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625 ILCS 5/4-104 (2026)

Offenses relating to possession of titles and registration

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(625 ILCS 5/4-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-104)
    Sec. 4-104. Offenses relating to possession of titles and registration.
    (a) It is a violation of this Chapter for:
        1. A person to possess without authority any
    
manufacturer's statement of origin, certificate of title, salvage certificate, junking certificate, display certificate of title, registration card, license plate or digital license plate, registration sticker or digital registration sticker, or temporary registration permit, whether blank or otherwise;
        2. A person to possess any manufacturer's certificate
    
of origin, salvage certificate, junking certificate, certificate of title, or display certificate without complete assignment;
        3. A person to possess any manufacturer's statement
    
of origin, salvage certificate, junking certificate, display certificate or certificate of title, temporary registration permit, registration card, license plate or digital license plate, or registration sticker or digital registration sticker knowing it to have been stolen, converted, altered, forged, or counterfeited;
        4. A person to display or affix to a vehicle any
    
certificate of title, manufacturer's statement of origin, salvage certificate, junking certificate, display certificate, temporary registration permit, registration card, license plate or digital license plate, or registration sticker or digital registration sticker not authorized by law for use on such vehicle;
        5. A person to permit another, not entitled thereto,
    
to use or have possession of any manufacturer's statement of origin, salvage certificate, junking certificate, display certificate or certificate of title, registration card, license plate or digital license plate, temporary registration permit, or registration sticker or digital registration sticker;
        6. A person to fail to mail or deliver to the proper
    
person, within a reasonable period of time after receipt from the Secretary of State, any certificate of title, salvage certificate, junking certificate, display certificate, registration card, temporary registration permit, license plate or digital license plate, or registration sticker or digital registration sticker. If a person mails or delivers reasonable notice to the proper person after receipt from the Secretary of State, a presumption of delivery within a reasonable period of time shall exist; provided, however, the delivery is made, either by mail or otherwise, within 20 days from the date of receipt from the Secretary of State.
    (b) Sentence:
        1. A person convicted of a violation of subsection 1
    
or 2 of paragraph (a) of this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
        2. A person convicted of a violation of subsection 3
    
of paragraph (a) of this Section is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
        3. A person convicted of a violation of either
    
subsection 4 or 5 of paragraph (a) of this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and upon a second or subsequent conviction of such a violation is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
        4. A person convicted of a violation of subsection 6
    
