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M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency / Reduction of Unnecessary In-Person Court Appearances (order of August 27, 2020; amended Sept. 23, 2020 and Feb. 10, 2021)

Reduction of unnecessary in-person court appearances; remote hearings for fee-waiver applications and civil matters

Supreme Court of Illinois · Illinois (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Illinois
Level
Court
Authority
Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, sec. 16; Supreme Court Rules 45 and 298
Issued
2020-08-27 Aug. 27, 2020
Effective
2020-08-27
End
Amended Sept. 23, 2020 (extended to all civil non-family proceedings) and Feb. 10, 2021 (corrected amended order); until further order (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
Aug. 27, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all circuit courts and clerks
  • civil litigants
Functions reached
  • CT courts and clerks
  • PJ client matters
  • SV collections
Collection
Illinois IL

Operative words

In accordance with the efforts of this Court to reduce unnecessary in-person court appearances and to promote remote court appearances, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. With respect to Applications for Waiver of Court Fees...: c. The court shall enter an order ruling on the Application on the basis of the information contained in the Application, without conducting a hearing, unless the court determines that the Application gives rise to a factual issue... d.... scheduling a hearing on the Application by telephone or video conference in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 45 and this Court's Policy on Remote Court Appearances in Civil Proceedings.

Enforcement

Supervisory order

Notes

The Sept. 23, 2020 amendment (read; not saved) extended subparagraph 2.c 'to all civil (non-family) proceedings.'