HB5507eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5507 Engrossed LRB103 38888 JRC 69025 b

AN ACT concerning civil law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding Section 21-106 as follows:

(735 ILCS 5/21-106 new)

Sec. 21-106. Judicial order; findings of fact.

(a) Legislative intent. Residents of this State who were born in another state or in another country may have difficulty in securing a birth certificate with the correct information. It is the intent of the General Assembly that Illinois should have a legal process available for these residents to seek a judicial order making findings of fact so that they may petition the issuing jurisdiction to change a birth certificate.

(b) An Illinois resident may file a petition in the resident's county of residence asking for a court to issue a finding of fact or facts to correct or update a birth certificate issued by another state or country.

(c) The petition must contain the following information:

(1) the petitioner's name and current address;

(2) the change that is sought; and

(3) the reason for the change.

(d) The court must schedule a hearing for this request.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.