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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
5changing Sections 7A-104, 8-105, 8-106.1, 8-111, 10-102,
610-103, and 10-104 as follows:
 
7    (775 ILCS 5/7A-104)  (from Ch. 68, par. 7A-104)
8    Sec. 7A-104. Judicial Proceedings.
9    (A) Temporary Relief. (1) At any time after a charge is
10filed, the Department or complainant may petition the
11appropriate court for temporary relief, pending final
12determination of the proceedings under this Act, including an
13order or judgment restraining the respondent from doing or
14causing any act which would render ineffectual an order which
15the Commission may enter with respect to the complainant.
16Whether it is brought by the Department or by the complainant,
17the petition shall contain a certification by the Director that
18the particular matter presents exceptional circumstances in
19which irreparable injury will result from a civil rights
20violation in the absence of temporary relief.
21    (2) The petition shall be filed in the circuit court for
22the county in which the respondent resides or transacts
23business or in which the alleged violation took place, and the

 

 

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1proceedings shall be governed by Part I of Article XI of the
2"Code of Civil Procedure", as amended. Except as provided in
3subsection (A) (3), the court may grant temporary relief or a
4temporary restraining order as it deems just and proper.
5    (3) When the petition is based upon a civil rights
6violation as defined in Article 3 of this Act, the relief or
7restraining order entered by the court shall not exceed 5 days
8unless:
9    (a) A longer period is agreed to by the respondent; or
10    (b) The court finds that there is substantial evidence to
11demonstrate that the respondent has engaged in unlawful
12discrimination.
13    (B) Expedited Proceedings. (1) A complainant or the
14Department at the request of the complainant may at any time
15petition the circuit court for expedited proceedings. Except as
16to causes the circuit court considers to be of greater
17importance, consideration of petitions for expedited
18proceedings under this subsection shall take precedence on the
19docket over all other causes and be assigned for hearing at the
20earliest practicable date and expedited in every way.
21    (2) Venue for a petition filed under this subsection shall
22lie in the county where the respondent resides or is found or
23where the alleged violation was committed.
24    (3) Any petition filed by the complainant shall name the
25Department, Commission and the respondent. Any petition filed
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1the Commission and the respondent.
2    (4) If the circuit court determines that the complainant is
3likely to die before the termination of the proceedings under
4this Act, it may order the proceedings expedited. When an order
5for expedited proceedings is issued, the processing of the
6complainant's charge by the Department and Commission shall
7take precedence over all matters except older matters of the
8same character. Where such order is issued, the Department, the
9Commission, any panel of the Commission, or any Commission
10hearing officer shall be authorized to shorten any time period,
11other than the filing period set by Section 7A-102(A)(1) 180
12day charge filing period set by this Act or by rule. If such an
13order is issued and the complainant is before the Department,
14the Department shall immediately appoint an investigator if an
15investigator has not been appointed and shall in 90 days either
16file a complaint or order that no complaint be issued. If the
17Department fails to make a determination within 90 days the
18complainant shall have 30 days to file his complaint with the
19Commission.
20    (C) Enforcement of Commission Orders. When authorized by
21this Act, the Department, at the request of the Commission, may
22take whatever action may be authorized for the enforcement of
23Commission orders.
24(Source: P.A. 86-910; 86-1028.)
 
25    (775 ILCS 5/8-105)  (from Ch. 68, par. 8-105)

 

 

