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90_HB1452
5 ILCS 312/1-102 from Ch. 102, par. 201-102
5 ILCS 312/1-104 from Ch. 102, par. 201-104
5 ILCS 312/1-105 new
5 ILCS 312/2-101 from Ch. 102, par. 202-101
5 ILCS 312/2-102 from Ch. 102, par. 202-102
5 ILCS 312/2-103 from Ch. 102, par. 202-103
5 ILCS 312/2-105 from Ch. 102, par. 202-105
5 ILCS 312/2-106 from Ch. 102, par. 202-106
5 ILCS 312/3-101 from Ch. 102, par. 203-101
5 ILCS 312/3-102 from Ch. 102, par. 203-102
5 ILCS 312/3-104 from Ch. 102, par. 203-104
5 ILCS 312/3-105 from Ch. 102, par. 203-105
5 ILCS 312/4-101 from Ch. 102, par. 204-101
5 ILCS 312/5-102 from Ch. 102, par. 205-102
5 ILCS 312/6-102 from Ch. 102, par. 206-102
5 ILCS 312/6-104 from Ch. 102, par. 206-104
5 ILCS 312/7-102 from Ch. 102, par. 207-102
5 ILCS 312/7-110 new
5 ILCS 312/6-101 rep.
5 ILCS 312/7-104 rep.
15 ILCS 305/5.5
30 ILCS 105/5.449 new
Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Permits a
nonresident to be commissioned as a notary in the Illinois
county in which employed. Broadens an employer's liability
for a notary's misconduct. Increases a notary's appointment
fee and notarization fee. Permits a notary to charge certain
travel fees. Specifies documents that constitute
satisfactory evidence to a notary of a person's
identification. Permits the Secretary of State to adopt
rules for the administration of the Act. Amends the Secretary
of State Act to provide a fee for expedited certificates or
apostilles with seals. Amends the State Finance Act to
create a special fund within the State treasury for the
deposit of a portion of the fees from appointments and
expedited services. Makes other changes.
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1 AN ACT concerning notaries public, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Notary Public Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 1-102, 1-104, 2-101, 2-102, 2-103, 2-105,
6 2-106, 3-101, 3-102, 3-104, 3-105, 4-101, 5-102, 6-102,
7 6-104, and 7-102 and adding Sections 1-105 and 7-110 as
8 follows:
9 (5 ILCS 312/1-102) (from Ch. 102, par. 201-102)
10 Sec. 1-102. Purposes and Rules of Construction.
11 (a) This Act shall be construed and applied to promote
12 its underlying purposes and policies.
13 (b) The underlying purposes and policies of this Act
14 are:
15 (1) to simplify, clarify, and modernize the law
16 governing notaries public; and
17 (2) to promote, serve, and protect the public
18 interest.
19 (c) Nothing in this Act is intended to prohibit the
20 notarization of documents by a county clerk, judge, clerk or
21 deputy clerk of a court, or other person authorized by law to
22 administer oaths. The signature and title of that person
23 performing a notarial act are sufficient.
24 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
25 (5 ILCS 312/1-104) (from Ch. 102, par. 201-104)
26 Sec. 1-104. Definitions. As used in this Act: Notary
27 Public and Notarization Defined. (a) The terms
28 "Notary public" and "notary" are used interchangeably to
29 mean any individual appointed and commissioned to perform
30 notarial acts.
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1 (b) "Notarization" means the performance of a notarial
2 act.
3 "Notarial act" means any act that a notary public of this
4 State is authorized to perform and includes taking an
5 acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking
6 a verification upon oath or affirmation, witnessing or
7 attesting a signature, and certifying a copy when the notary
8 has the original document.
9 "Acknowledgment" means a notarial act in which a notary
10 certifies: (i) that a signer, whose identity is personally
11 known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory
12 evidence, has admitted, in the notary's presence, having
13 signed a document voluntarily for its stated purpose; and
14 (ii) if the instrument is executed in a representative
15 capacity, that the person signed the instrument with proper
16 authority and executed it as the act of the person or entity
17 represented and identified in the instrument.
