State of Illinois
90th General Assembly
Legislation

   [ Search ]   [ Legislation ]   [ Bill Summary ]
[ Home ]   [ Back ]   [ Bottom ]


[ Engrossed ][ Enrolled ]

90_HB1585

      755 ILCS 5/6-1            from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 6-1
          Amends the Probate Act of 1975 to provide that  a  person
      who  wilfully alters or destroys a will or willfully secretes
      a will after the death of the testator shall be sentenced  as
      in  cases of theft of property classified as a Class 3 felony
      (instead of as in cases of theft of property  exceeding  $150
      in  value)  by  the law in effect at the date of the offense.
      Effective immediately.
                                                     LRB9003934NTsb
                                               LRB9003934NTsb
 1        AN ACT to amend the  Probate  Act  of  1975  by  changing
 2    Section 6-1.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.   The  Probate  Act  of  1975  is  amended  by
 6    changing Section 6-1 as follows:
 7        (755 ILCS 5/6-1) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 6-1)
 8        Sec.  6-1.  Duty  to  file will - altering, destroying or
 9    secreting.) (a)  Immediately upon the death of  the  testator
10    any  person  who  has  the  testator's will in his possession
11    shall file it with the clerk  of  the  court  of  the  proper
12    county and upon failure or refusal to do so, the court on its
13    motion  or on the petition of any interested person may issue
14    an attachment and compel the production of the will.
15        (b)  If any person wilfully alters  or  destroys  a  will
16    without the direction of the testator or wilfully secretes it
17    for  the period of 30 days after the death of the testator is
18    known to him, the person so offending, on conviction thereof,
19    shall  be  sentenced  as  in  cases  of  theft  of   property
20    classified as a Class 3 felony exceeding $150 in value by the
21    law in effect at the date of the offense.
22    (Source: P.A. 79-328.)
23        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
24    becoming law.

[ Top ]