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CIVIL IMMUNITIES
(745 ILCS 10/) Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act.

745 ILCS 10/Art. II

 
    (745 ILCS 10/Art. II heading)
ARTICLE II - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO IMMUNITY

745 ILCS 10/Art. II Pt.1

 
    (745 ILCS 10/Art. II Pt.1 heading)
PART 1. IMMUNITY OF LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITIES

745 ILCS 10/2-101

    (745 ILCS 10/2-101) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-101)
    Sec. 2-101. Nothing in this Act affects the right to obtain relief other than damages against a local public entity or public employee. Nothing in this Act affects the liability, if any, of a local public entity or public employee, based on:
    a contract;
    b operation as a common carrier; and this Act does not apply to any entity organized under or subject to the "Metropolitan Transit Authority Act", approved April 12, 1945, as amended;
    c The "Workers' Compensation Act", approved July 9, 1951, as heretofore or hereafter amended;
    d The "Workers' Occupational Diseases Act", approved July 9, 1951, as heretofore or hereafter amended;
    e Section 1-4-7 of the "Illinois Municipal Code", approved May 29, 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended.
    f The "Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act", enacted by the 85th General Assembly, as heretofore or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 85-922.)

745 ILCS 10/2-102

    (745 ILCS 10/2-102) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-102)
    Sec. 2-102. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local public entity is not liable to pay punitive or exemplary damages in any action brought directly or indirectly against it by the injured party or a third party. In addition, no public official is liable to pay punitive or exemplary damages in any action arising out of an act or omission made by the public official while serving in an official executive, legislative, quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial capacity, brought directly or indirectly against him by the injured party or a third party.
(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)

745 ILCS 10/2-103

    (745 ILCS 10/2-103) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-103)
    Sec. 2-103. A local public entity is not liable for an injury caused by adopting or failing to adopt an enactment or by failing to enforce any law.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-104

    (745 ILCS 10/2-104) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-104)
    Sec. 2-104. A local public entity is not liable for an injury caused by the issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of, or by the failure or refusal to issue, deny, suspend or revoke, any permit, license, certificate, approval, order or similar authorization where the entity or its employee is authorized by enactment to determine whether or not such authorization should be issued, denied, suspended or revoked.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-105

    (745 ILCS 10/2-105) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-105)
    Sec. 2-105. A local public entity is not liable for injury caused by its failure to make an inspection, or by reason of making an inadequate or negligent inspection, of any property, other than its own, to determine whether the property complies with or violates any enactment or contains or constitutes a hazard to health or safety.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-106

    (745 ILCS 10/2-106) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-106)
    Sec. 2-106. A local public entity is not liable for an injury caused by an oral promise or misrepresentation of its employee, whether or not such promise or misrepresentation is negligent or intentional.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-107

    (745 ILCS 10/2-107) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-107)
    Sec. 2-107. A local public entity is not liable for injury caused by any action of its employees that is libelous or slanderous or for the provision of information either orally, in writing, by computer or any other electronic transmission, or in a book or other form of library material.
(Source: P.A. 89-100, eff. 1-1-96.)

745 ILCS 10/2-108

    (745 ILCS 10/2-108) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-108)
    Sec. 2-108. A local public entity is not liable for any injury caused by the granting, or failure to grant, public welfare goods or monies.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-109

    (745 ILCS 10/2-109) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-109)
    Sec. 2-109. A local public entity is not liable for an injury resulting from an act or omission of its employee where the employee is not liable.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-110

    (745 ILCS 10/2-110)
    Sec. 2-110. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 84-1431, eff. 8-13-65.)

745 ILCS 10/2-111

    (745 ILCS 10/2-111) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-111)
    Sec. 2-111. Nothing contained herein shall operate to deprive any public entity of any defense heretofore existing and not described herein.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/Art. II Pt.2

 
    (745 ILCS 10/Art. II Pt.2 heading)
PART 2. IMMUNITY OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

745 ILCS 10/2-201

    (745 ILCS 10/2-201) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-201)
    Sec. 2-201. Except as otherwise provided by Statute, a public employee serving in a position involving the determination of policy or the exercise of discretion is not liable for an injury resulting from his act or omission in determining policy when acting in the exercise of such discretion even though abused.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-202

    (745 ILCS 10/2-202) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-202)
    Sec. 2-202. A public employee is not liable for his act or omission in the execution or enforcement of any law unless such act or omission constitutes willful and wanton conduct.
(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)

745 ILCS 10/2-203

    (745 ILCS 10/2-203) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-203)
    Sec. 2-203. If a public employee acts in good faith, without malice, and under the apparent authority of an enactment that is unconstitutional, invalid or inapplicable, he is not liable for any injury caused thereby except to the extent that he would have been liable had the enactment been constitutional, valid and applicable.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-204

    (745 ILCS 10/2-204) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-204)
    Sec. 2-204. Except as otherwise provided by statute, a public employee, as such and acting within the scope of his employment, is not liable for an injury caused by the act or omission of another person.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-205

    (745 ILCS 10/2-205) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-205)
    Sec. 2-205. A public employee is not liable for an injury caused by his adoption of, or failure to adopt, an enactment, or by his failure to enforce any law.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-206

