18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Civil case

Commencing January 1, 2016, all civil case fillings must be made electronically.

Pursuant to a letter dated November 6, 2015, from the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, commencing January 1, 2016, all fillings in civil cases must be made electronically (e-filing).

Applies to

Civil case

Effective July 1, 2019, all civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system.

Pursuant to Supreme Court Order entered January 16, 2018, and in reference to Supreme Court Order M.R. 18368, effective July 1, 2019, all civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system.

Attorneys must register with an approved e-filing vendor and provide their DuPage attorney registration ID on all filings.

Each attorney shall register with an approved e-filing vendor and provide their DuPage attorney registration identification number on any filings (i.e., Local Rule 1.25).

Pro se parties must register for e-filing using a valid credit card, debit card, or other valid electronic payment method.

Pro se parties shall register using a valid credit card, debit card, or other valid electronic payment method.

Approved EFSPs for eFileIL and e-filing vendors with executed agreements with the Circuit Clerk are appointed as the Clerk’s agent for e-filing, service, and document retrieval.

Approved EFSP’s for eFileIL and E-Filing vendor(s) with Electronic Information Project Agreements executed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court are hereby appointed to be the agent of the Clerk of the Circuit Court regarding electronic filing, receipt, service and/or retrieval of any pleading or document via the e-filing vendor system.

Applies to

Summons

Summons with a required court date must be filed in a separate electronic transaction from the complaint, after the complaint is filed and assigned a case number and court location.

Summons that require a court date shall be filed in a separate electronic filing transaction from the complaint. The summons may be filed electronically after the Circuit Clerk has filed the complaint, assigned a case number and court location.

Applies to

Civil case filing

All fillings in civil cases must be made electronically beginning January 1, 2016.

Pursuant to a letter dated November 6, 2015, from the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, commencing January 1, 2016, all fillings in civil cases must be made electronically (e-filing).

Applies to

Civil case filing

All civil case filings must be electronically filed through the statewide eFileIL system beginning July 1, 2019.

Pursuant to Supreme Court Order entered January 16, 2018, and in reference to Supreme Court Order M.R. 18368, effective July 1, 2019, all civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system.

Each attorney must register with an approved e-filing vendor.

Each attorney shall register with an approved attorney legal e-filing vendor

Applies to

Physical exhibits and sealed documents

Items that cannot be meaningfully e-filed—like sealed documents and physical exhibits—must be filed physically at the Clerk's Office or in the courtroom.

Items not conducive to electronic filing, such as documents under seal and physical exhibits for which an image will not suffice shall be filed in their physical form at the Clerk’s Office or in the Courtroom, as directed by order of the court and in conformity with Supreme Court “Electronic Filing Standards and Principles.”

Applies to

Summons

A summons that requires a court date must be filed as its own separate electronic filing transaction, not combined with the complaint.

Summons that require a court date shall be filed in a separate electronic filing transaction from the complaint.

Applies to

Discovery documents

Discovery documents (depositions, interrogatories, answers/responses and other discovery materials) generally must not be filed with the Clerk; filing is allowed only when the Court orders it, the filing is necessary to resolve a dispute, or Supreme Court Rule 207 requires it, and the rule does not apply to requests to admit facts.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, depositions, interrogatories, answers, or responses thereto and other discovery documents, shall not be filed with the Clerk of the Court, except as necessary to resolve disputed issues of procedure, fact, or substantive law or pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 207. Rule 7.02 shall not apply to requests to admit facts or to the answers or responses thereto.

Applies to

All civil filings

As of January 1, 2016, all filings in civil cases must be made electronically.

(b) Pursuant to a letter dated November 6, 2015, from the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, commencing January 1, 2016, all fillings in civil cases must be made electronically (e-filing).

Applies to

Civil case filings

All civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system beginning July 1, 2019.

(c) Pursuant to Supreme Court Order entered January 16, 2018, and in reference to Supreme Court Order M.R. 18368, effective July 1, 2019, all civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system.

