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Public Act 096-1169
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| HB5918 Enrolled | LRB096 19196 AJO 34587 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 Good Samaritan Act is amended by adding |
Section 71 as follows:
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(745 ILCS 49/71 new) |
Sec. 71. Exemption from civil liability in emergencies
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requiring building evacuations. Any person who in good faith |
provides emergency care, without fee or compensation, to any |
person at the scene of an emergency that necessitates the |
evacuation of a building shall not, as a result of his or her |
acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the |
part of the person in providing the emergency care, be liable |
to a person to whom such emergency care is provided for civil |
damages. This Section shall apply to causes of action accruing |
on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
96th General Assembly.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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