Circuit Court of Grundy County, Illinois (13th Judicial Circuit) Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Electronic filing is mandatory in civil case types through the Supreme Court-authorized EFM effective January 1, 2018.

On January 22, 2016, the Supreme Court amended M.R. 18368, mandating electronic filing in civil case types effective January 1, 2018 through the utilization of a centralized electronic filing manager (EFM) authorized by the Supreme Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Wills or other testamentary documents

Wills and other testamentary documents may not be filed electronically.

Wills or other testamentary documents shall not be accepted for filing electronically.

CRITICAL

Filers must register with the EFM through an authorized EFSP before electronically filing any document.

All filers shall register with the EFM through an authorized EFSP, prior to filing any document electronically.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil document

Electronic filing is required in all civil case types effective January 1, 2018.

The Circuit Court hereby requires electronic filing in all civil case types effective January 1, 2018

CRITICAL

Applies to

Physical exhibits

Physical items that cannot be adequately filed electronically must be filed in physical form at the Clerk’s office or courtroom as directed by court order.

Items not conducive to electronic filing, such as 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 court and in conformity with the Supreme Court’s Order M.R. 18368 filed January 22, 2016.

WARNING

E-filing through e-File IL is permitted for specified criminal and juvenile cases only after case initiation and assignment of a case number, but not for the listed quasi-criminal case types.

This Court hereby authorizes electronic filing in criminal case types (Criminal Felony (CF), Criminal Misdemeanor (CM), Driving Under the Influence (DT) and juvenile case types (Juvenile (J), Juvenile Abuse and Neglect (JA), and Juvenile Delinquency (JD)) in a permissive manner through e- File IL. Permissive e-Filing of criminal and juvenile cases through e-FileIL applies only to filings after the case has been initiated and assigned a case number. Criminal and juvenile case initiation in the circuit courts should continue using current practices. Permissive e-filing through eFileIL does not include quasi-criminal case types: Traffic (TR), Ordinance Violation (OV), Conservation (CV) and Civil Law (CL).

WARNING

Incarcerated self-represented litigants are exempt from e-filing but are encouraged to e-file when the facility makes it available.

Self-represented litigants incarcerated in a federal, state or local correctional facility shall not be required to e-File documents but are encouraged to do so if e- Filing is available within the facility.

INFO

The Clerk must provide a workstation for any filer to register and file documents electronically.

To facilitate electronic filing, the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall provide a computer workstation for use for any filer to register and file electronic documents.

INFO

Applies to

Criminal document

Criminal e-filing is encouraged, but conventional filings continue to be accepted.

encourages criminal e-filing, although conventional filings in these case types will continue to be accepted.

INFO

Applies to

Exhibits

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

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

INFO

Applies to

Motion and notice of motion

A motion and notice of motion seeking permission to file physical items may be filed electronically.

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