Ill. R. Cir. Ct. McHenry Cnty. 1.17

As amended through September 23, 2024

Rule 1.17 - COUNTY LAW LIBRARY

A. Law Library. The Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit shall have and maintain a Law Library that conveniently serves the legal community and the public.

B. Law Library Committee. The Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit shall have a Law Library Committee. The Chief Judge shall designate the Committee's Chair. The members of the committee shall be the resident Circuit Judges and include as a minimum a majority of the resident Circuit Judges of the county.

C. Operation. The committee shall be responsible for the efficient administration of the County Law Library. The committee discharges its authority through the Court Administrator. The daily operations of the Law Library shall be managed by a law librarian or a staff member appropriately trained in the skills required to maintain a law library or legal reference center. Recommendations concerning library policies, budgets and the general operations and procedures shall be submitted to the Law Library Committee Chair for consideration by the committee.

D. Law Library Fund. Disbursements from such fund shall be by the County Treasurer, on orders of a majority of the resident Circuit Judges of the Circuit Court of the county pursuant to law. See 55 ILCS 5/5-39001.

Ill. R. Cir. Ct. McHenry Cnty. 1.17