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Executive Order 2020-16 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 14)

Suspension of vehicle repossessions

Governor JB Pritzker · Illinois (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Illinois
Level
State
Authority
20 ILCS 3305/7(1), 7(8), 7(12)
Issued
2020-03-28 Mar. 28, 2020
Effective
2020-03-27
End
Duration of the proclamation; re-issued through 2020 and spring 2021; not among the orders re-issued by EO 2021-15 (July 23, 2021) (read as 2021-07-23)
In force
Mar. 27, 2020 to July 23, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • secured lenders
  • repossession agents
  • vehicle owners
Functions reached
  • CL consumer and auto lending
  • SV servicing and collections
  • FI dealer finance
Collection
Illinois IL

Operative words

Section 1. Beginning March 27, 2020 and continuing for the duration of the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation, the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, 810 ILCS 5/9-609, regarding the possession or usability of a vehicle, and the provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/3-114, regarding the repossession of vehicles, are suspended. No provision contained in this Executive Order shall be construed as relieving any individual of the obligation to make payments or comply with any other obligation.

Enforcement

20 ILCS 3305/7

Notes

Suspended the self-help repossession remedy of every auto lender and dealer finance arm in Illinois.

Retrieval note

Exact rescission date in 2021 not pinned.

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