96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0331


 
Introduced 1/27/2009, by Rep. Jack D. Franks
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



735 ILCS 5/11-303
  from Ch. 110, par. 11-303







    Amends the Code of Civil Procedure.  Provides that in an action brought by a citizen taxpayer of the State to restrain and enjoin the disbursement of public funds by any officer of the State, the court may, in its discretion, award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees. Provides that these changes apply to all actions filed on or after the effective date.  Effective immediately.


















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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 Code of Civil Procedure is amended  by 
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changing Section 11-303 as follows:
 



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    (735 ILCS 5/11-303)  (from Ch. 110, par. 11-303)



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    Sec. 11-303. Action by private citizen. Such action, when 
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prosecuted by
a citizen and taxpayer of the State,
shall be 
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commenced by petition for leave to file an action to restrain 
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and
enjoin the defendant or defendants from disbursing the 
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public funds of
the State. Such petition shall have attached 
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thereto a copy of the
complaint, leave to file which is 
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petitioned for. Upon the filing of
such petition, it shall be 
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presented to the court, and the court
shall enter an order 
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stating the date of the presentation of the petition and
fixing 
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a day, which shall not be less than 5 nor more than 10 days

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thereafter, when such petition for leave to file the action 
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will be heard.
The court shall also order the petitioner to 
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give notice in writing to
each defendant named therein and to 
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the Attorney General, specifying in
such notice the fact of the 
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presentation of such petition and the date and time
when the 
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same will be heard. Such notice shall be served upon the

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defendants and upon the Attorney General, as the case may be, 
 


 






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at least 5
days before the hearing of such petition.

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    Upon such hearing, if the court is satisfied that there is

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reasonable ground for the filing of such action, the court may 
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grant the
petition and order the complaint to be filed and 
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process to issue. The
court may, in its discretion, grant leave 
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to file the complaint as to
certain items, parts or portions of 
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any appropriation Act sought to be
enjoined and mentioned in 
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such complaint, and may deny leave as to the
rest.

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    The court may, in its discretion, award the prevailing 
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party in any such action reasonable attorney's fees.  The 
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changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of the 96th 
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General Assembly apply to all actions filed on or after the 
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General 
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Assembly. 
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(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

 

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