Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

Filed: 2/10/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4931

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4931 on page 1, by
3 replacing line 5 with the following:
4 "changing Sections 2-201, 2-403 and 2-606"; and
 
5 by replacing page 1, line 7, through page 3, line 3, with the
6 following:
 
7     "(735 ILCS 5/2-201)  (from Ch. 110, par. 2-201)
8     Sec. 2-201. Commencement of actions - Forms of process. (a)
9 Every action, unless otherwise expressly provided by statute,
10 shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint. The clerk
11 shall issue summons upon request of the plaintiff. The form and
12 substance of the summons, and of all other process, and the
13 issuance of alias process, and the service of copies of
14 pleadings shall be according to rules.
15     (a-5) Additional notice; individual defendant. In an
16 action against an individual defendant, the summons shall

 

 

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1 include an additional form notice that at a minimum includes a
2 statement about the importance of obtaining legal advice and,
3 when such services are available in that judicial circuit, the
4 following additional information: available sources of legal
5 and procedural information from the court, bar associations,
6 and a statewide, nonprofit organization providing free online
7 information and resources on Illinois law for lower-income
8 Illinois residents; self-help centers, advice desks, or other
9 similar resources based in that judicial circuit; bar
10 association lawyer referral resources; legal aid hotlines and
11 other legal aid resources for individuals who cannot afford a
12 lawyer; court interpreters and other accommodations for
13 individuals with disabilities; and any other required
14 information for the particular cause of action at issue. The
15 contents of the notice shall be established by Supreme Court
16 Rule.
17     (a-10) Additional notice; assigned claim. In an action for
18 damages against an individual defendant that is based on an
19 assigned claim, the plaintiff shall also attach the following
20 form notice to the complaint:
 
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NOTICE REQUIRED UNDER ILLINOIS LAW

 
22     The suit against you is based on what is known under the
23 law as an assignment. Under the law, when you owe a person or
24 company money, they may be able to give someone else the right

 

 

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1 to collect that money from you. When that happens, it is called
2 an assignment, and that is what the person or company filing
3 this lawsuit against you is claiming happened in this case.
4     Under the law, the person or company filing the suit
5 against you is required to state how and when the person or
6 company acquired the debt. If the person or company is claiming
7 the agreement was in writing, a copy of that agreement must be
8 attached to the lawsuit filed against you, and you have a right
9 to see it.
10     This area of the law is complicated. It is recommended that
11 you consult a lawyer to assist you. Proceeding without a lawyer
12 may result in you losing rights you would have kept if you
13 consulted a competent lawyer. You may be able to find a lawyer
14 by contacting a bar association in your area. If you cannot
15 afford a lawyer, you may be able to get free or low-cost legal
16 help from a legal aid organization.
17     (b) One or more duplicate original summonses may be issued,
18 marked "First Duplicate," "Second Duplicate," etc., as the case
19 may be, whenever it will facilitate the service of summons in
20 any one or more counties, including the county of venue.
21 (Source: P.A. 82-280.)".