Bill Text: IL SB1724 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that if a person, corporation, or agent or officer of a corporation uses a post office box as a principal mailing address, service of process may be effectuated by having the person serving the process mail a copy of the process via both regular and certified mail. Provides that service of the process shall meet the requirements of the Code set forth in Sections concerning forms of process and persons authorized to serve process; place of service; and failure to make return. Provides that the person serving the process shall execute and submit an affidavit confirming that the person, corporation, or agent or officer of a corporation uses a post office box as a principal mailing address and that the person serving the process has served the process in accordance with the new provisions.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-08 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0865 [SB1724 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1724-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that if a person, corporation, or agent or officer of a corporation uses a post office box as a principal mailing address, service of process may be effectuated by having the person serving the process mail a copy of the process via both regular and certified mail. Provides that service of the process shall meet the requirements of the Code set forth in Sections concerning forms of process and persons authorized to serve process; place of service; and failure to make return. Provides that the person serving the process shall execute and submit an affidavit confirming that the person, corporation, or agent or officer of a corporation uses a post office box as a principal mailing address and that the person serving the process has served the process in accordance with the new provisions.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-08 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0865 [SB1724 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1724-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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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 Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 2-214 as follows:
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6 | (735 ILCS 5/2-214 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2-214. Service of process on parties that use a post | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | office box. If a person, corporation, or agent or officer of a | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | corporation uses a post office box as a principal mailing | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | address, service of process may be effectuated by having the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | person serving the process mail a copy of the process via both | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | regular and certified mail. Service of the process shall meet | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | the requirements of Sections 2-201 and 2-202 of this Code. The | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | person serving the process shall execute and submit an | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | affidavit confirming that the person, corporation, or agent or | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | officer of a corporation uses a post office box as a principal | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | mailing address and that the person serving the process has | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | served the process in accordance with this Section.
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