Rep. Monique D. Davis
Filed: 5/15/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5395




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5395, AS AMENDED, by 
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:

 
 
5    "Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended  by 
6adding Section 9-122 as follows:
 
7    (735 ILCS 5/9-122 new)
8    Sec. 9-122. Judgment for possession; enforcement.
9    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a county 
10with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the following apply:
11        (1) The number of motions a tenant may file to stay the 
12    enforcement of an order for possession is limited to 2, 
13    unless good cause for an additional stay is shown by 
14    written motion filed with the court and served upon the 
15    plaintiff.
16        (2) A  peace officer, as that term is defined in Section 
 
 
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1    2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012, who is on duty is 
2    authorized to execute the order for possession. A  peace 
3    officer, as that term is defined in Section 2-13 of the 
4    Criminal Code of 2012, who is off duty but employed on a 
5    part-time basis by a licensee under the Private Detective, 
6    Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and 
7    Locksmith Act of 2004  is authorized to execute the order 
8    for possession. This paragraph (2) does not limit the 
9    authority of the sheriff to execute the order for 
10    possession.
11    (b) This Section applies only to the eviction of tenants of 
12single-family or multi-family residential dwellings.".