fee is not paid by either party, no jury shall be HB2847 Engrossed -16- LRB9105360RCks 1 called in the action or proceeding, and the same shall be 2 tried by the court without a jury. 3 (t) Voluntary Assignment. 4 For filing each deed of voluntary assignment, $10; 5 for recording the same, 25¢ for each 100 words. 6 Exceptions filed to claims presented to an assignee of a 7 debtor who has made a voluntary assignment for the 8 benefit of creditors shall be considered and treated, for 9 the purpose of taxing costs therein, as actions in which 10 the party or parties filing the exceptions shall be 11 considered as party or parties plaintiff, and the 12 claimant or claimants as party or parties defendant, and 13 those parties respectively shall pay to the clerk the 14 same fees as provided by this Section to be paid in other 15 actions. 16 (u) Expungement Petition. 17 The clerk shall be entitled to receive a fee of $30 18 for each expungement petition filed and an additional fee 19 of $2 for each certified copy of an order to expunge 20 arrest records. 21 (v) Probate. 22 The clerk is entitled to receive the fees specified in 23 this subsection (v), which shall be paid in advance, except 24 that, for good cause shown, the court may suspend, reduce, or 25 release the costs payable under this subsection: 26 (1) For administration of the estate of a decedent 27 (whether testate or intestate) or of a missing person, 28 $100, plus the fees specified in subsection (v)(3), 29 except: 30 (A) When the value of the real and personal 31 property does not exceed $15,000, the fee shall be 32 $25. 33 (B) When (i) proof of heirship alone is made, 34 (ii) a domestic or foreign will is admitted to HB2847 Engrossed -17- LRB9105360RCks 1 probate without administration (including proof of 2 heirship), or (iii) letters of office are issued for 3 a particular purpose without administration of the 4 estate, the fee shall be $25. 5 (2) For administration of the estate of a ward, 6 $50, plus the fees specified in subsection (v)(3), 7 except: 8 (A) When the value of the real and personal 9 property does not exceed $15,000, the fee shall be 10 $25. 11 (B) When (i) letters of office are issued to a 12 guardian of the person or persons, but not of the 13 estate or (ii) letters of office are issued in the 14 estate of a ward without administration of the 15 estate, including filing or joining in the filing of 16 a tax return or releasing a mortgage or consenting 17 to the marriage of the ward, the fee shall be $10. 18 (3) In addition to the fees payable under 19 subsection (v)(1) or (v)(2) of this Section, the 20 following fees are payable: 21 (A) For each account (other than one final 22 account) filed in the estate of a decedent, or ward, 23 $15. 24 (B) For filing a claim in an estate when the 25 amount claimed is $150 or more but less than $500, 26 $10; when the amount claimed is $500 or more but 27 less than $10,000, $25; when the amount claimed is 28 $10,000 or more, $40; provided that the court in 29 allowing a claim may add to the amount allowed the 30 filing fee paid by the claimant. 31 (C) For filing in an estate a claim, petition, 32 or supplemental proceeding based upon an action 33 seeking equitable relief including the construction 34 or contest of a will, enforcement of a contract to HB2847 Engrossed -18- LRB9105360RCks 1 make a will, and proceedings involving testamentary 2 trusts or the appointment of testamentary trustees, 3 $40. 4 (D) For filing in an estate (i) the appearance 5 of any person for the purpose of consent or (ii) the 6 appearance of an executor, administrator, 7 administrator to collect, guardian, guardian ad 8 litem, or special administrator, no fee. 9 (E) Except as provided in subsection 10 (v)(3)(D), for filing the appearance of any person 11 or persons, $10. 12 (F) For each jury demand, $90. 13 (G) For disposition of the collection of a 14 judgment or settlement of an action or claim for 15 wrongful death of a decedent or of any cause of 16 action of a ward, when there is no other 17 administration of the estate, $30, less any amount 18 paid under subsection (v)(1)(B) or (v)(2)(B) except 19 that if the amount involved does not exceed $5,000, 20 the fee, including any amount paid under subsection 21 (v)(1)(B) or (v)(2)(B), shall be $10. 22 (H) For each certified copy of letters of 23 office, of court order or other certification, $1, 24 plus 50¢ per page in excess of 3 pages for the 25 document certified. 