Illinois Code § 3
Illinois Code § 3. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3.
Scope and Jurisdiction. (a) This Act applies to a transfer that refers to this Act in the designation under Section 10(a) by which the transfer is made if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of this State or the custodial property is located in this State. The custodianship so created remains subject to this Act despite a subsequent change in residence of a transferor, the minor, or the custodian, or the removal of custodial property from this State. (b) A person designated as custodian under this Act is subject to personal jurisdiction in this State with respect to any matter relating to the custodianship. (c) A transfer that purports to be made and which is valid under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or a substantially similar act, of another state is governed by the law of the designated state and may be executed and is enforceable in this State if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of the designated state or the custodial property is located in the designated state. (Source: P.A. 84-915.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 3
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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