(a) An individual drug user shall not bring an action for damages caused by the use of an illegal drug except as otherwise provided in this subsection. An individual drug user may bring an action for damages caused by the use of an illegal drug only if all of the following conditions are met:
        (1) the individual personally discloses to narcotics
    
enforcement authorities, more than 6 months before filing the action, all of the information known to the individual regarding all of that individual’s sources of illegal drugs;
        (2) the individual has not used an illegal drug
    
within the 6 months before filing the action; and
        (3) the individual continues to remain free of the
    
use of an illegal drug throughout the pendency of the action.
    (b) A person entitled to bring an action under this Section may seek damages only from a person who distributed, or is in the chain of distribution of, an illegal drug that was actually used by the individual drug user.
lawyer at desk

Ask a litigation question, get an answer ASAP!
Thousands of highly rated, verified litigation lawyers.
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 740 ILCS 57/30

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

     (c) A person entitled to bring an action under this Section may recover only the following damages:
        (1) economic damages, including, but not limited to,
    
the cost of treatment, rehabilitation, and medical expenses, loss of economic or educational potential, loss of productivity, absenteeism, accidents or injury, and any other pecuniary loss proximately caused by the person’s illegal drug use;
        (2) reasonable attorneys’ fees; and
        (3) costs of suit, including, but not limited to,
    
reasonable expenses for expert testimony.
  Previous section
Next section  
 740 ILCS 57 Contents