26 (I) For each exemplification, $1, plus the fee 27 for certification. 28 (4) The executor, administrator, guardian, 29 petitioner, or other interested person or his or her 30 attorney shall pay the cost of publication by the clerk 31 directly to the newspaper. 32 (5) The person on whose behalf a charge is incurred 33 for witness, court reporter, appraiser, or other 34 miscellaneous fee shall pay the same directly to the HB2847 Engrossed -19- LRB9105360RCks 1 person entitled thereto. 2 (6) The executor, administrator, guardian, 3 petitioner, or other interested person or his or her 4 attorney shall pay to the clerk all postage charges 5 incurred by the clerk in mailing petitions, orders, 6 notices, or other documents pursuant to the provisions of 7 the Probate Act of 1975. 8 (w) Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Costs and Fees. 9 (1) The clerk shall be entitled to costs in all 10 criminal and quasi-criminal cases from each person 11 convicted or sentenced to supervision therein as follows: 12 (A) Felony complaints, $80. 13 (B) Misdemeanor complaints, $50. 14 (C) Business offense complaints, $50. 15 (D) Petty offense complaints, $50. 16 (E) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, 17 $20. 18 (F) When court appearance required, $30. 19 (G) Motions to vacate or amend final orders, 20 $20. 21 (H) Motions to vacate bond forfeiture orders, 22 $20. 23 (I) Motions to vacate ex parte judgments, 24 whenever filed, $20. 25 (J) Motions to vacate judgment on forfeitures, 26 whenever filed, $20. 27 (K) Motions to vacate "failure to appear" or 28 "failure to comply" notices sent to the Secretary of 29 State, $20. 30 (2) In counties having a population in excess of 31 180,000 but not more than 650,000 inhabitants, when the 32 violation complaint is issued by a municipal police 33 department, the clerk shall be entitled to costs from 34 each person convicted therein as follows: HB2847 Engrossed -20- LRB9105360RCks 1 (A) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, 2 $10. 3 (B) When court appearance required, $15. 4 (3) In ordinance violation cases punishable by fine 5 only, the clerk of the circuit court shall be entitled to 6 receive, unless the fee is excused upon a finding by the 7 court that the defendant is indigent, in addition to 8 other fees or costs allowed or imposed by law, the sum of 9 $50 as a fee for the services of a jury. The jury fee 10 shall be paid by the defendant at the time of filing his 11 or her jury demand. If the fee is not so paid by the 12 defendant, no jury shall be called, and the case shall be 13 tried by the court without a jury. 14 (x) Transcripts of Judgment. 15 For the filing of a transcript of judgment, the 16 clerk shall be entitled to the same fee as if it were the 17 commencement of a new suit. 18 (y) Change of Venue. 19 (1) For the filing of a change of case on a change 20 of venue, the clerk shall be entitled to the same fee as 21 if it were the commencement of a new suit. 22 (2) The fee for the preparation and certification 23 of a record on a change of venue to another jurisdiction, 24 when original documents are forwarded, $25. 25 (z) Tax objection complaints. 26 For each tax objection complaint containing one or 27 more tax objections, regardless of the number of parcels 28 involved or the number of taxpayers joining on the 29 complaint, $25. 30 (aa) Tax Deeds. 31 (1) Petition for tax deed, if only one parcel is 32 involved, $150. 33 (2) For each additional parcel, add a fee of $50. 34 (bb) Collections. HB2847 Engrossed -21- LRB9105360RCks 1 (1) For all collections made of others, except the 2 State and county and except in maintenance or child 3 support cases, a sum equal to 2.5% of the amount 4 collected and turned over. 5 (2) Interest earned on any funds held by the clerk 6 shall be turned over to the county general fund as an 7 earning of the office. 8 (3) For any check, draft, or other bank instrument 9 returned to the clerk for non-sufficient funds, account 10 closed, or payment stopped, $25. 11 (4) In child support and maintenance cases, the 12 clerk, if authorized by an ordinance of the county board, 13 may collect an annual fee of up to $36 from the person 14 making payment for administering the collection and 15 distribution of maintenance and child support payments. 