(755 ILCS 32/15) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
Sec. 15. Charitable organization affidavit of interest in property. (a) If a charitable organization is a beneficiary of an interest in property created by beneficiary designation, that charitable organization may present an affidavit to the holder of the property or to any person with information about the property to obtain the property or information regarding the property. The affidavit must state all of the following: (1) the decedent's name and last known address to the extent known; (2) a general description of the property to the extent known; (3) the charitable organization's name, address, and primary contact information; (4) the charitable organization is a charitable organization; (5) a request that the property be paid, delivered, or transferred to the charitable organization or that information about the property be given to the charitable organization; (6) the charitable organization has a right to the interest in the property listed in the affidavit to the extent known; (7) the affidavit has been signed by an authorized representative of the charitable organization under penalty of perjury before a notary public as provided in the Notary Public Act; and (8) the information in the affidavit is true and correct to the best of the affiant's knowledge or belief. (b) The affidavit must be accompanied by all of the following: (1) a copy of the charitable organization's determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service recognizing its tax-exempt status; (2) a copy of the charitable organization's Certificate of Good Standing issued by the Secretary of State; (3) a death certificate of the decedent, probate notice published by the personal representative of the decedent's estate, proof of payment of the decedent's funeral expenses, the decedent's obituary as verification of the decedent's death, or any other reliable source or record that verifies the decedent's death; (4) a corporate resolution or similar statement of authority of the affiant to act on behalf of the charitable organization; and (5) Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 completed by an authorized representative of the charitable organization. (Source: P.A. 104-481, eff. 1-1-27.)