Circuit Court of Jackson County, Illinois (1st Judicial Circuit) Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCriminal cases

Defendants must pay service provider costs to the entity that provided the service.

WHEREAS, 705 ILCS 135/5-15 provides the defendant shall pay service provider costs to the entity that provided the service; and

CRITICALCriminal cases

Service provider costs cannot be credited for time served, substituted with community service, or waived.

WHEREAS, 705 ILCS 135/5-15 provides that service provider costs are not eligible for credit for time served, substitution of community service, or waiver; and

CRITICALCriminal cases

The county circuit clerk is appointed to receive and remit service provider costs, including the listed fees.

The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Williamson County is appointed as the receiver and remitter of service provider costs, which may include, but are not limited to, probation fees, traffic school fees, and drug or alcohol testing fees.

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

$2

Applies to

First pleading

A $2.00 Dispute Resolution Fund fee is due from the party initiating a civil action when the first pleading is filed, except in proceedings commenced by or on behalf of a local government unit.

The Clerks of the Circuit Court in each county shall upon entry of this Order, begin to charge and collect a Dispute Resolution Fund fee of TWO DOLLARS ($2.00) in all civil cases except in proceedings commenced by or on behalf of a unit of local government. Such fee shall be paid by the party initiating the action at the time of filing the first pleading.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Application for leave to sue or defend as a poor person

Applications for leave to sue or defend as a poor person must comply with Supreme Court Rule 298.

All applications for leave to sue or defend as a poor person shall be in compliance with Supreme Court Rule 298.

WARNING

Applies to

Prisoner application to bring civil action

A prisoner’s application to bring a civil action may be denied after three or more qualifying prior frivolous-action dismissals, unless the prisoner faces imminent danger of serious physical injury.

The application of a prisoner to bring a civil action under this rule may be denied if the prisoner has on three or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous as defined in 705 ILCS 105/27.9, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.