# stolen cars

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 14, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-cars/707172 "2014-12-14T01:55:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 14, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-cars/707172/9 "2014-12-14T17:52:18Z")

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Depends on the state. In Illinois, a car can be listed as stolen merely if the purchaser is in arrears on a payment due, and in a routine traffic stop, the driver arrested for at least possession of a stolen car, even if registered in the driver’s name, and car impounded.

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