(815 ILCS 5/15) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 137.15)
Sec. 15.
Evidentiary matters.
A. In any action, administrative, civil or
criminal, where a defense is based upon any exemption provided for in this
Act, the burden of proving such exemption shall be upon the party raising such
defense.
B. In any action, administrative, civil or criminal, a certificate
under the seal of the
State of Illinois, signed by the Secretary of State, attesting to the
filing of or the absence of any filing of any document or record with the
Secretary of State under this Act, shall constitute prima
facie evidence of such filing or of the absence of such filing, and
shall be admissible in evidence in any such administrative,
criminal or civil action.
C. In any action, administrative, civil or criminal, the Secretary
of State may issue a certificate under the seal of the State of Illinois,
signed by the Secretary of State, showing that any document or record is a
true and exact copy, photostatic or otherwise, of the record
or document on file with the Secretary of State under this Act; and such
certified document or record shall be admissible in evidence with
the same effect as the original document or record would
have if actually produced.
D. Any certificate pursuant to subsection B or C of this Section 15
shall be furnished by the
Secretary of State upon application therefor in the form and manner
prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule or regulation, and shall be
accompanied by payment of a certification fee in the amount specified in
Section 11a of this Act, which shall not be returnable in any event.
(Source: P.A. 84-869.)
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