Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
Filed: 11/23/2022
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2953




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2953 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 4-7001 as follows:
 



6    (55 ILCS 5/4-7001)  (from Ch. 34, par. 4-7001)



7    Sec. 4-7001. Coroner's fees. The fees of the
coroner's 
8office shall be as follows:

9        1. For a copy of a transcript of sworn testimony: 
10    $5.00 per page.

11        2. For a copy of an autopsy report (if not included in 
12    transcript):
$50.00.

13        3. For a copy of the verdict of a coroner's jury: 
14    $5.00.

15        4. For a copy of a toxicology report: $25.00.

16        5. For a print of or an electronic file containing a 
 
 
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1    picture obtained by the coroner: actual cost or
$3.00, 
2    whichever is greater.

3        6. For each copy of miscellaneous reports, including 
4    artist's
drawings but not including police reports: actual 
5    cost or $25.00,
whichever is greater.

6        7. For a coroner's or medical examiner's permit to 
7    cremate a dead
human body: $100.00 $50.00. The coroner may 
8    waive, at his or her discretion, the permit fee if the 
9    coroner determines that the person is indigent and unable 
10    to pay the permit fee or under other special 
11    circumstances. 

12    All of which fees shall be certified by the court;  in the 
13case of
inmates of any State charitable or penal institution, 
14the fees shall be
paid by the operating department or 
15commission, out of the State
Treasury. The coroner shall file 
16his or her claim in probate for his or
her fees and he or she 
17shall render assistance to the State's attorney
in the 
18collection of such fees out of the estate of the deceased. In

19counties of less than 1,000,000 population, the State's 
20attorney shall
collect such fees out of the estate of the 
21deceased.

22    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, whenever the 
23coroner is
required by law to perform any of the duties of the 
24office of the
sheriff, the coroner is entitled to the like fees 
25and compensation as
are allowed by law to the sheriff for the 
26performance of similar
services.

 
 
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1    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, whenever the 
2coroner of
any county is required to travel in the performance 
3of his or her
duties, he or she shall receive the same mileage 
4fees as are authorized
for the sheriff of such county.

5    All fees under this Section collected by or on behalf of 
6the coroner's
office shall be paid over to the county 
7treasurer and deposited into a special account in the county 
8treasury. Moneys in the special account shall be used solely 
9for the purchase of electronic and forensic identification 
10equipment or other related supplies and the operating expenses 
11of the coroner's office. 

12(Source: P.A. 96-1161, eff. 7-21-10.)


 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
142023.".