Summons shall be issued, tested, served and returned as summons in other civil cases.
6-113.Summons as in other civil cases.
Article VI. Ejectment · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 20, 2026
In one sentenceProvides that summons in an ejectment action is issued, tested, served, and returned using the same procedures used for summons in other civil cases, without any special ejectment-specific process.
Full Text of 735 ILCS 5/6-113
Plain-English Summary
Having established in 6-108 that ejectment generally follows the same pleading and practice rules as other civil cases, this section applies that same principle to summons. Summons in an ejectment action is issued, tested, served, and returned exactly as summons is handled in other civil cases.
No separate ejectment summons procedure exists under this section. A defendant named under 6-106 or 6-107, or a landlord joined under 6-115, receives the same form of notice and the same method of service used across ordinary civil litigation, keeping the mechanics of bringing a defendant into the case consistent regardless of the type of action.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does ejectment use a special form of summons?
No. Summons is issued, tested, served, and returned the same way as summons in other civil cases.
Does this section change who must be served in an ejectment action?
No. It addresses only the procedure for issuing and serving summons; 6-106 and 6-107 determine who must be named as a defendant.
Is this section consistent with how 6-108 treats pleading and practice generally?
Yes. It extends the same approach 6-108 takes for pleading and practice rules to the specific mechanics of summons.
Does a landlord joined under 6-115 receive a different kind of summons?
The section does not create a separate procedure for a joined landlord; the ordinary civil-case summons rules apply.
Why keep ejectment summons the same as other civil cases?
The section does not state a reason, but the effect is to avoid a separate set of service rules for this one type of action.
Amendment History
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
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Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois General Assembly / Legislative Reference Bureau. Last verified July 20, 2026.
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