55 ILCS 40

in effect

55 ILCS 40/0.01

(55 ILCS 40/0.01) (from Ch. 33, par. 28.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Court Costs and Sheriff Fees Transfer Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(55 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 33, par. 29) Sec. 1. The clerk of any court or the sheriff of any county of this state, shall, at the end of each year after entering upon the duties of his or her office, and also within 10 days after the expiration of the term of his or her office, pay to the treasurer of the county in which his or her court is held, all costs and fees collected and remaining in his or her possession. (Source: P.A. 83-348.)

55 ILCS 40/2

(55 ILCS 40/2) (from Ch. 33, par. 30) Sec. 2. The county treasurer shall receive the fees and costs, and shall keep in a book, to be kept for that purpose, a record of the time of the receipt of all such fees and costs, and the amount paid in therefor. (Source: P.A. 83-348.)

55 ILCS 40/3

(55 ILCS 40/3) (from Ch. 33, par. 31) Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of all clerks of courts upon application, to give to any person a certificate, showing the amount of costs and fees due such person, and the names of the parties to any suit or proceeding in which the same are taxed. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3419.)

55 ILCS 40/5

(55 ILCS 40/5) (from Ch. 33, par. 33) Sec. 5. Any clerk or sheriff, who shall refuse or neglect to pay over the fees enumerated in Section 1 of this Act, shall be guilty of a petty offense or business offense and shall be fined in a sum of twice the amount of the fees so retained and not reported. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to release such clerk or sheriff, or his or her sureties, from any civil action on his or her official bond. (Source: P.A. 83-348.)

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