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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
5changing Sections 3-100.1, 3-100.2, 3-104, 3-104.5, 3-112.1,
63-113, 3-209, 3-403, 3-405.1, 3-506, 3-802, 3-805, 3-806.1,
73-806.5, 5-100, 5-101, 5-101.1, 5-101.2, 5-102, 5-102.8, and
85-301 and by adding Sections 1-213.8 and 5-505 as follows:
 
9    (625 ILCS 5/1-213.8 new)
10    Sec. 1-213.8. Uniform Invoice. A form created by the
11Secretary for the purpose of transporting vehicles and
12essential parts that does not convey or transfer ownership
13rights of a vehicle from one entity to another.
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/3-100.1)
15    Sec. 3-100.1. Use of electronic records.
16    (a) To the extent authorized by the Secretary of State and
17in accordance with standards and procedures prescribed by the
18Secretary of State:
19        (1) Certificates, certifications, affidavits,
20    applications, assignments, statements, notices,
21    documents, and other records required under this Chapter
22    may be created, distributed, and received in electronic

 

 

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1    form.
2        (2) Signatures required under this Chapter may be made
3    as electronic signatures or may be waived.
4        (3) Delivery of records required under this Chapter
5    may be made by any means, including electronic delivery.
6        (4) Fees and taxes required to be paid under this
7    Chapter may be made by electronic means; provided that any
8    forms, records, electronic records, and methods of
9    electronic payment relating to the filing and payment of
10    taxes shall be prescribed by the Department of Revenue.
11    (a-5) No later than July 1, 2022 2021, the Secretary of
12State shall implement, manage, and administer an electronic
13lien and title system that will permit a lienholder to
14perfect, assign, and release a lien under this Code. The
15system may include the points in subsection (a) as to the
16identified objectives of the program. The Secretary shall
17establish by administrative rule the standards and procedures
18relating to the management and implementation of the mandatory
19electronic lien and title system established under this
20subsection. The Secretary may charge a reasonable fee for
21performing the services and functions relating to the
22management and administration of the system. The fee shall be
23set by administrative rule adopted by the Secretary.
24    (b) Electronic records accepted by the Secretary of State
25have the same force and effect as records created on paper by
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1established by the Secretary of State concerning the
2acceptance of electronic filings and electronic records shall
3ensure that the electronic filings and electronic records are
4received and stored accurately and that they are readily
5available to satisfy any statutory requirements that call for
6a written record.
7    (c) Electronic signatures accepted by the Secretary of
8State shall have the same force and effect as manual
9signatures.
10    (d) Electronic delivery of records accepted by the
11Secretary of State shall have the same force and effect as
12physical delivery of records.
13    (e) Electronic records and electronic signatures accepted
14by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in all
15administrative, quasi-judicial, and judicial proceedings. In
16any such proceeding, nothing in the application of the rules
17of evidence shall apply so as to deny the admissibility of an
18electronic record or electronic signature into evidence on the
19sole ground that it is an electronic record or electronic
20signature, or on the grounds that it is not in its original
21form or is not an original. Information in the form of an
22electronic record shall be given due evidentiary weight by the
23trier of fact.
24    (f) The Secretary may contract with a private contractor
25to carry out the Secretary's duties under this Section.
26(Source: P.A. 101-490, eff. 1-1-20.)
 

 

 

