Illinois Code § 7-401
Illinois Code § 7-401. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 7-401.
Transfer of registration to defeat purposes of act prohibited. (a) If an owner's registration has been suspended hereunder, such registration shall not be transferred nor the vehicle in respect to which such registration was issued be registered in any other name until the Secretary of State is satisfied that such transfer of registration is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purposes of this act. (b) Nothing in this section shall in any wise affect the rights of any conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee or lessor of such a vehicle registered in the name of another as owner who becomes subject to the provisions of this act. (c) The Secretary of State shall suspend the registration of any vehicle transferred in violation of the provisions of this section. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 7-401
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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