Chapter 745 — CIVIL IMMUNITIES

(745 ILCS 46/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Employment Record Disclosure Act. (Source: P.A. 89-470, eff. 6-13-96.)

(745 ILCS 46/10) Sec. 10. No liability for providing truthful information. Any employer or authorized employee or agent acting on behalf of an employer who, upon inquiry by a prospective employer, provides truthful written or verbal information, or information that it believes in…

(745 ILCS 46/20) Sec. 20. Compliance with Personnel Record Review Act. This Act shall not be construed to exempt any employer or former employer from compliance with the Personnel Record Review Act, or to prevent any employee or former employee from seeking any remedy available u…

(745 ILCS 46/5) Sec. 5. Public purpose declaration. The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to protect from civil actions an employer that provides truthful, performance-related information about an employee or former employee to an employment reference inquiry. (…

(745 ILCS 46/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-470, eff. 6-13-96; text omitted.)

(745 ILCS 46/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 89-470, eff. 6-13-96.)

(745 ILCS 47/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Equine Activity Liability Act. (Source: P.A. 89-111, eff. 7-7-95.)

(745 ILCS 47/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Engages in an equine activity" means riding, training, assisting in medical treatment of, driving, or being a passenger upon an equine, whether mounted or unmounted, or assisting a participant. The term "engages in …

(745 ILCS 47/15) Sec. 15. Participant's responsibility. It is recognized that equine activities are hazardous to participants, regardless of all feasible safety measures that can be taken. Each participant who engages in an equine activity expressly assumes the risk of and legal …

(745 ILCS 47/20) Sec. 20. Exceptions. (a) This Act shall not apply to the horse racing industry as regulated in the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. (b) Except as provided in Section 15, nothing in this Act shall prevent or limit the liability of an equine activity sponsor, an …

(745 ILCS 47/25) Sec. 25. Warning. (a) Every equine professional shall post and maintain signs that contain the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this Section. Signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location on or near stables, corrals, or arenas where the equine …

(745 ILCS 47/5) Sec. 5. Purposes. The General Assembly recognizes that persons who participate in equine activities may incur injuries as a result of the risks involved in those activities. The General Assembly also finds that the State and its citizens derive numerous economic a…

(745 ILCS 47/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-111, eff. 7-7-95.)

(745 ILCS 47/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 89-111, eff. 7-7-95.)

(745 ILCS 48/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Financial Institutions Year 2000 Safety and Soundness Act. (Source: P.A. 91-645, eff. 8-20-99.)

(745 ILCS 48/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: (a) The term "Illinois financial institution" means: (1) a State bank, a national bank, or an out-of-state bank, as those terms are defined in the Illinois Banking Act, or any subsidiary of a State bank, a natio…

(745 ILCS 48/15) Sec. 15. Action for damages. An Illinois financial institution shall not be liable in a Year 2000 action brought by or for damages incurred by persons not in privity of contract with the Illinois financial institution in connection with the transaction that gave …

(745 ILCS 48/20) Sec. 20. Notice of claim. No person shall bring a Year 2000 action or make a Year 2000 claim against an Illinois financial institution unless the person has given written notice to the Illinois financial institution of the person's Year 2000 claim and the Illinoi…

(745 ILCS 48/25) Sec. 25. Employees, officers, and directors. No employee, officer, or director of an Illinois financial institution shall be liable to any person for damages in a Year 2000 action, except for an act or omission that constitutes fraud; provided that this Section s…

(745 ILCS 48/30) Sec. 30. Unaffected rights. The provisions of this Act shall not affect the rights of parties under Articles 3, 4, 4A, and 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code and other rules governing the processing of check, credit, debit, ACH, and wire transactions, provided that…

(745 ILCS 48/5) Sec. 5. Findings and declarations of policy. The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) the economic strength and general welfare of Illinois depends on strong, safe and sound financial institutions that command the highest levels of public confidenc…

(745 ILCS 48/90) Sec. 90. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 91-645, eff. 8-20-99.)

(745 ILCS 48/92) Sec. 92. Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 91-645, eff. 8-20-99; text omitted.)

(745 ILCS 48/99) Sec. 99. Effective Date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 91-645, eff. 8-20-99.)

(745 ILCS 49/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Good Samaritan Act. (Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97.)