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1    Sec. 8-105. Settlement.
2    (A) Approval.
3        (1) When a proposed settlement is submitted by the
4    Department, the Commission, through a panel of 3 members,
5    shall determine whether to approve its terms and
6    conditions.
7        (2) A settlement of any complaint and its underlying
8    charge or charges may be effectuated at any time upon
9    agreement of the parties, with or without the Commission's
10    approval, and shall act as a full and final resolution of
11    the matter. If the parties desire that the Commission
12    retain jurisdiction over the matter for purposes of
13    enforcing the terms of the settlement, the terms shall be
14    reduced to writing, signed by the parties, and submitted to
15    the Commission for approval. The Commission, through a
16    panel of 3 members, shall determine whether to approve the
17    settlement.
18        (3) Approval of the settlement shall be accomplished by
19    an order, served on the parties and the Department, in
20    accord with the written terms of the settlement.
21    (B) Violation. When the Department files notice of a
22settlement order violation, the Commission, through a panel of
23three members, may either order the Department to seek
24enforcement of the settlement order pursuant to paragraph (C)
25(B) of Section 8-111 or remand for any type of hearing as it
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1    (C) Dismissal for Refusal to Accept Settlement Offer. The
2Commission shall dismiss a complaint and the underlying charge
3or charges of the complaint if the Commission is satisfied
4that:
5        1. the respondent has eliminated the effects of the
6    civil rights violation charged and taken steps to prevent
7    repetition of the violation; or
8        2. the respondent offers and the complainant declines
9    to accept the terms of settlement that the Commission
10    determines are sufficient to eliminate the effect of the
11    civil rights violation charged and to prevent repetition of
12    the violation.
13    In determining whether the respondent has eliminated the
14effects of the civil rights violation charged, or has offered
15terms of settlement sufficient to eliminate same, the
16Commission shall consider the extent to which the respondent
17has either fully provided, or reasonably offered by way of
18terms of settlement, as the case may be, the relevant relief
19available to the complainant under Section 8A-104 of this Act.
20    At any time after the service of a complaint pursuant to
21Section 8A-102 of this Act, and prior to service of a decision
22prepared pursuant to Section 8A-102(I), a respondent may move
23for a recommended order dismissing a complaint and the
24underlying charge or charges for complainant's refusal to
25accept terms of settlement that are sufficient to eliminate the
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1and to eliminate repetition of the violation. Respondent's
2motion and complainant's reply, if any, shall comply with the
3requirements for summary decision set forth in Section 8-106.1
4of this Act.
5    (D) This amendatory Act of 1996 applies to causes of action
6filed on or after January 1, 1996.
7(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
8    (775 ILCS 5/8-106.1)  (from Ch. 68, par. 8-106.1)
9    Sec. 8-106.1. Summary Decision.
10    (1) At any time after the service of a complaint and prior
11to service of a decision pursuant to Section 8A-102(I) or
128B-102(J) 8-106(I), complainant or respondent may move with or
13without supporting affidavits for a summary order in the moving
14party's favor as to all or any part of the relief sought. A
15hearing officer may not preclude the filing of said motion
16except within the 60-day period prior to hearing on the merits
17of the complaint.
18    (2) Procedure. The non-moving party may file
19counteraffidavits prior to the time of the ruling on the
20motion. The hearing officer shall decide the motion without
21delay and shall grant it if the pleadings and affidavits, if
22any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material
23fact and that the moving party is entitled to a recommended
24order as a matter of law. The term "without delay" shall be
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1summary recommended order, interlocutory in character, may be
2rendered on the issue of liability alone although there is a
3genuine issue as to the relief to be awarded.
4    (3) Affidavits or Motions Made in Bad Faith. If it appears
5to the satisfaction of the hearing officer at any time that any
6affidavit or motion presented pursuant to this Section is
7presented in bad faith or solely for the purpose of delay, the
8hearing officer may recommend that the party employing the use
9of affidavits for dilatory purposes shall pay to the other
10party the amount of reasonable expenses incurred as a result of
11the filing of the affidavit or motion, including reasonable
12attorney's fees.
13(Source: P.A. 89-370, eff. 8-18-95.)
 
