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Public Act 096-0723
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LRB096 08960 AJO 19098 b |
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
Interscholastic Association Defamation Act.
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Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "association" |
means the Illinois High School Association.
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Section 10. Defamation. Any association which has as its |
purpose
promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner |
providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic |
competition among schools and students within this State is not |
liable for defamation, except for actual malice.
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Section 98. Applicability. This Act applies only to causes |
of actions accruing on or after its effective date.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect October |
1, 2009.
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