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91_HB1772
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1 AN ACT in relation to domestic violence.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Domestic Violence Shelters Act is amended
5 by adding Sections 3.3 and 3.4 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 1310/3.3 new)
7 Sec. 3.3. Pamphlet. With funds appropriated for the
8 purpose from the Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Fund,
9 the Department of Human Services shall produce a pamphlet
10 concerning the prevention of domestic violence. The
11 Department of Human Services shall consult with one or more
12 Illinois organizations serving domestic violence victims in
13 developing the contents of the pamphlet. The Department of
14 Human Services shall distribute copies of the pamphlet to
15 county clerks. County clerks shall distribute copies of the
16 pamphlet to all persons applying for a marriage license.
17 (20 ILCS 1310/3.4 new)
18 Sec. 3.4. Restriction. No moneys in the Domestic
19 Violence Shelter and Service Fund may be used for programs
20 for the treatment of persons committing abuse. As used in
21 this Section, "abuse" has the meaning ascribed to that term
22 in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
23 Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing
24 Sections 4-4001 and 4-12003 and adding Section 3-2003.6 as
25 follows:
26 (55 ILCS 5/3-2003.6 new)
27 Sec. 3-2003.6. Deposit of certain amounts into the
28 Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Fund. Fees collected
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1 by the county clerk under Section 4-4001 or Section 4-12003
2 for deposit into the Domestic Violence Shelter and Service
3 Fund shall be deposited by the county, no later than the 20th
4 day of the month following the month in which the moneys
5 are collected, into the Domestic Violence Shelter and Service
6 Fund in a manner specified by the State Treasurer.
7 (55 ILCS 5/4-4001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-4001)
8 Sec. 4-4001. County Clerks; counties of first and second
9 class. The fees of the county clerk in counties of the first
10 and second class, except when increased by county ordinance
11 pursuant to the provisions of this Section, shall be:
12 For each official copy of any process, file, record or
13 other instrument of and pertaining to his office, 50¢ for
14 each 100 words, and $1 additional for certifying and sealing
15 the same.
16 For filing any paper not herein otherwise provided for,
17 $1, except that no fee shall be charged for filing a
18 Statement of economic interest pursuant to the Illinois
19 Governmental Ethics Act or reports made pursuant to Article 9
20 of The Election Code.
21 For issuance of fireworks permits, $2.
22 For issuance of liquor licenses, $5.
23 For filing and recording of the appointment and oath of
24 each public official, $3.
25 For officially certifying and sealing each copy of any
26 process, file, record or other instrument of and pertaining
27 to his office, $1.
28 For swearing any person to an affidavit, $1.
29 For issuing each license in all matters except where the
30 fee for the issuance thereof is otherwise fixed, $4.
31 For issuing each marriage license, the certificate
32 thereof, and for recording the same, including the recording
33 of the parent's or guardian's consent where indicated, $40,
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1 of which $25 shall be deposited into the Domestic Violence
2 Shelter and Service Fund; except that if both parties
3 applying for the marriage license submit acceptable
4 documentation that the incomes of their family units are
5 below the poverty guidelines updated annually in the Federal
6 Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
7 under authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget
8 Reconciliation Act of 1981, the fee for issuing each
9 marriage license, the certificate thereof, and for recording
10 the same, including the recording of the parent's or
11 guardian's consent where indicated is $15, of which no amount
12 shall be deposited into the Domestic Violence Shelter and
13 Service Fund. The Department of Human Services shall adopt
14 rules defining what constitutes acceptable documentation and
15 governing the manner of submission of acceptable
16 documentation. The Department of Human Services shall adopt
17 any other rules it deems appropriate to facilitate processing
18 of the documentation. The Department of Human Services shall
19 notify county clerks of all rules it adopts concerning the
20 documentation $15.
21 For taking and certifying acknowledgments to any
22 instrument, except where herein otherwise provided for, $1.
23 For issuing each certificate of appointment or
24 commission, the fee for which is not otherwise fixed by law,
25 $1.
26 For cancelling tax sale and issuing and sealing
27 certificates of redemption, $3.
28 For issuing order to county treasurer for redemption of
29 forfeited tax, $2.
30 For trying and sealing weights and measures by county
31 standard, together with all actual expenses in connection
32 therewith, $1.
33 For services in case of estrays, $2.
34 The following fees shall be allowed for services
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1 attending the sale of land for taxes, and shall be charged as
2 costs against the delinquent property and be collected with
3 the taxes thereon:
4 For services in attending the tax sale and issuing
5 certificate of sale and sealing the same, for each tract or
6 town lot sold, $4.
7 For making list of delinquent lands and town lots sold,
8 to be filed with the Comptroller, for each tract or town lot
9 sold, 10¢.
