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LRB095 13745 DRJ 39472 b |
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| AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Parental Responsibility Law is amended by |
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| changing Sections 3 and 5 as follows:
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| (740 ILCS 115/3) (from Ch. 70, par. 53)
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| Sec. 3. Liability. The parent or legal guardian of an |
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| unemancipated minor who resides with
such parent or legal |
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| guardian is liable for actual damages for the wilful
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| malicious acts of such minor which cause injury to a person or |
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| property,
including damages caused by a minor who has been |
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| adjudicated a delinquent for
violating
Section 21-1.3 of the |
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| Criminal Code of 1961.
Reasonable attorney's fees may be |
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| awarded to any a plaintiff that is not a
governmental unit in |
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| any action under this Act. If the plaintiff is a governmental |
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| unit, reasonable attorney's fees may be awarded up to $15,000.
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| The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of |
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| the 95th General Assembly apply to causes of action accruing on |
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| or after its effective date. |
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| (Source: P.A. 90-311, eff. 1-1-98.)
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| (740 ILCS 115/5) (from Ch. 70, par. 55)
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| Sec. 5. Limitation on damages; damages allowable.
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