Rep. Jeff Keicher
Filed: 3/22/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2528




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2528 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Assumed Business Name Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 1a as follows:
 
6    (805 ILCS 405/1a new)
7    Sec. 1a. Home-based businesses. A person conducting or 
8transacting business under an assumed name at his or her 
9personal residence may list the county clerk, along with the 
10address of the county clerk, of the county of his or her 
11personal residence as the default agent for service of process 
12to meet the publication requirements of this Act if all of the 
13following conditions are met:
14        (1) The person reasonably believes that publishing his 
15    or her home address would put his
     or her safety at risk and 
16    lists the reasons for that belief on the form submitted to 
 
 
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1    the
     county clerk, which shall be kept confidential.
2        (2) The form is accompanied by a court order, police 
3    report, or other indicia that there is a true need for the 
4    address to be kept confidential.
5        (3) The person provides the address of his or her 
6    residence to the county clerk, which shall be kept 
7    confidential.
8    The county clerk may charge a nominal fee for performing 
9this service. The county clerk shall provide a check box on its 
10form for a confidential address request and room for the 
11explanation for the request.".