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2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 740 - CIVIL LIABILITIES › 740 ILCS 85/ - Highway Contractor Liability Act.

(740 ILCS 85/0.01) (from Ch. 121, par. 364.9)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Highway Contractor Liability Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(740 ILCS 85/1) (from Ch. 121, par. 365)
Sec. 1. 
		
		Any contractor responsible for the construction or improvement of a
public highway which has been opened to the public at the written direction
of, but has not been officially accepted by, the Department of
Transportation or other public body for which the said highway is being
constructed, shall be liable for any injuries or damages sustained by any
person using said highway only to the extent such contractor would be
liable if said highway were officially accepted by the Department of
Transportation or other public body.
(Source: P.A. 77-172.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 740 - CIVIL LIABILITIES › 740 ILCS 125/ - Police Search Cost Recovery Act.

(740 ILCS 125/0.01) (from Ch. 70, par. 850)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Police Search Cost Recovery Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(740 ILCS 125/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 851)
Sec. 1. 
(a) When any governmental unit in this State has expended
resources in a search for any person over the age of 18 who has been
reported as missing, a cause of action exists against the person reported
missing in favor of the governmental unit or units conducting a police
search to recover amounts reasonably expended by the governmental unit
or units where:
(1) Such person knew or should have known that a     police search for him was in progress;
(2) Such person was not prevented by any other person     from informing the police agency searching for him of his whereabouts and that he was not in danger, or from informing another person who could so inform the police agency; and
(3) Such person failed, without good cause, to inform     such police agency or another person who could inform such police agency that a search was not necessary.
(b) When any governmental unit in this State has expended resources in
a search for a noncustodial parent who conceals, detains or removes a child
under the age of 18 from jurisdiction of the court in violation of a court
order or without the consent of the lawful custodian of the child and in
search of that child, who has been reported as missing, a cause of action
exists against the noncustodial parent in favor of the
governmental unit or units conducting a police search to recover amounts
reasonably expended by the governmental unit or units.  For purposes of
subsection (b), "detains" and "lawful custodian" have the meanings ascribed
to them in Section 10-5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
(c) The causes of action under subsections (a) and
(b) shall lie for all amounts reasonably expended in the
search and any amounts expended in the enforcement of the actions,
including reasonable attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and court costs.
Punitive damages shall not be awarded.
(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 740 - CIVIL LIABILITIES › 740 ILCS 135/ - Railroad Passenger Removal Act.

(740 ILCS 135/0.01) (from Ch. 114, par. 86.9)
Sec. 0.01. 
		This Act may be cited as the Railroad Passenger Removal Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(740 ILCS 135/31) (from Ch. 114, par. 87)
Sec. 31. 
		
		If any passenger on any railroad car or train shall refuse, upon
reasonable demand to pay his lawful fare, or shall, upon such car or
train, use abusive, threatening, vulgar, obscene or profane language thereon,
or shall so conduct himself as to make his presence offensive or unsafe to
passengers thereon, it shall be lawful for the conductor of the train to
remove, or cause to be removed, such passenger from the train; but if such
conductor shall use, or cause or permit to be used, unreasonable force or
violence, he shall be liable for all damages to the person injured
thereby: Provided, that the recovery and satisfaction of damages, under the
provisions of this Section shall not lessen the liability of or the amount
of the damage that such corporation may be liable to for such acts.
(Source: Laws 1889, p. 224.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 740 - CIVIL LIABILITIES › 740 ILCS 137/ - Right to Breastfeed Act.

(740 ILCS 137/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Right to Breastfeed Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-942, eff. 8-16-04.)
(740 ILCS 137/5)
Sec. 5. Purpose.   The General Assembly finds that breast milk offers better nutrition, immunity, and digestion, and may raise a baby's IQ, and that breastfeeding offers other benefits such  as improved mother-baby bonding, and its encouragement has been established as a major goal of this decade by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund.  The General Assembly finds and declares that the Surgeon General of the United States recommends that babies be fed breastmilk, unless medically contraindicated, in order to attain an optimal healthy start.
(Source: P.A. 93-942, eff. 8-16-04.)
(740 ILCS 137/10)
Sec. 10. Breastfeeding Location. A mother may breastfeed her baby in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether the nipple of the mother's breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breastfeeding; however, a mother considering whether to breastfeed her baby in a place of worship shall comport her behavior with the norms appropriate in that place of worship.
(Source: P.A. 93-942, eff. 8-16-04.)
(740 ILCS 137/15)
Sec. 15. Private right of action.     A woman who has been denied the right to breastfeed by the owner or manager of a public or private location, other than a private residence or place of worship, may bring an action to enjoin future denials of the right to breastfeed.  If the woman prevails in her suit, she shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and reasonable expenses of litigation.
(Source: P.A. 93-942, eff. 8-16-04.)
(740 ILCS 137/99)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 93-942, eff. 8-16-04.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 740 - CIVIL LIABILITIES › 740 ILCS 145/ - Slander and Libel Act.

