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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1071
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the legislative purpose.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1071 |
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LRB096 07144 AJO 17230 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 Good Samaritan Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 2 as follows:
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| (745 ILCS 49/2)
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| Sec. 2. Legislative purpose. The
The General Assembly has |
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| established
numerous protections for the generous and |
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| compassionate acts of its citizens
who volunteer their time and |
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| talents to help others. These protections or good
samaritan |
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| provisions have been codified in many Acts of the Illinois |
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| Compiled
Statutes. This Act recodifies existing good samaritan |
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| provisions. Further,
without limitation the provisions of this |
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| Act shall be liberally construed to
encourage persons to |
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| volunteer their time and talents. |
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| (Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97.)
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