Applies to

Sealed documents and non image physical exhibits

Sealed documents and physical exhibits that cannot be imaged must be filed in physical form at the Clerk’s Office or in the courtroom, while the motion and notice of motion for permission to file such items may be e-filed.

Items not conducive to electronic filing, such as documents under seal and physical exhibits for which an image will not suffice shall be filed in their physical form at the Clerk’s Office or in the Courtroom, as directed by order of the court and in conformity with Supreme Court “Electronic Filing Standards and Principles.” The Motion and Notice of Motion for permission to file any of these physical items may be done electronically.

Applies to

Summons

Summons requiring a court date must be filed in a separate electronic filing transaction from the complaint, and may be e-filed only after the complaint is filed and a case number and court location are assigned.

Summons that require a court date shall be filed in a separate electronic filing transaction from the complaint. The summons may be filed electronically after the Circuit Clerk has filed the complaint, assigned a case number and court location.

Required

Always

Applies to

Discovery documents

Discovery documents must not be filed with the Clerk except when needed to resolve disputed issues or under Supreme Court Rule 207.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, depositions, interrogatories, answers, or responses thereto and other discovery documents, shall not be filed with the Clerk of the Court, except as necessary to resolve disputed issues of procedure, fact, or substantive law or pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 207. Rule 7.02 shall not apply to requests to admit the facts or the answers or responses thereto.

Applies to

Financial affidavit

The Financial Affidavit must not be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

The Financial Affidavit shall not be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Applies to

Civil document

Documents in civil cases must be filed electronically through an approved electronic filing vendor, except guardianship reports/accountings under 2.02(e); paper filings may be accepted only as permitted by Illinois Supreme Court Rule 9(c).

(b) Any document to be filed in a civil cause or proceeding, except as set for the 2.02(e) below, must be filed electronically through an approved electronic filing vendor. Paper filings may be accepted pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 9(c).

Applies to

Civil document

Civil documents must be filed electronically through an approved electronic filing vendor, though paper filings may be accepted under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 9(c).

Any document to be filed in a civil cause or proceeding, except as set for the 2.02(e) below, must be filed electronically through an approved electronic filing vendor. Paper filings may be accepted pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 9(c).

All filings in civil cases must be made electronically (e-filing) commencing January 1, 2016.

Pursuant to a letter dated November 6, 2015, from the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, commencing January 1, 2016, all fillings in civil cases must be made electronically (e-filing).

Applies to

Civil document

All civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system.

Pursuant to Supreme Court Order entered January 16, 2018, and in reference to Supreme Court Order M.R. 18368, effective July 1, 2019, all civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system.

Attorneys must register with an approved e-filing vendor and provide their DuPage attorney registration ID on filings; pro se parties register using a credit/debit card or other valid electronic payment method.

Each attorney shall register with an approved e-filing vendor and provide their DuPage attorney registration identification number on any filings (i.e., Local Rule 1.25). Pro se parties shall register using a valid credit card, debit card, or other valid electronic payment method.

Bulk filings combining multiple cases or documents into one PDF are not accepted; documents with different case numbers must be filed separately, while individual documents in the same case may be filed in a single transaction.

Bulk filings of multiple cases or multiple documents combined into one PDF document shall not be accepted. Documents with different case numbers must be filed individually in separate transactions. Filing of individual documents within the same case will be accepted in a single electronic filing transaction.

Electronically filed documents using verified user authentication are deemed signed by the authentication holder; documents with facsimile or typographical signatures are deemed signed in person.

Any document filed electronically, including all pleadings, motions, documents, etc., using a verified user authentication shall be deemed to have been signed by the holder of the user authentication. Documents containing facsimile or typographical signatures may be filed electronically and shall be deemed to have been signed in person by the individual identified.

Without a facsimile or typographical signature, an electronically filed document using a user's ID and password is deemed personally signed by that user.

In the absence of a facsimile or typographical signature, any document electronically filed with a user’s identification and password is deemed to have been personally signed by the holder of the user identification and password.

Documents with third-party signatures may be filed electronically with a facsimile or typographical signature; the filing party must confirm approval of all required signatories.

