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IL SB3515
Bill
AI Summary
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Excludes funds held in trust under the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act from the definition of "property" under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
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Establishes that trust funds for undelivered cemetery merchandise and unprovided services are presumptively abandoned 3 years after either the beneficiary's death (with no interest indicated) or after the trustee notifies the seller that the purchaser's contact information is invalid (with no interest indicated for 3 years).
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Requires sellers to notify trustees within 30 days when trust funds become presumptively abandoned.
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Mandates trustees remit presumptively abandoned funds to the Comptroller semi-annually (within 30 days after June 30 and December 31) for deposit into the Cemetery Consumer Protection Fund.
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Adds notification requirements for trustees to inform sellers when contact information is invalid or the purchaser is deceased.
Legislative Description
PRE-NEED TRUST ABANDONMENT
Last Action
Session Sine Die
1/9/2019