14    (775 ILCS 5/8-111)  (from Ch. 68, par. 8-111)
15    Sec. 8-111. Court Proceedings.
16    (A) Civil Actions Commenced in Circuit Court.
17        (1) Venue. Civil actions commenced in a circuit court
18    pursuant to Section 7A-102 shall be commenced in the
19    circuit court in the county in which the civil rights
20    violation was allegedly committed.
21        (2) If a civil action is commenced in a circuit court,
22    the form of the complaint shall be in accordance with the
23    Code of Civil Procedure.
24        (3) If a civil action is commenced in a circuit court
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1    trial by jury.
2        (4) Remedies. Upon the finding of a civil rights
3    violation, the circuit court or jury may award any of the
4    remedies set forth in Section 8A-104.
5    (B) Judicial Review.
6        (1) Any complainant or respondent may apply for and
7    obtain judicial review of a final order of the Commission
8    entered under this Act by filing a petition for review in
9    the Appellate Court within 35 days from the date that a
10    copy of the decision sought to be reviewed was served upon
11    the party affected by the decision. If a 3-member panel or
12    the full Commission finds that an interlocutory order
13    involves a question of law as to which there is substantial
14    ground for difference of opinion and that an immediate
15    appeal from the order may materially advance the ultimate
16    termination of the litigation, any party may petition the
17    Appellate Court for permission to appeal the order. The
18    procedure for obtaining the required Commission findings
19    and the permission of the Appellate Court shall be governed
20    by Supreme Court Rule 308, except the references to the
21    "trial court" shall be understood as referring to the
22    Commission.
23        (2) In any proceeding brought for judicial review, the
24    Commission's findings of fact shall be sustained unless the
25    court determines that such findings are contrary to the
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1        (3) Venue. Proceedings for judicial review shall be
2    commenced in the appellate court for the district wherein
3    the civil rights violation which is the subject of the
4    Commission's order was allegedly committed.
5    (C) Judicial Enforcement.
6        (1) When the Commission, at the instance of the
7    Department or an aggrieved party, concludes that any person
8    has violated a valid order of the Commission issued
9    pursuant to this Act, and the violation and its effects are
10    not promptly corrected, the Commission, through a panel of
11    3 members, shall order the Department to commence an action
12    in the name of the People of the State of Illinois by
13    complaint, alleging the violation, attaching a copy of the
14    order of the Commission and praying for the issuance of an
15    order directing such person, his or her or its officers,
16    agents, servants, successors and assigns to comply with the
17    order of the Commission.
18        (2) An aggrieved party may file a complaint for
19    enforcement of a valid order of the Commission directly in
20    Circuit Court.
21        (3) Upon the commencement of an action filed under
22    paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection, (B) of this
23    Section the court shall have jurisdiction over the
24    proceedings and power to grant or refuse, in whole or in
25    part, the relief sought or impose such other remedy as the
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1        (4) The court may stay an order of the Commission in
2    accordance with the applicable Supreme Court rules,
3    pending disposition of the proceedings.
4        (5) The court may punish for any violation of its order
5    as in the case of civil contempt.
6        (6) Venue. Proceedings for judicial enforcement of a
7    Commission order shall be commenced in the circuit court in
8    the county wherein the civil rights violation which is the
9    subject of the Commission's order was committed.
10    (D) Limitation. Except as otherwise provided by law, no
