HB0766enr 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning civil law.

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

Section 5. The Parental Responsibility Law is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

(740 ILCS 115/5) (from Ch. 70, par. 55)

Sec. 5. Limitation on damages; damages allowable. No recovery under this Act may exceed $20,000 $2,500 actual damages for each person, or legal entity as provided in Section 4 of this Act, for each occurrence of such wilful or malicious acts by the minor causing injury, in addition to taxable court costs and attorney's fees. In determining the damages to be allowed in an action under this Act for personal injury, only medical, dental and hospital expenses and expenses for treatment by Christian Science practitioners and nursing care appropriate thereto may be considered.

(Source: P.A. 90-311, eff. 1-1-98.)

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