Bill Text: IL HB2505 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that unless an amount or percentage is otherwise provided by statute, for fines, fees, and costs collected and disbursed by the Circuit Court Clerk pursuant to statute, the county board may require the Circuit Court Clerk in its county to retain not less than 1% nor more than 5% for deposit in the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund. Provides that for funds held in trust by the Circuit Court Clerk pursuant to statute or court order, except for bail bond or child support payment amounts, the county board may require the Circuit Court Clerk in its county to retain not less than 1% nor more than 5% for deposit in the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB2505 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB2505-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB2505 Introduced , by Rep. Cynthia Soto SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
705 ILCS 105/27.3d
Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that unless an amount or percentage is otherwise provided by statute, for fines, fees, and costs collected and disbursed by the Circuit Court Clerk pursuant to statute, the county board may require the Circuit Court Clerk in its county to retain not less than 1% nor more than 5% for deposit in the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund. Provides that for funds held in trust by the Circuit Court Clerk pursuant to statute or court order, except for bail bond or child support payment amounts, the county board may require the Circuit Court Clerk in its county to retain not less than 1% nor more than 5% for deposit in the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund.
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AN ACT concerning courts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by changing
Section 27.3d as follows:
(705 ILCS 105/27.3d)
Sec. 27.3d. Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
Administrative Fund.
(a) Each Circuit Court Clerk shall create a Circuit Court
Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset
the costs incurred by the Circuit Court Clerk in performing the
additional duties required to collect and disburse funds to
entities of State and local government as provided by law. The
Circuit Court Clerk shall be the custodian, ex officio, of this
Fund and shall use the Fund to perform the duties required by
the office. The Fund shall be audited by the auditor retained
by the Clerk for the purpose of conducting the Annual Circuit
Court Clerk Audit. Expenditures shall be made from the Fund by
the Circuit Court Clerk for expenses related to the cost of
collection for and disbursement to entities of State and local
government.
(b) Unless an amount or percentage is otherwise provided by
statute, for fines, fees, and costs collected and disbursed by

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the Circuit Court Clerk pursuant to statute, the county board
may require the Circuit Court Clerk in its county to retain not
less than 1% nor more than 5% for deposit in the Circuit Court
Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund.
(c) For funds held in trust by the Circuit Court Clerk
pursuant to statute or court order, the county board may
require the Circuit Court Clerk in its county to retain not
less than 1% nor more than 5% for deposit in the Circuit Court
Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund. This subsection does
not include bail bond or child support payment amounts.
(Source: P.A. 94-980, eff. 6-30-06; 94-1009, eff. 1-1-07;
95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)