Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 75/10 – Definitions
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As used in this Act:
“Certificate” means a document that certifies that the persons named on the certificate have established a civil union in this State in compliance with this Act.
“Civil union” means a legal relationship between 2 persons, of either the same or opposite sex, established pursuant to this Act.
“Department” means the Department of Public Health.
“Officiant” means the person authorized to certify a civil union in accordance with Section 40.
“Party to a civil union” means a person who has established a civil union pursuant to this Act. “Party to a civil union” means, and shall be included in, any definition or use of the terms “spouse”, “family”, “immediate family”, “dependent”, “next of kin”, and other terms that denote the spousal relationship, as those terms are used throughout the law.
“Certificate” means a document that certifies that the persons named on the certificate have established a civil union in this State in compliance with this Act.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 75/10
- 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
“Civil union” means a legal relationship between 2 persons, of either the same or opposite sex, established pursuant to this Act.
“Department” means the Department of Public Health.
“Officiant” means the person authorized to certify a civil union in accordance with Section 40.
“Party to a civil union” means a person who has established a civil union pursuant to this Act. “Party to a civil union” means, and shall be included in, any definition or use of the terms “spouse”, “family”, “immediate family”, “dependent”, “next of kin”, and other terms that denote the spousal relationship, as those terms are used throughout the law.