Rep. Sam Yingling

Adopted in House on Feb 25, 2020

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 377

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 377 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
5changing Sections 7A-104, 8-105, 8-106.1, 8-111, 10-102,
610-103, and 10-104 as follows:
 
7    (775 ILCS 5/7A-104)  (from Ch. 68, par. 7A-104)
8    Sec. 7A-104. Judicial Proceedings. (A) Temporary Relief.
9(1) At any time after a charge is filed, the Department or
10complainant may petition the appropriate court for temporary
11relief, pending final determination of the proceedings under
12this Act, including an order or judgment restraining the
13respondent from doing or causing any act which would render
14ineffectual an order which the Commission may enter with
15respect to the complainant. Whether it is brought by the
16Department or by the complainant, the petition shall contain a

 

 

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1certification by the Director that the particular matter
2presents exceptional circumstances in which irreparable injury
3will result from a civil rights violation in the absence of
4temporary relief.
5    (2) The petition shall be filed in the circuit court for
6the county in which the respondent resides or transacts
7business or in which the alleged violation took place, and the
8proceedings shall be governed by Part I of Article XI of the
9"Code of Civil Procedure", as amended. Except as provided in
10subsection (A) (3), the court may grant temporary relief or a
11temporary restraining order as it deems just and proper.
12    (3) When the petition is based upon a civil rights
13violation as defined in Article 3 of this Act, the relief or
14restraining order entered by the court shall not exceed 5 days
15unless:
16    (a) A longer period is agreed to by the respondent; or
17    (b) The court finds that there is substantial evidence to
18demonstrate that the respondent has engaged in unlawful
19discrimination.
20    (B) Expedited Proceedings. (1) A complainant or the
21Department at the request of the complainant may at any time
22petition the circuit court for expedited proceedings. Except as
23to causes the circuit court considers to be of greater
24importance, consideration of petitions for expedited
25proceedings under this subsection shall take precedence on the
26docket over all other causes and be assigned for hearing at the

 

 

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1earliest practicable date and expedited in every way.
2    (2) Venue for a petition filed under this subsection shall
3lie in the county where the respondent resides or is found or
4where the alleged violation was committed.
5    (3) Any petition filed by the complainant shall name the
6Department, Commission and the respondent. Any petition filed
7by the Department, upon request of the complainant, shall name
8the Commission and the respondent.
9    (4) If the circuit court determines that the complainant is
10likely to die before the termination of the proceedings under
11this Act, it may order the proceedings expedited. When an order
12for expedited proceedings is issued, the processing of the
13complainant's charge by the Department and Commission shall
14take precedence over all matters except older matters of the
15same character. Where such order is issued, the Department, the
16Commission, any panel of the Commission, or any Commission
17hearing officer shall be authorized to shorten any time period,
18other than the filing period set by Section 7A-102(A)(1) 180
19day charge filing period set by this Act or by rule. If such an
20order is issued and the complainant is before the Department,
21the Department shall immediately appoint an investigator if an
22investigator has not been appointed and shall in 90 days either
23file a complaint or order that no complaint be issued. If the
24Department fails to make a determination within 90 days the
25complainant shall have 30 days to file his complaint with the
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1    (C) Enforcement of Commission Orders. When authorized by
2this Act, the Department, at the request of the Commission, may
3take whatever action may be authorized for the enforcement of
4Commission orders.
5(Source: P.A. 86-910; 86-1028.)
 
