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State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1348 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/4-12001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-12001 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve any summons on a defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve all other process, filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve all other process filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve all other process on each defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $25 for returning each process initially filed in person and $15 for returning each process initially filed electronically (rather than $15 for returning each process). LRB104 10901 RTM 20983 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1348 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/4-12001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-12001 55 ILCS 5/4-12001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-12001 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve any summons on a defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve all other process, filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve all other process filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve all other process on each defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $25 for returning each process initially filed in person and $15 for returning each process initially filed electronically (rather than $15 for returning each process). LRB104 10901 RTM 20983 b LRB104 10901 RTM 20983 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1348 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/4-12001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-12001 55 ILCS 5/4-12001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-12001
55 ILCS 5/4-12001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-12001
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve any summons on a defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve all other process, filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve all other process filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve all other process on each defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $25 for returning each process initially filed in person and $15 for returning each process initially filed electronically (rather than $15 for returning each process).
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1 AN ACT concerning local government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5 Section 4-12001 as follows:
6 (55 ILCS 5/4-12001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-12001)
7 Sec. 4-12001. Fees of sheriff in third class counties. The
8 officers herein named, in counties of the third class, shall
9 be entitled to receive the fees herein specified, for the
10 services mentioned and such other fees as may be provided by
11 law for such other services not herein designated.
12 Fees for Sheriff
13 For serving or attempting to serve any summons filed in
14 person on each defendant, $60 $35.
15 For serving or attempting to serve any summons filed
16 electronically on each defendant, $40.
17 For serving or attempting to serve each alias summons or
18 other process mileage will be charged as hereinafter provided
19 when the address for service differs from the address for
20 service on the original summons or other process.
21 For serving or attempting to serve all other process,
22 filed in person on each defendant, $60 $35.
23 For serving or attempting to serve all other process filed
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1348 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/4-12001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-12001 55 ILCS 5/4-12001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-12001
55 ILCS 5/4-12001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-12001
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve any summons on a defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve all other process, filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve all other process filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve all other process on each defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $25 for returning each process initially filed in person and $15 for returning each process initially filed electronically (rather than $15 for returning each process).
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1 electronically on each defendant, $40.
2 For serving or attempting to serve a subpoena on each
3 witness, $35.
4 For serving or attempting to serve each warrant, $35.
5 For serving or attempting to serve each garnishee, $35.
6 For summoning each juror, $10.
7 For serving or attempting to serve each order or judgment
8 for replevin, $35.
9 For serving or attempting to serve an order for
10 attachment, on each defendant, $35.
11 For serving or attempting to serve an order or judgment
12 for the possession of real estate in an action of ejectment or
13 in any other action, or for restitution in an eviction action,
14 without aid, $35, and when aid is necessary, the sheriff shall
15 be allowed to tax in addition the actual costs thereof.
16 For serving or attempting to serve notice of judgment,
17 $35.
18 For levying to satisfy an order in an action for
19 attachment, $25.
20 For executing order of court to seize personal property,
21 $25.
22 For making certificate of levy on real estate and filing
23 or recording same, $8, and the fee for filing or recording
24 shall be advanced by the plaintiff in attachment or by the
25 judgment creditor and taxed as costs. For taking possession of
26 or removing property levied on, the sheriff shall be allowed
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1 to tax the necessary actual costs of such possession or
2 removal.
3 For advertising property for sale, $20.
4 For making certificate of sale and making and filing
5 duplicate for record, $15, and the fee for recording same
6 shall be advanced by the judgment creditor and taxed as costs.
7 For preparing, executing and acknowledging deed on
8 redemption from a court sale of real estate, $15; for
9 preparing, executing and acknowledging all other deeds on sale
10 of real estate, $10.
11 For making and filing certificate of redemption, $15, and
12 the fee for recording same shall be advanced by party making
13 the redemption and taxed as costs.
14 For making and filing certificate of redemption from a
15 court sale, $11, and the fee for recording same shall be
16 advanced by the party making the redemption and taxed as
17 costs.
18 For taking all bonds on legal process, $10.
19 For returning each process initially filed in person,
20 $25 $15.
21 For returning each process initially filed electronically,
22 $15.
23 Mileage for service or attempted service of all process is
24 a $10 flat fee.
25 For attending before a court with a prisoner on an order
26 for habeas corpus, $9 per day.
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1 For executing requisitions from other States, $13.
2 For conveying each prisoner from the prisoner's county to
3 the jail of another county, per mile for going only, 25.
4 For committing to or discharging each prisoner from jail,
5 $3.
6 For feeding each prisoner, such compensation to cover
7 actual costs as may be fixed by the county board, but such
8 compensation shall not be considered a part of the fees of the
9 office.
10 For committing each prisoner to jail under the laws of the
11 United States, to be paid by the marshal or other person
12 requiring his confinement, $3.
13 For feeding such prisoners per day, $3, to be paid by the
14 marshal or other person requiring the prisoner's confinement.
15 For discharging such prisoners, $3.
16 For conveying persons to the penitentiary, reformatories,
17 Illinois State Training School for Boys, Illinois State
18 Training School for Girls, Reception Centers and Illinois
19 Security Hospital, the following fees, payable out of the
20 State Treasury. When one person is conveyed, 20 per mile in
21 going to the penitentiary, reformatories, Illinois State
22 Training School for Boys, Illinois State Training School for
23 Girls, Reception Centers and Illinois Security Hospital from
24 the place of conviction; when 2 persons are conveyed at the
25 same time, 20 per mile for the first and 15 per mile for the
26 second person; when more than 2 persons are conveyed at the
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1 same time as Stated above, the sheriff shall be allowed 20 per
2 mile for the first, 15 per mile for the second and 10 per
3 mile for each additional person.
4 The fees provided for herein for transporting persons to
5 the penitentiary, reformatories, Illinois State Training
6 School for Boys, Illinois State Training School for Girls,
7 Reception Centers and Illinois Security Hospital, shall be
8 paid for each trip so made. Mileage as used in this Section
9 means the shortest route on a hard surfaced road, (either
10 State Bond Issue Route or Federal highways) or railroad,
11 whichever is shorter, between the place from which the person
12 is to be transported, to the penitentiary, reformatories,
13 Illinois State Training School for Boys, Illinois State
14 Training School for Girls, Reception Centers and Illinois
15 Security Hospital, and all fees per mile shall be computed on
16 such basis.
17 In addition to the above fees, there shall be allowed to
18 the sheriff a fee of $900 for the sale of real estate which
19 shall be made by virtue of any judgment of a court. In addition
20 to this fee and all other fees provided by this Section, there
21 shall be allowed to the sheriff a fee in accordance with the
22 following schedule for the sale of personal estate which is
23 made by virtue of any judgment of a court:
24 For judgments up to $1,000, $100;
25 For judgments over $1,000 to $15,000, $300;
26 For judgments over $15,000, $500.
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