Chapter 735, CIVIL PROCEDURE

(735 ILCS 30/95-5-800) Sec. 95-5-800. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07; text omitted.)

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(735 ILCS 30/95-5-95) Sec. 95-5-95. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07; text omitted.)

(735 ILCS 105/99-5) Sec. 99-5. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 1998. (Source: P.A. 90-421, eff. 1-1-98.)

(735 ILCS 30/99-5-5) Sec. 99-5-5. Effective date. This Act takes effect on January 1, 2007. (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

(735 ILCS 40/99-95) Sec. 99-95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate o…

(735 ILCS 40/99-97) Sec. 99-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)

(735 ILCS 40/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that Article 16 takes effect on January 1, 2025. (Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; 103-551, eff. 8-11-23.)

(735 ILCS 115/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Removal of Private Compromising Images Act. (Source: P.A. 101-385, eff. 1-1-20.)

(735 ILCS 110/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Citizen Participation Act. (Source: P.A. 95-506, eff. 8-28-07.)

(735 ILCS 35/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. (Source: P.A. 99-79, eff. 1-1-16.)

(735 ILCS 5/1-101) (from Ch. 110, par. 1-101) Sec. 1-101. Short titles. (a) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Code of Civil Procedure". (b) Article II shall be known as the "Civil Practice Law" and may be referred to by that designation. (c) Article III shall be kn…

(735 ILCS 5/1-102) (from Ch. 110, par. 1-102) Sec. 1-102. Continuation of prior statutes. The provisions of this Act insofar as they are the same or substantially the same as those of any prior statute, shall be construed as a continuation of such prior statute and not as a new e…

(735 ILCS 5/1-103) (from Ch. 110, par. 1-103) Sec. 1-103. Effect of headings. Article, Part and Section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any Article, Part or Section of…

(735 ILCS 5/1-104) (from Ch. 110, par. 1-104) Sec. 1-104. Power of courts to make rules. (a) The Supreme Court of this State has power to make rules of pleading, practice and procedure for the circuit, Appellate and Supreme Courts supplementary to, but not inconsistent with the p…

(735 ILCS 5/1-105) (from Ch. 110, par. 1-105) Sec. 1-105. Enforcement of Act and rules. The Supreme Court may provide by rule for the orderly and expeditious administration and enforcement of this Act and of the rules, including the striking of pleadings, the dismissal of claims,…

(735 ILCS 5/1-106) (from Ch. 110, par. 1-106) Sec. 1-106. Act to be liberally construed. This Act shall be liberally construed, to the end that controversies may be speedily and finally determined according to the substantive rights of the parties. The rule that statutes in derog…

(735 ILCS 5/1-107) (from Ch. 110, par. 1-107) Sec. 1-107. Appeals. Appeals may be taken as provided for civil cases. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/1-108) (from Ch. 110, par. 1-108) Sec. 1-108. Civil Practice Law applies. (a) The provisions of Article II of this Act apply to all proceedings covered by Articles III through XIX of this Act except as otherwise provided in each of the Articles III through XIX, respec…

(735 ILCS 5/1-109) (from Ch. 110, par. 1-109) Sec. 1-109. Verification by certification. Unless otherwise expressly provided by rule of the Supreme Court, whenever in this Code any complaint, petition, answer, reply, bill of particulars, answer to interrogatories, affidavit, retu…

(735 ILCS 110/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Government" includes a branch, department, agency, instrumentality, official, employee, agent, or other person acting under color of law of the United States, a state, a subdivision of a state, or another public authority incl…

(735 ILCS 115/10) Sec. 10. Posting of private compromising images. A person shall not post a private compromising image of another person online. A person posts a private compromising image when he or she: (1) intentionally disseminates an image of another person: (A) who is at l…

(735 ILCS 5/10-101) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-101) Sec. 10-101. Action commenced by plaintiff. In all proceedings commenced under Article X of this Act, the name of the person seeking the relief afforded by this Article shall be set out as plaintiff without the use of the phrase "Pe…

(735 ILCS 5/10-102) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-102) Sec. 10-102. Who may file. Every person imprisoned or otherwise restrained of his or her liberty, except as herein otherwise provided, may apply for habeas corpus in the manner provided in Article X of this Act, to obtain relief fro…

(735 ILCS 5/10-103) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-103) Sec. 10-103. Application. Application for the relief shall be made to the Supreme Court or to the circuit court of the county in which the person in whose behalf the application is made, is imprisoned or restrained, or to the circui…

(735 ILCS 5/10-104) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-104) Sec. 10-104. Substance of complaint. The complaint shall state in substance: 1. That the person in whose behalf the relief is applied for is imprisoned or restrained of his or her liberty, and the place where - naming all the partie…

(735 ILCS 5/10-105) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-105) Sec. 10-105. Copy of process. Any sheriff or other officer or person having custody of any prisoner committed on any civil or criminal process of any court who shall neglect to give such prisoner a copy of the process or order of co…

(735 ILCS 5/10-106) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-106) Sec. 10-106. Grant of relief - Penalty. Unless it shall appear from the complaint itself, or from the documents thereto annexed, that the party can neither be discharged, admitted to pretrial release nor otherwise relieved, the cour…

(735 ILCS 5/10-107) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-107) Sec. 10-107. Form of orders. If the relief is allowed by an order of a court it shall be certified by the clerk under the seal of the court; if by a judge, it shall be under the judge's signature, and shall be directed to the person…

(735 ILCS 5/10-108) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-108) Sec. 10-108. Indorsement. With the intent that no officer or person to whom such order is directed may pretend ignorance thereof, every such order shall be indorsed with these words: "By the habeas corpus law." (Source: P.A. 82-280.…

(735 ILCS 5/10-109) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-109) Sec. 10-109. Subpoena-Service. When the party has been committed upon a criminal charge, unless the court deems it unnecessary, a subpoena shall also be issued to summon the witnesses whose names have been endorsed upon the warrant …

(735 ILCS 5/10-110) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-110) Sec. 10-110. Service of order. The habeas corpus order may be served by the sheriff, coroner or any person appointed for that purpose by the court which entered the order; if served by a person not an officer, he or she shall have t…

(735 ILCS 5/10-111) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-111) Sec. 10-111. Manner of service. Service shall be made by leaving a copy of the order with the person to whom it is directed, or with any of his or her under officers who may be at the place where the prisoner is detained; or if he o…

(735 ILCS 5/10-112) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-112) Sec. 10-112. Expense involved. When the person confined or restrained is in the custody of a civil officer, the court entering the order shall certify thereon the sum to be paid for the expense of bringing the person from the place …

(735 ILCS 5/10-113) (from Ch. 110, par. 10-113) Sec. 10-113. Form of return. The officer or person upon whom such order is served shall state in his or her return, plainly and unequivocally: 1. Whether he or she has or has not the party in his or her custody or control, or under …