6    (775 ILCS 5/8-105)  (from Ch. 68, par. 8-105)
7    Sec. 8-105. Settlement.
8    (A) Approval.
9        (1) When a proposed settlement is submitted by the
10    Department, the Commission, through a panel of 3 members,
11    shall determine whether to approve its terms and
12    conditions.
13        (2) A settlement of any complaint and its underlying
14    charge or charges may be effectuated at any time upon
15    agreement of the parties, with or without the Commission's
16    approval, and shall act as a full and final resolution of
17    the matter. If the parties desire that the Commission
18    retain jurisdiction over the matter for purposes of
19    enforcing the terms of the settlement, the terms shall be
20    reduced to writing, signed by the parties, and submitted to
21    the Commission for approval. The Commission, through a
22    panel of 3 members, shall determine whether to approve the
23    settlement.
24        (3) Approval of the settlement shall be accomplished by
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1    accord with the written terms of the settlement.
2    (B) Violation. When the Department files notice of a
3settlement order violation, the Commission, through a panel of
4three members, may either order the Department to seek
5enforcement of the settlement order pursuant to paragraph (C)
6(B) of Section 8-111 or remand for any type of hearing as it
7may deem necessary pursuant to paragraph (D) of Section 8A-103.
8    (C) Dismissal for Refusal to Accept Settlement Offer. The
9Commission shall dismiss a complaint and the underlying charge
10or charges of the complaint if the Commission is satisfied
11that:
12        1. the respondent has eliminated the effects of the
13    civil rights violation charged and taken steps to prevent
14    repetition of the violation; or
15        2. the respondent offers and the complainant declines
16    to accept the terms of settlement that the Commission
17    determines are sufficient to eliminate the effect of the
18    civil rights violation charged and to prevent repetition of
19    the violation.
20    In determining whether the respondent has eliminated the
21effects of the civil rights violation charged, or has offered
22terms of settlement sufficient to eliminate same, the
23Commission shall consider the extent to which the respondent
24has either fully provided, or reasonably offered by way of
25terms of settlement, as the case may be, the relevant relief
26available to the complainant under Section 8A-104 of this Act.

 

 

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1    At any time after the service of a complaint pursuant to
2Section 8A-102 of this Act, and prior to service of a decision
3prepared pursuant to Section 8A-102(I), a respondent may move
4for a recommended order dismissing a complaint and the
5underlying charge or charges for complainant's refusal to
6accept terms of settlement that are sufficient to eliminate the
7effects of the civil rights violation charged in the complaint
8and to eliminate repetition of the violation. Respondent's
9motion and complainant's reply, if any, shall comply with the
10requirements for summary decision set forth in Section 8-106.1
11of this Act.
12    (D) This amendatory Act of 1996 applies to causes of action
13filed on or after January 1, 1996.
14(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
15    (775 ILCS 5/8-106.1)  (from Ch. 68, par. 8-106.1)
16    Sec. 8-106.1. Summary Decision.
17    (1) At any time after the service of a complaint and prior
18to service of a decision pursuant to Section 8A-102(I) or
198B-102(J) 8-106(I), complainant or respondent may move with or
20without supporting affidavits for a summary order in the moving
21party's favor as to all or any part of the relief sought. A
22hearing officer may not preclude the filing of said motion
23except within the 60-day period prior to hearing on the merits
24of the complaint.
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1counteraffidavits prior to the time of the ruling on the
2motion. The hearing officer shall decide the motion without
3delay and shall grant it if the pleadings and affidavits, if
4any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material
5fact and that the moving party is entitled to a recommended
6order as a matter of law. The term "without delay" shall be
7defined by rule promulgated by the Commission. An interim
8summary recommended order, interlocutory in character, may be
9rendered on the issue of liability alone although there is a
10genuine issue as to the relief to be awarded.
11    (3) Affidavits or Motions Made in Bad Faith. If it appears
12to the satisfaction of the hearing officer at any time that any
13affidavit or motion presented pursuant to this Section is
14presented in bad faith or solely for the purpose of delay, the
15hearing officer may recommend that the party employing the use
16of affidavits for dilatory purposes shall pay to the other
17party the amount of reasonable expenses incurred as a result of
18the filing of the affidavit or motion, including reasonable
19attorney's fees.
20(Source: P.A. 89-370, eff. 8-18-95.)
 
