Public Act 094-0130
 
HB0766 Enrolled LRB094 05505 LCB 35552 b

    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Parental Responsibility Law is amended by
changing Section 5 as follows:
 
    (740 ILCS 115/5)  (from Ch. 70, par. 55)
    Sec. 5. Limitation on damages; damages allowable. No
recovery under this Act may exceed $20,000 $2,500 actual
damages for each person, or legal entity as provided in Section
4 of this Act, for each occurrence of such wilful or malicious
acts by the minor causing injury, in addition to taxable court
costs and attorney's fees. In determining the damages to be
allowed in an action under this Act for personal injury, only
medical, dental and hospital expenses and expenses for
treatment by Christian Science practitioners and nursing care
appropriate thereto may be considered.
(Source: P.A. 90-311, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/7/2005