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320 ILCS 20/1 (2026)

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(320 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 6601)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Adult Protective Services Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: Nyhammer v. Basta, 2022 IL 128354 (Ill. 2022).
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Nyhammer v. Basta, 2022 IL 128354 (Ill. 2022). · cites it 3× “320 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 2014). The Protective Act tasks the Department with the responsibility to “establish, design, and manage a -2- protective services program for eligible adults who have been, or are alleged to be, victims of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or…”
Toth v. England, 348 Ill. App. 3d 378 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 3× “For that reason, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to section 2 — 619(a)(9) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619(a)(9) (West 2000)), contending that they were entitled to sovereign immunity, to public official immunity, and to immunity…”
King v. Senior Servs. Assocs., Inc., 792 N.E.2d 412 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 2× “In February 1999, King received a report that a senior citizen named Elsie Ottens was being abused and financially exploited by Jacqueline Swaney, another employee of SSA.”
Cnty. of De Witt v. Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees, 699 N.E.2d 163 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “(West 1996)) and the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act (320 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 1996)) are clear examples of the legislature’s intent to protect the elderly from neglect, abuse, and degrading treatment in nursing homes and domestic situations.”
Fisher v. Lexington Health Care, Inc., 703 N.E.2d 988 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 2× “The legislature has also recently amended the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act (320 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 1996)) to provide the following: "No employer shall discharge, demote or suspend, or threaten to discharge, demote or suspend, or in any manner discriminate against any…”
Pilotto v. Urban Outfitters West, L.L.C., 2016 IL App (1st) 160844 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “3d 264, 266-67 (2003), an implied private right of action under the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act (Elder Act) (320 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 2000)) was upheld by the appellate court.”
Toth v. England (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 3× “For that reason, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to section 2-619(a)(9) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-619(a)(9) (West 2000)), contending that they were entitled to sovereign immunity, to public official immunity, and to immunity pursuant…”
In re Est. of Wilcox, 2023 IL App (1st) 221938-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “¶2 The petitioner, Solutions for Care, is a nonprofit provider agency appointed by the Illinois Department on Aging to receive and investigate reports of, among other matters, the alleged or suspected financial exploitation of certain elderly adults under the Adult Protective…”
Rose (S.D. Ill. 2026). “Count 8 – Malicious Exploitation of Disabled Adult: Plaintiff alleges that Defendants exploited her vulnerability as a disabled adult for malicious purposes in violation of the Illinois Adult Protective Services Act, 320 ILCS 20/1, et seq. The Act tasks the Department of Aging…”
Pilotto v. Urban Outfitters West, L.L.C., 2016 IL App (1st) 160844 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “3d 264, 266-67 (2003), an implied private right of action under the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act (Elder Act) (320 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 2000)) was upheld by the appellate court.”
Fisher v. Lexington Health Care, Inc. (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “The legislature has also recently amended the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act (320 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 1996)) to provide the following: "No employer shall discharge, demote or suspend, or threaten to discharge, demote or suspend, or in any manner discriminate against any…”
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