740 ILCS 85/ Highway Contractor Liability Act.

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CIVIL LIABILITIES
(740 ILCS 85/) Highway Contractor Liability Act.

740 ILCS 85/0.01

(740 ILCS 85/0.01) (from Ch. 121, par. 364.9)

Sec. 0.01.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Highway Contractor Liability Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

740 ILCS 85/1

(740 ILCS 85/1) (from Ch. 121, par. 365)

Sec. 1.

Any contractor responsible for the construction or improvement of a
public highway which has been opened to the public at the written direction
of, but has not been officially accepted by, the Department of
Transportation or other public body for which the said highway is being
constructed, shall be liable for any injuries or damages sustained by any
person using said highway only to the extent such contractor would be
liable if said highway were officially accepted by the Department of
Transportation or other public body.

(Source: P.A. 77-172.)