Documents containing signatures of one or more persons or third parties may be filed electronically and shall bear a facsimile or typographical signature. The filing party or attorney must confirm approval of all persons, persons not a party to the case or not registered persons, required to sign the document.

Original signatures of non-electronic filers must be obtained before filing, the document must identify each non-registered signatory, and the filing party must retain the original for one year after judgment becomes final.

Original signatures of all non-electronic filers must be obtained before filing the document. The document must indicate the identity of each non-registered signatory. The filing party must retain the original document until one year after the date that the judgment has become final by the conclusion of direct review or the expiration of the time for seeking such review.

Applies to

Summons

Summons requiring a court date must be filed in a separate electronic filing transaction from the complaint.

Summons that require a court date shall be filed in a separate electronic filing transaction from the complaint.

Applies to

Ex parte complaint

Ex parte complaints/petitions for emergency relief must be filed with the Circuit Court Clerk before applying to the Court, during court hours.

Every complaint or petition requesting an ex parte order for the appointment of a receiver, temporary restraint, preliminary injunction or any other emergency relief, shall be filed in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk, if during court hours, before application to the Court for the order.

Applies to

Civil document

Civil-case documents must be filed electronically through an approved electronic filing vendor, except guardianship reports under 2.02(e); paper filings may be accepted under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 9(c).

Any document to be filed in a civil cause or proceeding, except as set for the 2.02(e) below, must be filed electronically through an approved electronic filing vendor. Paper filings may be accepted pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 9(c).

All civil case filings must be made electronically beginning January 1, 2016.

Pursuant to a letter dated November 6, 2015, from the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, commencing January 1, 2016, all fillings in civil cases must be made electronically (e-filing).

Applies to

Civil case filings

All civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system.

Pursuant to Supreme Court Order entered January 16, 2018, and in reference to Supreme Court Order M.R. 18368, effective July 1, 2019, all civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system.

Documents with different case numbers must be filed in separate transactions.

Documents with different case numbers must be filed individually in separate transactions.

Documents filed electronically using verified user authentication are deemed signed by the authentication holder.

Any document filed electronically, including all pleadings, motions, documents, etc., using a verified user authentication shall be deemed to have been signed by the holder of the user authentication.

Facsimile or typographical signatures are permitted on electronic filings and are deemed personal signatures.

Documents containing facsimile or typographical signatures may be filed electronically and shall be deemed to have been signed in person by the individual identified.

Electronic filings made with a user ID and password are deemed personally signed by the account holder when no facsimile or typographical signature is used.

In the absence of a facsimile or typographical signature, any document electronically filed with a user’s identification and password is deemed to have been personally signed by the holder of the user identification and password.

Documents with third-party signatures may be filed electronically but must include a facsimile or typographical signature.

Documents containing signatures of one or more persons or third parties may be filed electronically and shall bear a facsimile or typographical signature.

The filing party or attorney must confirm approval of all required signatories, including non-parties and unregistered persons.

The filing party or attorney must confirm approval of all persons, persons not a party to the case or not registered persons, required to sign the document.

Original signatures of non-electronic filers must be obtained before the document is filed.

Original signatures of all non-electronic filers must be obtained before filing the document.

The document must identify each non-registered signatory.

The document must indicate the identity of each non-registered signatory.

The filing party must retain the original document for one year after the judgment becomes final.

The filing party must retain the original document until one year after the date that the judgment has become final by the conclusion of direct review or the expiration of the time for seeking such review.

Signatures defined in the listed subparagraphs satisfy court rules and statutes and may subject violators to sanctions.

Signatures as defined in subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (g), and (h), satisfy Supreme Court Rules and statutes regarding signatures, and give rise to the application of available sanctions when appropriate.

Original signed documents electronically filed under the listed subparagraphs must be maintained and preserved as required by Rule 5.07.

An original signed document that has been electronically filed pursuant to subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) above, shall be maintained and preserved as required by Rule 5.07.

A clerk's typed name on an electronic document is deemed the clerk's signature when endorsement is required.

Where a Clerk is required to endorse a document, the typed name of the clerk shall be deemed to be the clerk’s signature on an electronic document.

