Bill Text: IL SB0740 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Fire Hydrant Act. Provides that whoever fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Act, after receiving written notice of noncompliance or violation from a fire protection district or municipality in whose jurisdiction a fire hydrant is located, shall be responsible for all reasonable costs that the fire protection district or municipality incurs to correct the noncompliance, including attorney's fees and legal expenses incurred by the fire protection district or municipality in recovering the costs from the responsible party. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-12-04 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. [SB0740 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB0740-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 099-0205 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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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 Fire Hydrant Act is amended by adding | ||||
Section 2 as follows:
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(425 ILCS 20/2 new) | ||||
Sec. 2. Recovery of costs; fire hydrant. | ||||
(a) As used in this Section, "fire hydrant" means a water | ||||
hydrant connected to a water supply system installed for the | ||||
express purpose of providing water for fire suppression and | ||||
that a fire department can connect to and from which it can | ||||
pump or draw water. "Fire hydrant" does not include flush | ||||
hydrants. | ||||
(b) Whoever fails to comply with any of the provisions of | ||||
this Act within 30 days after written notice of noncompliance | ||||
or violation should reasonably have been received from a fire | ||||
protection district, township fire department, or municipality | ||||
in whose jurisdiction a fire hydrant is located, shall be | ||||
responsible for all reasonable costs that the fire protection | ||||
district, township fire department, or municipality incurs to | ||||
correct the noncompliance, including attorney's fees and legal | ||||
expenses incurred by the fire protection district, township | ||||
fire department, or municipality in recovering the costs from | ||||
the responsible party.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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