Illinois Compiled Statutes 770 Liens: Article -

• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 1
  Definitions. In this Act unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Construction" means construction, maintenance, operation, or repair. 2. "Contract" means a...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 1.1
  Short Title. This Act shall be known as the Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. (Source: P.A. 86-377.)
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 2
  Persons entitled to lien - amount of lien. Any person, including the operator, who shall, under contract with the owner or operator of any...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 3
  Property Subject to Lien. A. Liens created under Section 2 shall extend to: 1. the leasehold for which the materials or services were furnished,...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 4
  Subcontractor's Lien. Any person who shall, under contract, perform any labor or furnish any material or services as a subcontractor under an original contractor...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 5
  Forfeiture or Failure of Title. Forfeiture of a leasehold estate or a judicial finding or abandonment shall not impair any lien as to proceeds...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 6
  Notice to purchaser of oil and gas. Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, any lien claimed by virtue of this Act insofar...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 7
  Date lien arises-preference over other encumbrances. The lien provided for in this chapter arises on the date of the furnishing of the first item...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 8
  Party of liens. All liens affixed by virtue of this Act upon the same leasehold shall be of equal preference and priority. (Source: P.A.
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 9
  Continuing deliveries under single contract. All labor performed or materials or services furnished by any person entitled to a lien under this Act upon...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 10
  Contents and filing of statement of lien. Every person claiming a lien under this Act shall file with the Recorder's Office of the county...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 11
  Bond to indemnify against liens. 1. Whenever any lien or liens shall be filed under the provisions of this Act, then any owner or...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 12
  Duration of lien-suit to foreclose. Any lien provided for by this chapter may be enforced by civil action in the circuit court of the...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 13
  Parties to suit to foreclose. In such action all persons whose liens are filed as herein provided, other encumbrancers and any owners whose interest...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 14
  Consolidation of suits to foreclose - intervention. If several actions brought to enforce liens under this Act on the same property be pending at...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 15
  Removal prohibited; injunction; lien follows property wrongfully removed. When any lien provided for by this Act shall have attached to the property covered thereby,...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 16
  Sale pursuant to foreclosure. A. In all actions to enforce a lien under the provisions of this Act, the court shall, for cause, appoint...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 17
  Allowance of reasonable attorney's fee in foreclosure. In any action brought to enforce a lien prescribed by this Act, unless the defendant interposes a...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 18
  Personal action. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair or affect the right of any person to whom any debt may be...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 19
  Waivers. The taking of any note or any additional security by any person given a lien by this Act shall not constitute a waiver...
• Illinois Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989. - 770 ILCS 70, Section 20
  Assignment of liens and actions. All claims for liens and likewise all actions to recover therefor under this Act shall be assignable so as...

Last modified: February 18, 2015