Illinois Compiled Statutes 740 ILCS 20 — Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tort Claims Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tort Claims Act. (Source: P.A. 87-544.)

Findings and intent

Findings and intent. (a) The General Assembly finds that the abuse of cannabis and controlled substances: (1) greatly increases incidents involving crimes of violence and threats of crimes of violence; (2) causes death or severe and often irreversible injuries to newborn children; (3) accounts for the commission of the…

Definitions

Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Cannabis" includes marihuana, hashish, and other substances that are identified as including any parts of the plant Cannabis Sativa, whether growing or not, the seeds of that plant, the resin extracted from any part of that plant, and any compoun…

Civil liability

Civil liability. (a) A person who uses or causes to be used any property without the consent of the owner of that property to facilitate in any manner a violation of the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or any inchoate offense unde…

Joint and several liability

Joint and several liability. Persons subject to liability under Section 4 of this Act are jointly and severally liable. (Source: P.A. 87-544.)

Damages

Damages. (a) The damages to which an owner of property is entitled under subsection (a) of Section 4 shall be based on the highest classification of offense prescribed under the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act that involves the no…

The prosecuting attorney of any government or governmental subdivision or agency may move for a stay of any proceeding brought under this Act, to include all discovery, pending the completion of an investigation or prosecution of a case related to the subject matter of a suit brought under this Act. (Source: P.A. 87-54…

Other remedies

Other remedies. The remedies provided by this Act are in addition to any other remedies allowed by law. (Source: P.A. 87-544.)