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Public Act 102-0169
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| HB2590 Enrolled | LRB102 11914 LNS 17250 b |
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of |
Marriage Act is amended by adding Section 221 as follows:
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(750 ILCS 5/221 new) |
Sec. 221. Name change on marriage certificate. For a |
person married in any county in this State, the county clerk |
shall issue a new marriage certificate when it receives legal |
documentation indicating that one of the parties listed on the |
certificate has legally changed names. An order for name |
change issued pursuant to Section 21-101 of the Code of Civil |
Procedure shall be the only legal documentation that a county |
clerk may require. The new marriage certificate shall reflect |
the legal name change and shall bear no additional markings.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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