97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4464

 

Introduced 1/30/2012, by Rep. Elaine Nekritz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Creates the Illinois Service Member Civil Relief Act. Provides that nothing in the Act is intended to impair any existing right or benefit available to any service member. Provides that certain legal protections afforded to service members (and family members where specified) are subject to stated provisions of law. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to set forth a provision concerning stays of contested case hearings for service members. Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to set forth a provision concerning deadline extensions for service members. Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to make changes to the provision concerning bulk long distance telephone services for military personnel in military service (now on active duty). Amends the Military Code of Illinois, Illinois Municipal Code, Illinois Insurance Code, Public Utilities Act, Service Member's Employment Tenure Act, Code of Civil Procedure, Landlord and Tenant Act, Uniform Commercial Code, Interest Act, Retail Installment Sales Act, Military Personnel Cellular Phone Contract Termination Act, and Motor Vehicle Leasing Act to make changes in certain provisions concerning military personnel. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to provide that a violation of specified provisions regarding legal protections for military personnel constitutes a civil rights violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act.


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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Illinois Service Member Civil Relief Act.
 
6    Section 5. Legislative intent. Nothing in this Act is
7intended to impair any existing right or benefit available to
8any service member.
 
9    Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
10    "Military service" means any training or duty, no matter
11how described under federal or State law, for which a service
12member is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a
13state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or
14other appropriate military authority.
15    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
16member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
17National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
18commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
19    "Training or duty under Title 32 of the United States Code"
20has the same meaning ascribed to that term in Section 30.10 of
21the Military Code of Illinois.
22    "State Active Duty" has the same meaning ascribed to that

 

 

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1term in Section 30.10 of the Military Code of Illinois.
 
2    Section 15. Cellular phone contract. Termination of a
3cellular phone contract involving a service member who enters
4military service shall be subject to the provisions of the
5Military Personnel Cellular Phone Contract Termination Act.
 
6    Section 20. Bulk long distance telephone services. Bulk
7long distance telephone services purchased by the Department of
8Central Management Services and made available to persons in
9the immediate family of service members who have entered
10military service so that those persons in the service members'
11families can communicate with the service members shall be
12subject to Section 405-272 of the Department of Central
13Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
14Illinois.
 
15    Section 25. Stoppage of gas or electricity; arrearage;
16municipality; electric company or cooperative.
17    (a) The stoppage of gas or electricity from entering the
18residential premises of which a service member was a primary
19occupant immediately before the service member entered
20military service for nonpayment of service shall be subject to
21Section 11-117-12.2 of the Illinois Municipal Code when the
22entity providing the gas or electrical service is a
23municipality owning a public utility, or shall be subject to

 

 

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1Section 8-201.5 of the Public Utilities Act when the entity
2providing the gas or electrical service is a company or
3electric cooperative.
4    (b) Payment periods offered to a residential consumer who
5is a service member upon his or her return from military
6service to pay off any arrearages incurred during the period of
7the residential consumer's service period shall be subject to
8Section 11-117-12.2 of the Illinois Municipal Code when the
9entity offering the payment period is a municipality owning a
10public utility, or shall be subject to Section 8-201.5 of the
11Public Utilities Act when the entity offering the payment
12period is a company or electric cooperative.
 
13    Section 30. Life insurance policy. The lapse or forfeiture
14of an individual life insurance policy insuring the life of a
15service member who enters military service shall be subject to
16Section 224.05 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
 
17    Section 35. Action for possession of residential premises
18of a tenant. An action for possession of residential premises
19of a tenant, including a tenant who is a resident of a mobile
20home park, who is a service member that has entered military
21service, or of any member of the tenant's family who resides
22with the tenant shall be subject to Section 9-107.10 of the
23Code of Civil Procedure.
 

 

 

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1    Section 40. Limitation on interest rate. Interest or
2finance charges collected or charged to a service member who
3has entered military service, or the spouse of that service
4member, in connection with an obligation entered into on or
5after the date of August 22, 2005, but prior to the date that
6the service member entered military service, shall be subject
7to Section 4.05 of the Interest Act.
 
8    Section 45. Termination of lease; motor vehicle. The
9termination of a motor vehicle lease involving a service member
10who has entered military service or the spouse of that service
11member shall be subject to Section 37 of the Motor Vehicle
12Leasing Act.
 
13    Section 50. Termination of property lease. The termination
14of a lease for a mobile home lot, residential premises, or
15non-residential premises by a service member who has entered
16military service, or by the spouse of that service member, in
17conjunction with a lease entered into on or after the effective
18date of this Act is subject to Section 16 of the Landlord and
19Tenant Act. The termination of a lease for farm or agricultural
20real property by a service member who has entered military
21service or by the spouse of that service member is subject to
22Section 9-206 of the Code of Civil Procedure and Section 16 of
23the Landlord and Tenant Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 55. Stay of administrative contested case
2hearings. The stay of an administrative contested case hearing
3involving a named party who is a service member that has
4entered military service shall be subject to Section 10-63 of
5the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
 
6    Section 60. Default judgment protection. Relief from a
7final order or judgment entered by default against a service
8member who has entered military service is subject to Section
92-1401.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
 
10    Section 65. Property repossession under retail installment
11sales. The repossession of personal property pursuant to a
12retail installment sales contract entered into before the buyer
13has entered military service and on or after the effective date
14of this Act that relates to the personal property of the
15service member is subject to Section 26.5 of the Retail
16Installment Sales Act and Section 9-610 of the Uniform
17Commercial Code.
 
