Chapter 740, CIVIL LIABILITIES

(740 ILCS 160/5) (from Ch. 59, par. 105) Sec. 5. (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor, whether the creditor's claim arose before or after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred, if the debtor made the transfer or incu…

(740 ILCS 137/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The General Assembly finds that breast milk offers better nutrition, immunity, and digestion, and may raise a baby's IQ, and that breastfeeding offers other benefits such as improved mother-baby bonding, and its encouragement has been established…

(740 ILCS 185/5) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9405) Sec. 5. The Department may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 84-138.)

(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 20/5) (from Ch. 70, par. 905) Sec. 5. Joint and several liability. Persons subject to liability under Section 4 of this Act are jointly and severally liable. (Source: P.A. 87-544.)

(740 ILCS 140/5) (from Ch. 70, par. 805) Sec. 5. Admission of evidence. (a) In an action for sexual exploitation, evidence of the plaintiff's sexual history is not admissible except when: (1) the defendant requests a hearing prior to trial and makes an offer of proof of the relev…

(740 ILCS 105/5) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 5) Sec. 5. If the existence of the nuisance is established, the court shall enter a judgment perpetually restraining all persons from maintaining or permitting such nuisance, and from using the building or apartment, or the place in which …

(740 ILCS 190/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: (1) "Child" means an unemancipated individual who is less than 18 years of age. (2) "Consent" means affirmative, conscious, and voluntary authorization by an individual with legal capacity to give authorization. (3) "Depi…

(740 ILCS 147/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. (a) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that it is the right of every person, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability, to be secure and protected from fear, intimidation, and ph…

(740 ILCS 23/5) Sec. 5. Discrimination prohibited. (a) No unit of State, county, or local government in Illinois shall: (1) exclude a person from participation in, deny a person the benefits of, or subject a person to discrimination under any program or activity on the grounds of…

(740 ILCS 14/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings; intent. The General Assembly finds all of the following: (a) The use of biometrics is growing in the business and security screening sectors and appears to promise streamlined financial transactions and security screenings. (b) Major …

(740 ILCS 170/5) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.5) Sec. 5. A discharge in bankruptcy shall be a valid defense to any suit brought upon a wage assignment executed by the bankrupt prior to the adjudication in bankruptcy; no assignment of wages shall be valid after three years from the date …

(740 ILCS 13/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Blind person" means a person who has vision of 20/200 or less with the best correction or has a visual field of 20 degrees or less. "Guide dog" means a dog that is trained to lead or guide a blind person. "Deaf person" me…

(740 ILCS 115/5) (from Ch. 70, par. 55) Sec. 5. Limitation on damages; damages allowable. No recovery under this Act may exceed $20,000 actual damages for each person, or legal entity as provided in Section 4 of this Act, for the first act or occurrence of such wilful or maliciou…

(740 ILCS 165/5) (from Ch. 126, par. 15) Sec. 5. This Act shall not be retroactive as to causes of action existing on its effective date. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1907.)

(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 174/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Adverse employment action" means an action that a reasonable employee would find materially adverse. An action is materially adverse when it could dissuade a reasonable worker from disclosing or threatening to disclose i…

(740 ILCS 113/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Damages" means damages of any kind for which liability may exist under the laws of this State resulting from, arising out of, or related to the discharge or threatened discharge of oil. "Discharge" means an emission, oth…

(740 ILCS 82/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Employee" has the meaning provided in Section 2-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. "Employer" has the meaning provided in Section 2-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. "Gender-related violence", which is a form of sex discri…

(740 ILCS 90/5) (from Ch. 71, par. 4a) Sec. 5. Any person who, with intent to defraud, shall obtain lodging, food, money, property or other accommodation at a hotel, inn, boarding house or lodging house without paying therefor shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. In case of …

(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 92/5) Sec. 5. Patient and client procurement. (a) Except as otherwise permitted or authorized by law, it is unlawful to knowingly offer or pay any remuneration directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, to induce any person to procure clients or patients to obtain serv…

(740 ILCS 128/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to allow persons who have been or who are subjected to the sex trade, involuntary servitude, or human trafficking to seek civil damages and remedies from individuals and entities that recruited, harmed, profited from, o…

