(5 ILCS 312/1-102) (from Ch. 102, par. 201-102)

Sec. 1-102. Purposes and Rules of Construction.

(a) This Act shall be construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

(b) The underlying purposes and policies of this Act are:

(1) to simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing notaries public; and

(2) to promote, serve, and protect the public interest.

(Source: P.A. 84-322.)