Chapter 705 — COURTS

(705 ILCS 70/1) (from Ch. 37, par. 651) Sec. 1. Definitions. In this Act: "Court reporter" means any person appointed by the chief judge of any circuit to perform the duties prescribed in Section 5 of this Act. "Court reporting services employee" means any person employed by a ch…

(705 ILCS 70/2) (from Ch. 37, par. 652) Sec. 2. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Court Reporters Act. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2616.)

(705 ILCS 70/3) (from Ch. 37, par. 653) Sec. 3. Number; determination and certification. The number of full-time and part-time court reporters that may be appointed in each circuit shall be determined by the employer representative. In determining how many court reporters are nee…

(705 ILCS 70/4) (from Ch. 37, par. 654) Sec. 4. Appointment; oath. The chief judge may appoint all or any of the number of court reporters authorized by Section 3 of this Act. The court reporters so appointed shall serve at the direction of the chief judge and may be removed by t…

(705 ILCS 70/4.1) (from Ch. 37, par. 654.1) Sec. 4.1. Appointment and salary of administrative personnel. (a) The employer representative may authorize the chief judge of any circuit to appoint administrative, supervisory, and clerical staff when a need for such positions has bee…

(705 ILCS 70/5) (from Ch. 37, par. 655) Sec. 5. Means of reporting; transcripts. The court reporter shall make a full reporting by means of stenographic notes of the evidence and such other proceedings in trials and judicial proceedings to which he or she is assigned by the chief…

(705 ILCS 70/6) (from Ch. 37, par. 656) Sec. 6. Assignment to serve outside of county of appointment; travel expenses. The chief judge may assign a court reporter to serve anywhere within the circuit in which the court reporter is appointed. A court reporter shall be paid travel …

(705 ILCS 70/7) (from Ch. 37, par. 657) Sec. 7. Proficiency tests. Each court reporter may be required by the chief judge to take a test to verify his or her proficiency within one year of employment. The test shall be prepared and administered by the employer representative in c…

(705 ILCS 70/8) (from Ch. 37, par. 658) Sec. 8. Salaries. (a) The salaries of all court reporters shall be paid by the State. The salary of each individual court reporter shall be computed from a schedule adopted by the employer representative. The salary schedule shall reflect t…

(705 ILCS 70/8.1) Sec. 8.1. Appropriation request. Each employer representative shall make an annual appropriation request to the General Assembly to fund court reporters. When necessary, an employer representative may request supplemental appropriations to fund court reporters. …

(705 ILCS 70/8.2) Sec. 8.2. Collective bargaining. The employer representatives shall collectively bargain over wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment of persons employed as court reporting services employees in this State if so agreed upon by a majority vote of the…

(705 ILCS 70/8.5) Sec. 8.5. Advisory arbitration for collective bargaining. (a) All matters concerning wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment of court reporters are subject to advisory, non-binding arbitration. (b) Any party to a collective bargaining agreement with…

(705 ILCS 70/9) (from Ch. 37, par. 659) Sec. 9. The following acts are repealed: "An Act to authorize the judges of Circuit, Superior, City and Town courts to appoint shorthand reporters and to provide for their duties and compensation", filed July 20, 1927, as amended; "An Act t…

(705 ILCS 75/0.01) (from Ch. 37, par. 660.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Court Reporter Transcript Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(705 ILCS 75/1) (from Ch. 37, par. 661) Sec. 1. The official court reporter in attendance at any arraignment wherein the accused upon conviction shall, or may be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary, shall take full stenographic notes of the proceedings, including in part…

(705 ILCS 75/2) (from Ch. 37, par. 662) Sec. 2. In any case arising under "An Act to provide a remedy for persons convicted and imprisoned in the penitentiary, who assert that rights guaranteed to them by the Constitution of the United States or the State of Illinois, or both, ha…

(705 ILCS 75/3) (from Ch. 37, par. 663) Sec. 3. Upon order of the court, the official court reporter shall transcribe and furnish an original and a copy or copies of the pre-trial proceedings and the proceedings at the trial of any person where, pursuant to Rule 607 of the Illino…

(705 ILCS 75/4) (from Ch. 37, par. 664) Sec. 4. The reporter, in full for all his services in connection with the transcribing and filing or furnishing the transcripts referred to in this Act, shall be paid a fee as provided in Section 5 of the Court Reporters Act. All such fees …

(705 ILCS 75/5) (from Ch. 37, par. 665) Sec. 5. Where the court has authorized a person other than the official reporter who took the stenographic notes to transcribe the same the person making and filing or furnishing such transcript (and a copy or copies when authorized by stat…

(705 ILCS 75/6) (from Ch. 37, par. 666) Sec. 6. The reasonable fees of a court reporter incurred in preparing the transcript of proceedings for purposes of appeal in cases in which a minor has been found to be abused, neglected or dependent shall be fixed by the court and shall b…

(705 ILCS 78/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Foreign Language Court Interpreter Act. (Source: P.A. 90-771, eff. 1-1-99.)