18    Section 70. Protection against foreclosure or a judicial
19sale in a foreclosure. Foreclosure and a judicial sale pursuant
20to a foreclosure against a service member who has entered
21military service in conjunction with a mortgage agreement
22entered into before the mortgagor entered military service and
23on or after the effective date of this Act is subject to

 

 

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1Section 15-1501.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
 
2    Section 75. Stay of prosecution; civil matters. The stay,
3postponement, or suspension of the enforcement of any civil
4obligation or liability, the prosecution of any civil suit or
5proceeding, or the entry or enforcement of any civil order,
6writ, judgment, or decree involving a service member who has
7entered military service shall be subject to Section 30.25 of
8the Military Code of Illinois.
 
9    Section 80. School attendance and tuition. A full monetary
10credit or refund for funds paid to any Illinois public
11university, college, or community college on behalf of any
12service member who enters military service shall be subject to
13Section 30.30 of the Military Code of Illinois.
 
14    Section 900. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
15amended by adding Section 10-63 as follows:
 
16    (5 ILCS 100/10-63 new)
17    Sec. 10-63. Stay of contested case hearings; military.
18    (a) In this Section:
19    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
20described under federal or State law for which a service member
21is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state,
22commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other

 

 

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1appropriate military authority.
2    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
3member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
4National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
5commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
6    (b) In a contested case in which a named party is a service
7member who has entered military service, for a period of 14
8days that follow the conclusion of military service the
9administrative law judge shall, upon motion made by or on
10behalf of the service member, stay the hearing for a period of
1190 days if the service member's ability to appear at the
12hearing is materially affected by his or her military service.
13    (c) In order to be eligible for the benefits granted to
14service members under this Section, a service member must
15demonstrate that his or her military service has materially
16affected his or her ability to attend the hearing by submitting
17a letter to the administrative law judge from the service
18member's commanding officer stating that the service member's
19military duty has prevented the service member from appearing
20at the hearing and that military leave has not been authorized.
21The service member must also provide the administrative law
22judge with an approximate date of availability.
23    (d) Additional stays of the contested case hearing shall be
24permitted at the discretion of the administrative law judge if
25all of the requirements of this Section are met.
26    (e) A violation of this Section constitutes a civil rights

 

 

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1violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act. All proceeds
2from the collection of any civil penalty imposed under this
3subsection shall be deposited into the Illinois Military Family
4Relief Fund.
 
5    Section 905. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6amended by adding Section 5-715 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 5/5-715 new)
8    Sec. 5-715. Deadline extensions for service members.
9    (a) In this Section:
10    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
11described under federal or State law for which a service member
12is ordered to report by the President, Governor of state,
13commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other
14appropriate military authority.
15    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
16member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
17National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
18commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
19    (b) Each director of a department is authorized to extend
20any deadline established by that director or department for a
21service member who has entered military service. The director
22may extend the deadline for a period not more than twice the
23length of the service member's required military service.
 

 

 

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1    Section 910. The Department of Central Management Services
2Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
3changing Section 405-272 as follows:
 
4    (20 ILCS 405/405-272)
5    Sec. 405-272. Bulk long distance telephone services for
6military personnel in military service on active duty.
7    (a) In this Section:
8    "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive
9order of the President of the United States, an act of the
10Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor.
11    "Immediate family" means a service member's spouse
12residing in the service member's household, brothers and
13sisters of the whole or of the half blood, children, including
14adopted children and stepchildren, parents, and grandparents.
15    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
16described under federal or State law for which a service member
17is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state,
18commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other
19appropriate military authority.
20    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
21member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
22National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
23commonwealth, or a territory of the United States member of the
24armed services or reserve forces of the United States or a
25member of the Illinois National Guard.

 

 

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1    (b) The Department may enter into a contract to purchase
2bulk long distance telephone services and make them available
3at cost, or may make bulk long distance telephone services
4available at cost under any existing contract the Department
5has entered into, to persons in the immediate family of service
6members that have entered military service deployed on active
7duty so that those persons in the service members' families can
8communicate with the service members so deployed. If the
9Department enters into a contract under this Section, it shall
10do so in accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code and in a
11nondiscriminatory manner that does not place any potential
12vendor at a competitive disadvantage.
13    (c) In order to be eligible to use bulk long distance
14telephone services purchased by the Department under this
15Section, a service member or person in the service member's
16immediate family must provide the Department with a copy of the
17military or gubernatorial orders calling the service member to
18military service active duty and of any orders further
19extending the service member's period of military service
20active duty.
21    (d) If the Department enters into a contract under this
22Section, the Department shall adopt rules as necessary to
23implement this Section.
24(Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
25    Section 915. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by

 

 

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1changing Sections 30.25 and 30.30 as follows:
 
2    (20 ILCS 1805/30.25)
3    Sec. 30.25. Stay of prosecution. During and for a period of
414 days after a period of military service training or duty in
5excess of 29 days either under Title 32 of the United States
6Code or under State Active Duty, a court having jurisdiction
7over the enforcement of any civil obligation or liability, the
8prosecution of any civil suit or proceeding, or the entry or
9enforcement of any civil order, writ, judgment, or decree may
10stay, postpone, or suspend the matter if the court determines
11that a service member's person's failure to meet the obligation
12is the direct result of that period of military service
13training or duty. The stay, postponement, or suspension of
14proceedings does not in any way modify any condition,
15obligation, term, or liability agreed upon or incurred by a
16person in military service including but not limited to accrued
17interest, late fees, or penalties. No stay, postponement, or
18suspension shall be provided regarding any written agreement
19entered into, or debt that is incurred, by the person during or
20after his or her period of military service training or duty
21either under Title 32 of the United States Code or under State
22Active Duty. A violation of this Section constitutes a civil
23rights violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act. All
24proceeds from the collection of any civil penalty imposed under
25this Section shall be deposited into the Illinois Military

 

 

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1Family Relief Fund.
2(Source: P.A. 92-716, eff. 7-24-02.)
 
