(a) The county board in each county shall determine the amount of the fund to be maintained in that county, which amount shall not be less than $50,000 and shall not be greater than $1,000,000 in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants. Any moneys accumulated by the county treasurer in excess of the amount so established, as trustee of the fund, shall be paid by him or her annually to the general fund of the county.
     (b) In counties in which a Tort Liability Fund is established, all sums of money received under subsection (a) of Section 235 may be deposited in the general fund of the county for general county governmental purposes, if the county board provides by ordinance that the indemnity required by this Section shall be provided by the Tort Liability Fund.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 35 ILCS 516/240

  • County board: means the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, and the board of supervisors in counties under township organization, and the board of commissioners of Cook County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.07
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.