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91_HB2845eng HB2845 Engrossed LRB9105362RCks 1 AN ACT to amend the Clerks of Courts Act by adding 2 Section 30. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by adding 6 Section 30 as follows: 7 (705 ILCS 105/30 new) 8 Sec. 30. Legal counsel. The circuit clerk in each 9 respective county may appoint either full-time or part-time 10 an Illinois licensed attorney at law to represent the office 11 of the circuit clerk in the collection of any debt due and 12 owing the circuit clerk; collection of child support 13 administrative fees; reviewing of contracts regarding the 14 circuit clerk's office; and collection of dishonored checks 15 and unpaid fees. The county board authorization for the 16 appointment of a legal counsel must be indicated by the line 17 item inclusion in the annual appropriation and budget 18 ordinance of the county board for the operations of the 19 circuit clerk in each respective county. The legal counsel 20 is vested with the same tort immunity as the clerk of the 21 circuit court. The appointment of a legal counsel by the 22 circuit clerk does not relieve either the Attorney General or 23 the State's Attorney of his or her respective county of the 24 duty to defend the officers, agents, and employees of the 25 county in any litigation against the circuit clerk. 26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 27 becoming law.