Chapter 770 — LIENS

(770 ILCS 5/0.01) (from Ch. 13, par. 13.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Attorneys Lien Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(770 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 13, par. 14) Sec. 1. Attorneys at law shall have a lien upon all claims, demands and causes of action, including all claims for unliquidated damages, which may be placed in their hands by their clients for suit or collection, or upon which suit or action …

(770 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 82, par. 651) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act. (Source: P.A. 87-779.)

(770 ILCS 15/10) (from Ch. 82, par. 660) Sec. 10. Broker's lien. (a) Any broker shall have a lien, upon commercial real estate or any interest in that commercial real estate, in the amount that the broker is due: (1) under a written instrument signed by the owner of an interest i…

(770 ILCS 15/15) (from Ch. 82, par. 665) Sec. 15. Priority. Prior recorded liens and mortgages shall have priority over a broker's lien. A prior recorded lien shall include, without limitation, (i) a valid mechanic's lien claim that is recorded subsequent to the broker's notice o…

(770 ILCS 15/20) (from Ch. 82, par. 670) Sec. 20. Escrow of disputed amounts. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, whenever a claim for lien has been filed with the County Recorder or Registrar of Titles that would prevent the closing of a transaction or conveyance, an e…

(770 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 82, par. 655) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Commercial real estate" means any real estate located in Illinois other than (i) real estate containing one to 6 residential units, (ii) real estate on which no buildings or structures are located,…

(770 ILCS 23/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Health Care Services Lien Act. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 23/10) Sec. 10. Lien created; limitation. (a) Every health care professional and health care provider that renders any service in the treatment, care, or maintenance of an injured person, except services rendered under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act or …

(770 ILCS 23/15) Sec. 15. Notice of judgment or award. A judgment, award, settlement, or compromise secured by or on behalf of an injured person may not be satisfied without the injured person or his or her authorized representative first giving notice of the judgment, award, set…

(770 ILCS 23/20) Sec. 20. Items to which lien attaches. The lien of a health care professional or health care provider under this Act shall, from and after the time of the service of the lien notice, attach to any verdict, judgment, award, settlement, or compromise secured by or …

(770 ILCS 23/25) Sec. 25. Examination of health care records. (a) Upon written request by medical authorization signed by the patient or the patient's representative, or by subpoena, any party to a pending court action against whom a claim is asserted for damages resulting from i…

(770 ILCS 23/30) Sec. 30. Adjudication of rights. On petition filed by the injured person or the health care professional or health care provider and on the petitioner's written notice to all interested adverse parties, the circuit court shall adjudicate the rights of all interes…

(770 ILCS 23/35) Sec. 35. Liens created under prior law. A lien validly created under the Clinical Psychologists Lien Act, the Dentists Lien Act, the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Lien Act, Home Health Agency Lien Act, the Hospital Lien Act, the Optometrists Lien Act, the …

(770 ILCS 23/40) Sec. 40. Attorney's lien. Nothing in this Act shall affect the priority of any attorney's lien under the Attorneys Lien Act. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 23/45) Sec. 45. Amounts not recovered under lien. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the right of a health care professional or health care provider, or attorney, to pursue collection, through all available means, of its reasonable charges for the servic…

(770 ILCS 23/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Health care professional" means any individual in any of the following license categories: licensed physician, licensed dentist, licensed optometrist, licensed naprapath, licensed clinical psychologist, or licensed physical thera…

(770 ILCS 23/50) Sec. 50. Subrogation claims. If a subrogation claim or other right of reimbursement claim that arises out of the payment of medical expenses or other benefits exists with respect to a claim for personal injury or death, and the personal injury or death estate cla…

(770 ILCS 23/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03; text omitted.)

(770 ILCS 23/905) Sec. 905. The Clinical Psychologists Lien Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 23/910) Sec. 910. The Dentists Lien Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 23/915) Sec. 915. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Lien Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 23/920) Sec. 920. The Home Health Agency Lien Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 23/925) Sec. 925. The Hospital Lien Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 23/930) Sec. 930. The Optometrists Lien Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 23/935) Sec. 935. The Physical Therapist Lien Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 23/940) Sec. 940. The Physicians Lien Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 23/945) Sec. 945. If and only if the provisions of House Bill 1205 of the 93rd General Assembly creating the Naprapathic Lien Act become law, the Naprapathic Lien Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 23/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect on July 1, 2003. (Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)

(770 ILCS 30/0.01) (from Ch. 82, par. 200) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Horseshoers Lien Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(770 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 82, par. 201) Sec. 1. Every person who, at the request of the owner or his authorized agent, shall shoe or cause to be shod by his employees any horse, mule, ox or other animal shall have a lien upon the animal shod for his reasonable charge for shoeing …

