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AMENDMENT TO PREDICTABLE FEE SCHEDULE
FOR RECORDING DOCUMENTS
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WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly has enacted Public Act 103-0400, effective January 1, 2024, which requires counties to adopt and implement by ordinance or resolution, a predictable fee schedule for recording documents with the Office of the Recorder; and
WHEREAS, Public Act 103-0400 repeals 55 ILCS 5/3-5018 and 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.1, which provided for the creation of a predictable fee schedule, and replaces those sections with a new 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.2; and
WHEREAS, Section 5/3-5018.2 authorizes minimum document class flat fees for the following document classes: (1) deeds; (2) leases, lease amendments and similar transfer of interest documents; (3) mortgages; (4) easements not otherwise part of another classification; (5) irregular documents; (6) blanket recordings; and (7) miscellaneous; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the County Board to formally adopt the statutorily prescribed predictable fee schedule and modify the existing predictable fee schedule within the County Code by adopted ordinance FI-O-0070-18 and amended by adopted ordinances FI-O-0046-19, FI-O-0069-20, FI-O-0018-22, FI-O-0055-22 and FI-O-0001-23; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Committee of the DuPage County Board has reviewed and recommends an amendment to the County Code, Chapter 27, Article III, Section 27-26, Recording Fee Schedule to reflect Section 5/3-5018.2; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, that the County Board approves the modification to its predictable fee schedule pursuant to Public Act 103-0400 and Section 5/3-5018.2 of the Counties Code, as set forth in Exhibit A (Fee Schedule) and Exhibit B (Public Act 103-0400; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDAINED, that all previously enacted ordinances setting the amount of county and State fees th...
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