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HB3957 Engrossed |
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LRB096 08963 AJO 19101 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 |
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| changing Section 5-117 as follows:
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| (735 ILCS 5/5-117) (from Ch. 110, par. 5-117)
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| Sec. 5-117. Action by State. In all actions commenced or to |
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| be commenced for
and on behalf of the people of this state, or |
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| the governor thereof, or
for or on behalf of any county of this |
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| state, or in the name of any
person for the use of the people of |
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| this state, or any county, then and
in every such case, if the |
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| plaintiff recovers
in such action, the plaintiff shall recover |
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| costs as any other
person in like cases; but if the action is |
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| voluntarily dismissed by the
plaintiff or is dismissed for want |
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| of prosecution or judgment is
entered against the plaintiff, |
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| the defendant shall not recover any
costs whatever. In |
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| proceedings to collect any delinquent tax, fee, utility charge |
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| or fine, proceedings resulting in a judgment of forfeiture, or |
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| proceedings to recover the cost of any court ordered service or |
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| restitution, the Attorney General or State's Attorney is |
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| entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees as part of the |
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| costs assessed to the defendant. Nothing in this section |
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| contained shall extend to any
popular action, nor to any action |