Bill Text: IL SB2892 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning commencement of actions and forms of process.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-27 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB2892 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB2892-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB2892 Introduced 1/28/2010, by Sen. Christine Radogno - Dale A. Righter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
735 ILCS 5/2-201 from Ch. 110, par. 2-201
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning commencement of actions and forms of process.
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A BILL FOR
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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
changing Section 2-201 as follows:
(735 ILCS 5/2-201) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-201)
Sec. 2-201. Commencement of actions - Forms of process.
(a) Every action, unless otherwise expressly provided by
statute, shall be commenced by the the filing of a complaint.
The clerk shall issue summons upon request of the plaintiff.
The form and substance of the summons, and of all other
process, and the issuance of alias process, and the service of
copies of pleadings shall be according to rules.
(b) One or more duplicate original summonses may be issued,
marked "First Duplicate," "Second Duplicate," etc., as the case
may be, whenever it will facilitate the service of summons in
any one or more counties, including the county of venue.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)