HB3762 Enrolled LRB096 09908 AJO 20071 b
1		AN ACT concerning civil law.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding
5		Section 15-1501.5 as follows:
6		(735 ILCS 5/15-1501.5 new)
7		Sec. 15-1501.5. Return from combat stay. In addition to
8		any rights and obligations provided under the federal Service
9		members Civil Relief Act, whenever it is determined in a
10		foreclosure proceeding that the mortgagor defendant is a person
11		who was deployed to a combat or combat support posting while on
12		active military duty and serving overseas within the previous
13		12 months, the court must stay the proceedings for a period of
14		90 days upon application to the court by the mortgagor
15		defendant. "Active military duty" means, for purposes of this
16		Section, service on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces
17		of the United States, the Illinois National Guard, or any
18		reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States.