Revenue Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on Feb 25, 2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1112

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1112 by replacing by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by changing
6 Section 27.2 as follows:
 
7     (705 ILCS 105/27.2)  (from Ch. 25, par. 27.2)
8     Sec. 27.2. The fees of the clerks of the circuit court in
9 all counties having a population in excess of 500,000
10 inhabitants but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants in the
11 instances described in this Section shall be as provided in
12 this Section. In those instances where a minimum and maximum
13 fee is stated, counties with more than 500,000 inhabitants but
14 less than 3,000,000 inhabitants must charge the minimum fee
15 listed in this Section and may charge up to the maximum fee if
16 the county board has by resolution increased the fee. In
17 addition, the minimum fees authorized in this Section shall
18 apply to all units of local government and school districts in
19 counties with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants. The fees shall
20 be paid in advance and shall be as follows:
21 (a) Civil Cases.
22         The fee for filing a complaint, petition, or other
23     pleading initiating a civil action, with the following
24     exceptions, shall be a minimum of $150 and a maximum of

 

 

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1     $190.
2             (A) When the amount of money or damages or the
3         value of personal property claimed does not exceed
4         $250, a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $15.
5             (B) When that amount exceeds $250 but does not
6         exceed $1,000, a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $40.
7             (C) When that amount exceeds $1,000 but does not
8         exceed $2500, a minimum of $30 and a maximum of $50.
9             (D) When that amount exceeds $2500 but does not
10         exceed $5,000, a minimum of $75 and a maximum of $100.
11             (D-5) When the amount exceeds $5,000 but does not
12         exceed $15,000, a minimum of $75 and a maximum of $150.
13             (E) For the exercise of eminent domain, $150. For
14         each additional lot or tract of land or right or
15         interest therein subject to be condemned, the damages
16         in respect to which shall require separate assessment
17         by a jury, $150.
18             (F) No fees shall be charged by the clerk to a
19         petitioner in any order of protection including, but
20         not limited to, filing, modifying, withdrawing,
21         certifying, or photocopying petitions for orders of
22         protection, or for issuing alias summons, or for any
23         related filing service, certifying, modifying,
24         vacating, or photocopying any orders of protection.
25 (b) Forcible Entry and Detainer.
26         In each forcible entry and detainer case when the
27     plaintiff seeks possession only or unites with his or her
28     claim for possession of the property a claim for rent or
29     damages or both in the amount of $15,000 or less, a minimum
30     of $40 and a maximum of $75. When the plaintiff unites his
31     or her claim for possession with a claim for rent or
32     damages or both exceeding $15,000, a minimum of $150 and a
33     maximum of $225.
34 (c) Counterclaim or Joining Third Party Defendant.

 

 

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1         When any defendant files a counterclaim as part of his
2     or her answer or otherwise or joins another party as a
3     third party defendant, or both, the defendant shall pay a
4     fee for each counterclaim or third party action in an
5     amount equal to the fee he or she would have had to pay had
6     he or she brought a separate action for the relief sought
7     in the counterclaim or against the third party defendant,
8     less the amount of the appearance fee, if that has been
9     paid.
10 (d) Confession of Judgment.
11         In a confession of judgment when the amount does not
12     exceed $1500, a minimum of $50 and a maximum of $60. When
13     the amount exceeds $1500, but does not exceed $5,000, $75.
14     When the amount exceeds $5,000, but does not exceed
15     $15,000, $175. When the amount exceeds $15,000, a minimum
16     of $200 and a maximum of $250.
17 (e) Appearance.
18         The fee for filing an appearance in each civil case
19     shall be a minimum of $50 and a maximum of $75, except as
20     follows:
21             (A) When the plaintiff in a forcible entry and
22         detainer case seeks possession only, a minimum of $20
23         and a maximum of $40.
24             (B) When the amount in the case does not exceed
25         $1500, a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $40.
26             (C) When the amount in the case exceeds $1500 but
27         does not exceed $15,000, a minimum of $40 and a maximum
28         of $60.
29 (f) Garnishment, Wage Deduction, and Citation.
30         In garnishment affidavit, wage deduction affidavit,
31     and citation petition when the amount does not exceed
32     $1,000, a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $15; when the
33     amount exceeds $1,000 but does not exceed $5,000, a minimum
34     of $20 and a maximum of $30; and when the amount exceeds

 

 

