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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Sections 1-154.7, 5-301, 5-302, and 5-803 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/1-154.7)
7    Sec. 1-154.7. Out-of-state salvage vehicle buyer. A person
8who is licensed in another state or jurisdiction and acquires
9salvage or junk vehicles for the primary purpose of taking them
10out of this State state.
11(Source: P.A. 95-783, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
12    (625 ILCS 5/5-301)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-301)
13    Sec. 5-301. Automotive parts recyclers, scrap processors,
14repairers and rebuilders must be licensed.
15    (a) No person in this State shall, except as an incident to
16the servicing of vehicles, carry on or conduct the business of
17an automotive parts recycler, a scrap processor, a repairer, or
18a rebuilder, unless licensed to do so in writing by the
19Secretary of State under this Section. No person shall rebuild
20a salvage vehicle unless such person is licensed as a rebuilder
21by the Secretary of State under this Section. No person shall
22engage in the business of acquiring 5 or more previously owned

 

 

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1vehicles in one calendar year for the primary purpose of
2disposing of those vehicles in the manner described in the
3definition of a "scrap processor" in this Code unless the
4person is licensed as an automotive parts recycler by the
5Secretary of State under this Section. No person shall engage
6in the act of dismantling, crushing, or altering a vehicle into
7another form using machinery or equipment unless licensed to do
8so and only from the fixed location identified on the license
9issued by the Secretary. Each license shall be applied for and
10issued separately, except that a license issued to a new
11vehicle dealer under Section 5-101 of this Code shall also be
12deemed to be a repairer license.
13    (b) Any application filed with the Secretary of State,
14shall be duly verified by oath, in such form as the Secretary
15of State may by rule or regulation prescribe and shall contain:
16        1. The name and type of business organization of the
17    applicant and his principal or additional places of
18    business, if any, in this State.
19        2. The kind or kinds of business enumerated in
20    subsection (a) of this Section to be conducted at each
21    location.
22        3. If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its
23    officers, directors, and shareholders having a ten percent
24    or greater ownership interest in the corporation, setting
25    forth the residence address of each; if the applicant is a
26    sole proprietorship, a partnership, an unincorporated

 

 

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1    association, a trust, or any similar form of business
2    organization, the names and residence address of the
3    proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, director,
4    trustee or manager.
5        4. A statement that the applicant's officers,
6    directors, shareholders having a ten percent or greater
7    ownership interest therein, proprietor, partner, member,
8    officer, director, trustee, manager, or other principals
9    in the business have not committed in the past three years
10    any one violation as determined in any civil or criminal or
11    administrative proceedings of any one of the following
12    Acts:
13            (a) the Anti-Theft Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
14        Code;
15            (b) the "Certificate of Title Laws" of the Illinois
16        Vehicle Code;
17            (c) the "Offenses against Registration and
18        Certificates of Title Laws" of the Illinois Vehicle
19        Code;
20            (d) the "Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers and
21        Rebuilders Laws" of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
22            (e) Section 21-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
23        the Criminal Code of 2012, Criminal Trespass to
24        Vehicles; or
25            (f) the Retailers Occupation Tax Act.
26        5. A statement that the applicant's officers,

 

 

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1    directors, shareholders having a ten percent or greater
2    ownership interest therein, proprietor, partner, member,
3    officer, director, trustee, manager or other principals in
4    the business have not committed in any calendar year 3 or
5    more violations, as determined in any civil or criminal or
6    administrative proceedings, of any one or more of the
7    following Acts:
8            (a) the Consumer Finance Act;
9            (b) the Consumer Installment Loan Act;
10            (c) the Retail Installment Sales Act;
11            (d) the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales
12        Act;
13            (e) the Interest Act;
14            (f) the Illinois Wage Assignment Act;
15            (g) Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil
16        Procedure; or
17            (h) the Consumer Fraud Act.
18        6. An application for a license shall be accompanied by
19    the following fees: $50 for applicant's established place
20    of business; $25 for each additional place of business, if
21    any, to which the application pertains; provided, however,
22    that if such an application is made after June 15 of any
23    year, the license fee shall be $25 for applicant's
24    established place of business plus $12.50 for each
25    additional place of business, if any, to which the
26    application pertains. License fees shall be returnable

