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735 ILCS 5/2-102
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-102)Sec. 2-102.         Residence of corporations, voluntary unincorporated associations  and partnerships defined.  For purposes of venue, the following definitions apply:(a) Any private corporation or railroad or bridge company, organized  under the laws of this State, and any foreign corporation authorized to  transact business in this State is a resident of any county in which it  has its registered office or other office or is doing business. A  foreign corporation not authorized to transact business in this State is  a nonresident of this State.(b) A partnership sued in its firm name is a resident of any county  in which any partner resides or in which the partnership has an office  or is doing business. A partnership sued in its firm name, of which all  partners are nonresidents of this State and which does not have an  office or do business in this State, is a nonresident of this State.(c) A voluntary unincorporated association sued in its own name is a  resident of any county in which the association has an office or, if on  due inquiry no office can be found, in which any officer of the association  resides.  A voluntary unincorporated association sued in its own name, of  which all its members are nonresidents of this State and which does not  have an office or do business  in this State, is a nonresident of this State.    (Source: P.A. 83-901.)
735 ILCS 5/2-103
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-103)Sec. 2-103.         Public corporations - Local actions - Libel - Insurance  companies.(a) Actions must be brought against a public, municipal,  governmental or quasi-municipal corporation in the county in which its  principal office is located or in the county in which the transaction or  some part thereof occurred out of which the cause of action arose.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 7-102 of this Code, if the cause of  action is  related to an airport owned by a unit of local government or the property or  aircraft  operations thereof, however, including an action challenging the  constitutionality of  this amendatory  Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the action must be brought in the county in  which the  unit of local government's principal office is located.  Actions to recover damage to real estate  which may be overflowed or otherwise damaged by reason of any act of the  corporation may be brought in the county where the real estate or some  part of it is situated, or in the county where the corporation is  located, at the option of the party claiming to be injured.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 7-102 of this Code, any cause of  action  that is related to an airport owned by a unit of local government, and that is  pending on or after the effective date of  this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly in a county other than the  county in which the  unit of local government's principal office is located, shall be transferred,  upon motion of any  party under Section 2-106 of this Code, to the county in which the unit of  local government's  principal office is located.(b) Any action to quiet title to real estate, or to partition or  recover possession thereof or to foreclose a mortgage or other lien  thereon, must be brought in the county in which the real estate or some  part of it is situated.(c) Any action which is made local by any statute must be brought in  the county designated in the statute.(d) Every action against any owner, publisher, editor, author or  printer of a newspaper or magazine of general circulation for libel  contained in that newspaper or magazine may be commenced only in the  county in which the defendant resides or has his, her or its principal office  or in which the article was composed or printed, except when the  defendant resides or the article was printed without this State, in  either of which cases the action may be commenced in any county in which  the libel was circulated or published.(e) Actions against any insurance company incorporated under the law  of this State or doing business in this State may also be brought in any  county in which the plaintiff or one of the plaintiffs may reside.    (Source: P.A. 93-450, eff. 8-6-03.)
735 ILCS 5/2-104
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-104)Sec. 2-104.     Wrong venue - Waiver - Motion to transfer.     (a) No order or  judgment is void because rendered in the wrong venue, except in case of  judgment by confession as provided in subsection (c) of Section 2-1301 of  this Act.  No action shall abate or be dismissed because commenced in  the wrong venue if there is a proper venue to which the cause may be  transferred.(b) All objections of improper venue are waived by a defendant  unless a motion to transfer to a proper venue is made by the defendant on or  before the date upon which he or she is required to appear or within any  further time that may be granted him or her to answer or move with respect to  the complaint, except that if a defendant upon whose residence venue  depends is dismissed upon motion of plaintiff, a remaining defendant may  promptly move for transfer as though the dismissed defendant had not  been a party.(c) Motions for transfer to a proper venue may be supported and  opposed by affidavit.  In determining issues of fact raised by  affidavits, any competent evidence adduced by the parties shall also be  considered.  The determination of any issue of fact in connection with a  motion to transfer does not constitute a determination of the merits of  the case or any aspect thereof.    (Source: P.A. 83-707.)