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1     $5,000, a minimum of $30 and a maximum of $50.
2 (g) Petition to Vacate or Modify.
3         (1) Petition to vacate or modify any final judgment or
4     order of court, except in forcible entry and detainer cases
5     and small claims cases or a petition to reopen an estate,
6     to modify, terminate, or enforce a judgment or order for
7     child or spousal support, or to modify, suspend, or
8     terminate an order for withholding, if filed before 30 days
9     after the entry of the judgment or order, a minimum of $40
10     and a maximum of $50.
11         (2) Petition to vacate or modify any final judgment or
12     order of court, except a petition to modify, terminate, or
13     enforce a judgment or order for child or spousal support or
14     to modify, suspend, or terminate an order for withholding,
15     if filed later than 30 days after the entry of the judgment
16     or order, a minimum of $60 and a maximum of $75.
17         (3) Petition to vacate order of bond forfeiture, a
18     minimum of $20 and a maximum of $40.
19 (h) Mailing.
20         When the clerk is required to mail, the fee will be a
21     minimum of $6 and a maximum of $10, plus the cost of
22     postage.
23 (i) Certified Copies.
24         Each certified copy of a judgment after the first,
25     except in small claims and forcible entry and detainer
26     cases, a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $15.
27 (j) Habeas Corpus.
28         For filing a petition for relief by habeas corpus, a
29     minimum of $80 and a maximum of $125.
30 (k) Certification, Authentication, and Reproduction.
31         (1) Each certification or authentication for taking
32     the acknowledgment of a deed or other instrument in writing
33     with the seal of office, a minimum of $4 and a maximum of
34     $6.

 

 

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1         (2) Court appeals when original documents are
2     forwarded, under 100 pages, plus delivery and costs, a
3     minimum of $50 and a maximum of $75.
4         (3) Court appeals when original documents are
5     forwarded, over 100 pages, plus delivery and costs, a
6     minimum of $120 and a maximum of $150.
7         (4) Court appeals when original documents are
8     forwarded, over 200 pages, an additional fee of a minimum
9     of 20 and a maximum of 25 cents per page.
10         (5) For reproduction of any document contained in the
11     clerk's files:
12             (A) First page, $2.
13             (B) Next 19 pages, 50 cents per page.
14             (C) All remaining pages, 25 cents per page.
15 (l) Remands.
16         In any cases remanded to the Circuit Court from the
17     Supreme Court or the Appellate Court for a new trial, the
18     clerk shall file the remanding order and reinstate the case
19     with either its original number or a new number. The Clerk
20     shall not charge any new or additional fee for the
21     reinstatement. Upon reinstatement the Clerk shall advise
22     the parties of the reinstatement. A party shall have the
23     same right to a jury trial on remand and reinstatement as
24     he or she had before the appeal, and no additional or new
25     fee or charge shall be made for a jury trial after remand.
26 (m) Record Search.
27         For each record search, within a division or municipal
28     district, the clerk shall be entitled to a search fee of a
29     minimum of $4 and a maximum of $6 for each year searched.
30 (n) Hard Copy.
31         For each page of hard copy print output, when case
32     records are maintained on an automated medium, the clerk
33     shall be entitled to a fee of a minimum of $4 and a maximum
34     of $6.

 

 

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1 (o) Index Inquiry and Other Records.
2         No fee shall be charged for a single
3     plaintiff/defendant index inquiry or single case record
4     inquiry when this request is made in person and the records
5     are maintained in a current automated medium, and when no
6     hard copy print output is requested. The fees to be charged
7     for management records, multiple case records, and
8     multiple journal records may be specified by the Chief
9     Judge pursuant to the guidelines for access and
10     dissemination of information approved by the Supreme
11     Court.
12 (p) (Blank).
13 (q) Alias Summons.
14         For each alias summons or citation issued by the clerk,
15     a minimum of $4 and a maximum of $5.
16 (r) Other Fees.
17         Any fees not covered in this Section shall be set by
18     rule or administrative order of the Circuit Court with the
19     approval of the Administrative Office of the Illinois
20     Courts.
21         The clerk of the circuit court may provide additional
22     services for which there is no fee specified by statute in
23     connection with the operation of the clerk's office as may
24     be requested by the public and agreed to by the clerk and
25     approved by the chief judge of the circuit court. Any
26     charges for additional services shall be as agreed to
27     between the clerk and the party making the request and
28     approved by the chief judge of the circuit court. Nothing
29     in this subsection shall be construed to require any clerk
30     to provide any service not otherwise required by law.
31 (s) Jury Services.
32         The clerk shall be entitled to receive, in addition to
33     other fees allowed by law, the sum of a minimum of $192.50
34     and a maximum of $212.50, as a fee for the services of a

