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| Public Act 098-1149 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State 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 Secretary of State Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 5.5 as follows:
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(15 ILCS 305/5.5)
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Sec. 5.5. Secretary of State fees. There shall be paid to
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the Secretary of State the following fees:
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For certificate or apostille, with seal: $2.
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For each certificate, without seal: $1.
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For each commission to any officer or other person (except | ||||
military
commissions), with seal: $2.
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For copies of exemplifications of records, or for a | ||||
certified copy of any
document, instrument, or paper when not | ||||
otherwise provided by law, and
it does not exceed legal size: | ||||
$0.50 per page or any portion
of a page; and
$2 for the | ||||
certificate, with seal affixed.
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For copies of exemplifications of records or a certified | ||||
copy of any
document, instrument, or paper, when not otherwise | ||||
provided for by law,
that exceeds legal size: $1 per page or | ||||
any portion of a
page; and $2 for
the certificate, with seal | ||||
affixed.
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For copies of bills or other papers: $0.50 per page or any
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portion
of a page; and $2 for the certificate, with seal
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affixed, except that
there shall be no charge for making or | ||
certifying copies that are furnished
to any governmental agency | ||
for official use.
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For recording a duplicate of an affidavit showing the | ||
appointment of
trustees
of a religious corporation: $0.50; and | ||
$2 for the certificate of
recording,
with seal affixed.
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For filing and recording an application under the Soil | ||
Conservation
Districts Law and making and issuing a certificate | ||
for the application, under seal:
$10.
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For recording any other document, instrument, or paper | ||
required or
permitted to be recorded with the Secretary of | ||
State, which recording shall
be done by any approved | ||
photographic or photostatic process, if
the page
to be recorded | ||
does not exceed legal size and the fees and charges therefor
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are not otherwise fixed by law: $0.50 per page or any portion | ||
of
a page; and $2
for the certificate of recording, with seal | ||
affixed.
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For recording any other document, instrument, or paper | ||
required or
permitted to be recorded with the Secretary of | ||
State, which recording shall
be done by any approved | ||
photographic or photostatic process, if
the page
to be recorded | ||
exceeds legal size and the fees and charges therefor are not
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otherwise fixed by law: $1 per page or any portion of a page; | ||
and $2 for the
certificate of recording attached to the | ||
original, with seal
affixed.
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For each duplicate certified copy of a school land patent: | ||
$3.
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For each photostatic copy of a township plat: $2.
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For each page of a photostatic copy of surveyors field | ||
notes: $2.
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For each page of a photostatic copy of a state land patent, | ||
including
certification: $4.
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For each page of a photostatic copy of a swamp land grant: | ||
$2.
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For each page of photostatic copies of all other | ||
instruments or
documents relating to land records: $2.
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For any payment to the Secretary of
State when it has not | ||
been honored: $25. If the total amount due to the Secretary | ||
exceeds $100 and has not been paid in full within 60 days from | ||
the date the fee became due, the Secretary shall assess a | ||
penalty of 25% of the dishonored payment amount.
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For any research request received after the effective date | ||
of the changes
made to this Section by this
amendatory Act of | ||
the 93rd General Assembly by an out-of-State or non-Illinois
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resident: $10,
prepaid and nonrefundable, for which the | ||
requester will receive up to 2
unofficial
noncertified copies | ||
of the records requested. The fees under this paragraph
shall | ||
be deposited into
the
General Revenue Fund.
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The Illinois State Archives is authorized to charge | ||
reasonable fees to
reimburse the cost of production and | ||
distribution of copies of finding aids to
the
records that it | ||
holds or copies of published versions or editions of those
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records
in printed, microfilm, or electronic formats. The fees | ||
under this paragraph
shall be deposited
into
the
General | ||
Revenue Fund.
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As used in this Section, "legal size" means a sheet of | ||
paper that is 8.5
inches wide and 14 inches long, or written or | ||
printed matter on a sheet of
paper that does not exceed that | ||
width and length, or either of them.
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(Source: P.A. 97-835, eff. 1-1-13.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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