92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB0385
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Senate Sponsors:
DILLARD-MYERS.

House Sponsors:
RUTHERFORD

Short description: 
COUNTY CLERK FEES-TAX SALE                                                 

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Counties Code.  Authorizes a county board to enact  an      
   ordinance authorizing an extra $10 fee for the County Clerk's issuance      
   of  a  certificate  of sale in a sale of land for taxes, to be used to      
   convert the County Clerk's tax  extension  and  redemption  system  to      
   computers  and  micrographics  and  maintain  the  system  thereafter.      
   Authorizes  a  county board to establish, by ordinance, a special fund      
   for the proceeds from the $10 fee.  Makes changes with respect to  the      
   county board increasing fees based on cost studies and payment of fees      
   in advance.                                                                 
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          55 ILCS 5/3-5018                from Ch. 34, par. 3-5018             
          55 ILCS 5/3-5036                from Ch. 34, par. 3-5036             
          55 ILCS 5/4-2002                from Ch. 34, par. 4-2002             
          55 ILCS 5/4-2002.1              from Ch. 34, par. 4-2002.1           
          55 ILCS 5/5-1113                from Ch. 34, par. 5-1113             
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Counties  Code.   Authorizes  the      
   county  board of any county to use the current document storage system      
   fee of $3 for the  cost  of  the  recorder's  operations  relating  to      
   computer, micrographics, or any other means of automation of books and      
   records,  including  allowing  access  to these records over the World      
   Wide  Web.  Authorizes  the  county  recorder  to  make  all  records,      
   instruments,  indices,  abstracts,  or  other  books  kept  or   filed      
   available  to  the  public  on  the  World Wide Web and authorizes the      
   recorder to charge a reasonable fee for doing so.  Provides  that  the      
   various  provisions concerning State's attorney fees apply to counties      
   with a population  of  800,000  or  more  (now,  3,000,000  or  more).      
   Authorizes  a  county board to enact an ordinance authorizing an extra      
   $10 fee for the County Clerk's issuance of a certificate of sale in  a      
   sale  of  land for taxes, to be used to convert the County Clerk's tax      
   extension and redemption system to  computers  and  micrographics  and      
   maintain   the  system  thereafter.   Authorizes  a  county  board  to      
   establish, by ordinance, a special fund for the proceeds from the  $10      
   fee.   Makes  changes with respect to the county board increasing fees      
   based on cost studies and payment of fees in advance.   Provides  that      
   certain  fines and penalties that may be implemented by a county board      
   in enforcing certain ordinances, rules, and regulations may not exceed      
   $750 (now, $500).  Makes conforming changes.  Effective July 1, 2001.       
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.  (Tabled May 30, 2001)                          
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          55 ILCS 5/4-2002                                                     
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          55 ILCS 5/4-12003               from Ch. 34, par. 4-12003            
          705 ILCS 105/27.1               from Ch. 25, par. 27.1               
          705 ILCS 105/27.1a              from Ch. 25, par. 27.1a              
          705 ILCS 105/27.2               from Ch. 25, par. 27.2               
          705 ILCS 105/27.2a              from Ch. 25, par. 27.2a              
          705 ILCS 105/27.5               from Ch. 25, par. 27.5               
          705 ILCS 105/27.6                                                    
        Deletes  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends   the      
   Counties  Code.   Authorizes the county board of any county to use the      
   current document storage  system  fee  of  $3  for  the  cost  of  the      
   recorder's  operations  relating  to  computer,  micrographics, or any      
   other means of automation of books  and  records,  including  allowing      
   access to these records over the World Wide Web. Authorizes the county      
   recorder  to  make  all  records,  instruments, indices, abstracts, or      
   other books kept or filed available to the public on  the  World  Wide      
   Web  and,  if authorized by resolution of the county board, allows the      
   recorder to charge a  reasonable  fee,  that  may  be  the  recorder's      
   customary  charge,  for  doing  so.  Authorizes the county recorder to      
   make these records available on the  Web  in  a  format  that  enables      
   greater  access, use, and searchability and authorizes the recorder to      
   charge for these value-added services.  Provides  that  counties  with      
   80,000  or more inhabitants but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants may by      
   resolution provide for State's Attorney fee amounts up to the  amounts      
   provided  for  counties of 3,000,000 or more population.  Authorizes a      
   county board to pass a resolution authorizing an extra $10 fee for the      
   County Clerk's issuance of a certificate of sale in a sale of land for      
   taxes, to be used to convert the  County  Clerk's  tax  extension  and      
   redemption  system  to  computers  and  micrographics and maintain the      
