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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
§ 3-203. Security interest. If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle:
(a) The owner shall immediately execute the application, in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title or on a separate form the Secretary of State prescribes, to name the lienholder on the certificate, showing the name and address of the lienholder and cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be delivered to the lienholder.
(b) The lienholder shall immediately cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the Secretary of State.
(c) Upon request of the owner or subordinate lienholder, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either mail or deliver the certificate to the subordinate lienholder for delivery to the Secretary of State or, upon receipt from the subordinate lienholder of the owner's application and the required fee, mail or deliver them to the Secretary of State with the certificate. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the first lienholder under his security agreement.
(d) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application and the required fee, the Secretary of State shall issue a new certificate containing the name and address of the new lienholder, and mail the certificate to the first lienholder named in it.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 625. Vehicles § 5/3-203. Security interest - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-625-vehicles/il-st-sect-625-5-3-203/
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