Illinois Compiled Statutes 740 Civil Liabilities: Article -

• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 1
  Short title. This Act may be cited as the Drug Dealer Liability Act. (Source: P.A. 89-293, eff. 1-1-96.)
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 5
  Statement of purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide a civil remedy for damages to persons in a community injured as a...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 10
  Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Every community in the country is affected by the marketing and distribution...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 15
  Definitions. As used in this Act: "Illegal drug" means a drug whose distribution is a violation of State law. "Illegal drug market" means the...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 20
  Liability for participation in the illegal drug market. (a) A person who knowingly participates in the illegal drug market within this State is liable...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 25
  Recovery of damages. (a) One or more of the following persons may bring an action for damages caused by an individual's use of an...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 30
  Limited recovery of damages. (a) An individual drug user shall not bring an action for damages caused by the use of an illegal drug...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 40
  Illegal drug market target community. A person whose participation in the illegal drug market constitutes the following level offense shall be considered to have...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 45
  Joinder of parties. (a) Two or more persons may join in one action under this Act as plaintiffs if their respective actions have at...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 50
  Comparative responsibility. (a) An action by an individual drug user is governed by the principles of comparative responsibility. Comparative responsibility attributed to the plaintiff...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 55
  Contribution among and recovery from multiple defendants. A person subject to liability under this Act has a right of action for contribution against another...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 60
  Standard of proof; effect of criminal drug conviction. (a) Proof of participation in the illegal drug market in an action brought under this Act...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 65
  Prejudgment attachment and execution on judgments. (a) A plaintiff under this Act, subject to subsection (c), may request an ex parte prejudgment attachment order...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 70
  Statute of limitations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a claim under this Act shall not be brought more than 2 years...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 75
  Stay of action. On motion by a governmental agency involved in a drug investigation or prosecution, an action brought under this Act shall be...
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 80
  Effect on existing laws. The provisions of this Act are not intended to alter the law regarding intrafamily tort immunity. (Source: P.A. 89-293, eff.
• Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act. - 740 ILCS 57, Section 85
  Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 89-293, eff. 1-1-96.)

Last modified: February 18, 2015