(740 ILCS 145/0.01) (from Ch. 126, par. 0.01)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Slander and Libel Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(740 ILCS 145/1) (from Ch. 126, par. 1)
Sec. 1. 
		
		That if any person shall falsely use, utter or
publish words, which in their common acceptance, shall amount to charge any
person with having been guilty of fornication or adultery, such words so
spoken shall be deemed actionable, and he shall be deemed guilty of
slander.
(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 992.)
(740 ILCS 145/2) (from Ch. 126, par. 2)
Sec. 2. 
		
		It shall be deemed slander, and shall be actionable, to charge any
person with swearing falsely, or with having sworn falsely, or for using
uttering or publishing words of, to or concerning any person, which, in
their common acceptation, amount to such charge, whether the words be
spoken in conversation of, and concerning a judicial proceeding or not.
(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 992.)
(740 ILCS 145/3) (from Ch. 126, par. 3)
Sec. 3. 
		
		In actions for slander or libel, an unproved allegation of the
truth of the matter charged shall not be deemed proof of malice, unless the
jury, on the whole case, find that such defense was made with malicious
intent. And it shall be competent for the defendant to establish the truth
of the matter charged by a preponderance of testimony.
(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 992.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 740 - CIVIL LIABILITIES › 740 ILCS 155/ - Sureties Act.

(740 ILCS 155/0.01) (from Ch. 132, par. 0.01)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Sureties Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(740 ILCS 155/1) (from Ch. 132, par. 1)
Sec. 1. 
		
		When any person is bound, in writing, as surety for another
for the payment of money, or the performance of any other contract, apprehends
that his principal is likely to become insolvent or to
remove himself from the state, without discharging the contract, if a right of
action has accrued on the contract, he may, in writing, require the
creditor to sue forthwith upon the same; and unless such
creditor,
within a reasonable time and with due diligence, commences an
action thereon,
and prosecutes the same to final judgment and proceeds
with the enforcement thereof, the surety shall be
discharged; but such discharge shall not in any case affect the rights of
the creditor against the principal debtor.
(Source: P.A. 84-546.)
(740 ILCS 155/2) (from Ch. 132, par. 2)
Sec. 2. 
		
		The provisions of this act shall extend as well to the heirs,
executors and administrators of the surety as to the heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns of the creditor, but shall not extend to the
official bonds of public officers, executors, administrators, or guardians.
(Source: P.A. 83-706.)
(740 ILCS 155/3) (from Ch. 132, par. 3)
Sec. 3. 
		
		Whenever
the principal maker of any note, bond, bill or other written instrument
dies, if the creditor does not,
within 6 months after the
entry of the original order directing issuance of letters
of office, present the same to
the representative or the proper court for allowance, the sureties thereon
shall be released from
the payment thereof to the extent that the same might have been collected
of such estate if presented in proper time; but this Section shall not be
construed to prevent the holder of any such instrument from proceeding
against the sureties within such 6 months.
(Source: P.A. 83-388.)
(740 ILCS 155/4) (from Ch. 132, par. 4)
Sec. 4. 
		
		No surety, his or her heir, executors or administrators, shall
be allowed to confess judgment or allow judgment to be entered by default,
so as to distress his or her principal, if the principal will enter his or
her appearance as defendant to the action, and tender to the surety, his or
her heirs, executors or administrators, sufficient counter security, to be
approved by the court before which the action is pending.
(Source: P.A. 84-551.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 740 - CIVIL LIABILITIES › 740 ILCS 165/ - Uniform Single Publication Act.

(740 ILCS 165/1) (from Ch. 126, par. 11)
Sec. 1. 
		
		No person shall have more than one cause of action for damages for
libel or slander or invasion of privacy or any other tort founded upon any
single publication or exhibition or utterance, such as any one edition of a
newspaper or book or magazine or any one presentation to an audience or any
one broadcast over radio or television or any one exhibition of a motion
picture. Recovery in any action shall include all damages for any such tort
suffered by the plaintiff in all jurisdictions.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1907.)
(740 ILCS 165/2) (from Ch. 126, par. 12)
Sec. 2. 
		
		A judgment in any jurisdiction for or against the plaintiff upon
the substantive merits of any action for damages founded upon a single
publication or exhibition or utterance as described in Section 1 shall
bar any other action for damages by the same plaintiff against the same
defendant founded upon the same publication or exhibition or utterance.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1907.)
(740 ILCS 165/3) (from Ch. 126, par. 13)
Sec. 3. 
		
		This Act shall be so interpreted as to effectuate its purpose to
make uniform the law of those states or jurisdictions which enact it.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1907.)
(740 ILCS 165/4) (from Ch. 126, par. 14)
Sec. 4. 
		This Act may be cited as the Uniform Single Publication Act.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1907.)
(740 ILCS 165/5) (from Ch. 126, par. 15)
Sec. 5. 
		