Judge and other necessary electronic signatures must be captured, maintained, and protected with security tokens and encrypted passwords.

All Judges’ and other necessary electronic signatures shall be captured and maintained by the Circuit Court Clerk. Each signature shall be protected by internal system security measures and use security tokens and encrypted passwords to authenticate the use of the e-signature.

Applies to

Summons

Summons requiring a court date must be filed as a separate electronic filing from the complaint, and only after the clerk assigns a case number and court location.

Summons that require a court date shall be filed in a separate electronic filing transaction from the complaint. The summons may be filed electronically after the Circuit Clerk has filed the complaint, assigned a case number and court location.

Applies to

Document or pleading

Conventional paper filing remains permitted subject to Rule 2.02(a)-(b) and must never be excluded by the e-filing system; paper filings will be scanned into the electronic file.

The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall allow the filing of a document or pleading using the conventional manner of filing subject to Rule 2.02(a) and (b). At no time shall the e-filing program prevent or exclude the ability to file a valid pleading with the Clerk of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court. In those circumstances, the Clerk shall scan conventionally filed documents into the electronic file.

Applies to

E filing registration

Pro se parties must register for e-filing using a valid credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment method.

Pro se parties shall register using a valid credit card, debit card, or other valid electronic payment method.

Required

Always

Confidential, sealed, or impounded documents may be e-filed, but in cases not ordered to mandatory e-filing they may be conventionally filed.

Documents in confidential, impounded, or sealed cases may be electronically filed. For cases not subject to mandatory E-Filing, documents may be submitted conventionally unused to the clerk’s office for filing.

Applies to

Disclosure statement

Disclosure statements may not be filed with the Clerk unless the court orders otherwise.

No disclosure statement shall be filed with the Clerk, except on order of the court.

Applies to

Any document or pleading

Conventional paper filings must be accepted by the Clerk even in e-file cases, and the e-filing program cannot prevent filing a valid pleading.

(b) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall allow the filing of a document or pleading using the conventional manner of filing subject to Rule 2.02(a) and (b). At no time shall the e-filing program prevent or exclude the ability to file a valid pleading with the Clerk of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court. In those circumstances, the Clerk shall scan conventionally filed documents into the electronic file.

Conventional paper filing remains available subject to Rule 2.02(a) and (b); the e-filing program must not prevent valid filings, and the Clerk scans conventionally filed documents into the electronic file.

The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall allow the filing of a document or pleading using the conventional manner of filing subject to Rule 2.02(a) and (b). At no time shall the e- filing program prevent or exclude the ability to file and valid pleading with the Clerk of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court. In those circumstances, the Clerk shall scan conventionally filed documents into the electronic

Applies to

Exhibits

Physical items that can be photographed may be e-filed; sealed documents and physical exhibits not conducive to e-filing must be filed in physical form, and the motion for permission to file them may be filed electronically.

(a) Physical items for which a photograph may be substituted may be electronically imaged and e-filed. Items not conducive to electronic filing, such as documents under seal and physical exhibits for which an image will not suffice shall be filed in their physical form at the Clerk’s Office or in the Courtroom, as directed by order of the court and in conformity with Supreme Court “Electronic Filing Standards and Principles.” The Motion and Notice of Motion for permission to file any of these physical items may be done

Original signed documents that have been electronically filed must be maintained and preserved as required by Rule 5.07.

An original signed document that has been electronically filed pursuant to subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) above, shall be maintained and preserved as required by Rule 5.07.

Electronic filers have the same responsibility as conventional filers to ensure documents are complete, readable, and properly filed.

A person who files a document electronically shall have the same responsibility as a person filing a document in the conventional manner for ensuring that the document is complete, readable, and properly filed.

Applies to

Discovery documents

Discovery documents shall not be filed with the Clerk except as necessary to resolve disputed issues or pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 207.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, depositions, interrogatories, answers, or responses thereto and other discovery documents, shall not be filed with the Clerk of the Court, except as necessary to resolve disputed issues of procedure, fact, or substantive law or pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 207. Rule 7.02 shall not apply to requests to admit facts or to the answers or responses thereto.

