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735 ILCS 5/1-109 http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/073500050K1-109.

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(735 ILCS 5/1-109) (from Ch. 110, par. 1-109)


Sec. 1-109. Verification by certification. Unless otherwise
expressly provided by rule of the Supreme Court, whenever in
this Code any complaint, petition, answer, reply, bill of
particulars, answer to interrogatories, affidavit, return or
proof of service, or other document or pleading filed in any
court of this State is required or permitted to be verified, or
made, sworn to or verified under oath, such requirement or
permission is hereby defined to include a certification of such
pleading, affidavit or other document under penalty of perjury
as provided in this Section.
Whenever any such pleading, affidavit or other document is
so certified, the several matters stated shall be stated
positively or upon information and belief only, according to the
fact. The person or persons having knowledge of the matters
stated in a pleading, affidavit or other document certified in
accordance with this Section shall subscribe to a certification
in substantially the following form: Under penalties as provided
by law pursuant to Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
the undersigned certifies that the statements set forth in this
instrument are true and correct, except as to matters therein
stated to be on information and belief and as to such matters
the undersigned certifies as aforesaid that he verily believes
the same to be true.
Any pleading, affidavit or other document certified in
accordance with this Section may be used in the same manner and
with the same force and effect as though subscribed and sworn to
under oath.
Any person who makes a false statement, material to the
issue or point in question, which he does not believe to be
true, in any pleading, affidavit or other document certified by
such person in accordance with this Section shall be guilty of a
Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 83-916.)

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