   system  thereafter.   Authorizes  a  county  board  to  establish,  by      
   resolution, a special fund for the proceeds from the $10  fee.   Makes      
   changes with respect to the county board increasing fees based on cost      
   studies  and  payment of fees in advance.  Provides that certain fines      
   and penalties that may be implemented by a county board  in  enforcing      
   certain  ordinances,  rules, and regulations may not exceed $750 (now,      
   $500).  Amends  the  Clerks  of  Courts  Act.  In  counties  having  a      
   population in excess of 80,000 inhabitants  but  less  than  3,000,000      
   inhabitants and for counties having a population of 3,000,000 or more,      
   allows  the  Clerk  of  the  Circuit Court to increase various fees if      
   authorized by a resolution of the county board and sets caps  on  such      
   increases.  Provides  that  fees  collected for electronic monitoring,      
   drug or alcohol testing and screening, probation, and supervision fees      
   are exempt from the disbursement provisions relating  to  other  fees,      
   fines,   costs,   additional  penalties,  bail  balances  assessed  or      
   forfeited, and any other amounts paid  to  the  circuit  clerk.  Makes      
   other changes. Effective July 1, 2001.                                      
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 4.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          55 ILCS 5/4-2002                                                     
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          55 ILCS 5/4-12003               from Ch. 34, par. 4-12003            
          55 ILCS 5/5-39001                                                    
          705 ILCS 105/27.1               from Ch. 25, par. 27.1               
          705 ILCS 105/27.1a              from Ch. 25, par. 27.1a              
          705 ILCS 105/27.2               from Ch. 25, par. 27.2               
          705 ILCS 105/27.2a              from Ch. 25, par. 27.2a              
          705 ILCS 105/27.5               from Ch. 25, par. 27.5               
          705 ILCS 105/27.6                                                    
        Deletes  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends   the      
   Counties  Code.   Authorizes the county board of any county to use the      
   current document storage  system  fee  of  $3  for  the  cost  of  the      
   recorder's  operations  relating  to  computer,  micrographics, or any      
   other means of automation of books  and  records,  including  allowing      
   access to these records over the World Wide Web. Authorizes the county      
   recorder  to  make  its  records accessible to the public on the World      
   Wide Web and provides that these records  shall  be  viewable  to  all      
   persons  without fee or charge. Provides that the county board may, by      
   resolution,  authorize  the  recorder  to  establish  other  Web-based      
   services for which a reasonable fee  may  be  charged.  Provides  that      
   counties  with  80,000  or  more  inhabitants  but less than 3,000,000      
   inhabitants may by resolution provide for State's Attorney fee amounts      
   up  to  the  amounts  provided  for  counties  of  3,000,000  or  more      
   population.   Authorizes  a  county  board  to   pass   a   resolution      
   authorizing  an  extra  $10  fee  for the County Clerk's issuance of a      
   certificate of sale in a sale of land for taxes, to be used to convert      
   the County Clerk's tax extension and redemption  system  to  computers      
   and  micrographics  and  maintain the system thereafter.  Authorizes a      
   county board to establish, by  resolution,  a  special  fund  for  the      
   proceeds  from  the $10 fee.  Makes changes with respect to the county      
   board increasing fees based on cost studies and  payment  of  fees  in      
   advance.   Provides  that  certain  fines  and  penalties  that may be      
   implemented by a county board in enforcing certain ordinances,  rules,      
   and  regulations may not exceed $750 (now, $500). Amends the Clerks of      
   Courts Act. In counties  having  a  population  in  excess  of  80,000      
   inhabitants  but  less  than  3,000,000  inhabitants  and for counties      
   having a population of 3,000,000 or more,  allows  the  Clerk  of  the      
   Circuit  Court  to increase various fees if authorized by a resolution      
   of the county board and sets caps on  such  increases.  Provides  that      
   fees  collected for electronic monitoring, drug or alcohol testing and      
   screening,  probation,  and  supervision  fees  are  exempt  from  the      
   disbursement  provisions  relating  to  other  fees,   fines,   costs,      
   additional  penalties,  bail  balances  assessed or forfeited, and any      
   other amounts paid to the circuit clerk. Makes other changes. Provides      
   that a county board may by  resolution  authorize  the  clerk  of  the      
   circuit  court to charge litigants in civil cases a county library fee      
   up to a maximum of $19.  Further provides that beginning on January 1,      
   2003, and through January 1, 2007, this maximum shall be increased  by      
   $1  each year. Provides that the minimum fees provided for fees of the      
   clerks of the circuit court in counties having a population in  excess      
   of  80,000  but  not  more than 650,000 inhabitants shall apply to all      
   units of local government and school districts in counties  with  more      
   than 3,000,000 inhabitants. Effective July 1,2001.                          
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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