Applies to

Disclosure statement

Disclosure statements may not be filed with the Clerk except on order of the court.

No disclosure statement shall be filed with the Clerk, except on order of the court.

Applies to

Proposed settlement documents

Domestic relations judges may review and enter final judgments electronically if parties email fully executed proposed settlement documents including judgment, agreement, allocation judgment, parenting plan, and certificate of dissolution.

The Domestic Relations Judges will review and consider entering final judgments and parental allocation judgments presented to them electronically, subject to the following conditions: (1) Parties and their attorneys can email their fully executed proposed settlement documents to include the Judgment, Marital Settlement Agreement, Allocation Judgment and Parenting Plan (if applicable) and copy of the Certificate of Dissolution (half/sheet) to the Court for the assigned Judge's review and possible entry.

Waiver Applications filed during periodic review must be filed in the courtroom where the case is pending.

Any Waiver Application required under this subsection shall be filed in the courtroom where the case is pending at the time and shall be reviewed under the same standards as subsection (a).

Applies to

Document or pleading

The Clerk shall allow conventional (paper) filing subject to Rule 2.02(a) and (b), and the e-filing program shall never prevent the filing of any valid pleading.

(b) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall allow the filing of a document or pleading using the conventional manner of filing subject to Rule 2.02(a) and (b). At no time shall the e- filing program prevent or exclude the ability to file and valid pleading with the Clerk of the 18th Judicial

Each attorney shall register with an approved e-filing vendor and provide their DuPage attorney registration identification number on any filings.

Each attorney shall register with an approved e-filing vendor and provide their DuPage attorney registration identification number on any filings (i.e., Local Rule 1.25).

Applies to

Exhibits

Physical items that can be photographed may be e-filed as images, but documents under seal and physical exhibits where an image will not suffice must be filed in physical form; the motion for permission to file physical items may be filed electronically.

Physical items for which a photograph may be substituted may be electronically imaged and e-filed. Items not conducive to electronic filing, such as documents under seal and physical exhibits for which an image will not suffice shall be filed in their physical form at the Clerk's Office or in the Courtroom, as directed by order of the court and in conformity with Supreme Court "Electronic Filing Standards and Principles." The Motion and Notice of Motion for permission to file any of these physical items may be done electronically.

Electronic filers are responsible for ensuring their documents are complete, readable, and properly filed, just like conventional filers.

A person who files a document electronically shall have the same responsibility as a person filing a document in the conventional manner for ensuring that the document is complete, readable, and properly filed.

The Vendor will email the Subscriber if the Clerk rejects a document.

A Subscriber will receive email notification from the Vendor if a document is not accepted by the Clerk’s office.

If a document is rejected, the Subscriber may need to re-file it to satisfy filing requirements.

In that event, the Subscriber may be required to re-file the document to meet necessary filing requirements.

Applies to

Civil case

All civil cases except WF (Will Filing) are permissible electronic filing case types.

This Court hereby authorizes all civil cases with the exception of WF (Will Filing) as permissible electronic filing case types.

Applies to

Notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents

Notices of appeal and post-judgment enforcement documents may be e-filed and served per Supreme Court Rules.

Any notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents may be e-filed and served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules.

E-filing vendors must make electronically filed and served documents available to subscribers and court authorized users per the Clerk-vendor contract and Illinois Supreme Court Electronic Access Policy.

The e-filing vendor shall make electronically filed documents, and documents being served electronically through the e-filing vendor’s system, available to subscribers and the designated court authorized users through the e-filing vendor’s system in accordance with the current contract between the Clerk and the e-filing vendor, and consistent with the Supreme Court’s Electronic Access Policy for Circuit Court Records of the Illinois Courts.

All civil cases except WF (Will Filing) are authorized as permissible e-filing case types; additional case types may be authorized by Administrative Order.

This Court hereby authorizes all civil cases with the exception of WF (Will Filing) as permissible electronic filing case types. From time to time, with the approval of the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, the Court may authorize, by written Administrative Order, additional types of cases to be processed via electronic filing. The Circuit Court Clerk shall direct the phasing in of additional implementation.

