{"data":{"id":"us-il/5-ilcs-312-1-102","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"5 ILCS 312/1-102","heading":"Purposes and Rules of Construction.","body":"(a) This Act shall be construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.\n(b) The underlying purposes and policies of this Act are:\n(1) to simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing notaries public; and\n(2) to promote, serve, and protect the public interest.","path":["CHAPTER 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS","Illinois Notary Public Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=107\u0026ChapterID=2\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:11Z","sha256":"acf9c10594fefea09708c5f964117fe209ab3718cd7f3946ceb8e978a111aec7","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/5-ilcs-312-1-101","next":"us-il/5-ilcs-312-1-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}