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1 AN ACT concerning civil law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
5 adding Section 21-106 as follows:
6 (735 ILCS 5/21-106 new)
7 Sec. 21-106. Judicial order; findings of fact.
8 (a) Legislative intent. Residents of this State who were
9 born in another state or in another country may have
10 difficulty in securing a birth certificate with the correct
11 information. It is the intent of the General Assembly that
12 Illinois should have a legal process available for these
13 residents to seek a judicial order making findings of fact so
14 that they may petition the issuing jurisdiction to change a
15 birth certificate.
16 (b) An Illinois resident may file a petition in the
17 resident's county of residence asking for a court to issue a
18 finding of fact or facts to correct or update a birth
19 certificate issued by another state or country.
20 (c) The petition must contain the following information:
21 (1) the petitioner's name and current address;
22 (2) the change that is sought; and
23 (3) the reason for the change.
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1 (d) The court must schedule a hearing for this request.
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