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Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that the fees for petitions to vacate or modify a judgment in counties with a population over 500,000 also apply to petitions to reconsider a judgment. Provides that, in counties having a population in excess of 500,000 inhabitants but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and in counties having a population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, no fees shall be charged by the clerk to a petitioner in any order of protection including, but not limited to, filing, modifying, withdrawing, certifying, or photocopying petitions for orders of protection, or for issuing alias summons, or for any related filing service, certifying, modifying, vacating, or photocopying any orders of protection. Deletes the language setting a $300 cap on credit or debit card payments for the cash deposit of bail bond fees that the clerk of the court may accept. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, in counties with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the court shall not order bail bond deposited by or on behalf of a defendant in case to be used to satisfy financial obligations of that same defendant in a different case until the bail bond is first used to satisfy court costs and attorney's fees in the case in which the bail bond has been deposited and any other unpaid child support obligations are satisfied. Provides that, in counties with a population of less than 3,000,000, the court shall not order bail bond deposited by or on behalf of a defendant in once case to be used to satisfy financial obligations of that same defendant in a different case until the bail bond is first used to satisfy court costs in the case in which the bail bond has been deposited.
Fiscal Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
No fiscal effect.
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Removes language authorizing the clerk of the court to release information regarding unpaid fees to credit reporting agencies.
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