		This Act shall not be retroactive as to causes of action
existing on its effective date.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1907.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 5/ - State Lawsuit Immunity Act.

(745 ILCS 5/0.01) (from Ch. 127, par. 800)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
State Lawsuit Immunity Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(745 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 801)
Sec. 1. Except as provided in the Illinois Public Labor Relations
Act, the Court of Claims Act, the State Officials and
Employees Ethics Act, and Section 1.5 of this Act, the State of Illinois shall not be made a
defendant or party in any court.
(Source: P.A. 97-618, eff. 10-26-11.)
(745 ILCS 5/1.5)
Sec. 1.5. 
		Exceptions; State employees.
(a) An employee, former employee, or prospective
employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of
the State that would constitute a violation of the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of
1967, 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq., as amended, if committed by an employer covered by
that Act may bring an
action under
the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 against the State in State circuit court or federal
court.
(b) An employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or
inaction of the State that would constitute a violation of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938, 29
U.S.C. 201 et seq., as amended, if committed by an employer covered by that Act
may bring an action under
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 against the State in State circuit court
or federal court.
(c) An employee, former employee, or prospective
employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of
the State that would constitute a violation of the Family and Medical Leave
Act,
29 U.S.C. 2601
et seq., as amended, if committed by an employer covered by that Act may bring
an
action under
the
Family and Medical Leave Act against the State in State circuit court or
federal court.
(d) An employee, former employee, or prospective
employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of
the State that would constitute a violation of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, 42
U.S.C. 12101 et seq., as amended, if committed by an employer covered by that
Act may bring an action under
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 against the State in State circuit
court or federal court.
(e) An employee, former employee, or prospective employee of the State
who
is
aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of the State that would
constitute a
violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et
seq., as
amended, if committed by an employer covered by that Act may bring an
action under
Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of
1964 against the State in State circuit court or federal court.
(Source: P.A. 93-414, eff. 1-1-04.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 10/ - Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. › Article V - Fire Protection And Rescue Services

(745 ILCS 10/Art. V heading)
ARTICLE V  
		- FIRE PROTECTION AND RESCUE SERVICES
(745 ILCS 10/5-101) (from Ch. 85, par. 5-101)
Sec. 5-101. 
		
		Neither a local public entity nor a public employee is liable
for failure to establish a fire department or otherwise to provide fire
protection, rescue or other emergency service.
As used in this Article, "rescue services" includes, but is not limited
to, the operation of an ambulance as defined in the Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) Systems Act.
(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)
(745 ILCS 10/5-102) (from Ch. 85, par. 5-102)
Sec. 5-102. 
		
		Neither a local public entity that has undertaken to provide
fire protection service nor any of its employees is liable for an injury
resulting from the failure to suppress or contain a fire or from the
failure to provide or maintain sufficient personnel, equipment or other
fire protection facilities.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)
(745 ILCS 10/5-103) (from Ch. 85, par. 5-103)
Sec. 5-103. 
		
		(a) Neither a local public entity, nor a public employee acting
in the scope of his employment, is liable for an injury resulting from the
condition of fire protection or firefighting equipment or facilities.
Nothing in this section shall exonerate a public entity from liability for
negligence by reason of the condition of a motor vehicle while it is
traveling on public ways.
(b) Neither a local public entity nor a
public employee acting in the scope of his employment, is liable for an
injury caused by an act or omission of a public employee while engaged in
fighting a fire.
However, this Section shall not apply if the injury is caused by the
willful and wanton conduct of the public employee.
(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)
(745 ILCS 10/5-104) (from Ch. 85, par. 5-104)
Sec. 5-104. 
		
		Except as provided in this Article, no trustee, officer or
employee of a fire protection district or fire department having a mutual
aid agreement with such district, nor any such fire protection district
or department, shall be liable for damage caused to bridges and roads thereon,
owned by the State or by a unit of local government, when such damage is
caused by fire fighting equipment crossing bridges and roads thereon, for
which load limits are lower than the weight of such equipment, when responding
to an alarm or returning therefrom.
(Source: P.A. 80-839.)
(745 ILCS 10/5-106) (from Ch. 85, par. 5-106)
Sec. 5-106. 
		
