Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Filed: 3/22/2012
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3101




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3101 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 20-20 as follows:
 



6    (35 ILCS 200/20-20)



7    Sec. 20-20. Changes in address for mailing tax bill. To 
8insure that a person
requesting a change of the address to 
9which a property tax bill is sent has a
legal interest in the 
10property or authority to act on behalf of the owner of
the 
11property, the county collector in every county with less than 
123,000,000
inhabitants or less shall establish and enforce a 
13procedure for requiring
identification or certification of the 
14identity of taxpayers who request a
change in the address to 
15which their tax bill is mailed. No change of address
shall be 
16implemented unless the person requesting the change is the 
 
 
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1owner of
the property, a trustee or a person holding the power 
2of attorney from the
owner or trustee of the property. However, 
3if a property owner conveys a permanent change of address in 
4writing to the United States Postal Service, then, on or after 
5the effective date of that change of address, the county 
6collector may mail a property tax bill to the property owner at 
7his or her new address regardless of whether or not the owner 
8notifies the collector of the address change. 

9    As an alternative to  mailing a copy of the bill, the 
10collector may send the tax bill via e-mail at the request of 
11the taxpayer.  If the taxpayer makes such a request, then the 
12taxpayer shall notify the collector of any change in his or her 
13e-mail address as soon as possible after the address is 
14changed. 
15(Source: P.A. 84-396; 88-455.)

 

16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.".