Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB6212

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may, by ordinance or resolution, increase the fees imposed by the coroner's office. Sets forth the maximum fees that may be imposed for autopsy reports, cremation permits, transcripts, toxicology reports, and miscellaneous reports. Provides that a coroner may waive the permit fee to cremate a dead human body if the coroner determines that the person is indigent and unable to pay the permit fee or under other special circumstances. Provides that the county treasurer shall establish a special account in the county treasury for the deposit of the coroner's fees (now, the fees are deposited into the general fund of the county). Provides that moneys in the special account shall be used for the payment of the expenses of the coroner's office. Effective immediately.

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