093_HB3140
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1 AN ACT in relation to counties.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5 Section 4-12002 as follows:
6 (55 ILCS 5/4-12002) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-12002)
7 Sec. 4-12002. Fees of recorder in third class counties.
8 The fees of the recorder in counties of the third class for
9 recording deeds or other instruments in writing and maps of
10 plats of additions, subdivisions or otherwise, and for
11 certifying copies of records, shall be paid in advance and
12 shall be as follows:
13 For recording deeds or other instruments other than
14 mortgages, trust deeds, deeds of trust, or other instruments
15 securing an indebtedness in the nature of a mortgage, $20 for
16 the first 2 pages thereof, plus $2 for each additional page
17 thereof. For recording mortgages, trust deeds, deeds of
18 trust, or other instruments securing an indebtedness in the
19 nature of a mortgage, $40 for the first 2 pages, plus $2 for
20 each additional page. For recording a full or final release
21 or satisfaction of a mortgage, trust deed, deed of trust, or
22 other instrument securing an indebtedness in the nature of a
23 mortgage or a certificate of release, there shall be no
24 additional charge if the document being released is recorded
25 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
26 General Assembly. Except for releases as provided in this
27 Section, the aggregate minimum fee for recording any one
28 instrument shall not be less than $20.
29 For recording deeds or other instruments wherein the
30 premises affected thereby are referred to by document number
31 and not by legal description the recorder shall charge a fee
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1 of $4 in addition to that hereinabove referred to for each
2 document number therein noted.
3 For recording deeds or other instruments wherein more
4 than one tract, parcel or lot is described and such
5 additional tract, or tracts, parcel or parcels, lot or lots
6 is or are described therein as falling in a separate or
7 different addition or subdivision the recorder shall charge
8 as an additional fee, to that herein provided, the sum of $2
9 for each additional addition or subdivision referred to in
10 such deed or instrument.
11 For recording maps or plats of additions, subdivisions or
12 otherwise (including the spreading of the same of record in
13 well bound books) $100 plus $2 for each tract, parcel or lot
14 contained therein.
15 For certified copies of records the same fees as for
16 recording, but in no case shall the fee for a certified copy
17 of a map or plat of an addition, subdivision or otherwise
18 exceed $200.
19 For filing of each release of any chattel mortgage or
20 trust deed which has been filed but not recorded and for
21 indexing the same in the book to be kept for that purpose
22 $10.
23 For processing the sworn or affirmed statement required
24 for filing a deed or assignment of a beneficial interest in a
25 land trust in accordance with Section 3-5020 of this Code,
26 $2.
27 The recorder shall charge an additional fee, in an amount
28 equal to the fee otherwise provided by law, for recording a
29 document (other than a document filed under the Plat Act or
30 the Uniform Commercial Code) that does not conform to the
31 following standards:
32 (1) The document shall consist of one or more
33 individual sheets measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches, not
34 permanently bound and not a continuous form. Graphic
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1 displays accompanying a document to be recorded that
2 measure up to 11 inches by 17 inches shall be recorded
3 without charging an additional fee.
4 (2) The document shall be legibly printed in black
5 ink, by hand, type, or computer. Signatures and dates
6 may be in contrasting colors if they will reproduce
7 clearly.
8 (3) The document shall be on white paper of not
9 less than 20-pound weight and shall have a clean margin
10 of at least one-half inch on the top, the bottom, and
11 each side. Margins may be used only for non-essential
12 notations that will not affect the validity of the
13 document, including but not limited to form numbers, page
14 numbers, and customer notations.
15 (4) The first page of the document shall contain a
16 blank space, measuring at least 3 inches by 5 inches,
17 from the upper right corner.
18 (5) The document shall not have any attachment
19 stapled or otherwise affixed to any page.
20 A document that does not conform to these standards shall not
21 be recorded except upon payment of the additional fee
22 required under this paragraph. This paragraph, as amended by
23 this amendatory Act of 1995, applies only to documents dated
24 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
25 The fee requirements of this Section apply to units of
26 local government and school districts.
27 Regardless of any other provision in this Section, the
28 maximum fee that may be collected from the Department of
29 Revenue for filing or indexing a lien, certificate of lien
30 release or subordination, or any other type of notice or
31 other documentation affecting or concerning a lien is $5.
32 Regardless of any other provision in this Section, the
33 maximum fee that may be collected from the Department of
34 Revenue for indexing each additional name in excess of one
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1 for any lien, certificate of lien release or subordination,
2 or any other type of notice or other documentation affecting
3 or concerning a lien is $1.
4 (Source: P.A. 92-492, eff. 1-1-02.)
5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6 becoming law.