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Public Act 103-0073
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing |
Section 4-7001 as follows:
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(55 ILCS 5/4-7001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-7001)
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Sec. 4-7001. Coroner's fees. The fees of the
coroner's |
office shall be as follows:
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1. For a copy of a transcript of sworn testimony: |
$5.00 per page.
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2. For a copy of an autopsy report (if not included in |
transcript):
$50.00.
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3. For a copy of the verdict of a coroner's jury: |
$5.00.
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4. For a copy of a toxicology report: $25.00.
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5. For a print of or an electronic file containing a |
picture obtained by the coroner: actual cost or
$3.00, |
whichever is greater.
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6. For each copy of miscellaneous reports, including |
artist's
drawings but not including police reports: actual |
cost or $25.00,
whichever is greater.
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7. For a coroner's or medical examiner's permit to |
cremate a dead
human body: $50.00. The coroner may waive, |
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at his or her discretion, the permit fee if the coroner |
determines that the person is indigent and unable to pay |
the permit fee or under other special circumstances.
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8. Except in a county with a population over |
3,000,000, on and after January 1, 2024, for a certified |
copy of a transcript of sworn testimony of a coroner's |
inquest made by written request declaring the request is |
for research or genealogy purposes: $15.00 for the entire |
transcript. A request shall be deemed a proper request for |
purpose of research or genealogy if the requested inquest |
occurred not less than 20 years prior to the date of the |
written request. The transcript shall be stamped with the |
words "FOR GENEALOGY OR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY". |
All of which fees shall be certified by the court; in the |
case of
inmates of any State charitable or penal institution, |
the fees shall be
paid by the operating department or |
commission, out of the State
Treasury. The coroner shall file |
his or her claim in probate for his or
her fees and he or she |
shall render assistance to the State's attorney
in the |
collection of such fees out of the estate of the deceased. In
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counties of less than 1,000,000 population, the State's |
attorney shall
collect such fees out of the estate of the |
deceased.
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Except in a county with a population over 3,000,000, on |
and after January 1, 2024, the coroner may waive, at his or her |
discretion, any fees under this Section if the coroner |
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determines that the person is indigent and unable to pay the |
fee or under other special circumstances as determined by the |
coroner. |
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, whenever the |
coroner is
required by law to perform any of the duties of the |
office of the
sheriff, the coroner is entitled to the like fees |
and compensation as
are allowed by law to the sheriff for the |
performance of similar
services.
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Except as otherwise provided in this Section, whenever the |
coroner of
any county is required to travel in the performance |
of his or her
duties, he or she shall receive the same mileage |
fees as are authorized
for the sheriff of such county.
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All fees under this Section collected by or on behalf of |
the coroner's
office shall be paid over to the county |
treasurer and deposited into a special account in the county |
treasury. Moneys in the special account shall be used solely |
for the purchase of electronic and forensic identification |
equipment or other related supplies and the operating expenses |
of the coroner's office.
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The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 103rd |
General Assembly
do not apply retroactively. |
(Source: P.A. 96-1161, eff. 7-21-10.)
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