(755 ILCS 5/1-5) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 1-5)
Sec. 1-5. Petition under oath.) Every petition under this Act, except a
petition under Section 8-1 or Section 8-2, shall be under oath or
affirmation. If a statement is known to petitioner only upon information
and belief, or is unknown to him, the petition shall so state. Whenever any
instrument is required to be verified or under oath, a statement that is
made under the penalties of perjury has the same effect as if the
instrument were verified or made under oath. A fraudulent statement so
made is perjury, as defined in Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code
of 2012.
(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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