Public Act 100-0952
 
HB4879 EnrolledLRB100 18307 JLS 33512 b

    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Power of Attorney Act is amended by
changing Section 2-7 as follows:
 
    (755 ILCS 45/2-7)  (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 802-7)
    Sec. 2-7. Duty - standard of care - record-keeping -
exoneration.
    (a) The agent shall be under no duty to exercise the powers
granted by the agency or to assume control of or responsibility
for any of the principal's property, care or affairs,
regardless of the principal's physical or mental condition.
Whenever a power is exercised, the agent shall act in good
faith for the benefit of the principal using due care,
competence, and diligence in accordance with the terms of the
agency and shall be liable for negligent exercise. An agent who
acts with due care for the benefit of the principal shall not
be liable or limited merely because the agent also benefits
from the act, has individual or conflicting interests in
relation to the property, care or affairs of the principal or
acts in a different manner with respect to the agency and the
agent's individual interests. The agent shall not be affected
by any amendment or termination of the agency until the agent
has actual knowledge thereof. The agent shall not be liable for
any loss due to error of judgment nor for the act or default of
any other person.
    (b) An agent that has accepted appointment must act in
accordance with the principal's expectations to the extent
actually known to the agent and otherwise in the principal's
best interests.
    (c) An agent shall keep a record of all receipts,
disbursements, and significant actions taken under the
authority of the agency and shall provide a copy of this record
when requested to do so by:
        (1) the principal, a guardian, another fiduciary
    acting on behalf of the principal, and, after the death of
    the principal, the personal representative or successors
    in interest of the principal's estate;
        (2) a representative of a provider agency, as defined
    in Section 2 of the Adult Protective Services Act, acting
    in the course of an assessment of a complaint of elder
    abuse or neglect under that Act;
        (3) a representative of the Office of the State Long
    Term Care Ombudsman, acting in the course of an
    investigation of a complaint of financial exploitation of a
    nursing home resident under Section 4.04 of the Illinois
    Act on the Aging;
        (4) a representative of the Office of Inspector General
    for the Department of Human Services, acting in the course
    of an assessment of a complaint of financial exploitation
    of an adult with disabilities pursuant to Section 35 of the
    Abuse of Adults with Disabilities Intervention Act;
        (5) a court under Section 2-10 of this Act; or
        (6) a representative of the Office of State Guardian or
    public guardian for the county in which the principal
    resides acting in the course of investigating whether to
    file a petition for guardianship of the principal under
    Section 11a-4 or 11a-8 of the Probate Act of 1975.
    (d) If the agent fails to provide his or her record of all
receipts, disbursements, and significant actions within 21
days after a request under subsection (c), the adult abuse
provider agency, the State Guardian, the public guardian, or a
representative of the Office of the State Long Term Care
Ombudsman may petition the court for an order requiring the
agent to produce his or her record of receipts, disbursements,
and significant actions. If the court finds that the agent's
failure to provide his or her record in a timely manner to the
adult abuse provider agency, the State Guardian, the public
guardian, or a representative of the Office of the State Long
Term Care Ombudsman was without good cause, the court may
assess reasonable costs and attorney's fees against the agent,
and order such other relief as is appropriate.
    (e) An agent is not required to disclose receipts,
disbursements, or other significant actions conducted on
behalf of the principal except as otherwise provided in the
power of attorney or as required under subsection (c).
    (f) An agent that violates this Act is liable to the
principal or the principal's successors in interest for the
amount required (i) to restore the value of the principal's
property to what it would have been had the violation not
occurred, and (ii) to reimburse the principal or the
principal's successors in interest for the attorney's fees and
costs paid on the agent's behalf. This subsection does not
limit any other applicable legal or equitable remedies.
(Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; 98-562, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756,
eff. 7-16-14.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2019