Illinois HB 4722: WILL DEPOSITORY-CIRCUIT CLERK

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HB4722 EngrossedLRB104 17379 JRC 30804 b

1 AN ACT concerning courts.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by adding 

5Section 16.2 as follows:

6 (705 ILCS 105/16.2 new)

7 Sec. 16.2. Will depository. 

8 (a) The clerk of any circuit court may establish and 

9maintain a will depository for the voluntary safekeeping of 

10original wills before the death of the testator.

11 (b) As used in this Section:

12 "Certified death certificate" means a record of death 

13issued by a governmental vital records authority that is 

14certified as a true copy and does not include an 

15electronically transmitted certificate unless expressly 

16authorized by the clerk.

17 "Depository" or "will depository" means the secure, sealed 

18repository for original wills established and maintained under 

19this Section.

20 "Depositor" means the person delivering the will for 

21deposit and includes:

22 (1) the testator, who is a resident in the county 

23 where the will is being deposited; or

HB4722 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 17379 JRC 30804 b

1 (2) a person authorized by court order.

2 "Sealed envelope" means an envelope approved by the clerk 

3that conceals the contents of the will and bears the clerk's 

4identifying marks, date of deposit, and index number.

5 "Testator" means the person who executed the will being 

6deposited and whose death will trigger release of the will.

7 "Will" means a document deposited by a person intended to 

8be a testamentary instrument.

9 "Withdrawal" means the physical return of the deposited 

10will to the testator or to a per