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755 ILCS 6/Art. 5 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 5 - Electronic Wills

   Article 5.  Electronic Wills  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/5-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 5 - Electronic Wills

Sec. 5-5. Signing electronic wills.(a) To be valid under this Act, an electronic will shall be executed by the testator or by some person in the testator's presence and at the testator's direction, and attested to in the testator's presence by 2 or more credible witnesses.(b) The testator may sign the electronic will with the testator's electronic signature or may direct another person in the presence of the testator to sign the electronic will. A person signing at the testator's direction shall not be an attesting witness, a person receiving a beneficial legacy or interest under the will, or the spouse or child of a person receiving a beneficial legacy or interest under the will.(c) Each witness shall sign the electronic will with an electronic signature in the presence of the testator after seeing the testator sign, seeing the testator direct another person in the testator's presence to sign, or seeing the testator acknowledge the signature as the testator's act.(d) If the will is attested to by a remote witness, the requirements for an attestation by a remote witness under Section 15-10 also apply.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/5-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 5 - Electronic Wills

Sec. 5-10. Revocation.(a) An electronic will may be revoked in the following ways:(1) execution of a later will declaring the     revocation;(2) execution of a later will to the extent that it     is inconsistent with the prior will; or(3) execution of a written instrument by the testator     declaring the revocation.(b) If there is evidence that a testator signed an electronic will and neither an electronic will nor a certified paper copy of the electronic will can be located after a testator's death, there is a presumption that the testator revoked the electronic will even if no instrument or later will revoking the electronic will can be located.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/5-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 5 - Electronic Wills

(755 ILCS 6/5-15)Sec. 5-15. Digital assets and electronic commerce.(a) At any time during the administration of the estate without further notice or, if there is no grant of administration, upon such notice and in such a manner as the court directs, the court may issue an order under the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (2015) for a custodian of an account held under a terms-of-service agreement to disclose digital assets for the purposes of obtaining an electronic will from a deceased user's account. If there is no grant of administration at the time the court issues the order, the court's order shall grant disclosure to the petitioner who is deemed a personal representative under the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (2015).(b) Except as specified in this Act, the Electronic Commerce Security Act does not apply to the execution or revocation of an electronic will.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/Art. 10 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 10 - Certified Paper Copies

   Article 10.  Certified Paper Copies  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/10-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 10 - Certified Paper Copies

Sec. 10-5. Certified paper copy. Where a rule of law requires information to be presented or retained in its original form, or provides consequences for the information not being presented or retained in its original form, that rule of law is satisfied by a certified paper copy of the electronic record.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/10-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 10 - Certified Paper Copies

Sec. 10-10. Creation of a certified paper copy.(a) A certified paper copy is a paper copy of an electronic record that has been certified by the person who converts the electronic record to a paper copy.(b) The person certifying a paper copy shall state the following:(1) the date that the person prepared the paper copy;(2) the name of the person who prepared the paper     copy;(3) the date that the person who prepared the paper     copy came into possession of the electronic record;(4) a description of how the person who prepared the     paper copy came into possession of the electronic record;(5) confirmation that the paper copy is a complete     and correct copy of the electronic record; and(6) confirmation that the electronic record is a     tamper-evident electronic record.(c) The statements by a person who prepares a certified paper copy shall be made by:(1) testimony before the court;(2) a written statement certified under Section 1-109     of the Code of Civil Procedure attached to the paper copy; or(3) an affidavit attached to the paper copy.(d) A certified paper copy of a tamper-evident electronic record, other than an electronic will, may be created any time after the signer signs the electronic record under the Electronic Commerce Security Act.(e) A certified paper copy of an electronic will may be created any time after the testator signs the electronic will or directs another person in the testator's presence to sign the electronic will.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/10-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 10 - Certified Paper Copies

(755 ILCS 6/10-15)Sec. 10-15. Witnessing a certified paper copy.(a) A certified paper copy of an electronic record may be witnessed after it is prepared. The witness shall be in the signer's presence when the signer acknowledges the electronic signature as the signer's act.(b) If an electronic will is not attested to by 2 or more credible witnesses, a certified paper copy of the electronic will may be attested to by witnesses in the testator's presence after the testator acknowledges the electronic signature as the testator's act.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/Art. 15 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 15 - Remote Witnesses

   Article 15.  Remote Witnesses  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/15-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 15 - Remote Witnesses

