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90_HB0889eng
5 ILCS 255/1 from Ch. 101, par. 1
5 ILCS 255/2 from Ch. 101, par. 2
Amends the Oaths and Affirmations Act to allow a person
certified under the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters
Act of 1984 to administer oaths and affirmations and to take
affidavits and depositions in accordance with the Act.
Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Oaths and Affirmations Act by
2 changing Sections 1 and 2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Oaths and Affirmations Act is amended by
6 changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
7 (5 ILCS 255/1) (from Ch. 101, par. 1)
8 Sec. 1. Oaths and affirmations. All courts, and all
9 judges and the clerk thereof, the county clerk, deputy county
10 clerk, and notaries public, and persons certified under the
11 Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984, have the
12 power to administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses and
13 others, concerning anything commenced or to be commenced, or
14 pending before them respectively.
15 (Source: P.A. 77-1279.)
16 (5 ILCS 255/2) (from Ch. 101, par. 2)
17 Sec. 2. Affidavits and depositions. All courts, and
18 judges, and the clerks thereof, the county clerk, deputy
19 county clerk, the Secretary of State, and notaries public,
20 and persons certified under the Illinois Certified Shorthand
21 Reporters Act of 1984, may, in their respective districts,
22 circuits, counties or jurisdictions, administer all oaths of
23 office and all other oaths authorized or required of any
24 officer or other person, and take affidavits and depositions
25 concerning any matter or thing, process or proceeding
26 commenced or to be commenced, or pending in any court or
27 before them, or on any occasion wherein any affidavit or
28 deposition is authorized or required by law to be taken.
29 The same functions may be performed by any commissioned
30 officer in active service of the armed forces of the United
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1 States, within or without the United States. Oaths,
2 affidavits or depositions taken by or affirmations made
3 before such officers need not be authenticated nor attested
4 by any seal nor shall any instruments executed or proceedings
5 had before such officers be invalid because the place of the
6 proceedings or of the execution is not stated.
7 (Source: P.A. 77-1279.)
8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9 becoming law.