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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5883 Introduced 11/12/2024, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Limitations Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that every civil claim or cause of action brought against any party alleging intentional or negligent acts or omissions by a person for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered as a result of conduct which would constitute a sex offense under the Criminal Code of 2012 committed against a person who was 18 years of age or older, or incest committed against such person who was 18 years of age or older, which is barred as of the effective date of the amendatory Act because the applicable period of limitation has expired, is revived, and action thereon may be commenced not earlier than 6 months after, and not later than 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. |
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| | HB5883 | | LRB103 42661 LNS 75894 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 13-202.4 as follows:
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| 6 | | (735 ILCS 5/13-202.4 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 13-202.4. Adult sex offense revival. Notwithstanding |
| 8 | | any provision of law that imposes a period of limitation to the |
| 9 | | contrary, every civil claim or cause of action brought against |
| 10 | | any party alleging intentional or negligent acts or omissions |
| 11 | | by a person for physical, psychological, or other injury or |
| 12 | | condition suffered as a result of conduct which would |
| 13 | | constitute a sex offense under Article 11 of the Criminal Code |
| 14 | | of 2012 committed against a person who was 18 years of age or |
| 15 | | older, or incest committed against a person who was 18 years of |
| 16 | | age or older, which is barred as of the effective date of this |
| 17 | | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly because the |
| 18 | | applicable period of limitation has expired, is hereby |
| 19 | | revived, and action thereon may be commenced not earlier than |
| 20 | | 6 months after, and not later than 18 months after the |
| 21 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General |
| 22 | | Assembly. In any such claim or action, dismissal of a previous |
| 23 | | action, ordered before the effective date of this amendatory |