Illinois § 24

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 24, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 24.

The clerks shall keep a docket, in which they shall enter all the unsettled estates in their office, the name of the administrator, the date of the letters of office, the amount of the bond, and the names of the securities thereto, the names of the heirs and surviving spouse, if known, the time of filing inventory and sale bill, and amount of sale bill - leaving a sufficient margin for remarks. The docket shall be prepared in vertical columns, designated from left to right as follows: Name of deceased and administrator; Date of letters; Amount of bond and names of securities; Surviving spouse and heirs; When inventory and sale bill filed and amount of sale bill; Remarks. The dockets shall have an alphabetical index, in which shall be entered each estate, and the page upon which it is docketed. This Section is subject to the provisions of "The Local Records Act", approved August 18, 1961, as amended. (Source: P.A. 83-1362.)

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What does Illinois Compiled Statutes § 24 cover?

Section 24 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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