(740 ILCS 21/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. Stalking generally refers to a course of conduct, not a single act. Stalking behavior includes following a person, conducting surveillance of the person, appearing at the person's home, work or school, making unwanted phone calls, sending unwanted…

(740 ILCS 40/5) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 18) Sec. 5. 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 195/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Course of conduct" means a pattern of conduct composed of 2 or more acts, evidencing a continuity of purpose. "Electronic communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligenc…

(740 ILCS 45/5.1) (from Ch. 70, par. 75.1) Sec. 5.1. (a) Every hospital licensed under the laws of this State shall display prominently in its emergency room posters giving notification of the existence and general provisions of this Act. The posters may be displayed by physical …

(740 ILCS 110/5.5) Sec. 5.5. Limited access to basic inpatient mental health information. (a) For a recipient who is an inpatient of a mental health facility, an individual is eligible, upon request, to obtain the protected mental health information of the recipient that is direc…

(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 21/50) Sec. 50. 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 Procedure…

(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 21/55) Sec. 55. Venue. A petition for a stalking no contact order may be filed in any county where (1) the petitioner resides, (2) the respondent resides, or (3) one or more acts of the alleged stalking occurred. (Source: P.A. 96-246, eff. 1-1-10.)

(740 ILCS 128/55) Sec. 55. Severability. If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity of that provision or its application does not affect other provisions or application of this Act that can be given effect without…

(740 ILCS 110/6) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 806) Sec. 6. Such information from a recipient's record as is necessary to enable him to apply for or receive benefits may be disclosed with consent obtained pursuant to Section 5 of this Act. Disclosure may be made without consent when des…

(740 ILCS 175/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 4106) Sec. 6. Subpoenas. (a) In general. (1) Issuance and service. Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that any person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or information relevant to an investig…

(740 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 6) Sec. 6. The proceeds of the sale of the movable property shall be applied in payment of the costs of the proceeding and of the abatement, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the defendant or other person having an interest in said…

(740 ILCS 160/6) (from Ch. 59, par. 106) Sec. 6. (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation without …

(740 ILCS 90/6) (from Ch. 71, par. 4b) Sec. 6. Proof that lodging, food, money, property, or other accommodations were obtained either by false pretense or false representations, or by false or fictitious show or pretense of baggage, or by failing or refusing to pay for such lodg…

(740 ILCS 115/6) (from Ch. 70, par. 56) Sec. 6. This Act shall not affect the recovery of damages in any other cause of action where the liability of the parent or legal guardian is predicated on a common law basis. (Source: P.A. 76-1679.)

(740 ILCS 20/6) (from Ch. 70, par. 906) Sec. 6. Damages. (a) The damages to which an owner of property is entitled under subsection (a) of Section 4 shall be based on the highest classification of offense prescribed under the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substanc…

(740 ILCS 170/6) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.6) Sec. 6. Any person who wilfully and wrongfully serves a demand as assignee for wages when no assignment has been made to him or under an assignment which is invalid as provided by this Act knowing such assignment to be invalid with intent…

(740 ILCS 185/6) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9406) Sec. 6. The Department shall publish or adopt and make available published technical information regarding volume and value determinations as the Director considers necessary for the purpose of establishing value. (Source: P.A. 84-138…

(740 ILCS 140/6) (from Ch. 70, par. 806) Sec. 6. Limitation period. An action for sexual exploitation shall be commenced within 2 years after the cause of action arises. (Source: P.A. 85-1254.)

(740 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 38, par. 60-6) Sec. 6. Every person who shall knowingly do any of the acts prohibited by subsections (1) and (4) of Section 3 of this Act commits a Class 4 felony and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other…

(740 ILCS 40/6) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 19) Sec. 6. If the existence of the nuisance is established, the court shall enter a judgment perpetually restraining all persons from maintaining or permitting such nuisance, and from using the place in which the same is maintained for any…

(740 ILCS 45/6.1) (from Ch. 70, par. 76.1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-563) Sec. 6.1. Right to compensation. A person is entitled to compensation under this Act if: (a) Timing. Within 5 years of the occurrence of the crime, or within one year after a criminal ch…

(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 21/60) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-835) Sec. 60. Process. (a) Any action for a stalking 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 sha…

(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 21/65) Sec. 65. Service of notice of hearings. Except as provided in Section 60, 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 100 of this Act or by the Code of Civil Proc…