735 ILCS 5/2-105
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-105)Sec. 2-105.     Defendants in different counties - Review.     In any action involving defendants residing in different counties in  which venue is based on residence and an appropriate and timely motion  to transfer is made by a defendant not residing in the county, the  overruling of the motion is not ground for reversal if he or she proceeds to  trial on the merits, unless he or she renews the motion at the close of all the  evidence and it appears from the record or the evidence that the  defendant residing within the county was joined without probable cause  and not in good faith for the purpose of obtaining a judgment against  him or her but solely for the purpose of fixing venue in that county.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/2-106
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-106)Sec. 2-106.     Transfer.     (a) Transfer for wrong venue.  If a motion to  transfer is allowed on the ground that the action was commenced in a  wrong venue, the cause shall be transferred to the court in a  proper  venue, subject to any equitable terms and conditions that may be  prescribed.(b) Method of transfer.  The clerk of the court from which a  transfer is granted shall immediately certify and transmit to the clerk  of the court to which the transfer is ordered the originals of all  papers filed in the case together with copies of all orders entered  therein.  In the event of a severance, certified copies of papers filed  and orders entered shall be transmitted.  The clerk of the court to  which the transfer is ordered shall file the papers and transcript  transmitted to him or her and docket the case, and the action shall proceed and  be determined as if it had originated in that court.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/2-107
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-107)Sec. 2-107.     Costs and expenses of transfer.     The costs attending a transfer shall be taxed by the clerk of the  court from which the transfer is granted, and, together with the filing  fee in the transferee court, shall be paid by plaintiff. If the court  granting the transfer finds that venue was fixed by plaintiff in bad  faith and without probable cause, then it may order the reasonable  expenses of defendant in attending and obtaining a transfer to a proper  venue, including a reasonable attorney's fee, to be paid by plaintiff.  If the costs and expenses are not paid within a reasonable time, the  transferring court shall on motion dismiss the action.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/2-108
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-108)Sec. 2-108.     Place of trial.     All actions shall be tried in the county in which they are commenced,  except as otherwise provided by law.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/2-109
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-109)Sec. 2-109.     Malicious prosecution - medical malpractice.     In all cases alleging malicious prosecution arising out of proceedings  which sought damages for injuries or death by reason of medical,  hospital, or  other healing art malpractice, the plaintiff need not plead or prove  special injury to sustain his or her cause of action. In all such cases  alleging malicious prosecution, no exemplary or punitive damages shall be  allowed.    (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
735 ILCS 5/Art. II Pt. 2 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 Part 2.      Process
735 ILCS 5/2-201
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-201)Sec. 2-201. Commencement of actions - Forms of process.(a) Every action, unless otherwise expressly provided by statute,  shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint. The clerk shall issue  summons upon request of the plaintiff. The form and substance of the  summons, and of all other process, and the issuance of alias process,  and the service of copies of pleadings shall be according to  rules.(b) One or more duplicate original summonses may be issued, marked  "First Duplicate," "Second Duplicate," etc., as the case may be,  whenever it will facilitate the service of summons in any one or more  counties, including the county of venue.(c) A court's jurisdiction is not affected by a technical error in format of a summons if the summons has been issued by a clerk of the court, the person or entity to be served is identified as a defendant on the summons, and the summons is properly served.  This subsection is declarative of existing law.   (Source: P.A. 100-1048, eff. 8-23-18.)
