(735 ILCS 5/5-107) (from Ch. 110, par. 5-107)
Sec. 5-107.
Affidavit.
If, prior to the commencement of an action in a court, a
person desiring to commence such action in such court, files with the
clerk thereof an affidavit, stating that the affiant is a poor person and unable
to pay costs, and that his or her cause of action is meritorious, the clerk
shall issue, and the sheriff shall serve, all necessary process without
requiring costs; if judgment is entered against such
plaintiff, it shall be for costs, unless the court shall otherwise
order.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
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