Public Act 094-0206
 
HB0174 Enrolled LRB094 04319 LCB 34348 b

    AN ACT concerning civil procedure.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
changing Section 2-1105 as follows:
 
    (735 ILCS 5/2-1105)  (from Ch. 110, par. 2-1105)
    Sec. 2-1105. Jury demand. (a) A plaintiff desirous of a
trial by jury must file a demand therefor with the clerk at the
time the action is commenced. A defendant desirous of a trial
by jury must file a demand therefor not later than the filing
of his or her answer. Otherwise, the party waives a jury. If an
action is filed seeking equitable relief and the court
thereafter determines that one or more of the parties is or are
entitled to a trial by jury, the plaintiff, within 3 days from
the entry of such order by the court, or the defendant, within
6 days from the entry of such order by the court, may file his
or her demand for trial by jury with the clerk of the court. If
the plaintiff files a jury demand and thereafter waives a jury,
any defendant and, in the case of multiple defendants, if the
defendant who filed a jury demand thereafter waives a jury, any
other defendant shall be granted a jury trial upon demand
therefor made promptly after being advised of the waiver and
upon payment of the proper fees, if any, to the clerk.
    (b) All jury cases where the claim for damages is $50,000
or less does not exceed $15,000 shall be tried by a jury of 6,
unless either party demands a jury of 12. If a fee in
connection with a jury demand is required by statute or rule of
court, the fee for a jury of 6 shall be 1/2 the fee for a jury
of 12. A party demanding a jury of 12 after another party has
paid the applicable fee for a jury of 6 shall pay the remaining
1/2 of the fee applicable to a jury of 12.
(Source: P.A. 83-1362.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2006