16 This fee shall be in addition to and separate from 17 amounts ordered to be paid as maintenance or child 18 support and shall be deposited into a Separate 19 Maintenance and Child Support Collection Fund, of which 20 the clerk shall be the custodian, ex-officio, to be used 21 by the clerk to further maintenance and child supports in 22 his or her office. The clerk may recover from the person 23 making the maintenance or child support payment any 24 additional cost incurred in the collection of this annual 25 fee. 26 The clerk shall also be entitled to a fee of $5 for 27 certifications made to the Secretary of State as provided 28 in Section 7-703 of the Family Financial Responsibility 29 Law and these fees shall also be deposited into the 30 Separate Maintenance and Child Support Collection Fund. 31 (5) In child support and maintenance matters, the 32 clerk may deduct from each payment an amount equal to the 33 United States postage to be used in mailing the 34 maintenance or child support check to the recipient. HB2847 Engrossed -22- LRB9105360RCks 1 (cc) Corrections of Numbers. 2 For correction of the case number, case title, or 3 attorney computer identification number, if required by 4 rule of court, on any document filed in the clerk's 5 office, to be charged against the party that filed the 6 document, $15. 7 (dd) Exceptions. 8 (1) The fee requirements of this Section shall not 9 apply to police departments or other law enforcement 10 agencies. In this Section, "law enforcement agency" 11 means an agency of the State or a unit of local 12 government which is vested by law or ordinance with the 13 duty to maintain public order and to enforce criminal 14 laws or ordinances. "Law enforcement agency" also means 15 the Attorney General or any state's attorney. 16 (2) No fee provided herein shall be charged to any 17 unit of local government or school district. 18 (3) The fee requirements of this Section shall not 19 apply to any action instituted under subsection (b) of 20 Section 11-31-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code by a 21 private owner or tenant of real property within 1200 feet 22 of a dangerous or unsafe building seeking an order 23 compelling the owner or owners of the building to take 24 any of the actions authorized under that subsection. 25 (ee) Adoptions. 26 (1) For an adoption.............................$65 27 (2) Upon good cause shown, the court may waive the 28 adoption filing fee in a special needs adoption. The 29 term "special needs adoption" shall have the meaning 30 ascribed to it by the Illinois Department of Children and 31 Family Services. 32 (ff) Adoption exemptions. 33 No fee other than that set forth in subsection (ee) 34 shall be charged to any person in connection with an HB2847 Engrossed -23- LRB9105360RCks 1 adoption proceeding. 2 (Source: P.A. 89-92, eff. 7-1-96; 89-593, eff. 8-1-96; 3 90-466, eff. 8-17-97; 90-796, eff. 12-15-98.) 4 (705 ILCS 105/27.2) (from Ch. 25, par. 27.2) 5 Sec. 27.2. The fees of the clerks of the circuit court 6 in all counties having a population in excess of 650,000 7 inhabitants but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants in the 8 instances described in this Section shall be as provided in 9 this Section. In addition, the fees provided in this Section 10 shall apply to all units of local government and school 11 districts in counties with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants. 12 The fees shall be paid in advance and shall be as follows: 13 (a) Civil Cases. 14 The fee for filing a complaint, petition, or other 15 pleading initiating a civil action, with the following 16 exceptions, shall be $150. 17 (A) When the amount of money or damages or the 18 value of personal property claimed does not exceed 19 $250, $10. 20 (B) When that amount exceeds $250 but does not 21 exceed $500, $20. 22 (C) When that amount exceeds $500 but does not 23 exceed $2500, $30. 24 (D) When that amount exceeds $2500 but does 25 not exceed $15,000, $75. 26 (E) For the exercise of eminent domain, $150. 27 For each additional lot or tract of land or right or 28 interest therein subject to be condemned, the 29 damages in respect to which shall require separate 30 assessment by a jury, $150. 31 (b) Forcible Entry and Detainer. 32 In each forcible entry and detainer case when the 33 plaintiff seeks possession only or unites with his or her HB2847 Engrossed -24- LRB9105360RCks 1 claim for possession of the property a claim for rent or 2 damages or both in the amount of $15,000 or less, $40. 3 When the plaintiff unites his or her claim for possession 4 with a claim for rent or damages or both exceeding 5 $15,000, $150. 