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735 ILCS 5/2-621 — Illinois Code / Chapter 735 / Act 5 / Section 2-621
Section 2-621
Status: in_force

(735 ILCS 5/2-621) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-621) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89-7, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2-621. Product liability actions. (a) In any product liability action based on any theory or doctrine commenced or maintained against a defendant or defendants other than the manufacturer, that party shall upon answering or otherwise pleading file an affidavit certifying the correct identity of the manufacturer of the product allegedly causing injury, death or damage. The commencement of a product liability action based on any theory or doctrine against such defendant or defendants shall toll the applicable statute of limitation and statute of repose relative to the defendant or defendants for purposes of asserting a strict liability in tort cause of action. (b) Once the plaintiff has filed a complaint against the manufacturer or manufacturers, and the manufacturer or manufacturers have or are required to have answered or otherwise pleaded, the court shall order the dismissal of a product liability action based on any theory or doctrine against the certifying defendant or defendants, provided the certifying defendant or defendants are not within the categories set forth in subsection (c) of this Section. Due diligence shall be exercised by the certifying defendant or defendants in providing the plaintiff with the correct identity of the manufacturer or manufacturers, and due diligence shall be exercised by the plaintiff in filing an action and obtaining jurisdiction over the manufacturer or manufacturers. The plaintiff may at any time subsequent to the dismissal move to vacate the order of dismissal and reinstate the certifying defendant or defendants, provided plaintiff can show one or more of the following: (1) That the applicable period of statute of limitation or statute of repose bars the
70 ILCS 2805/61 — Illinois Code / Chapter 70 / Act 2805 / Section 61
Section 61
Status: in_force

(70 ILCS 2805/61) (from Ch. 42, par. 447.25) Sec. 61. Distribution of deficiency and new notice. Wherever on a hearing by the court or before a jury the amount of any assessment is reduced or canceled so that there is a deficiency in the total amount remaining assessed in the proceeding, the court may in the same proceeding distribute this deficiency upon the other property assessed or upon the district on account of public benefit in such manner as the court finds just and equitable. In case any portion of this deficiency is charged against such property not represented in court, a new notice of the same nature as the original notice shall be given in like manner as the original notice to show the cause why the assessment as thus increased should not be confirmed. The owners of or parties interested in such property have the right to object in the same form and with the same effect as in case of the original assessment, and the court has the same power to dispose thereof. (Source: P.A. 85-1137.)
630 ILCS 10/5 — Illinois Code / Chapter 630 / Act 10 / Section 5
Section 5
Status: in_force

(630 ILCS 10/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2032) Sec. 5. Legislative policy. (a) It is the public policy of the State of Illinois to promote the development of infrastructure projects that serve the needs of the public. (b) The design-build project delivery method and Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery method and use of Alternative Technical Concepts have the potential to capture private sector innovation and safely deliver infrastructure projects on more predictable schedules and budgets. Earlier completion and lower cost for projects are possible with the ability to shift or share risks with the private sector that are generally retained by the public in the conventional design-bid-build project delivery method. (c) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority may evaluate and use Alternative Technical Concepts proposed by bidders and proposers and to use the design-build project delivery method and Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery method. (d) It is the intent of this Act to use design professionals, construction companies, and workers from this State, reflecting the diversity of the State's businesses and workforce, to the greatest extent possible. (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the powers granted in this Act are in addition to any other powers authorized under applicable law. (Source: P.A. 102-1094, eff. 6-15-22.)
5 ILCS 120/2a — Illinois Code / Chapter 5 / Act 120 / Section 2a
Section 2a
Status: in_force

(5 ILCS 120/2a) (from Ch. 102, par. 42a) Sec. 2a. A public body may hold a meeting closed to the public, or close a portion of a meeting to the public, upon a majority vote of a quorum present, taken at a meeting open to the public for which notice has been given as required by this Act. A single vote may be taken with respect to a series of meetings, a portion or portions of which are proposed to be closed to the public, provided each meeting in such series involves the same particular matters and is scheduled to be held within no more than 3 months of the vote. The vote of each member on the question of holding a meeting closed to the public and a citation to the specific exception contained in Section 2 of this Act which authorizes the closing of the meeting to the public shall be publicly disclosed at the time of the vote and shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the meeting. Nothing in this Section or this Act shall be construed to require that any meeting be closed to the public. At any open meeting of a public body for which proper notice under this Act has been given, the body may, without additional notice under Section 2.02, hold a closed meeting in accordance with this Act. Only topics specified in the vote to close under this Section may be considered during the closed meeting. (Source: P.A. 88-621, eff. 1-1-95; 89-86, eff. 6-30-95.)
210 ILCS 49/4-106 — Illinois Code / Chapter 210 / Act 49 / Section 4-106
Section 4-106
Status: in_force

