Bill Text: IL HB0145 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning tax sale procedures, removes a requirement that bidders must personally attend the sale. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0145 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0145-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning revenue.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 21-205 as follows:
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6 | (35 ILCS 200/21-205)
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7 | Sec. 21-205. Tax sale procedures. The collector, in person | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | or by deputy,
shall attend, on the day and in the place | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | specified in the notice for the sale
of property for taxes, and | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | shall, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., or later at
the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | collector's discretion, proceed to offer for sale, separately | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | and in
consecutive order, all property in the list on which the | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | taxes, special
assessments, interest or costs have not been | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | paid. However, in any county with
3,000,000 or more | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | inhabitants, the offer for sale shall be made between 8:00
a.m. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | and 8:00 p.m. The collector's office shall be kept open during | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | all hours
in which the sale is in progress. The sale shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | continued from day to day,
until all property in the delinquent | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | list has been offered for sale. However,
any city, village or | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | incorporated town interested in the collection of any tax
or | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | special assessment, may, in default of bidders, withdraw from | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | collection the
special assessment levied against any property | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | by the corporate authorities of
the city, village or |
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1 | incorporated town. In case of a withdrawal, there shall be
no | ||||||
2 | sale of that property on account of the delinquent special | ||||||
3 | assessment
thereon.
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4 | In every sale of property pursuant to the provisions of | ||||||
5 | this Code, the collector may employ any automated means that | ||||||
6 | the collector deems appropriate , provided that bidders are | ||||||
7 | required to personally attend the sale . The changes made by | ||||||
8 | this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly are | ||||||
9 | declarative of existing law.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 94-922, eff. 1-1-07.)
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.
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