95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1362


 
Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














35 ILCS 200/21-245









    Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the county collector may assess, to the purchaser of property for delinquent taxes, an automation fee of not more than $20 (now, $10) per parcel if automated bidding systems are employed at the tax sale. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning revenue.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended  by changing 
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Section 21-245 as follows:
 



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    (35 ILCS 200/21-245)



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    Sec. 21-245. Automation fee. The county collector in all 
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counties may
assess to the purchaser of property for delinquent 
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taxes an automation fee of
not more than $10 per parcel. If 
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automated bidding systems are employed at the tax sale, the 
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collector may assess an automation fee not exceeding $20 per 
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parcel. In counties with less than 3,000,000
inhabitants:

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    (a) The fee shall be paid at the time of the purchase if 
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the record keeping
system used for processing the delinquent 
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property tax sales is automated or
has been approved for 
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automation by the county board. The fee shall be
collected in 
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the same manner as other fees or costs.

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    (b) Fees collected under this Section shall be retained by 
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the county
treasurer in a fund designated as the Tax Sale 
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Automation Fund. The fund shall
be audited by the county 
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auditor. The county board, with the approval of the
county 
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treasurer, shall make expenditures from
the fund (1) to pay any 
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costs related to the automation of property tax
collections
and 
 


 






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delinquent property tax sales, including the cost of hardware, 
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software,
research and development, and personnel
and (2) to 
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defray the cost of providing electronic access to property tax

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collection
records and delinquent tax sale records.

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(Source: P.A. 93-415, eff. 8-5-03.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.