(210 ILCS 49/4-106) Sec. 4-106. Provisional licensure outcomes. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in conjunction with the Division of Mental Health of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Health, shall establish a methodology by which financial and clinical data are reported and monitored from each program that is implemented in a facility after the effective date of this Act. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall work in concert with a managed care entity, a care coordination entity, or an accountable care entity to gather the data necessary to report and monitor the progress of the services offered under this Act. (Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13.)
510 ILCS 5/2.19a — Illinois Code / Chapter 510 / Act 5 / Section 2.19a
Section 2.19a
Status: in_force

(510 ILCS 5/2.19a) Sec. 2.19a. "Serious physical injury" means a physical injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death, serious disfigurement, protracted impairment of health, impairment of the function of any bodily organ, or plastic surgery. (Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
805 ILCS 206/905 — Illinois Code / Chapter 805 / Act 206 / Section 905
Section 905
Status: in_force

(805 ILCS 206/905) Sec. 905. Merger of partnerships. (a) Pursuant to a plan of merger approved as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, a partnership may be merged with one or more partnerships or limited partnerships. (b) The plan of merger must set forth: (1) the name of each partnership or limited partnership that is a party to the merger; (2) the name of the surviving entity into which the other partnerships or limited
70 ILCS 1801/80 — Illinois Code / Chapter 70 / Act 1801 / Section 80
Section 80
Status: in_force

(70 ILCS 1801/80) Sec. 80. Bonds not obligations of the State or district. Under no circumstances shall any bonds issued by the District or any other obligation of the District be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Illinois or of any other political subdivision of or municipality within the State. No revenue bond shall be or become an indebtedness of the District within the purview of any constitutional limitation or provision, and it shall be plainly stated on the face of each revenue bond that it does not constitute such an indebtedness, or obligation but is payable solely from the revenues or income derived from terminals, terminal facilities, airports, airfields, and port facilities. (Source: P.A. 96-1015, eff. 7-8-10.)
105 ILCS 5/13B-55 — Illinois Code / Chapter 105 / Act 5 / Section 13B-55
Section 13B-55
Status: in_force

(105 ILCS 5/13B-55) Sec. 13B-55. Non-resident students. If one school district can more efficiently serve students from multiple school districts, an approved alternative learning opportunities program may admit non-resident students pursuant to the terms of an intergovernmental agreement negotiated among participating districts. The tuition charge must not be less than 100% nor greater than 110% of the per capita tuition rate for the resident district. (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
710 ILCS 20/2 — Illinois Code / Chapter 710 / Act 20 / Section 2
Section 2
Status: in_force

(710 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 37, par. 852) Sec. 2. As used in this Act: (a) "Dispute resolution center" means a not-for-profit organization which is exempt from the payment of federal income tax pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which is organized to provide mediation services, including but not limited to mediation services provided at no charge to disputants in connection with disputes referred from the court system. (b) "Mediation" means a voluntary process in which an impartial mediator actively assists disputants in identifying and clarifying issues of concern and in designing and agreeing to solutions for those issues. (c) "Mediator" means a person who has received at least 30 hours of training in the areas of negotiation, nonverbal communication, agreement writing, neutrality and ethics. (Source: P.A. 93-240, eff. 1-1-04.)
70 ILCS 1920/50 — Illinois Code / Chapter 70 / Act 1920 / Section 50
Section 50
Status: in_force

(70 ILCS 1920/50) Sec. 50. Removal of members. The Governor may remove from office any Authority member immediately in case of incompetency, neglect of duty or malfeasance of office or otherwise upon 15 days written notice to the other members. Absence from any 3 consecutive regular meetings of the Authority shall be deemed neglect of duty. (Source: P.A. 91-562, eff. 8-14-99.)
225 ILCS 705/19.12 — Illinois Code / Chapter 225 / Act 705 / Section 19.12
Section 19.12
Status: in_force

(225 ILCS 705/19.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1912) Sec. 19.12. If a designated escape way is a slope of not less than 20 degrees nor more than 45 degrees, it shall be equipped with a stairway or adequate walkway with cleats. If the slope is more than 45 degrees, stairways shall be installed. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)
40 ILCS 5/10-104 — Illinois Code / Chapter 40 / Act 5 / Section 10-104
Section 10-104
Status: in_force

