Chapter 735, CIVIL PROCEDURE

(735 ILCS 5/13-209) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-209) Sec. 13-209. Death of party. (a) If a person entitled to bring an action dies before the expiration of the time limited for the commencement thereof, and the cause of action survives: (1) an action may be commenced by his or her rep…

(735 ILCS 5/13-210) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-210) Sec. 13-210. Foreign limitation. When a cause of action has arisen in a state or territory out of this State, or in a foreign country, and, by the laws thereof, an action thereon cannot be maintained by reason of the lapse of time, …

(735 ILCS 5/13-211) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-211) Sec. 13-211. Minors and persons under legal disability. (a) If the person entitled to bring an action, specified in Sections 13-201 through 13-210 of this Code, at the time the cause of action accrued, is under the age of 18 years o…

(735 ILCS 5/13-212) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-212) Sec. 13-212. Physician or hospital. (a) Except as provided in Section 13-215 or 13-215.1 of this Act, no action for damages for injury or death against any physician, dentist, registered nurse or hospital duly licensed under the law…

(735 ILCS 5/13-213) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-213) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89-7, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 13-213. Product liability; statute of repose. (a) As used in this Section, the term: (1) "Alteration, modification or change" or "altere…

(735 ILCS 5/13-214) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-214) Sec. 13-214. Construction; design management and supervision. As used in this Section, "person" means any individual, any business or legal entity, or any body politic. (a) Actions based upon tort, contract or otherwise against any …

(735 ILCS 5/13-214.1) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-214.1) Sec. 13-214.1. Action for damages involving criminal acts. (a) Actions for damages for an injury described in Section 13-202 or Section 13-203 arising out of first degree murder or the commission of a Class X felony by the perso…

(735 ILCS 5/13-214.2) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-214.2) Sec. 13-214.2. (a) Actions based upon tort, contract or otherwise against any person, partnership or corporation registered pursuant to the Illinois Public Accounting Act, as amended, or any of its employees, partners, members, …

(735 ILCS 5/13-214.3) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-214.3) Sec. 13-214.3. Attorneys. (a) In this Section: "attorney" includes (i) an individual attorney, together with his or her employees who are attorneys, (ii) a professional partnership of attorneys, together with its employees, part…

(735 ILCS 5/13-214.4) Sec. 13-214.4. Actions against insurance producers, limited insurance representatives, and registered firms. All causes of action brought by any person or entity under any statute or any legal or equitable theory against an insurance producer, registered fir…

(735 ILCS 5/13-215) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-215) Sec. 13-215. Fraudulent concealment. If a person liable to an action fraudulently conceals the cause of such action from the knowledge of the person entitled thereto, the action may be commenced at any time within 5 years after the …

(735 ILCS 5/13-215.1) Sec. 13-215.1. Fertility fraud limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, an action for fertility fraud under the Illinois Fertility Fraud Act must be commenced within the later of 20 years, if brought under Section 15 of the Illinois Fertil…

(735 ILCS 5/13-216) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-216) Sec. 13-216. Stay of action. When the commencement of an action is stayed by injunction, order of a court, or statutory prohibition, the time of the continuance of the injunction or prohibition is not part of the time limited for th…

(735 ILCS 5/13-217) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-217) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89-7, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 13-217. Reversal or dismissal. In the actions specified in Article XIII of this Act or any other act or contract where the time for comm…

(735 ILCS 5/13-218) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-218) Sec. 13-218. Revival of judgment. A petition to revive a judgment, as provided by Section 2-1601 of this Code, may be filed no later than 20 years next after the date of entry of such judgment. The provisions of this amendatory Act …

(735 ILCS 5/13-219) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-219) Sec. 13-219. Railroads and carriers. (a) All actions by railroads, motor carriers, common carriers by water, common carriers by air, the Railway Express Agency or freight forwarders for the recovery of their charges, or any part the…

(735 ILCS 5/13-220) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-220) Sec. 13-220. Fraud by decedents. Actions under Sections 10 to 14, both inclusive, of "An Act to revise the law in relation to frauds and perjuries", approved February 16, 1874, as amended, shall be commenced within 2 years after the…

