093_SB0209

 
                                     LRB093 07689 WGH 07874 b

 1        AN ACT concerning civil procedure.

 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
 5    changing Section 2-801 as follows:

 6        (735 ILCS 5/2-801) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-801)
 7        Sec. 2-801. Prerequisites for the maintenance of a  class
 8    action.  An action may be maintained as a class action in any
 9    court of this State and a party may  sue  or  be  sued  as  a
10    representative party of the class only if the court finds:
11        (1)  The class is so numerous that joinder of all members
12    is impracticable.
13        (2)  There  are  questions  of  fact or law common to the
14    class, which common questions predominate over any  questions
15    affecting only individual members.
16        (3)  The   representative   parties   will   fairly   and
17    adequately protect the interests interest of the class.
18        (4)  The  class  action  is an appropriate method for the
19    fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy.
20    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)