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SB1621 Engrossed                     LRB093 03226 DRJ 03243 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to health.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The   Mental   Health   and   Developmental
 5    Disabilities  Code  is  amended  by changing Section 3-101 as
 6    follows:

 7        (405 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-101)
 8        Sec.  3-101.   The  State's  Attorneys  of  the   several
 9    counties  shall represent the people of the State of Illinois
10    in court proceedings under this Chapter  and  in  proceedings
11    under  Section  2-107.1  in  their respective counties, shall
12    attend such proceedings either in person or by assistant, and
13    shall ensure that petitions, reports and orders are  properly
14    prepared.   Nothing  herein  contained  in this Section shall
15    prevent any party from being represented by his own counsel.
16    (Source: P.A. 89-439, eff. 6-1-96.)