		Except for willful or wanton conduct, neither a local
public entity, nor a public employee
acting within the scope of his employment, is liable for an injury caused
by the negligent operation of a motor vehicle or firefighting or rescue
equipment, when responding to an emergency call, including transportation
of a person to a medical facility.
(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 10/ - Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. › Article VIA - Public And Community Service Programs

(745 ILCS 10/Art. VIA heading)
ARTICLE VIA.  
		PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
(745 ILCS 10/6A-101)
(This Section was added by P.A. 89-7, which has been held unconstitutional)
Sec. 6A-101. 
		Definitions. 
		As used in this Article, "public or community
service" means uncompensated labor for a non-profit organization or public body
whose purpose is to enhance physical or mental stability, environmental quality
or the social welfare and which agrees to accept public or community service
from offenders or those adjudged liable for civil violations of a local public
entity and to report on the progress of the public or community service to the
court.
(Source: P.A. 89-7, eff. 3-9-95.)
(745 ILCS 10/6A-105)
(This Section was added by P.A. 89-7, which has been held unconstitutional)
Sec. 6A-105. 
		Exemption from liability. 
		Neither a local public entity nor
a public employee acting within the scope of his or her employment is liable
for any injury or loss a person might receive while performing public or
community service as ordered by the court, nor shall a local public entity or a
public employee acting within the scope of his or her employment be liable for
any tortious acts of any person performing public or community service for a
violation of a penal, quasi-criminal, or civil ordinance of a local public
entity, except for willful and wanton misconduct or gross negligence on the
part of
the local public entity or public employee.
(Source: P.A. 89-7, eff. 3-9-95.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 10/ - Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. › Article VII - Tort Liability Under Agreements Between Local Public Entities

(745 ILCS 10/Art. VII heading)
ARTICLE VII--TORT  
		LIABILITY UNDER
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITIES
(745 ILCS 10/7-101) (from Ch. 85, par. 7-101)
Sec. 7-101. 
		
		When permitted by law to transfer any of its functions or
services to, to lease its property to or to perform any function,
service or act with or for any other local public entity or employee
thereof by agreement with such other local public entity, a local public
entity may agree with the other entity as to the manner in which
liability for an injury resulting from such function, service or act is
to be allocated or shared. Such agreement may be expressed by
resolution, contract, lease, ordinance or in any other manner provided
by law.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)
(745 ILCS 10/7-102) (from Ch. 85, par. 7-102)
Sec. 7-102. 
		
		As part of any agreement under this Article, the local
public entities may provide for contribution or indemnification by any
or all of the local public entities that are parties to the agreement
upon any liability arising out of the performance of the agreement.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)
(745 ILCS 10/7-103) (from Ch. 85, par. 7-103)
Sec. 7-103. 
		
		This Article applies to any agreement between local
public entities whether entered into before or after the effective date
of this Act. Nothing in this Article affects the right of recovery of a
person injured by a local public entity or by its employee.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 10/ - Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. › Article VIII - Actions Against Local Public Entities And Public Employees--Limitations, Notice

(745 ILCS 10/Art. VIII heading)
ARTICLE VIII--ACTIONS  
		AGAINST LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES--LIMITATIONS, NOTICE
(745 ILCS 10/8-101) (from Ch. 85, par. 8-101)
Sec. 8-101. 
		Limitation.
(a) No civil action other than an action described in subsection (b)
may be
commenced
in any court against a local
entity or any of its employees for any injury unless it is commenced
within one year from the date that the
injury was received or the cause of action accrued.
(b) No action for damages for injury or death against any
local public entity or public employee, whether based upon tort, or breach of
contract, or
otherwise, arising out of patient care shall be brought more than 2 years
after the date on which the claimant knew, or through the use of reasonable
diligence should have known, or received notice in writing of the existence
of the injury or death for which damages are sought in the action,
whichever of those dates occurs first, but in no event shall such an action be
brought more than 4 years after the date on which occurred the act or
omission or occurrence alleged in the action to have been the cause of
the injury or death.
(c) For purposes of this
Article, the term "civil action" includes any
action, whether based upon the common law or statutes or Constitution of
this State.
(d) The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly
apply
to an action or proceeding pending on or
after this amendatory Act's effective date, unless those changes (i)
take away or impair a vested right that was acquired under
existing law or (ii) with regard to a past transaction or past consideration,
create a new obligation, impose a new duty, or attach a
new disability.
(Source: P.A. 93-11, eff. 6-4-03.)
(745 ILCS 10/8-102)
Sec. 8-102. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 84-1431, eff. 8-13-65.)
(745 ILCS 10/8-103) (from Ch. 85, par. 8-103)
Sec. 8-103. 
		
