(A) For all collections made of others, except the state and county and except in maintenance or child support cases, 2.5% of the amount collected and turned over.
(B) Interest earned on any funds held by the Clerk shall be turned over to the County General Fund as an earning of the office.
(C) For any check, draft, or other bank instrument returned to the Clerk for non-sufficient funds, account closed, or payment stopped, the fee shall be $25.
(D) In child support and maintenance cases, the Clerk, if authorized by an ordinance of the Court Board, may collect an annual fee of up to $36 from the person making payment for maintaining child support records and the processing of support orders to the State KIDS System and the recording of payments issued by the State Disbursement Unit for the official record of the court. This fee shall be in addition to and separate from amounts ordered to be paid as maintenance or child support, and shall be deposited into a separate Maintenance and Child Support Collection Fund, of which the Clerk shall be the custodian ex-officio, to be used by the Clerk to maintain child support orders and record all payments issued by the State Disbursement Unit for the official record of the court. The Clerk may recover from the person making the maintenance or child support payment any additional costs incurred in the collection of this annual fee. The Clerk shall also be entitled to a fee of $5 for certifications made to the Secretary of State as provided in § 7-703 of the Family Financial Responsibility Law, and these fees shall also be deposited into the separate Maintenance and Child Support Collection Fund.
(Prior Code, Title 6, Chapter 5) (Ord. passed - -2006)
Statutory reference:
Family Financial Responsibility Llaw, see 625 ILCS 5/7-701 et seq.