Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/122-3

  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     Any person or entity which is unable to show that it is subject to the jurisdiction of another agency of this state, any subdivision of this state, or the Federal Government, or is an employee welfare benefit program of an individual employer or labor union as described in Section 122-1, shall submit to an examination by the Director to determine the organization and solvency of the person or entity, and to determine whether or not such person or entity is in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Code.
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