(770 ILCS 30/10) (from Ch. 82, par. 210) Sec. 10. In all actions prosecuted under the provisions of this act, the court or jury, who shall try the same, or make an assessment of damages therein, shall in addition to finding the sum due to the plaintiff, also find that the same is…

(770 ILCS 30/11) (from Ch. 82, par. 211) Sec. 11. When the lien is perfected as above provided, the horse, mule, ox or other animal, as above provided, shall be sold to satisfy the lien as follows: The court shall in the judgment specify the time and place at which such animal sh…

(770 ILCS 30/12) (from Ch. 82, par. 212) Sec. 12. All sales of animals under this act shall be made subject to redemption by the owner of such animals of his legal representatives, such redemption to be made by paying to the officer making the sale, or to the court ordering the s…

(770 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 82, par. 202) Sec. 2. Any person desiring to secure the benefits of this Act shall within 6 months after the shoeing of such horse, mule, ox or other animal, file with the recorder in the county in which such animal is, a claim for lien in writing and un…

(770 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 82, par. 203) Sec. 3. Such claim for lien shall state the name and residence of the person claiming the lien, the name of the owner, or reputed owner, of the animal sought to be charged with the lien and a description sufficient for identification of the…

(770 ILCS 30/4) (from Ch. 82, par. 204) Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the recorder upon presentation to him, of any such claim for lien to file the same in his office, in the same manner as provided by law for the filing and recording of deeds or other written instruments and h…

(770 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 82, par. 205) Sec. 5. The original or a copy of such claim for lien filed as aforesaid, certified by the recorder, shall be received in evidence, in any proceeding taken to foreclose the lien herein provided for but only of the fact that such claim for l…

(770 ILCS 30/6) (from Ch. 82, par. 206) Sec. 6. The person claiming such lien may commence suit to foreclose the same by filing a complaint in the circuit court for the county in which the animal shod may be found. Such suit shall be against the person liable for the payment of t…

(770 ILCS 30/7) (from Ch. 82, par. 207) Sec. 7. If such summons be returned personally served upon the defendant, the same proceedings shall thereupon be had in all respects as in other suits in which there is a personal service of process, and judgment shall be rendered in such …

(770 ILCS 30/8) (from Ch. 82, par. 208) Sec. 8. If the officer returns such summons that the defendant cannot be found in his county, the same proceedings shall thereupon be had in all respects as near as may be, as in suits commenced by attachment in which there is not a persona…

(770 ILCS 30/9) (from Ch. 82, par. 209) Sec. 9. If the plaintiff recovers judgment in such action, enforcement shall be had thereon in the same manner and with the like effect as upon judgments entered in actions commenced by attachment, and the horse, mule, ox or other animal up…

(770 ILCS 40/0.01) (from Ch. 82, par. 56.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Innkeepers Lien Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(770 ILCS 40/48) (from Ch. 82, par. 57) Sec. 48. Hotel, inn and boarding house keepers shall have a lien upon the baggage and other valuables of their guests or boarders brought into such hotel, inn or boarding house by such guests or boarders, for the proper charges due from suc…

(770 ILCS 40/49) (from Ch. 82, par. 58) Sec. 49. Stable keepers. (a) As used in this Section: "Boarding or stabling agreement" means any agreement, written or oral, that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions concerning the boarding or stabl…

(770 ILCS 40/50) (from Ch. 82, par. 59) Sec. 50. Agisters and persons keeping, yarding, feeding or pasturing domestic animals, shall have a lien upon the animals agistered, kept, yarded or fed, for the proper charges due for the agisting, keeping, yarding or feeding thereof. (Sou…

(770 ILCS 40/50a) (from Ch. 82, par. 59a) Sec. 50a. Every person who, as owner or lessee of any threshing machine, clover huller, corn sheller or hay baler, threshes grain or seed, hulls clover, shells corn or presses hay or straw at the request of the owner, reputed owner, autho…

(770 ILCS 45/0.01) (from Ch. 82, par. 39.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Labor and Storage Lien Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(770 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 82, par. 40) Sec. 1. Every person, firm or corporation who has expended labor, skill or materials upon any chattel, or has furnished storage for said chattel, at the request of its owner, reputed owner, or authorized agent of the owner, or lawful possess…

(770 ILCS 45/1.5) Sec. 1.5. Storage fees; notice to lienholder of record. (a) Any person, firm, or private corporation seeking to impose fees in connection with the furnishing of storage for a vehicle in the person's, firm's, or corporation's possession must provide written notic…