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Public Act 102-0089 |
SB0277 Enrolled | LRB102 10943 LNS 16275 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 |
changing Section 2-1001A as follows:
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(735 ILCS 5/2-1001A) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-1001A)
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Sec. 2-1001A. Authorization. The Supreme Court of |
Illinois, by rule,
may provide for mandatory arbitration of |
such civil actions as the Court
deems appropriate in order to |
expedite in a less costly manner any
litigation wherein a |
party asserts a claim not exceeding $75,000 $50,000 or any
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lesser amount as authorized by the Supreme Court for a |
particular Circuit,
or a judge of the
circuit court, at a |
pretrial conference, determines that no greater amount than
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that authorized for the Circuit appears to be genuinely in |
controversy.
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(Source: P.A. 88-108.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law. |