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| Public Act 096-1161 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
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 | ||||
$3.00 per page.
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2. For a copy of an autopsy report (if not included in | ||||
transcript):
$50.00 $30.00.
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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 $15.00.
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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 $15.00,
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 $10.00. The coroner may waive, 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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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 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 the
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general fund of the county. 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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(Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1028.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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