Bill Text: IL HB0862 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action to collect a debt arising from a violation of a municipal ordinance may not be filed more than 7 years after the date of adjudication. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-07-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0192 [HB0862 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0862-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0862 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
735 ILCS 5/13-227 new
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action to collect a debt arising from a violation of a municipal ordinance may not be filed more than 7 years after the date of adjudication. Effective immediately.
LRB102 12715 LNS 18054 b
A BILL FOR
HB0862 LRB102 12715 LNS 18054 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 Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
adding Section 13-227 as follows:
(735 ILCS 5/13-227 new)
Sec. 13-227. Collection of debt arising from a municipal
violation. An action to collect a debt arising from a
violation of a municipal ordinance may not be filed more than 7
years after the date of adjudication.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.