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91_HB4120 LRB9112565SMdv 1 AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section 2 20-15. 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 20-15 as follows: 7 (35 ILCS 200/20-15) 8 Sec. 20-15. Information on bill or separate statement. 9 There shall be printed on each bill, or on a separate slip 10 which shall be mailed with the bill: 11 (a) A statement itemizing the rate at which taxes 12 have been extended for each of the taxing districts in 13 the county in whose district the property is located, and 14 in those counties utilizing electronic data processing 15 equipment the dollar amount of tax due from the person 16 assessed allocable to each of those taxing districts, 17 including a separate statement of the dollar amount of 18 tax due which is allocable to a tax levied under the 19 Illinois Local Library Act or to any other tax levied by 20 a municipality or township for public library purposes.,21 (b) A separate statement for each of the taxing 22 districts of the dollar amount of tax due which is 23 allocable to a tax levied under the Illinois Pension Code 24 or to any other tax levied by a municipality or township 25 for public pension or retirement purposes.,26 (c) The total tax rate.,27 (d) The total amount of tax due., and28 (e) The amount by which the total tax and the tax 29 allocable to each taxing district differs from the 30 taxpayer's last prior tax bill. 31 (f) A separate statement that the taxpayer's -2- LRB9112565SMdv 1 property is subject to sale if the taxpayer is delinquent 2 in paying his or her taxes on the property. The 3 statement shall include an explanation of when the sale 4 would occur. 5 The county treasurer shall ensure that only those taxing 6 districts in which a parcel of property is located shall be 7 listed on the bill for that property. 8 In all counties the statement shall also provide: 9 (1) the property index number or other suitable 10 description, 11 (2) the assessment of the property, 12 (3) the equalization factors imposed by the county 13 and by the Department, and 14 (4) the equalized assessment resulting from the 15 application of the equalization factors to the basic 16 assessment. 17 In all counties which do not classify property for 18 purposes of taxation, for property on which a single family 19 residence is situated the statement shall also include a 20 statement to reflect the fair cash value determined for the 21 property. In all counties which classify property for 22 purposes of taxation in accordance with Section 4 of Article 23 IX of the Illinois Constitution, for parcels of residential 24 property in the lowest assessment classification the 25 statement shall also include a statement to reflect the fair 26 cash value determined for the property. 27 In counties which use the estimated or accelerated 28 billing methods, these statements shall only be provided with 29 the final installment of taxes due. The provisions of this 30 Section create a mandatory statutory duty. They are not 31 merely directory or discretionary. The failure or neglect of 32 the collector to mail the bill, or the failure of the 33 taxpayer to receive the bill, shall not affect the validity 34 of any tax, or the liability for the payment of any tax. -3- LRB9112565SMdv 1 (Source: P.A. 87-818; 88-455; incorporates 88-262; 88-670, 2 eff. 12-2-94.) 3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 4 becoming law.