Illinois Compiled Statutes

740 ILCS 82/20 (2026)

Limitation

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(740 ILCS 82/20)
    Sec. 20. Limitation. An action by an individual based on gender-related violence as defined in paragraph (1), (2), or (2.5) of Section 5 must be commenced within 7 years after the cause of action accrued, except that if the person entitled to bring the action was a minor at the time the cause of action accrued, the action must be commenced within 7 years after the person reaches the age of 18. An action based on gender-related violence as defined in paragraph (3) of Section 5 must be commenced within 2 years after the cause of action accrued, except that if the person entitled to bring the action was a minor at the time the cause of action accrued, the action must be commenced within 2 years after the person reaches the age of 18. An action against an employer pursuant to Section 11 must be commenced within 4 years after the cause of action accrued, except that if the person entitled to bring the action was a minor at the time the cause of action accrued, the action must be commenced within 4 years after the person reaches the age of 18.
(Source: P.A. 103-282, eff. 1-1-24.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2024 · leading case: Giese v. Boyce, 2024 IL App (3d) 240116-U.
Giese v. Boyce, 2024 IL App (3d) 240116-U. · cites it 2× “See 740 ILCS 82/20 (West 2018) (“An action based on gender-related violence as defined in paragraph (1) *** of Section 5 must be commenced within 7 years after the cause of action accrued ***.”
Moravick v. Temperature Equip. Corp. (N.D. Ill. 2023). “740 ILCS 82/20; Vince v. Illinois Cent. Sch.”
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