3    (20 ILCS 1805/30.30)
4    Sec. 30.30. School attendance and tuition. Any service
5member that enters military service person in federal active
6duty under Title 10 of the United States Code, or in training
7or duty under Title 32 of the United States Code, or in State
8Active Duty, pursuant to the orders of the Governor has the
9right to receive a full monetary credit or refund for funds
10paid to any Illinois public university, college, or community
11college if the service member person is placed into a period of
12military service with the State of Illinois pursuant to the
13orders of the Governor and is unable to attend the university
14or college for a period of 7 or more days. Withdrawal from the
15course shall not impact upon the final grade point average of
16the service member person. If any service member person who has
17been enrolled in any Illinois public university, college, or
18community college is unable to process his or her enrollment
19for the upcoming term, he or she shall have any and all late
20penalties and or charges set aside, including any and all late
21processing fees for books, lab fees, and all items that were
22not in place because the service member person was engaged in
23military service and was unable to enroll in the courses at the
24appropriate time. The rights set forth in this Section are in
25addition to any rights afforded to persons in military service

 

 

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1with the State of Illinois pursuant to the orders of the
2Governor under the policies of an Illinois public university,
3college, or community college. A violation of this Section
4constitutes a civil rights violation under the Illinois Human
5Rights Act. All proceeds from the collection of any civil
6penalty imposed under this Section shall be deposited into the
7Illinois Military Family Relief Fund.
8(Source: P.A. 92-716, eff. 7-24-02.)
 
9    Section 920. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
10changing Section 11-117-12.2 as follows:
 
11    (65 ILCS 5/11-117-12.2)
12    Sec. 11-117-12.2. Military personnel in military service
13on active duty; no stoppage of gas or electricity; arrearage.
14    (a) In this Section:
15    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
16described under federal or State law for which a service member
17is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state,
18commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other
19appropriate military authority.
20    "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive
21order of the President of the United States, an act of the
22Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor.
23    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
24member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the

 

 

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1National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
2commonwealth, or a territory of the United States member of the
3armed services or reserve forces of the United States or a
4member of the Illinois National Guard.
5    (b) No municipality owning a public utility shall stop gas
6or electricity from entering the residential premises of which
7a service member was a primary occupant immediately before the
8service member entered military service was deployed on active
9duty for nonpayment for gas or electricity supplied to the
10residential premises.
11    (c) Upon the return from military service active duty of a
12residential consumer who is a service member, the municipality
13shall offer the residential consumer a period equal to at least
14the period of the residential consumer's military service
15deployment on active duty to pay any arrearages incurred during
16the period of the residential consumer's military service
17deployment. The municipality shall inform the residential
18consumer that, if the period the municipality offers presents a
19hardship to the consumer, the consumer may request a longer
20period to pay the arrearages.
21    (d) In order to be eligible for the benefits granted to
22service members under this Section, a service member must
23provide the municipality with a copy of the military or
24gubernatorial orders calling the service member to military
25service active duty and of any orders further extending the
26service member's period of service active duty.

 

 

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1    (e) A violation of this Section constitutes a civil rights
2violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act.
3    All proceeds from the collection of any civil penalty
4imposed under this subsection shall be deposited into the
5Illinois Military Family Relief Fund.
6(Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; 94-802, eff. 5-26-06;
795-392, eff. 8-23-07.)
 
8    Section 925. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
9changing Section 224.05 as follows:
 
10    (215 ILCS 5/224.05)
11    Sec. 224.05. Military personnel in military service on
12active duty; no lapse of life insurance policy.
13    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Section
14shall apply to any individual life insurance policy insuring
15the life of a resident of Illinois who is a member of any
16component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard of any
17state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory
18of the United States member of the armed services or reserve
19forces of the United States or a member of the Illinois
20National Guard who has entered any training or duty which the
21service member was ordered to by the President, Governor of a
22state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or
23other appropriate military authority, if the life insurance is
24on active duty pursuant to an executive order of the President

 

 

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1of the United States, an act of the Congress of the United
2States, or an order of the Governor, if the life insurance
3policy meets both of the following conditions:
4        (1) The policy has been in force for at least 180 days.
5        (2) The policy has been brought within the
6    "Servicemembers Civil Relief Act," 117 Stat. 2835 (2003),
7    50 U.S.C. App. 541 and following.
8    (b) This Section does not apply to any policy that was
9cancelled or that had lapsed for the nonpayment of premiums
10prior to the commencement of the insured's period of military
11service.
12    (c) An individual life insurance policy described in this
13Section shall not lapse or be forfeited for the nonpayment of
14premiums during the military service of a service member member
15of the armed services or reserve forces of the United States or
16a member of the Illinois National Guard or during the 2-year
17period subsequent to the end of the member's period of military
18service.
19    (d) In order to be eligible for the benefits granted to
20service members under this Section, a service member must
21provide the life insurance company with a copy of the military
22or gubernatorial orders calling the service member to military
23service active duty and of any orders further extending the
24service member's period of service active duty.
25    (e) This Section does not limit a life insurance company's
26enforcement of provisions in the insured's policy relating to

 

 

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1naval or military service in time of war.
2    (f) A violation of this Section constitutes a civil rights
3violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act.
4    All proceeds from the collection of any civil penalty
5imposed under this subsection shall be deposited into the
6Illinois Military Family Relief Fund.
7(Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; 94-802, eff. 5-26-06;
895-392, eff. 8-23-07.)
 
