2013 Articles

State lawmakers have enacted the Live Adult Entertainment Facility Surcharge Act to fund sexual assault crisis centers in Illinois. 35 ILCS 175.

Illinois lawmakers have extended the deadline for the Task Force on Inventorying Employment Restrictions's report to the Illinois Governor and General Assembly. 20 ILCS 5000/15.

On September 11, 2013, the Fourth District Appellate Court held that orders for scheduling and continuances are not substantial rulings that would allow for the denial of a motion for substitution of a judge as of right.

The Illinois Public Aid Code has been amended to address third party liability. 305 ILCS 5/12-4.45.

The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act has been amended by making it unlawful for those who publish or disseminate criminal records information in print or electronic format, including members of the news media, to accept payment or other consideration for the removal or modification of such information.

The Criminal Code of 2012, which previously criminalized threatening public officials, has been amended to specifically include threats made to a human service provider (or to a member of their immediate family).

Any person operating or having physical control of a motorboat in Illinois who has been involved in a personal injury or fatal boating accident shall now be presumed to have consented to a blood, breath, and urine test for the purposes of determining the content of alcohol or other drugs in the person's blood if arrested for a violation of the Boat Registration and Safety Act or similar provisions of local laws. 625 ILCS 45/5-16c new.

On October 18, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a two-year contractual limitation on claim arbitration between an automobile insurer and its insured does not violate Illinois public policy, even when the incident giving rise to the claim occurred in a state with a longer statute of limitations.

Beginning on August 30, 2013, the Department of Children and Family Services must store unfounded reports of child abuse or neglect made by non-mandated reporters for one year. 89 Ill. Adm. Code 431.

Drivers with out-of-state licenses revoked or suspended for driving while intoxicated, hit and run, reckless homicide, or various other statutory suspensions are now subject to Illinois' provisions for seizure and forfeiture.

The Election Code has been amended to clarify the legal voting age. 10 ILCS 5/3-6.