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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0062 Introduced 1/27/2011, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5 ILCS 255/2 | from Ch. 101, par. 2 |
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Amends the Oaths and Affirmations Act. Removes a provision that limited courts, judges, judicial clerks, county clerks, deputy
county clerks, the Secretary of State, notaries public, and
persons
certified under the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984 to administering oaths and taking affidavits and depositions only in their
respective districts, circuits, counties, or jurisdictions.
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| | SB0062 | | LRB097 02766 JDS 42788 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Oaths and Affirmations Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 2 as follows:
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6 | | (5 ILCS 255/2) (from Ch. 101, par. 2)
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7 | | Sec. 2. Affidavits and depositions. All courts, and judges, |
8 | | and the clerks thereof, the county clerk, deputy
county clerk, |
9 | | the Secretary of State, notaries public, and
persons
certified |
10 | | under the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984
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11 | | may , in their
respective districts, circuits, counties or |
12 | | jurisdictions, administer all
oaths of office and all other |
13 | | oaths authorized or required of any officer
or other person, |
14 | | and take affidavits and depositions concerning any matter
or |
15 | | thing, process or proceeding commenced or to be commenced, or |
16 | | pending in
any court or before them, or on any occasion wherein |
17 | | any affidavit or
deposition is authorized or required by law to |
18 | | be taken.
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19 | | The same functions may be performed by any commissioned |
20 | | officer in
active service of the armed forces of the United |
21 | | States, within or without
the United States. Oaths, affidavits |
22 | | or depositions taken by or
affirmations made before such |
23 | | officers need not be authenticated nor
attested by any seal nor |