18 "In a representative capacity" means:
19 (1) for and on behalf of a corporation,
20 partnership, trust, or other entity as an authorized
21 officer, agent, partner, trustee, or other
22 representative;
23 (2) as a public officer, personal representative,
24 guardian, or other representative in the capacity recited
25 in the instrument;
26 (3) as an attorney in fact for a principal; or
27 (4) in any other capacity as an authorized
28 representative of another.
29 "Oath" or "affirmation" means a notarial act or part of a
30 notarial act in which a notary certifies that a person made a
31 vow in the presence of the notary on penalty of perjury.
32 "Verification" or "jurat" means a notarial act in which a
33 notary certifies that a signer, whose identity is personally
34 known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory
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1 evidence, has made, in the notary's presence, a voluntary
2 signature and taken an oath or affirmation vouching for the
3 truthfulness of the signed document.
4 "Personal knowledge of identity" means familiarity with
5 an individual resulting from interactions with that
6 individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate
7 every reasonable doubt that the individual has the identity
8 claimed.
9 "Official misconduct" generally means the wrongful
10 exercise of a power or the wrongful performance of a duty as
11 defined in Section 33-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961. As used
12 in this definition, "wrongful" means unauthorized, unlawful,
13 abusive, negligent, reckless, or injurious.
14 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
15 (5 ILCS 312/1-105 new)
16 Sec. 1-105. Rulemaking authority. The Secretary of
17 State may promulgate rules concerning the administration of
18 this Act.
19 (5 ILCS 312/2-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 202-101)
20 Sec. 2-101. Appointment. The Secretary of State may
21 appoint and commission as notaries public for a five four
22 year term as many persons resident in a county in this State
23 as he deems necessary.
24 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
25 (5 ILCS 312/2-102) (from Ch. 102, par. 202-102)
26 Sec. 2-102. Application. Every applicant for appointment
27 and commission as a notary shall complete an application form
28 furnished by the Secretary of State to be filed with the
29 Secretary of State, stating:
30 (a) the applicant's official name, which contains his or
31 her last name and at least the initial of the first name;
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1 (b) the county in which the applicant resides or, for
2 nonresidents, the county in which the applicant is employed;
3 (c) the applicant's Illinois residence address or
4 Illinois and business address, if any, or any address at
5 which an applicant will use a notary public commission to
6 receive fees;
7 (d) that the applicant currently resides or is employed
8 has resided in the State of Illinois for 30 days preceding
9 the application;
10 (e) that the applicant is a citizen of the United States
11 or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
12 United States;
13 (f) that the applicant is at least 18 years of age;
14 (g) that the applicant is able to read and write the
15 English language;
16 (h) that during the past 10 years the applicant's
17 commission as notary (if any) has not been revoked;
18 (i) that the applicant has not been convicted of a
19 felony; and
20 (j) any other information the Secretary of State deems
21 necessary.
22 (Source: P.A. 85-593.)
23 (5 ILCS 312/2-103) (from Ch. 102, par. 202-103)
24 Sec. 2-103. Appointment Fee. Every applicant for
25 appointment and commission as a notary public shall pay to
26 the Secretary of State a fee of $15 $10. Of the fee collected
27 under this Section for each appointment filed with the
28 Secretary of State, $10 shall be deposited into the General
29 Revenue Fund and $5 shall be deposited into the Notary Public
30 Administration Fund, a special fund created within the State
31 treasury.
32 (Source: P.A. 85-1396.)
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1 (5 ILCS 312/2-105) (from Ch. 102, par. 202-105)
2 Sec. 2-105. Bond. Every application for appointment and
3 commission as a notary public shall be accompanied by an
4 executed bond commencing on the date of the appointment with
5 a term of 5 4 years, in the sum of $5,000, with, as surety
6 thereon, a company qualified to write surety bonds in this
7 State. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful
8 performance of all notarial acts in accordance with this Act.
9 The Secretary of State may prescribe an official bond form.
10 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
11 (5 ILCS 312/2-106) (from Ch. 102, par. 202-106)
12 Sec. 2-106. Appointment Recorded by County Clerk. The
13 appointment of the applicant as a notary public is complete
14 when the commission is recorded with the county clerk.
