Except as is otherwise provided by this Act, all costs of proceedings in the matter of an estray or other property taken up or property found, shall be paid by the taker-up or finder in the first instance, and if the owner of the property claims it within the time limited by this Act the owner shall repay the finder or taker-up the amount of such costs before the finder or taker-up shall be required to surrender the property to such owner.
765 ILCS 1020/30
Known as the Estrays and Lost Property Act
The act spans §§ 765-1020-0-01 to 765-1020-4 (16 sections).
P.A. 81-273.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.