21    (775 ILCS 5/8-111)  (from Ch. 68, par. 8-111)
22    Sec. 8-111. Court Proceedings.
23    (A) Civil Actions Commenced in Circuit Court.
24        (1) Venue. Civil actions commenced in a circuit court
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1    circuit court in the county in which the civil rights
2    violation was allegedly committed.
3        (2) If a civil action is commenced in a circuit court,
4    the form of the complaint shall be in accordance with the
5    Code of Civil Procedure.
6        (3) If a civil action is commenced in a circuit court
7    under Section 7A-102, the plaintiff or defendant may demand
8    trial by jury.
9        (4) Remedies. Upon the finding of a civil rights
10    violation, the circuit court or jury may award any of the
11    remedies set forth in Section 8A-104.
12    (B) Judicial Review.
13        (1) Any complainant or respondent may apply for and
14    obtain judicial review of a final order of the Commission
15    entered under this Act by filing a petition for review in
16    the Appellate Court within 35 days from the date that a
17    copy of the decision sought to be reviewed was served upon
18    the party affected by the decision. If a 3-member panel or
19    the full Commission finds that an interlocutory order
20    involves a question of law as to which there is substantial
21    ground for difference of opinion and that an immediate
22    appeal from the order may materially advance the ultimate
23    termination of the litigation, any party may petition the
24    Appellate Court for permission to appeal the order. The
25    procedure for obtaining the required Commission findings
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1    by Supreme Court Rule 308, except the references to the
2    "trial court" shall be understood as referring to the
3    Commission.
4        (2) In any proceeding brought for judicial review, the
5    Commission's findings of fact shall be sustained unless the
6    court determines that such findings are contrary to the
7    manifest weight of the evidence.
8        (3) Venue. Proceedings for judicial review shall be
9    commenced in the appellate court for the district wherein
10    the civil rights violation which is the subject of the
11    Commission's order was allegedly committed.
12    (C) Judicial Enforcement.
13        (1) When the Commission, at the instance of the
14    Department or an aggrieved party, concludes that any person
15    has violated a valid order of the Commission issued
16    pursuant to this Act, and the violation and its effects are
17    not promptly corrected, the Commission, through a panel of
18    3 members, shall order the Department to commence an action
19    in the name of the People of the State of Illinois by
20    complaint, alleging the violation, attaching a copy of the
21    order of the Commission and praying for the issuance of an
22    order directing such person, his or her or its officers,
23    agents, servants, successors and assigns to comply with the
24    order of the Commission.
25        (2) An aggrieved party may file a complaint for
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1    Circuit Court.
2        (3) Upon the commencement of an action filed under
3    paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection, (B) of this
4    Section the court shall have jurisdiction over the
5    proceedings and power to grant or refuse, in whole or in
6    part, the relief sought or impose such other remedy as the
7    court may deem proper.
8        (4) The court may stay an order of the Commission in
9    accordance with the applicable Supreme Court rules,
10    pending disposition of the proceedings.
11        (5) The court may punish for any violation of its order
12    as in the case of civil contempt.
13        (6) Venue. Proceedings for judicial enforcement of a
14    Commission order shall be commenced in the circuit court in
15    the county wherein the civil rights violation which is the
16    subject of the Commission's order was committed.
17    (D) Limitation. Except as otherwise provided by law, no
18court of this state shall have jurisdiction over the subject of