Sec. 15-5. Remote witness for document other than a will.(a) A person may witness any document, other than a will, using audio-video communication between the individual signing the document and the witness. The signatures may be contained in a single document or the document may be signed in counterparts. The counterparts of a document may be electronic records, paper copies, or any combination thereof.(b) During the audio-video communication:(1) the witness shall determine the identity of the     signer;(2) the signer of the document shall sign the     document; if the document is an electronic record, it shall be a tamper-evident electronic record; and(3) the witness shall sign the document previously     signed or acknowledged by the signer, or if signed in counterparts, a separate witness's signature page of the document.(c) If the witness is signing a document in counterparts, then the witness's signed signature page or a copy of the same shall be attached to the document within 10 business days of the signing and before the signer's death or incapacity. The document becomes effective when the witness's signed signature page or a copy of the same is attached to the document.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/15-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 15 - Remote Witnesses

Sec. 15-10. Remote attestation for will.(a) To be valid under this Act, a will attested to through audio-video communication shall designate this State as its place of execution, be signed by the testator or by some person at the testator's direction and in the testator's presence, and be attested to in the presence of the testator by 2 or more credible witnesses who are located in the United States at the time of the attestation.(b) The will being attested to by audio-video communication may be an electronic will, a paper copy of an electronic will, or a paper document. An electronic will being attested to shall be a single document containing all the signature pages, attestation clauses, and affidavits forming a part of the will. A will that is a paper copy of an electronic will or a paper document may have separate signature pages, attestation clauses, or affidavits that are electronic records or paper documents. Separate signature pages, attestation clauses, or affidavits may be distributed to the witness before the audio-video communication.(c) The testator shall sign the will or direct a person in the testator's presence to sign. A person signing at the testator's direction shall not be an attesting witness, a person receiving a beneficial legacy or interest under the will, or the spouse or child of a person receiving a beneficial legacy or interest under the will.(d) During an audio-video communication:(1) the witness shall determine the testator's     identity;(2) the testator shall sign the will, direct another     person in the testator's presence to sign the will, or acknowledge the signature as the testator's act; and(3) the witness shall attest to the will in the     testator's presence.(e) If the will consists of separate signature pages, attestation clauses, or affidavits forming a part of the will, the testator or a person appointed by the testator shall attach the witness's signed signature page, attestation clause, or affidavit forming a part of the will or a copy of the same to the paper document containing the testator's signature or a paper copy of the electronic will within 10 business days of the attestation.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/15-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 15 - Remote Witnesses

Sec. 15-15. Determining a signer's or testator's identity.  A witness shall determine a signer's or testator's identity by one or more of the following methods:(1) personal knowledge;(2) a government-issued identification;(3) another form of identification that includes a     photograph of the holder; or(4) identity proofing.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/Art. 20 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 20 - Admission of Wills to Probate

   Article 20.  Admission of Wills to Probate  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/20-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 20 - Admission of Wills to Probate

Sec. 20-10. Admission of paper copy of electronic will.  Before being admitted to probate, a paper copy of an electronic will shall be:(1) certified under Section 10-10; or(2) supported by sufficient evidence to overcome the     presumption under subsection (b) of Section 5-10 that the testator revoked the electronic will. (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/20-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 20 - Admission of Wills to Probate

Sec. 20-15. Admission of wills attested to by witnesses who are physically present.  An electronic will or paper copy of an electronic will attested to by witnesses who are all in the testator's physical presence at the time of attestation shall be sufficiently proved under Section 6-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 to be admitted to probate.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/20-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 20 - Admission of Wills to Probate

Sec. 20-25. Admission of a will signed during the COVID-19 emergency declaration.  A will attested to by a remote witness under Section 15-20 is sufficiently proved to be admitted to probate when each of at least 2 attesting witnesses:(1) sign an attestation clause or affidavit     substantially complying with the statements required under  subsection (a) of Section 6-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 within 48 hours of the act of witnessing, and the attestation clause, affidavit, or a copy of the same is attached to the will signed by the testator or an accurate copy of the will;(2) sign an attestation clause or affidavit at or     after the act of witnessing that is attached to the will or an accurate copy of the will stating the testator and remote witness to the will substantially complied with Section 15-20 and the remote witness believed the testator to be of sound mind and memory at the time of the signing; or(3) testify in court that the testator and remote     witness substantially complied with Section 15-20 and that the remote witness believed the testator to be of sound mind and memory at the time of the signing. (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/20-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 20 - Admission of Wills to Probate

Sec. 20-30. Evidence of fraud, forgery, compulsion, or other improper conduct.  Nothing in this Article prohibits any party from introducing evidence of fraud, forgery, compulsion, or other improper conduct that in the opinion of the court is deemed sufficient to invalidate the will when being admitted. The proponent may also introduce any other evidence competent to establish the validity of a will. If the proponent establishes the validity of the will by sufficient competent evidence, it shall be admitted to probate unless there is proof of fraud, forgery, compulsion, or other improper conduct that in the opinion of the court is deemed sufficient to invalidate the will.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/20-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 20 - Admission of Wills to Probate