		If the notice under Section 8-102 is not served as provided
therein, any such civil action commenced against a local public entity, or
against any of its employees whose act or omission committed while acting
in the scope of his employment as such employee caused the injury, shall be
dismissed and the person to whom such cause of injury accrued shall be
forever barred from further suing.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 10/ - Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. › Article X - Repealer; Effective Date

(745 ILCS 10/Art. X heading)
ARTICLE X--REPEALER;  
		EFFECTIVE DATE
(745 ILCS 10/10-101) (from Ch. 85, par. 10-101)
Sec. 10-101. 
		The following Acts and parts of Acts are repealed:
Sections 1-4-1, 1-4-2, 1-4-3, of the "Illinois Municipal Code", approved
May 29, 1961, as amended;
Section 3a, (Immunity) as added by House Bill No. 1640 of the
Seventy-First General Assembly, of "An Act to provide for the creation and
management of forest preserve districts and repealing certain acts therein
named", approved June 27, 1913, as amended;
"An Act relating to damages recoverable in actions for torts of park
districts", approved July 9, 1959, as amended;
Section 2a as added by Act approved July 22, 1959 of "An Act in relation
to the creation, maintenance, operation and improvement of the Chicago Park
District", approved July 10, 1933, as amended;
Section 23 of the "Chicago Regional Port District Act", approved June 6,
1951, as amended;
Section 26 of the "Waukegan Port District Act", approved June 30, 1955
as amended;
Section 25 of the "Joliet Regional Port District Act", approved July 6,
1957, as amended;
Section 26 of the "Tri-City Regional Port District Act", approved April
1, 1959, as amended;
Section 26 of the "Seneca Regional Port District Act", approved August
9, 1961, as amended;
Section 26 of the "Shawneetown Regional Port District Act", approved
August 9, 1961, as amended;
Section 30 of the "Southwest Regional Port District Act", approved
August 9, 1961, as amended;
Section 8.5a of the "Housing Authorities Act", approved March 19, 1934,
as amended.
(Source: P.A. 87-895.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 19/ - Public and Appellate Defender Immunity Act.

(745 ILCS 19/1)
Sec. 1. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the Public and Appellate Defender Immunity Act.
(Source: P.A. 91-877, eff. 6-30-00.)
(745 ILCS 19/5)
Sec. 5. 
		Immunity. 
		No public defender, assistant public
defender, appellate defender, or assistant appellate defender, acting
within the scope of his or her employment or contract, nor any person
or entity employing, supervising, assisting, or contracting for the
services of a public defender, assistant public defender, appellate
defender, or assistant appellate defender, is liable for any damages in
tort, contract, or otherwise, in which the plaintiff seeks damages by
reason of legal or professional malpractice, except for willful and
wanton misconduct.
(Source: P.A. 91-877, eff. 6-30-00.)
(745 ILCS 19/99)
Sec. 99. 
		Effective date. 
		This Act takes effect upon becoming
law.
(Source: P.A. 91-877, eff. 6-30-00.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 22/ - Federal Law Enforcement Officer Immunity Act.

(745 ILCS 22/1)
Sec. 1. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Immunity Act.
(Source: P.A. 88-677, eff. 12-15-94.)
(745 ILCS 22/5)
Sec. 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "federal law enforcement
officer" means any officer, agent, or employee of the federal government
commissioned by federal statute to make arrests for violations of federal
criminal laws, including but not limited to, all criminal investigators of:
(a) The United States Department of Justice, the     Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and all United States Marshals or Deputy United States Marshals whose duties involve the enforcement of federal criminal laws;
(a-5)  The United States Department of Homeland     Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Coast Guard, United States Customs and  Border Protection, and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
(b) The United States Department of the Treasury, the     Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, and the United States Secret Service;
(c) The United States Internal Revenue Service;
(d) The United States General Services Administration;
(e) The United States Postal Service;
(f) (Blank); and
(g) The United States Department of Defense.
(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
(745 ILCS 22/10)
Sec. 10. Immunity. A federal law enforcement officer while acting as a
peace officer under Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012 is not liable for
his or her act or omission in the execution or enforcement of any law unless
the act or omission constitutes wilful and wanton conduct.
(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
(745 ILCS 22/15)
Sec. 15. 
		(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 88-677, eff. 12-15-94; text omitted.)
(745 ILCS 22/20)
Sec. 20. 
		(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 88-677, eff. 12-15-94; text omitted.)
(745 ILCS 22/25)
Sec. 25. 
		(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 88-677, eff. 12-15-94; text omitted.)
(745 ILCS 22/30)
Sec. 30. 
		(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 88-677, eff. 12-15-94; text omitted.)
(745 ILCS 22/31)
Sec. 31. 
		(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 88-677, eff. 12-15-94; text omitted.)
(745 ILCS 22/35)
Sec. 35. 
		(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 88-677, eff. 12-15-94; text omitted.)
(745 ILCS 22/40)
Sec. 40. 
		(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 88-677, eff. 12-15-94; text omitted.)
(745 ILCS 22/99)
Sec. 99. 
		Effective date. 
		This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 88-677, eff. 12-15-94.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 38/ - Baseball Facility Liability Act.

