Any person intervening to enforce any lien or claims adverse to the owners of the craft attached shall, at the time of filing the petition, file with the clerk a bond as in the case of original attachment.
4-213.Bond by intervenor.
Article IV. Attachment · Part 2. Watercraft · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 20, 2026
In one sentenceSection 4-213 requires anyone intervening to enforce a lien or claim adverse to the craft's owners to file a bond, like the one required of the original attaching plaintiff, at the time the intervening petition is filed.
Full Text of 735 ILCS 5/4-213
Plain-English Summary
This section attaches a bonding requirement to intervention. Anyone intervening to enforce a lien or claim adverse to the owners of the attached craft must, at the moment of filing the intervening petition, file a bond with the clerk in the same form required of the original attaching plaintiff under Section 4-205.
The requirement gives the owner the same protection against a groundless intervening claim that Section 4-205 gives against a groundless original attachment.
Frequently Asked Questions
When must an intervenor post a bond under this section?
At the time of filing the intervening petition.
What kind of bond must the intervenor file?
The same kind required of the original attaching plaintiff under Section 4-205.
Does every intervenor need to post this bond?
Only those intervening to enforce a lien or claim adverse to the owners of the attached craft.
Who is the bond filed with?
The clerk.
Why does the statute require this bond from intervenors?
To give the owner the same protection against a wrongful intervening claim that the original attachment bond provides against a wrongful attachment.
Amendment History
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Illinois Compiled Statutes, published by the
Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois General Assembly / Legislative Reference Bureau. Last verified July 20, 2026.
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