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Public Act 92-0450

HB2392 Enrolled                                LRB9206109WHcs

    AN ACT concerning conveyances.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The  Conveyances  Act  is  amended by adding
Section 35d as follows:

    (765 ILCS 5/35d new)
    Sec. 35d.  Execution; permanent index number. In a county
with 3,000,000 or more  inhabitants,  whenever  any  deed  or
instrument   of   conveyance  is  executed,  the  grantor  of
residential  property  shall  provide  the  grantee  of   the
property with an individual permanent index number or numbers
that  specifically  represent  the legal description provided
for  in  the  deed  or  instrument  of  conveyance.   If  the
individual  permanent  index  number  or   numbers   do   not
specifically  represent  the legal description in the deed or
instrument of conveyance, the grantor shall  provide  one  of
the following:
         (1)  proof  that  a  proper application for division
    which requests division of property, a portion  of  which
    would  result in a permanent index number or numbers that
    represent the legal description  found  in  the  deed  or
    instrument  of conveyance, has been filed with the county
    assessor;
         (2)  a  recorded  plat  of  subdivision  that  would
    result in the issuance of a  permanent  index  number  or
    numbers as described in subdivision (1); or
         (3)  a  recorded  condominium declaration that would
    result in the issuance of a  permanent  index  number  or
    numbers as described in subdivision (1).
    If the grantor fails to provide the grantee with either a
permanent  index  number  or numbers that represent the legal
description found in the deed or instrument of conveyance  or
one  of the documents listed in subdivision (1), (2), or (3),
the grantor shall be personally liable  to  the  grantee  for
taxes  pursuant to Section 1-145 of the Property Tax Code and
attorney's fees. The grantor's liability  shall  continue  to
accrue  until  the  permanent  index  number  or numbers that
represent  the  legal  description  found  in  the  deed   or
instrument  of  conveyance  or one of the documents listed in
subdivision (1), (2), or (3) is delivered to the grantee. The
grantor's failure to provide the permanent  index  number  or
numbers  shall  not  invalidate  the  deed  or  instrument of
conveyance. A receipt from  the  county  assessor  confirming
that  a  proper  application has been filed and that it meets
the requirements set by the county assessor shall  be  deemed
to be evidence of proper application for division.

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly May 30, 2001.
    Approved August 21, 2001.

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