Here's a list of front seat laws by state. There are no laws on the back seat issue in Illinois, only laws that say [a]ny person transporting a child under the age of 8 years shall be responsible for securing that child in an appropriate child restraint system, more commonly called a child safety seat..
- A defendant shall serve his answer within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint upon him. A party served with a pleading stating a crossclaim against him shall serve an answer thereto within 30 days after service upon him.
1 Use certified mail. If the plaintiff has a lawyer, mail a copy to the plaintiff's lawyer.  File your answer with the court by the date on the summons. Filing your answer means, take your answer to the court, give it to the clerk. The clerk will stamp it the answer with the date and time. You must file your answer in the same court that is on the Complaint.