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BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
(805 ILCS 180/) Limited Liability Company Act.

805 ILCS 180/50-50

    (805 ILCS 180/50-50)
    Sec. 50-50. Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund.
    (a) A special fund in the State treasury is created and shall be known as the Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used by the Department of Business Services of the Office of the Secretary of State, hereinafter "Department", to create and maintain the capability to perform expedited services in response to special requests made by the public for same-day or 24-hour service. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall be used for, but not limited to, expenditures for personal services, retirement, Social Security, contractual services, equipment, electronic data processing, and telecommunications.
    (b) The balance in the Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not exceed $600,000, and any amount in excess thereof shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund.
    (c) All fees payable to the Secretary of State under this Section shall be deposited into the Fund. No other fees or charges collected under this Act shall be deposited into the Fund.
    (d) "Expedited services" means services rendered within the same day, or within 24 hours from the time, the request therefor is submitted by the filer, law firm, service company, or messenger physically in person or, at the Secretary of State's discretion, by electronic means, to the Department's Springfield Office and includes, but is not limited to, requests for certified copies, photocopies, and computer abstracts made in person to the Department's Springfield Office or to the Department's Chicago Office. A request submitted by electronic means may not be considered a request for expedited services solely because of its submission by electronic means, unless expedited service is requested by the filer.
    (e) Fees for expedited services shall be as follows:
        Restated articles of organization, $200;
        Merger, $200;
        Articles of organization, $100;
        Articles of amendment, $100;
        Reinstatement, $100;
        Application for admission to transact business, $100;
        Computer abstract, $20;
        All other filings, copies of documents and copies of
    
documents of dissolved or revoked limited liability companies, $50.
    (f) The Secretary may not provide expedited services for the online electronic filing of annual reports or requests for certificates of good standing.
(Source: P.A. 100-186, eff. 7-1-18; 100-561, eff. 7-1-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-578, eff. 8-26-19.)

805 ILCS 180/50-55

    (805 ILCS 180/50-55)
    Sec. 50-55. Disposition of fees. Of the total money collected for the filing of annual reports under this Act, $10 of the filing fee shall be paid into the Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund. The remaining money collected for the filing of annual reports under this Act shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury.
(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

805 ILCS 180/Art. 55

 
    (805 ILCS 180/Art. 55 heading)
Article 55. Miscellaneous

805 ILCS 180/55-1

    (805 ILCS 180/55-1)
    Sec. 55-1. Construction and application.
    (a) This Act shall be so applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose.
    (b) Subject to subsection (b) of Section 15-5, it is the policy of this Act to give maximum effect to the principles of freedom of contract and to the enforceability of operating agreements.
    (c) Rules that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this Act.
    (d) Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this Act, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. The use of any gender shall be applicable to all genders. The captions contained in this Act are for purposes of convenience only and shall not control or affect the construction of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-637, eff. 7-1-17.)

805 ILCS 180/55-2

    (805 ILCS 180/55-2)
    Sec. 55-2. Construction; attorneys at law. The provisions of this Act are applicable to attorneys at law only to the extent and under such terms and conditions as the Supreme Court of Illinois determines to be necessary and appropriate. Articles of organization of limited liability companies formed to practice law shall contain such provisions as may be appropriate to comply with applicable rules of the Supreme Court.
(Source: P.A. 89-686, eff. 12-31-96.)

805 ILCS 180/55-3

    (805 ILCS 180/55-3)
    Sec. 55-3. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. This Act modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b).
(Source: P.A. 99-637, eff. 7-1-17.)

805 ILCS 180/55-5

    (805 ILCS 180/55-5)
    Sec. 55-5. Judicial review under the Administrative Review Law.
    (a) If the Secretary of State shall fail to approve any document required by this Act to be approved by the Secretary of State before the document shall be filed in his or her office, the Secretary of State shall, within 10 business days after the delivery thereof to him or her, give written notice of the disapproval thereof to the person delivering the document, specifying the reasons therefor. The decision of the Secretary of State is subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law.
    (b) If the Secretary of State shall revoke any admission of any foreign limited liability company under this Act, the decision shall be subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law.
    (c) Appeals may be taken from all final orders and judgments entered by the circuit court under this Section in review of any ruling or decision of the Secretary of State may be taken as in other civil actions by either party to the proceeding.
(Source: P.A. 87-1062.)