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. “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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