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| 1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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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 Counties Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4-11001 as follows:
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| 6 | (55 ILCS 5/4-11001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-11001)
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| 7 | Sec. 4-11001. Juror fees. Each county
shall pay to grand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | and petit jurors for their services
in attending courts the sum | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | of $4 sums of $25 for the first day and thereafter $50 for each | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | day of necessary attendance at
such courts as jurors in | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | counties of the first class, the sum of $5 for
each day in | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | counties of the second class, and the sum of $10 for each
day | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | in counties of the third class, or such higher amount as may be | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | fixed by
the county board.
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| 15 | In addition, jurors shall receive such travel expense as
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| 16 | may be determined by the county board, provided that jurors in
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| 17 | counties of the first class and second class shall receive at
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| 18 | least 10 cents per mile for their travel expense.
Mileage shall | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | be allowed for travel during a juror's term as well as for
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| 20 | travel at the opening and closing of his or her term. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | If a judge so orders, a juror
shall also receive | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | reimbursement for the actual cost of day care incurred by
the | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | juror during his or her service on a jury.
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| 1 | The juror fees for service, transportation, and day care | ||||||
| 2 | shall be paid out
of the county treasury.
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| 3 | The clerk of the court shall
furnish to each juror without | ||||||
| 4 | fee whenever he is discharged a certificate
of the number of | ||||||
| 5 | days' attendance at court, and upon presentation thereof
to the | ||||||
| 6 | county treasurer, he shall pay to the juror the sum
provided | ||||||
| 7 | for his service.
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| 8 | Any juror may elect to waive the fee paid for service, | ||||||
| 9 | transportation, or day care, or any combination thereof. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 97-840, eff. 1-1-13; 98-1132, eff. 6-1-15.)
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| 11 | Section 10. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by | ||||||
| 12 | changing Section 2-1105 as follows:
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| 13 | (735 ILCS 5/2-1105) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-1105)
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| 14 | Sec. 2-1105. Jury demand. | ||||||
| 15 | (a) A plaintiff desirous of a trial by jury must file
a | ||||||
| 16 | demand therefor with the clerk at the time the action is | ||||||
| 17 | commenced. A
defendant desirous of a trial by jury must file a | ||||||
| 18 | demand therefor not
later than the filing of his or her answer. | ||||||
| 19 | Otherwise, the party waives a
jury. If an action is filed | ||||||
| 20 | seeking equitable relief and the court
thereafter determines | ||||||
| 21 | that one or more of the parties is or are entitled
to a trial by | ||||||
| 22 | jury, the plaintiff, within 3 days from the entry of such
order | ||||||
| 23 | by the court, or the defendant, within 6 days from the entry of
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| 24 | such order by the court, may file his or her demand for trial | ||||||
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| 1 | by jury with the
clerk of the court. If the plaintiff files a | ||||||
| 2 | jury demand and thereafter
waives a jury, any defendant and, in | ||||||
| 3 | the case of multiple defendants, if
the defendant who filed a | ||||||
| 4 | jury demand thereafter waives a jury, any
other defendant shall | ||||||
| 5 | be granted a jury trial upon demand therefor made
promptly | ||||||
| 6 | after being advised of the waiver and upon payment of the
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| 7 | proper fees, if any, to the clerk.
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| 8 | (b) All jury cases where the claim for damages is $50,000 | ||||||
| 9 | or less shall be tried by a jury of 6, unless either party | ||||||
| 10 | demands a
jury of 12. If a fee in connection with a jury demand | ||||||
| 11 | is required by
statute or rule of court, the fee for a jury of 6 | ||||||
| 12 | shall be 1/2 the
fee for a jury of 12. A party demanding a jury | ||||||
| 13 | of 12 after another party
has paid the applicable fee for a | ||||||
| 14 | jury of 6 shall pay the remaining
1/2 of the fee applicable to | ||||||
| 15 | a jury of 12. If alternate jurors are requested, an additional | ||||||
| 16 | fee established by the county shall be charged for each | ||||||
| 17 | alternate juror requested. For all cases filed prior to the | ||||||
| 18 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General | ||||||
| 19 | Assembly, if a party has paid for a jury of 12, that party may | ||||||
| 20 | demand a jury of 12 upon proof of payment.
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| 21 | (Source: P.A. 98-1132, eff. 6-1-15.)
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| 22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 23 | becoming law.
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