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770 ILCS 50/6 (2026)

The purpose and intent of this Act is to provide an inexpensive means of enforcing liens for small amounts, and to that end the provisions of this Act shall be construed to create a lien in addition to, and shall not exclude, any lien which may exist by virtue of either the common law or any other statute of the State of Illinois

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(770 ILCS 50/6) (from Ch. 82, par. 47f)
    Sec. 6. The purpose and intent of this Act is to provide an inexpensive means of enforcing liens for small amounts, and to that end the provisions of this Act shall be construed to create a lien in addition to, and shall not exclude, any lien which may exist by virtue of either the common law or any other statute of the State of Illinois.
(Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 849.)
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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: BMO Harris Bank N.A. v. Dist. Recovery Inc., 2026 IL App (1st) 241028-U.
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BMO Harris Bank N.A. v. Dist. Recovery Inc., 2026 IL App (1st) 241028-U. · cites it 8× “120(a) (1998)) does not provide a possessory lien for relocated vehicles, and that District Recovery’s only lien is under the Small Amount Act (770 ILCS 50/6 (West 2018)). In support of this argument, District Recovery points to Small Amount Act section 6, which expressly states…”
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