805 ILCS 180/50-50

(805 ILCS 180/50-50)

Sec. 50-50. Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund.

(a) A special fund in the State treasury is created and shall be known as
the
Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund. Moneys deposited into
the Fund
shall, subject to appropriation, be used by the Department of Business Services
of the Office
of the Secretary of State, hereinafter "Department", to create and maintain the
capability to
perform expedited services in response to special requests made by the public
for same-day
or 24-hour service. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall be used for, but not
limited to,
expenditures for personal services, retirement, Social Security, contractual
services,
equipment, electronic data processing, and telecommunications.

(b) The balance in the Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not exceed
$600,000,
and any amount in excess thereof shall be transferred to the General Revenue
Fund.

(c) All fees payable to the Secretary of State under this Section shall be
deposited
into the Fund. No other fees or charges collected under this Act
shall be
deposited into the
Fund.

(d) "Expedited services" means services rendered within the same day, or
within 24
hours from the time, the request therefor is submitted by the filer, law firm,
service company,
or messenger physically in person or, at the Secretary of State's discretion,
by electronic means, to the Department's Springfield Office and
includes, but is not limited to,
requests for certified copies, photocopies, and computer abstracts 
made in person to the
Department's Springfield Office or to the Department's Chicago
Office. A request submitted by electronic means may not be considered a request for expedited services solely because of its submission by electronic means, unless expedited service is requested by the filer.

(e) Fees for expedited services shall be as follows:

Restated articles of organization, $200;

Merger, $200;

Articles of organization, $100;

Articles of amendment, $100;

Reinstatement, $100;

Application for admission to transact business, $100;

Computer abstract, $20;

All other filings, copies of documents and copies of