11court of this state shall have jurisdiction over the subject of
12an alleged civil rights violation other than as set forth in
13this Act.
14    (E) This amendatory Act of 1996 applies to causes of action
15filed on or after January 1, 1996.
16    (F) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
17of the 95th General Assembly apply to charges or complaints
18filed with the Department or the Commission on or after the
19effective date of those changes.
20(Source: P.A. 95-243, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
21    (775 ILCS 5/10-102)  (from Ch. 68, par. 10-102)
22    Sec. 10-102. Court Actions. (A) Circuit Court Actions. (1)
23An aggrieved party may commence a civil action in an
24appropriate Circuit Court not later than 2 years after the
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1violation or the breach of a conciliation or settlement
2agreement entered into under this Act, whichever occurs last,
3to obtain appropriate relief with respect to the alleged civil
4rights violation or breach. Venue for such civil action shall
5be determined under Section 8-111(A)(1) (B)(6).
6    (2) The computation of such 2-year period shall not include
7any time during which an administrative proceeding under this
8Act was pending with respect to a complaint or charge under
9this Act based upon the alleged civil rights violation. This
10paragraph does not apply to actions arising from a breach of a
11conciliation or settlement agreement.
12    (3) An aggrieved party may commence a civil action under
13this subsection whether or not a charge has been filed under
14Section 7B-102 and without regard to the status of any such
15charge, however, if the Department or local agency has obtained
16a conciliation or settlement agreement with the consent of an
17aggrieved party, no action may be filed under this subsection
18by such aggrieved party with respect to the alleged civil
19rights violation practice which forms the basis for such
20complaint except for the purpose of enforcing the terms of such
21conciliation or settlement agreement.
22    (4) An aggrieved party shall not commence a civil action
23under this subsection with respect to an alleged civil rights
24violation which forms the basis of a complaint issued by the
25Department if a hearing officer has commenced a hearing on the
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1complaint.
2    (B) Appointment of Attorney by Court. Upon application by a
3person alleging a civil rights violation or a person against
4whom the civil rights violation is alleged, if in the opinion
5of the court such person is financially unable to bear the
6costs of such action, the court may:
7    (1) appoint an attorney for such person, any attorney so
8appointed may petition for an award of attorneys fees pursuant
9to subsection (C)(2) of this Section; or
10    (2) authorize the commencement or continuation of a civil
11action under subsection (A) without the payment of fees, costs,
12or security.
13    (C) Relief which may be granted. (1) In a civil action
14under subsection (A) if the court finds that a civil rights
15violation has occurred or is about to occur, the court may
16award to the plaintiff actual and punitive damages, and may
17grant as relief, as the court deems appropriate, any permanent
18or preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order, or
19other order, including an order enjoining the defendant from
20engaging in such civil rights violation or ordering such
21affirmative action as may be appropriate.
22    (2) In a civil action under subsection (A), the court, in
23its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the
24State of Illinois, reasonable attorneys fees and costs. The
25State of Illinois shall be liable for such fees and costs to
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1    (D) Intervention By The Department. The Attorney General of
2Illinois may intervene on behalf of the Department if the
3Department certifies that the case is of general public
4importance. Upon such intervention the court may award such
5relief as is authorized to be granted to a plaintiff in a civil
6action under Section 10-102(C).
7(Source: P.A. 86-910.)
 
