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HB3762 Engrossed |
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LRB096 09908 AJO 20071 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 Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding |
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| Section 15-1501.5 as follows:
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| (735 ILCS 5/15-1501.5 new) |
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| Sec. 15-1501.5. Return from combat stay. In addition to |
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| any rights and obligations provided under the federal Service |
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| members Civil Relief Act, whenever it is determined in a |
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| foreclosure proceeding that the mortgagor defendant is a person |
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| who was deployed to a combat or combat support posting while on |
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| active military duty and serving overseas within the previous |
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| 12 months, the court must stay the proceedings for a period of |
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| 90 days upon application to the court by the mortgagor |
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| defendant. "Active military duty" means, for purposes of this |
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| Section, service on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces |
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| of the United States, the Illinois National Guard, or any |
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| reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States.
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