    (745 ILCS 10/2-206) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-206)
    Sec. 2-206. A public employee is not liable for an injury caused by his issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of or by his failure or refusal to issue, deny, suspend or revoke, any permit, license, certificate, approval, order or similar authorization where he is authorized by enactment to determine whether or not such authorization should be issued, denied, suspended or revoked.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-207

    (745 ILCS 10/2-207) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-207)
    Sec. 2-207. A public employee is not liable for an injury caused by his failure to make an inspection, or by reason of making an inadequate or negligent inspection, of any property, other than that of the local public entity employing him, for the purpose of determining whether the property complies with or violates any enactment or contains or constitutes a hazard to health or safety.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-208

    (745 ILCS 10/2-208) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-208)
    Sec. 2-208. A public employee is not liable for injury caused by his instituting or prosecuting any judicial or administrative proceeding within the scope of his employment, unless he acts maliciously and without probable cause.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-209

    (745 ILCS 10/2-209) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-209)
    Sec. 2-209. A public employee is not liable for an injury arising out of his entry upon any property where such entry is expressly or impliedly authorized by law.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-210

    (745 ILCS 10/2-210) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-210)
    Sec. 2-210. A public employee acting in the scope of his employment is not liable for an injury caused by his negligent misrepresentation or the provision of information either orally, in writing, by computer or any other electronic transmission, or in a book or other form of library material.
(Source: P.A. 89-100, eff. 1-1-96.)

745 ILCS 10/2-211

    (745 ILCS 10/2-211) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-211)
    Sec. 2-211. A public employee is not liable for an injury caused by the organization, maintenance or operation of a school safety patrol as authorized by Section 10-22.28 of "The School Code", approved March 18, 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-212

    (745 ILCS 10/2-212) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-212)
    Sec. 2-212. The provisions of this Part 2 which define or limit the liability of a public employee in terms of his doing of an act or of his failure to act apply to public employees who function jointly, in conjunction or in collaboration with other public employees as well as to those who function singly.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.)

745 ILCS 10/2-213

    (745 ILCS 10/2-213) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-213)
    Sec. 2-213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public employee is not liable to pay punitive or exemplary damages in actions brought against the employee based on an injury allegedly arising out of an act or omission occurring within the scope of employment of such an employee serving in a position involving the determination of policy or the exercise of discretion when the injury is the result of an act or omission occurring in the performance of any legislative, quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial function, even though abused.
(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)

745 ILCS 10/2-214

    (745 ILCS 10/2-214)
    Sec. 2-214. Court volunteer.
    (a) In this Section, "volunteer" means a person performing uncompensated services for a court pursuant to a court order, under a program certified by the Chief Judge of the circuit as a court volunteer program.
    (b) A volunteer is not liable for his or her act or omission in performing volunteer services pursuant to a court order, under a program certified by the Chief Judge of the circuit as a court volunteer program, unless the act or omission constitutes willful and wanton conduct.
(Source: P.A. 90-746, eff. 8-14-98.)

745 ILCS 10/Art. II Pt.3

 
    (745 ILCS 10/Art. II Pt.3 heading)
PART 3. INDEMNIFICATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

745 ILCS 10/2-301

    (745 ILCS 10/2-301) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-301)
    Sec. 2-301. Nothing in this Part 3 relieves a local public entity of its duty to indemnify or insure its employees as provided in Sections 1-4-5 and 1-4-6 of the Illinois Municipal Code, Sections 10-20.20 and 34-18.1 of The School Code, in Sections 8-20 and 8-21 of The Park District Code, in Sections 7.2 and 7.3 of "An Act in relation to the creation, maintenance, operation and improvement of the Chicago Park District", approved July 10, 1933, in Section 5-1002 of the Counties Code, and in Section 22 of "An Act in relation to the creation and management of forest preserve districts in counties having a population of less than 3,000,000", approved June 27, 1913.
(Source: P.A. 86-1387.)

745 ILCS 10/2-302

    (745 ILCS 10/2-302) (from Ch. 85, par. 2-302)
    Sec. 2-302. If any claim or action is instituted against an employee of a local public entity based on an injury allegedly arising out of an act or omission occurring within the scope of his employment as such employee, the entity may elect to do any one or more of the following:
        (a) appear and defend against the claim or action;
        (b) indemnify the employee or former employee for his
    
court costs or reasonable attorney's fees, or both, incurred in the defense of such claim or action;
        (c) pay, or indemnify the employee or former employee
    
for a judgment based on such claim or action; or
        (d) pay, or indemnify the employee or former employee
    
for, a compromise or settlement of such a claim or action.
    It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this State, however, that no local public entity may elect to indemnify an employee for any portion of a judgment representing an award of punitive or exemplary damages.
    If an employee of a local public entity is a defendant in any criminal action arising out of or incidental to the performance of his or her duties, the local public entity shall not provide representation for the employee in that criminal action. However, the local public entity may reimburse the employee for reasonable defense costs only if the criminal action was instituted against the employee based upon an act or omission of that employee arising out of and directly related to the lawful exercise of his or her official duty or under color of his or her authority and that action is dismissed or results in a final disposition in favor of that employee.
    The provisions of indemnification, as set forth above, shall be justifiably refused by the local public entity if it is determined that there exists a current insurance policy or a contract, by virtue of which the employee is entitled to a defense of the action in question.
    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a local public entity from providing representation to an employee who is a witness in a criminal matter arising out of that employee's employment with the local government entity.
(Source: P.A. 99-461, eff. 1-1-17.)