(40 ILCS 5/10-104) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 10-104) Sec. 10-104. Prior county service. Any person employed by the county prior to July 1, 1935, who on such date is an employee of the forest preserve district and becomes a contributor to the fund, shall receive prior service credit accumulations and credit for years of service in the fund, for all such service by him to the county. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/4-142 — Illinois Code / Chapter 40 / Act 5 / Section 4-142
Section 4-142
Status: in_force

(40 ILCS 5/4-142) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-142) Sec. 4-142. Applicability of home rule powers. A home rule unit, as defined in Article VII of the 1970 Illinois Constitution or any amendment thereto, shall have no power to change, alter, or amend in any way the provisions of this Article. A home rule unit which is a municipality, as defined in Section 4-103, shall not provide for, singly or as a part of any plan or program, by any means whatsoever, any type of retirement or annuity benefit to a firefighter other than through establishment of a fund as provided in this Article as now or hereafter amended. (Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
305 ILCS 5/12-1 — Illinois Code / Chapter 305 / Act 5 / Section 12-1
Section 12-1
Status: in_force

(305 ILCS 5/12-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-1) Sec. 12-1. Administration of Code; Department of Healthcare and Family Services. (a) This Code shall be administered by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) as provided in the Department of Human Services Act. (b) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall be under the supervision and direction of the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, as provided in Section 5-20 of the Departments of State Government Law (20 ILCS 5/5-20). The Director shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-605 and meet the qualifications of Section 5-230 of that Law. The Assistant Director of Healthcare and Family Services, created by Section 5-165 of the Departments of State Government Law (20 ILCS 5/5-165), shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-605 of that Law and shall meet the qualifications prescribed in Section 5-230 of that Law. The salaries of the Director and the Assistant Director shall be those specified in Section 5-395 of the Departments of State Government Law (20 ILCS 5/5-395). The Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall comply with other provisions of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois which are generally applicable to the several departments of the State Government created by that Code. (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
110 ILCS 148/50 — Illinois Code / Chapter 110 / Act 148 / Section 50
Section 50
Status: in_force

(110 ILCS 148/50) Sec. 50. Transitional mathematics instruction placement and delivery. (a) A school district electing or required to deliver transitional mathematics instruction in accordance with Section 65 of this Act shall use the statewide criteria established pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 45 of this Act to determine each student's projected readiness for college-level mathematics courses upon high school graduation in that student's selected postsecondary institution mathematics pathway. The school district shall make a pre-determination of student readiness at the end of the first semester of 11th grade and may adjust readiness determinations at the end of 11th grade. The readiness of a student who has not selected a postsecondary institution mathematics pathway shall be determined in accordance with the criteria for the Quantitative Literacy and Statistics Pathways. Notwithstanding the readiness determinations, instructional requirements for students with disabilities shall be subject to the individualized goals set forth within the student's individualized education program required by State and federal law. (b) Public high school graduates of school districts implementing transitional mathematics instruction in accordance with this Act may demonstrate readiness for college-level mathematics courses at applicable postsecondary institutions through any of the following methods: (1) At the end of 11th grade, the student does not meet the statewide criteria for
505 ILCS 5/19 — Illinois Code / Chapter 505 / Act 5 / Section 19
Section 19
Status: in_force

(505 ILCS 5/19) (from Ch. 5, par. 1019) Sec. 19. Policy of State Agencies. It shall be the policy of all state agencies to encourage the maintenance of viable farming in agricultural areas and their administrative regulations and procedures shall be modified to this end insofar as are consistent with the promotion of public health and safety and with the provisions of any federal statutes, standards, criteria, rules, regulations, or policies, and any other requirement of federal agencies, including provisions applicable only to obtaining federal grants, loans, or other funding. (Source: P.A. 81-1173.)
410 ILCS 650/11.01 — Illinois Code / Chapter 410 / Act 650 / Section 11.01
Section 11.01
Status: in_force

(410 ILCS 650/11.01) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 77.01) Sec. 11.01. (a) Any county under 1,000,000 inhabitants may, by resolution of its county board, create the position of sanitary inspector and may appoint any necessary assistants. Each sanitary inspector shall be a registered sanitarian under the "Sanitarian Registration Act". (b) The sanitary inspector shall have the power to enforce and observe the rules, regulations and orders of the Department of Public Health and the provisions of this Act. (c) The sanitary inspector appointed pursuant to this Section has jurisdiction throughout the entire county, except within: (1) Municipalities; (2) Any public health district organized under "An Act to authorize the organization of public health districts and for the establishment and maintenance of a health department for the same", filed June 26, 1917, as amended; and (3) Any public health district organized under "An Act in relation to the establishment and maintenance of county and multiple-county public health departments", approved July 9, 1943, as amended. (Source: P.A. 81-802.)
625 ILCS 5/12-201 — Illinois Code / Chapter 625 / Act 5 / Section 12-201
Section 12-201
Status: in_force