735 ILCS 5/2-203
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-203)Sec. 2-203. Service on individuals.(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided, service of summons upon  an individual defendant shall be made (1) by leaving a copy of the summons with  the defendant personally, (2) by leaving a copy at the defendant's  usual place of  abode, with some person of the family or a person residing there, of the  age of 13 years or  upwards, and informing that person of the contents of the summons, provided the  officer or other person making service shall also send a copy of the  summons in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid, addressed to  the defendant at his or her usual place of abode, or (3) as provided in  Section 1-2-9.2 of the Illinois Municipal Code with respect to violation of an ordinance governing parking or  standing of vehicles in cities with a population over 500,000.  The certificate of the  officer or affidavit of the person that he or she has sent the copy in  pursuance of this Section is evidence that he or she has done so. No employee of a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community Care Act, or the MC/DD Act shall obstruct an officer or other person making service in compliance with this Section. An employee of a gated residential community shall grant entry into the community, including its common areas and common elements, to a process server authorized under Section 2-202 of this Code who is attempting to serve process on a defendant or witness who resides within or is known to be within the community. As used in this Section, "gated residential community" includes a condominium association, housing cooperative, or private community.(b) The officer, in his or her certificate or in a record filed and  maintained in the Sheriff's office, or other person making service, in  his or her affidavit or in a record filed and maintained in his or her  employer's  office, shall (1) identify as to sex, race, and approximate age the  defendant or other person with whom the summons was left and (2) state  the place where (whenever possible in terms of an exact street address)  and the date and time of the day when the summons was left with the  defendant or other person.(c) Any person who knowingly sets forth in the certificate or  affidavit any false statement, shall be liable in civil contempt. When  the court holds a person in civil contempt under this Section, it shall  award such damages as it determines to be just and, when the  contempt is  prosecuted by a private attorney, may award reasonable attorney's fees.  (Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-966, eff. 1-1-15; 99-180, eff. 7-29-15.)
735 ILCS 5/2-203.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-203.1)Sec. 2-203.1.     Service by special order of court.     If service upon an  individual defendant is impractical under items (1) and (2) of subsection  (a) of Section 2-203, the plaintiff may move, without notice, that the  court enter an order directing a comparable method of service.  The motion  shall be accompanied with an affidavit stating the nature and extent of the  investigation made to determine the whereabouts of the defendant and the  reasons why service is impractical under items (1) and (2) of subsection  (a) of Section 2-203, including a specific statement showing that  a diligent inquiry as to the location of the individual defendant was made and  reasonable efforts to make service have been unsuccessful.  The court may  order service to be made in any manner  consistent with due process.    (Source: P.A. 87-1165.)
735 ILCS 5/2-203.2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

Sec. 2-203.2. Service on an inmate. For the security of a correctional institution  or facility or jail, a process server may be refused entry into that correctional institution  or facility or jail. Each correctional institution or facility or jail shall designate a  representative to accept service from a licensed or registered private detective or agency for  purposes of effectuating service upon an inmate in the custody of the institution, facility,  or jail. With respect to an inmate incarcerated in an Illinois Department of Corrections  facility, the process server shall contact the chief administrative officer in  advance to arrange and designate the time and date, during regularly scheduled business  hours, that the facility representative will meet with and accept service from the process  server. Service upon a warden's or sheriff's representative shall constitute substitute  service and a mailing to the inmate of the process shall be completed by the server in  accordance with Section 2-202. A warden's or sheriff's representative accepting  substitute service shall forward the process to the inmate, but if for any reason the process  is not forwarded to the inmate, the sheriff, sheriff's representative, warden, or warden's  representative shall not be responsible for any civil fine or penalty, or have other liability.  If for any reason an inmate is not in the correctional institution or facility or jail at the  time of the service of process, a warden's or sheriff's representative may refuse to accept  service for the inmate. If it is determined after the process has been left with the  designated representative, that the inmate is not present at that institution or facility or  jail, the designated representative shall promptly return it to the licensed or registered  private detective or agency, indicating that the substitute service could not be effectuated.  The process server shall promptly notify the court of the unsuccessful service.  (Source: P.A. 96-1451, eff. 8-20-10.)
735 ILCS 5/2-204
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-204)Sec. 2-204.     Service on private corporations.     A private corporation may be served (1) by leaving a copy of the  process with its registered agent or any officer or agent of the  corporation found anywhere in the State; or (2) in any other manner now  or hereafter permitted by law. A private corporation may also be  notified by publication and mail in like manner and with like effect as  individuals.    (Source: P.A. 83-707.)
