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Public Act 097-0036
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| SB0062 Enrolled | LRB097 02766 JDS 42788 b |
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AN ACT concerning government.
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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 Oaths and Affirmations Act is amended by |
changing Section 2 as follows:
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(5 ILCS 255/2) (from Ch. 101, par. 2)
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Sec. 2. Affidavits and depositions. All courts, and judges, |
and the clerks thereof, the county clerk, deputy
county clerk, |
the Secretary of State, notaries public, and
persons
certified |
under the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984
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may, in their
respective districts, circuits, counties or |
jurisdictions, administer all
oaths of office and all other |
oaths authorized or required of any officer
or other person, |
and take affidavits and depositions concerning any matter
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thing, process or proceeding commenced or to be commenced, or |
pending in
any court or before them, or on any occasion wherein |
any affidavit or
deposition is authorized or required by law to |
be taken.
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The same functions may be performed by any commissioned |
officer in
active service of the armed forces of the United |
States, within or without
the United States. Oaths, affidavits |
or depositions taken by or
affirmations made before such |
officers need not be authenticated nor
attested by any seal nor |