Chapter 740, CIVIL LIABILITIES

(740 ILCS 16/5-1) Sec. 5-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Illinois Bivens Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 104-440, eff. 12-9-25.)

(740 ILCS 16/5-10) Sec. 5-10. Deprivation of constitutional rights; liability. (a) Any person may bring a civil action against any person who, while conducting civil immigration enforcement, knowingly engages in conduct that violates the Illinois Constitution or the United States…

(740 ILCS 16/5-15) Sec. 5-15. Remedies. (a) All monetary, injunctive, and declaratory relief available at common law is available under this Act for a violation of this Act without regard to whether a plaintiff may have a claim under any other statute or common law cause of actio…

(740 ILCS 16/5-5) Sec. 5-5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Crowd control equipment" includes, but is not limited to, kinetic impact projectiles; compressed air launchers, such as PLS and FN303; oleoresin capsicum spray, CS gas, CN gas, or other chemical irritants; 40 millimet…

(740 ILCS 16/5-90) Sec. 5-90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-440, eff. 12-9-25; text omitted.)

(740 ILCS 126/29-10) Sec. 29-10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the same meaning as it does in Section 50-10 of the Nurse Practice Act. "Health care professional" means a person who is licensed as a physician, advanced practice register…

(740 ILCS 126/29-15) Sec. 29-15. Right of action. (a) When any person has had a judgment entered against such person, in any state, where liability, in whole or in part, is based on the alleged provision, receipt, assistance in receipt or provision, material support for, or any t…

(740 ILCS 126/29-5) Sec. 29-5. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Protecting Reproductive Health Care Services Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)

(740 ILCS 126/99-95) 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 Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate …

(740 ILCS 126/99-97) 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.)

(740 ILCS 16/99-97) Sec. 99-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 104-440, eff. 12-9-25.)

(740 ILCS 126/99-99) 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.)

(740 ILCS 16/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 104-440, eff. 12-9-25.)

(740 ILCS 75/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 45.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire Fighter Liability Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 100/0.01) (from Ch. 70, par. 300) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 35/0.01) (from Ch. 29, par. 60.90) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Construction Contract Indemnification for Negligence Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 95/0.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1500) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Interference With Utility Services Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 15/0.01) (from Ch. 40, par. 1800) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Breach of Promise Abolition Act. (Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(740 ILCS 65/0.01) (from Ch. 70, par. 2.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Farm Machine Safety Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 140/0.01) (from Ch. 70, par. 800) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Sexual Exploitation in Psychotherapy, Professional Health Services, and Professional Mental Health Services Act. (Source: P.A. 90-538, eff. 12-1-97.)

(740 ILCS 25/0.01) (from Ch. 27, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Common Carrier Liability Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 50/0.01) (from Ch. 40, par. 1950) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Criminal Conversation Abolition Act. (Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(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 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 40/0.01) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 13.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Controlled Substance and Cannabis Nuisance Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(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 185/0.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9400) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Wrongful Tree Cutting Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 60/0.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 4040) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Escaped Inmate Damages Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 180/0.01) (from Ch. 70, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Wrongful Death Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(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 90/0.01) (from Ch. 71, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Innkeeper Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 105/0.01) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lewdness Public Nuisance Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 80/0.01) (from Ch. 59, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Frauds Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 5/0.01) (from Ch. 40, par. 1900) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Alienation of Affections Abolition Act. (Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(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 70/0.01) (from Ch. 5, par. 1100) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Farm Nuisance Suit Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 100/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 301) Sec. 1. This Act applies to causes of action arising on or after March 1, 1978. (Source: P.A. 81-601.)

(740 ILCS 7/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Anti-Phishing Act. (Source: P.A. 95-350, eff. 1-1-08.)

(740 ILCS 160/1) (from Ch. 59, par. 101) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. (Source: P.A. 86-814.)

(740 ILCS 175/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 4101) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Illinois False Claims Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1304, eff. 7-27-10.)

(740 ILCS 13/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Assistance Animal Damages Act. (Source: P.A. 91-480, eff. 1-1-00.)

(740 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 901) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tort Claims Act. (Source: P.A. 87-544.)

(740 ILCS 82/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Gender Violence Act. (Source: P.A. 93-416, eff. 1-1-04.)

(740 ILCS 58/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Drug or Alcohol Impaired Minor Responsibility Act. (Source: P.A. 93-588, eff. 1-1-04.)

(740 ILCS 80/1) (from Ch. 59, par. 1) Sec. 1. That no action shall be brought, whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer any debt or damages out of his own estate, or whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for t…

(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 …

(740 ILCS 23/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003. (Source: P.A. 93-425, eff. 1-1-04.)

(740 ILCS 21/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Stalking No Contact Order Act. (Source: P.A. 96-246, eff. 1-1-10.)

(740 ILCS 70/1) (from Ch. 5, par. 1101) Sec. 1. It is the declared policy of the state to conserve and protect and encourage the development and improvement of its agricultural land for the production of food and other agricultural products. When nonagricultural land uses extend …

(740 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 651) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Community Investment Recovery Act. (Source: P.A. 87-212.)