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5 ILCS 100/5-165 — Illinois Code / Chapter 5 / Act 100 / Section 5-165
Section 5-165
Status: in_force

(5 ILCS 100/5-165) Sec. 5-165. Ex parte communications in rulemaking; special government agents. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, this Section applies to ex parte communications made during the rulemaking process. (b) "Ex parte communication" means any written or oral communication by any person during the rulemaking period that imparts or requests material information or makes a material argument regarding potential action concerning an agency's general, emergency, or peremptory rulemaking under this Act and that is communicated to that agency, the head of that agency, or any other employee of that agency. For purposes of this Section, the rulemaking period begins upon the commencement of the first notice period with respect to general rulemaking under Section 5-40, upon the filing of a notice of emergency rulemaking under Section 5-45, or upon the filing of a notice of rulemaking with respect to peremptory rulemaking under Section 5-50. "Ex parte communication" does not include the following: (i) statements by a person publicly made in a public forum; (ii) statements regarding matters of procedure and practice, such as the format of public comments, the number of copies required, the manner of filing such comments, and the status of a rulemaking proceeding; and (iii) statements made by a State employee of that agency to the agency head or other employee of that agency. (c) An ex parte communication received by any agency, agency head, or other agency employee shall immediately be reported to that agency's ethics officer by the recipient of the communication and by any other employee of that agency who responds to the communication. The ethics officer shall require that the ex parte communication promptly be made a part of the record of the rulemaking proceeding. The ethics officer shall promptly file the ex parte communication with the Executive Ethics Commission, including all written communications, all written responses to the communications, and a memorandum prepared by the ethics officer stating the nature and substance of all oral communications, the identity and job title of the person to whom each communication was made, all responses made, the identity and job title of the person making each response, the identity of each person from whom the written or oral ex parte communication was received, the individual or entity represented by that person, any action the person requested or recommended, and any other pertinent information. The disclosure shall also contain the date of any ex parte communication. (d) Failure to take certain actions under this Section may constitute a violation as provided in Section 5-50 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
755 ILCS 5/2-4 — Illinois Code / Chapter 755 / Act 5 / Section 2-4
Section 2-4
Status: in_force

(755 ILCS 5/2-4) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 2-4) Sec. 2-4. Adopted child. (a) An adopted child is a descendant of the adopting parent for purposes of inheritance from the adopting parent and from the lineal and collateral kindred of the adopting parent and for the purpose of determining the property rights of any person under any instrument, unless the adopted child is adopted after attaining the age of 18 years and the child never resided with the adopting parent before attaining the age of 18 years, in which case the adopted child is a child of the adopting parent but is not a descendant of the adopting parent for the purposes of inheriting from the lineal or collateral kindred of the adopting parent. An adopted child and the descendants of the child who is related to a decedent through more than one line of relationship shall be entitled only to the share based on the relationship which entitles the child or descendant to the largest share. The share to which the child or descendant is not entitled shall be distributed in the same manner as if the child or descendant never existed. For purposes of inheritance, the changes made by this amendatory Act of 1997 apply to all decedents who die on or after January 1, 1998. For the purpose of determining the property rights of any person under any instrument, the changes made by this amendatory Act of 1997 apply to all instruments executed on or after January 1, 1998. (b) An adopting parent and the lineal and collateral kindred of the adopting parent shall inherit property from an adopted child to the exclusion of the natural parent and the lineal and collateral kindred of the natural parent in the same manner as though the adopted child were a natural child of the adopting parent, except that the natural parent and the lineal or collateral kindred of the natural parent shall take from the child and the child's kindred the property that the child has taken from or through the natural parent or the lineal or collateral kindred of the natural parent by gift, by will or under intestate laws. (c) For purposes of inheritance from the child and his or her kindred (1) the person who at the time of the adoption is the spouse of an adopting parent is an adopting parent and (2) a child is adopted when the child has been or is declared by any court to have been adopted or has been or is declared or assumed to be the adopted child of the testator or grantor in any instrument bequeathing or giving property to the child. (d) For purposes of inheritance from or through a natural parent and for determining the property rights of any person under any instrument, an adopted child is not a child of a natural parent, nor is the child a descendant of a natural parent or of any lineal or collateral kindred of a natural parent, unless one or more of the following conditions apply: (1) The child is adopted by a descendant or a spouse of a descendant of a
820 ILCS 405/2205 — Illinois Code / Chapter 820 / Act 405 / Section 2205
Section 2205
Status: in_force

