Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a motorcycle may be equipped with auxiliary accent lights, including standard bulb running lights and light emitting diode pods and strips. Provides that the auxiliary accent lights shall not be red or white or oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. Defines "auxiliary accent light".
Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Makes a technical change in a definitions Section.
Amends the Illinois Securities Law of 1953. Creates an exemption from certain filing and registration requirements under the Act for intrastate securities offerings that meet certain conditions, including that (1) the offering meets all of the requirements of the federal exemption for intrastate offerings provided under the Securities Act of 1933; (2) the aggregate purchase price of all securities sold by an issuer within any 12-month period does not exceed: (i) $3,000,000; or (ii) $5,000,000 if the issuer has undergone and made available certain financial statements to specified persons; and (3) the aggregate amount sold to any purchaser in an offering of securities made within any consecutive 12-month period does not exceed certain monetary limitations. Provides that an issuer may make an offering or sale of securities through the use of one or more qualified Internet portals, subject to certain requirements, including that (i) the Internet portal shall at all times be owned by a corporation or other legal entity which is either organized under the laws of, or is otherwise qualified to do business in, this State; (ii) the Internet portal shall establish and maintain commercially reasonable measures to limit access to any information concerning an offering or sale of the subject securities to residents of this State; and (iii) the Internet portal shall establish and maintain a secure method of communication through the Internet portal itself that will permit potential investors to communicate with one another and with representatives of the issuer about the offering. Requires the Secretary of State to collect a $100 fee for securities offered or sold under the exemption created under this amendatory Act; and a $300 fee for the registration and renewal of a qualified Internet portal. Defines terms.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the deposit and use of money collected for certificates of title, duplicate certificates of title, and corrected certificates of title into specified Funds of the State treasury. Provides for the disbursement of fees collected under the Sale and Distribution of Information Section of the Code. Makes a conforming change regarding no longer applicable fees for the issuance of Korean War Veteran license plates. Removes fee requirements for the issuance of Iraq Campaign and Afghanistan Campaign license plates. Provides that the $10 registration fee paid to the Secretary of State by owners of vehicles of the second division shall be collected as part of the flat weight tax assessed under the Code. Provides that fees collected under the Delinquent Registration Renewal Fee Section of the Code shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Requires that the annual fee collected from manufacturers and distributors doing business in this State shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Review Board Fund. Makes conforming changes requiring fees collected under certain Articles and Sections of the Code to be disbursed according to the Disposition of Fees and Taxes Section of the Code.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is an affirmative defense to a charge of prostitution that the accused engaged in or performed prostitution as a result of being a victim of involuntary servitude or trafficking in persons as defined in the Code, or was a victim of trafficking as defined in the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in prosecutions for prostitution, when the accused intends to raise at trial the affirmative defense of being a victim of involuntary servitude or trafficking in persons as defined in the Code, or was a victim of trafficking as defined in the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and has reason to believe that the evidence presented in asserting that defense may jeopardize the safety of the accused, courtroom personnel, or others impacted by human trafficking, the accused may file under seal a motion for an in camera hearing to review the accused's safety concerns. Upon receipt of the motion and notice to the parties, the court shall conduct an in camera hearing, with counsel present, limited to review of potential safety concerns. Provides that the court shall not consider the merits of the affirmative defense during the in camera review. Provides that if the court finds that the assertion of an affirmative defense by the accused in open court could jeopardize the safety of the accused, court personnel, or other persons, the court may clear the courtroom with the agreement of the accused, order additional in camera hearings, seal the records, prohibit court personnel from disclosing the proceedings without prior court approval, or take any other appropriate measure that in the court's discretion will enhance the safety of the proceedings and ensure the accused a full and fair opportunity to assert his or her affirmative defense. Provides that statements made by the accused during the in camera hearing to review safety concerns shall not be admissible against the accused for the crimes charged. Effective immediately.
Amends the Alienation of Affections Act, the Breach of Promise Act, and the Criminal Conversation Act to abolish actions for alienation of affections, breach of promise to marry, and criminal conversation, changes the short titles of those Acts, amends the Code of Civil Procedure to make a conforming change, and contains findings. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act by making changes regarding: construction of the Act; venue; pleadings; solemnization of marriage; offenses involving issuance of licenses; grounds for dissolution of marriage; judgments for legal separation; mediation; costs of educational sessions; hearings on default; filing of a praecipe for summons; time for entering judgments; simplified dissolution procedure; temporary relief; dissolution action stays; agreements; disposition of property and debts; child support; attorney's fees; modification of provisions of judgments; educational expenses; support for disabled children who have attained majority; custody proceedings, hearings, and orders; allocation and restriction of parental responsibilities; parenting plans; interviews and evaluations of children; enforcement of allocated parenting time; parental relocation; applicability; repeal of various provisions; and other matters. Amends the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, and the Probate Act of 1975 to make conforming changes.
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.
Amends the Adoption Act. Provides for the re-adoption and confirmation of the foreign adoption decree of a child adopted in a foreign country. Provides documentation and procedural requirements. Adds provisions governing adoption by married parents, parents who subsequently divorce and re-marry, and parents who have entered into a civil union. Makes corresponding changes.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Authorizes the Illinois Liquor Control Commission to, in its discretion, honor requests for interpretive opinions and issue reasonable directions and guidelines not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act. Requires all interpretive opinions, directions, and guidelines of a general character to be sent electronically to all licensees and to be posted on the Commission's website. Contains a nonacceleration provision. Effective immediately.
Amends the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. In provisions outlining under which circumstances the court is not required to appoint a special representative for a deceased mortgagor for the purpose of defending the action, adds situations where there is a: (i) beneficiary under a transfer on death instrument; (ii) person or entity that was conveyed title to the property by the deceased mortgagor prior to death; (iii) person or entity that was conveyed title to the property under the administration of the deceased's estate; or (iv) trust that was conveyed title to the property.
