Chapter 740, CIVIL LIABILITIES

(740 ILCS 128/35) Sec. 35. Remedies preserved. This Act does not affect the right of any person to bring an action or use any remedy available under other law, including common law, to recover damages arising out of the use of the victim of the sex trade in the sex trade nor does…

(740 ILCS 92/35) Sec. 35. Expenses and sanctions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the State's Attorney or Attorney General is not liable for expenses that a person incurs in bringing an action under this Act. (b) In civil actions brought under this Act in which the Atto…

(740 ILCS 190/35) Sec. 35. Severability. If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or applicatio…

(740 ILCS 130/4) (from Ch. 80, par. 304) Sec. 4. Notwithstanding this Act, the liability of any owner or occupier of a premises to anyone who enters or uses those premises for a recreational purpose, as defined by the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act, is governed by t…

(740 ILCS 115/4) (from Ch. 70, par. 54) Sec. 4. Any municipal corporation, county, township, village or any other political subdivision or department of the State of Illinois, or the United States or any of its instrumentalities, or any person, partnership, corporation, associati…

(740 ILCS 140/4) (from Ch. 70, par. 804) Sec. 4. Scope of discovery. (a) In an action for sexual exploitation, evidence of the plaintiff's sexual history is not subject to discovery except when the plaintiff claims damage to sexual functioning; or (1) the defendant requests a hea…

(740 ILCS 120/4) (from Ch. 70, par. 604) Sec. 4. Persons subject to liability under Section 3 shall be jointly and severally liable. (Source: P.A. 84-1041.)

(740 ILCS 90/4) (from Ch. 71, par. 4) Sec. 4. In case of loss of or damage to any property or effects left by a guest after he has departed from any hotel and ceased to be a guest thereof, and in the case of loss of or damage to any property or effects forwarded to such hotel by …

(740 ILCS 155/4) (from Ch. 132, par. 4) Sec. 4. No surety, his or her heir, executors or administrators, shall be allowed to confess judgment or allow judgment to be entered by default, so as to distress his or her principal, if the principal will enter his or her appearance as d…

(740 ILCS 105/4) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 4) Sec. 4. The plaintiff at any time before, but not later than 10 days after, the filing of the answer, unless further time be granted by the court, may file interrogatories in writing concerning matters material to the allegations of the…

(740 ILCS 185/4) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9404) Sec. 4. Within 90 days after the Department is ordered to establish value appraisals under Section 3, it shall notify the court of its findings of value and expenses. The court shall then average the appraisals and award triple the av…

(740 ILCS 175/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 4104) Sec. 4. Civil actions for false claims. (a) Responsibilities of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall diligently investigate a civil violation under Section 3. If the Attorney General finds that a person violated or is violati…

(740 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 60-4) Sec. 4. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Trade or commerce" includes all economic activity involving or relating to any commodity or service. "Commodity" shall mean any kind of real or personal property. "Servic…

(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 40/4) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 17) Sec. 4. The defendant shall be held to answer the allegations of the complaint as in other civil proceedings. At all hearings upon the merits, evidence of the general reputation of such place, of the inmates thereof, and of those resort…

(740 ILCS 110/4) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 804) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-465) Sec. 4. (a) The following persons shall be entitled, upon request, to inspect and copy a recipient's record or any part thereof: (1) the parent or guardian of a recipient who is under …

(740 ILCS 100/4) (from Ch. 70, par. 304) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89-7, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 4. Rights of Plaintiff Unaffected. Except as provided in Section 3.5 of this Act, a plaintiff's right to recover the full amount of his judgmen…

(740 ILCS 170/4) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.4) Sec. 4. The maximum wages, salary, commissions, and bonuses that may be collected by an assignee for any work week shall not exceed the lesser of (1) 15% of such gross amount paid for that week or (2) the amount by which disposable earnin…

(740 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 70, par. 904) Sec. 4. Civil liability. (a) A person who uses or causes to be used any property without the consent of the owner of that property to facilitate in any manner a violation of the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, …

(740 ILCS 165/4) (from Ch. 126, par. 14) Sec. 4. This Act may be cited as the Uniform Single Publication Act. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1907.)

(740 ILCS 95/4) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1504) Sec. 4. The rebuttable presumption provided in subsection (c) of Section 16-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961 prior to its repeal by Public Act 97-597 (effective January 1, 2012), shall be fully applicable to all causes of actions broug…

(740 ILCS 160/4) (from Ch. 59, par. 104) Sec. 4. (a) Value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or obligation, property is transferred or an antecedent debt is secured or satisfied, but value does not include an unperformed promise made otherw…

(740 ILCS 170/4.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.4a) Sec. 4.1. Revocation of wage assignment. If the wage assignment is revocable under federal law, the employee may revoke the wage assignment at any time by submitting the Revocation Notice Form as provided in subsection (c) of Section 2…

(740 ILCS 45/4.1) (from Ch. 70, par. 74.1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-563) Sec. 4.1. In addition to other powers and duties set forth in this Act and other powers exercised by the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall: (1) investigate all claims and prep…

