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IL SB2829
Bill
AI Summary
- Adds Section 5-120.5 to the Code of Civil Procedure governing administrative review of municipal code hearing officer decisions
- Courts may award plaintiffs reasonable costs and attorney's fees when reversing a hearing officer's decision if the decision was arbitrary and capricious or the defendant failed to file a sufficient record
- Courts may award municipalities reasonable costs and attorney's fees if the plaintiff's administrative review action is not reasonably grounded in fact, not warranted by existing law, or lacks reasonable argument for changing the law
- Applies only to code violations imposing fines or penalties on owners of single-family or multi-family residential dwellings and does not apply to municipalities with populations exceeding 500,000
- Provisions are mutually dependent and inseverable, making the entire section invalid if any provision is struck down
Legislative Description
CIV PRO-ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1105
8/26/2014
Committee Referrals
Judiciary4/28/2014
Rules4/10/2014
Judiciary2/11/2014
Assignments1/30/2014
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