(770 ILCS 110/4) (from Ch. 82, par. 404)

Sec. 4. (a) If a notice of federal lien, a refiling of a notice of federal lien or a notice of revocation of any certificate described in subsection (b) is presented to a filing officer who is:

(1) the Secretary of State, he shall cause the notice to be marked, held and indexed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-519 of the Uniform Commercial Code as if the notice were a financing statement within the meaning of that Code; or

(2) any other officer described in Section 2, he shall endorse thereon his identification and the date and time of receipt and forthwith file it alphabetically or enter it in an alphabetical index showing the name and address of the person named in the notice, the date and time of receipt, the title and address of the official or entity certifying the lien, the total amount appearing on the notice of lien, and in the case of federal tax liens, the collector's serial number of the notice.

(b) If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge or subordination of any lien is presented to the Secretary of State for filing he shall:

(1) cause a certificate of release or nonattachment to be marked, held and indexed as if the certificate were a termination statement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code, but the notice of lien to which the certificate relates may not be removed from the files; and

(2) cause a certificate of discharge or subordination to be marked, held and indexed as if the certificate were a release of collateral within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(c) If a refiled notice of federal lien referred to in subsection (a) or any of the certificates or notices referred to in subsection (b) is presented for filing to any other filing officer specified in Section 2, he shall permanently attach the refiled notice or the certificate to the original notice of lien and enter the refiled notice or the certificate with the date of filing in any alphabetical lien index on the line where the original notice of lien is entered.

(d) Upon request of any person, the filing officer shall issue his certificate showing whether there is on file, on the date and hour stated therein, any notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this Act or "An Act in relation to liens of the United States of America", approved June 27, 1923, as amended, naming a particular person, and if a notice or certificate is on file, giving the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate. The fee for a certificate is $5. Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal lien, or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien, for a fee of 50¢ per page.

(Source: P.A. 91-893, eff. 7-1-01.)