Section 625 ILCS 45/3A-11 - Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates(a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the Department of Natural Resources, shall promptly make application for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing information satisfactory to the Department of Natural Resources. The duplicate certificate of title shall contain the legend "This is a duplicate certificate and may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate." It shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.(b) The Department of Natural Resources shall not issue a duplicate certificate of title to any person within 15 days after the issuance of an original certificate of title to such person.(c) A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the Department of Natural Resources.P.A. 89-445, eff. 2/7/1996.