745 ILCS 19/5
(Text of Section before amendment by P
Illinois · Illinois Compiled Statutes 745 ILCS 19 — Public and Appellate Defender Immunity Act. · Status: effective
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- 745 ILCS 19/5, (Text of Section before amendment by P, Illinois, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-15, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1299516
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(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-300) Sec. 5. Immunity. No public defender, assistant public defender, appellate defender, or assistant appellate defender, acting within the scope of his or her employment or contract, nor any person or entity employing, supervising, assisting, or contracting for the services of a public defender, assistant public defender, appellate defender, or assistant appellate defender, is liable for any damages in tort, contract, or otherwise, in which the plaintiff seeks damages by reason of legal or professional malpractice, except for willful and wanton misconduct.(Source: P.A. 91-877, eff. 6-30-00.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-300) Sec. 5. Immunity. No state or county public defender, assistant state or county public defender, appellate defender, or assistant appellate defender, acting within the scope of his or her employment or contract, nor any person or entity employing, supervising, assisting, or contracting for the services of a state or county public defender, assistant state or county public defender, appellate defender, or assistant appellate defender, is liable for any damages in tort, contract, or otherwise, in which the plaintiff seeks damages by reason of legal or professional malpractice, except for willful and wanton misconduct.(Source: P.A. 104-300, eff. 1-1-27.)