Henry County Sheriff's Office Civil Process Division

(309) 937-3970

Illinois law requires all Sheriff's to serve, execute, and return all warrants, process, orders, and judgments of every description that may be delivered to them. The rules and procedures for the execution and service of these various documents are contained in the Code of Civil Procedure as well as in several Illinois Supreme Court Rules. This duty is essential to the smooth functioning and administration of the judicial system, since the documents are necessary to require courtroom attendance of persons being named in both civil and criminal actions.

***Papers Processed Annually by Year:***
Year:	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
# of Papers Processed	2779	2909	2898	3099	2838	2871	3309	3360

The person initiating the court action is called the Plaintiff and the person on whom the action is being taken is called the Defendant. This may be the most familiar in criminal court, where the Plaintiff is the people, who are represented by a prosecuting attorney. In Illinois the prosecutor is known as the States Attorney. In civil court both parties hire their own legal counsel.

The The Civil Process Division of the Henry County Sheriff's Office acts in coordination with the Patrol Division to deliver court papers all across the county. Patrol Deputies attempt to locate the persons named in the papers and present them with the documents. When a paper is served, proof of service is returned to the plaintiff.

Fees Increased For Some Sheriff's Office Services

As a result of a cost study by Maximus, Inc., the Henry County Sheriff's Office is increasing the following service fees. These increases have been approved by the Henry County Board and take effect April 1, 2003.

**Sheriff's Fees Effective April 1, 2003**
Service	Old Fee	New Fee
Civil Process Service	$10.00	$35.00
Tax Notice Service	$10.00	$42.00
Certified Tax Notice Service	$10.00	$42.00
Warrant Service	$8.00	$35.00
Take Bond Fee	$0.00	$14.00

The Service of Process Return Fee remains $5 and the Mileage Fees also remain the same. The "Take Bond" fee is new and applies to those persons who post bond at the Henry County Jail. This fee is in addition to the Bond Amount set on the warrant. Persons unable to post the additonal amount will not be detained, but the unpaid portion of the Take Bond fee will be added to their Fines & Costs at the Circuit Clerk's Office. For questions about Service Fees, call 309-937-3970 during normal business hours. For questions on the Take Bond fee, call 309-937-3940 anytime.