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Public Act 096-1131
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| SB3782 Enrolled | LRB096 20335 AJO 35967 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 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding |
Section 9-121 as follows:
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(735 ILCS 5/9-121 new) |
Sec. 9-121. Sealing of court file. |
(a) Definition. As used in this Section, "court file"
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the court file created when a forcible entry and detainer
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action is filed with the court. |
(b) Discretionary sealing of court file. The court may
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order that a court file in a forcible entry and detainer action
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be placed under seal if the court finds that the plaintiff's
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action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law, which
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may include a lack of jurisdiction, that placing the court file
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under seal is clearly in the interests of justice, and that
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those interests are not outweighed by the public's interest in
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knowing about the record. |
(c) Mandatory sealing of court file. The court file |
relating to a forcible entry and detainer action brought |
against a tenant who would have lawful possession of the |
premises but for the foreclosure on the property shall be |
sealed pursuant to Section 15-1701.
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