(735 ILCS 5/13-221) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-221) Sec. 13-221. Contract to make will. An action against the representative, heirs and legatees of a deceased person to enforce a contract to make a will, shall be commenced within 2 years after the death of the deceased person unless …

(735 ILCS 5/13-222) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-222) Sec. 13-222. Action against land surveyor. (a) Registered land surveyor. No action may be brought against a registered land surveyor to recover damages for negligence, errors or omissions in the making of any survey nor for contribu…

(735 ILCS 5/13-223) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-223) Sec. 13-223. Inter vivos trusts. An action to set aside or contest the validity of a revocable inter vivos trust agreement or declaration of trust to which a legacy is provided by the settlor's will which is admitted to probate, sha…

(735 ILCS 5/13-224) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-224) Sec. 13-224. Recovery in Tax Actions. In any action against the State to recover taxes imposed pursuant to Section 2 of the Messages Tax Act, Section 2 of the Gas Revenue Tax Act, Section 2 of the Public Utilities Revenue Act or Sec…

(735 ILCS 5/13-225) Sec. 13-225. Trafficking victims protection. (a) In this Section, "human trafficking", "involuntary servitude", "sex trade", and "victim of the sex trade" have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 10 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. (b) Subject t…

(735 ILCS 5/13-226) Sec. 13-226. Opioid litigation. (a) Definitions. In this Section: "National multistate opioid settlement" means any agreement (i) to which the State and at least two other states are parties and (ii) in which the State agrees to release claims that it has brou…

(735 ILCS 5/13-227) Sec. 13-227. Collection of debt arising from a municipal violation. An action to collect a debt arising from a violation of a municipal ordinance may not be filed more than 7 years after the date of adjudication. (Source: P.A. 102-192, eff. 7-30-21.)

(735 ILCS 5/14-101) (from Ch. 110, par. 14-101) Sec. 14-101. Action commenced by plaintiff. In all proceedings commenced under Article XIV 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 "P…

(735 ILCS 5/14-102) (from Ch. 110, par. 14-102) Sec. 14-102. Summons to issue. Upon the filing of a complaint for mandamus the clerk of the court shall issue a summons, in like form, as near as may be as summons in other civil cases. The summons shall be made returnable within a …

(735 ILCS 5/14-103) (from Ch. 110, par. 14-103) Sec. 14-103. Defendant to plead. Every defendant who is served with summons shall answer or otherwise plead on or before the return day of the summons, unless the time for doing so is extended by the court. If the defendant defaults…

(735 ILCS 5/14-104) (from Ch. 110, par. 14-104) Sec. 14-104. Reply by plaintiff. The plaintiff may reply or otherwise plead to the answer, within 5 days after the last day allowed for the filing of the answer, unless the time for doing so is extended and further pleadings may be …

(735 ILCS 5/14-105) (from Ch. 110, par. 14-105) Sec. 14-105. Judgment - Costs. If judgment is entered in favor of the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall recover damages and costs. If judgment is entered in favor of the defendant, the defendant shall recover costs. (Source: P.A. 82-28…

(735 ILCS 5/14-106) (from Ch. 110, par. 14-106) Sec. 14-106. False return. If damages are recovered against the defendant, the defendant shall not be liable to be sued in any other action or proceeding for making a false return. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/14-107) (from Ch. 110, par. 14-107) Sec. 14-107. Successor in office. The death, resignation or removal from office, by lapse of time or otherwise, of any defendant, shall not have the effect to abate the proceeding, and upon a proper showing, the officer's successor …

(735 ILCS 5/14-108) (from Ch. 110, par. 14-108) Sec. 14-108. Other remedy - Amendments. The proceedings for mandamus shall not be dismissed nor the relief denied because the plaintiff may have another judicial remedy, even where such other remedy will afford proper and sufficient…

(735 ILCS 5/14-109) (from Ch. 110, par. 14-109) Sec. 14-109. Seeking wrong remedy not fatal. Where relief is sought under Article XIV of this Act and the court determines, on motion directed to the pleadings, or on motion for summary judgment or upon trial, that the plaintiff has…

