HB1345 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1345

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Rep. Dwight Kay

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

60 ILCS 1/95-35 new
65 ILCS 5/1-4-9 new

Amends the Township Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any punitive damages awarded against a township or a municipality shall be capped at 2 times the amount awarded to the claimant or $250,000, whichever is greater.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section 95-35 as follows:

(60 ILCS 1/95-35 new)

Sec. 95-35. Punitive damages; cap. Any punitive damages awarded against a township shall be capped at 2 times the amount awarded to the claimant or $250,000, whichever is greater.

Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 1-4-9 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/1-4-9 new)

Sec. 1-4-9. Punitive damages; cap. Any punitive damages awarded against a municipality shall be capped at 2 times the amount awarded to the claimant or $250,000, whichever is greater.