eFileIL
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The facts
Each one read from eFileIL's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account requirement
- Users must register before using eFileIL.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Availability
- The FAQ says eFileIL is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, though it may be temporarily offline for maintenance.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Case availability
- The active-courts page says criminal, quasi-criminal, and juvenile filings are available only for subsequent filings, with case initiation not yet available through eFileIL.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Civil filing requirement
- Electronic filing is mandatory for civil cases in the Illinois Supreme, Appellate, and Circuit Courts.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Court integration
- eFileIL integrates with each court’s case management system.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Document limits
- The published document standards set trial-court limits of 25 MB per document and 50 MB per envelope, and a 150 MB envelope limit for reviewing courts.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Document restrictions
- The published standards state that e-filed documents cannot contain security or encryption, or embedded audio or video files.checked 7 Oct 2001
- eService
- eService can send case documents to other parties by email and lets filers track when recipients received and opened the filing.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Exchange without filing
- eFileIL may be used to exchange documents between parties without filing them with the court.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Fees
- The FAQ says standard court filing fees depend on the local court and some EFSPs charge fees that vary by provider and transaction.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Filing workflow
- Filers submit filings through an Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP), which sends them through eFileIL to Illinois courts.checked 7 Oct 2001
- How it works
- Filers submit documents through a certified electronic filing service provider, which delivers them to participating courts for clerk review.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Limits
- The FAQ says eFiling is available in all case types except specified criminal, quasi-criminal, and juvenile case types.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Provider choice
- Filers can choose any electronic filing service provider certified to file through eFileIL.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- eFileIL is Illinois’s centralized electronic filing manager for court documents in civil cases.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Registration and support
- Users must register before using eFileIL, and each provider supplies support and training for its own website.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Related service
- The site links to re:SearchIL for searching cases and documents.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Security
- The FAQ states that the system adheres to state and federal security regulations and meets Payment Card Industry Security Standards (PCI DSS).checked 7 Oct 2001
- Support
- Support for an EFSP’s website is provided by that service provider.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Training
- Training for an EFSP’s website is provided by that service provider.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Web access
- eFileIL delivers electronic filing through a secure web portal and requires internet access and a browser, with no unique software, middleware, or hardware required.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Who it serves
- The portal is for attorneys, self-represented litigants, and government agencies.checked 7 Oct 2001
Money
- Free filing option
- The service-provider page lists eFileIL among the providers with free e-filing.checked 7 Oct 2001
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