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Sen. Dan McConchie
Filed: 3/24/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2506
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2506 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 3-2003.6 as follows:
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| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/3-2003.6 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3-2003.6. Service modernization and information |
| 8 | | certification. |
| 9 | | (a) A county clerk may authorize the use of technology to |
| 10 | | execute the clerk's duties or assist in the execution of |
| 11 | | certain portions of public duties, where those technologies |
| 12 | | utilize commonly accepted methods of data storage, |
| 13 | | transmission, and cybersecurity, and the county clerk's office |
| 14 | | otherwise continues adherence to the Local Records Act, if |
| 15 | | applicable. |
| 16 | | (b) Where applicable law requires accepting information in |
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| 1 | | writing, an appearance before an official in person, service |
| 2 | | of official records in paper copy, or requires a signature, a |
| 3 | | county clerk may, in place of those requirements, adopt widely |
| 4 | | used technologies such as video chat, secure data transmission |
| 5 | | portals, and secure digital signatures to verify identity and |
| 6 | | process service requests. |
| 7 | | (c) A county clerk may also adopt a method of certifying |
| 8 | | paperless digital copies of any record using PDF or similar |
| 9 | | file delivery if the clerk's office provides for free on its |
| 10 | | website an upload tool for any person in receipt of a certified |
| 11 | | digital file from that office to instantly confirm its |
| 12 | | authenticity. The county clerk must also maintain the ability |
| 13 | | to deliver a certified paper record as prescribed by law. |
| 14 | | (d) A county clerk replacing a previously paper-based |
| 15 | | process or appearance method must publish notice on the |
| 16 | | clerk's website, or in a newspaper of general circulation if |
| 17 | | the county clerk does not have a website, and in the principal |
| 18 | | office of business 60 days prior to making such a change.".
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