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SB3782 Engrossed |
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LRB096 20335 AJO 35967 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 9-121 as follows:
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| (735 ILCS 5/9-121 new) |
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| Sec. 9-121. Sealing of court file. |
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| (a) Definition. As used in this Section, "court file"
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| the court file created when a forcible entry and detainer
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| action is filed with the court. |
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| (b) Discretionary sealing of court file. The court may
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| order that a court file in a forcible entry and detainer action
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| be placed under seal if the court finds that the plaintiff's
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| action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law, which
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| may include a lack of jurisdiction, that placing the court file
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| under seal is clearly in the interests of justice, and that
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| those interests are not outweighed by the public's interest in
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| knowing about the record. |
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| (c) Mandatory sealing of court file. The court file |
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| relating to a forcible entry and detainer action brought |
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| against a tenant who would have lawful possession of the |
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| premises but for the foreclosure on the property shall be |
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| sealed pursuant to Section 15-1701.
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