Bill Text: IL SB0849 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State's Attorneys' representation of the State in court proceedings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB0849 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB0849-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB0849 Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
405 ILCS 5/3-101 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-101
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State's Attorneys' representation of the State in court proceedings.
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-101 as
follows:
(405 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-101)
Sec. 3-101. The The State's Attorneys of the several
counties shall represent the people of the State of Illinois in
court proceedings under this Chapter and in proceedings under
Section 2-107.1 in their respective counties, shall attend such
proceedings either in person or by assistant, and shall ensure
that petitions, reports and orders are properly prepared.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent any party from being
represented by his own counsel.
(Source: P.A. 89-439, eff. 6-1-96.)