As amended through September 23, 2024
Rule 12.02 - AUTHORIZATION TO SERVE AS SURETY(a)Civil Sureties. Bond with a civil surety will be approved only if a current, certified copy of the surety' s license (issued under the Illinois Insurance Code or the Illinois Bail Bond Act) is on file with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and a verified power of attorney or certificate of authority for each person authorized to execute bonds for the surety is attached to the bond.(b)Personal Sureties. The Court may require that any personal surety execute a schedule of property in a form approved by the Court. If the person offered as a surety is accepted by the Court, the schedules of property shall be filed with the bond, and shall be served upon all opposing parties in the manner prescribed by Supreme Court Rule 11 within forty-eight (48) hours after the Court accepts the surety.(c)Period of Authorization. Authorization to act as a surety shall be granted not to exceed one year, and in any event shall expire on the first day of the July next following the authorization.(d)Renewal of Authorization. A petition for renewal of authorization shall be filed between the first and fifteenth days of April preceding the expiration of authorization.(e)Interim Authorization. Upon the filing of a petition, the Court may grant the petitioner authority to act as a surety on bonds in the Court pending determination of the petition.Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Dupage Cnty. 12.02