6 (c) Counterclaim or Joining Third Party Defendant. 7 When any defendant files a counterclaim as part of 8 his or her answer or otherwise or joins another party as 9 a third party defendant, or both, the defendant shall pay 10 a fee for each counterclaim or third party action in an 11 amount equal to the fee he or she would have had to pay 12 had he or she brought a separate action for the relief 13 sought in the counterclaim or against the third party 14 defendant, less the amount of the appearance fee, if that 15 has been paid. 16 (d) Confession of Judgment. 17 In a confession of judgment when the amount does not 18 exceed $1500, $50. When the amount exceeds $1500, but 19 does not exceed $15,000, $115. When the amount exceeds 20 $15,000, $200. 21 (e) Appearance. 22 The fee for filing an appearance in each civil case 23 shall be $50, except as follows: 24 (A) When the plaintiff in a forcible entry and 25 detainer case seeks possession only; $20. 26 (B) When the amount in the case does not 27 exceed $1500, $20. 28 (C) When that amount exceeds $1500 but does 29 not exceed $15,000, $40. 30 (f) Garnishment, Wage Deduction, and Citation. 31 In garnishment affidavit, wage deduction affidavit, 32 and citation petition when the amount does not exceed 33 $1,000, $10; when the amount exceeds $1,000 but does not 34 exceed $5,000, $20; and when the amount exceeds $5,000, HB2847 Engrossed -25- LRB9105360RCks 1 $30. 2 (g) Petition to Vacate or Modify. 3 (1) Petition to vacate or modify any final judgment 4 or order of court, except in forcible entry and detainer 5 cases and small claims cases or a petition to reopen an 6 estate, to modify, terminate, or enforce a judgment or 7 order for child or spousal support, or to modify, 8 suspend, or terminate an order for withholding, if filed 9 before 30 days after the entry of the judgment or order, 10 $40. 11 (2) Petition to vacate or modify any final judgment 12 or order of court, except a petition to modify, 13 terminate, or enforce a judgment or order for child or 14 spousal support or to modify, suspend, or terminate an 15 order for withholding, if filed later than 30 days after 16 the entry of the judgment or order, $60. 17 (3) Petition to vacate order of bond forfeiture, 18 $20. 19 (h) Mailing. 20 When the clerk is required to mail, the fee will be 21 $6, plus the cost of postage. 22 (i) Certified Copies. 23 Each certified copy of a judgment after the first, 24 except in small claims and forcible entry and detainer 25 cases, $10. 26 (j) Habeas Corpus. 27 For filing a petition for relief by habeas corpus, 28 $80. 29 (k) Certification, Authentication,andReproduction, and 30 Exemplification. 31 (1) Each certification or authentication for taking 32 the acknowledgment of a deed or other instrument in 33 writing with the seal of office, $4. 34 (2) Court appeals when original documents are HB2847 Engrossed -26- LRB9105360RCks 1 forwarded, under 100 pages, plus delivery and costs, $50. 2 (3) Court appeals when original documents are 3 forwarded, over 100 pages, plus delivery and costs, $120. 4 (4) Court appeals when original documents are 5 forwarded, over 200 pages, an additional fee of 20 cents 6 per page. 7 (5) For reproduction of any document contained in 8 the clerk's files: 9 (A) First page, $2. 10 (B) Next 19 pages, 50 cents per page. 11 (C) All remaining pages, 25 cents per page. 12 (6) For each exemplification, $2 plus the fee for 13 certification. 14 (l) Remands. 15 In any cases remanded to the Circuit Court from the 16 Supreme Court or the Appellate Court for a new trial, the 17 clerk shall file the remanding order and reinstate the 18 case with either its original number or a new number. 19 The Clerk shall not charge any new or additional fee for 20 the reinstatement. Upon reinstatement the Clerk shall 21 advise the parties of the reinstatement. A party shall 22 have the same right to a jury trial on remand and 23 reinstatement as he or she had before the appeal, and no 24 additional or new fee or charge shall be made for a jury 25 trial after remand. 26 (m) Record Search. 27 For each record search, within a division or 28 municipal district, the clerk shall be entitled to a 29 search fee of $4 for each year searched. 30 (n) Hard Copy. 31 For each page of hard copy print output, when case 32 records are maintained on an automated medium, the clerk 33 shall be entitled to a fee of $4. 