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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
RENTAL HOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAM FEE ALIGNMENT ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 - Administration, Article IV - Officers and Employees, Division 2 - County Clerk, Subdivision II. - Fees, Section 2-210.1, shall be amended as follows:
Subdivision II. - Fees
Sec. 2-210.1. Waiver of nonrequired fees for transfer on death instruments.
(a) The fees for recording Transfer on Death Instruments shall be as follows:
(1) The total fee to be charged for the recording of Transfer on Death Instruments shall be $41.00 to the County plus $9.00 for the Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge imposed by 55 ILCS 5/4-12002 and 55 ILCS 5/4-12002.1(c)(5).
(2) This fee shall be the same for electronic recording of Transfer on Death Instruments.
(3) If the Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge is amended and the surcharge is increased or lowered, the aggregate amount of the document flat fee attributable to the surcharge in the document may be changed accordingly.
(b) The Cook County Clerk shall not collect any additional fees beyond those imposed by [subsection] 2-210.1(a) in regard to Transfer on Death Instruments.
(c) This Section shall take effect on July 1, 2021 July 1, 2023.
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that that Chapter 32 - Fees, Section 32-1 - Fee Schedule be amended as follows:
Sec. 32-1. - Fee schedule.
The fees or charges provided for or required by the below-listed sections shall be as shown below:
Code Section Description Fees,Rates,
Charges
(in dollars)
CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION
2-161(b) Tax maps, per mylar 1.00
2-172(a) Fees for County Clerk services:
2-172(a)(1) Certifying from official records the general taxes
levied and paid, for each year, for each lot or tract 5.00
2-172(a)(2) Issuing a certificate of deposit for redemption
from sold or forfeited taxes, for original 10.00
Each duplicate 10.00
2-172(a)(3) Searches requested by buyers at annual tax
sale, for each lot or tract, first year searched 10.00
Each additional year 3.00
2-172(a)(4) Preparation of estimate of cost of redemption,
for each tract or lot 3.00
2-172(a)(5) Issuance of tax deed 35.00
2-172(a)(6) Assumed business name filing fee 50.00
2-172(a)(7) Amendments to assumed business name filing fee 25.00
2-172(a)(7) Report of all redemptions for sold or forfeited taxes
submitted to County Clerk within seven-day period 20.00
2-172(a)(8) Certification of multiple years' taxes paid with the
filing of a plat of subdivision, dedication or vacation 50.00
2-172(b) Fees deposited to County general fund:
2-172(b)(1) Issuance of original certificate of deposit for
redemption from sold or forfeited taxes 10.00
Each duplicate 3.00
2-172(b)(2) Search of general taxes and special assessments,
each lot or tract, first year searched 10.00
Each additional year or fraction thereof 3.00
2-172(b)(3) Preparation of estimate of an estimate of
cost redemption concerning property sold, etc., for
nonpayment of general taxes and special assessments 3.00
2-172(b)(4) Issuance of tax deed 35.00
2-172(c)(3) Fee for issuing a duplicate certificate of deposit for
redemption 10.00
2-172(c)(3) Each duplicate ($3.00 to County General Fund; $7.00
to Clerk Automation) 10.00
2-172(c)(4) Issuance of tax deed ($35.00 to County General Fund;
$65.00 to Clerk Automation) 100.00
2-172(c)(5) Report of all redemptions for sold or forfeited taxes
submitted to County Clerk within seven-day period
($10.00 to County General Fund; $10.00 to Clerk
Automation) 20.00
2-172(c)(6) Certification of multiple years' taxes paid in conjunction
with filing of a plat of subdivision, dedication or vacation
($10.00 to County General Fund; $40.00 to Clerk
Automation) 50.00
2-173(a) Vital records automation fee 2.00
2-173(b) Marriage application automation fee 7.50
2-173(c) Civil union application automation fee 7.50
2-173(d) Commemorative Certificate automation fee 10.00
2-174 Vital records:
2-174(a) Birth records, first copy 15.00
Each additional copy 4.00
2-174(b) Marriage records, first copy 15.00
Each additional copy 4.00
Marriage license application fee 52.50
2-174(c) Death records, first copy 15.00
Each additional copy 4.00
2-174(d) Genealogical birth, death or marriage certificate,
first copy 15.00
Subsequent copies, per copy 4.00
2-174(e) Emergency vital records, on an overnight basis 25.00
2-174(g) Civil union record, first copy 15.00
Each additional copy 4.00
Civil union license application fee 52.50
2-174(h) Commemorative Certificate fee 55.00
2-175(a) Copy of legal description 3.00
2-175(a) Copy of certified legal description 10.00
2-205(h) Remote user access to computerized indexing system,
per transaction 0.10
2-210(c) Non-Standard Deeds or Other Instruments that