Applies to

Notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceedings

Notices of appeal and post-judgment enforcement documents may be e-filed and served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules.

Any notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents may be e-filed and served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules.

Pro se litigants may e-file through an internet vendor using individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.

Pro se litigants may utilize e-filing through a vendor on the internet by means of individual semi-annual transaction agreements and credit card payment.

Required

Always

The Clerk is required to provide free access to an e-file computer workstation during normal business hours.

(e) Without charge during normal business hours, the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall provide attorneys and parties in e-file cases access to an e-file computer workstation.

Applies to

Physical exhibits

Physical items that can be represented by a photograph may be digitized and e-filed.

Physical items for which a photograph may be substituted may be electronically imaged and e-filed.

Required

Always

Applies to

Motion

Motions for permission to file physical items and their notices may be e-filed.

The Motion and Notice of Motion for permission to file any of these physical items may be done electronically.

Applies to

Proposed settlement documents

Parties and attorneys may email fully executed proposed settlement documents to the Court for the assigned Judge's review and possible entry.

Parties and their attorneys can email their fully executed proposed settlement documents to include the Judgment, Marital Settlement Agreement, Allocation Judgment and Parenting Plan (if applicable) and copy of the Certificate of Dissolution (half/sheet) to the Court for the assigned Judge’s review and possible entry.

Applies to

Motion

Routine motions not requiring notice may be dropped off at the Court during business hours.

Routine Motions not requiring notice to any other person or party can be dropped off with the Court any day during regular business hours.

The Clerk may arrange for media coverage requests to be filed electronically by email or facsimile.

The Clerk of the Court may coordinate with the designated media coordinator for an electronic filing of the request by means of email or facsimile.

Applies to

Civil case filings

All civil cases, except WF (Will Filing), are authorized as permissible e-filing case types; additional types may be authorized later by Administrative Order.

This Court hereby authorizes all civil cases with the exception of WF (Will Filing) as permissible electronic filing case types. From time to time, with the approval of the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, the Court may authorize, by written Administrative Order, additional types of cases to be processed via electronic filing.

Applies to

Notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents

Notices of appeal and post-judgment enforcement proceeding documents may be e-filed and served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules.

notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents may be e-filed and served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules.

Applies to

Pro se filings

Pro se litigants may e-file through an approved vendor using individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.

(d) Pro se litigants may utilize e-filing through a vendor on the internet by means of individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.

Applies to

Physical exhibits

Physical exhibits that can be represented by a photograph may be imaged and e-filed.

(a) Physical items for which a photograph may be substituted may be electronically imaged and e-filed.

E-filing is permitted for documents in sealed cases, and conventional paper filing is allowed when mandatory e-filing does not apply.

Documents in confidential, impounded, or sealed cases may be electronically filed. For cases not subject to mandatory E-Filing, documents may be submitted conventionally to the defendant's office for filing.

Applies to

Routine motion

Routine motions that require no notice may be dropped off with the Court any regular business day.

Routine Motions not requiring notice to any other person or party may be dropped off with the Court any day during regular business hours.

Applies to

Request for extended media coverage

The Clerk may coordinate electronic filing of requests for extended media coverage via email or facsimile.

The Clerk of the Court may coordinate with the designated media coordinator for an electronic filing of the request by means of email or facsimile.

Applies to

Criminal document

Documents in criminal cases may be filed in person, by mail, private messenger, through an authorized electronic filing service, or by parcel delivery service.

(a) Any document to be filed in any criminal cause or proceeding may be filed in person, by mail, private messenger, authorized electronic filing service, or parcel delivery service.

Applies to

Traffic document

Documents in Traffic Division cases may be filed at the main courthouse, through an authorized electronic filing service, or at the court where the case is pending.

(c) Any document to be filed in any cause or proceeding pending in the Traffic Division may be filed either at 505 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois, through an authorized electronic filing service, or at the court where the cause or proceeding is pending.