 

 

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1    only in the event that such application shall be denied by
2    the Secretary of State.
3        7. A statement that the applicant understands Chapter 1
4    through Chapter 5 of this Code.
5        8. A statement that the applicant shall comply with
6    subsection (e) of this Section.
7        9. A statement indicating if the applicant, including
8    any of the applicant's affiliates or predecessor
9    corporations, has been subject to the revocation or
10    nonrenewal of a business license by a municipality under
11    Section 5-501.5 of this Code.
12        10. The applicant's National Motor Vehicle Title
13    Information System number and a statement of compliance if
14    applicable.
15    (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
16information contained in any application for a license filed
17with the Secretary of State shall be amended within 30 days
18after the occurrence of such change on such form as the
19Secretary of State may prescribe by rule or regulation,
20accompanied by an amendatory fee of $2.
21    (d) Anything in this Chapter to the contrary,
22notwithstanding, no person shall be licensed under this Section
23unless such person shall maintain an established place of
24business as defined in this Chapter.
25    (e) The Secretary of State shall within a reasonable time
26after receipt thereof, examine an application submitted to him

 

 

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1under this Section and unless he makes a determination that the
2application submitted to him does not conform with the
3requirements of this Section or that grounds exist for a denial
4of the application, as prescribed in Section 5-501 of this
5Chapter, grant the applicant an original license as applied for
6in writing for his established place of business and a
7supplemental license in writing for each additional place of
8business in such form as he may prescribe by rule or regulation
9which shall include the following:
10        1. the name of the person licensed;
11        2. if a corporation, the name and address of its
12    officers or if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an
13    unincorporated association or any similar form of business
14    organization, the name and address of the proprietor or of
15    each partner, member, officer, director, trustee or
16    manager;
17        3. a designation of the kind or kinds of business
18    enumerated in subsection (a) of this Section to be
19    conducted at each location;
20        4. in the case of an original license, the established
21    place of business of the licensee;
22        5. in the case of a supplemental license, the
23    established place of business of the licensee and the
24    additional place of business to which such supplemental
25    license pertains.
26    (f) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or a

 

 

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1certified copy thereof, provided by the Secretary of State
2shall be kept, posted, conspicuously in the established place
3of business of the licensee and in each additional place of
4business, if any, maintained by such licensee. The licensee
5also shall post conspicuously in the established place of
6business and in each additional place of business a notice
7which states that such business is required to be licensed by
8the Secretary of State under Section 5-301, and which provides
9the license number of the business and the license expiration
10date. This notice also shall advise the consumer that any
11complaints as to the quality of service may be brought to the
12attention of the Attorney General. The information required on
13this notice also shall be printed conspicuously on all
14estimates and receipts for work by the licensee subject to this
15Section. The Secretary of State shall prescribe the specific
16format of this notice.
17    (g) Except as provided in subsection (h) hereof, licenses
18granted under this Section shall expire by operation of law on
19December 31 of the calendar year for which they are granted
20unless sooner revoked, nonrenewed, or cancelled under the
21provisions of Section 5-501 or 5-501.5 of this Chapter.
22    (h) Any license granted under this Section may be renewed
23upon application and payment of the fee required herein as in
24the case of an original license, provided, however, that in
25case an application for the renewal of an effective license is
26made during the month of December, such effective license shall

 

 

