Illinois Compiled Statutes
745 ILCS 49/5 (2026)
Emergency telephone instructions; exemption from civil liability
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(745 ILCS 49/5)
Sec. 5.
Emergency telephone instructions; exemption from civil liability.
No person who gives emergency instructions through a system
established under the Emergency Telephone System Act to persons rendering
services in an emergency
at another location, nor any person following the instructions in
rendering the services, shall be liable for any civil damages as a
result of issuing or following the instructions, unless issuing or
following the instructions constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
(Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2010–2010 · leading case: Lebron v. Gottlieb Mem'l Hosp., 930 N.E.2d 895 (Ill. 2010).
Lebron v. Gottlieb Mem'l Hosp., 930 N.E.2d 895 (Ill. 2010). “2, 4 (West 2008) (Innkeeper Protection Act; limiting hotel's liability for loss or damage to guest property); 745 ILCS 65/4 (West 2008) (Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act; eliminating negligence liability of landowners who allow others to use their land free of charge…”
Lebron v. Gottlieb Mem'l Hosp. (Ill. 2010). “See 745 ILCS 49/5 et seq. (West 2008) (Good Samaritan Act; eliminating negligence liability for certain health-care professionals and others who voluntarily engage in life-saving activities); 740 ILCS 90/1, 3.”
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