Applies to

Criminal document

Documents in criminal cases may be filed in person, by mail, private messenger, authorized electronic filing service, or parcel delivery service.

Any document to be filed in any criminal cause or proceeding may be filed in person, by mail, private messenger, authorized electronic filing service, or parcel delivery service.

Applies to

Traffic document

Traffic Division documents may be filed at the main courthouse, through an authorized electronic filing service, or at the court where the case is pending.

Any document to be filed in any cause or proceeding pending in the Traffic Division may be filed either at 505 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois, through an authorized electronic filing service, or at the court where the cause or proceeding is pending.

All civil cases except will filings are permissible electronic filing case types.

This Court hereby authorizes all civil cases with the exception of WF (Will Filing) as permissible electronic filing case types.

Applies to

Notice of appeal

Notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents may be e-filed and served.

notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents may be e-filed and served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules.

The Clerk accepts and approves filings electronically through a Vendor or the Clerk's computer workstation.

The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall accept and approve filings electronically through a Vendor or through the Clerk's computer workstation.

Pro se litigants may e-file through a vendor using individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.

Pro se litigants may utilize e-filing through a vendor on the internet by means of individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.

The Clerk provides free access to an e-file computer workstation during normal business hours.

Without charge during normal business hours, the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall provide attorneys and parties in e-file cases access to an e-file computer workstation.

Documents in confidential, impounded, or sealed cases may be electronically filed; cases not subject to mandatory E-Filing may submit documents conventionally to the clerk's office.

Documents in confidential, impounded, or sealed cases may be electronically filed. For cases not subject to mandatory E-Filing, documents may be submitted conventionally to the clerk's office for filing.

The e-filing vendor must make each virus-free electronically filed document available for transmission to the Clerk immediately after receipt and virus checking.

The e- filing vendor is required to make each electronically filed document that is not infected by a virus available for transmission to the Clerk immediately after successful receipt and virus checking of the

Links in electronic documents are for convenience only; external material behind links is not part of the filing or basic record.

Electronic documents containing links to material either within the filed document or external to the filed document are for convenience purposes only. The external material behind the link is not considered part of the filing or the basic record.

Signatures defined in the electronic filing rules satisfy Supreme Court Rules and statutes and may give rise to sanctions.

Signatures as defined in subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (g), and (h), satisfy Supreme Court Rules and statutes regarding signatures, and give rise to the application of available sanctions when appropriate.

A clerk's typed name is deemed the clerk's signature on an electronic document.

Where a Clerk is required to endorse a document, the typed name of the clerk shall be deemed to be the clerk’s signature on an electronic document.

Judges' and other electronic signatures are captured and maintained by the Clerk and protected by security measures using security tokens and encrypted passwords.

All Judges’ and other necessary electronic signatures shall be captured and maintained by the Circuit Court Clerk. Each signature shall be protected by internal system security measures and use security tokens and encrypted passwords to authenticate the use of the e-signature.

Approved eFileIL EFSPs are appointed as agents of the Clerk for electronic filing, receipt, service, and retrieval of pleadings and documents.

Approved EFSP’s for eFileIL and E-Filing vendor(s) with Electronic Information Project Agreements executed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court are hereby appointed to be the agent of the Clerk of the Circuit Court regarding electronic filing, receipt, service and/or retrieval of any pleading or document via the e-filing vendor system.

The e-filing vendor must make electronically filed and served documents available to subscribers and authorized court users in accordance with the contract and the Supreme Court's Electronic Access Policy.

The e-filing vendor shall make electronically filed documents, and documents being served electronically through the e-filing vendor’s system, available to subscribers and the designated court authorized users through the e-filing vendor’s system in accordance with the current contract between the Clerk and the e-filing vendor, and consistent with the Supreme Court’s Electronic Access Policy for Circuit Court Records of the Illinois Courts.

All electronic court records are authorized to be the official court record for all civil case types.

This Court hereby authorizes all electronic court records to be the official court record. This includes all civil (AD, AR, CH, DC, DN, ED, EV, FA, FC, GC, GR, LA, LM, MH, MR, OP, PR, SC, and TX) case types.

