815 ILCS 375/17.1

815 ILCS 375/17.1
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(815 ILCS 375/17.1) Sec. 17.1. Seller may not keep keys. For contracts entered into after January 1, 1998, unless otherwise provided for in the retail installment sales contract, a seller or holder cannot take or retain possession of the keys (or copy thereof) to a motor vehicle purchased under a retail installment sales contract. (Source: P.A. 90-437, eff. 1-1-98.)
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