(410 ILCS 535/25.5)
Sec. 25.5. Death Certificate Surcharge Fund. The additional $2 fee for
certified copies of death certificates and fetal death certificates must be
deposited into the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund, a special fund created in
the State treasury. Beginning 30 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly and until January 1, 2003 and
then beginning again on July 1, 2003 and until July 1, 2005, moneys
in the Fund, subject to appropriation, may be used by the
Department for the purpose of implementing an electronic reporting system for
death registrations as provided in Section 18.5 of this Act. Before the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly,
on and
after January 1, 2003 and until July 1, 2003, and on and after July
1, 2005,
moneys in the Fund, subject to appropriations, may be
used as follows: (i) 25% by the Coroner Training Board for the purpose of training coroners, deputy coroners, forensic
pathologists, and police officers for death investigations and lodging and travel expenses relating to training, (ii) 25% for
grants by the Department of Public Health
for distribution to
all local county coroners and medical examiners or officials charged with the
duties set forth under Division 3-3 of the Counties Code, who have a different
title, for equipment and lab facilities, (iii) 25% by the Department of Public
Health
for the purpose of
setting up a statewide database of death certificates and implementing an
electronic reporting system for death registrations pursuant to Section 18.5,
and (iv) 25% for a grant by the Department of Public Health to
local registrars.
(Source: P.A. 99-408, eff. 1-1-16.)
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