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705 ILCS 105/13 (2026)

The clerks shall attend the sessions of their respective courts, preserve all the files and papers thereof, make, keep and preserve complete records of all the proceedings and determinations thereof, except in cases otherwise provided by law, and do and perform all other duties pertaining to their offices, as may be required by law or the rules and orders of their courts respectively

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(705 ILCS 105/13) (from Ch. 25, par. 13)
    Sec. 13. The clerks shall attend the sessions of their respective courts, preserve all the files and papers thereof, make, keep and preserve complete records of all the proceedings and determinations thereof, except in cases otherwise provided by law, and do and perform all other duties pertaining to their offices, as may be required by law or the rules and orders of their courts respectively. Notwithstanding any other law, the right to access and disseminate any court record as defined in this Act may not be subject to an exclusive contract with another person or entity. This Section is subject to the provisions of "The Local Records Act", approved August 18, 1961, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 90-206, eff. 7-25-97.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1994–2015 · leading case: Lee v. Pucinski, 642 N.E.2d 769 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994).
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Lee v. Pucinski, 642 N.E.2d 769 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). · cites it 2× “2a(k)(5) (now 705 ILCS 105/13, 16, 27.2a(k)(5) (West 1992))); section 13 of the Local Records Act (Ill.”
Admin. Off. of the Illinois Courts v. State & Mun. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union, Local 726, 657 N.E.2d 972 (Ill. 1995). “(705 ILCS 105/13 (West 1992).) And the chief judge directs the general operation of the clerk’s office upon inspection of it.”
People v. Mitchell, 916 N.E.2d 624 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “705 ILCS 105/13 (West 2008). “The clerks shall attend the sessions of their respective courts, preserve all the files and papers thereof, make, keep[,] and preserve complete records of all the proceedings and determinations thereof, except in cases otherwise provided by law, and…”
Newman, Raiz & Shelmadine, LLC v. Brown, 915 N.E.2d 782 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “” 705 ILCS 105/13 (West 2006). First and foremost, we find nothing in the record to indicate the MBS has any right by contract, exclusive or not, with the Circuit Clerk to access or disseminate court records.”
Walker v. McGuire, 2015 IL 117138 (Ill. 2015). “705 ILCS 105/13 (West 2012) (outlining duties of circuit court clerks); see also People ex rel.”
Harms v. Bierman, 836 N.E.2d 206 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “tion Order to the Sheriff Having found Bierman properly before it, the trial court determined that the duty to make certain that the fact of the vacating of a body attachment is properly conveyed to the sheriff’s office for removal from its records is logically part of the…”
Harms v. Bierman (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “tion Order to the Sheriff Having found Bierman properly before it, the trial court determined that the duty to make certain that the fact of the vacating of a body attachment is properly conveyed to the sheriff’s office for removal from its records is logically part of the…”
People v. Mitchell (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “705 ILCS 105/13 (West 2008). "The clerks shall attend the sessions of their respective courts, preserve all the files and papers thereof, make, keep[,] and preserve complete records of all the proceedings and determi- nations thereof, except in cases otherwise provided by law,…”
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