Illinois Statutes Chapter 765. Property § 1026/15-1302. When agreement to locate property void

(a) Subject to subsection (b), an agreement under Section 15-1301 is void if it is entered into during the period beginning on the date the property was presumed abandoned under this Act and ending 24 months after the payment or delivery of the property to the administrator.

(b) If a provision in an agreement described in Section 15-1301 applies to mineral proceeds for which compensation is to be paid to the other person based in whole or in part on a part of the underlying minerals or mineral proceeds not then presumed abandoned, the provision is void regardless of when the agreement was entered into.

(c) An agreement under this Article 13 which provides for compensation in an amount that is more than 10% of the amount collected is unenforceable except by the apparent owner.

(d) An apparent owner or the administrator may assert that an agreement described in this Article 13 is void on a ground other than it provides for payment of unconscionable compensation.

(e) A person attempting to collect a contingent fee for discovering, on behalf of an apparent owner, presumptively abandoned property must be licensed as a private detective pursuant to the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.

(f) This Section does not apply to an agreement between an owner and an attorney to pursue a claim for recovery of specifically identified property held by the administrator or to contest the administrator's denial of a claim for recovery of the property where the attorney has an attorney-client relationship with the owner.

(g) This Section does not apply to an apparent owner's agreement with a CPA firm licensed under the Illinois Public Accounting Act, or with an affiliate of such firm, if all of the following apply: