735 ILCS 5/ Code of Civil Procedure.

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735 ILCS 5/8-1403

    (735 ILCS 5/8-1403)
    Sec. 8-1403. Interpreters for civil cases.

(a) Whenever any person is a party or witness in a civil action in  this State, the court shall, upon its own motion or that of a party, determine whether the person is capable of understanding the English language and is capable of expressing himself or herself in the English language so as to be understood directly by counsel, court, or jury. If the court finds the person incapable of so understanding or so expressing himself or herself, the court shall appoint an interpreter for the person whom he or she can understand and who can understand him or her. All appointments for court interpreters in civil matters shall be pursuant to the Illinois Supreme Court Language Access Policy and the judicial circuit's Language Access Plan that is appropriate for the demands and resources specific to the Illinois courts within that particular circuit.

(b) The court shall enter an order of its appointment of the interpreter who shall be sworn to truly interpret or translate all questions propounded or answers given as directed by the court.

(c) As used in this Section, "interpreter" includes a sign language interpreter.

(Source: P.A. 99-133, eff. 1-1-16.)

735 ILCS 5/Art. VIII Pt. 15

(735 ILCS 5/Art. VIII Pt. 15 heading) Part 15.

Proof of Handwriting

735 ILCS 5/8-1501

(735 ILCS 5/8-1501) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1501)

Sec. 8-1501.

Comparison.

In all courts of this State
it shall be lawful to prove handwriting by comparison made by the
witness or jury with writings properly in the files of records of the
case, admitted in evidence or treated as genuine or admitted to be
genuine, by the party against whom the evidence is offered, or proved to
be genuine to the satisfaction of the court.

(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/8-1502

(735 ILCS 5/8-1502) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1502)

Sec. 8-1502.

Notice.

Before a standard of writing is admitted in evidence by
the court for comparison, such notice thereof as under all circumstances
of the case is reasonable shall first be given to the opposite party or
his or her attorney.

(Source: P.A. 82-280.)