101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0449

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 5/2-201  from Ch. 110, par. 2-201

    Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning commencement of actions and forms of process.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
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 2-201 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/2-201)  (from Ch. 110, par. 2-201)
7    Sec. 2-201. Commencement of actions - Forms of process.
8    (a) Every action, unless otherwise expressly provided by
9statute, shall be commenced by the the filing of a complaint.
10The clerk shall issue summons upon request of the plaintiff.
11The form and substance of the summons, and of all other
12process, and the issuance of alias process, and the service of
13copies of pleadings shall be according to rules.
14    (b) One or more duplicate original summonses may be issued,
15marked "First Duplicate," "Second Duplicate," etc., as the case
16may be, whenever it will facilitate the service of summons in
17any one or more counties, including the county of venue.
18    (c) A court's jurisdiction is not affected by a technical
19error in format of a summons if the summons has been issued by
20a clerk of the court, the person or entity to be served is
21identified as a defendant on the summons, and the summons is
22properly served. This subsection is declarative of existing
23law.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 100-1048, eff. 8-23-18.)