Public Act 90-0557 of the 90th General Assembly

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Public Act 90-0557

HB2030 Re-Enrolled                             LRB9004977SMcw

    AN ACT to amend the Code of Civil Procedure  by  changing
Sections  2-202  and 9-118 and by adding Sections 9-109.5 and
9-109.7.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The  Code  of  Civil Procedure is amended by
changing Sections 2-202 and  9-118  and  by  adding  Sections
9-109.5 and 9-109.7 as follows:

    (735 ILCS 5/2-202) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-202)
    Sec. 2-202. Persons authorized to serve process; Place of
service; Failure to make return.
    (a)  Process  shall  be  served  by  a sheriff, or if the
sheriff is disqualified, by a coroner of some county  of  the
State.   A sheriff of a county with a population of less than
1,000,000 may employ civilian personnel to serve process.  In
counties with a population of less  than  1,000,000,  process
may  be  served, without special appointment, by a person who
is licensed or registered as a private  detective  under  the
Private Detective, Private Alarm  and Private Security Act of
1983  or  by  a  registered  employee  of a private detective
agency certified under that  Act.   A  private  detective  or
licensed  employee  must  supply the sheriff of any county in
which he serves  process  with  a  copy  of  his  license  or
certificate;  however,  the failure of a person to supply the
copy shall not in any way  impair  the  validity  of  process
served  by  the person. The court may, in its discretion upon
motion, order service to be made by a private person over  18
years  of  age  and  not  a  party  to  the action. It is not
necessary that service be made by a sheriff or coroner of the
county in which service is made. If served or  sought  to  be
served  by  a sheriff or coroner, he or she shall endorse his
or her return thereon, and if by a private person the  return
shall be by affidavit.
    (b)  Summons  may  be served upon the defendants wherever
they may be found in the State, by any person  authorized  to
serve  process.  An  officer  may serve summons in his or her
official capacity outside his or her  county,  but  fees  for
mileage  outside the county of the officer cannot be taxed as
costs. The person serving the process in a foreign county may
make return by mail.
    (c)  If any sheriff, coroner, or other person to whom any
process is delivered, neglects or refuses to make  return  of
the  same,  the  plaintiff  may petition the court to enter a
rule requiring the sheriff, coroner, or other person, to make
return of the process on a day to be fixed by the  court,  or
to  show  cause  on  that  day  why that person should not be
attached for contempt of the court. The plaintiff shall  then
cause  a  written  notice  of  the  rule  to be served on the
sheriff, coroner, or other person.  If  good  and  sufficient
cause be not shown to excuse the officer or other person, the
court  shall  adjudge  him  or  her guilty of a contempt, and
shall impose punishment as in other cases of contempt.
    (d)  If process is served by a sheriff  or  coroner,  the
court  may  tax the fee of the sheriff or coroner as costs in
the proceeding.  If process is served by a private person  or
entity,  the  court may establish a fee therefor and tax such
fee as costs in the proceedings.
    (e)  In addition to the powers stated in Section 8.1a  of
the Housing Authorities Act, in counties with a population of
3,000,000 or more inhabitants, members of a housing authority
police  force  may  serve  process  for  forcible  entry  and
detainer  actions commenced by that housing authority and may
execute orders of possession for that housing authority.
    (f)  In counties with a population of 3,000,000 or  more,
process may be served, with special appointment by the court,
by a private process server or a law enforcement agency other
than  the  county sheriff in proceedings instituted under the
Forcible Entry and Detainer Article of this Code as a  result
of  a  lessor  or  lessor's  assignee  declaring a lease void
pursuant to  Section  11  of  the  Controlled  Substance  and
Cannabis Nuisance Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-594, eff. 8-1-96.)

    (735 ILCS 5/9-109.5 new)
    Sec.  9-109.5.  Standard  of Proof. After a trial, if the
court finds, by a preponderance of  the  evidence,  that  the
allegations  in  the  complaint  have  been proven, the court
shall enter judgment for possession of the premises in  favor
of the plaintiff.

