The ''Illinois Compiled Statutes'' (ILCS) are the
codified statute
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s of a general and permanent nature of
Illinois
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.
The compilation organizes the general Acts of Illinois into 67 chapters arranged within 9 major topic areas.
[ The ILCS took effect in 1993, replacing the previous numbering scheme generally known as the ''Illinois Revised Statutes'' (Ill. Rev. Stat.), the latest of which had been adopted in 1874 but appended by private publishers since.][
Additions, deletions, and changes to the ILCS are done through the Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB), which files the changes as provided for by Public Act 87-1005.][
The compilation is an official compilation by the state and is entirely in the public domain for purposes of federal copyright law; anyone may publish the statutes.]West
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Etymology
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's ''Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated''.
History
Illinois officially revised its laws in 1807, 1809–12, 1819, 1827–29, 1833, 1845, and 1874.
See also
* '' Laws of Illinois'' — the official publication of the acts passed into law, whether or not statutory
* Law of Illinois — in general
* ''United States Code
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'' — federal equivalent of the ILCS
References
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External links
Illinois Compiled Statutes
from the Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau
— legislative institution responsible for organizing state legislation in Illinois
Illinois Compiled Statutes
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