 

 

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1     jury in every civil action not quasi-criminal in its nature
2     and not a proceeding for the exercise of the right of
3     eminent domain and in every other action wherein the right
4     of trial by jury is or may be given by law. The jury fee
5     shall be paid by the party demanding a jury at the time of
6     filing the jury demand. If the fee is not paid by either
7     party, no jury shall be called in the action or proceeding,
8     and the same shall be tried by the court without a jury.
9 (t) Voluntary Assignment.
10         For filing each deed of voluntary assignment, a minimum
11     of $10 and a maximum of $20; for recording the same, a
12     minimum of 25¢ and a maximum of 50¢ for each 100 words.
13     Exceptions filed to claims presented to an assignee of a
14     debtor who has made a voluntary assignment for the benefit
15     of creditors shall be considered and treated, for the
16     purpose of taxing costs therein, as actions in which the
17     party or parties filing the exceptions shall be considered
18     as party or parties plaintiff, and the claimant or
19     claimants as party or parties defendant, and those parties
20     respectively shall pay to the clerk the same fees as
21     provided by this Section to be paid in other actions.
22 (u) Expungement Petition.
23         The clerk shall be entitled to receive a fee of a
24     minimum of $30 and a maximum of $60 for each expungement
25     petition filed and an additional fee of a minimum of $2 and
26     a maximum of $4 for each certified copy of an order to
27     expunge arrest records.
28 (v) Probate.
29         The clerk is entitled to receive the fees specified in
30     this subsection (v), which shall be paid in advance, except
31     that, for good cause shown, the court may suspend, reduce,
32     or release the costs payable under this subsection:
33         (1) For administration of the estate of a decedent
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1     minimum of $100 and a maximum of $150, plus the fees
2     specified in subsection (v)(3), except:
3             (A) When the value of the real and personal
4         property does not exceed $15,000, the fee shall be a
5         minimum of $25 and a maximum of $40.
6             (B) When (i) proof of heirship alone is made, (ii)
7         a domestic or foreign will is admitted to probate
8         without administration (including proof of heirship),
9         or (iii) letters of office are issued for a particular
10         purpose without administration of the estate, the fee
11         shall be a minimum of $25 and a maximum of $40.
12         (2) For administration of the estate of a ward, a
13     minimum of $50 and a maximum of $75, plus the fees
14     specified in subsection (v)(3), except:
15             (A) When the value of the real and personal
16         property does not exceed $15,000, the fee shall be a
17         minimum of $25 and a maximum of $40.
18             (B) When (i) letters of office are issued to a
19         guardian of the person or persons, but not of the
20         estate or (ii) letters of office are issued in the
21         estate of a ward without administration of the estate,
22         including filing or joining in the filing of a tax
23         return or releasing a mortgage or consenting to the
24         marriage of the ward, the fee shall be a minimum of $10
25         and a maximum of $20.
26         (3) In addition to the fees payable under subsection
27     (v)(1) or (v)(2) of this Section, the following fees are
28     payable:
29             (A) For each account (other than one final account)
30         filed in the estate of a decedent, or ward, a minimum
31         of $15 and a maximum of $25.
32             (B) For filing a claim in an estate when the amount
33         claimed is $150 or more but less than $500, a minimum