8    (775 ILCS 5/10-103)  (from Ch. 68, par. 10-103)
9    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-530)
10    Sec. 10-103. Circuit court actions pursuant to election.
11    (A) If an election is made under Section 8B-102, the
12Department shall authorize and not later than 30 days after the
13election is made the Attorney General shall commence and
14maintain a civil action on behalf of the aggrieved party in a
15circuit court of Illinois seeking relief under this Section.
16Venue for such civil action shall be determined under Section
178-111(A)(1) (B)(6).
18    (B) Any aggrieved party with respect to the issues to be
19determined in a civil action under this Section may intervene
20as of right in that civil action.
21    (C) In a civil action under this Section, if the court
22finds that a civil rights violation has occurred or is about to
23occur the court may grant as relief any relief which a court
24could grant with respect to such civil rights violation in a
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1would accrue to an aggrieved party in a civil action commenced
2by that aggrieved party under Section 10-102 shall also accrue
3to that aggrieved party in a civil action under this Section.
4If monetary relief is sought for the benefit of an aggrieved
5party who does not intervene in the civil action, the court
6shall not award such relief if that aggrieved party has not
7complied with discovery orders entered by the court.
8(Source: P.A. 86-910.)
 
9    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-530)
10    Sec. 10-103. Circuit court actions pursuant to election.
11    (A) If an election is made under Section 8B-102, the
12Department shall authorize and not later than 30 days after the
13entry of the administrative closure order by the Commission the
14Attorney General shall commence and maintain a civil action on
15behalf of the aggrieved party in a circuit court of Illinois
16seeking relief under this Section. Venue for such civil action
17shall be determined under Section 8-111(A)(1) (B)(6).
18    (B) Any aggrieved party with respect to the issues to be
19determined in a civil action under this Section may intervene
20as of right in that civil action.
21    (C) In a civil action under this Section, if the court
22finds that a civil rights violation has occurred or is about to
23occur the court may grant as relief any relief which a court
24could grant with respect to such civil rights violation in a
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1would accrue to an aggrieved party in a civil action commenced
2by that aggrieved party under Section 10-102 shall also accrue
3to that aggrieved party in a civil action under this Section.
4If monetary relief is sought for the benefit of an aggrieved
5party who does not intervene in the civil action, the court
6shall not award such relief if that aggrieved party has not
7complied with discovery orders entered by the court.
8(Source: P.A. 101-530, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
9    (775 ILCS 5/10-104)
10    Sec. 10-104. Circuit Court Actions by the Illinois Attorney
11General.
12    (A) Standing, venue, limitations on actions, preliminary
13investigations, notice, and Assurance of Voluntary Compliance.
14        (1) Whenever the Illinois Attorney General has
15    reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of
16    persons is engaged in a pattern and practice of
17    discrimination prohibited by this Act, the Illinois
18    Attorney General may commence a civil action in the name of
19    the People of the State, as parens patriae on behalf of
20    persons within the State to enforce the provisions of this
21    Act in any appropriate circuit court. Venue for this civil
22    action shall be determined under paragraph (1) (6) of
23    subsection (A) (C) of Section 8-111. Such actions shall be
24    commenced no later than 2 years after the occurrence or the
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1    breach of a conciliation agreement or Assurance of
2    Voluntary Compliance entered into under this Act,
3    whichever occurs last, to obtain relief with respect to the
4    alleged civil rights violation or breach.
5        (2) Prior to initiating a civil action, the Attorney
6    General shall conduct a preliminary investigation to
7    determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that
8    any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern and
9    practice of discrimination declared unlawful by this Act
10    and whether the dispute can be resolved without litigation.
11    In conducting this investigation, the Attorney General
12    may:
13            (a) require the individual or entity to file a
14        statement or report in writing under oath or otherwise,
15        as to all information the Attorney General may consider
16        necessary;
17            (b) examine under oath any person alleged to have
18        participated in or with knowledge of the alleged
19        pattern and practice violation; or
20            (c) issue subpoenas or conduct hearings in aid of
21        any investigation.
22        (3) Service by the Attorney General of any notice
23    requiring a person to file a statement or report, or of a
24    subpoena upon any person, shall be made:
25            (a) personally by delivery of a duly executed copy
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1        not a natural person, in the manner provided in the
2        Code of Civil Procedure when a complaint is filed; or
3            (b) by mailing by certified mail a duly executed
4        copy thereof to the person to be served at his or her
5        last known abode or principal place of business within
6        this State.
7        (4) In lieu of a civil action, the individual or entity
8    alleged to have engaged in a pattern or practice of
9    discrimination deemed violative of this Act may enter into
10    an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with respect to the
11    alleged pattern or practice violation.
12        (5) The Illinois Attorney General may commence a civil
13    action under this subsection (A) whether or not a charge
14    has been filed under Sections 7A-102 or 7B-102 and without
15    regard to the status of any charge, however, if the
16    Department or local agency has obtained a conciliation or
17    settlement agreement or if the parties have entered into an
18    Assurance of Voluntary Compliance no action may be filed
