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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 2-4.5. Exemptions. For the purposes of this Act, a person does not engage in the trust business by:
(1) the rendering of fiduciary services by an attorney-at-law admitted to the practice of law in this State;
(2) rendering services as a certified or registered public accountant in the performance of duties as such;
(3) acting as a trustee or receiver in bankruptcy;
(4) engaging in the business of an escrow agent;
(5) receiving rents and proceeds of sale as a licensed real estate broker on behalf of the principal;
(6) acting as trustee under a deed of trust made only as security for the payment of money or for the performance of another act;
(7) acting in accordance with its authorized powers as a religious, charitable, educational, or other not-for-profit corporation or as a charitable trust or as an unincorporated religious organization;
(8) engaging in securities transactions as a dealer or salesman;
(9) acting as either a receiver under the supervision of a court or as an assignee for the benefit of creditors under the supervision of a court; or
(10) engaging in such other activities that the Commissioner may prescribe by rule.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 205. Financial Regulation § 620/2-4.5. Exemptions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-205-financial-regulation/il-st-sect-205-620-2-4-5/
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