19an alleged civil rights violation other than as set forth in
20this Act.
21    (E) This amendatory Act of 1996 applies to causes of action
22filed on or after January 1, 1996.
23    (F) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
24of the 95th General Assembly apply to charges or complaints
25filed with the Department or the Commission on or after the
26effective date of those changes.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 95-243, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
2    (775 ILCS 5/10-102)  (from Ch. 68, par. 10-102)
3    Sec. 10-102. Court Actions. (A) Circuit Court Actions. (1)
4An aggrieved party may commence a civil action in an
5appropriate Circuit Court not later than 2 years after the
6occurrence or the termination of an alleged civil rights
7violation or the breach of a conciliation or settlement
8agreement entered into under this Act, whichever occurs last,
9to obtain appropriate relief with respect to the alleged civil
10rights violation or breach. Venue for such civil action shall
11be determined under Section 8-111(A)(1) (B)(6).
12    (2) The computation of such 2-year period shall not include
13any time during which an administrative proceeding under this
14Act was pending with respect to a complaint or charge under
15this Act based upon the alleged civil rights violation. This
16paragraph does not apply to actions arising from a breach of a
17conciliation or settlement agreement.
18    (3) An aggrieved party may commence a civil action under
19this subsection whether or not a charge has been filed under
20Section 7B-102 and without regard to the status of any such
21charge, however, if the Department or local agency has obtained
22a conciliation or settlement agreement with the consent of an
23aggrieved party, no action may be filed under this subsection
24by such aggrieved party with respect to the alleged civil
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1complaint except for the purpose of enforcing the terms of such
2conciliation or settlement agreement.
3    (4) An aggrieved party shall not commence a civil action
4under this subsection with respect to an alleged civil rights
5violation which forms the basis of a complaint issued by the
6Department if a hearing officer has commenced a hearing on the
7record under Article 3 of this Act with respect to such
8complaint.
9    (B) Appointment of Attorney by Court. Upon application by a
10person alleging a civil rights violation or a person against
11whom the civil rights violation is alleged, if in the opinion
12of the court such person is financially unable to bear the
13costs of such action, the court may:
14    (1) appoint an attorney for such person, any attorney so
15appointed may petition for an award of attorneys fees pursuant
16to subsection (C)(2) of this Section; or
17    (2) authorize the commencement or continuation of a civil
18action under subsection (A) without the payment of fees, costs,
19or security.
20    (C) Relief which may be granted. (1) In a civil action
21under subsection (A) if the court finds that a civil rights
22violation has occurred or is about to occur, the court may
23award to the plaintiff actual and punitive damages, and may
24grant as relief, as the court deems appropriate, any permanent
25or preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order, or
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1engaging in such civil rights violation or ordering such
2affirmative action as may be appropriate.
3    (2) In a civil action under subsection (A), the court, in
4its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the
5State of Illinois, reasonable attorneys fees and costs. The
6State of Illinois shall be liable for such fees and costs to
7the same extent as a private person.
8    (D) Intervention By The Department. The Attorney General of
9Illinois may intervene on behalf of the Department if the
10Department certifies that the case is of general public
11importance. Upon such intervention the court may award such
12relief as is authorized to be granted to a plaintiff in a civil
13action under Section 10-102(C).
14(Source: P.A. 86-910.)
 