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1remain in force until such application is granted or denied by
2the Secretary of State.
3    (i) All automotive repairers and rebuilders shall, in
4addition to the requirements of subsections (a) through (h) of
5this Section, meet the following licensing requirements:
6        1. provide proof that the property on which first time
7    applicants plan to do business is in compliance with local
8    zoning laws and regulations, and a listing of zoning
9    classification;
10        2. provide proof that the applicant for a repairer's
11    license complies with the proper workers' compensation
12    rate code or classification, and listing the code of
13    classification for that industry;
14        3. provide proof that the applicant for a rebuilder's
15    license complies with the proper workers' compensation
16    rate code or classification for the repair industry or the
17    auto parts recycling industry and listing the code of
18    classification;
19        4. provide proof that the applicant has obtained or
20    applied for a hazardous waste generator number, and listing
21    the actual number if available or certificate of exemption;
22        5. provide proof that applicant has proper liability
23    insurance, and listing the name of the insurer and the
24    policy number; and
25        6. provide proof that the applicant has obtained or
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1    federal identification tax number, and listing the actual
2    numbers if available.
3    (i-1) All automotive repairers shall provide proof that
4they comply with all requirements of the Automotive Collision
5Repair Act.
6    (j) All automotive parts recyclers shall, in addition to
7the requirements of subsections (a) through (h) of this
8Section, meet the following licensing requirements:
9        1. provide a statement that the applicant purchases 5
10    vehicles per year or has 5 hulks or chassis in stock;
11        2. provide proof that the property on which all first
12    time applicants will do business does comply to the proper
13    local zoning laws in existence, and a listing of zoning
14    classifications;
15        3. provide proof that applicant complies with the
16    proper workers' compensation rate code or classification,
17    and listing the code of classification; and
18        4. provide proof that applicant has obtained or applied
19    for the proper State sales tax classification and federal
20    identification tax number, and listing the actual numbers
21    if available.
22(Source: P.A. 100-409, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
23    (625 ILCS 5/5-302)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-302)
24    Sec. 5-302. Out-of-state salvage vehicle buyer must be
25licensed.

 

 

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1    (a) No person in this State shall sell or offer at auction
2a salvage vehicle vehicles to a nonresident individual or
3business licensed in the United States unless the nonresident
4is who is not licensed in another state or jurisdiction and
5provides a resale tax certificate, if applicable, and one of
6the following: a National Motor Vehicle Title Information
7System (NMVTIS) number, a federal employer identification
8number, or a government-issued driver's license or passport. A
9person in this State shall not sell at auction a salvage
10vehicle to an out-of-country buyer, unless if the nonresident
11is licensed in a jurisdiction that is not a state, then the
12nonresident shall provide to the seller the number of the
13nonresident's license issued by that jurisdiction and a copy of
14the nonresident's passport or the passport of an owner or
15officer of the nonresident entity or a copy of another form of
16government-issued identification from the nonresident or an
17owner or officer of the nonresident entity.
18    (b) (Blank).
19    (c) (Blank).
20    (d) (Blank).
21    (e) (Blank).
22    (f) (Blank).
23    (g) An out-of-state salvage vehicle buyer shall be subject
24to the inspection of records pertaining to the acquisition of
25salvage vehicles in this State in accordance with this Code and
26such rules as the Secretary of State may promulgate.

 

 

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1    (h) (Blank).
2    (i) (Blank).
3    (j) An out-of-state salvage vehicle buyer who provides an
4address outside of the United States shall receive a salvage
5certificate stamped by the seller with the designation of "For
6Export Only" at the point of sale for each salvage vehicle
7purchased and the NMVTIS record shall be designated "EXPORT".
8(Source: P.A. 95-783, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
9    (625 ILCS 5/5-803)
10    Sec. 5-803. Administrative penalties. Instead of filing a
11criminal complaint against a new or used vehicle dealer, or
12against any other entity licensed by the Secretary under this
13Code, or any other unlicensed entity acting in violation of
14this Code, a Secretary of State Police investigator may issue
15administrative citations for violations of any of the
16provisions of this Code or any administrative rule adopted by
17the Secretary under this Code. A party receiving a citation
18shall have the right to contest the citation in proceedings
19before the Secretary of State Department of Administrative
20Hearings. Penalties imposed by issuance of an administrative
21citation shall not exceed $50 per violation. A penalty may not
22be imposed unless, during the course of a single investigation
23or upon review of the party's records, the party is found to
24have committed at least 3 separate violations of one or more of
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1by the Secretary under this Code. Penalties paid as a result of
2the issuance of administrative citations shall be deposited in
3the Secretary of State Police Services Fund.
4(Source: P.A. 97-838, eff. 7-20-12; 98-177, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.