Written by Collins Staff Thursday, 18 August 2011 14:16
"Illinois residents should be confident that process servers that may come on their property are doing so legally," said Senator Collins. "This new law will give Illinoisans more assurance and it will help bolster the legitimacy of certified process servers." Part of the motivation for Senator Collins passing this legislation into law was a column published by Mary Mitchell of the Chicago Sun-Times. In the column, Mitchell described how a private process server attempted to intimidate and deceive individuals by wearing police-like clothing and suggesting that he was a deputy sheriff. This new law is in place to keep individuals from posing as law enforcement officials or process servers. The Associated Detectives & Security Agency of Illinois (ADSAI) was a major proponent of this new law. "Senate Bill 2069 is an excellent example of how the private sector and the public sector can work together for the protection of the public," said Scott Stern of ADSAI. "The licensed private detectives of Illinois greatly appreciate the leadership of Senator Collins’ sponsorship of this important legislation, which has passed the Senate and the House with no dissented votes, and now has been signed into law." This law takes effect on January 1, 2012.
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago) sponsored legislation to strengthen regulations of process servers — those that deliver (or serve) legal documents to a defendant or an individual involved in a court case. Governor Pat Quinn signed the legislation, Senate Bill 2069, into law Tuesday. The measure, which is designed to protect Illinoisans, stipulates that private detective agencies who serve process must provide a copy of their license to the county sheriff in each of the counties which they operate.
16th District
Years served: 2003 - Present
Committee assignments: Committee of the Whole; Financial Institutions (Chairperson); Insurance (Vice-Chairperson); Appropriations I; Pensions and Investments; Environment; Subcommittee on Amendments; Subcomm.on Pension Enhancements; Subcommittee on Payday Loans.
Biography: Full-time state legislator. Born December 10th in McComb, Mississippi. Studied journalism at Northwestern University; MA from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government; MA in Human Services Administration from Spertus College; MA in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School, June 2003. Former Emmy Award-nominated news editor at CBS-TV in Chicago, and 2001 Legislative Fellow with United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.