15 The Secretary of State shall forward the applicant's
16 commission to the county clerk of the county in which the
17 applicant resides or, for nonresidents, the county in which
18 the applicant is employed. Upon receipt thereof, the county
19 clerk shall notify the applicant of the action taken by the
20 Secretary of State, and the applicant shall either appear at
21 the county clerk's office to record the same and receive the
22 commission or request by mail to have the commission sent to
23 the applicant with a specimen signature of the applicant
24 attached to the request. The applicant shall have a record of
25 the appointment, and the time when the commission will
26 expire, entered in the records of the office of the county
27 clerk. When the applicant appears before the county clerk,
28 the applicant shall pay a fee of $5, at which time the county
29 clerk shall then deliver the commission to the applicant.
30 If the appointment is completed by mail, the applicant
31 shall pay the county clerk a fee of $10.00, which shall be
32 submitted with the request to the county clerk. The county
33 clerk shall then record the appointment and send the
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1 commission by mail to the applicant.
2 If an applicant does not respond to the notification by
3 the county clerk within 30 days, the county clerk shall again
4 notify the applicant that the county clerk has received the
5 applicant's notary public commission issued by the Secretary
6 of State. The second notice shall be in substantially the
7 following form:
8 "The records of this office indicate that you have not
9 picked up your notary public commission from the Office
10 of the County Clerk.
11 The Illinois Notary Public Law requires you to appear in
12 person in the clerk's office, record your commission, and
13 pay a fee of $5.00 to the county clerk or request that
14 your commission be mailed to you. This request must be
15 accompanied by a specimen of your signature and a $10.00
16 fee payable to the county clerk.
17 Your appointment as a notary is not complete until the
18 commission is recorded with the county clerk.
19 Furthermore, if you do not make arrangements with the
20 clerk for recording and delivery of your commission
21 within 30 days from the date of this letter, the county
22 clerk will return your commission to the Secretary of
23 State. Your commission will be cancelled and your name
24 will be removed from the list of notaries in the State of
25 Illinois.
26 I should also like to remind you that any person who
27 attests to any document as a notary and is not a notary
28 in good standing with the Office of the Secretary of
29 State is guilty of official misconduct and may be subject
30 to a fine or imprisonment".
31 The Secretary of State shall cancel the appointment of
32 all notaries whose commissions are returned to his office by
33 the county clerks. No application fee will be refunded and no
34 bonding company is required to issue a refund when an
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1 appointment is cancelled.
2 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
3 (5 ILCS 312/3-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 203-101)
4 Sec. 3-101. Official Seal. Each notary public shall,
5 upon receiving the commission from the county clerk, obtain
6 an official rubber stamp seal with which the notary shall
7 authenticate his official acts. The rubber stamp seal shall
8 be embossed with contain the following information:
9 (a) the words "Official Seal";
10 (b) the notary's official name;
11 (c) the words "Notary Public", "State of Illinois", and
12 "My commission expires ........... (commission expiration
13 date on file with the Secretary of State)"; and
14 (d) a serrated or milled edge border in a rectangular
15 form not more than one inch in height by two and one-half
16 inches in length surrounding the information.
17 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
18 (5 ILCS 312/3-102) (from Ch. 102, par. 203-102)
19 Sec. 3-102. Official Signature. At the time of
20 notarization, a notary public shall officially sign every
21 notary certificate and affix the rubber stamp seal clearly
22 and legibly using black ink, so that it is capable of
23 photographic reproduction. A notary public shall not use any
24 name or initial in signing certificates other than that by
25 which the notary was commissioned. The illegibility of any of
26 the information required by this Section does not affect the
27 validity of a transaction.
28 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
29 (5 ILCS 312/3-104) (from Ch. 102, par. 203-104)
30 Sec. 3-104. Maximum Fee.
31 (a) Except as provided in subsections (a-5) and
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1 subsection (b) of this Section, the maximum fee in this State
2 is $5 $1.00 for any notarial act performed.
3 (a-5) A notary public may charge fees relating to travel
4 to the notarization site, provided that both parties agree
5 upon that fee in advance.
