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PERSONAL PROPERTY/LIENS

LIEN SEARCHES:

Our office can search the Province of Alberta for registered liens. It is recommended before buying personal property to do a lien search. The search result will tell you if the personal property is subject to another registration. Doing a search of this nature WILL NOT indicate a stolen status.

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Types of Searches:

Individual or business debtor name, serial number, and registration number

Distribution Seizure and Related Writ searches

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LIEN REGISTRATIONS

Interests in personal property must be registered in the Personal Property Registry. It is very important to keep in mind that registration of your interest in the Personal Property Registry does not guarantee priority over all other interests. It is however, a necessary step to protect your interest. The most common registrations we register are security agreements, writ of enforcements, and garage keepers' liens. We can also amend and discharge liens once registered. You must bring the appropriate completed forms to our office.
 

VEHICLE INFORMATION REPORTS

A Vehicle Information Report (VIR) provides information about a vehicle’s registration history in Alberta. They can be purchased at the registry or online.

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The information contained in the VIR includes:

  • The date and time of the report

  • Vehicle description - year, make, model, style, colour, fuel type, odometer reading if available

  • Vehicle status - active, salvage, non-repairable, unsafe, rebuilt, stolen etc.

  • Vehicle registration - date vehicle first entered on system, licence plate classification, registration history date and location (no personal information for any current or previous owner is shown, including licence plate numbers)

  • Lien information - provides the number of liens which are registered in the province of Alberta Detailed information, such as the secured party and the party to whom the money is owed, can be determined by purchasing a separate Personal Property lien search

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The VIR ONLY shows information from the Alberta Motor Vehicle System. It does not include any information from other provinces or countries where the vehicle may have been registered.

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