15    (775 ILCS 5/10-103)  (from Ch. 68, par. 10-103)
16    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-530)
17    Sec. 10-103. Circuit court actions pursuant to election.
18    (A) If an election is made under Section 8B-102, the
19Department shall authorize and not later than 30 days after the
20election is made the Attorney General shall commence and
21maintain a civil action on behalf of the aggrieved party in a
22circuit court of Illinois seeking relief under this Section.
23Venue for such civil action shall be determined under Section
248-111(A)(1) (B)(6).
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1determined in a civil action under this Section may intervene
2as of right in that civil action.
3    (C) In a civil action under this Section, if the court
4finds that a civil rights violation has occurred or is about to
5occur the court may grant as relief any relief which a court
6could grant with respect to such civil rights violation in a
7civil action under Section 10-102. Any relief so granted that
8would accrue to an aggrieved party in a civil action commenced
9by that aggrieved party under Section 10-102 shall also accrue
10to that aggrieved party in a civil action under this Section.
11If monetary relief is sought for the benefit of an aggrieved
12party who does not intervene in the civil action, the court
13shall not award such relief if that aggrieved party has not
14complied with discovery orders entered by the court.
15(Source: P.A. 86-910.)
 
16    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-530)
17    Sec. 10-103. Circuit court actions pursuant to election.
18    (A) If an election is made under Section 8B-102, the
19Department shall authorize and not later than 30 days after the
20entry of the administrative closure order by the Commission the
21Attorney General shall commence and maintain a civil action on
22behalf of the aggrieved party in a circuit court of Illinois
23seeking relief under this Section. Venue for such civil action
24shall be determined under Section 8-111(A)(1) (B)(6).
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1determined in a civil action under this Section may intervene
2as of right in that civil action.
3    (C) In a civil action under this Section, if the court
4finds that a civil rights violation has occurred or is about to
5occur the court may grant as relief any relief which a court
6could grant with respect to such civil rights violation in a
7civil action under Section 10-102. Any relief so granted that
8would accrue to an aggrieved party in a civil action commenced
9by that aggrieved party under Section 10-102 shall also accrue
10to that aggrieved party in a civil action under this Section.
11If monetary relief is sought for the benefit of an aggrieved
12party who does not intervene in the civil action, the court
13shall not award such relief if that aggrieved party has not
14complied with discovery orders entered by the court.
15(Source: P.A. 101-530, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
16    (775 ILCS 5/10-104)
17    Sec. 10-104. Circuit Court Actions by the Illinois Attorney
18General.
19    (A) Standing, venue, limitations on actions, preliminary
20investigations, notice, and Assurance of Voluntary Compliance.
21        (1) Whenever the Illinois Attorney General has
22    reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of
23    persons is engaged in a pattern and practice of
24    discrimination prohibited by this Act, the Illinois
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1    the People of the State, as parens patriae on behalf of
2    persons within the State to enforce the provisions of this
3    Act in any appropriate circuit court. Venue for this civil
4    action shall be determined under paragraph (1) (6) of
5    subsection (A) (C) of Section 8-111. Such actions shall be
6    commenced no later than 2 years after the occurrence or the
7    termination of an alleged civil rights violation or the
8    breach of a conciliation agreement or Assurance of
9    Voluntary Compliance entered into under this Act,
10    whichever occurs last, to obtain relief with respect to the
11    alleged civil rights violation or breach.
12        (2) Prior to initiating a civil action, the Attorney
13    General shall conduct a preliminary investigation to
14    determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that
15    any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern and
16    practice of discrimination declared unlawful by this Act
17    and whether the dispute can be resolved without litigation.
18    In conducting this investigation, the Attorney General
19    may:
20            (a) require the individual or entity to file a
21        statement or report in writing under oath or otherwise,
22        as to all information the Attorney General may consider
23        necessary;
24            (b) examine under oath any person alleged to have
25        participated in or with knowledge of the alleged
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1            (c) issue subpoenas or conduct hearings in aid of
2        any investigation.
3        (3) Service by the Attorney General of any notice
4    requiring a person to file a statement or report, or of a
5    subpoena upon any person, shall be made:
6            (a) personally by delivery of a duly executed copy
7        thereof to the person to be served or, if a person is
8        not a natural person, in the manner provided in the
9        Code of Civil Procedure when a complaint is filed; or
10            (b) by mailing by certified mail a duly executed
11        copy thereof to the person to be served at his or her
12        last known abode or principal place of business within
13        this State.
14        (4) In lieu of a civil action, the individual or entity
15    alleged to have engaged in a pattern or practice of
16    discrimination deemed violative of this Act may enter into
17    an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with respect to the
18    alleged pattern or practice violation.
19        (5) The Illinois Attorney General may commence a civil
20    action under this subsection (A) whether or not a charge
21    has been filed under Sections 7A-102 or 7B-102 and without
22    regard to the status of any charge, however, if the
23    Department or local agency has obtained a conciliation or
24    settlement agreement or if the parties have entered into an
25    Assurance of Voluntary Compliance no action may be filed
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1    rights violation practice that forms the basis for the