6 (b) Fees for a notary public, agency, or any other
7 person who is not an attorney filling out legalization forms
8 or applications related to the Immigration Reform and Control
9 Act of 1986 shall be as follows:
10 (1) $75 per person;
11 (2) $75 per person up to 4 persons per immediate
12 family, with no additional charge for a fifth or
13 subsequent person where all persons are legally related;
14 (3) $10 per page for the translation of a
15 non-English language into English where such translation
16 is required for legalization forms;
17 (4) $5 $1 for notarizing; and
18 (5) $3 to execute any procedures necessary to
19 obtain a document required to complete legalization
20 forms.
21 Fees authorized under this subsection shall not include
22 application fees required to be submitted with a legalization
23 application in conformity with the Immigration and Control
24 Act of 1986.
25 Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection
26 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense
27 and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense
28 committed within 5 years of a previous conviction for the
29 same offense.
30 (c) Upon his own information or upon complaint of any
31 person, the Attorney General or any State's Attorney, or
32 their designee, may maintain an action for injunctive relief
33 in the court against any notary public or any other person
34 who violates the provisions of subsection (b) of this
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1 Section. These remedies are in addition to, and not in
2 substitution for, other available remedies.
3 If the Attorney General or any State's Attorney fails to
4 bring an action as provided pursuant to this subsection any
5 person may file a civil action to enforce the provisions of
6 this subsection and maintain an action for injunctive relief.
7 (Source: P.A. 85-593.)
8 (5 ILCS 312/3-105) (from Ch. 102, par. 203-105)
9 Sec. 3-105. Authority. A notary public shall have
10 authority to perform notarial acts throughout the State so
11 long as the notary resides or is employed in the same county
12 in which the notary was commissioned.
13 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
14 (5 ILCS 312/4-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 204-101)
15 Sec. 4-101. Change of Name or Move from County. When any
16 notary public legally changes his or her name or moves from
17 the county in which he or she was commissioned, the notary
18 shall provide written notification to the Secretary of State.
19 Failure to notify the Secretary of State shall constitute
20 official misconduct commission ceases to be in effect and
21 should be returned to the Secretary of State. These
22 individuals who desire to again become a notary public must
23 file a new application, bond, and oath with the Secretary of
24 State.
25 (Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
26 (5 ILCS 312/5-102) (from Ch. 102, par. 205-102)
27 Sec. 5-102. Solicitation to Purchase Bond. No person
28 shall solicit any notary public and offer to provide a surety
29 bond more than 60 days in advance of the expiration date of
30 the notary public's commission.
31 Nor shall any person solicit any applicant for a
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1 commission or reappointment thereof and offer to provide a
2 surety bond for the notary commission unless any such
3 solicitation specifically sets forth in bold face type not
4 less than 1/4 inch in height the following: "WE ARE NOT
5 ASSOCIATED WITH ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY".
6 Whenever it shall appear to the Secretary of State that
7 any person is engaged or is about to engage in any acts or
8 practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of
9 the provisions of this Section, the Secretary of State may,
10 in his discretion, through the Attorney General, apply for an
11 injunction, and, upon a proper showing, any circuit court
12 shall have power to issue a permanent or temporary injunction
13 or restraining order without bond to enforce the provisions
14 of this Act, and either party to such suit shall have the
15 right to prosecute an appeal from the order or judgment of
16 the court.
17 Any person, association, corporation, or others who
18 violate the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a
19 business offense and punishable by a fine of not less than
20 $500 for each offense.
21 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
22 (5 ILCS 312/6-102) (from Ch. 102, par. 206-102)
23 Sec. 6-102. Notarial Acts.
24 (a) In taking an acknowledgment, the notary public must
25 determine, either from personal knowledge or from
26 satisfactory evidence, that the person appearing before the
27 notary and making the acknowledgment is the person whose true
28 signature is on the instrument.
29 (b) In taking a verification upon oath or affirmation,
30 the notary public must determine, either from personal
31 knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, that the person
32 appearing before the notary and making the verification is
33 the person whose true signature is on the statement verified.