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1    (625 ILCS 5/3-100.2)
2    Sec. 3-100.2. Electronic access; agreements with
3submitters.
4    (a) No later than July 1, 2022 2021, the Secretary of State
5shall require a licensee under Chapter 3 or 5 of this Code to
6submit any record required to be submitted to the Secretary of
7State by using electronic media deemed feasible by the
8Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may also require
9the licensee to submit the original paper record. The
10Secretary of State shall also require a person or licensee to
11receive any record to be provided by the Secretary of State by
12using electronic media deemed feasible by the Secretary of
13State, instead of providing the original paper record.
14    (b) No later than July 1, 2022 2021, electronic submittal,
15receipt, and delivery of records and electronic signatures
16shall be supported by a signed agreement between the Secretary
17of State and the submitter. The agreement shall require, at a
18minimum, each record to include all information necessary to
19complete a transaction, certification by the submitter upon
20its best knowledge as to the truthfulness of the data to be
21submitted to the Secretary of State, and retention by the
22submitter of supporting records.
23    (c) No later than July 1, 2022 2021, the Secretary of State
24shall establish minimum transaction volume levels, audit and
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1terms and conditions he or she deems necessary for approval of
2the electronic delivery process.
3    (d) When an agreement is made to accept electronic
4records, the Secretary of State shall not be required to
5produce a written record for the submitter with whom the
6Secretary of State has the agreement until requested to do so
7by the submitter.
8    (e) No later than July 1, 2022 2021, the Secretary of State
9shall provide electronic notification to the lienholder
10submitter to verify the notation and perfection of the
11lienholder's security interest in a vehicle on the certificate
12of title required to be created as an electronic record under
13Section 3-100.1. Upon receipt of an electronic message from a
14lienholder submitter with a security interest in a vehicle for
15which the certificate of title is an electronic record that
16the lien should be released, the Secretary of State shall
17enter the appropriate electronic record of the release of lien
18and print and mail a paper certificate of title to the owner or
19lienholder at no expense. The Secretary of State may also mail
20the certificate to any other person that delivers to the
21Secretary of State an authorization from the owner to receive
22the certificate. If another lienholder holds a properly
23perfected security interest in the vehicle as reflected in the
24records of the Secretary of State, the certificate shall be
25delivered to that lienholder instead of the owner.
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1to carry out the Secretary's duties under this Section.
2(Source: P.A. 101-490, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
3    (625 ILCS 5/3-104)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104)
4    Sec. 3-104. Application for certificate of title.
5    (a) The application for a certificate of title for a
6vehicle in this State must be made by the owner to the
7Secretary of State on the form prescribed and must contain:
8        1. The name, Illinois residence, mail address, and, if
9    available, email address of the owner;
10        2. A description of the vehicle including, so far as
11    the following data exists: Its make, year-model,
12    identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, as
13    to house trailers as defined in Section 1-128 of this
14    Code, and as to manufactured homes as defined in Section
15    1-144.03 of this Code, the square footage based upon the
16    outside dimensions excluding the length of the tongue and
17    hitch, and, as to vehicles of the second division, whether
18    for-hire, not-for-hire, or both for-hire and not-for-hire;
19        3. The date of purchase by applicant and, if
20    applicable, the name and address of the person from whom
21    the vehicle was acquired and the names and addresses of
22    any lienholders in the order of their priority and
23    signatures of owners;
24        4. The current odometer reading at the time of
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1    the following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or
2    mileage is in excess of its mechanical limits; and
3        5. Any further information the Secretary of State
4    reasonably requires to identify the vehicle and to enable
5    him to determine whether the owner is entitled to a
6    certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of
7    security interests in the vehicle.
8    (a-5) The Secretary of State shall designate on the
9prescribed application form a space where the owner of a
10vehicle may designate a beneficiary, to whom ownership of the
11vehicle shall pass in the event of the owner's death.
12    (b) If the application refers to a vehicle purchased from
13a dealer, it must also be signed by the dealer as well as the
14owner, and the dealer must promptly mail or deliver the
15application and required documents to the Secretary of State.
16    (c) If the application refers to a vehicle last previously
17registered in another State or country, the application must
18contain or be accompanied by:
19        1. Any certified document of ownership so recognized
20    and issued by the other State or country and acceptable to
21    the Secretary of State, and
22        2. Any other information and documents the Secretary
23    of State reasonably requires to establish the ownership of
24    the vehicle and the existence or nonexistence of security
25    interests in it.
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1accompanied by the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin, or
