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92_HB1827
LRB9205225REtm
1 AN ACT concerning fees.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5 Section 4-12003 as follows:
6 (55 ILCS 5/4-12003) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-12003)
7 Sec. 4-12003. Fees of county clerk in third class
8 counties. The fees of the county clerk in counties of the
9 third class are as follows:
10 For issuing each marriage license, sealing, filing and
11 recording the same and the certificate thereto (one charge),
12 $30.
13 For taking, certifying to and sealing the acknowledgment
14 of a deed, power of attorney, or other writing, $1.
15 For filing and entering certificates in case of estrays,
16 and furnishing notices for publication thereof (one charge),
17 $1.50.
18 For recording all papers and documents required by law to
19 be recorded in the office of the county clerk, $2 plus 30¢
20 for every 100 words in excess of 600 words.
21 For certificate and seal, not in a case in a court
22 whereof he is clerk, $1.
23 For making and certifying a copy of any record or paper
24 in his office, $2 for every page.
25 For filing papers in his office, 50¢ for each paper
26 filed, except that no fee shall be charged for filing a
27 Statement of economic interest pursuant to the Illinois
28 Governmental Ethics Act or reports made pursuant to Article 9
29 of The Election Code.
30 For making transcript of taxable property for the
31 assessors, 8¢ for each tract of land or town lot. For
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1 extending other than State and county taxes, 8¢ for each tax
2 on each tract or lot, and 8¢ for each person's personal tax,
3 to be paid by the authority for whose benefit the transcript
4 is made and the taxes extended. The county clerk shall
5 certify to the county collector the amount due from each
6 authority for such services and the collector in his
7 settlement with such authority shall reserve such amount from
8 the amount payable by him to such authority.
9 For adding and bringing forward with current tax warrants
10 amounts due for forfeited or withdrawn special assessments,
11 8¢ for each lot or tract of land described and transcribed.
12 For computing and extending each assessment or
13 installment thereof and interest, 8¢ on each description; and
14 for computing and extending each penalty, 8¢ on each
15 description. These fees shall be paid by the city, village,
16 or taxing body for whose benefit the transcript is made and
17 the assessment and penalties are extended. The county clerk
18 shall certify to the county collector the amount due from
19 each city, village or taxing body, for such services, and the
20 collector in his settlement with such taxing body shall
21 reserve such amount from the amount payable by him to such
22 city, village or other taxing body.
23 For cancelling certificates of sale, $4 for each tract or
24 lot.
25 For making search and report of general taxes and special
26 assessments for use in the preparation of estimate of cost of
27 redemption from sales or forfeitures or withdrawals or for
28 use in the preparation of estimate of cost of purchase of
29 forfeited property, or for use in preparation of order on the
30 county collector for searches requested by buyers at annual
31 tax sale, for each lot or tract, $4 for the first year
32 searched, and $2 for each additional year or fraction
33 thereof.
34 For preparing from tax search report estimate of cost of
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1 redemption concerning property sold, forfeited or withdrawn
2 for non-payment of general taxes and special assessments, if
3 any, $1 for each lot or tract.
4 For certificate of deposit for redemption, $4.
5 For preparing from tax search report estimate of and
6 order to county collector to receive amount necessary to
7 redeem or purchase lands or lots forfeited for non-payment of
8 general taxes, $3 for each lot or tract.
9 For preparing from tax search report estimate of and
10 order to county collector to receive amount necessary to
11 redeem or purchase lands or lots forfeited for non-payment of
12 special assessments, $4 for each lot or tract.
13 For issuing certificate of sale of forfeited property,
14 $10.
15 For noting on collector's warrants tax sales subject to
16 redemption, 20¢ for each tract or lot of land, to be paid by
17 either the person making the redemption from tax sale, the
18 person surrendering the certificate of sale for cancellation,
19 or the person taking out tax deed.
20 For noting on collector's warrant special assessments
21 withdrawn from collection 20¢ for each tract or lot of land,
22 to be charged against the lot assessed in the withdrawn
23 special assessment when brought forward with current tax or
24 when redeemed by the county clerk. The county clerk shall
25 certify to the county collector the amount due from each
26 city, village or taxing body for such fees, each year, and
27 the county collector in his settlement with such taxing body
28 shall reserve such amount from the amount payable by him to
29 such taxing body.
30 For taking and approving official bond of a town
31 assessor, filing and recording same, and issuing certificate
32 of election or qualification to such official or to the
33 Secretary of State, $10, to be paid by the officer-elect.
34 For certified copies of plats, 20¢ for each lot shown in
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1 copy, but no charge less than $4.
2 For tax search and issuing Statement regarding same on
3 new plats to be recorded, $10.
4 For furnishing written description in conformity with
5 permanent real estate index number, $2 for each written
6 description.
7 The following fees shall be allowed for services in
8 matters of taxes and assessments, and shall be charged as
9 costs against the delinquent property, and collected with the
10 taxes thereon:
11 For entering judgment, 8¢ for each tract or lot.
12 For services in attending the tax sale and issuing
13 certificates of sale and sealing the same, $10 for each tract
14 or lot.
15 For making list of delinquent lands and town lots sold,
16 to be filed with the State Comptroller, 10¢ for each tract or
17 lot sold.
18 The following fees shall be audited and allowed by the
19 board of county commissioners and paid from the county
20 treasury.
21 For computing State or county taxes, on each description
22 of real estate and each person's, firm's or corporation's
23 personal property tax, for each extension of each tax, 4¢,
24 which shall include the transcribing of the collector's
25 books.
26 For computing, extending and bringing forward, and adding
27 to the current tax, the amount due for general taxes on lands
28 and lots previously forfeited to the State, for each
29 extension of each tax, 4¢ for the first year, and for
30 computing and extending the tax and penalty for each
31 additional year, 6¢.
32 For making duplicate or triplicate sets of books,
33 containing transcripts of taxable property, for the board of
34 assessors and board of review, 3¢ for each description
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1 entered in each book.
2 For filing, indexing and recording or binding each birth,
3 death or stillbirth certificate or report, 15¢, which fee
4 shall be in full for all services in connection therewith,
5 including the keeping of accounts with district registrars.
6 For posting new subdivisions or plats in official
7 atlases, 25¢ for each lot.
8 For compiling new sheets for atlases, 20¢ for each lot.
9 For compiling new atlases, including necessary record
10 searches, 25¢ for each lot.
11 For investigating and reporting on each new plat,
12 referred to county clerk, $2.
13 For attending sessions of the board of county
14 commissioners thereof, $5 per day, for each clerk in
15 attendance.
16 For recording proceedings of the board of county
17 commissioners, 15¢ per 100 words.
18 For filing papers which must be kept in office of
19 comptroller of Cook County, 10¢ for each paper filed.
20 For filing and indexing contracts, bonds, communications,
21 and other such papers which must be kept in office of
22 comptroller of Cook County, 15¢ for each document.
23 For swearing any person to necessary affidavits relating
24 to the correctness of claims against the county, 25¢.
25 For issuing warrants in payment of salaries, supplies and
26 other accounts, and all necessary auditing and bookkeeping
27 work in connection therewith, 10¢ each.
28 The fee requirements of this Section do not apply to
29 units of local government or school districts.
30 (Source: P.A. 86-962; 87-669.)