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740 ILCS 20/4

(740 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 70, par. 904)

Sec. 4. Civil liability.

(a) A person who uses or causes to be used any property without the
consent of the owner of that property to facilitate in any manner a
violation of the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances
Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or any inchoate offense under either of those Acts is liable to the
owner for civil damages as set forth in this Act.

(b) A person who delivers or causes to be delivered in violation of the
Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act a controlled
substance, cannabis, or methamphetamine to an unemancipated minor under the age of 18 is
liable to the parent or legal guardian of that minor as set forth in this Act.

(c) A person who knowingly delivers or causes to be delivered cannabis, a controlled or counterfeit substance, or methamphetamine that is later involved in
a transaction or activity that gives rise to a cause of action under
subsection (a) or (b) of this Section is liable under subsection (a) or (b),
as the case may be, in the same manner and amount as the person or persons
whose conduct gives immediate rise to the cause of action.

(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)