Illinois Compiled Statutes 705 ILCS 65 — Official Court Reports Act.

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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Official Court Reports Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

There is hereby created the office of reporter of decisions

There is hereby created the office of reporter of decisions. The reporter of decisions and such assistants and other personnel as may be necessary shall be appointed by the Supreme Court to serve at its pleasure. The salary of the reporter of decisions and his assistants shall be fixed from time to time by order of the…

(a) The official reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court and Appellate Courts shall be published and distributed under a contract to be entered into by the reporter of decisions, subject to the prior approval of the Supreme Court. (b) Said contract shall be let to the person, partnership, or corporation who will…

The reporter of decisions shall prepare the manuscript of the text of the decisions of the Supreme and Appellate Courts for publication, shall supervise the publication and distribution thereof under the contract approved by the Supreme Court, and shall perform such other duties as the Supreme Court shall prescribe. (S…

The Supreme Court or its designee shall determine the style, manner, size, quality, and general format in which said decisions shall be published, together with the frequency thereof; provided that if the decisions of the Supreme and Appellate Reports are published in a single volume, said volume shall be entitled "Ill…

The copyright of the statement of facts, of the syllabi, of the index and of all other notes or references prepared by the reporter of decisions or the contractor hereunder, must be taken by and shall be vested in the Supreme Court and in the Reporter of Decisions for the benefit of the People of the State of Illinois.…

The reports of decisions of the Supreme Court and Appellate Court shall be distributed as follows: Five copies to the Library of Congress, one copy to the President of the United States, one copy to each state and territorial library, one copy to each State officer required to reside at the seat of government, and one…

Within 10 days from the date when a decision becomes final, the Clerks of the Supreme and Appellate Courts shall furnish to the Reporter of Decisions, without cost, the opinions of the judges of his court. The clerk shall also furnish such opinions to any other person, company, or corporation desiring them at a price t…