Public Act 90-0117 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0117
HB1286 Enrolled LRB9004836NTsb
AN ACT to amend the Clerks of Courts Act by changing
Section 27.7.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by
changing Section 27.7 as follows:
(705 ILCS 105/27.7)
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
delayed effective date)
Sec. 27.7. Children's waiting room. The expense of
establishing and maintaining a children's waiting room for
children whose parents or guardians are attending a court
hearing as a litigant, or witness, or for other court
purposes as determined by the court may in counties over
500,000 and under 3,000,000 in population shall be borne by
the county. To defray that expense in any county having
established a children's waiting room or that elects to
establish such a system, the county board may require the
clerk of the circuit court in the county to charge and
collect a children's waiting room fee of not less than $2 nor
more than $5. The fee shall be paid at the time of filing the
first pleading, paper, or other appearance filed by each
party in all civil cases. No additional fee shall be required
if more than one party is presented in a single pleading,
paper, or other appearance. The fee shall be collected in
the manner in which all other fees or costs are collected.
Each clerk shall commence the charges and collection upon
receipt of written notice from the chairman of the county
board together with a certified copy of the board's
resolution. The clerk shall file the resolution of record in
his or her office.
The fees shall be in addition to all other fees and
charges of the clerks, shall be assessable as costs, and may
be waived only if the judge specifically provides for the
waiver of the children's waiting room fee. The fees shall be
remitted monthly by the clerk to the county treasurer, to be
retained by the treasurer in a special fund designated as the
children's waiting room fund. The fund shall be audited by
the county auditor, and the county board shall make
expenditure from the fund in payment of any cost related to
the establishment and maintenance of the children's waiting
room, including personnel, heat, light, telephone, security,
rental of space, or any other item in connection with the
operation of a children's waiting room.
The fees shall not be charged in any matter coming to the
clerk on a change of venue, nor in any proceeding to review
the decision of any administrative officer, agency, or body.
(Source: P.A. 89-717, eff. 1-1-98.)