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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
REDUCING THE FEE FOR PETITIONS FOR ADOPTION
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that CHAPTER 18, COURTS, ARTICLE 1I. - FEES AND SERVICE CHARGES, SECTION 18-46(b)(3) of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 18-46. Civil fees and Assessments.
(b)(3) SCHEDULE 3: $265.00, except as applied to units of local government and school districts in Cook County; in such case, in accordance with the provisions of the Clerks of Courts Act, 705 ILCS 105/27.1b, the amount shall be $190.00 through December 31, 2021 and $184.00 on and after January 1, 2022; and, except in petitions for adoption, the amount shall be $89.00, to be disbursed as follows:
a. $55.00 to be retained by the Clerk of the Circuit Court and deposited as follows:
1. Court Automation Fund: $25.00.
2. Court Document Storage Fund: $25.00.
3. Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund: $5.00.
b. $11.00 to be remitted to the State Treasurer and distributed as follows:
1. Access to Justice Fund: $2.00.
2. Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund: $9.00.
c. $199.00, except as applied to units of local government and school districts in Cook County; in such case, in accordance with the provisions of the Clerks of Courts Act, 705 ILCS 105/27.1b, the amount shall be $114.00 through December 31, 2021 and $108.00 on and after January 1, 2022; and, except in petitions for adoption, the amount shall be $23.00, to be remitted to the County Treasurer.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that CHAPTER 32, FEES, Section 32-1 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 32-1. Fee Schedule.
18-46 Fees for Filing a Complaint, Petition or other Pleading initiating a Civil Action
18-46 (b) SCHEDULE 1 366.00
18-46 (b) SCHEDULE 2 357.00
18-46 (b) SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 3 - Petitions for Adoption 265.00 89.00
18-46 (b) SCHEDULE 4 0.00
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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