Prior law

515 ILCS 5/40-1
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(515 ILCS 5/40-1) (from Ch. 56, par. 40-1) Sec. 40-1. Prior law. (a) A provision of this Code that is the same or substantially the same as a prior law shall be construed as a continuation of the prior law and not as a new or different law. (b) A citation in another Act to an Act or to a Section of an Act that is continued in this Code shall be construed to be a citation to that continued provision in this Code. (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.aspFetched: 10/17/2026

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