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Illinois Statutes Chapter 55. Counties § 40/5. Refusal to pay over; penalty

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

§ 5. Any clerk or sheriff, who shall refuse or neglect to pay over the fees enumerated in Section 1 of this Act, shall be guilty of a petty offense or business offense and shall be fined in a sum of twice the amount of the fees so retained and not reported. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to release such clerk or sheriff, or his or her sureties, from any civil action on his or her official bond.

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