{"data":{"id":"us-il/45-ilcs-17-5-15","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"45 ILCS 17/5-15","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\"Adoption assistance state\" means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.\n\"Residence state\" means the state where the child is living.\n\"State\" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a Territory or Possession of or administered by the United States.","path":["CHAPTER 45 INTERSTATE COMPACTS","Interstate Compact on Adoption Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=644\u0026ChapterID=10\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:21Z","sha256":"a592cdd92d119a3cdcf15dec9c6df3c1eb5460f2ec33bae6ebe84aca62fa09a1","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/45-ilcs-17-5-10","next":"us-il/45-ilcs-17-5-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}