Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve any summons on a defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve all other process, filed in person on a defendant and $40 for serving or attempting to serve all other process filed electronically on a defendant (rather than $35 for serving or attempting to serve all other process on each defendant). Provides that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $25 for returning each process initially filed in person and $15 for returning each process initially filed electronically (rather than $15 for returning each process).
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Adds language providing that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $35 (rather than $40 in the introduced bill) for serving or attempting to serve any summons filed electronically on a defendant. Adds language providing that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $35 (rather than $40 in the introduced bill) for serving or attempting to serve all other process filed electronically on a defendant. Adds language providing that a sheriff in a county of the third class may receive a fee of $60 for serving or attempting to serve an order or judgment for the possession of real estate in an action of ejectment or in any other action, or for restitution in an eviction action, without aid, and $35 for serving or attempting to serve an order or judgment for the possession of real estate in an action of ejectment or in any other action, or for restitution in an eviction action, without aid, when filed electronically (rather than a fee of $35 for serving or attempting to serve an order or judgment for the possession of real estate in an action of ejectment or in any other action, or for restitution in an eviction action, without aid).

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 55 ILCS 5/4
Engrossed: 55 ILCS 5/4
Enrolled: 55 ILCS 5/4