{"data":{"id":"us-il/5-ilcs-70-2","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"5 ILCS 70/2","heading":"","body":"The provisions of any statute, so far as they are the same as those of any prior statute, shall be construed as a continuation of such prior provisions, and not as a new enactment.","path":["CHAPTER 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS","Statute on Statutes."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=79\u0026ChapterID=2\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:11Z","sha256":"188195116dc89102a088ccfef186a7f013383ef9e2db7be3d11c9023d7a4ac6f","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/5-ilcs-70-1.46","next":"us-il/5-ilcs-70-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}