Chapter 735 — CIVIL PROCEDURE

(735 ILCS 5/8-1005) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1005) Sec. 8-1005. Ruling reviewable. The determination of such laws shall be made by the court and not by the jury, and shall be reviewable. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/8-1006) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1006) Sec. 8-1006. Evidence as to laws of other jurisdictions. Any party may also present to the trial court any admissible evidence of such laws, but, to enable a party to offer evidence of the law in another jurisdiction or to ask that …

(735 ILCS 5/8-1007) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1007) Sec. 8-1007. Foreign country. The law of a jurisdiction other than those referred to in Section 8-1003 of this Act shall be an issue for the court, but shall not be subject to the foregoing provisions concerning judicial notice. (So…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1008) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1008) Sec. 8-1008. Interpretation. Sections 8-1003 through 8-1007 of this Act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/8-1009) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1009) Sec. 8-1009. Short title of uniform Act. Sections 8-1003 through 8-1008 of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/8-101) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-101) Sec. 8-101. Interested witness. No person shall be disqualified as a witness in any action or proceeding, except as hereinafter stated, by reason of his or her interest in the event thereof, as a party or otherwise, or by reason of hi…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1101) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1101) Sec. 8-1101. Publications covered by uniform Act. Printed books or pamphlets purporting on their face to be the session or other statutes of any of the United States, or the territories thereof, or of any foreign jurisdiction, and t…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1102) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1102) Sec. 8-1102. Uniformity of interpretation. Section 8-1101 of this Act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/8-1103) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1103) Sec. 8-1103. Short title of uniform Act. Sections 8-1101 and 8-1102 of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Proof of Statutes Act. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/8-1104) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1104) Sec. 8-1104. Printed statutes. (a) The printed statute books of the United States, and of this State, and of the several states, of the territories and late territories of the United States, purporting to be printed under the author…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1105) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1105) Sec. 8-1105. Foreign statutes. The laws of the other states and territories, when certified by the Secretary of State of that state or territory, shall be admissible as evidence in any court of this State. (Source: P.A. 83-520.)

(735 ILCS 5/8-1106) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1106) Sec. 8-1106. Reports of courts. The books of reports of decisions of the supreme court, and other courts of the United States, of this state, and of the several states and the territories thereof, purporting to be published by autho…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1201) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1201) Sec. 8-1201. Printed copies. Printed copies of schedules, classifications and tariffs of rates, fares and charges, and supplements to any such schedules, classifications and tariffs filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, whi…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1202) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1202) Sec. 8-1202. Court records. The papers, entries and records of courts may be proved by a copy thereof certified under the signature of the clerk having the custody thereof, and the seal of the court, or by the judge of the court if …

(735 ILCS 5/8-1203) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1203) Sec. 8-1203. Municipal records. The papers, entries, records and ordinances, or parts thereof, of any city, village, town or county, may be proved by a copy thereof, certified under the signature of the clerk or the keeper thereof, …

(735 ILCS 5/8-1204) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1204) Sec. 8-1204. Corporate records. The papers, entries and records of any corporation or incorporated association may be proved by a copy thereof, certified under the signature of the secretary, clerk, cashier or other keeper of the sa…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1205) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1205) Sec. 8-1205. Form of certificate. The certificate of any such clerk of a court, city, village, town, county, or secretary, clerk, cashier, or other keeper of any such papers, entries, records or ordinances, shall contain a statement…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1206) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1206) Sec. 8-1206. Sworn copies. Any such papers, entries, records and ordinances may be proved by copies examined and sworn to by credible witnesses. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/8-1207) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1207) Sec. 8-1207. Penalty. If any officer, clerk, secretary, cashier, or other person authorized to certify copies of any papers, entries, records or ordinances, knowingly makes a false certificate, he or she is punishable in the same ma…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1208) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1208) Sec. 8-1208. Official certificate - Land office. The official certificate of any register or receiver of any land office of the United States, to any fact or matter on record in his or her office, shall be received in evidence in an…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1209) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1209) Sec. 8-1209. Patents for land. A patent for land shall be deemed and considered a better legal and paramount title in the patentee, his or her legatees, heirs or assigns, than the official certificate of any register of a land offic…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1210) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1210) Sec. 8-1210. State patents. In all cases where any lands or lots have been or may be sold by this State or any of the officers thereof, under the authority of any law of this State, whereof the patent is issued by the Governor, unde…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1211) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1211) Sec. 8-1211. State land sales. Copies of the books and entries of the sale of all lands or lots heretofore or that hereafter may be sold by this State or any of the officers thereof under any law of this State, certified to be true …

