The Supreme Court may provide by rule for the orderly and expeditious administration and enforcement of this Act and of the rules, including the striking of pleadings, the dismissal of claims, the entry of defaults, the assessment of costs, the assessment against an offending party of the reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, which any violation causes another party to incur, or other action that may be appropriate.
1-105.Enforcement of Act and rules.
Article I. General Provisions · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 20, 2026
In one sentenceAuthorizes the Supreme Court to adopt rules enforcing this Code and its own rules through remedies such as striking pleadings, dismissing claims, entering defaults, assessing costs, and making a violating party pay another party's reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees.
Full Text of 735 ILCS 5/1-105
Plain-English Summary
Where Section 1-104 gives the Supreme Court power to write procedural rules, this section gives it power to enforce them. It authorizes rules for the orderly and expeditious administration and enforcement of the Code and of the Supreme Court's rules.
The section lists examples of what that enforcement can look like: striking pleadings, dismissing claims, entering defaults, assessing costs, and assessing against a violating party the reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, that the violation caused another party to incur. It closes with a catch-all for "other action that may be appropriate," so the listed remedies are not the only ones available.
The section itself does not impose any of these sanctions on any particular conduct. It authorizes the Supreme Court to build an enforcement structure through rules, leaving the specifics of when and how each remedy applies to those rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of remedies does this section mention?
Striking pleadings, dismissing claims, entering defaults, assessing costs, and assessing against an offending party the reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, that a violation caused another party to incur.
Who decides how these enforcement measures work?
The Supreme Court, through rules adopted under this section.
Is the list of remedies the only ones available?
No. The section also allows "other action that may be appropriate," so the listed remedies are examples, not an exhaustive list.
Does this section itself impose a sanction on anyone?
No. It authorizes the Supreme Court to provide by rule for enforcement; it does not itself sanction any specific conduct.
Why would attorney's fees appear in a general enforcement section?
Because the section lists reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, as one form of relief that may be assessed against a party whose violation caused another party to incur them.
Amendment History
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
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Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois General Assembly / Legislative Reference Bureau. Last verified July 20, 2026.
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