093_SB0209 LRB093 07689 WGH 07874 b 1 AN ACT concerning civil procedure. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by 5 changing Section 2-801 as follows: 6 (735 ILCS 5/2-801) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-801) 7 Sec. 2-801. Prerequisites for the maintenance of a class 8 action. An action may be maintained as a class action in any 9 court of this State and a party may sue or be sued as a 10 representative party of the class only if the court finds: 11 (1) The class is so numerous that joinder of all members 12 is impracticable. 13 (2) There are questions of fact or law common to the 14 class, which common questions predominate over any questions 15 affecting only individual members. 16 (3) The representative parties will fairly and 17 adequately protect the interestsinterestof the class. 18 (4) The class action is an appropriate method for the 19 fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy. 20 (Source: P.A. 82-280.)