Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Filed: 9/2/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 163

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 163 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing
5Section 16-1 as follows:
 
6    (755 ILCS 5/16-1)  (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 16-1)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 99-93)
8    Sec. 16-1. Citation on behalf of estate.)
9    (a) Upon the filing of a petition therefor by the
10representative or by any other person interested in the estate
11or, in the case of an estate of a ward by any other person, the
12court shall order a citation to issue for the appearance before
13it of any person whom the petitioner believes (1) to have
14concealed, converted or embezzled or to have in his possession
15or control any personal property, books of account, papers or
16evidences of debt or title to lands which belonged to a person

 

 

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1whose estate is being administered in that court or which
2belongs to his estate or to his representative or (2) to have
3information or knowledge withheld by the respondent from the
4representative and needed by the representative for the
5recovery of any property by suit or otherwise. The petition
6shall contain a request for the relief sought.
7    (b) The citation must be served not less than 10 days
8before the return day designated in the citation and must be
9served and returned in the manner provided for summons in civil
10cases. If there is a personal representative who is not the
11respondent, notice of the proceeding shall be given by mail or
12in person to the personal representative not less than 5 days
13before the return day designated in the citation.
14    (c) If the representative is the respondent, the court may
15appoint a special administrator to represent the estate. The
16court may permit the special administrator to prosecute or
17defend an appeal.
18    (d) The court may examine the respondent on oath whether or
19not the petitioner has proved the matters alleged in the
20petition, may hear the evidence offered by any party, may
21determine all questions of title, claims of adverse title and
22the right of property and may enter such orders and judgment as
23the case requires. If the respondent refuses to answer proper
24questions put to him or refuses to obey the court's order to
25deliver any personal property or, if converted, its proceeds or
26value, or books of account, papers or evidences of debt or

 

 

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1title to lands, the court may commit him to jail until he
2complies with the order of the court or is discharged by due
3course of law and the court may enforce its order against the
4respondent's real and personal property in the manner in which
5judgments for the payment of money are enforced. The court may
6tax the costs of the proceeding against the respondent and
7enter judgment therefor against him.
8(Source: P.A. 89-396, eff. 8-20-95.)
 
9    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 99-93)
10    Sec. 16-1. Citation on behalf of estate.)
11    (a) Upon the filing of a petition therefor by the
12representative or by any other person interested in the estate
13or, in the case of an estate of a ward by any other person, the
14court shall order a citation to issue for the appearance before
15it of any person whom the petitioner believes: (1) to have
16concealed, converted or embezzled or to have or had in his
17possession or control any assets, personal property, books of
18account, papers or evidences of debt or title to lands which
19belonged to a person whose estate is being administered in that
20court or which belongs to his estate or to his representative
21or ; (2) to have information or knowledge withheld by the
22respondent from the representative and needed by the
23representative for the recovery of any property by suit or
24otherwise; or (3) may be liable to the estate of a ward
25pursuant to any civil cause of action. The petition shall

 

 

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1contain a request for the relief sought.
2    (b) The citation must be served not less than 10 days
3before the return day designated in the citation and must be
4served and returned in the manner provided for summons in civil
5cases. If there is a personal representative who is not the
6respondent, notice of the proceeding shall be given by mail or
7in person to the personal representative not less than 5 days
8before the return day designated in the citation.
9    (c) If the representative is the respondent, the court may
10appoint a special administrator to represent the estate. The
11court may permit the special administrator to prosecute or
12defend an appeal.
13    (d) The court may examine the respondent on oath whether or
14not the petitioner has proved the matters alleged in the
15petition, may hear the evidence offered by any party, may
16determine all questions of title, claims of adverse title and
17the right of property and may enter such orders and judgment as
18the case requires. If the respondent refuses to answer proper
19questions put to him or refuses to obey the court's order to
20deliver any personal property or, if converted, its proceeds or
21value, or books of account, papers or evidences of debt or
22title to lands, the court may commit him to jail until he
23complies with the order of the court or is discharged by due
24course of law and the court may enforce its order against the
25respondent's real and personal property in the manner in which
26judgments for the payment of money are enforced. The court may

 

 

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1tax the costs of the proceeding against the respondent and
2enter judgment therefor against him.
3(Source: P.A. 99-93, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
4    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
5changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
6that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
7represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
8not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
9made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
10Public Act.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.".