9    Section 930. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
10changing Section 8-201.5 as follows:
 
11    (220 ILCS 5/8-201.5)
12    Sec. 8-201.5. Military personnel in military service on
13active duty; no stoppage of gas or electricity; arrearage.
14    (a) In this Section:
15    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
16described under federal or State law for which a service member
17is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state,
18commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other
19appropriate military authority.
20    "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive
21order of the President of the United States, an act of the
22Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor.
23    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
24member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the

 

 

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1National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
2commonwealth, or a territory of the United States member of the
3armed services or reserve forces of the United States or a
4member of the Illinois National Guard.
5    (b) No company or electric cooperative shall stop gas or
6electricity from entering the residential premises of which a
7service member was a primary occupant immediately before the
8service member entered military service was deployed on active
9duty for nonpayment for gas or electricity supplied to the
10residential premises.
11    (c) In order to be eligible for the benefits granted to
12service members under this Section, a service member must
13provide the company or electric cooperative with a copy of the
14military or gubernatorial orders calling the service member to
15military service active duty and of any orders further
16extending the service member's period of service active duty.
17    (d) Upon the return from military service active duty of a
18residential consumer who is a service member, the company or
19electric cooperative shall offer the residential consumer a
20period equal to at least the period of military service
21deployment on active duty to pay any arrearages incurred during
22the period of the residential consumer's military service
23deployment. The company or electric cooperative shall inform
24the residential consumer that, if the period that the company
25or electric cooperative offers presents a hardship to the
26consumer, the consumer may request a longer period to pay the

 

 

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1arrearages and, in the case of a company that is a public
2utility, may request the assistance of the Illinois Commerce
3Commission to obtain a longer period. No late payment fees or
4interest shall be charged to the residential consumer during
5the period of military service deployment or the repayment
6period.
7    (e) A violation of this Section constitutes a civil rights
8violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act.
9    All proceeds from the collection of any civil penalty
10imposed under this subsection shall be deposited into the
11Illinois Military Family Relief Fund.
12(Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; 94-802, eff. 5-26-06;
1395-392, eff. 8-23-07.)
 
14    Section 935. The Service Member's Employment Tenure Act is
15amended by changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
16    (330 ILCS 60/5.2)
17    Sec. 5.2. School attendance and tuition.
18    (a) Any person in military service with the State of
19Illinois or in federal active duty service pursuant to the
20orders of the President of the United States or the Governor
21has the right to receive a full monetary credit or refund for
22funds paid to any Illinois public university, college or
23community college if the person is placed into a period of
24military service pursuant to the orders of the President of the

 

 

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1United States or the Governor and is unable to attend the
2university or college for a period of 7 or more days.
3Withdrawal from the course shall not impact upon the final
4grade point average of the person. If any person who has been
5enrolled in any Illinois public university, college, or
6community college is unable to process his or her enrollment
7for the upcoming term, he or she shall have any and all late
8penalties and or charges set aside, including any and all late
9processing fees for books, lab fees, and all items that were
10not in place because the person was engaged in military service
11and was unable to enroll in the courses at the appropriate
12time.
13    A service member enrolled in an institution of higher
14learning who is unable, because of his or her military service,
15to attend classes on a particular day or days has the right to
16be excused and to reschedule a course examination administered
17on such day or days. The faculty and administrative officials
18shall make available to the service member an equivalent
19opportunity to make up any examination he or she has missed
20because of his or her military service.
21    The rights set forth in this Section are in addition to any
22rights afforded to persons in military service with the State
23of Illinois or in federal active duty service pursuant to the
24orders of the President of the United States or the Governor
25under the policies of an Illinois public university, college,
26or community college.

 

 

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1    (b) For the purposes of this Section:
2    "Institution of higher learning" has the same meaning as in
3Section 10 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
4    "Military service" means any training or duty, no matter
5how described under federal or State law, for which a service
6member is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a
7state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or
8other appropriate military authority.
9    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
10member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
11National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
12commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
13(Source: P.A. 93-822, eff. 7-28-04.)
 
14    Section 940. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
15changing Sections 9-107.10 and 9-206 and by adding Sections
162-1401.1 and 15-1501.6 as follows:
 