(740 ILCS 130/4.1) Sec. 4.1. Off-road riding facilities; liability. (a) As used in this Section, "off-road riding facility" means: (1) an area of land, consisting of a closed course, designed for use of off-highway vehicles in events such as, but not limited to, dirt track, short…

(740 ILCS 170/4.2) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.4b) Sec. 4.2. If the employee has not served a Revocation Notice Form as provided in Section 4.1 of this Act or has not otherwise served the creditor with a written notice of revocation (if the wage assignment is revocable under federal la…

(740 ILCS 45/4.2) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-563) Sec. 4.2. A law enforcement agency shall, within 15 days of receipt of a written request for a police report made to verify that the requirements of a crime victims compensation application under Section 6.1 of …

(740 ILCS 170/4.3) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.4c) Sec. 4.3. If any person wrongfully: (1) serves a notice on an employee or serves a notice which does not conform with the requirements of Section 2.2, (2) causes a demand to be served for the wages of an employee, or (3) fails to relea…

(740 ILCS 185/4.5) Sec. 4.5. Department assistance. If the court requests assistance from the Department pursuant to Section 3.5 of this Act, within 90 days after the Department is provided independent appraisals and remediation plans for review, the Department shall provide the …

(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 185/4.7) Sec. 4.7. Use of award. Monetary awards for remediation costs of wrongfully cut trees under Section 2.5 of this Act must be used for costs related to remediation, restoration, or enhancement of the conservation value of the impacted property for protection, res…

(740 ILCS 147/40) Sec. 40. Forfeiture. (a) The following are subject to seizure and forfeiture: (1) any property that is directly or indirectly used or intended for use in any manner to facilitate streetgang related activity; and (2) any property constituting or derived from gros…

(740 ILCS 174/40) Sec. 40. Home Rule Limitation. It is the public policy of this State, pursuant to paragraphs (h) and (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution that the provisions of this Act are the exclusive exercise by the State of powers and functions whic…

(740 ILCS 128/40) Sec. 40. Double recovery prohibited. Any person who recovers damages under this Act may not recover the same costs or damages under any other Act. A person who recovers damages under any other Act may not recover for the same costs or damages under this Act. (So…

(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 92/40) Sec. 40. Retaliatory discharge; remedy. An employee who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment by his or her employer because of lawful acts done by the emplo…

(740 ILCS 21/40) Sec. 40. Trial by jury. There shall be no right to trial by jury in any proceeding to obtain, modify, vacate or extend any stalking no contact order under this Act. However, nothing in this Section shall deny any existing right to trial by jury in a criminal proc…

(740 ILCS 128/45) Sec. 45. No avoidance of liability. No person may avoid liability under this Act by means of any conveyance of any right, title, or interest in real property, or by any indemnification, hold harmless agreement, or similar agreement that purports to show consent …

(740 ILCS 21/45) Sec. 45. Subject matter jurisdiction. Each of the circuit courts has the power to issue stalking no contact orders. (Source: P.A. 96-246, eff. 1-1-10.)

(740 ILCS 147/45) Sec. 45. Abatement as public nuisance. (a) Any real property that is erected, established, maintained, owned, leased, or used by any streetgang for the purpose of conducting streetgang related activity constitutes a public nuisance and may be abated as provided …

(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 92/45) Sec. 45. Time limitations. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an action pursuant to this Act may not be filed more than 3 years after the discovery of the facts constituting the grounds for commencing the action. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an acti…

(740 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 60-5) Sec. 5. No provisions of this Act shall be construed to make illegal: (1) the activities of any labor organization or of individual members thereof which are directed solely to labor objectives which are legitimate under the laws of either…

(740 ILCS 110/5) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 805) Sec. 5. Disclosure; consent. (a) Except as provided in Sections 6 through 12.2 of this Act, records and communications may be disclosed to someone other than those persons listed in Section 4 of this Act only with the written consent o…

(740 ILCS 175/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 4105) Sec. 5. False claims procedure. (a) A subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness at a trial or hearing conducted under Section 4 of this Act may be served at any place in the State. (b) A civil action under Section 4 may not be broug…

(740 ILCS 100/5) (from Ch. 70, par. 305) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89-7, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 5. Enforcement. Other than in actions for healing art malpractice, a cause of action for contribution among joint tortfeasors is not required t…

(740 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 655) Sec. 5. Liability. If, at the written request of a business, a State agency or unit of local government acquires, constructs, improves, or modifies any real property that results in a business locating or remaining on real property with…

(740 ILCS 24/5) Sec. 5. Compelled confession; civil action. (a) Independent of any criminal prosecution or the result thereof, any person suffering injury to his or her person or damage to his or her property as a result of having been compelled to confess or provide information …

(740 ILCS 7/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Electronic mail message" means a message sent to a unique destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the "local part") and a reference to…

(740 ILCS 130/5) Sec. 5. Firearm ranges; liability. (a) As used in this Section, "firearm range" means a rifle, pistol, silhouette, skeet, trap, black powder, or other similar range in this State used for discharging firearms in a sporting event, for practice or instruction in th…