(745 ILCS 38/1)
Sec. 1. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the Baseball Facility Liability Act.
(Source: P.A. 87-1182.)
(745 ILCS 38/5)
Sec. 5. 
		Definitions. 
		As used in this Act:
"Baseball facility" means any field, park, stadium, or other facility
that is used for the play of baseball (regardless of whether it is also
used for other purposes) and that is owned or operated by any individual,
partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, the State or any of its agencies,
officers, instrumentalities, elementary or secondary schools, colleges, or
universities, unit of local
government, school district, park district, or other body politic and corporate.
"Baseball" includes the game of baseball or softball,
including practice,
regardless of whether it is played on a professional or amateur basis and
regardless of whether it is played under an organized or league structure
or outside of any such structure.
"Willful and wanton conduct" means a
course of action which shows an actual or deliberate intention to cause harm or
which, if not intentional, shows an utter indifference to or conscious
disregard for the safety of others or their property.
(Source: P.A. 87-1182.)
(745 ILCS 38/10)
Sec. 10. 
		Liability limited. 
		The owner or operator of a baseball
facility shall not be liable for any injury to the person or property of
any person as a result of that person being hit by a ball or bat unless:
(1) the person is situated behind a screen, backstop, or similar device at
a baseball facility and the screen, backstop, or similar device is
defective (in a manner other than in width or height)
because of the negligence of the owner or operator of the baseball
facility; or (2) the injury is
caused by willful and wanton conduct, in connection with the game of
baseball, of the owner or operator or any
baseball player, coach or manager employed by the owner or operator.
(Source: P.A. 87-1182.)
(745 ILCS 38/49)
Sec. 49. 
		Effective date. 
		This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 87-1182.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 40/ - Blood and Organ Transaction Liability Act.

(745 ILCS 40/0.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5100)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Blood and Organ Transaction Liability Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(745 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5101)
Sec. 1. 
		
		Declaration
of public policy.
The availability of scientific knowledge, skills and materials for the
purpose of injecting, transfusing or transplanting human whole blood,
plasma, blood products, blood derivatives and products, corneas, bones, or
organs or other human tissue is important to the health and welfare of the
people of this State. The imposition of legal liability without fault upon
the persons and organizations engaged in such scientific procedures
inhibits the exercise of sound medical judgment and restricts the
availability of important scientific knowledge, skills and materials. It is
therefore the public policy of this State to promote the health and welfare
of the people by limiting the legal liability arising out of such
scientific procedures to instances of negligence or willful misconduct.
(Source: P.A. 77-184.)
(745 ILCS 40/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5102)
Sec. 2. 
		Limitation of liability. 
		The procuring, furnishing, donating, processing, distributing or
using human whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives and
products, corneas, bones, or organs or other human tissue for the
purpose of injecting, transfusing or transplanting any of them in the
human body is declared for purposes of liability in tort or contract to
be the rendition of a service by every person, firm or corporation
participating therein, whether or not any remuneration is paid therefor,
and is declared not to be a sale of any such items and no warranties of
any kind or description nor strict tort liability shall be applicable
thereto, except as provided in Section 3.
(Source: P.A. 77-184.)
(745 ILCS 40/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5103)
Sec. 3. 
		Imposition of liability. 
		Every person, firm or corporation involved in the rendition of any of
the services described in Section 2 warrants to the person, firm or
corporation receiving the service and to the ultimate recipient that he
has exercised due care and followed professional standards of care in
providing the service according to the current state of the medical
arts, and in the case of a service involving blood or blood derivatives
that he has rendered such service in accordance with "The Blood Labeling
Act", effective October 1, 1972.
(Source: P.A. 78-31.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 41/ - Bowling Center Act.

(745 ILCS 41/1)
Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Bowling Center Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-713, eff. 1-1-10.)
(745 ILCS 41/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions.   As used in this Act:
"Operator" means a person or entity that owns, manages,
controls, directs, or has operational responsibility for a
bowling center.
"Bowler" means a person in a bowling center for the purpose of
recreational or competitive bowling.
"Bowling center" means a building, facility, or
premises that provides an area specifically designed to be
used by the public for  recreational or competitive bowling.
"Bowling shoes" mean shoes that are specifically designed for the purpose of recreational or competitive bowling.
(Source: P.A. 96-713, eff. 1-1-10.)
(745 ILCS 41/10)
Sec. 10. Operator notice to bowlers.
An operator shall post a notice in a conspicuous place near each bowling center entrance and exit  that reads  as follows: "Bowling shoes are specialized footwear and are not intended to be worn outside a bowling center because the bowling shoes may be affected by substances or materials such as: snow, ice, rain, moisture, food, or debris. Such substances or materials on  bowling shoes that have been worn outside a bowling center may cause the person wearing the bowling shoes to slip, trip, stumble, or fall on the floor or alley surfaces in the bowling center."
(Source: P.A. 96-713, eff. 1-1-10.)
(745 ILCS 41/15)
Sec. 15. Civil liability.  If the operator posts a notice in a conspicuous place near each bowling center entrance and exit  in the form described in Section 10, the operator, except for willful and wanton misconduct, shall not be held civilly liable for injuries resulting from a slip, trip, stumble, or fall inside the bowling center solely caused by some substance or material on the bowler's bowling shoes that was acquired outside the bowling center immediately before entering or re-entering the bowling center.
(Source: P.A. 96-713, eff. 1-1-10.)
(745 ILCS 41/98)
Sec. 98. Applicability. This Act applies only to causes of action accruing on or after January 1, 2010.
(Source: P.A. 96-713, eff. 1-1-10.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 43/ - Illinois Commonsense Consumption Act.

