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91_HB4637

 
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Probate Act of 1975 by adding Section
 2    2-6.2.

 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 adding
 6    Section 2-6.2 as follows:

 7        (755 ILCS 5/2-6.2 new)
 8        Sec. 2-6.2.  Elder abuse.
 9        (a)  Persons convicted of financial exploitation,  abuse,
10    or  neglect  of  an  elderly  person  shall  not  receive any
11    property, benefit, or other interest by reason of  the  death
12    of   that   elderly   person,   whether   as  heir,  legatee,
13    beneficiary, survivor, appointee, or in  any  other  capacity
14    and  whether  the property, benefit, or other interest passes
15    pursuant to any form of title registration,  testamentary  or
16    nontestamentary  instrument,  intestacy, renunciation, or any
17    other circumstance. The property, benefit, or other  interest
18    shall  pass  as  if  the  person  convicted  of the financial
19    exploitation, abuse, or neglect  died  before  the  decedent,
20    provided  that  with  respect  to  joint tenancy property the
21    interest possessed prior to the death by the person convicted
22    of the financial exploitation, abuse, or neglect shall not be
23    diminished by the application of this Section.
24        (b)  The holder of any property subject to the provisions
25    of this Section shall  not  be  liable  for  distributing  or
26    releasing  the  property to the person convicted of financial
27    exploitation, abuse, or neglect of an elderly person  if  the
28    distribution or release occurs prior to the conviction.
29        (c)  If  the  holder  of  any  property  subject  to  the
30    provisions of this Section knows or has reason to know that a
31    potential   beneficiary   has  been  convicted  of  financial
 
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 1    exploitation, abuse, or neglect of an elderly  person  within
 2    the  scope  of this Section, the holder shall fully cooperate
 3    with law enforcement authorities  and  judicial  officers  in
 4    connection   with   any   investigation   of   the  financial
 5    exploitation, abuse, or neglect.
 6        (d)  As used in this Section, "elderly  person"  means  a
 7    person 60 years of age or older.

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