Illinois Compiled Statutes
The Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) are the codified statutes of a general and permanent nature of Illinois.[1][2] The compilation organizes the general Acts of Illinois into 67 chapters arranged within 9 major topic areas.[3] The ILCS took effect in 1993, replacing the previous numbering scheme generally known as the Illinois Revised Statutes (Ill. Rev. Stat.), the latest of which had been adopted in 1874 but appended by private publishers since.[3]
Additions, deletions, and changes to the ILCS are done through the
The compilation is an official compilation by the state and is entirely in the public domain for purposes of federal copyright law; anyone may publish the statutes.
History
Illinois officially revised its laws in 1807, 1809–12, 1819, 1827–29, 1833, 1845, and 1874.[5]
See also
- Laws of Illinois — the official publication of the acts passed into law, whether or not statutory
- Law of Illinois — in general
- United States Code — federal equivalent of the ILCS
References
- ISBN 978-0-7698-5284-3.
- LCCN 2002044846.
- ^ a b c d "Organization of the Illinois Compiled Statutes". Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- OCLC 52972867.
- ^ Illinois 1918, p. 7.
- OCLC 4278466.
External links
- Illinois Compiled Statutes from the Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau
- Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau — legislative institution responsible for organizing state legislation in Illinois
- Illinois Compiled Statutes from FindLaw