Public Act 094-0130
 		





HB0766 Enrolled
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    AN ACT concerning civil law.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The Parental Responsibility Law is amended  by 
changing Section 5 as follows:
 



    (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
$2,500 actual 
damages for each
person, or legal entity as provided in Section 
4 of this Act, for each
occurrence of such wilful or malicious 
acts by the minor causing injury,
in addition to taxable court 
costs and attorney's fees. In determining the
damages to be

allowed in an action under this Act for personal injury, only 
medical,
dental and hospital expenses and expenses for 
treatment by Christian Science
practitioners and nursing care 
appropriate thereto may be considered.

(Source: P.A. 90-311, eff. 1-1-98.)

 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.