Chapter 740, CIVIL LIABILITIES

(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 115/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 51) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Parental Responsibility Law. (Source: P.A. 76-1679.)

(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 95/1) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1501) Sec. 1. Any person who unlawfully interferes with public utility services shall be liable to the utility company in a civil action for damages treble the amount of the actual damages based on loss of revenue because of that person's c…

(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 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 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 174/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Whistleblower Act. (Source: P.A. 93-544, eff. 1-1-04.)

(740 ILCS 90/1) (from Ch. 71, par. 1) Sec. 1. Whenever the proprietor or manager of any hotel provides a safe or vault in a convenient place, for the safe keeping of any money, jewels, ornaments, bank notes, bonds, negotiable security, or other valuable papers, precious stones, r…

(740 ILCS 180/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 1) Sec. 1. Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages,…

(740 ILCS 145/1) (from Ch. 126, par. 1) Sec. 1. That if any person shall falsely use, utter or publish words, which in their common acceptance, shall amount to charge any person with having been guilty of fornication or adultery, such words so spoken shall be deemed actionable, a…

(740 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 60-1) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Antitrust Act. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1943.)

(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 170/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.1) Sec. 1. No assignment of wages earned or to be earned is valid unless (1) Made in a written instrument (a) signed by the wage-earner in person and (b) bearing the date of its execution, the social security number of the wage-earner, the n…

(740 ILCS 165/1) (from Ch. 126, par. 11) Sec. 1. No person shall have more than one cause of action for damages for libel or slander or invasion of privacy or any other tort founded upon any single publication or exhibition or utterance, such as any one edition of a newspaper or …

(740 ILCS 130/1) (from Ch. 80, par. 301) Sec. 1. This Act is called and may be cited as the "Premises Liability Act". (Source: P.A. 83-1398.)

(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 14/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Biometric Information Privacy Act. (Source: P.A. 95-994, eff. 10-3-08.)

(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 24/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2006. (Source: P.A. 94-1113, eff. 1-1-08.)

(740 ILCS 137/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Right to Breastfeed Act. (Source: P.A. 93-942, eff. 8-16-04.)

(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 110/1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 801) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act". (Source: P.A. 80-1508.)

(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 57/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Drug Dealer Liability Act. (Source: P.A. 89-293, eff. 1-1-96.)

(740 ILCS 195/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Civil Liability for Doxing Act. (Source: P.A. 103-439, eff. 1-1-24.)

(740 ILCS 147/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. (Source: P.A. 87-932.)

(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 105/1) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 1) Sec. 1. All buildings and apartments, and all places, and the fixtures and movable contents thereof, used for purposes of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, are hereby declared to be public nuisances, and may be abated as hereinaft…

(740 ILCS 128/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 100-939, eff. 1-1-19.)

(740 ILCS 113/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Oil Spill Responders Liability Act. (Source: P.A. 88-521.)

(740 ILCS 120/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 601) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Parental Right of Recovery Act. (Source: P.A. 84-1041.)

(740 ILCS 140/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 801) Sec. 1. Definitions. In this Act: (a) "Emotionally dependent" means that the nature of the patient's or former patient's emotional condition and the nature of the treatment provided by the psychotherapist, unlicensed health professional, o…

(740 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 71) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Crime Victims Compensation Act". (Source: P.A. 78-359.)

(740 ILCS 170/10) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.11) Sec. 10. No employer may discharge or suspend any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to wage demands on his employer for any indebtedness. Any person violating this Section shall be guilty of a Class A …

(740 ILCS 92/10) Sec. 10. Action by State's Attorney or Attorney General. The State's Attorney of the county in which the conduct occurred or Attorney General may bring a civil action under this Act. Before the Attorney General may bring the action, the Attorney General shall pre…

(740 ILCS 105/10) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 10) Sec. 10. If any lessee or occupant shall use leased premises for the purpose of lewdness, assignation or prostitution, or shall permit them to be used for any of such purposes, the lease or contract for letting such premises shall, at…

(740 ILCS 174/10) Sec. 10. Certain policies prohibited. An employer may not make, adopt, or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy preventing an employee from disclosing information to a government or law enforcement agency if the employee has reasonable cause to believe that th…

(740 ILCS 160/10) (from Ch. 59, par. 110) Sec. 10. A cause of action with respect to a fraudulent transfer or obligation under this Act is extinguished unless action is brought: (a) under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 5, within 4 years after the transfer was made or …

(740 ILCS 40/10) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 23) Sec. 10. Whenever a fine or costs shall be assessed under the provisions of this Act against the owner of any property herein declared to be a nuisance, such fine or costs shall constitute a lien upon such property to the extent of the…

(740 ILCS 13/10) Sec. 10. Damages recoverable for harm or theft of assistance animal. (a) In addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty provided by State law, a physically impaired person who uses an assistance animal or the owner of an assistance animal may bring an action…

(740 ILCS 110/10) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 810) Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided herein, in any civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceeding, or in any proceeding preliminary thereto, a recipient, and a therapist on behalf and in the interest of a recipient, has the pr…

(740 ILCS 190/10) Sec. 10. Civil action. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 15, if a depicted individual is identifiable to a reasonable person and suffers harm from the intentional dissemination or threatened dissemination by a person over the age of 18 of a private or …

(740 ILCS 90/10) Sec. 10. Refusal of admission. A proprietor or manager of a hotel may refuse to admit or refuse service or accommodations to a person who: (1) while on the premises of the hotel, destroys or threatens to destroy hotel property or causes or threatens to cause a pu…

(740 ILCS 137/10) Sec. 10. Breastfeeding Location. A mother may breastfeed her baby in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether the nipple of the mother's breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breastfeeding…

(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 128/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Human trafficking" means a violation or attempted violation of subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012. "Involuntary servitude" means a violation or attempted violation of subsection (b) of Section …

(740 ILCS 113/10) Sec. 10. Liability of oil spill responders. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person is not liable for removal costs or damages that result from action taken or omitted to be taken in the course of rendering care, assistance, or advice consistent…

(740 ILCS 7/10) Sec. 10. Prohibitions. It is unlawful for any person, by means of a Web page, electronic mail message, or otherwise through use of the Internet, to solicit, request, or take any action to induce another person to provide identifying information by representing him…

(740 ILCS 21/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: "Course of conduct" means 2 or more acts, including but not limited to acts in which a respondent directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means follows, monitors, observ…