Cook County Cir. Ct. G. O. No. 19.2 (eff. March 9, 1989) is hereby amended as follows:

1. The circuit clerk shall charge and collect a Dispute Resolution Fund fee of TWO DOLLARS ($2.00) in all civil cases. Such fee shall be paid by the party initiating the action at the time of filing the first pleading. Such fees shall not be charged in any proceeding commenced on behalf of a unit of local government.

2. Fees collected in a given month shall be remitted by the circuit clerk to the county treasurer by the end of the following month.

3. The circuit clerk shall establish and maintain a system of accounts verifying all Dispute Resolution Fund fees collected and remitted.

4. Upon receipt of the Dispute Resolution Fund fees from the circuit clerk each month, the county treasurer shall promptly deposit the entire amount of such fees in the Dispute Resolution Fund. The county treasurer shall maintain a system of accounts verifying all Dispute Resolution Fund fees received and disbursed.

[Dated December 30, 2022.]