Chapter 740 — CIVIL LIABILITIES

(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 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 57/30) Sec. 30. Limited recovery of damages. (a) An individual drug user shall not bring an action for damages caused by the use of an illegal drug except as otherwise provided in this subsection. An individual drug user may bring an action for damages caused by the use…

(740 ILCS 57/40) Sec. 40. Illegal drug market target community. A person whose participation in the illegal drug market constitutes the following level offense shall be considered to have the following illegal drug market target community: (1) for a level 1 offense, the Illinois …

(740 ILCS 57/45) Sec. 45. Joinder of parties. (a) Two or more persons may join in one action under this Act as plaintiffs if their respective actions have at least one place of illegal drug activity in common and if any portion of the period of illegal drug use overlaps with the …

(740 ILCS 57/5) Sec. 5. Statement of purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide a civil remedy for damages to persons in a community injured as a result of illegal drug use. These persons include parents, employers, insurers, governmental entities, and others who pay for drug…

(740 ILCS 57/50) Sec. 50. Comparative responsibility. (a) An action by an individual drug user is governed by the principles of comparative responsibility. Comparative responsibility attributed to the plaintiff does not bar recovery but diminishes the award of compensatory damage…

(740 ILCS 57/55) Sec. 55. Contribution among and recovery from multiple defendants. A person subject to liability under this Act has a right of action for contribution against another person subject to liability under this Act. Contribution may be enforced either in the original …

(740 ILCS 57/60) Sec. 60. Standard of proof; effect of criminal drug conviction. (a) Proof of participation in the illegal drug market in an action brought under this Act shall be shown by clear and convincing evidence. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, other elements of …

(740 ILCS 57/65) Sec. 65. Prejudgment attachment and execution on judgments. (a) A plaintiff under this Act, subject to subsection (c), may request an ex parte prejudgment attachment order from the court against all assets of a defendant sufficient to satisfy a potential award. I…

(740 ILCS 57/70) Sec. 70. Statute of limitations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a claim under this Act shall not be brought more than 2 years after the cause of action accrues. A cause of action accrues under this Act when a person who may recover has reason t…

(740 ILCS 57/75) Sec. 75. Stay of action. On motion by a governmental agency involved in a drug investigation or prosecution, an action brought under this Act shall be stayed until the completion of the criminal investigation or prosecution that gave rise to the motion for a stay…

(740 ILCS 57/80) Sec. 80. Effect on existing laws. The provisions of this Act are not intended to alter the law regarding intrafamily tort immunity. (Source: P.A. 89-293, eff. 1-1-96.)

(740 ILCS 57/85) Sec. 85. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 89-293, eff. 1-1-96.)

(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 58/10) Sec. 10. A person entitled to bring an action under this Act may recover all of the following damages: (1) economic damages, including, but not limited to, the cost of treatment and rehabilitation, medical expenses, loss of economic or educational potential, loss…

(740 ILCS 58/15) Sec. 15. Contributory negligence and contributory willful and wanton conduct. Neither contributory negligence nor contributory willful and wanton conduct shall apply to any injured party claiming damages under this Act. (Source: P.A. 93-588, eff. 1-1-04.)

(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 58/5) Sec. 5. Responsibility of person who supplies alcoholic liquor or illegal drugs to a person under 18 years of age. (a) Any person at least 18 years of age who willfully supplies alcoholic liquor or illegal drugs to a person under 18 years of age and causes the imp…

(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 60/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 4041) Sec. 1. Whenever a claim is filed with the Department of Human Services (as successor to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities), the Department of Children and Family Services, or the Department of Corrections for …

(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 65/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 3) Sec. 1. All persons in this State who are or may hereafter own or run any threshing machine, corn sheller, or any other machine which is connected to a horse power or power take-off by means of tumbling rods or line of shafting, shall cause e…

(740 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 70, par. 4) Sec. 2. Any person owning or running any machine, as mentioned in section 1 of this act, without complying with the requirements of the aforesaid section, shall be held liable to the person damaged for any damage which may be sustained by suc…

(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 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 70/2) (from Ch. 5, par. 1102) Sec. 2. The term "farm" as used in this Act means any parcel of land used for the growing and harvesting of crops; for the feeding, breeding, keeping, and management of livestock; for dairying, horse keeping, or horse boarding or for any ot…

