Subject Index Legislation

Amendment to Vehicle Code requires proof financial responsibility from three-time offenders P.A. 92-0775

January
2003
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
A recent amendment to the Illinois Vehicle Code provides that a person convicted a third or subsequent time of driving without liability insurance must provide proof financial responsibility to the secretary of state for at least one year.

Legislation requires members of clergy to report sexual abuse of children under Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act P.A. 92-0801

January
2003
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
On August 16, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law House Bill 5002, which amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA) and the Criminal Code of 1961.

School legal drug policy prohibits disciplinary action for refusal of psychostimulants P.A. 92-0663

January
2003
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
Effective January 1, 2003, Illinois school boards will be required to adopt and implement a policy that prohibits any disciplinary action that is based totally or in part on the refusal of a student's parent or guardian to administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic or psychostimulant medication to the student.

Department of Human Services employees added to victims of aggravated assault and battery P.A. 92-0841

December
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 634
On August 22, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law Senate Bill 2030, which amends the Criminal Code of 1961 to include employees of the Department of Human Services (DHS) among the victims of aggravated assault or battery.

Government to indemnify employees for attorney fees under Tort Immunity Act P.A. 92-0810

December
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 634
Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law an amendment to the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act.

Illinois counties must have homicide protocol P.A. 92-0802

December
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 634
Effective January 1, 2003, the Counties Code will be amended to require Illinois counties, other than "home rule" counties, to establish a written protocol to deal with homicides and questionable deaths.

Illinois’ Revised Uniform Partnership Act

By Steven G. Frost
December
2002
Article
, Page 644
Effective January 1, Illinois' partnership law will undergo extensive change. Here's a review.

Legislation creates the criminal offense of conspiracy against civil rights and amends sentences for hate crime offenses and institutional vandalism offenses P. A. 92-0830

December
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 634
On August 22, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law House Bill 0136, which amends the Criminal Code of 1961 by creating the criminal offense of conspiracy against civil rights.

Legislation prohibits child sex offenders from knowingly residing within 500 feet of victim’s residence P. A. 92-0828

December
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 634
On August 22, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law House Bill 5874, which amends the Criminal Code of 1961 by providing that a child sex offender may not knowingly reside within 500 feet of the victim of the offense.

Legislation authorizes students to voluntarily engage in individually-initiated prayer in public schools; P.A. 92-0832

November
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 584
On August 22, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law House Bill 4117, amending the Silent Reflection Act.

Legislation cracks down on domestic abuse, sexual abuse and stalking P.A. 92-0827

November
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 584
On August 22, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed law enforcement legislation that amends several provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 (code).

Legislation mandates DNA testing for felons P.A. 92-0829

November
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 584
On August 22, 2002, Gov. Ryan also signed into law a bill requiring convicted felons to submit DNA samples to state police.

Legislation permits service of process for eviction to be made upon unknown occupant P.A. 92-0823

November
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 584
On August 21, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law Senate Bill 1934, amending the Code of Civil Procedure in order to permit service of process for eviction to be made upon an unknown occupant of a premises.

Legislation bans creating, selling, marketing, or possessing a depiction of animal cruelty P. A. 92-0776

October
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 512
On August 6, 2002, Gov. Ryan signed House Bill 5625, which amends the Humane Care for Animals Act by providing that no person may knowingly create, sell, market, offer to market or sell, or possess a depiction of animal cruelty.

Legislation creates Lawyers’ Assistance Program Act P. A. 92-0747

October
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 512
On July 31, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law House Bill 4078, which creates the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act and amends the state Finance Act.

Legislation creates new Uniform Partnership Act; P. A. 92-0740

October
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 512
On July 25, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law Senate Bill 2049, which will replace the current Uniform Partnership Act with a new statute drafted by the National Conference of Uniform State Laws.

Legislation designed to curb telephone solicitation calls at home P. A. 92-0795

October
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 512
On August 9, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law Senate Bill 1830, which creates the Restricted Call Registry Act.

Legislation authorizes the seizure and forfeiture of cars belonging to individuals who drive on suspended or revoked driver’s licenses P. A. 92-0688

September
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 454
On July 16, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law Senate Bill 1730.

Legislation creates a mechanism for juveniles being prosecuted as adults to petition the judge to transfer the case back to the juvenile court system P. A. 92-0665

September
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 454
On July 16, 2002, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law House Bill 4129, which amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

Legislation creates the Juvenile Drug Court Treatment Act P. A. 92-0559

September
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 454
Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law Senate Bill 1638 to create the Juvenile Drug Court Treatment Act, which authorizes a diversionary drug court program for eligible minors.

2002 Spring Session Roundup

By Jim Covington
August
2002
Column
, Page 398
A revamped Uniform Partnership Act and new sex-abuse reporting requirements by clergy are among the many bills awaiting Gov. Ryan's signature at press time.

Bill would require clergy to report abuse

By Helen W. Gunnarsson
August
2002
LawPulse
, Page 392
HB 5002 would add clergy to the list of required reporters under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

Law authorizes Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) to offer point-of-service (POS) benefits P. A. 92-0135

August
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 402
Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law House Bill 1040 on July 24, 2001, which amended Illinois' Health Maintenance Organization Act.

Law prohibits cell phone look-alike firearms: guns that resemble cellular telephones P. A. 92-0155

August
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 402
On July 25, 2001, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law Senate Bill 0037, which amends the Criminal Code of 1961 to prohibit the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, possession, or carrying of a firearm that is in the shape or design of a wireless telephone.

Law restricts the deceptive sale or promotion of health-related cash discount cards P. A. 92-0296

August
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 402
On August 9, 2001, Gov. George H. Ryan signed into law House Bill 3179, which adds a new section to the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act by restricting the deceptive sale or promotion of health-related discount cash cards.

Increased fines for digging without calling JULIE P.A. 92-0179

July
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 344
Gov. George H. Ryan signed legislation last July that amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act (Act) (for an in-depth look, see William Zieske's article beginning on page 354).

JULIE, Digger and Liability for Damage to Buried Utilities

By William F. Zieske
July
2002
Article
, Page 354
A review of the newly amended Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act, which protects underground utilities from construction damage and governs the legal relationship between contractors and utilities

Legislation creates the Companion Animal Cremation Act P.A. 92-028

July
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 344
In August of 2001, Gov. George H. Ryan signed legislation regulating pet cremation.

Legislation makes changes to criminal laws involving computer technology P.A. 92-0175

July
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 344
New legislation signed into law by Gov. George H. Ryan helps in the fight against the spread of child pornography on the Internet and identifies the crime of cyberstalking. Public Act 92-0175 mandates the forfeiture of any computer containing a depiction of child pornography in any encoded or decoded format. 

Eligibility for restricted driving permits and minimum sentence requirements for DUI convictions P.A. 92-0418

June
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 288
On August 17, 2001, Gov. Ryan signed House Bill 2265, which amended the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Unified Code of Corrections concerning the eligibility for restricted driving permits and minimum sentence requirements for drivers convicted of DUI offenses.

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