(a) The Illinois Access to Civil Justice Council shall develop a pilot program to create a statewide military personnel and veterans' legal assistance hotline and coordinated network of legal support resources. (a-5) The Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission may develop a pilot program to provide court-based legal assistance services. (b) The General Assembly recommends that the pilot programs: (1) provide intake, screening, and varying levels of legal assistance to ensure that the parties served by these programs have meaningful access to justice; (2) gather information on the outcomes associated with providing the services described in paragraph (1) of this subsection; and (3) guard against the involuntary waiver of rights or disposition by default.
705 ILCS 95/10
Pilot programs
Known as the Access to Justice Act
The act spans §§ 705-95-1 to 705-95-99 (13 sections).
P.A. 98-351, eff. 8-15-13; 99-281, eff. 8-5-15.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.