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Madison County Board adopts state-mandated overhaul of court fees; members pledge to protect Child Advocacy Center funding
Summary
The County Board voted May 15 to adopt Ordinance 2019-05, implementing Illinois' 2018 changes to civil filing fees and criminal/traffic assessments; members debated how the new distribution approach will affect local programs, and several pledged to preserve funding for the Child Advocacy Center.
Madison County Board members on Wednesday adopted Ordinance 2019-05, a county measure required to implement the Illinois Clerks of Courts Act and the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act that revamps civil filing fees and criminal and traffic assessments across court schedules.
The ordinance sets new civil filing schedules (Schedule 1 filing fee $314, Schedule 2 $264, Schedule 3 $89) and multiple criminal/traffic assessment schedules and specifies how those fees will be distributed among state and county funds. County staff said the changes reflect state law and increase many fees currently collected locally.
At the meeting Ms. Burch, a county clerk’s office staff…
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