of paragraph (a) of this Section is guilty of a petty offense.
(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: People v. Wright, 740 N.E.2d 755 (Ill. 2000).
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People v. Wright, 740 N.E.2d 755 (Ill. 2000). · cites it 5× “A person to possess any manufacturers certificate of origin, salvage certificate, junking certificate, certificate of title, display certificate without complete assignment[.”
People v. Sroga, 2022 IL 126978 (Ill. 2022). · cites it 5× “He later filed a petition under section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2016)), asserting that his conviction violated the Illinois proportionate penalties clause (Ill.”
People v. DePalma, 627 N.E.2d 1236 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). · cites it 3× “In that case, the title owner had signed the document, but the name of the buyer had not been filled in. After he purchased the car, Murphy, the buyer, noticed that the back of the title had been signed by David Hayes, but not by the defendant who sold the car to Murphy.”
People v. Salem, 2016 IL App (3d) 120390 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(2) (West 2010). 1 ¶6 According to the State’s evidence, introduced during this trial, defendant told the police officers that, for the last seven years, he worked with car dealers who gave defendant vehicles to detail, repair, and sell.”
People v. Sroga, 2020 IL App (1st) 171992-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 7× “Const. 1970, art. I, § 11). ¶2 Years after petitioner Kevin Sroga was convicted and sentenced to 12 months’ probation for violating section 4-104(a)(4) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code) (625 ILCS 5/4- No.”
People v. Sroga, 2022 IL 126978 (Ill. 2022). · cites it 5× “He later filed a petition under section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2016)), asserting that his conviction violated the Illinois proportionate penalties clause (Ill.”
People v. McDermott, 2014 IL App (4th) 120655 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “06-CF-333) sentenced defendant to 2 concurrent 3-year prison terms for two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle plate (625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(3) (West 2004)), with credit for 51 days served (August 28, 2006; June 19, 2007; June 30, 2011; and July 1, 2011, through August 17,…”
Ross v. Mauro Chevrolet (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 6× “In Gean, our supreme court held that sections 4-104(a)(1) (625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(1)(West 2004)) and 4-104(a)(2)(625 ILCS 5/4- 104(a)(2)(West 2004)) of the Vehicle Code are not absolute liability offenses but, rather, require the State to establish a defendant's intent to commit…”
People v. Fuller, 714 N.E.2d 501 (Ill. 1999). “Grouped under this broad rubric are a number of offenses involving motor vehicles, including possession of a stolen vehicle (625 ILCS 5/4-103(a)(1) (West 1996)), alteration of a vehicle identification number (625 ILCS 5/4-103(a)(2) (West 1996)), and vehicle theft conspiracy (625…”
People v. Sroga, 2025 IL App (1st) 240666-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “BACKGROUND ¶4 Defendant was charged by information with one count each of unlawful possession of altered, forged, or counterfeited titles and registration (count I) (625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(3) (West 2014)) and felony resisting a peace officer acting within his official capacity…”
— 625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(1) — 1 case
Ross v. Mauro Chevrolet (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “In Gean, our supreme court held that sections 4-104(a)(1) (625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(1)(West 2004)) and 4-104(a)(2)(625 ILCS 5/4- 104(a)(2)(West 2004)) of the Vehicle Code are not absolute liability offenses but, rather, require the State to establish a defendant's intent to commit…”
— 625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(2) — 3 cases
People v. Wright, 740 N.E.2d 755 (Ill. 2000). “A person to possess any manufacturers certificate of origin, salvage certificate, junking certificate, certificate of title, display certificate without complete assignment[.”
People v. Salem, 2016 IL App (3d) 120390 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(2) (West 2010). 1 ¶6 According to the State’s evidence, introduced during this trial, defendant told the police officers that, for the last seven years, he worked with car dealers who gave defendant vehicles to detail, repair, and sell.”
People v. DePalma, 627 N.E.2d 1236 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “In that case, the title owner had signed the document, but the name of the buyer had not been filled in. After he purchased the car, Murphy, the buyer, noticed that the back of the title had been signed by David Hayes, but not by the defendant who sold the car to Murphy.”
— 625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(3) — 3 cases
People v. DePalma, 627 N.E.2d 1236 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “In that case, the title owner had signed the document, but the name of the buyer had not been filled in. After he purchased the car, Murphy, the buyer, noticed that the back of the title had been signed by David Hayes, but not by the defendant who sold the car to Murphy.”
People v. McDermott, 2014 IL App (4th) 120655 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “06-CF-333) sentenced defendant to 2 concurrent 3-year prison terms for two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle plate (625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(3) (West 2004)), with credit for 51 days served (August 28, 2006; June 19, 2007; June 30, 2011; and July 1, 2011, through August 17,…”
People v. Sroga, 2025 IL App (1st) 240666-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “BACKGROUND ¶4 Defendant was charged by information with one count each of unlawful possession of altered, forged, or counterfeited titles and registration (count I) (625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(3) (West 2014)) and felony resisting a peace officer acting within his official capacity…”
— 625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(4) — 4 cases
People v. Sroga, 2022 IL 126978 (Ill. 2022). “He later filed a petition under section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2016)), asserting that his conviction violated the Illinois proportionate penalties clause (Ill.”
People v. Sroga, 2020 IL App (1st) 171992-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Const. 1970, art. I, § 11). ¶2 Years after petitioner Kevin Sroga was convicted and sentenced to 12 months’ probation for violating section 4-104(a)(4) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code) (625 ILCS 5/4- No.”
People v. Sroga, 2022 IL 126978 (Ill. 2022). “He later filed a petition under section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2016)), asserting that his conviction violated the Illinois proportionate penalties clause (Ill.”
Ross v. Mauro Chevrolet (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “In Gean, our supreme court held that sections 4-104(a)(1) (625 ILCS 5/4-104(a)(1)(West 2004)) and 4-104(a)(2)(625 ILCS 5/4- 104(a)(2)(West 2004)) of the Vehicle Code are not absolute liability offenses but, rather, require the State to establish a defendant's intent to commit…”
— 625 ILCS 5/4-104(b)(2) — 1 case
People v. DePalma, 627 N.E.2d 1236 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “In that case, the title owner had signed the document, but the name of the buyer had not been filled in. After he purchased the car, Murphy, the buyer, noticed that the back of the title had been signed by David Hayes, but not by the defendant who sold the car to Murphy.”
— 625 ILCS 5/4-104(b)(3) — 3 cases
People v. Sroga, 2022 IL 126978 (Ill. 2022). “He later filed a petition under section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2016)), asserting that his conviction violated the Illinois proportionate penalties clause (Ill.”
People v. Sroga, 2020 IL App (1st) 171992-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Const. 1970, art. I, § 11). ¶2 Years after petitioner Kevin Sroga was convicted and sentenced to 12 months’ probation for violating section 4-104(a)(4) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code) (625 ILCS 5/4- No.”
People v. Sroga, 2022 IL 126978 (Ill. 2022). “He later filed a petition under section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2016)), asserting that his conviction violated the Illinois proportionate penalties clause (Ill.”
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