SCHEDULE OF FEES

This schedule is provided for informational purposes only. Fees are subject to change without notice.

RULE  285. JURY DEMAND:    SMALL CLAIMS

A small claim shall be tried by the court unless a jury demand is filed by the plaintiff at the time the action is commenced or by the defendant not later than the date he is required to appear. There shall be 6 jurors unless either party demands 12. A party demanding a jury shall pay a fee of $12.50 unless he demands a jury of 12, in which case he shall pay a fee of $25, or, if another party has previously paid a fee for a jury of 6, $12.50.

LM JURY DEMAND     

Where the claim for damages does not exceed $15,000 shall be tried  by a jury of 6, unless either party demands a jury of 12.  If a fee in connection with a jury demand is required by statute or rule of the court, the fee for a jury of 12.  A party demanding a jury of 12 after another party has paid for a jury of 6 shall pay the remaining half of the fee applicable to a jury of 12  (Source: P.A. 83-1362.)    735 ILCS 5/2 1105  sub par b

JURY DEMAND  $212.50

The clerk shall be entitled to receive, in addition to other fees allowed  by law, the sum of $212.50 as a fee for service of a jury in every civil action not quasi-criminal in nature and not a proceeding for the exercise of the right of eminent domain and in every other action wherein the right of trial by jury is or may be given by law. The jury fee may be paid by the party demanding a jury at the time of filing the jury demand. If the fee is not paid by either party, no jury shall be called in the action or proceeding, and the same shall be tried by the court without a jury.