2other documents as required and acceptable by the Secretary of
3State, with such assignments as may be necessary to show title
4in the applicant.
5    (e) If an application refers to a vehicle rebuilt from a
6vehicle previously salvaged, that application shall comply
7with the provisions set forth in Sections 3-302 through 3-304
8of this Code.
9    (f) An application for a certificate of title for any
10vehicle, whether purchased in Illinois or outside Illinois,
11and even if previously registered in another State, must be
12accompanied by either an exemption determination from the
13Department of Revenue showing that no tax imposed pursuant to
14the Use Tax Act or the vehicle use tax imposed by Section
153-1001 of the Illinois Vehicle Code is owed by anyone with
16respect to that vehicle, or a receipt from the Department of
17Revenue showing that any tax so imposed has been paid. An
18application for a certificate of title for any vehicle
19purchased outside Illinois, even if previously registered in
20another state, must be accompanied by either an exemption
21determination from the Department of Revenue showing that no
22tax imposed pursuant to the Municipal Use Tax Act or the County
23Use Tax Act is owed by anyone with respect to that vehicle, or
24a receipt from the Department of Revenue showing that any tax
25so imposed has been paid. In the absence of such a receipt for
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1certificate of title shall be issued to the applicant.
2    If the proof of payment of the tax or of nonliability
3therefor is, after the issuance of the certificate of title
4and display certificate of title, found to be invalid, the
5Secretary of State shall revoke the certificate and require
6that the certificate of title and, when applicable, the
7display certificate of title be returned to him.
8    (g) If the application refers to a vehicle not
9manufactured in accordance with federal safety and emission
10standards, the application must be accompanied by all
11documents required by federal governmental agencies to meet
12their standards before a vehicle is allowed to be issued title
13and registration.
14    (h) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
15sale by a sheriff, it must be accompanied by the required fee
16and a bill of sale issued and signed by a sheriff. The bill of
17sale must identify the new owner's name and address, the year
18model, make and vehicle identification number of the vehicle,
19court order document number authorizing such sale, if
20applicable, and the name and address of any lienholders in
21order of priority, if applicable.
22    (i) If the application refers to a vehicle for which a
23court of law determined the ownership, it must be accompanied
24with a certified copy of such court order and the required fee.
25The court order must indicate the new owner's name and
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1the name and address of the lienholder, if any, and must be
2signed and dated by the judge issuing such order.
3    (j) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
4auction pursuant to the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount)
5Act, it must be accompanied by an affidavit or affirmation
6furnished by the Secretary of State along with the documents
7described in the affidavit or affirmation and the required
8fee.
9    (k) The Secretary may provide an expedited process for the
10issuance of vehicle titles. Expedited title applications must
11be delivered to the Secretary of State's Vehicle Services
12Department in Springfield by express mail service or hand
13delivery. Applications must be complete, including necessary
14forms, fees, and taxes. Applications received before noon on a
15business day will be processed and shipped that same day.
16Applications received after noon on a business day will be
17processed and shipped the next business day. The Secretary
18shall charge an additional fee of $30 for this service, and
19that fee shall cover the cost of return shipping via an express
20mail service. All fees collected by the Secretary of State for
21expedited services shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle
22License Plate Fund. In the event the Vehicle Services
23Department determines that the volume of expedited title
24requests received on a given day exceeds the ability of the
25Vehicle Services Department to process those requests in an
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1to provide expedited services, and the additional fee for the
2expedited service shall be refunded to the applicant.
3    (l) If the application refers to a homemade trailer, (i)
4it must be accompanied by the appropriate documentation
5regarding the source of materials used in the construction of
6the trailer, as required by the Secretary of State, (ii) the
7trailer must be inspected by a Secretary of State employee
8prior to the issuance of the title, and (iii) upon approval of
9the Secretary of State, the trailer must have a vehicle
10identification number, as provided by the Secretary of State,
11stamped or riveted to the frame.
12    (m) The holder of a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin to
13a manufactured home may deliver it to any person to facilitate
14conveying or encumbering the manufactured home. Any person
15receiving any such Manufacturer's Statement of Origin so
16delivered holds it in trust for the person delivering it.
17    (n) Within 45 days after the completion of the first
18retail sale of a manufactured home, the Manufacturer's
19Statement of Origin to that manufactured home must be
20surrendered to the Secretary of State either in conjunction
21with an application for a certificate of title for that
22manufactured home or in accordance with Section 3-116.1.
23    (o) Each application for certificate of title for a motor
24vehicle shall be verified by the National Motor Vehicle Title
25Information System (NMVTIS) for a vehicle history report prior
26to the Secretary issuing a certificate of title.