2    complaint except for the purpose of enforcing the terms of
3    the conciliation or settlement agreement or the terms of
4    the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance.
5        (6) Subpoenas.
6            (a) Petition for enforcement. Whenever any person
7        fails to comply with any subpoena issued under
8        paragraph (2) of this subsection (A), or whenever
9        satisfactory copying or reproduction of any material
10        requested in an investigation cannot be done and the
11        person refuses to surrender the material, the Attorney
12        General may file in any appropriate circuit court, and
13        serve upon the person, a petition for a court order for
14        the enforcement of the subpoena or other request. Venue
15        for this enforcement action shall be determined under
16        paragraph (E)(1) (C)(6) of Section 8-104 8-111.
17            (b) Petition to modify or set aside a subpoena.
18                (i) Any person who has received a subpoena
19            issued under paragraph (2) of this subsection (A)
20            may file in the appropriate circuit court, and
21            serve upon the Attorney General, a petition for a
22            court order to modify or set aside the subpoena or
23            other request. The petition must be filed either
24            (I) within 20 days after the date of service of the
25            subpoena or at any time before the return date
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1            earlier, or (II) within such longer period as may
2            be prescribed in writing by the Attorney General.
3                (ii) The petition shall specify each ground
4            upon which the petitioner relies in seeking relief
5            under subdivision (i) and may be based upon any
6            failure of the subpoena to comply with the
7            provisions of this Section or upon any
8            constitutional or other legal right or privilege
9            of the petitioner. During the pendency of the
10            petition in the court, the court may stay, as it
11            deems proper, the running of the time allowed for
12            compliance with the subpoena or other request, in
13            whole or in part, except that the petitioner shall
14            comply with any portion of the subpoena or other
15            request not sought to be modified or set aside.
16            (c) Jurisdiction. Whenever any petition is filed
17        in any circuit court under this paragraph (6), the
18        court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the
19        matter so presented and to enter such orders as may be
20        required to carry out the provisions of this Section.
21        Any final order so entered shall be subject to appeal
22        in the same manner as appeals of other final orders in
23        civil matters. Any disobedience of any final order
24        entered under this paragraph (6) by any court shall be
25        punished as a contempt of the court.
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1        (1) In any civil action brought pursuant to subsection
2    (A) of this Section, the Attorney General may obtain as a
3    remedy, equitable relief (including any permanent or
4    preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order, or
5    other order, including an order enjoining the defendant
6    from engaging in such civil rights violation or ordering
7    any action as may be appropriate). In addition, the
8    Attorney General may request and the Court may impose a
9    civil penalty to vindicate the public interest:
10            (a) for violations of Article 3 and Article 4 in an
11        amount not exceeding $25,000 per violation, and in the
12        case of violations of all other Articles in an amount
13        not exceeding $10,000 if the defendant has not been
14        adjudged to have committed any prior civil rights
15        violations under the provision of the Act that is the
16        basis of the complaint;
17            (b) for violations of Article 3 and Article 4 in an
18        amount not exceeding $50,000 per violation, and in the
19        case of violations of all other Articles in an amount
20        not exceeding $25,000 if the defendant has been
21        adjudged to have committed one other civil rights
22        violation under the provision of the Act within 5 years
23        of the occurrence of the civil rights violation that is
24        the basis of the complaint; and
25            (c) for violations of Article 3 and Article 4 in an
26        amount not exceeding $75,000 per violation, and in the

 

 

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1        case of violations of all other Articles in an amount
2        not exceeding $50,000 if the defendant has been
3        adjudged to have committed 2 or more civil rights
4        violations under the provision of the Act within 5
5        years of the occurrence of the civil rights violation
6        that is the basis of the complaint.
7        (2) A civil penalty imposed under subdivision (B)(1) of
8    this Section shall be deposited into the Attorney General
9    Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects
10    Fund, which is a special fund in the State Treasury. Moneys
11    in the Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, for
12    the performance of any function pertaining to the exercise
13    of the duties of the Attorney General including but not
14    limited to enforcement of any law of this State and
15    conducting public education programs; however, any moneys
16    in the Fund that are required by the court or by an
17    agreement to be used for a particular purpose shall be used
18    for that purpose.
19        (3) Aggrieved parties seeking actual damages must
20    follow the procedure set out in Sections 7A-102 or 7B-102
21    for filing a charge.
22(Source: P.A. 97-1032, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
23    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
24changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
25that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section

 

 

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1represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
2not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
3made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
4Public Act.".
 
5    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.".