(740 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 38, par. 60-8)
Sec. 8.
A final judgment or order rendered in any civil or criminal
proceeding brought by the Attorney General under this Act to the effect
that a defendant has violated this Act shall be prima facie evidence
against such defendant in any action for damages brought by any other party
against such defendant under subsection (2) of Section 7 of this Act, as
to all matters respecting which said judgment or order would be an
estoppel as between the parties thereto: Provided, that this Section shall
not apply to civil consent judgments or orders entered before any
testimony has been taken.
(Source: P.A. 79-1365.)
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