19    under this subsection (A) with respect to the alleged civil
20    rights violation practice that forms the basis for the
21    complaint except for the purpose of enforcing the terms of
22    the conciliation or settlement agreement or the terms of
23    the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance.
24        (6) Subpoenas.
25            (a) Petition for enforcement. Whenever any person
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1        paragraph (2) of this subsection (A), or whenever
2        satisfactory copying or reproduction of any material
3        requested in an investigation cannot be done and the
4        person refuses to surrender the material, the Attorney
5        General may file in any appropriate circuit court, and
6        serve upon the person, a petition for a court order for
7        the enforcement of the subpoena or other request. Venue
8        for this enforcement action shall be determined under
9        paragraph (E)(1) (C)(6) of Section 8-104 8-111.
10            (b) Petition to modify or set aside a subpoena.
11                (i) Any person who has received a subpoena
12            issued under paragraph (2) of this subsection (A)
13            may file in the appropriate circuit court, and
14            serve upon the Attorney General, a petition for a
15            court order to modify or set aside the subpoena or
16            other request. The petition must be filed either
17            (I) within 20 days after the date of service of the
18            subpoena or at any time before the return date
19            specified in the subpoena, whichever date is
20            earlier, or (II) within such longer period as may
21            be prescribed in writing by the Attorney General.
22                (ii) The petition shall specify each ground
23            upon which the petitioner relies in seeking relief
24            under subdivision (i) and may be based upon any
25            failure of the subpoena to comply with the
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1            constitutional or other legal right or privilege
2            of the petitioner. During the pendency of the
3            petition in the court, the court may stay, as it
4            deems proper, the running of the time allowed for
5            compliance with the subpoena or other request, in
6            whole or in part, except that the petitioner shall
7            comply with any portion of the subpoena or other
8            request not sought to be modified or set aside.
9            (c) Jurisdiction. Whenever any petition is filed
10        in any circuit court under this paragraph (6), the
11        court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the
12        matter so presented and to enter such orders as may be
13        required to carry out the provisions of this Section.
14        Any final order so entered shall be subject to appeal
15        in the same manner as appeals of other final orders in
16        civil matters. Any disobedience of any final order
17        entered under this paragraph (6) by any court shall be
18        punished as a contempt of the court.
19    (B) Relief which may be granted.
20        (1) In any civil action brought pursuant to subsection
21    (A) of this Section, the Attorney General may obtain as a
22    remedy, equitable relief (including any permanent or
23    preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order, or
24    other order, including an order enjoining the defendant
25    from engaging in such civil rights violation or ordering
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1    Attorney General may request and the Court may impose a
2    civil penalty to vindicate the public interest:
3            (a) for violations of Article 3 and Article 4 in an
4        amount not exceeding $25,000 per violation, and in the
5        case of violations of all other Articles in an amount
6        not exceeding $10,000 if the defendant has not been
7        adjudged to have committed any prior civil rights
8        violations under the provision of the Act that is the
9        basis of the complaint;
10            (b) for violations of Article 3 and Article 4 in an
11        amount not exceeding $50,000 per violation, and in the
12        case of violations of all other Articles in an amount
13        not exceeding $25,000 if the defendant has been
14        adjudged to have committed one other civil rights
15        violation under the provision of the Act within 5 years
16        of the occurrence of the civil rights violation that is
17        the basis of the complaint; and
18            (c) for violations of Article 3 and Article 4 in an
19        amount not exceeding $75,000 per violation, and in the
20        case of violations of all other Articles in an amount
21        not exceeding $50,000 if the defendant has been
22        adjudged to have committed 2 or more civil rights
23        violations under the provision of the Act within 5
24        years of the occurrence of the civil rights violation
25        that is the basis of the complaint.
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1    this Section shall be deposited into the Attorney General
2    Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects
3    Fund, which is a special fund in the State Treasury. Moneys
4    in the Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, for
5    the performance of any function pertaining to the exercise
6    of the duties of the Attorney General including but not
7    limited to enforcement of any law of this State and
8    conducting public education programs; however, any moneys
9    in the Fund that are required by the court or by an
10    agreement to be used for a particular purpose shall be used
11    for that purpose.
12        (3) Aggrieved parties seeking actual damages must
13    follow the procedure set out in Sections 7A-102 or 7B-102
14    for filing a charge.
15(Source: P.A. 97-1032, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
16    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
17changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
18that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
19represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
20not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
21made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
22Public Act.".
 
23    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.