17    (735 ILCS 5/2-1401.1 new)
18    Sec. 2-1401.1. Relief from default judgment; military
19personnel in military service.
20    (a) In this Section:
21    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
22described under federal or State law for which a service member
23is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state,
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1appropriate military authority.
2    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
3member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
4National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, or
5commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
6    (b) Relief from and vacation of final orders and judgments
7after 30 days from the entry thereof entered by default against
8a service member that has entered military service may be had
9upon petition as provided in this Section. All relief
10heretofore obtainable and the grounds for such relief
11heretofore available shall be available in every case, by
12proceedings commenced pursuant to this Section, regardless of
13the nature of the order or judgment from which relief is sought
14or of the proceedings in which it was entered. Except as
15provided in Section 6 of the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984,
16there shall be no distinction between actions and other
17proceedings, statutory or otherwise, as to availability of
18relief, grounds for relief or the relief obtainable.
19    (c) The petition must be filed in the same proceeding in
20which the order or judgment was entered but is not a
21continuation thereof. The petition must be supported by
22affidavit or other appropriate showing as to matters not of
23record and show that the service member did not appear in the
24proceeding, the person's military service materially affected
25the service member's ability to defend the case, the person has
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1must be filed within 90 days after the service member's date of
2release from military service. All parties to the petition
3shall be notified as provided by rule.
4    (d) Except as provided in Section 20b of the Adoption Act
5and Section 2-32 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or in a
6petition based upon Section 116-3 of the Code of Criminal
7Procedure of 1963, the petition must be filed not later than 90
8days after the service member's release from military service.
9Time during which the person seeking relief is under legal
10disability or duress or the ground for relief is fraudulently
11concealed shall be excluded in computing the period for filing.
12    (e) The filing of a petition under this Section does not
13affect the order or judgment, or suspend its operation.
14    (f) Unless lack of jurisdiction affirmatively appears from
15the record proper, the vacation or modification of an order or
16judgment pursuant to the provisions of this Section does not
17affect the right, title or interest in or to any real or
18personal property of any person, not a party to the original
19action, acquired for value after the entry of the order or
20judgment but before the filing of the petition, nor affect any
21right of any person not a party to the original action under
22any certificate of sale issued before the filing of the
23petition, pursuant to a sale based on the order or judgment.
24    (g) Nothing contained in this Section affects any existing
25right to relief from a void order or judgment, or to employ any
26existing method to procure that relief.
 

 

 

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1    (735 ILCS 5/9-107.10)
2    Sec. 9-107.10. Military personnel in military service on
3active duty; action for possession.
4    (a) In this Section:
5    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
6described under federal or State law for which a service member
7is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a State,
8commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other
9appropriate military authority.
10    "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive
11order of the President of the United States, an act of the
12Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor.
13    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
14member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
15National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
16commonwealth, or a territory of the United States member of the
17armed services or reserve forces of the United States or a
18member of the Illinois National Guard.
19    (b) In an action for possession of residential premises of
20a tenant, including a tenant who is a resident of a mobile home
21park, who is a service member that has entered military service
22deployed on active duty, or of any member of the tenant's
23family who resides with the tenant, if the tenant entered into
24the rental agreement on or after the effective date of this
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1its own motion, and shall, upon motion made by or on behalf of
2the tenant, do either of the following if the tenant's ability
3to pay the agreed rent is materially affected by the tenant's
4military service deployment on active duty:
5        (1) Stay the proceedings for a period of 90 days,
6    unless, in the opinion of the court, justice and equity
7    require a longer or shorter period of time.
8        (2) Adjust the obligation under the rental agreement to
9    preserve the interest of all parties to it.
10    (c) In order to be eligible for the benefits granted to
11service members under this Section, a service member or a
12member of the service member's family who resides with the
13service member must provide the landlord or mobile home park
14operator with a copy of the military or gubernatorial orders
15calling the service member to military service active duty and
16of any orders further extending the service member's period of
17service active duty.
18    (d) If a stay is granted under this Section, the court may
19grant the landlord or mobile home park operator such relief as
20equity may require.
21    (e) A violation of this Section constitutes a civil rights
22violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act. All proceeds
23from the collection of any civil penalty imposed pursuant to
24the Illinois Human Rights Act under this subsection shall be
25deposited into the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund.
26(Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; 95-392, eff. 8-23-07.)
 

 

 

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1    (735 ILCS 5/9-206)  (from Ch. 110, par. 9-206)
2    Sec. 9-206. Notice to terminate tenancy of farm land.
3Subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Landlord and
4Tenant Act, in In order to terminate tenancies from year to
5year of farm lands, occupied on a crop share, livestock share,
6cash rent or other rental basis, the notice to quit shall be
7given in writing not less than 4 months prior to the end of the
8year of letting. Such notice may not be waived in a verbal
9lease. The notice to quit may be substantially in the following
10form:
11    To A.B.: You are hereby notified that I have elected to
12terminate your lease of the farm premises now occupied by you,
13being (here describe the premises) and you are hereby further
14notified to quit and deliver up possession of the same to me at
15the end of the lease year, the last day of such year being
16(here insert the last day of the lease year).
17(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
 
18    (735 ILCS 5/15-1501.6 new)
19    Sec. 15-1501.6. Relief in mortgage foreclosure proceedings
20for military personnel in military service.
21    (a) In this Section:
22    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
23described under federal or State law for which a service member
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1commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other
2appropriate military authority.
3    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
4member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
5National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
6commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
7    (b) In an action for foreclosure, a mortgagor who is a
8service member that has entered military service for a period
9greater than 14 consecutive days or any member of the
10mortgagor's family who resides with the mortgagor at the
11mortgaged premises, if the mortgagor entered into the mortgage
12agreement before the mortgagor received orders for military
13service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
14of the 97th General Assembly, may file a motion for relief and
15the court shall, if the mortgagor's ability to pay the agreed
16mortgage payments or to defend the foreclosure action or
17judicial sale is materially affected by the mortgagor's
18military service, do one or more of the following:
19        (1) stay the proceedings for a period of 90 days after
20    the mortgagor returns from active duty, unless, in the
21    opinion of the court, justice and equity require a longer
22    or shorter period of time;
23        (2) adjust the obligation under the mortgage agreement
24    by reducing the monthly payments and extend the term of the
25    mortgage, provided that the adjustment preserves the
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1        (3) stay a judicial sale of the property.
2    (c) If a mortgagor or any member of the mortgagor's family
3who resides with the mortgagor at the mortgaged premises files
4a motion under this Section, no judicial sale under this
5Article may advance without a court order showing that the
6court considered the mortgagor's motion and considered staying
7the judicial sale.
8    (d) In order to be eligible for the benefits granted to a
9service member under this Section, a service member or a member
10of the service member's family who resides with the service
11member at the mortgaged premises must provide the court and the
12mortgagee with a copy of the orders calling the service member
13to military service and of any orders further extending the
14service member's period of service.
15    (e) If a stay is granted under this Section, the court may
16grant the mortgagee such relief as equity may require.
17    (f) The forms of relief available under this Section shall
18continue to be available up to 90 days after the completion of
19the service member's military service.
20    (g) In addition to any sanction available to the court for
21violation of a stay or order, a violation of this Section
22constitutes a civil rights violation under the Illinois Human
23Rights Act. All proceeds from the collection of any civil
24penalty imposed pursuant to the Illinois Human Rights Act under
25this subsection shall be deposited into the Illinois Military
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1    Section 945. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by
2adding Section 16 as follows:
 
