Illinois § 10-50

Illinois Statutes

§ 10-50

Illinois § 10-50

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicBUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT

Ch. 815BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

Act 815 ILCS 307/Illinois Business Brokers Act of 1995.

Art.Article 10 -

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815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 10-50 (2026).

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Certified copies of documents or records admissible in actions or proceedings under this Act.

(a)Copies of any statement or document filed with the Secretary of State, and copies of any records of the Secretary of State, certified to by the Secretary of State are admissible in any prosecution, action, suit or proceeding based upon, or arising out of or under, the provisions of this Act to the same effect as the original of the statement, document or record would be if actually produced.

(b)In any action, administrative, civil, or criminal, a certificate under the seal of the State of Illinois, signed by the Secretary of State, attesting to the filing of or the absence of any filing of any document or record with the Secretary of State under this Act, shall constitute prima facie evidence

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Certified copies of documents or records admissible in actions or proceedings under this Act. (a) Copies of any statement or document filed with the Secretary of State, and copies of any records of the Secretary of State, certified to by the Secretary of State are admissible in any prosecution, action, suit or proceeding based upon, or arising out of or under, the provisions of this Act to the same effect as the original of the statement, document or record would be if actually produced. (b) In any action, administrative, civil, or criminal, a certificate under the seal of the State of Illinois, signed by the Secretary of State, attesting to the filing of or the absence of any filing of any document or record with the Secretary of State under this Act, shall constitute prima facie evidence of such filing or of the absence of the filing, and shall be admissible in evidence in any administrative, criminal, or civil action. (c) Any certificate pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this Section shall be furnished by the Secretary of State upon an application therefor in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule, and shall be accompanied by payment of a non-refundable certification fee in the amount specified by rule or by order of the Secretary of State.