34 (o) Index Inquiry and Other Records. HB2847 Engrossed -27- LRB9105360RCks 1 No fee shall be charged for a single 2 plaintiff/defendant index inquiry or single case record 3 inquiry when this request is made in person and the 4 records are maintained in a current automated medium, and 5 when no hard copy print output is requested. The fees to 6 be charged for management records, multiple case records, 7 and multiple journal records may be specified by the 8 Chief Judge pursuant to the guidelines for access and 9 dissemination of information approved by the Supreme 10 Court. 11 (p) Commitment Petitions. 12 For filing commitment petitions under the Mental 13 Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, $25. 14 (q) Alias Summons. 15 For each alias summons or citation issued by the 16 clerk, $4. 17 (r) Other Fees. 18 Any fees not covered in this Section shall be set by 19 rule or administrative order of the Circuit Court with 20 the approval of the Administrative Office of the Illinois 21 Courts. 22 The clerk of the circuit court may provide 23 additional services for which there is no fee specified 24 by statute in connection with the operation of the 25 clerk's office as may be requested by the public and 26 agreed to by the clerk and approved by the chief judge of 27 the circuit court. Any charges for additional services 28 shall be as agreed to between the clerk and the party 29 making the request and approved by the chief judge of the 30 circuit court. Nothing in this subsection shall be 31 construed to require any clerk to provide any service not 32 otherwise required by law. 33 (s) Jury Services. 34 The clerk shall be entitled to receive, in addition HB2847 Engrossed -28- LRB9105360RCks 1 to other fees allowed by law, the sum of $180, as a fee 2 for the services of a jury in every civil action not 3 quasi-criminal in its nature and not a proceeding for the 4 exercise of the right of eminent domain and in every 5 other action wherein the right of trial by jury is or may 6 be given by law. The jury fee shall be paid by the party 7 demanding a jury at the time of filing the jury demand. 8 If the fee is not paid by either party, no jury shall be 9 called in the action or proceeding, and the same shall be 10 tried by the court without a jury. 11 (t) Voluntary Assignment. 12 For filing each deed of voluntary assignment, $10; 13 for recording the same, 25¢ for each 100 words. 14 Exceptions filed to claims presented to an assignee of a 15 debtor who has made a voluntary assignment for the 16 benefit of creditors shall be considered and treated, for 17 the purpose of taxing costs therein, as actions in which 18 the party or parties filing the exceptions shall be 19 considered as party or parties plaintiff, and the 20 claimant or claimants as party or parties defendant, and 21 those parties respectively shall pay to the clerk the 22 same fees as provided by this Section to be paid in other 23 actions. 24 (u) Expungement Petition. 25 The clerk shall be entitled to receive a fee of $30 26 for each expungement petition filed and an additional fee 27 of $2 for each certified copy of an order to expunge 28 arrest records. 29 (v) Probate. 30 The clerk is entitled to receive the fees specified in 31 this subsection (v), which shall be paid in advance, except 32 that, for good cause shown, the court may suspend, reduce, or 33 release the costs payable under this subsection: 34 (1) For administration of the estate of a decedent HB2847 Engrossed -29- LRB9105360RCks 1 (whether testate or intestate) or of a missing person, 2 $100, plus the fees specified in subsection (v)(3), 3 except: 4 (A) When the value of the real and personal 5 property does not exceed $15,000, the fee shall be 6 $25. 7 (B) When (i) proof of heirship alone is made, 8 (ii) a domestic or foreign will is admitted to 9 probate without administration (including proof of 10 heirship), or (iii) letters of office are issued for 11 a particular purpose without administration of the 12 estate, the fee shall be $25. 13 (2) For administration of the estate of a ward, 14 $50, plus the fees specified in subsection (v)(3), 15 except: 16 (A) When the value of the real and personal 17 property does not exceed $15,000, the fee shall be 18 $25. 19 (B) When (i) letters of office are issued to a 20 guardian of the person or persons, but not of the 21 estate or (ii) letters of office are issued in the 22 estate of a ward without administration of the 23 estate, including filing or joining in the filing of 24 a tax return or releasing a mortgage or consenting 25 to the marriage of the ward, the fee shall be $10. 