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1 (c) In witnessing or attesting a signature, the notary
2 public must determine, either from personal knowledge or from
3 satisfactory evidence, that the signature, or signature by
4 mark or rubber stamp for blind or physically disabled
5 signers, is that of the person appearing before the notary
6 and named therein.
7 (d) A notary public has satisfactory evidence that a
8 person is the person whose true signature is on a document if
9 that person:
10 (1) is personally known to the notary;
11 (2) is identified upon the oath or affirmation of a
12 credible witness personally known to the notary; or
13 (3) is identified through a current card or
14 document issued by a federal or State government that
15 contains the person's photograph and signature, including
16 but not limited to a State driver's license or State
17 identification card, or a passport. In the absence of
18 government identification, the signer may be identified
19 with 2 forms of identification with signature, at least
20 one of which contains a photograph and physical
21 description.
22 (e) A notary public shall maintain as a public record
23 and provide for lawful inspection a permanently bound
24 official journal to record each notarial act. The journal
25 entry shall contain:
26 (1) the signature and printed name of the person
27 whose signature is notarized;
28 (2) the date of the notarization;
29 (3) the type of notary act (acknowledgment,
30 verification, or certified copy);
31 (4) the type of document notarized;
32 (5) the signer's address; and
33 (6) the manner in which the signer was identified.
34 A journal is the exclusive property of the notary public
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1 and not the property of his or her employer on the basis of
2 identification documents.
3 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
4 (5 ILCS 312/6-104) (from Ch. 102, par. 206-104)
5 Sec. 6-104. Acts Prohibited.
6 (a) A notary is disqualified from performing a notarial
7 act if the notary:
8 (1) is a signer of, or named in, the document that
9 is to be notarized; or
10 (2) will receive directly from a transaction
11 connected with the notarial act any advantage, right,
12 title, interest, cash, property, or other consideration
13 exceeding in value the $5 fee. A notary public shall not
14 use any name or initial in signing certificates other
15 than that by which the notary was commissioned.
16 (b) (Blank). A notary public shall not acknowledge any
17 instrument in which the notary's name appears as a party to
18 the transaction.
19 (c) A notary public shall not affix his signature to a
20 blank form of affidavit or certificate of acknowledgment and
21 deliver that form to another person with intent that it be
22 used as an affidavit or acknowledgment.
23 (d) A notary public shall not take the acknowledgment of
24 or administer an oath to any person whom the notary actually
25 knows to have been adjudged mentally ill by a court of
26 competent jurisdiction and who has not been restored to
27 mental health as a matter of record.
28 (e) A notary public shall not take the acknowledgment of
29 any person who is blind until the notary has read the
30 instrument to such person.
31 (f) A notary public shall not take the acknowledgment of
32 any person who does not speak or understand the English
33 language, unless the nature and effect of the instrument to
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1 be notarized is translated into a language which the person
2 does understand.
3 (g) A notary public shall not change anything in a
4 written instrument after it has been signed by anyone.
5 (h) No notary public shall be authorized to prepare any
6 legal instrument, or fill in the blanks of an instrument,
7 other than a notary certificate; however, this prohibition
8 shall not prohibit an attorney, who is also a notary public,
9 from performing notarial acts for any document prepared by
10 that attorney.
11 (i) If a notary public accepts or receives any money
12 from any one to whom an oath has been administered or on
13 behalf of whom an acknowledgment has been taken for the
14 purpose of transmitting or forwarding such money to another
15 and willfully fails to transmit or forward such money
16 promptly, the notary is personally liable for any loss
17 sustained because of such failure. The person or persons
18 damaged by such failure may bring an action to recover
19 damages, together with interest and reasonable attorney fees,
20 against such notary public or his bondsmen.
21 (Source: P.A. 85-421.)
22 (5 ILCS 312/7-102) (from Ch. 102, par. 207-102)
23 Sec. 7-102. Liability of Employer of Notary. The
24 employer of a notary public is also liable to the persons
25 involved for all damages caused by the notary's official
26 misconduct, if:
27 (a) the notary public was acting within the scope of the
28 notary's employment at the time the notary engaged in the
29 official misconduct; and
30 (b) the employer directed, encouraged, consented to, or
31 approved the notary's misconduct, either in the particular
32 transaction or impliedly by previous actions in at least one
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1 similar transaction the notary public's official misconduct.