(705 ILCS 78/5) Sec. 5. Foreign Language Court Interpreter Program. The Supreme Court may establish and administer by rule or procedure a program of testing and certification for foreign language court interpreters. The program may provide that: (1) The Administrative Office of t…

(705 ILCS 78/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 90-771, eff. 1-1-99; text omitted.)

(705 ILCS 78/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 1999. (Source: P.A. 90-771, eff. 1-1-99.)

(705 ILCS 80/0.01) (from Ch. 37, par. 800) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Child Witness Trauma Reduction Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(705 ILCS 80/1) (from Ch. 37, par. 801) Sec. 1. The Illinois Supreme Court is hereby authorized to establish programs to educate Illinois circuit and associate circuit judges on the techniques and methods of reducing or eliminating the trauma of testifying at trial for children w…

(705 ILCS 85/0.01) (from Ch. 116, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Court Records Restoration Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(705 ILCS 85/1) (from Ch. 116, par. 1) Sec. 1. Whenever the record of any judgment or order, or other proceeding, of any judicial court of this State, or any part of the record of any judicial proceeding, shall have been or shall hereafter be lost or destroyed, any party or perso…

(705 ILCS 85/2) (from Ch. 116, par. 2) Sec. 2. That whenever the loss or destruction of any such record or part thereof shall have happened, or shall hereafter happen, and such defect cannot be supplied, as provided in the next preceding section, any party or person interested th…

(705 ILCS 85/3) (from Ch. 116, par. 3) Sec. 3. In case of the destruction by fire or otherwise of the records, or any part thereof, of any circuit court, the judge of any such court may proceed upon his own motion, or upon application in writing of any party in interest, to resto…

(705 ILCS 85/4) (from Ch. 116, par. 4) Sec. 4. That in all causes which have been removed, or shall hereafter be removed, to a reviewing court of this State, a duly certified copy of the record of such cause remaining in the reviewing court may be filed in the court from which su…

(705 ILCS 86/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Court Record and Document Accessibility Act. (Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24.)

(705 ILCS 86/10) Sec. 10. Process for access. The General Assembly encourages the Supreme Court to consider establishing a process for access to court files that are limited by statute or court rule that includes standardized forms and provisions for requesting access to document…

(705 ILCS 86/15) Sec. 15. Applicability. This Act applies to all court records and documents related to any civil or criminal proceeding brought before any court in this State that are created and maintained by a State court. (Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24.)

(705 ILCS 86/20) Sec. 20. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(705 ILCS 86/25) Sec. 25. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(705 ILCS 86/30) Sec. 30. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(705 ILCS 86/35) Sec. 35. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(705 ILCS 86/40) Sec. 40. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(705 ILCS 86/45) Sec. 45. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(705 ILCS 86/5) Sec. 5. Record and document accessibility. (a) All records and documents are presumed to be accessible by the court and the clerk of the court. A clerk of the court shall limit access to case information and documents that are not identified as public to the clerk…

(705 ILCS 86/50) Sec. 50. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(705 ILCS 86/55) Sec. 55. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(705 ILCS 86/60) Sec. 60. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(705 ILCS 90/1-1) Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Judicial Privacy Act. (Source: P.A. 97-847, eff. 9-22-12.)

(705 ILCS 90/1-10) Sec. 1-10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Government agency" includes all agencies, authorities, boards, commissions, departments, institutions, offices, and any other bodies politic and corporate of the State created by the constitution or statute, whether…

(705 ILCS 90/1-5) Sec. 1-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to improve the safety and security of Illinois judicial officers to ensure they are able to administer justice fairly without fear of personal reprisal from individuals affected by the decisions they make in the cour…

(705 ILCS 90/2-1) Sec. 2-1. Publicly posting or displaying a judicial officer's personal information by government agencies. (a) Government agencies shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes a judicial officer's personal information, provided tha…

(705 ILCS 90/2-10) Sec. 2-10. Procedure for completing a written request. (a) Requirement that a judicial officer make a written request. No government agency, person, business, or association shall be found to have violated any provision of this Act if the judicial officer fails…

(705 ILCS 90/2-5) Sec. 2-5. Publicly posting a judicial officer's personal information on the Internet by persons, businesses, and associations. (a) Prohibited Conduct. (1) All persons, businesses, and associations shall refrain from publicly posting or displaying on the Internet…