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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5044 Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 735 ILCS 5/2-108 | from Ch. 110, par. 2-108 |
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Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that all actions shall be tried in the county in which they are commenced, unless a statute specifically requires transfer to a different county (rather than except as otherwise provided by law). Abolishes the doctrine of intrastate forum non conveniens.
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| | HB5044 | | LRB101 16268 LNS 65641 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 2-108 as follows:
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| 6 | | (735 ILCS 5/2-108) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-108)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2-108. Place of trial. All actions shall be tried in |
| 8 | | the county in which they are commenced, unless a statute |
| 9 | | specifically requires transfer to a different county except as |
| 10 | | otherwise provided by law.
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| 11 | | The doctrine of intrastate forum non conveniens is |
| 12 | | abolished. |
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
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