26 (3) In addition to the fees payable under 27 subsection (v)(1) or (v)(2) of this Section, the 28 following fees are payable: 29 (A) For each account (other than one final 30 account) filed in the estate of a decedent, or ward, 31 $15. 32 (B) For filing a claim in an estate when the 33 amount claimed is $150 or more but less than $500, 34 $10; when the amount claimed is $500 or more but HB2847 Engrossed -30- LRB9105360RCks 1 less than $10,000, $25; when the amount claimed is 2 $10,000 or more, $40; provided that the court in 3 allowing a claim may add to the amount allowed the 4 filing fee paid by the claimant. 5 (C) For filing in an estate a claim, petition, 6 or supplemental proceeding based upon an action 7 seeking equitable relief including the construction 8 or contest of a will, enforcement of a contract to 9 make a will, and proceedings involving testamentary 10 trusts or the appointment of testamentary trustees, 11 $40. 12 (D) For filing in an estate (i) the appearance 13 of any person for the purpose of consent or (ii) the 14 appearance of an executor, administrator, 15 administrator to collect, guardian, guardian ad 16 litem, or special administrator, no fee. 17 (E) Except as provided in subsection 18 (v)(3)(D), for filing the appearance of any person 19 or persons, $10. 20 (F) For each jury demand, $90. 21 (G) For disposition of the collection of a 22 judgment or settlement of an action or claim for 23 wrongful death of a decedent or of any cause of 24 action of a ward, when there is no other 25 administration of the estate, $30, less any amount 26 paid under subsection (v)(1)(B) or (v)(2)(B) except 27 that if the amount involved does not exceed $5,000, 28 the fee, including any amount paid under subsection 29 (v)(1)(B) or (v)(2)(B), shall be $10. 30 (H) For each certified copy of letters of 31 office, of court order or other certification, $1, 32 plus 50¢ per page in excess of 3 pages for the 33 document certified. 34 (I) For each exemplification, $1, plus the fee HB2847 Engrossed -31- LRB9105360RCks 1 for certification. 2 (4) The executor, administrator, guardian, 3 petitioner, or other interested person or his or her 4 attorney shall pay the cost of publication by the clerk 5 directly to the newspaper. 6 (5) The person on whose behalf a charge is incurred 7 for witness, court reporter, appraiser, or other 8 miscellaneous fee shall pay the same directly to the 9 person entitled thereto. 10 (6) The executor, administrator, guardian, 11 petitioner, or other interested person or his attorney 12 shall pay to the clerk all postage charges incurred by 13 the clerk in mailing petitions, orders, notices, or other 14 documents pursuant to the provisions of the Probate Act 15 of 1975. 16 (w) Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Costs and Fees. 17 (1) The clerk shall be entitled to costs in all 18 criminal and quasi-criminal cases from each person 19 convicted or sentenced to supervision therein as follows: 20 (A) Felony complaints, $80. 21 (B) Misdemeanor complaints, $50. 22 (C) Business offense complaints, $50. 23 (D) Petty offense complaints, $50. 24 (E) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, 25 $20. 26 (F) When court appearance required, $30. 27 (G) Motions to vacate or amend final orders, 28 $20. 29 (H) Motions to vacate bond forfeiture orders, 30 $20. 31 (I) Motions to vacate ex parte judgments, 32 whenever filed, $20. 33 (J) Motions to vacate judgment on forfeitures, 34 whenever filed, $20. HB2847 Engrossed -32- LRB9105360RCks 1 (K) Motions to vacate "failure to appear" or 2 "failure to comply" notices sent to the Secretary of 3 State, $20. 4 (2) In counties having a population of more than 5 650,000 but fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, when the 6 violation complaint is issued by a municipal police 7 department, the clerk shall be entitled to costs from 8 each person convicted therein as follows: 9 (A) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, 10 $10. 11 (B) When court appearance required, $15. 12 (3) In ordinance violation cases punishable by fine 13 only, the clerk of the circuit court shall be entitled to 14 receive, unless the fee is excused upon a finding by the 15 court that the defendant is indigent, in addition to 16 other fees or costs allowed or imposed by law, the sum of 17 $50 as a fee for the services of a jury. The jury fee 18 shall be paid by the defendant at the time of filing his 19 or her jury demand. If the fee is not so paid by the 20 defendant, no jury shall be called, and the case shall be 21 tried by the court without a jury. 22 (x) Transcripts of Judgment. 