Section 625 ILCS 45/3A-12 - Transfer(a) If an owner transfers his interest in a watercraft other than by the creation of a security interest, he shall, at the time of the delivery, execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the Department of Natural Resources prescribes and cause the certificate and assignment to be mailed or delivered to the transferee or to the Department of Natural Resources.(b) Except as provided in Section 3A-14 of this Article, the transferee shall, promptly and within 15 days after delivery to him of the watercraft and the assigned title, execute the application for a new certificate of title in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the Department of Natural Resources prescribes, and cause the certificate and application to be mailed or delivered to the Department of Natural Resources.(c) Upon request of the owner or transferee, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall, unless the transfer was a breach of his security agreement, either deliver the certificate to the transferee for delivery to the Department of Natural Resources or, upon receipt from the transferee of the owner's assignment, the transferee's application for a new certificate and the required fee, mail or deliver them to the Department of Natural Resources. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the lienholder under his security agreement.(d) If a security interest is reserved or created at the time of the transfer, the certificate of title shall be retained by or delivered to the person who becomes the lienholder, and the parties shall comply with the provisions of Section 3B-3 of Article IIIB.(e) Except as provided in Section 3A-14 of this Article and as between the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective until the provisions of this Section and Section 3A-16 of this Article have been complied with; however, an owner who has delivered possession of the watercraft to the transferee and has complied with the provisions of this Section and Section 3A-16 of this Article requiring action by him as not liable as owner for any damages thereafter resulting from operation of the watercraft.(f) The Department of Natural Resources may decline to process any application for a transfer of an interest in a watercraft if any fees or taxes due under this Act from the transferor or the transferee have not been paid upon reasonable notice and demand.P.A. 89-445, eff. 2/7/1996.