§ 1308 — Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund

(a) A special fund in the State Treasury is created and shall be known as the Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used by the Department of Business Services of the Office of the Secretary of State, hereinafter "Department", to create and maintain the capability to perform expedited services in response to special requests made by the public for same day or 24 hour service. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall be used for, but not limited to, expenditures for personal services, retirement, Social Security, contractual services, equipment, electronic data processing, and telecommunications. (b) The balance in the Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not exceed $600,000 and any amount in excess thereof shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund. (c) All fees payable to the Secretary of State under this Section shall be deposited into the Fund. No other fees or charges collected under this Act shall be deposited into the Fund. (d) "Expedited services" means services rendered within the same day, or within 24 hours from the time the request therefor is submitted by the filer, law firm, service company, or messenger physically in person or, at the Secretary of State's discretion, by electronic means, to the Department's Springfield Office or Chicago Office and includes requests for certified copies and photocopies, and abstracts of computer record made to the Department's Springfield Office in person or by telephone, or abstracts of computer record made in person or by telephone to the Department's Chicago Office. A request submitted by electronic means may not be considered a request for expedited services solely because of its submission by electronic means, unless expedited service is requested by the filer. (e) Fees for expedited services shall be as follows: Merger, $200; Certificate of limited partnership, $100; Certificate of amendment, $100; Reinstatement, $100; Application for admission to transact business, $100; Abstract of computer record, $20; All other filings, copies of documents, and copies of documents of canceled limited partnerships, $50. (f) Filing of annual renewal reports and requests for certificates of existence shall be made in real time only, without expedited services available.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-282, eff. 1-1-22 .)