(1) A burial society shall maintain with the Director a deposit of cash or securities in an amount of at least $1,000. A society having a membership of more than 2,500 members and less than 5,000 members shall maintain a deposit with the Director of $5,000. A society having a membership of more than 5,000 members and less than 10,000 members shall maintain a deposit with the Director of $10,000. A society having more than 10,000 members shall maintain a deposit with the Director of $10,000 and an additional $1,000 for each 1,000 members in excess of 10,000.
     (2) All deposits as required herein shall be in cash or in securities permitted by section 346.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/341

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

     (3) The Director may release the required deposit of cash or securities upon receipt of an order of a court having proper jurisdiction or upon: (i) certification by the burial society that it has no outstanding creditors, policyholders, certificate holders, or member obligations in effect and no plans to engage in the business of insurance; (ii) receipt of a lawful resolution of the burial society’s board of directors effecting the surrender of its articles of incorporation for administrative dissolution by the Director; and (iii) receipt of the name and forwarding address for each of the final officers and directors of the burial society, together with a plan of dissolution approved by the Director.