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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1865
Introduced 9/18/2007, by Sen. Michael Noland SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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740 ILCS 115/5 |
from Ch. 70, par. 55 |
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Amends the Parental Responsibility Law. Increases the limitation on damages recoverable under that Law, from $20,000 to $200,000.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1865 |
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LRB095 13745 DRJ 39472 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 Parental Responsibility Law is amended by |
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| changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (740 ILCS 115/5) (from Ch. 70, par. 55)
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| Sec. 5. Limitation on damages; damages allowable.
No |
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| recovery under
this Act may exceed $200,000
$20,000 actual |
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| damages for each
person, or legal entity as provided in Section |
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| 4 of this Act, for each
occurrence of such wilful or malicious |
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| acts by the minor causing injury,
in addition to taxable court |
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| costs and attorney's fees. In determining the
damages to be
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| allowed in an action under this Act for personal injury, only |
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| medical,
dental and hospital expenses and expenses for |
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| treatment by Christian Science
practitioners and nursing care |
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| appropriate thereto may be considered.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-130, eff. 7-7-05.)
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