093_SB0731

                                     LRB093 02917 WGH 02933 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to civil procedure.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Code of Civil  Procedure  is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 1-105 as follows:

 6        (735 ILCS 5/1-105) (from Ch. 110, par. 1-105)
 7        Sec.  1-105.  Enforcement  of  Code  Act  and  rules. The
 8    Supreme Court  may  provide  by  rule  for  the  orderly  and
 9    expeditious  administration  and enforcement of this Code Act
10    and of the rules, including the striking  of  pleadings,  the
11    dismissal of claims, the entry of defaults, the assessment of
12    costs,  the  assessment  against  an  offending  party of the
13    reasonable expenses, including  attorney's  fees,  which  any
14    violation causes another party to incur, or other action that
15    may be appropriate.
16    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)