3    (765 ILCS 705/16 new)
4    Sec. 16. Military personnel in military service; right to
5terminate lease.
6    (a) In this Section:
7    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
8described under federal or State law for which a service member
9is ordered to report by the President, Governor of the state,
10commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other
11appropriate military authority.
12    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
13member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
14National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
15commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
16    (b) A tenant who is a service member that has entered
17military service for a period greater than 29 consecutive days
18or any member of the tenant's family who resides with the
19tenant at the leased premises may terminate a lease for a
20mobile home lot, residential premises, non-residential
21premises, or farm or agricultural real property if the tenant
22enters military service for greater than 29 consecutive days
23after executing the lease or the tenant, while in military
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1station or to deploy with a military unit or as an individual
2in support of a military operation for a period of not less
3than 90 days, regardless of whether the lease was signed before
4or during military service. This provision applies to leases
5executed on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
6of the 97th General Assembly.
7    (c) In order to exercise the right to terminate the lease
8granted to a service member under this Section, a service
9member or a member of the service member's family who resides
10with the service member at the leased premises must provide the
11landlord or mobile home park operator with a copy of the orders
12calling the service member to military service and of any
13orders further extending the service member's period of
14service.
15    (d) Termination of the lease is effective 30 days after the
16delivery of the notice to the landlord, except that if rent is
17paid in monthly installments the termination is effective 30
18days after the next rental payment due date after the date of
19the notice to the landlord. If any rent payment was made in
20advance, the landlord must return any unearned portion and the
21landlord must return any security deposit paid, except to the
22extent that there are actual damages or repairs to be paid from
23the security deposit as provided in the lease agreement.
24    (e) A landlord's failure to accept a service member's
25termination of a lease that is effected pursuant to this
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1violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act. All proceeds
2from the collection of any civil penalty imposed under this
3subsection shall be deposited into the Illinois Military Family
4Relief Fund.
 
5    Section 950. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
6changing Section 6-102 as follows:
 
7    (775 ILCS 5/6-102)
8    Sec. 6-102. Violations of other Acts. A person who violates
9the Military Leave of Absence Act, the Public Employee Armed
10Services Rights Act, Section 11-117-12.2 of the Illinois
11Municipal Code, Section 224.05 of the Illinois Insurance Code,
12Section 8-201.5 of the Public Utilities Act, Sections 2-1401.1,
139-107.10, 9-107.11, and 15-1501.6 Section 9-107.10 of the Code
14of Civil Procedure, Section 4.05 of the Interest Act, the
15Military Personnel Cellular Phone Contract Termination Act,
16Section 405-272 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois,
17Section 10-63 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
18Sections 30.25 and 30.30 of the Military Code of Illinois,
19Section 16 of the Landlord and Tenant Act, Section 26.5 of the
20Retail Installment Sales Act, or Section 37 of the Motor
21Vehicle Leasing Act commits a civil rights violation within the
22meaning of this Act.
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1    Section 955. The Uniform Commercial Code is amended by
2changing Section 9-610 as follows:
 
3    (810 ILCS 5/9-610)
4    Sec. 9-610. Disposition of collateral after default.
5    (a) Disposition after default. After default, a secured
6party may sell, lease, license, or otherwise dispose of any or
7all of the collateral in its present condition or following any
8commercially reasonable preparation or processing.
9    (b) Commercially reasonable disposition. Every aspect of a
10disposition of collateral, including the method, manner, time,
11place, and other terms, must be commercially reasonable. If
12commercially reasonable, a secured party may dispose of
13collateral by public or private proceedings, by one or more
14contracts, as a unit or in parcels, and at any time and place
15and on any terms.
16    (c) Purchase by secured party. A secured party may purchase
17collateral:
18        (1) at a public disposition; or
19        (2) at a private disposition only if the collateral is
20    of a kind that is customarily sold on a recognized market
21    or the subject of widely distributed standard price
22    quotations.
23    (d) Warranties on disposition. A contract for sale, lease,
24license, or other disposition includes the warranties relating
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1operation of law accompany a voluntary disposition of property
2of the kind subject to the contract.
3    (e) Disclaimer of warranties. A secured party may disclaim
4or modify warranties under subsection (d):
5        (1) in a manner that would be effective to disclaim or
6    modify the warranties in a voluntary disposition of
7    property of the kind subject to the contract of
8    disposition; or
9        (2) by communicating to the purchaser a record
10    evidencing the contract for disposition and including an
11    express disclaimer or modification of the warranties.
12    (f) Record sufficient to disclaim warranties. A record is
13sufficient to disclaim warranties under subsection (e) if it
14indicates "There is no warranty relating to title, possession,
15quiet enjoyment, or the like in this disposition" or uses words
16of similar import.
17    (g) The provisions of this Section are subject to Section
1826.5 of the Retail Installment Sales Act.
19(Source: P.A. 91-893, eff. 7-1-01.)
 