2 The employer is also liable to the notary for damages
3 paid by the notary as a result of official misconduct that
4 was coerced by threat of demotion or dismissal by the
5 employer, expressly or impliedly by the employer's previous
6 action.
7 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
8 (5 ILCS 312/7-110 new)
9 Sec. 7-110. Severability. The provisions of this Act
10 are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
11 (5 ILCS 312/6-101 rep.)
12 (5 ILCS 312/7-104 rep.)
13 Section 10. The Illinois Notary Public Act is amended by
14 repealing Sections 6-101 and 7-104.
15 Section 15. The Secretary of State Act is amended by
16 changing Section 5.5 as follows:
17 (15 ILCS 305/5.5)
18 Sec. 5.5. Secretary of State fees. There shall be paid to
19 the Secretary of State the following fees:
20 For certificate or apostille, with seal: $2.
21 For expedited certificates or apostilles with seals
22 issued within 24 hours of receipt: $15. Of the fee collected
23 for this service, $2 shall be deposited into the General
24 Revenue Fund and $13 shall be deposited into the Notary
25 Public Administration Fund.
26 For each certificate, without seal: $1.
27 For each commission to any officer or other person
28 (except military commissions), with seal: $2.
29 For copies of exemplifications of records, or for a
30 certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper when not
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1 otherwise provided by law, and it does not exceed legal size:
2 $0.50 per page or any portion of a page; and $2 for the
3 certificate, with seal affixed.
4 For copies of exemplifications of records or a certified
5 copy of any document, instrument, or paper, when not
6 otherwise provided for by law, that exceeds legal size: $1
7 per page or any portion of a page; and $2 for the
8 certificate, with seal affixed.
9 For copies of bills or other papers: $0.50 per page or
10 any portion of a page; and $2 for the certificate, with seal
11 affixed, except that there shall be no charge for making or
12 certifying copies that are furnished to any governmental
13 agency for official use.
14 For recording a duplicate of an affidavit showing the
15 appointment of trustees of a religious corporation: $0.50;
16 and $2 for the certificate of recording, with seal affixed.
17 For filing and recording an application under the Soil
18 Conservation Districts Law and making and issuing a
19 certificate for the application, under seal: $10.
20 For recording any other document, instrument, or paper
21 required or permitted to be recorded with the Secretary of
22 State, which recording shall be done by any approved
23 photographic or photostatic process, if the page to be
24 recorded does not exceed legal size and the fees and charges
25 therefor are not otherwise fixed by law: $0.50 per page or
26 any portion of a page; and $2 for the certificate of
27 recording, with seal affixed.
28 For recording any other document, instrument, or paper
29 required or permitted to be recorded with the Secretary of
30 State, which recording shall be done by any approved
31 photographic or photostatic process, if the page to be
32 recorded exceeds legal size and the fees and charges therefor
33 are not otherwise fixed by law: $1 per page or any portion of
34 a page; and $2 for the certificate of recording attached to
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1 the original, with seal affixed.
2 For each duplicate certified copy of a school land
3 patent: $3.
4 For each photostatic copy of a township plat: $2.
5 For each page of a photostatic copy of surveyors field
6 notes: $2.
7 For each page of a photostatic copy of a state land
8 patent, including certification: $4.
9 For each page of a photostatic copy of a swamp land
10 grant: $2.
11 For each page of photostatic copies of all other
12 instruments or documents relating to land records: $2.
13 For each check, money order, or bank draft returned by
14 the Secretary of State when it has not been honored: $2.
15 As used in this Section, "legal size" means a sheet of
16 paper that is 8.5 inches wide and 14 inches long, or written
17 or printed matter on a sheet of paper that does not exceed
18 that width and length, or either of them.
19 (Source: P.A. 89-233, eff. 1-1-96.)
20 Section 20. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
21 Section 5.449 as follows:
22 (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new)
23 Sec. 5.449. The Notary Public Administration Fund.