CTY CD-REFUND CASH CONTRIB

Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any request for refund of cash contributions paid in lieu of land donations and pursuant to a county or municipal ordinance must be filed (i) within one year after the date of payment or a longer period specified in a county or municipal ordinance or an annexation agreement if the request is based on an objection to the validity of an ordinance or to the manner in which donations or contributions are calculated under an ordinance or (ii) within one year after the objector knew or should have known that the money has been spent if the request is based on an objection that the contribution was spent in a manner inconsistent with the county or municipal ordinance but, in any case, must be filed within 5 years after the money has been spent. Requires each request to include certain information and provides that failure to file the request within the designated time period and to comply with certain requirements constitutes grounds for denial of the request. Effective January 1, 2007.