(745 ILCS 49/10) Sec. 10. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any person trained in basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation who has successfully completed training in accordance with the standards of the American Red Cross or the American…

(745 ILCS 49/100) Sec. 100. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97; text omitted.)

(745 ILCS 49/105) Sec. 105. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97; text omitted.)

(745 ILCS 49/110) Sec. 110. (Amendatory provision; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97; text omitted.)

(745 ILCS 49/115) Sec. 115. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97; text omitted.)

(745 ILCS 49/12) Sec. 12. Use of an automated external defibrillator; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. As provided in Section 30 of the Automated External Defibrillator Act, any automated external defibrillator user who in good faith and without fee or compensat…

(745 ILCS 49/120) Sec. 120. The Law Enforcement Emergency Care Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97.)

(745 ILCS 49/15) Sec. 15. Dentists; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any dentist or any person licensed as a dentist in any other state or territory of the United States who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to a victim of an accident at the scen…

(745 ILCS 49/2) Sec. 2. Legislative purpose. The General Assembly has established numerous protections for the generous and compassionate acts of its citizens who volunteer their time and talents to help others. These protections or good samaritan provisions have been codified in…

(745 ILCS 49/20) Sec. 20. Free dental clinic; exemption from civil liability for services performed without compensation. (a) Any person licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act to practice dentistry or to practice as a dental hygienist who, in good faith, provides dental …

(745 ILCS 49/25) Sec. 25. Physicians; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or any person licensed to practice the treatment of human ailments in any other state or territory of the United States who, in good…

(745 ILCS 49/30) Sec. 30. Free medical clinic; exemption from civil liability for services performed without compensation. (a) A person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, a person licensed to practice the treatment of human ailments in any other state or territory o…

(745 ILCS 49/30.5) Sec. 30.5. Alternative free medical clinic without physical premises patient notification practice. A free medical clinic under this Act which does not have physical premises on which to post the explanation of the exemption from civil liability under this Act,…

(745 ILCS 49/34) Sec. 34. Advanced practice registered nurse; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. A person licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse under the Nurse Practice Act who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to a person shall not be …

(745 ILCS 49/35) Sec. 35. Nurses; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any person licensed as a professional nurse or as a practical nurse in Illinois or any other state or territory of the United States who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to a per…

(745 ILCS 49/36) Sec. 36. Pharmacists; exemptions from civil liability for the dispensing of an opioid antagonist to individuals who may or may not be at risk for an opioid overdose. Any person licensed as a pharmacist in Illinois or any other state or territory of the United Sta…

(745 ILCS 49/40) Sec. 40. Nurses; exemption from civil liability for services performed without compensation. (a) No person licensed as a professional nurse or as a practical nurse under the Nurse Practice Act who, without compensation, renders nursing services shall be liable, a…

(745 ILCS 49/42) Sec. 42. Optometrists; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any optometrist or any person licensed as an optometrist in any other state or territory of the United States who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to a victim of an acciden…

(745 ILCS 49/45) Sec. 45. Physical Therapist; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any physical therapist, as defined in Section 1 of the Illinois Physical Therapy Act, who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to any person shall not, as a result of his…

(745 ILCS 49/46) Sec. 46. Physician assistant; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. A person licensed as a physician assistant under the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to a person shall not be liable fo…

(745 ILCS 49/5) Sec. 5. Emergency telephone instructions; exemption from civil liability. No person who gives emergency instructions through a system established under the Emergency Telephone System Act to persons rendering services in an emergency at another location, nor any pe…

(745 ILCS 49/50) Sec. 50. Podiatric physician; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any person licensed to practice podiatric medicine in Illinois, or licensed under an Act of any other state or territory of the United States, who in good faith provides emergency ca…

(745 ILCS 49/55) Sec. 55. Respiratory care practitioner; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. A person licensed under the Respiratory Care Practice Act or any person licensed as a respiratory care practitioner in another state or territory, who in good faith provide…

(745 ILCS 49/60) Sec. 60. Veterinarians; exemption from civil liability for emergency care to humans. Any person licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 or any person licensed as a veterinarian in any other state or territory of the United States w…

(745 ILCS 49/65) Sec. 65. Choking victim at food-service establishment; exemption from civil liability for emergency assistance. Except as provided by law, no person shall be obligated to remove, assist in removing, or attempt to remove, food from another person's throat, nor sha…