Chapter 740, CIVIL LIABILITIES

(740 ILCS 170/2.2) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.2b) Sec. 2.2. Forms; notice of intent to assign wages; revocation. (a) The notice to an employee required by Section 2 shall be in the following form: "NOTICE OF INTENT TO ASSIGN WAGES This notice is required by the Illinois Wage Assignmen…

(740 ILCS 180/2.2) (from Ch. 70, par. 2.2) Sec. 2.2. The state of gestation or development of a human being when an injury is caused, when an injury takes effect, or at death, shall not foreclose maintenance of any cause of action under the law of this State arising from the deat…

(740 ILCS 185/2.5) Sec. 2.5. Trees intentionally cut or knowingly caused to be cut on protected land. Any party found to have intentionally cut or knowingly caused to be cut any standing timber or tree, other than a tree or woody plant referenced in the Illinois Exotic Weeds Act,…

(740 ILCS 45/2.5) Sec. 2.5. Felony status. A victim's criminal history or felony status shall not prevent compensation to that victim or the victim's family. No compensation may be granted to an applicant under this Act while the applicant is held in a correctional institution. A…

(740 ILCS 185/2.6) Sec. 2.6. Remediation plan. The court may order parties that seek remediation costs for damage to protected land under Section 2.5 to develop a remediation plan pursuant to Section 3.5 of this Act. The remediation plan shall delineate the steps to address remed…

(740 ILCS 185/2.8) Sec. 2.8. Remedies. Nothing in this Act limits the rights of a party to pursue causes of action under other laws, including any available common law remedies for damages. A plaintiff may bring an action and recover damages under any applicable Section of this A…

(740 ILCS 82/20) Sec. 20. Limitation. An action by an individual based on gender-related violence as defined in paragraph (1), (2), or (2.5) of Section 5 must be commenced within 7 years after the cause of action accrued, except that if the person entitled to bring the action was…

(740 ILCS 58/20) Sec. 20. Applicability. (a) A person may not bring an action under this Act against a licensee or employee of a licensee under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 who supplies alcoholic liquor to a person under 21 years of age for that act if the licensee or employee …

(740 ILCS 128/20) Sec. 20. Relief. A prevailing victim of the sex trade, involuntary servitude, or human trafficking shall be entitled to all relief that would make him or her whole. This includes, but is not limited to: (1) declaratory relief; (2) injunctive relief; (3) recovery…

(740 ILCS 57/20) Sec. 20. Liability for participation in the illegal drug market. (a) A person who knowingly participates in the illegal drug market within this State is liable for civil damages as provided in this Act. A person may recover damages under this Act for injury resul…

(740 ILCS 195/20) Sec. 20. Injunctive relief. (a) A court in which a suit is brought under this Act, on the motion of a party, may issue a temporary restraining order, emergency order of protection, or preliminary or permanent injunction to restrain and prevent the disclosure or …

(740 ILCS 147/20) Sec. 20. Commencement of action. (a) An action may be commenced under this Act by the filing of a verified complaint as in civil cases. (b) A complaint filed under this Act, and all other ancillary or collateral matters arising therefrom, including matter relati…

(740 ILCS 21/20) Sec. 20. Commencement of action; filing fees. (a) An action for a stalking no contact order is commenced: (1) independently, by filing a petition for a stalking no contact order in any civil court, unless specific courts are designated by local rule or order; or …

(740 ILCS 45/20) (from Ch. 70, par. 90) Sec. 20. (a) In addition to any other civil liability or criminal penalties provided by law, a person who the Court of Claims or the Attorney General finds has willfully misstated or omitted facts relevant to the determination of whether co…

(740 ILCS 190/20) Sec. 20. Privacy of parties. (a) In an action under this Act: (1) a plaintiff may proceed by using a pseudonym in place of the true name of the plaintiff under Section 2-401 of the Code of Civil Procedure; and (2) the court may exclude or redact from all pleadin…

