Public Act 094-0147
 
HB2920 Enrolled LRB094 05218 LCB 35260 b

    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
changing Section 21-103 as follows:
 
    (735 ILCS 5/21-103)  (from Ch. 110, par. 21-103)
    Sec. 21-103. Notice by publication.
    (a) Previous notice shall be given of the intended
application by publishing a notice thereof in some newspaper
published in the municipality in which the person resides if
the municipality is in a county with a population under
2,000,000, or if the person does not reside in a municipality
in a county with a population under 2,000,000, or if no
newspaper is published in the municipality or if the person
resides in a county with a population of 2,000,000 or more,
then in some newspaper published in the county where the person
resides, or if no newspaper is published in that county, then
in some convenient newspaper published in this State. The
notice shall be inserted for 3 consecutive weeks after filing,
the first insertion to be at least 6 weeks before the return
day upon which the petition is to be heard filed, and shall be
signed by the petitioner or, in case of a minor, the minor's
parent or guardian, and shall set forth the return day of court
on which the petition is to be heard filed and the name sought
to be assumed.
    (b) The publication requirement of subsection (a) shall not
be required in any application for a change of name involving a
minor if, before making judgment under this Article, reasonable
notice and opportunity to be heard is given to any parent whose
parental rights have not been previously terminated and to any
person who has physical custody of the child. If any of these
persons are outside this State, notice and opportunity to be
heard shall be given under Section 21-104.
    (c) The Director of State Police or his or her designee may
apply to the circuit court for an order directing that the
notice and publication requirements of this Section be waived
if the Director or his or her designee certifies that the name
change being sought is intended to protect a witness during and
following a criminal investigation or proceeding.
(Source: P.A. 91-62, eff. 1-1-00.)