10 The foregoing fees allowed by this Section are the
11 maximum fees that may be collected from any officer, agency,
12 department or other instrumentality of the State. The county
13 board may, however, by ordinance, increase the fees allowed
14 by this Section and collect such increased fees from all
15 persons and entities other than officers, agencies,
16 departments and other instrumentalities of the State if the
17 increase is justified by an acceptable cost study showing
18 that the fees allowed by this Section are not sufficient to
19 cover the cost of providing the service.
20 A Statement of the costs of providing each service,
21 program and activity shall be prepared by the county board.
22 All supporting documents shall be public record and subject
23 to public examination and audit. All direct and indirect
24 costs, as defined in the United States Office of Management
25 and Budget Circular A-87, may be included in the
26 determination of the costs of each service, program and
27 activity.
28 The county clerk in all cases may demand and receive the
29 payment of all fees for services in advance so far as the
30 same can be ascertained.
31 The county board of any county of the first or second
32 class may by ordinance authorize the county clerk to impose
33 an additional $2 charge for certified copies of vital records
34 as defined in Section 1 of the Vital Records Act, for the
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1 sole purpose of defraying the cost of converting the county
2 clerk's document storage system for vital records as defined
3 in Section 1 of the Vital Records Act to computers or
4 micrographics, and for maintaining such system.
5 The county board of any county of the first or second
6 class may by ordinance authorize the county treasurer to
7 establish a special fund for deposit of the additional
8 charge. Moneys in the special fund shall be used solely to
9 provide the equipment, material and necessary expenses
10 incurred to help defray the cost of implementing and
11 maintaining such document storage system.
12 (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
13 (55 ILCS 5/4-12003) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-12003)
14 Sec. 4-12003. Fees of county clerk in third class
15 counties. The fees of the county clerk in counties of the
16 third class are:
17 For issuing each marriage license, sealing, filing and
18 recording the same and the certificate thereto (one charge),
19 $55, of which $25 shall be deposited into the Domestic
20 Violence Shelter and Service Fund; except that if both
21 parties applying for the marriage license submit acceptable
22 documentation that the incomes of their family units are
23 below the poverty guidelines updated annually in the Federal
24 Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
25 under authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget
26 Reconciliation Act of 1981, the fee for issuing each marriage
27 license, sealing, filing and recording the same and the
28 certificate thereto (one charge) is $30, of which no amount
29 shall be deposited into the Domestic Violence Shelter and
30 Service Fund. The Department of Human Services shall adopt
31 rules defining what constitutes acceptable documentation and
32 governing the manner of submission of acceptable
33 documentation. The Department of Human Services shall adopt
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1 any other rules it deems appropriate to facilitate processing
2 of the documentation. The Department of Human Services shall
3 notify county clerks of all rules it adopts concerning the
4 documentation $30.
5 For taking, certifying to and sealing the acknowledgment
6 of a deed, power of attorney, or other writing, $1.
7 For filing and entering certificates in case of estrays,
8 and furnishing notices for publication thereof (one charge),
9 $1.50.
10 For recording all papers and documents required by law to
11 be recorded in the office of the county clerk, $2 plus 30¢
12 for every 100 words in excess of 600 words.
13 For certificate and seal, not in a case in a court
14 whereof he is clerk, $1.
15 For making and certifying a copy of any record or paper
16 in his office, $2 for every page.
17 For filing papers in his office, 50¢ for each paper
18 filed, except that no fee shall be charged for filing a
19 Statement of economic interest pursuant to the Illinois
20 Governmental Ethics Act or reports made pursuant to Article 9
21 of The Election Code.
22 For making transcript of taxable property for the
23 assessors, 8¢ for each tract of land or town lot. For
24 extending other than State and county taxes, 8¢ for each tax
25 on each tract or lot, and 8¢ for each person's personal tax,
26 to be paid by the authority for whose benefit the transcript
27 is made and the taxes extended. The county clerk shall
28 certify to the county collector the amount due from each
29 authority for such services and the collector in his
30 settlement with such authority shall reserve such amount from
31 the amount payable by him to such authority.
32 For adding and bringing forward with current tax warrants
33 amounts due for forfeited or withdrawn special assessments,
34 8¢ for each lot or tract of land described and transcribed.
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1 For computing and extending each assessment or
2 installment thereof and interest, 8¢ on each description; and
3 for computing and extending each penalty, 8¢ on each
4 description. These fees shall be paid by the city, village,
5 or taxing body for whose benefit the transcript is made and
6 the assessment and penalties are extended. The county clerk
7 shall certify to the county collector the amount due from
8 each city, village or taxing body, for such services, and the
9 collector in his settlement with such taxing body shall
10 reserve such amount from the amount payable by him to such
11 city, village or other taxing body.
12 For cancelling certificates of sale, $4 for each tract or
13 lot.