Access to the electronic court record follows the Supreme Court Remote Access Policy; protected information is viewable only by parties of record, and the record is accessible at any time subject to technical failures and maintenance.

Access to the electronic court record will be available consistent with that policy. All protected information will be viewable only by the parties of record consistent with the Manual on Recordkeeping, as established by the Supreme Court’s General Administrative Order on Recordkeeping in the Circuit Courts, and applicable laws. The electronic record can be accessed at any time subject to unexpected technical failures, normal system maintenance, or as may otherwise be technically feasible.

Requests for extended media coverage may be filed electronically via email or facsimile through clerk coordination.

The Clerk of the Court may coordinate with the designated media coordinator for an electronic filing of the request by means of email or facsimile.

Applies to

Criminal document

Criminal-case documents may be filed in person, by mail, private messenger, authorized electronic filing service, or parcel delivery service.

Any document to be filed in any criminal cause or proceeding may be filed in person, by mail, private messenger, authorized electronic filing service, or parcel delivery service.

Applies to

Traffic division document

Traffic Division documents may be filed at the principal clerk's office, through an authorized electronic filing service, or at the court where the case is pending.

Any document to be filed in any cause or proceeding pending in the Traffic Division may be filed either at 505 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois, through an authorized electronic filing service, or at the court where the cause or proceeding is pending.

Applies to

Civil cases

All civil cases except Will Filing (WF) are authorized as permissible electronic filing case types.

This Court hereby authorizes all civil cases with the exception of WF (Will Filing) as permissible electronic filing case types.

Applies to

Notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents

Notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents may be e-filed and served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules.

notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents may be e-filed and served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules.

The Clerk shall accept and approve filings electronically through a Vendor or the Clerk's computer workstation.

The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall accept and approve filings electronically through a Vendor or through the Clerk's computer workstation.

Pro se parties must register for e-filing using a valid credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment method.

Pro se parties shall register using a valid credit card, debit card, or other valid electronic payment method.

Pro se litigants may use e-filing through an internet vendor under individual transactional agreements with credit card payment.

Pro se litigants may utilize e-filing through a vendor on the internet by means of individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.

The e-filing vendor must make virus-free documents available to the Clerk immediately after receipt.

The e- filing vendor is required to make each electronically filed document that is not infected by a virus available for transmission to the Clerk immediately after successful receipt and virus checking of the

The Vendor must issue a confirmation to the Subscriber showing the time and date of receipt, serving as proof of submission.

Upon receipt by the Vendor, and submission of an electronic document to the Clerk, the Vendor shall issue a confirmation to the Subscriber. The confirmation shall indicate the time and date of receipt and serve as proof that the document has been submitted to the Clerk.

Applies to

Court record

All electronic court records in the listed civil case types are designated the official court record.

This Court hereby authorizes all electronic court records to be the official court record. This includes all civil (AD, AR, CH, DC, DN, ED, EV, FA, FC, GC, GR, LA, LM, MH, MR, OP, PR, SC, and TX) case types.

Applies to

Judgment

Domestic Relations Judges will review and consider entering final judgments and parental allocation judgments submitted electronically, subject to specified conditions.

The Domestic Relations Judges will review and consider entering final judgments and parental allocation judgments presented to them electronically, subject to the following conditions:

Applies to

Proposed order

Parties and attorneys may email fully executed proposed settlement documents (Judgment, Marital Settlement Agreement, Allocation Judgment, Parenting Plan, and Certificate of Dissolution) to the Court for the assigned Judge's review and possible entry.

Parties and their attorneys can email their fully executed proposed settlement documents to include the Judgment, Marital Settlement Agreement, Allocation Judgment and Parenting Plan (if applicable) and copy of the Certificate of Dissolution (half/sheet) to the Court for the assigned Judge’s review and possible entry.

Applies to

Request for media coverage

The Clerk may coordinate electronic filing of media coverage requests via email or facsimile.

The Clerk of the Court may coordinate with the designated media coordinator for an electronic filing of the request by means of email or facsimile.