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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 2-1001A as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/2-1001A)  (from Ch. 110, par. 2-1001A)
7    Sec. 2-1001A. Authorization. The Supreme Court of
8Illinois, by rule, may provide for mandatory arbitration of
9such civil actions as the Court deems appropriate in order to
10expedite in a less costly manner any litigation wherein a
11party asserts a claim not exceeding $75,000 $50,000 or any
12lesser amount as authorized by the Supreme Court for a
13particular Circuit, or a judge of the circuit court, at a
14pretrial conference, determines that no greater amount than
15that authorized for the Circuit appears to be genuinely in
16controversy.
17(Source: P.A. 88-108.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.