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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, COURT AUTOMATION FEES
WHEREAS, Illinois Complied Statutes, 705 ILCS 105/27.3a, authorizes county boards to require the Clerk of the Circuit Court to collect a court automation fee to be used to establish and maintain an automated record keeping system; and
WHEREAS, on October 3, 1988, the Cook County Board of Commissioners adopted County Ordinance 88-0-45 (Ordinances of Cook County, Chapter 13, section 13-186.1-186.4) establishing the Court Automation Fund and authorizing the Clerk of the Circuit Court to collect an additional court filing fee of $3.00; and
WHEREAS, Section 1 of P.A. 87-670, effective January 1, 1992, amended Illinois Compiled Statues, 705 ILCS 105/27.3a, by increasing the fees authorized to be collected to an amount not to exceed $5.00; and
WHEREAS, on February 3, 1992, the Cook County Board of Commissioners amended County Ordinance 92-0-15 increasing the fee to $5.00; and
WHEREAS, on August 15, 2005, Public Act 094-0596, approved by the State Legislature and signed by the Governor, amended 705 ILCS 105/27.3a, increasing the maximum court automation fee to $15.00; and
WHEREAS, on December 27, 2013, Public Act 098-0606, approved by the State Legislature and signed by the Governor, amended 705 ILCS 105/27.3a, increasing the maximum court automation fee to $15.00 $25.00; and
WHEREAS, the Clerk of the Circuit Court has represented that the Automation Fees be increased as authorized by the Legislature excluding minor traffic cases satisfied without a court appearance; and
WHEREAS, the Clerk of the Circuit Court has represented that the costs associated with automating the records of the Circuit Court include procuring a new case management system for all case types --- civil, criminal, traffic, domestic violence, juvenile, and child protection; a system which has not been replaced in its entirety since the first system was implemented in 1970; procuring the equ...
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