14 For making search and report of general taxes and special
15 assessments for use in the preparation of estimate of cost of
16 redemption from sales or forfeitures or withdrawals or for
17 use in the preparation of estimate of cost of purchase of
18 forfeited property, or for use in preparation of order on the
19 county collector for searches requested by buyers at annual
20 tax sale, for each lot or tract, $4 for the first year
21 searched, and $2 for each additional year or fraction
22 thereof.
23 For preparing from tax search report estimate of cost of
24 redemption concerning property sold, forfeited or withdrawn
25 for non-payment of general taxes and special assessments, if
26 any, $1 for each lot or tract.
27 For certificate of deposit for redemption, $4.
28 For preparing from tax search report estimate of and
29 order to county collector to receive amount necessary to
30 redeem or purchase lands or lots forfeited for non-payment of
31 general taxes, $3 for each lot or tract.
32 For preparing from tax search report estimate of and
33 order to county collector to receive amount necessary to
34 redeem or purchase lands or lots forfeited for non-payment of
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1 special assessments, $4 for each lot or tract.
2 For issuing certificate of sale of forfeited property,
3 $10.
4 For noting on collector's warrants tax sales subject to
5 redemption, 20¢ for each tract or lot of land, to be paid by
6 either the person making the redemption from tax sale, the
7 person surrendering the certificate of sale for cancellation,
8 or the person taking out tax deed.
9 For noting on collector's warrant special assessments
10 withdrawn from collection 20¢ for each tract or lot of land,
11 to be charged against the lot assessed in the withdrawn
12 special assessment when brought forward with current tax or
13 when redeemed by the county clerk. The county clerk shall
14 certify to the county collector the amount due from each
15 city, village or taxing body for such fees, each year, and
16 the county collector in his settlement with such taxing body
17 shall reserve such amount from the amount payable by him to
18 such taxing body.
19 For taking and approving official bond of a town
20 assessor, filing and recording same, and issuing certificate
21 of election or qualification to such official or to the
22 Secretary of State, $10, to be paid by the officer-elect.
23 For certified copies of plats, 20¢ for each lot shown in
24 copy, but no charge less than $4.
25 For tax search and issuing Statement regarding same on
26 new plats to be recorded, $10.
27 For furnishing written description in conformity with
28 permanent real estate index number, $2 for each written
29 description.
30 The following fees shall be allowed for services in
31 matters of taxes and assessments, and shall be charged as
32 costs against the delinquent property, and collected with the
33 taxes thereon:
34 For entering judgment, 8¢ for each tract or lot.
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1 For services in attending the tax sale and issuing
2 certificates of sale and sealing the same, $10 for each tract
3 or lot.
4 For making list of delinquent lands and town lots sold,
5 to be filed with the State Comptroller, 10¢ for each tract or
6 lot sold.
7 The following fees shall be audited and allowed by the
8 board of county commissioners and paid from the county
9 treasury.
10 For computing State or county taxes, on each description
11 of real estate and each person's, firm's or corporation's
12 personal property tax, for each extension of each tax, 4¢,
13 which shall include the transcribing of the collector's
14 books.
15 For computing, extending and bringing forward, and adding
16 to the current tax, the amount due for general taxes on lands
17 and lots previously forfeited to the State, for each
18 extension of each tax, 4¢ for the first year, and for
19 computing and extending the tax and penalty for each
20 additional year, 6¢.
21 For making duplicate or triplicate sets of books,
22 containing transcripts of taxable property, for the board of
23 assessors and board of review, 3¢ for each description
24 entered in each book.
25 For filing, indexing and recording or binding each birth,
26 death or stillbirth certificate or report, 15¢, which fee
27 shall be in full for all services in connection therewith,
28 including the keeping of accounts with district registrars.
29 For posting new subdivisions or plats in official
30 atlases, 25¢ for each lot.
31 For compiling new sheets for atlases, 20¢ for each lot.
32 For compiling new atlases, including necessary record
33 searches, 25¢ for each lot.
34 For investigating and reporting on each new plat,
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1 referred to county clerk, $2.
2 For attending sessions of the board of county
3 commissioners thereof, $5 per day, for each clerk in
4 attendance.
5 For recording proceedings of the board of county
6 commissioners, 15¢ per 100 words.
7 For filing papers which must be kept in office of
8 comptroller of Cook County, 10¢ for each paper filed.
9 For filing and indexing contracts, bonds, communications,
10 and other such papers which must be kept in office of
11 comptroller of Cook County, 15¢ for each document.
12 For swearing any person to necessary affidavits relating
13 to the correctness of claims against the county, 25¢.
14 For issuing warrants in payment of salaries, supplies and
15 other accounts, and all necessary auditing and bookkeeping
16 work in connection therewith, 10¢ each.
17 The fee requirements of this Section do not apply to
18 units of local government or school districts.
19 (Source: P.A. 86-962; 87-669.)