(820 ILCS 405/2205) (from Ch. 48, par. 685) Sec. 2205. Judicial review of decisions on contributions. The Circuit Court of the county wherein the hearing provided for in Sections 2200 and 2201 was held shall have power to review the final administrative decisions of the Director rendered pursuant to those Sections. The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of such final administrative decisions of the Director. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Such review proceedings shall be given precedence over all other civil cases except cases arising under the Workers' Compensation Act of this State. The Director shall not be required to certify the record to the Circuit Court unless the party commencing such proceedings for review shall pay to the Director the cost of certification of the record as provided in Section 2200. The Director or the Commissioner of Unemployment Compensation, in the absence of the Director, upon receipt of such payment, shall prepare and certify to the court a true and correct typewritten copy of all matters contained in such record. The Clerk of any court rendering a decision affecting a decision of the Director shall promptly furnish the Director with a copy of such court's decision, without charge, and the Director shall enter an order in accordance with such decision. (Source: P.A. 84-1438.)
65 ILCS 5/11-13-1.2 — Illinois Code / Chapter 65 / Act 5 / Section 11-13-1.2
Section 11-13-1.2
Status: in_force

(65 ILCS 5/11-13-1.2) Sec. 11-13-1.2. Waiver of building, inspection, and construction fees. (a) As used in this Section, "disaster" includes, but is not limited to, an occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or technological cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, hazardous materials spill, or other water contamination, epidemic, air contamination, blight, extended periods of severe, and inclement weather, drought, infestation, critical shortages of essential fuels and energy, explosion, riot, hostile military or paramilitary action, public health emergencies, or acts of domestic terrorism. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city council of a municipality may, by resolution, waive any fees or costs associated with a permit, inspection, or certification of occupancy required by law for construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, movement to another site, removal, or demolition of a manufactured home, building, dwelling, or structure, either commercial or residential, damaged as a result of a disaster, emergency, weather event, or for any reason deemed warranted in the interests of public safety, welfare, and recovery of the community by the city council of the municipality. (Source: P.A. 102-24, eff. 6-25-21.)
325 ILCS 5/4.1 — Illinois Code / Chapter 325 / Act 5 / Section 4.1
Section 4.1
Status: in_force

(325 ILCS 5/4.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2054.1) Sec. 4.1. Any person required to report under this Act who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of abuse or neglect shall also immediately report the person's suspicion to the appropriate medical examiner or coroner. Any other person who has reasonable cause to believe that a child has died as a result of abuse or neglect may report the person's suspicion to the appropriate medical examiner or coroner. The medical examiner or coroner shall investigate the report and communicate the medical examiner's or coroner's apparent gross findings, orally, immediately upon completion of the gross autopsy, but in all cases within 72 hours and within 21 days in writing, to the local law enforcement agency, the appropriate State's attorney, the Department and, if the institution making the report is a hospital, the hospital. The child protective investigator assigned to the death investigation shall have the right to require a copy of the completed autopsy report from the coroner or medical examiner. (Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
40 ILCS 5/1-116.1 — Illinois Code / Chapter 40 / Act 5 / Section 1-116.1
Section 1-116.1
Status: in_force

(40 ILCS 5/1-116.1) Sec. 1-116.1. Required distributions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, all pension funds and retirement systems established under Articles 2 through 18 of this Code have the authority to make any involuntary distributions that are required by federal law under Section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now or hereafter amended. A distribution shall be deemed to be required if failure to make the distribution could affect the qualified plan status of the pension fund or retirement system or could result in the imposition of a substantial penalty on the taxpayer or on the pension fund or retirement system. (Source: P.A. 89-136, eff. 7-14-95.)
210 ILCS 95/17 — Illinois Code / Chapter 210 / Act 95 / Section 17
Section 17
Status: in_force

(210 ILCS 95/17) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 777) Sec. 17. In the event of the inability of any party, or the Department, to procure the attendance of witnesses to give testimony or produce books and papers, such party or the Department may take the deposition of witnesses in accordance with the laws of this State. All testimony taken at a hearing shall be reduced to writing, and all such testimony and other evidence introduced at the hearing shall be a part of the record of the hearing. (Source: P.A. 77-1473.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32038 — Illinois Code / Chapter 55 / Act 5 / Section 5-32038
Section 5-32038
Status: in_force

