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90_HB0893

      735 ILCS 5/8-1202.5 new
          Amends  the  Code  of  Civil  Procedure.   Provides  that
      transcripts  of  proceedings  shall  not  be  admissible   in
      evidence  unless  they  have  been  certified  by a Certified
      Shorthand Reporter.  Effective immediately.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Code of  Civil  Procedure  by  adding
 2    Section 8-1202.5.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Code of Civil  Procedure  is  amended  by
 6    adding Section 8-1202.5 as follows:
 7        (735 ILCS 5/8-1202.5 new)
 8        Sec.  8-1202.5.  Transcripts.  No transcript or part of a
 9    transcript of proceedings, including a manual  or  electronic
10    transcript  of  Grand  Jury  proceedings,  court proceedings,
11    court    related    proceedings,    pretrial    examinations,
12    depositions,  motions  or   related   proceedings   of   like
13    character,  or  proceedings  of an administrative agency when
14    the final decision of the agency is likely to be  subject  to
15    judicial review under the Administrative Review Law, shall be
16    admissible  in  evidence unless the transcript bears the name
17    and license or restricted license  number  of  the  Certified
18    Shorthand Reporter recording the proceedings.
19        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
20    becoming law.

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