 

 

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1    (p) The Secretary, at the Secretary's discretion, may use
2any commercially available title history service to assist in
3determining the proper title designation of a motor vehicle
4before the issuance of a certificate of title.
5(Source: P.A. 99-414, eff. 8-20-15; 100-145, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-104.5)
7    Sec. 3-104.5. Application NMVTIS warnings or errors.
8    (a) Each application for a certificate of title or a
9salvage certificate for a motor vehicle that is verified by
10the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS)
11that is returned with a warning or error shall be reviewed by
12the Secretary of State, or his or her designees, as to whether
13the warning or error warrants a change to the type of title or
14brand that is issued to a motor vehicle. If the Secretary needs
15supplemental information to verify or corroborate the
16information received from a NMVTIS report, then the Secretary
17may use any available commercial title history services or
18other Secretary of State resources to assist in determining
19the vehicle's proper designation.
20    (b) Any motor vehicle application for a certificate of
21title or a salvage certificate that another state has
22previously issued a title or brand indicating that the status
23of the motor vehicle is equivalent to a junk vehicle, as
24defined in Section 1-134.1 of this Code, shall receive a title
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1issued 120 months or more before the date of the submission of
2the current application for title.
3    (c) Any motor vehicle application for a certificate of
4title or a salvage certificate that is returned with a NMVTIS
5warning or error indicating that another state has previously
6issued a title or brand indicating the status of the motor
7vehicle is equivalent to a junk vehicle, as defined in Section
81-134.1 of this Code, shall be issued a junk certificate that
9reflects the motor vehicle's structural history, if the
10previously issued title or brand from another state was issued
11less than 120 months before the date of the submission of the
12current application for title.
13    (d) Any motor vehicle application for a certificate of
14title or a salvage certificate that is returned with a NMVTIS
15warning or error indicating a brand or label from another
16jurisdiction, that does not have a similar or comparable brand
17or label in this State, shall include a notation or brand on
18the certificate of title stating "previously branded".
19    (e) Any motor vehicle that is subject to the federal Truth
20in Mileage Act, and is returned with a NMVTIS warning or error
21indicating the stated mileage of the vehicle on the
22application for certificate of title is 1,500 or fewer miles
23less than a previously recorded mileage for the vehicle, shall
24be deemed as having an acceptable margin of error and the
25higher of the 2 figures shall be indicated on the new
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1within 90 days of the date of the current application for title
2and if there are no indications of fraud or malfeasance, or of
3altering or tampering with the odometer.
4    (f) Any applicant for a certificate of title or a salvage
5certificate who receives an alternative salvage or junk
6certificate, or who receives a certificate of title with a
7brand or label indicating the vehicle was previously rebuilt
8prior out of state junk, previously branded, or flood, may
9contest the Secretary's designations by requesting an
10administrative hearing under Section 2-116 of this Code.
11    (g) The Secretary may adopt any rules necessary to
12implement this Section.
13    (h) The Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion, may use
14any commercially available title history service to assist in
15determining the proper title designation of a motor vehicle
16before the issuance of a certificate of title.
17(Source: P.A. 99-414, eff. 8-20-15.)
 
18    (625 ILCS 5/3-112.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-112.1)
19    Sec. 3-112.1. Odometer.
20    (a) All titles issued by the Secretary of State beginning
21January, 1990, shall provide for an odometer certification
22substantially as follows:
23    "I certify to the best of my knowledge that the odometer
24reading is and reflects the actual mileage of the vehicle
25unless one of the following statements is checked.

