HB4603 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4603

Introduced 2/5/2020, by Rep. Norine K. Hammond

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

715 ILCS 5/2	from Ch. 100, par. 2
715 ILCS 10/3

Amends the Notice By Publication Act and the Newspaper Legal Notice Act. Provides that if there is no newspaper of general circulation except a newspaper published weekly within the unit of local government or school district, it is sufficient to publish the notice in an adjacent county in a newspaper of general circulation that includes a readership within the unit of local government or school district.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning civil law.

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

Section 5. The Notice By Publication Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:

(715 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 100, par. 2)

Sec. 2. Whenever an officer of a court, unit of local government, or school district is required by law to give notice by publication in a newspaper which is published in a particular unit of local government or school district, he or she shall, if there is no newspaper which is published in the unit of local government or school district, give notice by publication in a secular newspaper, as defined in this Act, having general circulation within the unit of local government or school district. If there is no newspaper of general circulation except a newspaper published weekly within the unit of local government or school district, it is sufficient to publish the notice in an adjacent county in a newspaper of general circulation that includes a readership within the unit of local government or school district.

(Source: P.A. 100-72, eff. 1-1-18.)

Section 10. The Newspaper Legal Notice Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

(715 ILCS 10/3)

Sec. 3. Applicability.

(a) Any notice published prior to July 23, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-59) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and in compliance with the provisions of Public Act 96-59 this amendatory Act shall be legal and valid for all purposes.

(b) If, after December 31, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1144) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, there is a notice that is required by law or order of court to be published in a particular unit of local government or school district and there is no newspaper published in that unit of local government or school district, the notice shall be published in a secular newspaper, as defined by this Act, having general circulation within the unit of local government or school district. If there is no newspaper of general circulation except a newspaper published weekly within the unit of local government or school district, it is sufficient to publish the notice in an adjacent county in a newspaper of general circulation that includes a readership within the unit of local government or school district. To the extent that there is a conflict between the provisions of Public Act 96-1144 this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and any other provision of law, the provisions added by Public Act 96-1144 this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall control.

(Source: P.A. 100-72, eff. 1-1-18.)