(740 ILCS 92/20) Sec. 20. Role of State's Attorney or Attorney General. (a) If the State's Attorney or Attorney General proceeds with the action, he or she shall have the primary responsibility for prosecuting the action, and shall not be bound by an act of the person bringing th…

(740 ILCS 174/20) Sec. 20. Retaliation for certain refusals prohibited. An employer may not take retaliatory action against an employee for refusing to participate in an activity that the employee has a good faith belief that such participation would result in a violation of a St…

(740 ILCS 14/20) Sec. 20. Right of action. (a) Any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act shall have a right of action in a State circuit court or as a supplemental claim in federal district court against an offending party. A prevailing party may recover for each violation:…

(740 ILCS 174/20.1) Sec. 20.1. Other retaliation. Any other act or omission not otherwise specifically set forth in this Act, whether within or without the workplace, also constitutes retaliatory action by an employer under this Act if the act or omission would be materially adve…

(740 ILCS 174/20.2) Sec. 20.2. Threatening retaliation. An employer may not threaten any employee with any act or omission if that act or omission would constitute retaliatory action against the employee under this Act. (Source: P.A. 103-867, eff. 1-1-25.)

(740 ILCS 22/201) Sec. 201. Persons protected by this Act. (a) The following persons are protected by this Act: (1) any victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration on whose behalf the petition is brought; (2) any family or household member of the …

(740 ILCS 22/202) Sec. 202. Commencement of action; filing fees. (a) An action for a civil no contact order is commenced: (1) independently, by filing a petition for a civil no contact order in any civil court, unless specific courts are designated by local rule or order; or (2) …

(740 ILCS 22/203) Sec. 203. Pleading; non-disclosure of address. (a) A petition for a civil no contact order shall be in writing and verified or accompanied by affidavit and shall allege that the petitioner has been the victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual se…

(740 ILCS 22/204) Sec. 204. Application of rules of civil procedure; rape crisis advocates. (a) Any proceeding to obtain, modify, reopen or appeal a civil no contact order shall be governed by the rules of civil procedure of this State. The standard of proof in such a proceeding …

(740 ILCS 22/204.2) Sec. 204.2. Application of privileges. The filing of a petition for a civil no contact order does not in any way constitute a waiver of any privilege that otherwise protects any medical, mental health, or other records of the petitioner, absent a release by th…

(740 ILCS 22/204.3) Sec. 204.3. Appointment of counsel. The court may appoint counsel to represent the petitioner if the respondent is represented by counsel. (Source: P.A. 93-811, eff. 1-1-05.)

(740 ILCS 22/204.5) Sec. 204.5. Trial by jury. There shall be no right to trial by jury in any proceeding to obtain, modify, vacate or extend any civil no contact order under this Act. However, nothing in this Section shall deny any existing right to trial by jury in a criminal p…

(740 ILCS 22/205) Sec. 205. Subject matter jurisdiction. Each of the circuit courts has the power to issue civil no contact orders. (Source: P.A. 93-236, eff. 1-1-04.)

(740 ILCS 22/206) Sec. 206. Jurisdiction over persons. The courts of this State have jurisdiction to bind (1) State residents and (2) non-residents having minimum contacts with this State, to the extent permitted by the long-arm statute, Section 2-209 of the Code of Civil Procedu…

(740 ILCS 22/207) Sec. 207. Venue. A petition for a civil no contact order may be filed in any county where (1) the petitioner resides, (2) the respondent resides, or (3) the alleged non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration occurred. (Source: P.A. 93-236…

(740 ILCS 22/208) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-835) Sec. 208. Process. (a) Any action for a civil no contact order requires that a separate summons be issued and served. The summons shall be in the form prescribed by Supreme Court Rule 101(d), except that it shal…

(740 ILCS 22/209) Sec. 209. Service of notice of hearings. Except as provided in Section 208, notice of hearings on petitions or motions shall be served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules 11 and 12, unless notice is excused by Section 214 of this Act or by the Code of Civil P…

