Illinois Compiled Statutes 805 ILCS 206/101 – Definitions
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In this Act:
(a) “Business” includes every trade, occupation, and profession.
(b) “Debtor in bankruptcy” means a person who is the subject of:
(1) an order for relief under Title 11 of the United
(a) “Business” includes every trade, occupation, and profession.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 805 ILCS 206/101
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- 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.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(b) “Debtor in bankruptcy” means a person who is the subject of:
(1) an order for relief under Title 11 of the United
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States Code or a comparable order under a successor statute of general application; or
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(2) a comparable order under federal, state, or
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foreign law governing insolvency.
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(c) “Distribution” means a transfer of money or other property from a partnership to a partner in the partner’s capacity as a partner or to the partner’s transferee.
(d) “Foreign limited liability partnership” means a partnership that:
(1) is formed under laws other than the laws of this
(d) “Foreign limited liability partnership” means a partnership that:
(1) is formed under laws other than the laws of this
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State; and
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(2) has the status of a limited liability partnership
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under those laws.
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(e) “Limited liability partnership” means a partnership that has filed a statement of qualification under Section 1001 and does not have a similar statement in effect in any other jurisdiction.
(f) “Partnership” means an association of 2 or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit formed under Section 202 of this Act, predecessor law, or comparable law of another jurisdiction.
(g) “Partnership agreement” means the agreement, whether written, oral, or implied, among the partners concerning the partnership, including amendments to the partnership agreement.
(h) “Partnership at will” means a partnership in which the partners have not agreed to remain partners until the expiration of a definite term or the completion of a particular undertaking.
(i) “Partnership interest” or “partner’s interest in the partnership” means all of a partner’s interests in the partnership, including the partner’s transferable interest and all management and other rights.
(j) “Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(k) “Property” means all property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein.
(l) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(m) “Statement” means a statement of partnership authority under Section 303 of this Act, a statement of denial under Section 304, a statement of dissociation under Section 704, a statement of dissolution under Section 805, a statement of merger under Section 907 or 908, a statement of qualification under Section 1001, a statement of withdrawal under Section 1001 or 1102, a statement of foreign qualification under Section 1102, or an amendment or cancellation of any of the foregoing.
(n) “Transfer” includes an assignment, conveyance, lease, mortgage, deed, and encumbrance.
(f) “Partnership” means an association of 2 or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit formed under Section 202 of this Act, predecessor law, or comparable law of another jurisdiction.
(g) “Partnership agreement” means the agreement, whether written, oral, or implied, among the partners concerning the partnership, including amendments to the partnership agreement.
(h) “Partnership at will” means a partnership in which the partners have not agreed to remain partners until the expiration of a definite term or the completion of a particular undertaking.
(i) “Partnership interest” or “partner’s interest in the partnership” means all of a partner’s interests in the partnership, including the partner’s transferable interest and all management and other rights.
(j) “Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(k) “Property” means all property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein.
(l) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(m) “Statement” means a statement of partnership authority under Section 303 of this Act, a statement of denial under Section 304, a statement of dissociation under Section 704, a statement of dissolution under Section 805, a statement of merger under Section 907 or 908, a statement of qualification under Section 1001, a statement of withdrawal under Section 1001 or 1102, a statement of foreign qualification under Section 1102, or an amendment or cancellation of any of the foregoing.
(n) “Transfer” includes an assignment, conveyance, lease, mortgage, deed, and encumbrance.