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Public Act 095-0589
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LRB095 08484 AJO 28664 b |
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding |
Section 13-202.3 as follows:
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(735 ILCS 5/13-202.3 new) |
Sec. 13-202.3. For an action arising out of an injury |
caused by "sexual conduct" or "sexual penetration" as defined |
in Section 12-12 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the limitation |
period in Section 13-202 does not run during a time period when |
the person injured is subject to threats, intimidation, |
manipulation, or fraud perpetrated by the perpetrator or by a |
person the perpetrator knew or should have known was acting in |
the interest of the perpetrator. This Section applies to causes |
of action arising on or after the effective date of this |
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly or to causes of |
action for which the limitation period has not yet expired.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
1, 2008.
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