are priced by page**(first two pages) per
55 ILCS 5/4-12002 53.00
2-210(c) Non-Standard Deeds or Other Instruments that are
priced by page (Each additional page after first
two pages) per 55 ILCS 5/4-12002 2.00
2-210(c) Grantor/Grantee Affidavit per 55 ILCS 5/4-12002 2.00
2-210(c) Additional fee for documents wherein the premises
affected thereby are referred to by document number
and not by legal description, per document number
per 55 ILCS 5/4-12002 4.00
2-210(c) Additional fee for documents affecting multiple tracts,
parcels or lots from different additions or subdivisions,
per additional addition or subdivision per
55 ILCS 5/4-12002 2.00
2-210(c) Plats of additions or subdivisions** per
55 ILCS 5/4-12002 133.00 142.00
2-210(c) Each additional tract, parcel or lot contained in a
Plat per 55 ILCS 5/4-12002 2.00
2-210(c) Documents which are non-conforming,
as described
in paragraphs (1) through (5) of 55 ILCS 5/4-12002
(first two pages)** per 55 ILCS 5/4-12002 73.00
2-210(c) Documents which are non-conforming, as described
in paragraphs (1) through (5) of 55 ILCS 5/4-12002
(each additional page after first two pages)
per 55 ILCS 5/4-12002 4.00
2-210(c) Rental Housing Support Program Fee per
55 ILCS 5/4-12002 9.00 $18.00
2-210(c) Additional fee for documents that affect interests in
real estate that are not filed by any State agency, any
unit of local government or any school district.***
per 55 ILCS 5/4-12002 1.00
2-210(c) State or Federal Liens (flat fee)** 38.00
2-210(c) Per additional name in excess of one listed on state
or federal lien or release 1.00
2-210(c) Certificate of Discharge or Release of State or
Federal Liens** 38.00
2-210(c) Mechanics Liens and satisfaction or releases of
Mechanic's Liens (first four pages)** per
770 ILCS 60/38 45.00
2-210(c) Each additional page (Mechanic's Liens) per
770 ILCS 60/38 1.00
2-210(c) Each additional document number noted
(Mechanic's Liens) per 770 ILCS 60/38 1.00
2-210(c) UCC "U" Filings - Terminations** per 810 ILCS 5/9-710 38.00
2-210(c) UCC "U" Filings - Continuations, Partial Releases
and Amendments** per 810 ILCS 5/9-525 53.00
*Rental Housing Support Fee does not apply to
documents recorded by any State agency, any unit of
local government or any school district
**Includes Document Storage and GIS Fees
***This fee does not apply to documents that affect or
relate to easements for water, sewer, electricity, gas,
telephone or other public service
FEES FOR STANDARD DOCUMENTS
2-210(g)(1) Fee for recording standard deeds 98.00 107.00
2-210(g)(2) Fee for recording standard leases, lease amendments
and similar transfer of interest documents 98.00 107.00
2-210(g)(3) Fee for recording standard mortgages, including
assignments, extensions, amendments, subordinations,
and mortgage releases 98.00 107.00
2-210(g)(4) Fee for recording standard easements not otherwise
part of another classification, including assignments,
extensions, amendments, and easement releases not
filed by a State agency, unit of local government, or
school district 98.00 107.00
2-210(g)(5) Fee for recording miscellaneous documents that are
not nonstandard documents and do not otherwise fall
within any other classifications 98.00 107.00
2-210(g)(1) All standard documents which are exempt from the
State Rental Housing Support Program Fee* 88.00
2-210(g)(5)
and 2-210.1 Fee for recording Transfer on Death Instruments 41.00
OTHER FEES
2-213 Document Storage fee 10.00
2-214 GIS fee, additional charge 23.00
2-216(a) Electronic copies of documents from Clerk's website,
per document 5.00
2-217 Postal fees:
2-217(a) Mail Handling Fee, per Document submitted by mail
or commercial shipping carrier 5.00
2-217(b) Mail box rental, per box, per month 50.00
2-218 UCC filing fee, per page 2.00
2-220(c) Custom Mapping: Per hour labor fee (in 15 minute
increments) and a 15% administrative fee. 50.00
2-251(a) Copies of microfilm, microfiche and image copies of
documents 2.00
2-252 Written descriptions of real estate, per description 1.00
2-253 Proof of payment bills, per copy 1.00
2-254 Tax delinquent property listing:
Computer printout (real estate printout, $250.00
and special assessment printout, $250.00) 500.00
Use of magnetic tape (real estate tape, $150.00 and
special assessment tape, $150.00) 300.00
2-255 "Uncollectible" notation upon tax records, per notation 2.00
2-257 Mortgage lender enhanced payment processing 2.00
2-258 Refund reissuance fee 30.00
2-633(a)(6) Annual lobbyist registration fee, per entity and per
exclusive lobbyist 350.00
2-637(a) Lobbyist registration, late filing fee, per day 100.00
2-637(b) Violations of the Lobbyist Registration Ordinance
other than Section 2-637(a) 250.00
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Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect July 1, 2023
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