(55 ILCS 5/5-32038) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32038) Sec. 5-32038. Rejection of bids; failure of bidder to enter into contract. The Committee may reject any and all proposals or bids, should they deem it best for the public good. If the Committee is of the opinion that a combination exists between contractors, either to limit the number of bidders, or to increase the contract price, and that the lowest bid is made in pursuance thereof, the Committee shall reject all proposals or bids. The Committee may reject the bid of any party who has been delinquent or unfaithful in any former contract with the county. It shall reject all proposals or bids other than the lowest regular proposals or bids of any responsible bidder and may award the contract for the specified work or improvement to the lowest responsible bidder at the prices named in this bid. Such an award shall be recorded in the records of its proceedings. Such an award, if any, shall be made within 20 days after the time fixed for receiving bids. If no award is made within that time, another advertisement for proposals or bids for the performance of the work, as in the first instance, shall be made, and thereafter the Committee shall proceed in the manner above provided in this Division. Such a re-advertisement shall be deemed a rejection of all former bids, and thereupon the respective checks and bonds corresponding to the bids so rejected shall be returned to the proper parties. However, the check accompanying any accepted proposal or bid shall be retained in the possession of the Committee until the contract for doing the work, as hereinafter provided, has been entered into by the lowest responsible bidder, whereupon the certified check shall be returned to the bidder. But if that bidder fails, neglects, or refuses to enter into a contract to perform that work or improvement, as provided in this Division, the certified check accompanying his bid and the amount therein mentioned shall be declared to be forfeited to the county, and shall be collected by it and paid into its fund for the repairing and maintenance of like improvements. Any bond forfeited may be prosecuted, and the amount due thereon collected and paid into the same fund. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
5 ILCS 70/1.34 — Illinois Code / Chapter 5 / Act 70 / Section 1.34
Section 1.34
Status: in_force

(5 ILCS 70/1.34) (from Ch. 1, par. 1035) Sec. 1.34. This Section applies to citations in one Act to another Act or to the general law on a subject, whether or not the citation also contains a modifying phrase such as "as amended", "as now or hereafter amended", "in effect from time to time", or a similar phrase. A citation to another Act or to the general law on a subject refers to that other Act or general law in effect from time to time. Initially, the citation refers to that other Act or general law in effect at the time the new or amendatory Act containing the citation becomes law. At any time thereafter, the citation refers to that other Act or general law as amended or otherwise modified up to that time. (Source: P.A. 86-451.)
215 ILCS 5/179E-25 — Illinois Code / Chapter 215 / Act 5 / Section 179E-25
Section 179E-25
Status: in_force

(215 ILCS 5/179E-25) Sec. 179E-25. Limited purpose of SPRV. This Article authorizes SPRVs to be created for the limited purpose of entering into insurance securitization transactions with investors and into related agreements to pay one or more ceding insurers agreed upon amounts under an SPRV contract upon the occurrence of triggering events related to the insurance business of the ceding insurer. An SPRV may not issue a contract for assumption of risk or indemnification of loss other than an SPRV contract as defined herein. (Source: P.A. 92-124, eff. 7-20-01.)
15 ILCS 520/13 — Illinois Code / Chapter 15 / Act 520 / Section 13
Section 13
Status: in_force

(15 ILCS 520/13) Sec. 13. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 83-541. Repealed by P.A. 102-297, eff. 8-6-21.)
30 ILCS 574/40-15 — Illinois Code / Chapter 30 / Act 574 / Section 40-15
Section 40-15
Status: in_force

(30 ILCS 574/40-15) Sec. 40-15. Higher education supplier diversity report. (a) Every private institution of higher education approved by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for purposes of the Monetary Award Program shall submit an annual 2-page report in a searchable Adobe PDF format on its voluntary supplier diversity program to the Commission on or before November 15 of each year. The report shall set forth all of the following: (1) The name, address, phone number, and email address of the point of contact for the
75 ILCS 12/10 — Illinois Code / Chapter 75 / Act 12 / Section 10
Section 10
Status: in_force

(75 ILCS 12/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "E-audiobook" means an audio recording of a text document that is read out loud in an electronic format that is listened to on a computer, tablet, smart phone, or other electronic device. "E-book" means a text document that has been converted into or published in an electronic format that is read on a computer, tablet, smart phone, or other electronic device. "Library" means an entity that: (1) serves, either directly or through contractual services provided by another library,
755 ILCS 5/11a-8 — Illinois Code / Chapter 755 / Act 5 / Section 11a-8
Section 11a-8
Status: in_force