(740 ILCS 70/3) (from Ch. 5, par. 1103) Sec. 3. No farm or any of its appurtenances shall be or become a private or public nuisance because of any changed conditions in the surrounding area occurring after the farm has been in operation for more than one year, when such farm was …

(740 ILCS 70/4) (from Ch. 5, par. 1104) Sec. 4. The provisions of Section 3 of this Act shall not affect or defeat the right of any person, firm, or corporation to recover damages for any injuries or damages sustained by them on account of any pollution of, or change in condition…

(740 ILCS 70/4.5) Sec. 4.5. Costs and fees. In any nuisance action in which a farming operation is alleged to be a nuisance, a prevailing defendant shall recover the aggregate amount of costs and expenses determined by the court to have been reasonably incurred in the defense of …

(740 ILCS 70/5) (from Ch. 5, par. 1105) Sec. 5. This Act does not affect actions commenced prior to the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 82-509.)

(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 75/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 46) Sec. 1. In case any injury to the person or property of another is caused by the negligent operation of any motorized fire fighting equipment by a compensated fire fighter or authorized volunteer fire fighter of a fire protection distri…

(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 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 80/10) (from Ch. 59, par. 10) Sec. 10. All wills, limitations, dispositions or appointments of, or concerning any lands and tenements, or of any rent, profit, term or charge, out of the same, whereof any person, at the time of his or her decease, shall own in fee simple…

(740 ILCS 80/11) (from Ch. 59, par. 11) Sec. 11. Any person, his heirs, legatees, representatives successors or assigns, and each of them, who have any debts, actions or claims against any person, who make any fraudulent legacy, or who has any debts, actions or claims against any…

(740 ILCS 80/12) (from Ch. 59, par. 12) Sec. 12. When any lands, tenements or hereditaments, or any rents or profits out of the same, shall descend to any heir, or be devised to any devisee, and the personal estate of the ancestor of such heir or devisor of such devisee shall be …

(740 ILCS 80/14) (from Ch. 59, par. 14) Sec. 14. In all cases where a judgment has been obtained against the executor or administrator of a deceased person, on a contract or undertaking on which a joint action might have been maintained against the executor or administrator, and …

(740 ILCS 80/17) (from Ch. 59, par. 17) Sec. 17. When any civil action other than a proceeding to probate the will of a deceased person is brought against any heir or devisee, who is a minor, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for such minor heir or devisee and compel the …

(740 ILCS 80/18) (from Ch. 59, par. 18) Sec. 18. Actions under Sections 10 to 14, both inclusive, of this Act, shall be commenced within and not after the time limited by Section 13-220 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended. (Source: P.A. 82-783.)

(740 ILCS 80/2) (from Ch. 59, par. 2) Sec. 2. No action shall be brought to charge any person upon any contract for the sale of lands, tenements or hereditaments or any interest in or concerning them, for a longer term than one year, unless such contract or some memorandum or not…

(740 ILCS 80/3) (from Ch. 59, par. 3) Sec. 3. The consideration of any such promise or agreement need not be set forth or expressed in the writing, but may be proved or disproved by parol or other legal evidence. (Source: R.S. 1874, p. 540.)

(740 ILCS 80/8) (from Ch. 59, par. 8) Sec. 8. This act shall not extend to any estate or interest in any lands, goods or chattels, or any rents, common or profit, out of the same, which shall be upon good consideration, and bona fide lawfully conveyed or assured to any person, bo…

(740 ILCS 80/9) (from Ch. 59, par. 9) Sec. 9. All declarations or creations of trusts or confidences of any lands, tenements or hereditaments, shall be manifested and proved by some writing signed by the party who is by law enabled to declare such trust, or by his last will in wr…

(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 82/10) Sec. 10. Cause of action. Any person who has been subjected to gender-related violence as defined in Section 5 may bring a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or other appropriate relief against a person or persons perpetrating that gender-related violen…

(740 ILCS 82/11) Sec. 11. Employer liability for an employee or agent. (a) An employer is only liable for gender-related violence committed in the workplace by an employee or agent of the employer when the interaction giving rise to the gender-related violence arises out of and i…

(740 ILCS 82/15) Sec. 15. Relief. In an action brought under this Act, the court may award damages, injunctive relief, or other appropriate relief. The court may award actual damages, damages for emotional distress, or punitive damages. A judgment may also include attorney's fees…

(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…