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1     AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
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 9-118 as follows:
 
6     (735 ILCS 5/9-118)  (from Ch. 110, par. 9-118)
7     Sec. 9-118. Emergency housing eviction proceedings.
8     (a) As used in this Section:
9     "Cannabis" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the
10 Cannabis Control Act.
11     "Narcotics" and "controlled substance" have the meanings
12 ascribed to those terms in the Illinois Controlled Substances
13 Act.
14     (b) This Section applies only if all of the following
15 conditions are met:
16         (1) The complaint seeks possession of premises that are
17     owned or managed by a housing authority established under
18     the Housing Authorities Act or privately owned and managed.
19         (2) The verified complaint alleges that there is direct
20     evidence of any of the following:
21             (A) unlawful possessing, serving, storing,
22         manufacturing, cultivating, delivering, using,
23         selling, giving away, or trafficking in cannabis,
24         narcotics, or controlled substances within or upon the
25         premises by or with the knowledge and consent of, or in
26         concert with the person or persons named in the
27         complaint; or
28             (B) the possession, use, sale, or delivery of a
29         firearm which is otherwise prohibited by State law
30         within or upon the premises by or with the knowledge
31         and consent of, or in concert with, the person or
32         persons named in the complaint; or

 

 

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1             (C) murder, attempted murder, kidnapping,
2         attempted kidnapping, arson, attempted arson,
3         aggravated battery, criminal sexual assault, attempted
4         criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual
5         assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
6         or criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal
7         sexual abuse within or upon the premises by or with the
8         knowledge and consent of, or in concert with, the
9         person or persons named in the complaint.
10         (3) Notice by verified complaint setting forth the
11     relevant facts, and a demand for possession of the type
12     specified in Section 9-104 is served on the tenant or
13     occupant of the premises at least 14 days before a hearing
14     on the complaint is held, and proof of service of the
15     complaint is submitted by the plaintiff to the court.
16     (b-5) In all actions brought under this Section 9-118, no
17 predicate notice of termination or demand for possession shall
18 be required to initiate an eviction action.
19     (c) When a complaint has been filed under this Section, a
20 hearing on the complaint shall be scheduled on any day after
21 the expiration of 14 days following the filing of the
22 complaint. The summons shall advise the defendant that a
23 hearing on the complaint shall be held at the specified date
24 and time, and that the defendant should be prepared to present
25 any evidence on his or her behalf at that time.
26     If a plaintiff which is a public housing authority accepts
27 rent from the defendant after an action is initiated under this
28 Section, the acceptance of rent shall not be a cause for
29 dismissal of the complaint.
30     (d) If the defendant does not appear at the hearing,
31 judgment for possession of the premises in favor of the
32 plaintiff shall be entered by default. If the defendant
33 appears, a trial shall be held immediately as is prescribed in
34 other proceedings for possession. The matter shall not be
35 continued beyond 7 days from the date set for the first hearing
36 on the complaint except by agreement of both the plaintiff and

 

 

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1 the defendant. After a trial, if the court finds, by a
2 preponderance of the evidence, that the allegations in the
3 complaint have been proven, the court shall enter judgment for
4 possession of the premises in favor of the plaintiff and the
5 court shall order that the plaintiff shall be entitled to
6 re-enter the premises immediately.
7     (d-5) If cannabis, narcotics, or controlled substances are
8 found or used anywhere in the premises, there is a rebuttable
9 presumption either (1) that the cannabis, narcotics, or
10 controlled substances were used or possessed by a tenant or
11 occupant or (2) that a tenant or occupant permitted the
12 premises to be used for that use or possession, and knew or
13 should have reasonably known that the substance was used or
14 possessed.
15     (e) A judgment for possession entered under this Section
16 may not be stayed for any period in excess of 7 days by the
17 court. Thereafter the plaintiff shall be entitled to re-enter
18 the premises immediately. The sheriff or other lawfully
19 deputized officers shall give priority to service and execution
20 of orders entered under this Section over other possession
21 orders.
22     (f) This Section shall not be construed to prohibit the use
23 or possession of cannabis, narcotics, or a controlled substance
24 that has been legally obtained in accordance with a valid
25 prescription for the personal use of a lawful occupant of a
26 dwelling unit.
27 (Source: P.A. 90-557, eff. 6-1-98; 90-768, eff. 8-14-98;
28 91-504, eff. 8-13-99.)