Illinois Compiled Statutes 705 ILCS 105 — Clerks of Courts Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Clerks of Courts Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

One clerk of the circuit court in each county shall be elected as provided by law, and shall hold office until a successor is elected and qualified

One clerk of the circuit court in each county shall be elected as provided by law, and shall hold office until a successor is elected and qualified. (Source: P.A. 81-276.)

The clerk of the circuit court in each county shall enter upon the duties of office on the first day in the month of December following his or her election on which the office of the clerk of the circuit court is required, by statute or by action of the court, to be open. This amendatory Act of 1973 does not apply to a…

The clerks shall be commissioned by the governor

The clerks shall be commissioned by the governor. (Source: P.A. 83-346.)

Every clerk shall, before entering upon the duties of office, give bond, with one or more sureties (or, if the county is self-insured, the county through its self-insurance program may provide bonding), to be approved by any two of the judges of his or her court, which bond shall be in such penalty, not less than $5,00…

At the request of the clerk of the circuit court in any county the county board of that county shall designate one or more banks or savings and loan associations in which funds and moneys in the custody of such clerk may be kept. Except as provided below, the clerk of the circuit court shall be discharged from responsi…

The clerks of the Circuit Courts shall keep their offices at the court house of their respective counties, and shall keep their offices open and attend to the duties thereof during such hours on each day, and on such days as may be ordered by the rule of the court in such county, which rule may be changed from time to…

The clerks of the several circuit courts shall be keepers of the seals of their respective courts

The clerks of the several circuit courts shall be keepers of the seals of their respective courts. (Source: P.A. 87-845.)

The clerks shall, in all cases, attend in person to the duties of their offices, respectively, when it is practicable so to do, and shall perform all the duties thereof which can reasonably be performed by one person. In the performance of the duties of the office of clerk of the circuit court, any such clerk, after fi…

The clerks may, when necessary, appoint deputies, who shall take the same oath or affirmation as is required of the principal clerk, which shall be entered into the records of their office

The clerks may, when necessary, appoint deputies, who shall take the same oath or affirmation as is required of the principal clerk, which shall be entered into the records of their office. (Source: P.A. 83-1362.)

The principal clerk shall, in all cases, be responsible for the acts of his or her deputies

The principal clerk shall, in all cases, be responsible for the acts of his or her deputies. (Source: P.A. 83-346.)

The clerks shall issue the process of their respective courts in the manner provided by law

The clerks shall issue the process of their respective courts in the manner provided by law. (Source: R.S. 1874, p. 260.)

Electronic notice

Electronic notice. The circuit clerk may provide notice to a party by hard copy or by electronic notice, pursuant to a uniform and standard policy adopted by the circuit clerk. A recipient may elect to receive notices by hard copy or electronically via the electronic address he or she has registered with the circuit cl…

The clerks shall attend the sessions of their respective courts, preserve all the files and papers thereof, make, keep and preserve complete records of all the proceedings and determinations thereof, except in cases otherwise provided by law, and do and perform all other duties pertaining to their offices, as may be re…

The clerks shall enter of record all judgments and orders of their respective courts, as soon after the rendition or making thereof as practicable

The clerks shall enter of record all judgments and orders of their respective courts, as soon after the rendition or making thereof as practicable. Immediately after a judgment of dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage is granted in this State, the clerk of the court which granted the judgment…

Any clerk who fails to enter of record any order or judgment of his or her court within 45 days after the same is made or rendered, or any clerk having the duty to forward to the Department of Public Health the record of any judgment of dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage, who wilfully fail…

Records kept by the clerks of the circuit courts are subject to the provisions of "The Local Records Act", approved August 18, 1961, as amended

Records kept by the clerks of the circuit courts are subject to the provisions of "The Local Records Act", approved August 18, 1961, as amended. Unless otherwise provided by rule or administrative order of the Supreme Court, the respective clerks of the circuit courts shall keep in their offices the following books: 1.…

If any clerk shall fail to keep any such docket, or record book, or any book required by law to be kept by him or her, or to make the proper entries therein at the time required by law, or, when no time is fixed, within a reasonable time, he or she shall be guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined by the court not…

The clerk of the supreme court shall procure the books and stationery necessary for his or her office and proper facilities for the safe keeping of the archives of his or her office

The clerk of the supreme court shall procure the books and stationery necessary for his or her office and proper facilities for the safe keeping of the archives of his or her office. (Source: P.A. 83-346.)

The several clerks of the circuit courts of the respective counties shall, from time to time, as may be necessary, procure the proper books and stationery for their respective offices, unless the same are provided by the county board, as provided by law. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3391.)

The necessary rooms and office furniture, the proper vaults or other means for the safe keeping of the archives of their respective offices, shall be provided for the several clerks mentioned in the preceding section by the county boards of their respective counties, and the cost thereof paid out of the county treasury…

Whenever a clerk of any court goes out of office, it shall be his or her duty to deliver over to his or her successor, and of his or her successor to demand and receive from him or her, all the books, papers, records and other things appertaining to the office, or in the possession of such outgoing clerk, by virtue of…

The judges of the several courts shall, as often as once in each year, make an examination of the offices of the clerks of their respective courts, and may give such directions and make such orders in regard to the keeping of the same, and the records and papers thereof, not contrary to law, as they shall deem best. (S…

The clerks shall keep a docket, in which they shall enter all the unsettled estates in their office, the name of the administrator, the date of the letters of office, the amount of the bond, and the names of the securities thereto, the names of the heirs and surviving spouse, if known, the time of filing inventory and…

Unless otherwise provided by rule or administrative order of the Supreme Court, such clerks shall also keep, subject to the provisions of "The Local Records Act", approved August 18, 1961, as amended, a docket, in which shall be entered a minute of all claims filed against estates, in the order in which they are filed,…