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GA HB831
Bill
Status
Passed
6/29/2020
Primary Sponsor
Penny Houston
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AI Summary
- Authorizes the clerk of the Probate Court of Cook County to charge a technology fee of up to $5.00 per civil action filing and up to $5.00 as a surcharge on each fine assessed by the court, with the amount set by the probate court judge
- Restricts fee revenue exclusively to technological needs of the Probate Court, including computer hardware/software purchases, lease and maintenance of computer hardware, and imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projection, and printing equipment and software
- Requires all collected funds to be held in a segregated account by the clerk of the probate court, subject to audit by an auditor approved by the Cook County governing authority
- Authority to assess the technology fee terminates on July 1, 2030, at which point any remaining funds in the segregated account transfer to general Cook County technology uses
Legislative Description
Cook County; Probate Court; charge technology fee
Last Action
Effective Date
6/29/2020
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