Bill Status of HB 5083   95th General Assembly

Short Description:  CIV PRO-PRIV DETECT PROC SERV

House Sponsors
Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
735 ILCS 5/2-202from Ch. 110, par. 2-202
735 ILCS 5/2-203from Ch. 110, par. 2-203

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in any county (instead of in counties with a population of less than 1,000,000), process may be served, without court appointment, by a licensed private detective or by a registered employee of a detective agency. Provides that a private person appointed by the court to serve process shall not be appointed to serve process in more than 5 cases per calendar year. Provides that if a private person is appointed to serve process, the person shall describe the appointment on the return and state that he or she has not served process in more than 5 court cases that year. Provides that the fact that a person appointed to serve process in more than 5 court cases in a year shall not impair the validity of the process served by that person.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/13/2008HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  2/14/2008HouseFirst Reading
  2/14/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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