As amended through September 23, 2024
Rule 21.05 - AUTHORIZED USERSA. The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall accept and approve filing electronically through a vendor or through the clerk's computer workstation.B. The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall allow the filing of a document or pleading using the conventional manner of filing. At no time shall the E-filing program prevent or exclude the ability to file any valid pleading with the Clerk of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court. In those circumstances, the clerk shall scan conventionally filed documents into the electronic file.C. Prior to filing any document electronically, users are required to register with the Clerk of Court and the court's authorized e-filing vendor. Attorneys must submit an E-Filing Registration Form to the Clerk of the Court, which shall include a minimum of the following information: firm name, attorney names and ARDC registration numbers, address, phone number, e-mail address for E-service, and staff contact information.D. All other justice community users shall be registered upon confirmation of authorization by the Clerk of Court. Court partner agency users and individual registrations will be used to identify the source of the e-filed document submitted to the court electronically.E. The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission number will be used as the identifier for attorneys to ensure that the attorney is licensed and in good standing with the Illinois Supreme Court. The clerk is authorized to verify whether an attorney who registers as a user is authorized to practice in Illinois.F. Self-Represented Litigants may utilize E-filing through a vendor on the Internet by means of individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.G. Without charge during normal business hours, the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall provide attorneys and parties in e-file cases access to an e-file computer workstation.Ill. R. Cir. Ct. McHenry Cnty. 21.05