 

 

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2    (  )  1. The mileage stated is in excess of its mechanical
3limits.
4    (  )  2. The odometer reading is not the actual mileage.
5Warning - Odometer Discrepancy."
6    (b) When executing any transfer of title which contains
7the odometer certification as described in paragraph (a)
8above, each transferor of a motor vehicle must supply on the
9title form the following information:
10        (1) The odometer reading at the time of transfer and
11    an indication if the mileage is in excess of its
12    mechanical limits or if it is not the actual mileage;
13        (2) The date of transfer;
14        (3) The transferor's printed name and signature; and
15        (4) The transferee's printed name and address.
16    (c) The transferee must sign on the title form indicating
17that he or she is aware of the odometer certification made by
18the transferor.
19    (d) The transferor will not be required to disclose the
20current odometer reading and the transferee will not have to
21acknowledge such disclosure under the following circumstances:
22        (1) A vehicle having a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of
23    more than 16,000 pounds;
24        (2) A vehicle that is not self-propelled;
25        (3) A vehicle that: is
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1        older; or
2            (B) after January 1, 2031, is 20 10 years old or
3        older;
4        (4) A vehicle sold directly by the manufacturer to any
5    agency of the United States; and
6        (5) A vehicle manufactured without an odometer.
7    (e) When the transferor signs the title transfer such
8transferor acknowledges that he or she is aware that Federal
9regulations and State law require him or her to state the
10odometer mileage upon transfer of ownership. An inaccurate or
11untruthful statement with intent to defraud subjects the
12transferor to liability for damages to the transferee pursuant
13to the federal Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Act of 1972,
14P.L. 92-513 as amended by P.L. 94-364. No transferor shall be
15liable for damages as provided under this Section who
16transfers title to a motor vehicle which has an odometer
17reading that has been altered or tampered with by a previous
18owner, unless that transferor knew or had reason to know of
19such alteration or tampering and sold such vehicle with an
20intent to defraud. A cause of action is hereby created by which
21any person who, with intent to defraud, violates any
22requirement imposed under this Section shall be liable in an
23amount equal to the sum of:
24        (1) three times the amount of actual damages sustained
25    or $1,500, whichever is the greater; and
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1    the foregoing liability, the costs of the action together
2    with reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.
3    Any recovery based on a cause of action under this Section
4shall be offset by any recovery made pursuant to the federal
5Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1972.
6    (f) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any
7motorcycle, motor driven cycle, moped, antique vehicle, or
8expanded-use antique vehicle.
9    (g) The Secretary of State may adopt rules and regulations
10providing for a transition period for all non-conforming
11titles.
12(Source: P.A. 97-412, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
13    (625 ILCS 5/3-113)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-113)
14    Sec. 3-113. Transfer to or from dealer; records.
15    (a) After a dealer buys a vehicle and holds it for resale,
16the dealer must procure the certificate of title from the
17owner or the lienholder. The dealer may hold the certificate
18until he or she transfers the vehicle to another person. Upon
19transferring the vehicle to another person, the dealer shall
20promptly and within 20 days execute the assignment and
21warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names and addresses
22of the transferee and of any lienholder holding a security
23interest created or reserved at the time of the resale, in the
24spaces provided therefor on the certificate or as the
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1certificate to the Secretary of State with the transferee's
2application for a new certificate, except as provided in
3Section 3-117.2. A dealer has complied with this Section if
4the date of the mailing of the certificate, as indicated by the
5postmark, is within 20 days of the date on which the vehicle
6was transferred to another person.
7    (b) The Secretary of State may decline to process any
8application for a transfer of an interest in a vehicle if any
9fees or taxes due under this Code from the transferor or the
10transferee have not been paid upon reasonable notice and
11demand.
12    (c) Any person who violates this Section shall be guilty
13of a petty offense.
14    (d) Beginning January 1, 2014, the Secretary of State is
15authorized to impose a delinquent vehicle dealer transfer fee
16of $20 if the certificate of title is received by the Secretary
17from the dealer 30 days but less than 60 days after the date of
18sale. If the certificate of title is received by the Secretary
19from the dealer 60 days but less than 90 days after the date of
20sale, the delinquent dealer transfer fee shall be $35. If the
21certificate of title is received by the Secretary from the
22dealer 90 days but less than 120 days after the date of sale,
23the delinquent vehicle dealer transfer fee shall be $65. If
24the certificate of title is received by the Secretary from the
25dealer 120 days or more after the date of the sale, the
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1monies collected under this subsection shall be deposited into
2the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund.
3    (e) Beginning January 1, 2022, the Secretary of State is
4authorized to issue a certificate of title in the name of the
5dealership to a licensed dealer under Chapter 5 for $20 if the
6surrendered certificate of title has no space to assign the
7certificate of title again.
8    (f) Any licensee under Chapter 5 who sells, transfers, or
9wholesales a vehicle out of State shall mail the certificate
10of title to the physical business address in the requisite
11jurisdiction in lieu of transferring title at the time of
12sale.
13(Source: P.A. 98-177, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/3-209)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-209)
15    Sec. 3-209. Powers of Secretary of State.
16    (a) The Secretary of State shall prescribe and provide
17suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices
18of security interests, and all other notices and forms
19necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
20    (b) The Secretary of State may:
21    1. Make necessary investigations to procure information
22required to carry out the provisions of this Act. ;
23    2. Assign a new identifying number to a vehicle if it has
24none, or its identifying number is destroyed or obliterated,
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1certificate of title showing the new identifying number or
2make an appropriate endorsement on the original certificate.
3    3. Remove a franchise affiliate's lien so that the
4franchise affiliate may pursue the balance of the lien with
5the defunct dealership instead of the constituent. This item
6applies if a franchise dealer neglects to pay off a trade-in
7vehicle's lien, and that lien is held by the franchise
8affiliate. The Secretary shall make this determination
9pursuant to an investigation by the Secretary of State
10Department of Police.
11(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)
 