(625 ILCS 5/12-201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-201) Sec. 12-201. When lighted lamps are required. (a) When operated upon any highway in this State, every motorcycle shall at all times exhibit at least one lighted lamp, showing a white light visible for at least 500 feet in the direction the motorcycle is proceeding. However, in lieu of such lighted lamp, a motorcycle may be equipped with and use a means of modulating the upper beam of the head lamp between high and a lower brightness. No such head lamp shall be modulated, except to otherwise comply with this Code, during times when lighted lamps are required for other motor vehicles. (b) All other motor vehicles shall exhibit at least 2 lighted head lamps, with at least one on each side of the frontmost of the vehicle, which satisfy United States Department of Transportation requirements, as set forth in 49 CFR 571.108, showing white lights, including that emitted by high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, or lights of a yellow or amber tint, during the period from sunset to sunrise, at times when rain, snow, fog, or other atmospheric conditions require the use of windshield wipers, and at any other times when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1000 feet. Parking lamps may be used in addition to but not in lieu of such head lamps. Every motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer shall also exhibit at least 2 lighted lamps, commonly known as tail lamps, which shall be mounted on the left rearmost and right rearmost of the vehicle so as to throw a red light visible for at least 500 feet in the reverse direction, except that a truck tractor or road tractor manufactured before January 1, 1968 and all motorcycles need be equipped with only one such tail lamp. (c) Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light a rear registration plate when required and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. Any tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for illuminating a rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted. (d) A person shall install only head lamps that satisfy United States Department of Transportation regulations, as set forth in 49 CFR 571.108, and show white light, including that emitted by HID lamps, or light of a yellow or amber tint for use by a motor vehicle. (e) (Blank). (Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25.)
40 ILCS 5/9-131 — Illinois Code / Chapter 40 / Act 5 / Section 9-131
Section 9-131
Status: in_force

(40 ILCS 5/9-131) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-131) Sec. 9-131. Prior service annuity credits. (a) The sum to be credited for prior service annuity in the case of any present employee described in subdivision (a) of Section 9-109 shall be the entire sum credited for such purposes. (b) The sum to be credited for prior service annuity in the case of any present employee described in subdivision (b) of Section 9-109 shall be the sum credited for such purpose less the excess which would have accumulated under this Article from contributions by the employee after he attained age 65 if such contributions had been made from the effective date to the date of withdrawal with interest at the effective rate to the date of his withdrawal, over the amounts actually contributed for such purpose with like interest computed to such date of withdrawal; provided that the sum so computed shall be less than the sum credited for prior service annuity under the foregoing provisions of this Article. If the sum so computed shall be equal to or greater than the sum credited for prior service annuity as aforesaid, such employee shall not be entitled to prior service annuity. (Source: P.A. 81-1536.)
65 ILCS 5/11-97-4 — Illinois Code / Chapter 65 / Act 5 / Section 11-97-4
Section 11-97-4
Status: in_force

(65 ILCS 5/11-97-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-97-4) Sec. 11-97-4. The corporate authorities, by ordinance, may regulate, restrain, and control the speed of travel upon these pleasure driveways, may prescribe the kind of vehicles that shall be allowed thereon, and in all things may regulate, restrain, and control the use of these pleasure driveways. The corporate authorities may exclude therefrom funeral processions, hearses, and traffic teams and vehicles, so as to free these pleasure driveways from all business traffic or objectionable travel and make them pleasure driveways for pleasure driving only. They may prescribe in that ordinance such fines or penalties for the violation thereof as they are allowed by law to prescribe for the violation of other ordinances. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
710 ILCS 30/20-15 — Illinois Code / Chapter 710 / Act 30 / Section 20-15
Section 20-15
Status: in_force

(710 ILCS 30/20-15) Sec. 20-15. Place of arbitration. (a) The parties are free to agree on the place of arbitration. If the parties do not reach an agreement, the place of arbitration shall be determined by the arbitral tribunal, having regard to the circumstances of the case, including the convenience of the parties. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section, the arbitral tribunal may, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, meet at any place it considers appropriate for consultation among its members, for hearing witnesses, experts, or the parties, or for inspection of goods, other property, or documents. (Source: P.A. 90-631, eff. 7-24-98.)