100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2559

 

Introduced , by Rep. Elaine Nekritz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 5/21-102  from Ch. 110, par. 21-102

    Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in Section on petition to change name.


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A BILL FOR

 

HB2559LRB100 10923 MRW 21160 b

1    AN ACT concerning civil procedure.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
5changing Section 21-102 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/21-102)  (from Ch. 110, par. 21-102)
7    Sec. 21-102. Petition. The The petition shall set forth the
8name then held, the name sought to be assumed, the residence of
9the petitioner, the length of time the petitioner has resided
10in this State, and the state or country of the petitioner's
11nativity or supposed nativity. The petition shall be signed by
12the person petitioning or, in case of minors, by the parent or
13guardian having the legal custody of the minor. The petition
14shall be verified by the affidavit of some credible person.
15(Source: P.A. 87-409.)