23 For the filing of a transcript of judgment, the 24 clerk shall be entitled to the same fee as if it were the 25 commencement of new suit. 26 (y) Change of Venue. 27 (1) For the filing of a change of case on a change 28 of venue, the clerk shall be entitled to the same fee as 29 if it were the commencement of a new suit. 30 (2) The fee for the preparation and certification 31 of a record on a change of venue to another jurisdiction, 32 when original documents are forwarded, $25. 33 (z) Tax objection complaints. 34 For each tax objection complaint containing one or HB2847 Engrossed -33- LRB9105360RCks 1 more tax objections, regardless of the number of parcels 2 involved or the number of taxpayers joining in the 3 complaint, $25. 4 (aa) Tax Deeds. 5 (1) Petition for tax deed, if only one parcel is 6 involved, $150. 7 (2) For each additional parcel, add a fee of $50. 8 (bb) Collections. 9 (1) For all collections made of others, except the 10 State and county and except in maintenance or child 11 support cases, a sum equal to 2.5% of the amount 12 collected and turned over. 13 (2) Interest earned on any funds held by the clerk 14 shall be turned over to the county general fund as an 15 earning of the office. 16 (3) For any check, draft, or other bank instrument 17 returned to the clerk for non-sufficient funds, account 18 closed, or payment stopped, $25. 19 (4) In child support and maintenance cases, the 20 clerk, if authorized by an ordinance of the county board, 21 may collect an annual fee of up to $36 from the person 22 making payment for administering the collection and 23 distribution of maintenance and child support payments. 24 This fee shall be in addition to and separate from 25 amounts ordered to be paid as maintenance or child 26 support and shall be deposited into a Separate 27 Maintenance and Child Support Collection Fund, of which 28 the clerk shall be the custodian, ex-officio, to be used 29 by the clerk to further maintenance and child supports in 30 his or her office. The clerk may recover from the person 31 making the maintenance or child support payment any 32 additional cost incurred in the collection of this annual 33 fee. 34 The clerk shall also be entitled to a fee of $5 for HB2847 Engrossed -34- LRB9105360RCks 1 certifications made to the Secretary of State as provided 2 in Section 7-703 of the Family Financial Responsibility 3 Law and these fees shall also be deposited into the 4 Separate Maintenance and Child Support Collection Fund. 5 (cc) Corrections of Numbers. 6 For correction of the case number, case title, or 7 attorney computer identification number, if required by 8 rule of court, on any document filed in the clerk's 9 office, to be charged against the party that filed the 10 document, $15. 11 (dd) Exceptions. 12 The fee requirements of this Section shall not apply 13 to police departments or other law enforcement agencies. 14 In this Section, "law enforcement agency" means an agency 15 of the State or a unit of local government which is 16 vested by law or ordinance with the duty to maintain 17 public order and to enforce criminal laws or ordinances. 18 "Law enforcement agency" also means the Attorney General 19 or any state's attorney. The fee requirements of this 20 Section shall not apply to any action instituted under 21 subsection (b) of Section 11-31-1 of the Illinois 22 Municipal Code by a private owner or tenant of real 23 property within 1200 feet of a dangerous or unsafe 24 building seeking an order compelling the owner or owners 25 of the building to take any of the actions authorized 26 under that subsection. 27 (ee) Adoptions. 28 (1) For an adoption.............................$65 29 (2) Upon good cause shown, the court may waive the 30 adoption filing fee in a special needs adoption. The 31 term "special needs adoption" shall have the meaning 32 ascribed to it by the Illinois Department of Children and 33 Family Services. 34 (ff) Adoption exemptions. HB2847 Engrossed -35- LRB9105360RCks 1 No fee other than that set forth in subsection (ee) 2 shall be charged to any person in connection with an 3 adoption proceeding. 4 (Source: P.A. 89-92, eff. 7-1-96; 89-593, eff. 8-1-96; 5 90-466, eff. 8-17-97; 90-796, eff. 12-15-98.) 6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 7 becoming law.