Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 205 ILCS 620/1-2

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     The General Assembly finds that corporate fiduciaries perform a vital service in the administration of trusts, guardianship, receiverships, estates and other fiduciary capacities; that it is in the public interest that prior to accepting any fiduciary appointment, a corporate fiduciary meet minimum qualifications with respect to financial capacity as well as managerial competence and integrity; that the operation of a corporate fiduciary is impressed with a public interest such that it should be supervised as an activity affecting the general welfare of the people of the State of Illinois; and that a corporate fiduciary should obtain its authority, conduct its operations and be supervised as provided in this Act.