20    Section 960. The Interest Act is amended by changing
21Section 4.05 as follows:
 
22    (815 ILCS 205/4.05)
23    Sec. 4.05. Military personnel in military service on active
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1    (a) In this Section:
2    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
3described under federal or State law for which a service member
4is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state,
5commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other
6appropriate military authority.
7    "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive
8order of the President of the United States, an act of the
9Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor.
10    "Obligation" means any retail installment sales contract,
11other contract for the purchase of goods or services, or bond,
12bill, note, or other instrument of writing for the payment of
13money arising out of a contract or other transaction for the
14purchase of goods or services.
15    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
16member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
17National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
18commonwealth, or a territory of the United States member of the
19armed services or reserve forces of the United States or a
20member of the Illinois National Guard.
21    (b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of State law,
22but subject to the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, no
23creditor in connection with an obligation entered into on or
24after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
25General Assembly, but prior to a service member's period of
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1collect from a service member who has entered military service
2is deployed on active duty, or the spouse of that service
3member, interest or finance charges exceeding 6% per annum
4during the period of military service that the service member
5is deployed on active duty.
6    (c) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law,
7interest or finance charges in excess of 6% per annum that
8otherwise would be incurred but for the prohibition in
9subsection (b) are forgiven.
10    (d) The amount of any periodic payment due from a service
11member who has entered military service is deployed on active
12duty, or the spouse of that service member, under the terms of
13the obligation shall be reduced by the amount of the interest
14and finance charges forgiven under subsection (c) that is
15allocable to the period for which the periodic payment is made.
16    (e) In order for an obligation to be subject to the
17interest and finance charges limitation of this Section, the
18service member who has entered military service deployed on
19active duty, or the spouse of that service member, shall
20provide the creditor with written notice of and a copy of the
21military or gubernatorial orders calling the service member to
22military service active duty and of any orders further
23extending the service member's period of service active duty,
24not later than 180 days after the date of the service member's
25termination of or release from military service active duty.
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1orders referred to in subsection (e), the creditor shall treat
2the obligation in accordance with subsection (b), effective as
3of the date on which the service member entered military
4service is deployed to active duty.
5    (g) A court may grant a creditor relief from the interest
6and finance charges limitation of this Section, if, in the
7opinion of the court, the ability of the service member who has
8entered military service deployed on active duty, or the spouse
9of that service member, to pay interest or finance charges with
10respect to the obligation at a rate in excess of 6% per annum
11is not materially affected by reason of the service member's
12military service deployment on active duty.
13    (h) A violation of this Section constitutes a civil rights
14violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act.
15    All proceeds from the collection of any civil penalty
16imposed under this subsection shall be deposited into the
17Illinois Military Family Relief Fund.
18(Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; 94-802, eff. 5-26-06;
1995-392, eff. 8-23-07.)
 
20    Section 965. The Retail Installment Sales Act is amended by
21adding Section 26.5 as follows:
 
22    (815 ILCS 405/26.5 new)
23    Sec. 26.5. Relief concerning a retail installment contract
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1    (a) In this Section:
2    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
3described under federal or State law for which a service member
4is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state,
5commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other
6appropriate military authority.
7    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
8member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
9National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
10commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
11    (b) With respect to any act taken by a holder pursuant to
12Section 26, a buyer who is a service member that has entered
13military service, if the buyer entered into the retail
14installment contract before the buyer entered military service
15and on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
16the 97th General Assembly may file a petition for relief, and
17the court shall do one or more of the following if the buyer's
18ability to pay the agreed retail installment contract payments
19is materially affected by the buyer's military service:
20        (1) stay any repossession of goods subject to the
21    retail install contract for a period of 90 days after the
22    buyer returns from military service, unless, in the opinion
23    of the court, justice and equity require a longer or
24    shorter period of time;
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1    term of the contract, provided that the adjustment
2    preserves the interest of all parties to the contract; or
3        (3) stay the repossession of the goods or collateral
4    subject to the retail install contract or stay the
5    disposition of repossessed goods or collateral subject to
6    the retail install contract.
7    (c) In order to be eligible for the benefits granted to a
8service member under this Section, a service member must
9provide the court and the holder with a copy of the orders
10calling the service member to military service and of any
11orders further extending the service member's period of
12service.
13    (d) If a stay is granted under this Section, the court may
14grant the holder such relief as equity may require.
15    (e) In addition to any sanction available to the court for
16violation of a stay or order, a violation of this Section
17constitutes a civil rights violation under the Illinois Human
18Rights Act. All proceeds from the collection of any civil
19penalty imposed pursuant to the Illinois Human Rights Act under
20this subsection shall be deposited into the Illinois Military
21Family Relief Fund.
 
