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Public Act 094-0130 |
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Parental Responsibility Law is amended by | ||||
changing Section 5 as follows:
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(740 ILCS 115/5) (from Ch. 70, par. 55)
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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
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 90-311, eff. 1-1-98.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||
becoming law.
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