(740 ILCS 22/210) Sec. 210. Hearings. (a) A petition for a civil no contact order shall be treated as an expedited proceeding, and no court may transfer or otherwise decline to decide all or part of such petition. Nothing in this Section shall prevent the court from reserving iss…

(740 ILCS 22/211) Sec. 211. Continuances. (a) Petitions for emergency remedies shall be granted or denied in accordance with the standards of Section 214, regardless of the respondent's appearance or presence in court. (b) Any action for a civil no contact order is an expedited p…

(740 ILCS 22/213) Sec. 213. Civil no contact order; remedies. (a) If the court finds that the petitioner has been a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration, a civil no contact order shall issue; provided that the petitioner must also satisfy t…

(740 ILCS 22/213.5) Sec. 213.5. Accountability for actions of others. For the purposes of issuing a civil no contact order, deciding what remedies should be included and enforcing the order, Article 5 of the Criminal Code of 2012 shall govern whether respondent is legally account…

(740 ILCS 22/213.7) Sec. 213.7. Aiding and abetting non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration. A person aids and abets an act of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration when, before or during the commission of an act of non-cons…

(740 ILCS 22/214) Sec. 214. Emergency civil no contact order. (a) An emergency civil no contact order shall issue if the petitioner satisfies the requirements of this subsection (a). The petitioner shall establish that: (1) the court has jurisdiction under Section 206; (2) the re…

(740 ILCS 22/215) Sec. 215. Plenary civil no contact order. A plenary civil no contact order shall issue if the petitioner has served notice of the hearing for that order on the respondent, in accordance with Section 209, and satisfies the requirements of this Section. The petiti…

(740 ILCS 22/215.5) Sec. 215.5. Petitioner testimony at plenary civil no contact order hearing. In a plenary civil no contact order hearing, if a court finds that testimony by the petitioner in the courtroom may result in serious emotional distress to the petitioner, the court ma…

(740 ILCS 22/216) Sec. 216. Duration and extension of orders. (a) Unless re-opened or extended or voided by entry of an order of greater duration, an emergency order shall be effective for not less than 14 nor more than 21 days. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a…

(740 ILCS 22/217) Sec. 217. Contents of orders. (a) Any civil no contact order shall describe each remedy granted by the court, in reasonable detail and not by reference to any other document, so that the respondent may clearly understand what he or she must do or refrain from do…

(740 ILCS 22/218) Sec. 218. Notice of orders. (a) Upon issuance of any civil no contact order, the clerk shall immediately: (1) enter the order on the record and file it in accordance with the circuit court procedures; and (2) provide a file stamped copy of the order to the respo…

(740 ILCS 22/218.1) Sec. 218.1. Short form notification. (a) Instead of personal service of a civil no contact order under Section 218, a sheriff, other law enforcement official, special process server, or personnel assigned by the Department of Corrections or Department of Juven…

(740 ILCS 22/218.5) Sec. 218.5. Modification; reopening of orders. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, upon motion by the petitioner, the court may modify an emergency or plenary civil no contact order by altering the remedy, subject to Section 213. (b) After 30 day…

(740 ILCS 22/219) Sec. 219. Violation. A knowing violation of a civil no contact order is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony. (Source: P.A. 93-236, eff. 1-1-04.)

(740 ILCS 22/220) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-835) Sec. 220. Enforcement of a civil no contact order. (a) Nothing in this Act shall preclude any Illinois court from enforcing a valid protective order issued in another state or by a military judge. (b) Illinois c…

(740 ILCS 92/25) Sec. 25. Costs and proceeds of action. (a) If the State's Attorney or Attorney General proceeds with an action brought by a person under Section 15, that person is entitled to receive an amount that the court determines is reasonable based upon the extent to whic…

(740 ILCS 57/25) Sec. 25. Recovery of damages. (a) One or more of the following persons may bring an action for damages caused by an individual's use of an illegal drug: (1) A parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or sibling of the individual drug user. (2) An individual who was…

(740 ILCS 174/25) Sec. 25. Criminal penalty. Violation of this Act is a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 103-867, eff. 1-1-25.)