Public Act 0666 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Public Act 103-0666

AN ACT concerning civil law.

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

Section 5. The Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act is amended by changing Section 11-10 as follows:

(755 ILCS 6/11-10)

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

Sec. 11-10. Scope.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Article applies to an electronic nontestamentary estate planning document and an electronic signature on a nontestamentary estate planning document.

(b) This Article does not apply to a nontestamentary estate planning document, will, or terms of a trust if the terms governing the document expressly preclude use of an electronic record or electronic signature.

(c) This Article does not affect the validity of an electronic record or electronic signature that is valid under:

(1) the Illinois Uniform Electronic Transactions Act;

(2) any other Section of this Act; or

(3) any other State law relating to nontestamentary estate planning documents.

(Source: P.A. 103-301, eff. 1-1-24.)