    (735 ILCS 5/9-109.7 new)
    Sec. 9-109.7. Stay of enforcement; drug related action. A
judgment  for possession of the premises entered in an action
brought by a lessor or lessor's assignee, if the  action  was
brought  as  a  result  of  a  lessor  or  lessor's  assignee
declaring  a  lease  void  pursuant  to  Section  11  of  the
Controlled  Substance  and  Cannabis Nuisance Act, may not be
stayed for any period in excess  of  7  days  by  the  court.
Thereafter  the  plaintiff  shall be entitled to re-enter the
premises immediately. The sheriff or other lawfully deputized
officers shall execute an  order  entered  pursuant  to  this
Section  within  7 days of its entry, or within 7 days of the
expiration of a stay of judgment, if one is entered.

    (735 ILCS 5/9-118) (from Ch. 110, par. 9-118)
    Sec.   9-118.  Emergency    public    housing    eviction
proceedings.
    (a)  As used in this Section:
    "Cannabis"  has  the meaning ascribed to that term in the
Cannabis Control Act.
    "Narcotics" and "controlled substance" have the  meanings
ascribed to those terms in the Illinois Controlled Substances
Act.
    (b)  This  Section  applies  only if all of the following
conditions are met:
         (1)  The complaint seeks possession of premises that
    are owned or managed by a housing  authority  established
    under  the Housing Authorities Act or privately owned and
    managed.
         (2)  The verified complaint alleges  that  there  is
    direct evidence of either of the following:
              (A)  unlawful   possessing,  serving,  storing,
         manufacturing,   cultivating,   delivering,   using,
         selling, giving away, or  trafficking  in  cannabis,
         narcotics,  or  controlled substances within or upon
         the premises by or with the  knowledge  and  consent
         of,  or  in concert with the person or persons named
         in the complaint; or
              (B)  the possession, use, sale, or delivery  of
         a firearm which is otherwise prohibited by State law
         within or upon the premises by or with the knowledge
         and  consent  of,  or in concert with, the person or
         persons named in the complaint.
         (3)  Notice by verified complaint setting forth  the
    relevant  facts,  and a demand for possession of the type
    specified in Section 9-104 is served  on  the  tenant  or
    occupant  of  the  premises  at  least  14  days before a
    hearing on the complaint is held, and proof of service of
    the complaint is submitted by the plaintiff to the court.
    (c)  When a complaint has been filed under this  Section,
a  hearing  on  the  complaint  shall be scheduled on any day
after the expiration of 14 days following the filing  of  the
complaint.  The  summons  shall  advise  the defendant that a
hearing on the complaint shall be held at the specified  date
and  time,  and  that  the  defendant  should  be prepared to
present any evidence on his or her behalf at that time.
    (d)  If the defendant does not  appear  at  the  hearing,
judgment  for  possession  of  the  premises  in favor of the
plaintiff shall be entered  by  default.   If  the  defendant
appears,  a  trial shall be held immediately as is prescribed
in other proceedings for possession.  The matter shall not be
continued beyond 7 days from  the  date  set  for  the  first
hearing  on  the  complaint  except  by agreement of both the
plaintiff and the defendant.  After a  trial,  if  the  court
finds,   by   a  preponderance  of  the  evidence,  that  the
allegations in the complaint  have  been  proven,  the  court
shall  enter judgment for possession of the premises in favor
of the plaintiff and the court shall order that the plaintiff
shall be entitled to re-enter the premises immediately.
    (d-5)  If cannabis, narcotics, or  controlled  substances
are  found  or  used  anywhere  in  the  premises, there is a
rebuttable  presumption  either  (1)   that   the   cannabis,
narcotics, or controlled substances were used or possessed by
a  tenant  or  occupant  or  (2)  that  a  tenant or occupant
permitted the premises to be used for that use or possession,
and knew or should have reasonably known that  the  substance
was used or possessed.
    (e)  A judgment for possession entered under this Section
may  not  be stayed for any period in excess of 7 days by the
court.   Thereafter  the  plaintiff  shall  be  entitled   to
re-enter  the  premises  immediately.   The  sheriff or other
lawfully deputized officers shall give  priority  to  service
and execution of orders entered under this Section over other
possession orders.
    (f)  This  Section shall not be construed to prohibit the
use or possession of cannabis,  narcotics,  or  a  controlled
substance that has been legally obtained in accordance with a
valid  prescription for the personal use of a lawful occupant
of a dwelling unit.
(Source: P.A. 87-933; 88-587, eff. 1-1-95.)

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