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Public Act 096-1159
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| HB6235 Enrolled | LRB096 20761 RLJ 36509 b |
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
3-11004.1 as follows:
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(55 ILCS 5/3-11004.1 new) |
Sec. 3-11004.1. Posting requirements for uncashed checks. |
No later than 60 days after the effective date of this |
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, for the purpose of |
assisting Cook County residents in reclaiming uncashed checks |
issued by Cook County, the Cook County Treasurer must post on |
the Cook County Treasurer's official website information |
related to uncashed checks issued in the regular course of |
county business to Cook County residents. The Cook County |
Treasurer must also post the procedure for a person to receive |
a replacement check. The checks must be for an amount of $5 or |
more. This Section applies only to a check that remains |
uncashed by the payee for no less than one year and no more |
than 5 years from its issue date. |
Cook County may not provide notice of uncashed checks in a |
manner inconsistent with the provisions of this Section. This |
Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of |
Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent |