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735 ILCS 5/5-118 — Costs on dismissal

Illinois · Code of Civil Procedure

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Rule text

Upon the action being dismissed, or the defendant dismissing the same for want of prosecution, the defendant shall recover against the plaintiff full costs; and in all other civil cases, not otherwise directed by law, it shall be in the discretion of the court to award costs or not; and the payment of costs, when awarded, may be collected in the same manner as judgments for the payment of money are enforced.

Notes

(Source: P.A. 82-280.)