55 ILCS 5/4-4001
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 4 - Fees And Salaries

 (from Ch. 34, par. 4-4001)(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-160)Sec. 4-4001. County clerks; counties of first and second class. The fees of the county clerk in counties of the first and second  class, except when increased by county ordinance pursuant to the  provisions of this Section, shall be:For each official copy of any process, file, record     or other instrument of and pertaining to his office, 50¢ for each 100 words, and $1 additional for certifying and sealing the same.For filing any paper not herein otherwise provided     for, $1, except that no fee shall be charged for filing a Statement of economic interest pursuant to the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act or reports made pursuant to Article 9 of the Election Code.For issuance of fireworks permits, $2.For issuance of liquor licenses, $5.For filing and recording of the appointment and oath     of each public official, $3.For officially certifying and sealing each copy of     any process, file, record or other instrument of and pertaining to his office, $1.For swearing any person to an affidavit, $1.For issuing each license in all matters except where     the fee for the issuance thereof is otherwise fixed, $4.For issuing each civil union or marriage license, the     certificate thereof, and for recording the same, including the recording of the parent's or guardian's consent where indicated, a fee to be determined by the county board of the county, not to exceed $75, which shall be the same, whether for a civil union or marriage license. $5 from all civil union and marriage license fees  shall be remitted by the clerk to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Domestic Violence Fund.For taking and certifying acknowledgments to any     instrument, except where herein otherwise provided for, $1.For issuing each certificate of appointment or     commission, the fee for which is not otherwise fixed by law, $1.For cancelling tax sale and issuing and sealing     certificates of redemption, $3.For issuing order to county treasurer for redemption     of forfeited tax, $2.For trying and sealing weights and measures by county     standard, together with all actual expenses in connection therewith, $1.For services in case of estrays, $2.The following fees shall be allowed for services     attending the sale of land for taxes, and shall be charged as costs against the delinquent property and be collected with the taxes thereon:For services in attending the tax sale and issuing     certificate of sale and sealing the same, for each tract or town lot sold, $4.For making list of delinquent lands and town lots     sold, to be filed with the Comptroller, for each tract or town lot sold, 10¢.The county board of any county of the first or second class may by  ordinance authorize the county clerk to impose an additional $2 charge for  certified copies of vital records as defined in Section 1 of the Vital  Records Act, for the purpose of developing, maintaining, and improving technology in the office of the County Clerk.The foregoing fees allowed by this Section are the maximum fees that  may be collected from any officer, agency, department or other  instrumentality of the State.  The county board may, however, by ordinance,  increase the fees allowed by this Section and also the notary public recordation fees allowed by Section 2-106 of the Illinois Notary Public Act and the indexing and filing of assumed name certificate fees allowed by Section 3 of the Assumed Business Name Act and collect such increased fees  from all persons and entities other than officers, agencies, departments  and other instrumentalities of the State if the increase is justified by an  acceptable cost study showing that the fees allowed by these Sections are not  sufficient to cover the cost of providing the service.A Statement of the costs of providing each service, program  and activity shall be prepared by the county board.  All supporting documents shall be public record and subject to public  examination and audit.  All direct and indirect costs, as defined in the  United States Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87, may be  included in the determination of the costs of each  service, program and activity.The county clerk in all cases may demand and receive the payment of  all fees for services in advance so far as the same can be ascertained.The county board of any county of the first or second class may by  ordinance authorize the county treasurer to establish a special fund for  deposit of the additional charge.  Moneys in the special fund shall be used  solely to provide the equipment, material and necessary expenses incurred  to help defray the cost of implementing and maintaining such document  storage system.  (Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 97-4, eff. 5-31-11; 97-986, eff. 8-17-12.)(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-160)Sec. 4-4001. County clerks; counties of first and second class. The fees of the county clerk in counties of the first and second  class, except when increased by county ordinance pursuant to the  provisions of this Section, shall be:For each official copy of any process, file, record     or other instrument of and pertaining to his office, 50¢ for each 100 words, and $1 additional for certifying and sealing the same.For filing any paper not herein otherwise provided     for, $1, except that no fee shall be charged for filing a Statement of economic interest pursuant to the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act or reports made pursuant to Article 9 of the Election Code.For issuance of fireworks permits, $2.For issuance of liquor licenses, $5.For filing and recording of the appointment and oath     of each public official, $3.For officially certifying and sealing each copy of     any process, file, record or other instrument of and pertaining to his office, $1.For swearing any person to an affidavit, $1.For issuing each license in all matters except where     the fee for the issuance thereof is otherwise fixed, $4.For issuing each civil union or marriage license, the     certificate thereof, and for recording the same, including the recording of the parent's or guardian's consent where indicated, a fee to be determined by the county board of the county, not to exceed $75, which shall be the same, whether for a civil union or marriage license. $5 from all civil union and marriage license fees  shall be remitted by the clerk to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Domestic Violence Fund.For taking and certifying acknowledgments to any     instrument, except where herein otherwise provided for, $1.For issuing each certificate of appointment or     commission, the fee for which is not otherwise fixed by law, $1.For cancelling tax sale and issuing and sealing     certificates of redemption, $3.For issuing order to county treasurer for redemption     of forfeited tax, $2.For trying and sealing weights and measures by county     standard, together with all actual expenses in connection therewith, $1.For services in case of estrays, $2.The following fees shall be allowed for services     attending the sale of land for taxes, and shall be charged as costs against the delinquent property and be collected with the taxes thereon:For services in attending the tax sale and issuing     certificate of sale and sealing the same, for each tract or town lot sold, $4.For making list of delinquent lands and town lots     sold, to be filed with the Comptroller, for each tract or town lot sold, 10¢.The county board of any county of the first or second class may by  ordinance authorize the county clerk to impose an additional $2 charge for  certified copies of vital records as defined in Section 1 of the Vital  Records Act, for the purpose of developing, maintaining, and improving technology in the office of the County Clerk.The foregoing fees allowed by this Section are the maximum fees that  may be collected from any officer, agency, department or other  instrumentality of the State.  The county board may, however, by ordinance,  increase the fees allowed by this Section and the indexing and filing of assumed name certificate fees allowed by Section 3 of the Assumed Business Name Act and collect such increased fees  from all persons and entities other than officers, agencies, departments  and other instrumentalities of the State if the increase is justified by an  acceptable cost study showing that the fees allowed by these Sections are not  sufficient to cover the cost of providing the service.A Statement of the costs of providing each service, program  and activity shall be prepared by the county board.  All supporting documents shall be public record and subject to public  examination and audit.  All direct and indirect costs, as defined in the  United States Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87, may be  included in the determination of the costs of each  service, program and activity.The county clerk in all cases may demand and receive the payment of  all fees for services in advance so far as the same can be ascertained.The county board of any county of the first or second class may by  ordinance authorize the county treasurer to establish a special fund for  deposit of the additional charge.  Moneys in the special fund shall be used  solely to provide the equipment, material and necessary expenses incurred  to help defray the cost of implementing and maintaining such document  storage system.  (Source: P.A. 102-160 (See Section 99 of P.A. 102-160 for effective date of P.A. 102-160).)