(735 ILCS 5/4-217) (from Ch. 110, par. 4-217)
Sec. 4-217.
Appraisement - Restitution - Sale.
If the owner, his or
her agent or attorney, or other party in
interest, so elect, in place of bonding, as heretofore provided, such person
may apply to the court upon like notice, for an order
of appraisement of such water-craft so seized, by three competent
persons to be appointed by the court and named in the
order, and upon such party depositing with the clerk the amount of such
appraisement in money, or executing or filing with the clerk a bond for such
amount, executed as provided in the preceding section, the court shall
enter an order of restitution, as provided in the next
section, and if the claimant of such water-craft shall decline any such
application, or neglect within 20 days to accept such appraisement and make
the deposit, or give bond as hereinabove stated, or the property seized
shall be liable to decay, depreciation or injury from delay, the court, in
its discretion, may order the same or part thereof to be sold, and the
proceeds thereof to be brought into court to abide the results of the action.
(Source: P.A. 84-631.)
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