Sec. 20-35. Formal proof of will with remote witness under Section 20-20.  If a will has been admitted to probate under Section 20-20 before notice, any person entitled to notice under Section 6-10 of the Probate Act of 1975 may file a petition within 42 days after the effective date of the original order admitting the will to probate to require proof of the will, pursuant to this Section. The court shall set the matter for hearing upon such notice to interested persons as the court directs. At the hearing, the proponent shall establish the will by testimony of the relevant parties as provided in paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 10-10, paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 20-20, or paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 20-20 or deposition of the relevant parties following the procedures in Section 6-5 of the Probate Act of 1975 or other evidence as provided in the Probate Act of 1975, but not as provided by paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c) of Section 10-10, paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c) of Section 20-20, or paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (e) of Section 20-20, as if the will had not originally been admitted to probate. If the proponent establishes the will by sufficient competent evidence, the original order admitting it to probate and the original order appointing the representative shall be confirmed and effective as to all persons, including creditors, as of the dates of their entries, unless there is proof of fraud, forgery, compulsion, or other improper conduct that in the opinion of the court is sufficient to invalidate or destroy the will. The time for filing a petition to contest a will under Section 8-1 of the Probate Act of 1975 is not extended by the filing of the petition under this Section if the order admitting the will to probate is confirmed, but if that order is vacated, the time for filing the petition under Section 8-2 of the Probate Act of 1975 runs from the date of vacation of the order admitting the will to probate.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/20-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 20 - Admission of Wills to Probate

Sec. 20-40. Formal proof of an electronic will.  If a petition is filed for proof of an electronic will under Section 6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 or Section 20-35 of this Act, the Court shall determine whether the electronic will is a tamper-evident electronic record and has not been altered apart from the electronic signatures and other information that arises in the normal course of communication, storage, and display.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/20-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 20 - Admission of Wills to Probate

Sec. 20-45. Formal proof of will witnessed during the COVID-19 emergency declaration.  Testimony or other evidence at a hearing for formal proof of a will under Section 6-21 of the Probate of 1975 by a remote witness who witnessed the will under Section 15-20 shall establish the testator and remote witness substantially complied with the requirements of Section 15-20 and the remote witness believed the testator to be of sound mind and memory at the time of the signing. Formal proof of a will signed under Section 15-20 does not require testimony or other evidence that the remote witness attested to the will in the presence of the testator. Testimony by the remote witness that conflicts with a statement in the attestation clause or affidavit that the remote witness attested to the will in the presence of the testator does not affect proof of the will or the credibility of the remote witness.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/20-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 20 - Admission of Wills to Probate

(755 ILCS 6/20-5)Sec. 20-5. Electronic will. In addition to the requirements of Section 6-2 of the Probate Act of 1975, the petitioner shall state in the petition to have an electronic will admitted to probate that the electronic will is a tamper-evident electronic record and it has not been altered apart from the electronic signatures and other information that arises in the normal course of communication, storage, and display.  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/Art. 95 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 95 - Amendatory Provisions

   Article 95.  Amendatory Provisions  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/95-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 95 - Amendatory Provisions

Sec. 95-5. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21; text omitted.)
755 ILCS 6/95-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 95 - Amendatory Provisions

(755 ILCS 6/95-10)Sec. 95-10. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21; text omitted.)
755 ILCS 6/Art. 99 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 99 - Effective Date

   Article 99.  Effective Date  (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 6/99-99
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 6/ - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.|Article 99 - Effective Date

(755 ILCS 6/99-99)Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.   (Source: P.A. 102-167, eff. 7-26-21.)
755 ILCS 8/Art. 1 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 8/ - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions

   Article 1.  General Provisions  (Source: P.A. 96-177, eff. 1-1-10.)
755 ILCS 8/101
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 8/ - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions

Sec. 101. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.  (Source: P.A. 96-177, eff. 1-1-10.)
755 ILCS 8/102
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 8/ - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions

Sec. 102. Definitions. In this Act:(1) "Adult" means an individual who has attained 18 years of age.(2) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under the Probate Act of 1975.(3) "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under the Probate Act of 1975.(4) "Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian.(5) "Guardianship proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued.(6) "Incapacitated person" means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed.(7) "Party" means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding.(8) "Person", except in the term incapacitated person or protected person, means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.(9) "Protected person" means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued.(10) "Protective order" means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult's property.(11) "Protective proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued.(12) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.(13) "Respondent" means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought.(14) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.    (Source: P.A. 96-177, eff. 1-1-10.)
755 ILCS 8/103
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 8/ - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions

Sec. 103. International application of Act. A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this Article and  Articles 2, 3, and 5.  (Source: P.A. 96-177, eff. 1-1-10.)