22    Section 970. The Military Personnel Cellular Phone
23Contract Termination Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 10,
2415, and 22 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (815 ILCS 633/5)
2    Sec. 5. Definition. In this Act:
3    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
4described under federal or State law for which a service member
5is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state,
6commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other
7appropriate military authority.
8    "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive
9order of the President of the United States, an act of the
10Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor.
11    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
12member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
13National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
14commonwealth, or a territory of the United States member of the
15armed services or reserve forces of the United States or a
16member of the Illinois National Guard.
17(Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
18    (815 ILCS 633/10)
19    Sec. 10. Termination of cellular phone contract without
20penalty. Any service member who enters military service is
21deployed on active duty, or the spouse of that service member,
22may terminate, without penalty, a cellular phone contract that
23meets both of the following requirements:
24        (1) The contract is entered into on or after the
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1        (2) The contract is executed by or on behalf of the
2    service member who has entered military service is deployed
3    on active duty.
4        (3) The service member's military service is at a
5    location that is outside the coverage area of the cellular
6    telephone company that supports the contract.
7(Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
8    (815 ILCS 633/15)
9    Sec. 15. Effective date of termination. Termination of the
10cellular phone contract shall not be effective until:
11        (1) thirty days after the service member who has
12    entered military service is deployed on active duty or the
13    service member's spouse gives notice by certified mail,
14    return receipt requested, of the intention to terminate the
15    cellular phone contract together with a copy of the
16    military or gubernatorial orders calling the service
17    member to military service active duty and of any orders
18    further extending the service member's period of service
19    active duty; and
20        (2) unless the service member who enters military
21    service is deployed on active duty owns the cellular phone,
22    the cellular phone is returned to the custody or control of
23    the cellular telephone company, or the service member who
24    enters military service is deployed on active duty or the
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1    cellular phone as soon as practical after the military
2    service deployment is completed.
3(Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
4    (815 ILCS 633/22)
5    Sec. 22. Violation. A violation of this Act constitutes a
6civil rights violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act. All
7proceeds from the collection of any civil penalty imposed under
8this Section shall be deposited into the Illinois Military
9Family Relief Fund.
10(Source: P.A. 95-392, eff. 8-23-07.)
 
11    Section 975. The Motor Vehicle Leasing Act is amended by
12changing Section 37 as follows:
 
13    (815 ILCS 636/37)
14    Sec. 37. Military personnel in military service on active
15duty; termination of lease.
16    (a) In this Act:
17    "Military service" means any training or duty no matter how
18described under federal or State law for which a service member
19is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state,
20commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other
21appropriate military authority.
22    "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive
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1Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor.
2    "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, car minivan,
3passenger van, sport utility vehicle, pickup truck, or other
4self-propelled vehicle not operated or driven on fixed rails or
5track.
6    "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a
7member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
8National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
9commonwealth, or a territory of the United States member of the
10armed services or reserve forces of the United States or a
11member of the Illinois National Guard.
12    (b) Any service member who enters military service is
13deployed on active duty for a period of not less than 180 days,
14or the spouse of that service member, may terminate any motor
15vehicle lease that meets both of the following requirements:
16        (1) The lease is entered into on or after the effective
17    date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
18        (2) The lease is executed by or on behalf of the
19    service member who has entered military service is deployed
20    on active duty.
21    (c) Termination of the motor vehicle lease shall not be
22effective until:
23        (1) the service member who has entered military service
24    is deployed on active duty, or the service member's spouse,
25    gives the lessor by certified mail, return receipt
26    requested, a notice of the intention to terminate the lease

 

 

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1    together with a copy of the military or gubernatorial
2    orders calling the service member to military service
3    active duty and of any orders further extending the service
4    member's period of service active duty; and
5        (2) the motor vehicle subject to the lease is returned
6    to the custody or control of the lessor not later than 15
7    days after the delivery of the written notice.
8    (d) Lease amounts unpaid for the period preceding the
9effective date of the lease's termination shall be paid on a
10prorated basis. The lessor may not impose an early termination
11charge, but any taxes, costs of summons, and title or
12registration fees and any other obligation and liability of the
13lessee under the terms of the lease, including reasonable
14charges to the lessee for excess wear, use, and mileage, that
15are due and unpaid at the time of the lease's termination shall
16be paid by the lessee.
17    (e) The lessor shall refund to the lessee lease amounts
18paid in advance for a period after the effective date of the
19lease's termination within 30 days after the effective date of
20the lease's termination.
21    (f) Upon application by the lessor to a court before the
22effective date of the lease's termination, relief granted by
23this Section may be modified as justice and equity require.
24    (g) A violation of this Section constitutes a civil rights
25violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act.
26    All proceeds from the collection of any civil penalty

 

 

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1imposed under this subsection shall be deposited into the
2Illinois Military Family Relief Fund.
3(Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; 94-802, eff. 5-26-06;
495-392, eff. 8-23-07.)

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    New Act
4    5 ILCS 100/10-63 new
5    20 ILCS 5/5-715 new
6    20 ILCS 405/405-272
7    20 ILCS 1805/30.25
8    20 ILCS 1805/30.30
9    65 ILCS 5/11-117-12.2
10    215 ILCS 5/224.05
11    220 ILCS 5/8-201.5
12    330 ILCS 60/5.2
13    735 ILCS 5/2-1401.1 new
14    735 ILCS 5/9-107.10
15    735 ILCS 5/9-206from Ch. 110, par. 9-206
16    735 ILCS 5/15-1501.6 new
17    765 ILCS 705/16 new
18    775 ILCS 5/6-102
19    810 ILCS 5/9-610
20    815 ILCS 205/4.05
21    815 ILCS 405/26.5 new
22    815 ILCS 633/5
23    815 ILCS 633/10
24    815 ILCS 633/15
25    815 ILCS 633/22

 

 

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1    815 ILCS 636/37