11th Judicial Circuit Court, Livingston County, Illinois Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Fee

$25

Applies to

Residential mortgage foreclosure complaint

A. Filing fee/Complaint: In all McLean County cases where a complaint is filed to foreclose a residential real estate mortgage (as defined in 735 ILCS 5/15-1203, 15-1207, and 15-1219), the complaint shall clearly designate that the case is subject to mediation and the Circuit Clerk shall charge an additional $25.00 filing fee to defray the cost of the Mandatory Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program. The filing fee may be refunded by order of the Court pursuant to Section H of this Rule. The fees collected shall be forwarded to the McLean County Treasurer and maintained in a separate fund subject to disbursement on order of the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.

A. Filing fee/Complaint: In all McLean County cases where a complaint is filed to foreclose a residential real estate mortgage (as defined in 735 ILCS 5/15-1203, 15-1207, and 15-1219), the complaint shall clearly designate that the case is subject to mediation and the Circuit Clerk shall charge an additional $25.00 filing fee to defray the cost of the Mandatory Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program. The filing fee may be refunded by order of the Court pursuant to Section H of this Rule. The fees collected shall be forwarded to the McLean County Treasurer and maintained in a separate fund subject to disbursement on order of the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.

CRITICAL

Fee

$25

Applies to

Mortgage foreclosure counterclaim

A counterclaim to foreclose a mortgage must pay the additional $25 filing fee.

F. Counterclaims to Foreclose a Mortgage: Where the complaint to foreclose a mortgage takes the form of a Counterclaim (i.e. the original complaint is a mechanics lien), any counterclaims to foreclose a mortgage must pay the extra $25 filing fee.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Entry of appearance

A defendant or their attorney must pay the required fee when filing the written Entry of Appearance in the specified small-claims or arbitration proceedings.

Service of this summons upon you requires that you or your attorney appear in person at the time and place specified in the summons and make your presence known to the Clerk of the Court, at which time you will be required to file a written Entry of Appearance, and pay the required fee.

CRITICAL

A filing may be rejected if the required filing or appearance fee is missing or incorrect, unless the proper court-fee-waiver application is filed.

Filing or appearance fee has not been paid or is submitted with an insufficient or incorrect amount. Filing fees may be waived only upon the filing of the proper application for waiver of court fees. Failure to include the appropriate fee or application for waiver will result in rejection of filing.

CRITICAL

If an electronic filing includes an application for waiver of court fees, payment of the requisite fees is stayed until the court rules on the application.

When the electronic filing includes an application for waiver of court fees, payment of the requisite fees shall be stayed until the court rules on the waiver application.

WARNING

Copies of documents or certifications must be available to a requesting party at reasonable cost, including applicable fees set by rule or statute.

Copies of any document or certification of same shall be available to the requesting party at a reasonable cost, including all applicable fees as set by rule or statute.

WARNING

Counties must comply with Supreme Court Rule 298 when applying waivers of fees, fines, or other financial obligations.

All counties shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 298 for the application of the waiver of such fees, fines or other financial obligation.

WARNING

E-filing vendor service fees are charged in addition to statutory filing fees and belong to the vendor.

Fees charged by the e-filing vendor to the registered user for vendor services are solely the property of the vendor and are in addition to any statutory fee associated with statutory filing fees.

WARNING

Counties must maintain schedules of collected fees, fines, and surcharges, and make them available from the Circuit Clerk’s office.

All counties within the Eleventh Judicial Circuit shall maintain a schedule of the various fees, fines and surcharges collected within the County, and where appropriate, the County Board or Court shall from time to time amend those fees. A schedule of such fines, fees and surcharges, including fees charged for services by the Court Services office or various testing fees, shall be available from each Circuit Clerk’s office.

INFO

Applies to

Respondent appearance fee

Pro se small-claims litigants must be offered mediation at the first return date, and the respondent’s appearance fee is waived if the parties agree to mediate and settle at the first appearance.

All pro se small claims litigants shall be given the opportunity to participate in mediation at the first return date. Mediation may occur at any time during the small claims process; however, if the parties agree to participate in mediation at the first appearance and the case is settled at that time, the respondent’s appearance fee will be waived.