(745 ILCS 43/1)
Sec. 1. Short title.  This Act may be cited as the Illinois Commonsense
Consumption
Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-848, eff. 1-1-05.)
(745 ILCS 43/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions.  As used in this Act:
"Engaged in the business" means a person who sells a qualified product in the person's regular
course of trade
or business.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, company, association, firm,
partnership, society, joint stock company, or any other entity, including any
governmental entity.
"Qualified product" means a food (as defined in Section 201(f) of the Federal
Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(f)).
"Qualified civil liability action" means a civil action brought by any person
against a seller of a qualified product, for damages
or injunctive relief based on a claim of injury resulting from a person's
weight gain,
obesity, or any health condition that is related to weight gain or obesity.
"Seller" means, with respect to a qualified product, a person lawfully
engaged in
the business of selling a qualified
product.
(Source: P.A. 93-848, eff. 1-1-05.)
(745 ILCS 43/10)
Sec. 10. Limited liability.  No person shall bring a qualified civil
liability action
in
State court against any  seller of a
qualified product.
(Source: P.A. 93-848, eff. 1-1-05.)
(745 ILCS 43/15)
Sec. 15. Exceptions.   A qualified civil liability action shall not
include:
(a) an action in which a seller of a qualified product
knowingly
and willfully violated a federal or State statute applicable to the
marketing, distribution, advertisement, labeling, or sale of the product, and
the violation
was a proximate cause of the claim of injury resulting from a person's weight
gain,
obesity, or health condition related to weight gain or obesity;
(b) an action for breach of contract or express warranty in connection with
the
purchase of a qualified product; or
(c) an action regarding the sale of a qualified product which is adulterated
(as
described in Section 402 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
342)).
(Source: P.A. 93-848, eff. 1-1-05.)
(745 ILCS 43/20)
Sec. 20. Dismissal of pending actions.  A qualified civil liability
action
that is
pending on the effective date of this Act shall be dismissed immediately by the
court in
which the action was brought or is currently pending.
(Source: P.A. 93-848, eff. 1-1-05.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 45/ - Communicable Disease Report Act.

(745 ILCS 45/0.01) (from Ch. 126, par. 20)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Communicable Disease Report Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(745 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 126, par. 21)
Sec. 1. Whenever any statute of this State or any ordinance or
resolution of a municipal corporation or political subdivision enacted
pursuant to statute or any rule of an administrative agency adopted
pursuant to statute requires medical practitioners or other persons to
report cases of injury, medical condition or procedure, communicable
disease, venereal disease, or sexually
transmitted disease to
any governmental agency or officer, such reports shall be confidential,
and any medical practitioner or other person making such report in good
faith shall be immune from suit for slander or libel based upon any
statements contained in such report.
The identity of any individual who makes a report or who is identified in a
report
of an injury, medical condition or procedure, communicable
disease, venereal disease, sexually transmitted disease, or food-borne
illness or an investigation
conducted pursuant to a report of an injury, medical condition or
procedure, communicable disease, venereal disease, sexually
transmitted disease, or food-borne illness shall be confidential and the
identity of any person making a report or named therein shall not be
disclosed publicly or in any action of any kind in any court or before any
tribunal, board or agency; provided that records and communications concerning
a venereal disease or sexually transmitted disease in any minor under 11
years of age shall be disclosed in accordance with the provisions
of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, approved June 26, 1975,
as now or hereafter amended.
The confidentiality provisions of this Act do not apply to the results
of tests for diseases conducted pursuant to
subsections (g) and (g-5) of Section 5-5-3 and
subsection (a) of Section
3-15-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
Nothing in this Act prohibits the sharing of information as authorized in Section 2.1 of the Department of Public Health Act.
As used in this Section, "confidential" has the same meaning as in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 5 of the Court Record and Document Accessibility Act.
(Source: P.A. 103-166, eff. 1-1-24.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 46/ - Employment Record Disclosure Act.