12    (625 ILCS 5/3-403)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-403)
13    Sec. 3-403. Trip and Short-term permits.
14    (a) The Secretary of State may issue a short-term permit
15to operate a nonregistered first or second division vehicle
16within the State of Illinois for a period of not more than 7
17days. Any second division vehicle operating on such permit may
18operate only on empty weight. The fee for the short-term
19permit shall be $6 for permits purchased on or before June 30,
202003 and $10 for permits purchased on or after July 1, 2003.
21For short-term permits purchased on or after July 1, 2003, $4
22of the fee collected for the purchase of each permit shall be
23deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
24    This permit may also be issued to operate an unladen
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1Emissions Inspection Law and allow it to be driven on the roads
2and highways of the State in order to be repaired or when
3traveling travelling to and from an emissions inspection
4station.
5    (b) The Secretary of State may, subject to reciprocal
6agreements, arrangements or declarations made or entered into
7pursuant to Section 3-402, 3-402.4 or by rule, provide for and
8issue registration permits for the use of Illinois highways by
9vehicles of the second division on an occasional basis or for a
10specific and special short-term use, in compliance with rules
11and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of State, and
12upon payment of the prescribed fee as follows:
13    One-trip permits. A registration permit for one trip, or
14one round-trip into and out of Illinois, for a period not to
15exceed 72 consecutive hours or 3 calendar days may be
16provided, for a fee as prescribed in Section 3-811.
17    Three-month One-Month permits. A registration permit for
1890 30 days may be provided for a fee of $13 for registration
19plus 1/10 of the flat weight tax. The minimum fee for such
20permit shall be $31.
21    In-transit permits. A registration permit for one trip may
22be provided for vehicles in transit by the driveaway or
23towaway method and operated by a transporter in compliance
24with the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law, for a fee as
25prescribed in Section 3-811.
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1apportionment authorization permit for forty-five days for the
2immediate operation of a vehicle upon application for and
3prior to receiving apportioned credentials or interstate
4credentials from the State of Illinois. The fee for such
5permit shall be $3.
6    Illinois Temporary Prorate Authorization Permit. A prorate
7authorization permit for forty-five days for the immediate
8operation of a vehicle upon application for and prior to
9receiving prorate credentials or interstate credentials from
10the State of Illinois. The fee for such permit shall be $3.
11    (c) The Secretary of State shall promulgate by such rule
12or regulation, schedules of fees and taxes for such permits
13and in computing the amount or amounts due, may round off such
14amount to the nearest full dollar amount.
15    (d) The Secretary of State shall further prescribe the
16form of application and permit and may require such
17information and data as necessary and proper, including
18confirming the status or identity of the applicant and the
19vehicle in question.
20    (e) Rules or regulations promulgated by the Secretary of
21State under this Section shall provide for reasonable and
22proper limitations and restrictions governing the application
23for and issuance and use of permits, and shall provide for the
24number of permits per vehicle or per applicant, so as to
25preclude evasion of annual registration requirements as may be
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1    (f) Any permit under this Section is subject to suspension
2or revocation under this Act, and in addition, any such permit
3is subject to suspension or revocation should the Secretary of
4State determine that the vehicle identified in any permit
5should be properly registered in Illinois. In the event any
6such permit is suspended or revoked, the permit is then null
7and void, may not be re-instated, nor is a refund therefor
8available. The vehicle identified in such permit may not
9thereafter be operated in Illinois without being properly
10registered as provided in this Chapter.
11(Source: P.A. 92-680, eff. 7-16-02; 93-32, eff. 7-1-03.)
 
