Illinois Compiled Statutes
735 ILCS 5/2-213 (2026)
Waiver of service
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(735 ILCS 5/2-213)
(from Ch. 110, par. 2-213)
Sec. 2-213.
Waiver of service.
(a) Notice and request for waiver. A plaintiff may notify a defendant
of the commencement of an action and request that the defendant waive
service of a summons. The notice and request shall be in writing in a form
prescribed by Supreme Court rule. The notice and request shall:
(1) be addressed to an individual who is the | defendant or who could be served as representative of an entity that is the defendant; |
(2) be dispatched through first class U.S. mail or | other equally reliable means; |
(3) contain a copy of the complaint and identify the | court in which it has been filed; |
(4) inform the defendant of the consequences of | compliance and of a failure to comply with the request; |
(5) allow the defendant a reasonable time to return | the waiver, which shall be at least (i) 30 days from the date on which the request is sent or (ii) 60 days if the defendant is addressed outside the United States; and |
(6) provide the defendant with an extra copy of the | notice and request and prepaid means of compliance in writing. |
(b) Limits on waiver. A defendant who waives service of a summons in
the manner provided in subsection (a) does not thereby waive any objection
to the venue or to the jurisdiction of the court over the person of the
defendant.
(c) Time to appear or answer. A defendant who returns a timely waiver
of service is not required to appear or serve an answer to the complaint
until (i) 60 days from the date on which the request for waiver of service
was sent or (ii) 90 days if the defendant was addressed outside of the
United States.
(d) Effect of filing. When a waiver of service is filed by the
plaintiff with the court, the action shall proceed as if a summons and
complaint had been served at the time of filing of the waiver, and no proof
of service shall be required.
(e) Right to refuse to waive service; effect of refusal. A defendant
may refuse to waive service of a summons. If a defendant does not return the
waiver provided for in subsection (a), the plaintiff must serve summons on
that defendant as otherwise provided by this Code and Supreme Court rules.
(Source: P.A. 87-352.)
(735 ILCS 5/Art. II Pt. 3 heading) Part 3.
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: Ollins v. Karl, 2022 IL App (1st) 220150 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022).
Ollins v. Karl, 2022 IL App (1st) 220150 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “¶ 11 Instead, on August 31, 2020, plaintiffs prepared a request for waiver of service (the waiver request) pursuant to section 2-213(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-213(a) (West 2020)) and delivered it to defendant by three-day priority mail.”
E. Sav. Bank v. Flores, 2012 IL App (1st) 112979 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “See 735 ILCS 5/2-213 (West 2006). Plaintiff counters by saying that waiver of service by statute is not the only method by which service can be waived, and it argues that a party may submit to the manner and method of service exercised upon her.”
Doe v. Logan, 2021 IL App (1st) 191447-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “1-19-1447 ¶ 10 Logan filed a reply, arguing that the waiver described by plaintiff did not meet the requirements of section 2-213 of the Code (735 ILCS 5/2-213 (West 2018)). The circuit court ordered supplemental briefing on the issue of whether Logan waived service.”
Cruz v. Capital Fitness, Inc., 2025 IL App (1st) 241833-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 735 ILCS 5/2-213(a), (e) (West 2024). -8- No.”
Moore v. Knupp, 2022 IL App (5th) 210118-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “” ¶ 13 On February 10, 2017, Moore filed a motion for leave to request waiver of service pursuant to section 2-213 of the Code (735 ILCS 5/2-213 (West 2016)) or, in the alternative, a new summons due to the expiration of the previously issued summons.”
— 735 ILCS 5/2-213(a) — 2 cases
Ollins v. Karl, 2022 IL App (1st) 220150 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “¶ 11 Instead, on August 31, 2020, plaintiffs prepared a request for waiver of service (the waiver request) pursuant to section 2-213(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-213(a) (West 2020)) and delivered it to defendant by three-day priority mail.”
Cruz v. Capital Fitness, Inc., 2025 IL App (1st) 241833-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 735 ILCS 5/2-213(a), (e) (West 2024). -8- No.”
— 735 ILCS 5/2-213(e) — 1 case
Cruz v. Capital Fitness, Inc., 2025 IL App (1st) 241833-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 735 ILCS 5/2-213(a), (e) (West 2024). -8- No.”
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