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Ex. DUT-IL-008 Standing duty Primary source read

740 ILCS 130/2 (duty owed to entrants)

Statutory duty of every owner or occupier of premises to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances toward entrants

Illinois General Assembly (Premises Liability Act) · Illinois (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Illinois
Level
State
Authority
Premises Liability Act, 740 ILCS 130
Issued
2026-09-28 Sept. 28, 2026
Effective
standing (read as 2026-09-28)
End
standing
In force
Standing since Sept. 28, 2026 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Standing dutyOperating condition
Addressees
  • owners or occupiers of premises (every business open to customers, vendors or the public)
Character
statutory duty
Collection
Standing duties: Illinois DUT-IL

Operative words

The duty owed to such entrants is that of reasonable care under the circumstances regarding the state of the premises or acts done or omitted on them.

Penalty

Civil liability in negligence for injury to entrants

What it required

Every owner or occupier of premises owes every invitee and licensee reasonable care under the circumstances as to the condition of the premises and acts done or omitted on them; during a declared epidemic the circumstances included the governmental orders and the IDPH and CDC protocols.

Retrieval note

The page prints the section in two versions (with and without the changes made by P.A. 89-7, held unconstitutional); the quoted duty sentence is the operative text of the section. Illinois enacted no statute or order shielding businesses from premises claims arising from COVID-19 exposure.

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