Illinois § 5-20 Burden of proof and evidentiary matters

Illinois Statutes

§ 5-20 — Burden of proof and evidentiary matters

Illinois § 5-20

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicBUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT

Ch. 815BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

Act 815 ILCS 602/Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995.

Art.Article 5 -

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815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5-20 (2026).

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(a)In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding related to this Law, the burden of proving an exemption, an exception from a definition or an exclusion from this Law is upon the person claiming it.

(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)In any administrative, civil, or criminal action, the Secretary of State may issue a certificate under the seal of the State of Illinois, signed by

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(a) In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding related to this Law, the burden of proving an exemption, an exception from a definition or an exclusion from this Law is upon the person claiming it. (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) In any administrative, civil, or criminal action, the Secretary of State may issue a certificate under the seal of the State of Illinois, signed by the Secretary of State, showing that any document or record is a true and exact copy, photocopy or otherwise, of the record or document on file with the Secretary of State under this Act; and such certified document or record shall be admissible in evidence with the same effect as the original document or record would have if actually produced. (d) Any certificate pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) 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.