Public Act 100-0788
 
SB2330 EnrolledLRB100 17753 HEP 32928 b

    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
changing Section 21-103 as follows:
 
    (735 ILCS 5/21-103)  (from Ch. 110, par. 21-103)
    Sec. 21-103. Notice by publication.
    (a) Previous notice shall be given of the intended
application by publishing a notice thereof in some newspaper
published in the municipality in which the person resides if
the municipality is in a county with a population under
2,000,000, or if the person does not reside in a municipality
in a county with a population under 2,000,000, or if no
newspaper is published in the municipality or if the person
resides in a county with a population of 2,000,000 or more,
then in some newspaper published in the county where the person
resides, or if no newspaper is published in that county, then
in some convenient newspaper published in this State. The
notice shall be inserted for 3 consecutive weeks after filing,
the first insertion to be at least 6 weeks before the return
day upon which the petition is to be heard, and shall be signed
by the petitioner or, in case of a minor, the minor's parent or
guardian, and shall set forth the return day of court on which
the petition is to be heard and the name sought to be assumed.
    (b) The publication requirement of subsection (a) shall not
be required in any application for a change of name involving a
minor if, before making judgment under this Article, reasonable
notice and opportunity to be heard is given to any parent whose
parental rights have not been previously terminated and to any
person who has physical custody of the child. If any of these
persons are outside this State, notice and opportunity to be
heard shall be given under Section 21-104.
    (c) The Director of State Police or his or her designee may
apply to the circuit court for an order directing that the
notice and publication requirements of this Section be waived
if the Director or his or her designee certifies that the name
change being sought is intended to protect a witness during and
following a criminal investigation or proceeding.
    (c-1) The court may enter a written order waiving the
publication requirement of subsection (a) if:
        (i) the petitioner is 18 years of age or older; and
        (ii) concurrent with the petition, the petitioner
    files with the court a statement, verified under oath as
    provided under Section 1-109 of this Code, attesting that
    the petitioner is or has been a person protected under the
    Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, the Stalking No
    Contact Order Act, the Civil No Contact Order Act, Article
    112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a condition
    of bail under subsections (b) through (d) of Section 110-10
    of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, or a similar
    provision of a law in another state or jurisdiction.
    The petitioner may attach to the statement any supporting
documents, including relevant court orders.
    (c-2) If the petitioner files a statement attesting that
disclosure of the petitioner's address would put the petitioner
or any member of the petitioner's family or household at risk
or reveal the confidential address of a shelter for domestic
violence victims, that address may be omitted from all
documents filed with the court, and the petitioner may
designate an alternative address for service.
    (c-3) Court administrators may allow domestic abuse
advocates, rape crisis advocates, and victim advocates to
assist petitioners in the preparation of name changes under
subsection (c-1).
    (c-4) If the publication requirements of subsection (a)
have been waived, the circuit court shall enter an order
impounding the case.
    (d) The maximum rate charged for publication of a notice
under this Section may not exceed the lowest classified rate
paid by commercial users for comparable space in the newspaper
in which the notice appears and shall include all cash
discounts, multiple insertion discounts, and similar benefits
extended to the newspaper's regular customers.
(Source: P.A. 100-520, eff. 1-1-18 (see Section 5 of P.A.
100-565 for the effective date of P.A. 100-520).)