97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1345

 

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Rep. Dwight Kay

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
60 ILCS 1/95-35 new
65 ILCS 5/1-4-9 new

    Amends the Township Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any punitive damages awarded against a township or a municipality shall be capped at 2 times the amount awarded to the claimant or $250,000, whichever is greater.


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A BILL FOR

 

HB1345LRB097 09383 KMW 49518 b

1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
595-35 as follows:
 
6    (60 ILCS 1/95-35 new)
7    Sec. 95-35. Punitive damages; cap. Any punitive damages
8awarded against a township shall be capped at 2 times the
9amount awarded to the claimant or $250,000, whichever is
10greater.
 
11    Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
12adding Section 1-4-9 as follows:
 
13    (65 ILCS 5/1-4-9 new)
14    Sec. 1-4-9. Punitive damages; cap. Any punitive damages
15awarded against a municipality shall be capped at 2 times the
16amount awarded to the claimant or $250,000, whichever is
17greater.