§ 1 Short title
§ 2 Legislative purpose
§ 5 Emergency telephone instructions; exemption from civil liability
§ 10 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; exemption from civil liability for …
§ 12 Use of an automated external defibrillator; exemption from civil …
§ 15 Dentists; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any …
§ 20 Free dental clinic; exemption from civil liability for services performed without compensation
§ 25 Physicians; exemption from civil liability for emergency care
§ 30 Free medical clinic; exemption from civil liability for services performed without compensation
§ 30.5 Alternative free medical clinic without physical premises patient notification practice
§ 34 Advanced practice registered nurse; exemption from civil liability for emergency care
§ 35 Nurses; exemption from civil liability for emergency care
§ 36 Pharmacists; exemptions from civil liability for the dispensing of an …
§ 40 Nurses; exemption from civil liability for services performed without compensation
§ 42 Optometrists; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any …
§ 45 Physical Therapist; exemption from civil liability for emergency …
§ 46 Physician assistant; exemption from civil liability for emergency …
§ 50 Podiatric physician; exemption from civil liability for emergency …
§ 55 Respiratory care practitioner; exemption from civil liability for …
§ 60 Veterinarians; exemption from civil liability for emergency care to …
§ 65 Choking victim at food-service establishment; exemption from civil …
§ 67 First aid providers; exemption for first aid
§ 68 Disaster relief volunteers
§ 70 Law enforcement officers, firemen, emergency medical technicians …
§ 71 Exemption from civil liability in emergencies requiring building evacuations
§ 72 Professional engineers, architects, land surveyors, and structural …
§ 75 Employers and employees under the Health and Safety Act; exemption …
§ 120 The Law Enforcement Emergency Care Act is repealed

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 745 ILCS 49 - Good Samaritan Act

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC
  • Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • 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.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.