(755 ILCS 5/11a-8) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11a-8) Sec. 11a-8. Petition. The petition for adjudication of disability and for the appointment of a guardian of the estate or the person or both of an alleged person with a disability must state, if known or reasonably ascertainable: (a) the relationship and interest of the petitioner to the respondent; (b) the name, date of birth, and place of residence of the respondent; (c) the reasons for the guardianship; (d) the name and post office address of the respondent's guardian, if any, or of the respondent's agent or agents appointed under the Illinois Power of Attorney Act, if any; (e) the name and post office addresses of the nearest relatives of the respondent in the following order: (1) the spouse and adult children, parents and adult brothers and sisters, if any; if none, (2) nearest adult kindred known to the petitioner; (f) the name and address of the person with whom or the facility in which the respondent is residing; (g) the approximate value of the personal and real estate; (h) the amount of the anticipated annual gross income and other receipts; (i) the name, post office address and in case of an individual, the age, relationship to the respondent and occupation of the proposed guardian. In addition, if the petition seeks the appointment of a previously appointed standby guardian as guardian of the person with a disability, the petition must also state: (j) the facts concerning the standby guardian's previous appointment and (k) the date of death of the guardian of the person with a disability or the facts concerning the consent of the guardian of the person with a disability to the appointment of the standby guardian as guardian, or the willingness and ability of the guardian of the person with a disability to make and carry out day-to-day care decisions concerning the person with a disability. A petition for adjudication of disability and the appointment of a guardian of the estate or the person or both of an alleged person with a disability may not be dismissed or withdrawn without leave of the court. A petitioner who seeks to revoke or construe a power of attorney for the alleged person with a disability, or review the agent's conduct, shall do so in conformity with the Illinois Power of Attorney Act, and as set forth in subsection (c) of Section 11a-17 and subsection (e) of Section 11a-18 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-72, eff. 1-1-22.)
310 ILCS 45/1 — Illinois Code / Chapter 310 / Act 45 / Section 1
Section 1
Status: in_force

(310 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 801) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Mortgage Insurance Fund Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)
40 ILCS 5/4-123.1 — Illinois Code / Chapter 40 / Act 5 / Section 4-123.1
Section 4-123.1
Status: in_force

(40 ILCS 5/4-123.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-123.1) Sec. 4-123.1. To subpoena witnesses. To compel witnesses to attend and testify before it upon all matters connected with the administration of this Article, in the manner provided by law for the taking of testimony before the circuit court. The president, or any member of the Board, may administer oaths to such witnesses. (Source: P.A. 84-1039.)
65 ILCS 5/8-12-24 — Illinois Code / Chapter 65 / Act 5 / Section 8-12-24
Section 8-12-24
Status: in_force

(65 ILCS 5/8-12-24) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-12-24) Sec. 8-12-24. A home rule unit which is a financially distressed city to which this Division is applicable as provided in Section 8-12-4 may not employ financial or fiscal accounting or budgetary procedures or systems, nor place into effect any Financial Plan or Budget, nor enter into any contract or make any expenditure, nor otherwise conduct its financial and fiscal affairs or take other action in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this Division, until such time as the powers and responsibilities of the Authority are terminated as provided in Section 8-12-22. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units which are financially distressed cities to which this Division is applicable as provided in Section 8-12-4 of powers and functions exercised by the State. (Source: P.A. 86-1211.)
745 ILCS 10/6-103 — Illinois Code / Chapter 745 / Act 10 / Section 6-103
Section 6-103
Status: in_force

(745 ILCS 10/6-103) (from Ch. 85, par. 6-103) Sec. 6-103. Neither a local public entity nor a public employee acting within the scope of his employment is liable for interfering with the right of an inmate of a medical facility operated or maintained by the local public entity to obtain a judicial determination or review of the legality of his confinement but a public employee and the local public entity where the employee is acting within the scope of his employment is liable for injury proximately caused by his intentional and unjustifiable interference with such right. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)
765 ILCS 605/4 — Illinois Code / Chapter 765 / Act 605 / Section 4
Section 4
Status: in_force

(765 ILCS 605/4) (from Ch. 30, par. 304) Sec. 4. Declaration - Contents.) The declaration shall set forth the following particulars: (a) The legal description of the parcel. (b) The legal description of each unit, which may consist of the identifying number or symbol of such unit as shown on the plat. (c) The name of the condominium, which name shall include the word "Condominium" or be followed by the words "a Condominium". (d) The name of the city and county or counties in which the condominium is located. (e) The percentage of ownership interest in the common elements allocated to each unit. Such percentages shall be computed by taking as a basis the value of each unit in relation to the value of the property as a whole, and having once been determined and set forth as herein provided, such percentages shall remain constant unless otherwise provided in this Act or thereafter changed by agreement of all unit owners. (f) If applicable, all matters required by this Act in connection with an add-on condominium. (g) A description of both the common and limited common elements, if any, indicating the manner of their assignment to a unit or units. (h) If applicable, all matters required by this Act in connection with a conversion condominium. (h-5) If the condominium is a leasehold condominium, then: (1) The date of recording and recording document number for the lease creating a