(735 ILCS 5/8-1301) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1301) Sec. 8-1301. Surveys. All testimony that has been or may hereafter be taken by commissions of surveyors for the establishing of original corners of land, shall be filed with their report in court, and may hereafter be read as eviden…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1401) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1401) Sec. 8-1401. Language interpreter. Interpreters may be sworn truly to interpret, when necessary. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/8-1402) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1402) Sec. 8-1402. Accommodation for hearing disability. Whenever any deaf person is a party to any legal proceeding of any nature, or a juror or witness therein, the court in all instances shall appoint a qualified interpreter of the dea…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1403) Sec. 8-1403. Interpreters for civil cases. (a) Whenever any person is a party or witness in a civil action in this State, the court shall, upon its own motion or that of a party, determine whether the person is capable of understanding the English language and…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1501) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1501) Sec. 8-1501. Comparison. In all courts of this State it shall be lawful to prove handwriting by comparison made by the witness or jury with writings properly in the files of records of the case, admitted in evidence or treated as ge…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1502) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1502) Sec. 8-1502. Notice. Before a standard of writing is admitted in evidence by the court for comparison, such notice thereof as under all circumstances of the case is reasonable shall first be given to the opposite party or his or her…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1503) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1503) Sec. 8-1503. Opportunity to examine. A reasonable opportunity to examine such proposed standards shall on motion duly made be accorded the opposite party, his or her attorney and witnesses, prior to the introduction in evidence of s…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1601) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1601) Sec. 8-1601. Execution of deed. Whenever any deed, mortgage, conveyance, release, power of attorney or other writing of, or relating to the sale, conveyance or other disposition of real estate, or any interest therein, or any other …

(735 ILCS 5/8-1701) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1701) Sec. 8-1701. Commissioner's tract list, map, etc. - evidence. Whenever it becomes necessary, in any judicial proceeding, to prove the title of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, or of the trustees of the railroad company, or of …

(735 ILCS 5/8-1702) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1702) Sec. 8-1702. Appointment of trustees. A copy of the commission issued by the governor or by the president of the railroad company to any successor of any of the original trustees (or any of their successors) named in the Act of inco…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1801) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1801) Sec. 8-1801. Presumptive proof. Any work or service on real property or any product incorporated therein to become part of such real property which does not cause injury or property damage within 6 years after such performance, manu…

(735 ILCS 5/8-1901) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1901) Sec. 8-1901. Admission of liability - Effect. The providing of, or payment for, medical, surgical, hospital, or rehabilitation services, facilities, or equipment by or on behalf of any person, or the offer to provide, or pay for, an…

(735 ILCS 5/8-2001) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2001) Sec. 8-2001. Examination of health care records. (a) In this Section: "Health care facility" or "facility" means a public or private hospital, ambulatory surgical treatment center, nursing home, independent practice association, or …

(735 ILCS 5/8-2001.5) Sec. 8-2001.5. Authorization for release of a deceased patient's records. (a) In addition to disclosure allowed under Section 8-802, a deceased person's health care records must be released upon written request of the executor or administrator of the decease…

(735 ILCS 5/8-2002) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2002) Sec. 8-2002. Application. (a) Part 20 of Article VIII of this Act does not apply to the records of patients, inmates, or persons being examined, observed or treated in any institution, division, program or service now existing, or h…

(735 ILCS 5/8-2003) Sec. 8-2003. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-87, eff. 7-2-03. Repealed by P.A. 95-478, eff. 1-1-08.)

(735 ILCS 5/8-2004) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2004) Sec. 8-2004. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-228, eff. 9-1-01. Repealed by P.A. 93-87, eff. 7-2-03.)

(735 ILCS 5/8-2005) Sec. 8-2005. Attorney's records. This Section applies only if a client and his or her authorized attorney have complied with all applicable legal requirements regarding examination and copying of client files, including but not limited to satisfaction of expen…

(735 ILCS 5/8-2006) Sec. 8-2006. Copying fees; adjustment for inflation. Beginning in 2003, every January 20, the copying fee limits established in Sections 8-2001 and 8-2005 shall automatically be increased or decreased, as applicable, by a percentage equal to the percentage cha…

(735 ILCS 5/8-201) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-201) Sec. 8-201. Dead-Man's Act. In the trial of any action in which any party sues or defends as the representative of a deceased person or person under a legal disability, no adverse party or person directly interested in the action shal…

(735 ILCS 5/8-2101) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2101) Sec. 8-2101. Information obtained. All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, recommendations, letters of reference or other third party confidential assessments of a health care practitioner's professional compete…

(735 ILCS 5/8-2102) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2102) Sec. 8-2102. Admissibility as evidence. Such information, records, reports, statements, notes, memoranda, or other data, shall not be admissible as evidence, nor discoverable in any action of any kind in any court or before any trib…

(735 ILCS 5/8-2103) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2103) Sec. 8-2103. Furnishing information. The furnishing of such information in the course of a research project to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois State Medical Society, allied medical societies or to in-hospital staf…

(735 ILCS 5/8-2104) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2104) Sec. 8-2104. Interviews. No patient, patient's relatives, or patient's friends named in any medical study, shall be interviewed for the purpose of such study unless consent of the attending physician and surgeon is first obtained. (…

(735 ILCS 5/8-2105) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2105) Sec. 8-2105. Improper disclosure. The disclosure of any information, records, reports, statements, notes, memoranda or other data obtained in any such medical study except that necessary for the purpose of the specific study is unla…

(735 ILCS 5/8-2201) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2201) Sec. 8-2201. Admissibility of coroner's records. In actions or proceedings for the recovery of damages arising from or growing out of injuries caused by the negligence of any person, firm or corporation resulting in the death of any…

(735 ILCS 5/8-2301) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2301) Sec. 8-2301. Perpetuation of testimony. Any person may take the deposition of a witness to perpetuate the remembrance of any fact, matter or thing, relating to the boundaries or improvements of land, the name or former name of water…