(745 ILCS 46/1)
Sec. 1. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the Employment Record Disclosure Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-470, eff. 6-13-96.)
(745 ILCS 46/5)
Sec. 5. 
		Public purpose declaration. 
		The Legislature finds that it is in
the public interest to protect from civil actions an employer that provides
truthful, performance-related information about an employee or former employee
to an employment reference inquiry.
(Source: P.A. 89-470, eff. 6-13-96.)
(745 ILCS 46/10)
Sec. 10. 
		No liability for providing truthful information. 
		Any employer or
authorized employee or agent acting on behalf of an employer who, upon inquiry
by a prospective employer, provides truthful written or verbal information, or
information that it believes in good faith is truthful, about a current or
former employee's job performance is presumed to be acting in good faith and is
immune from civil liability for the disclosure and the consequences of the
disclosure.
The presumption of good faith established in this Section may be rebutted by
a preponderance of evidence that the information disclosed was knowingly false
or in violation of a civil right of the employee or former employee.
(Source: P.A. 89-470, eff. 6-13-96.)
(745 ILCS 46/20)
Sec. 20. 
		Compliance with Personnel Record Review Act. 
		This Act shall not
be construed to exempt any employer or former employer from compliance with the
Personnel Record Review Act, or to prevent any employee or former employee from
seeking any remedy available under that Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-470, eff. 6-13-96.)
(745 ILCS 46/90)
Sec. 90. 
		(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 89-470, eff. 6-13-96; text omitted.)
(745 ILCS 46/99)
Sec. 99. 
		Effective date. 
		This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 89-470, eff. 6-13-96.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 51/ - Good Samaritan Medical Equipment Donor Act.

(745 ILCS 51/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Good Samaritan Medical Equipment Donor Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-183, eff. 1-1-12.)
(745 ILCS 51/5)
Sec. 5. Donor's immunity from liability.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no natural person who in good faith donates medical equipment or medical supplies to a veterinarian school or licensed veterinarian for use by the veterinarian school for school use or by the licensed veterinarian in that person's veterinary practice shall be liable in any civil action based on the theory of warranty, negligence, or strict liability in tort for damages incurred resulting from the use of the medical equipment or medical supplies due to the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the medical equipment or medical supplies. For purposes of this Act, the term "medical supplies" does not include medications.
(b) The immunity provided in subsection (a) shall not apply where it is shown that the donation of the medical equipment or medical supplies was a willful, wanton, or reckless act of the donor.
(Source: P.A. 97-183, eff. 1-1-12.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 52/ - Hockey Facility Liability Act.

(745 ILCS 52/1)
Sec. 1. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the Hockey Facility Liability Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-87, eff. 6-30-95.)
(745 ILCS 52/5)
Sec. 5. 
		Definitions. 
		As used in this Act:
"Hockey facility" means any rink, stadium, or other facility
that is used for the play of ice hockey (regardless of whether it is also
used for other purposes) and that is owned or operated by any individual,
partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, the State or any of its
agencies,
officers, instrumentalities, elementary or secondary schools, colleges, or
universities, unit of local
government, school district, park district, or other body politic and
corporate.
"Hockey" includes the game of ice hockey,
including practice,
regardless of whether it is played on a professional or amateur basis and
regardless of whether it is played under an organized or league structure
or outside of any such structure.  "Hockey" does not include field hockey,
roller hockey, or any other form of hockey that is not played on ice.
"Willful and wanton conduct" means a
course of action which shows an actual or deliberate intention to cause harm or
which, if not intentional, shows an utter indifference to or conscious
disregard for the safety of others or their property.
(Source: P.A. 89-87, eff. 6-30-95.)
(745 ILCS 52/10)
Sec. 10. 
		Liability limited. 
		The owner or operator of a hockey
facility shall not be liable for any injury to the person or property of
any person as a result of that person being hit by a hockey stick or
puck
unless:
(1) the person is situated behind a screen,
protective glass,
or similar device at
a hockey facility and the screen, protective glass, or similar device is
defective (in a manner other than in width or height)
because of the negligence of the owner or operator of the hockey
facility; or (2) the injury is
caused by willful and wanton conduct, in connection with the game of
hockey, of the owner or operator or any
hockey player or coach employed by the owner or operator.
(Source: P.A. 89-87, eff. 6-30-95.)
(745 ILCS 52/99)
Sec. 99. 
		Effective date. 
		This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 89-87, eff. 6-30-95.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES › 745 ILCS 54/ - Interscholastic Association Defamation Act.

(745 ILCS 54/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Interscholastic Association Defamation Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-723, eff. 10-1-09.)
(745 ILCS 54/5)
Sec. 5. Definition.  As used in this Act, "association" means the Illinois High School Association.
(Source: P.A. 96-723, eff. 10-1-09.)
(745 ILCS 54/10)
Sec. 10. Defamation.   Any association which has as its purpose

promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among schools and students within this State is not liable for defamation, except for actual malice.
(Source: P.A. 96-723, eff. 10-1-09.)
(745 ILCS 54/98)
Sec. 98. Applicability.   This Act applies only to causes of actions accruing on or after its effective date.
(Source: P.A. 96-723, eff. 10-1-09.)
(745 ILCS 54/99)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 1, 2009.
(Source: P.A. 96-723, eff. 10-1-09.)