(735 ILCS 115/15) Sec. 15. Take-down order. (a) A person may file a petition for a take-down order if the person discovers that a private compromising image of himself or herself is posted online. (b) If, at the hearing for a take-down order, the court finds that the defendant po…

(735 ILCS 110/15) Sec. 15. Applicability. This Act applies to any motion to dispose of a claim in a judicial proceeding on the grounds that the claim is based on, relates to, or is in response to any act or acts of the moving party in furtherance of the moving party's rights of p…

(735 ILCS 5/15-1101) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1101) Sec. 15-1101. Title. This Article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/15-1102) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1102) Sec. 15-1102. Enforcement. The Court has full power to enforce any order entered pursuant to this Article by contempt process or by such other order as may be appropriate. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/15-1103) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1103) Sec. 15-1103. Jurisdiction. The authority of the court continues during the entire pendency of the foreclosure and until disposition of all matters arising out of the foreclosure. (Source: P.A. 85-907.)

(735 ILCS 5/15-1104) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1104) Sec. 15-1104. Wrongful Inducement of Abandonment. Any person who willfully misrepresents to the Court any fact resulting in a finding of abandonment of mortgaged real estate in connection with subsection (b) of Section 15-1603 or …

(735 ILCS 5/15-1105) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1105) Sec. 15-1105. Interpretation. (a) "May." The word "may" as used in this Article means permissive and not mandatory. (b) "Shall." The word "shall" as used in this Article means mandatory and not permissive. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)…

(735 ILCS 5/15-1106) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1106) Sec. 15-1106. Applicability of Article. (a) Exclusive Procedure. From and after July 1, 1987 (the effective date of Public Act 84-1462), the following shall be foreclosed in a foreclosure pursuant to this Article: (1) any mortgage…

(735 ILCS 5/15-1107) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1107) Sec. 15-1107. Mode of Procedure. (a) Other Statutes. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the mode of procedure, including the manner of service of pleadings and other papers and service by publication, shall be in accord…

(735 ILCS 5/15-1108) Sec. 15-1108. Declaration of policy relating to abandoned residential property. The following findings directly relate to the changes made by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. The General Assembly finds that residential mortgage foreclosures a…

(735 ILCS 5/15-1200.5) Sec. 15-1200.5. Abandoned residential property. "Abandoned residential property" means residential real estate that: (a) either: (1) is not occupied by any mortgagor or lawful occupant as a principal residence; or (2) contains an incomplete structure if the…

(735 ILCS 5/15-1200.7) Sec. 15-1200.7. Abandoned residential property; exceptions. A property shall not be considered abandoned residential property if: (i) there is an unoccupied building which is undergoing construction, renovation, or rehabilitation that is proceeding diligent…

(735 ILCS 5/15-1201) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1201) Sec. 15-1201. Agricultural Real Estate. "Agricultural real estate" means real estate which is used primarily (i) for the growing and harvesting of crops, (ii) for the feeding, breeding and management of livestock, (iii) for dairyi…

(735 ILCS 5/15-1202) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1202) Sec. 15-1202. Collateral Assignment of Beneficial Interest. "Collateral assignment of beneficial interest" means any pledge or assignment of the beneficial interest in a land trust to any person to secure a debt or other obligatio…

(735 ILCS 5/15-1202.5) Sec. 15-1202.5. Dwelling unit. For the purposes of Sections 9-207.5, 15-1224, 15-1225, 15-1506, 15-1508, 15-1508.5, 15-1701, 15-1703, and 15-1704 only, "dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms providing complete, independent living facilities for at l…

(735 ILCS 5/15-1203) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1203) Sec. 15-1203. Foreclosure. "Foreclosure" means an action commenced under this Article and "to foreclose" means to terminate legal and equitable interests in real estate pursuant to a foreclosure. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/15-1204) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1204) Sec. 15-1204. Guarantor. "Guarantor" means any person who has undertaken to pay any indebtedness or perform any obligation of a mortgagor under a mortgage or of any other person who owes payment or the performance of other obligat…