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1         $500 or more but less than $10,000, a minimum of $25
2         and a maximum of $40; when the amount claimed is
3         $10,000 or more, a minimum of $40 and a maximum of $60;
4         provided that the court in allowing a claim may add to
5         the amount allowed the filing fee paid by the claimant.
6             (C) For filing in an estate a claim, petition, or
7         supplemental proceeding based upon an action seeking
8         equitable relief including the construction or contest
9         of a will, enforcement of a contract to make a will,
10         and proceedings involving testamentary trusts or the
11         appointment of testamentary trustees, a minimum of $40
12         and a maximum of $60.
13             (D) For filing in an estate (i) the appearance of
14         any person for the purpose of consent or (ii) the
15         appearance of an executor, administrator,
16         administrator to collect, guardian, guardian ad litem,
17         or special administrator, no fee.
18             (E) Except as provided in subsection (v)(3)(D),
19         for filing the appearance of any person or persons, a
20         minimum of $10 and a maximum of $30.
21             (F) For each jury demand, a minimum of $102.50 and
22         a maximum of $137.50.
23             (G) For disposition of the collection of a judgment
24         or settlement of an action or claim for wrongful death
25         of a decedent or of any cause of action of a ward, when
26         there is no other administration of the estate, a
27         minimum of $30 and a maximum of $50, less any amount
28         paid under subsection (v)(1)(B) or (v)(2)(B) except
29         that if the amount involved does not exceed $5,000, the
30         fee, including any amount paid under subsection
31         (v)(1)(B) or (v)(2)(B), shall be a minimum of $10 and a
32         maximum of $20.
33             (H) For each certified copy of letters of office,
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1         and a maximum of $2, plus a minimum of 50¢ and a
2         maximum of $1 per page in excess of 3 pages for the
3         document certified.
4             (I) For each exemplification, a minimum of $1 and a
5         maximum of $2, plus the fee for certification.
6         (4) The executor, administrator, guardian, petitioner,
7     or other interested person or his or her attorney shall pay
8     the cost of publication by the clerk directly to the
9     newspaper.
10         (5) The person on whose behalf a charge is incurred for
11     witness, court reporter, appraiser, or other miscellaneous
12     fee shall pay the same directly to the person entitled
13     thereto.
14         (6) The executor, administrator, guardian, petitioner,
15     or other interested person or his attorney shall pay to the
16     clerk all postage charges incurred by the clerk in mailing
17     petitions, orders, notices, or other documents pursuant to
18     the provisions of the Probate Act of 1975.
19 (w) Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Costs and Fees.
20         (1) The clerk shall be entitled to costs in all
21     criminal and quasi-criminal cases from each person
22     convicted or sentenced to supervision therein as follows:
23             (A) Felony complaints, a minimum of $80 and a
24         maximum of $125.
25             (B) Misdemeanor complaints, a minimum of $50 and a
26         maximum of $75.
27             (C) Business offense complaints, a minimum of $50
28         and a maximum of $75.
29             (D) Petty offense complaints, a minimum of $50 and
30         a maximum of $75.
31             (E) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, $20.
32             (F) When court appearance required, $30.
33             (G) Motions to vacate or amend final orders, a
34         minimum of $20 and a maximum of $40.