735 ILCS 5/2-205
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-205)Sec. 2-205.     Service on partnership and partners.     (a) A partnership sued  in its firm name may be served by  leaving a copy of the process with any partner personally or with any agent  of the partnership found  anywhere in the State. A partnership sued in its firm name may also be  notified by publication and mail in like manner and with like effect as  individuals.(b) When a personal judgment is sought against a known partner for a  partnership liability the partner may be served (1) in any manner  provided for service on individuals or (2) by leaving a copy of the  summons for him or her with any other partner and mailing a copy of the summons  in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the partner  against whom the judgment is sought at his or her usual place of abode as shown  by an affidavit filed in the cause. The certificate of the officer or  the affidavit of the other person making service that he or she has mailed the  copy in pursuance of this section is evidence that he or she has done so.  Service on a nonresident partner against whom a personal judgment is  sought may be made by leaving a copy with any other partner, and  mailing, as provided herein, only if the cause of action sued on is a  partnership liability arising out of the transaction of business within  the State.(c) When a personal judgment is sought against an unknown owner in an  action authorized under Section 6 of "An Act in relation to the use of an  assumed name in the conduct or transaction of business in this State",  approved July 17, 1941, as amended, service may  be made by leaving a copy of the summons with any agent of the business  and publishing notice in the manner provided by Section 2-206 of this Act.    (Source: P.A. 83-707.)
735 ILCS 5/2-205.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-205.1)Sec. 2-205.1.     Service on voluntary unincorporated associations.     A voluntary  unincorporated association sued in its own name may be served by leaving  a copy of the process with any officer of the association personally or  by leaving a copy of the process at the office of the association with an  agent of the association.  A voluntary unincorporated association sued in  its own name may also be notified by publication and mail in like manner  and with like effect as individuals.    (Source: P.A. 83-901.)
735 ILCS 5/2-207
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-207)Sec. 2-207.     Period of Publication - Default.     The notice required in the preceding section may be given at any time  after the commencement of the action, and shall be published at least  once in each week for 3 successive weeks. No default or proceeding shall  be taken against any defendant not served with summons, or a copy of the  complaint, and not appearing, unless the first publication be at least  30 days prior to the time when the default or other proceeding is sought  to be taken.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/2-208
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-208)Sec. 2-208.     Personal service outside State.     (a) Personal service of  summons may be made upon any party outside the State. If upon a citizen  or resident of this State or upon a person who has submitted to the  jurisdiction of the courts of this State, it shall have the force and  effect of personal service of summons within this State; otherwise it  shall have the force and effect of service by publication.(b) The service of summons shall be made in like manner as service  within this State, by any person over 18 years of age not a party to the  action. No order of court is required. An affidavit of the server shall  be filed stating the time, manner and place of service. The court may  consider the affidavit, or any other competent proofs, in determining  whether service has been properly made.(c) No default shall be entered until the expiration of at least 30  days after service. A default judgment entered on such service may be  set aside only on a showing which would be timely and sufficient to set  aside a default judgment entered on personal service within this State.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/2-209.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-209.1)Sec. 2-209.1.     Actions by and against voluntary associations.     A  voluntary unincorporated association may sue and be  sued in its own name, and may complain and defend in all actions.  For the  purposes of this Code, "voluntary unincorporated association" means any  organization of 2 or more individuals formed for a common purpose, excluding  a partnership or corporation.    (Source: P.A. 84-1043.)
735 ILCS 5/2-211
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article II - Civil Practice

 (from Ch. 110, par. 2-211)Sec. 2-211.         Service on public, municipal, governmental and  quasi-municipal corporations.  In actions against public, municipal, governmental or quasi-municipal  corporations, summons may be served by leaving a copy with the chairperson  of the county board or county clerk in the case of a county, with the  mayor or city clerk in the case of a city, with the president of the  board of trustees or village clerk in the case of a village, with the  supervisor or town clerk in the case of a town, and with the president  or clerk or other officer corresponding thereto in the case of any other  public, municipal, governmental or quasi-municipal corporation or body.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)