Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 60/16

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
     Any person who shall fail any examination for licensure as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine, or doctor of chiropractic in this or any other jurisdiction a total of 5 times shall thereafter be ineligible for further examinations until such time as such person shall submit to the Department evidence of further formal professional study, as required by rule of the Department, in an accredited institution.