 

 

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1             (H) Motions to vacate bond forfeiture orders, a
2         minimum of $20 and a maximum of $30.
3             (I) Motions to vacate ex parte judgments, whenever
4         filed, a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $30.
5             (J) Motions to vacate judgment on forfeitures,
6         whenever filed, a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $25.
7             (K) Motions to vacate "failure to appear" or
8         "failure to comply" notices sent to the Secretary of
9         State, a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $40.
10         (2) In counties having a population of more than
11     500,000 but fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, when the
12     violation complaint is issued by a municipal police
13     department, the clerk shall be entitled to costs from each
14     person convicted therein as follows:
15             (A) Minor traffic or ordinance violations, $10.
16             (B) When court appearance required, $15.
17         (3) In ordinance violation cases punishable by fine
18     only, the clerk of the circuit court shall be entitled to
19     receive, unless the fee is excused upon a finding by the
20     court that the defendant is indigent, in addition to other
21     fees or costs allowed or imposed by law, the sum of a
22     minimum of $50 and a maximum of $112.50 as a fee for the
23     services of a jury. The jury fee shall be paid by the
24     defendant at the time of filing his or her jury demand. If
25     the fee is not so paid by the defendant, no jury shall be
26     called, and the case shall be tried by the court without a
27     jury.
28 (x) Transcripts of Judgment.
29         For the filing of a transcript of judgment, the clerk
30     shall be entitled to the same fee as if it were the
31     commencement of new suit.
32 (y) Change of Venue.
33         (1) For the filing of a change of case on a change of
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1     were the commencement of a new suit.
2         (2) The fee for the preparation and certification of a
3     record on a change of venue to another jurisdiction, when
4     original documents are forwarded, a minimum of $25 and a
5     maximum of $40.
6 (z) Tax objection complaints.
7         For each tax objection complaint containing one or more
8     tax objections, regardless of the number of parcels
9     involved or the number of taxpayers joining in the
10     complaint, a minimum of $25 and a maximum of $50. A county
11     board may approve, by ordinance, an additional fee of no
12     more than $50 for each additional taxpayer joining in the
13     complaint.
14 (aa) Tax Deeds.
15         (1) Petition for tax deed, if only one parcel is
16     involved, a minimum of $150 and a maximum of $250.
17         (2) For each additional parcel, add a fee of a minimum
18     of $50 and a maximum of $100.
19 (bb) Collections.
20         (1) For all collections made of others, except the
21     State and county and except in maintenance or child support
22     cases, a sum equal to a minimum of 2.5% and a maximum of
23     3.0% of the amount collected and turned over.
24         (2) Interest earned on any funds held by the clerk
25     shall be turned over to the county general fund as an
26     earning of the office.
27         (3) For any check, draft, or other bank instrument
28     returned to the clerk for non-sufficient funds, account
29     closed, or payment stopped, $25.
30         (4) In child support and maintenance cases, the clerk,
31     if authorized by an ordinance of the county board, may
32     collect an annual fee of up to $36 from the person making
33     payment for maintaining child support records and the
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1     system and the recording of payments issued by the State
2     Disbursement Unit for the official record of the Court.
3     This fee shall be in addition to and separate from amounts
4     ordered to be paid as maintenance or child support and
5     shall be deposited into a Separate Maintenance and Child
6     Support Collection Fund, of which the clerk shall be the
7     custodian, ex-officio, to be used by the clerk to maintain
8     child support orders and record all payments issued by the
9     State Disbursement Unit for the official record of the
10     Court. The clerk may recover from the person making the
11     maintenance or child support payment any additional cost
12     incurred in the collection of this annual fee.
13         The clerk shall also be entitled to a fee of $5 for
14     certifications made to the Secretary of State as provided
15     in Section 7-703 of the Family Financial Responsibility Law
16     and these fees shall also be deposited into the Separate
17     Maintenance and Child Support Collection Fund.
18 (cc) Corrections of Numbers.
19         For correction of the case number, case title, or
20     attorney computer identification number, if required by
21     rule of court, on any document filed in the clerk's office,
22     to be charged against the party that filed the document, a
23     minimum of $15 and a maximum of $25.
24 (dd) Exceptions.
25         The fee requirements of this Section shall not apply to
26     police departments or other law enforcement agencies. In
27     this Section, "law enforcement agency" means an agency of
28     the State or a unit of local government which is vested by
29     law or ordinance with the duty to maintain public order and
30     to enforce criminal laws or ordinances. "Law enforcement
31     agency" also means the Attorney General or any state's
32     attorney. The fee requirements of this Section shall not
33     apply to any action instituted under subsection (b) of
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1     owner or tenant of real property within 1200 feet of a
2     dangerous or unsafe building seeking an order compelling
3     the owner or owners of the building to take any of the
4     actions authorized under that subsection.
5         The fee requirements of this Section shall not apply to
6     the filing of any commitment petition or petition for an
7     order authorizing the administration of authorized
8     involuntary treatment in the form of medication under the
9     Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
10 (ee) Adoptions.
11         (1) For an adoption...................................$65
12         (2) Upon good cause shown, the court may waive the
13     adoption filing fee in a special needs adoption. The term
14     "special needs adoption" shall have the meaning ascribed to
15     it by the Illinois Department of Children and Family
16     Services.
17 (ff) Adoption exemptions.
18         No fee other than that set forth in subsection (ee)
19     shall be charged to any person in connection with an
20     adoption proceeding nor may any fee be charged for
21     proceedings for the appointment of a confidential
22     intermediary under the Adoption Act.
23 (gg) Unpaid fees.
24         Unless a court ordered payment schedule is implemented
25     or the fee requirements of this Section are waived pursuant
26     to court order, the clerk of the court may add to any
27     unpaid fees and costs under this Section a delinquency
28     amount equal to 5% of the unpaid fees that remain unpaid
29     after 30 days, 10% of the unpaid fees that remain unpaid
30     after 60 days, and 15% of the unpaid fees that remain
31     unpaid after 90 days. Notice to those parties may be made
32     by signage posting or publication. The additional
33     delinquency amounts collected under this Section shall be
34     used to defray additional administrative costs incurred by

 

 

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1     the clerk of the circuit court in collecting unpaid fees
2     and costs.
3 (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-521, eff. 6-1-02; 93-385,
4 eff. 7-25-03; 93-573, eff. 8-21-03; 93-760, eff. 1-1-05.)".