12    (625 ILCS 5/3-405.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1)
13    Sec. 3-405.1. Application for vanity and personalized
14license plates.
15    (a) Vanity license plates mean any license plates,
16assigned to a passenger motor vehicle of the first division,
17to a motor vehicle of the second division registered at not
18more than 8,000 pounds, to a trailer weighing 8,000 pounds or
19less paying the flat weight tax, to a funeral home vehicle, an
20electric vehicle, or to a recreational vehicle, which display
21a registration number containing 1 to 7 letters and no numbers
22or 1, 2, or 3 numbers and no letters as requested by the owner
23of the vehicle and license plates issued to retired members of
24Congress under Section 3-610.1 or to retired members of the
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1license plates mean any license plates, assigned to a
2passenger motor vehicle of the first division, to a motor
3vehicle of the second division registered at not more than
48,000 pounds, to a trailer weighing 8,000 pounds or less
5paying the flat weight tax, to a funeral home vehicle, an
6electric vehicle, or to a recreational vehicle, which display
7a registration number containing one of the following
8combinations of letters and numbers, as requested by the owner
9of the vehicle:
 
10    Standard Passenger Plates
11    First Division Vehicles
 
12    1 letter plus 0-99
13    2 letters plus 0-99
14    3 letters plus 0-99
15    4 letters plus 0-99
16    5 letters plus 0-99
17    6 letters plus 0-9
 
18    Second Division Vehicles
19    8,000 pounds or less, Trailers
20    8,000 pounds or less paying the flat
21    weight tax, and Recreation Vehicles
 
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1    0-999 plus 2 letters
2    0-999 plus 3 letters
3    0-99 plus 4 letters
4    0-9 plus 5 letters
5    (b) For any registration period commencing after December
631, 2003, any person who is the registered owner of a passenger
7motor vehicle of the first division, of a motor vehicle of the
8second division registered at not more than 8,000 pounds, of a
9trailer weighing 8,000 pounds or less paying the flat weight
10tax, of a funeral home vehicle, of an electric vehicle, or of a
11recreational vehicle registered with the Secretary of State or
12who makes application for an original registration of such a
13motor vehicle or renewal registration of such a motor vehicle
14may, upon payment of a fee prescribed in Section 3-806.1 or
15Section 3-806.5, apply to the Secretary of State for vanity or
16personalized license plates.
17    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter 3, vanity
18and personalized license plates as issued under this Section
19shall be the same color and design as other passenger vehicle
20license plates or electric vehicle license plates and shall
21not in any manner conflict with any other existing passenger,
22commercial, trailer, motorcycle, or special license plate
23series. However, special registration plates issued under
24Sections 3-611 and 3-616 for vehicles operated by or for
25persons with disabilities may also be vanity or personalized
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1    (d) Vanity and personalized license plates shall be issued
2only to the registered owner of the vehicle on which they are
3to be displayed, except as provided in Sections 3-611 and
43-616 for special registration plates for vehicles operated by
5or for persons with disabilities.
6    (e) An applicant for the issuance of vanity or
7personalized license plates or subsequent renewal thereof
8shall file an application in such form and manner and by such
9date as the Secretary of State may, in his discretion,
10require.
11    No vanity nor personalized license plates shall be
12approved, manufactured, or distributed that contain any
13characters, symbols other than the international accessibility
14symbol for vehicles operated by or for persons with
15disabilities, foreign words, or letters of punctuation.
16    (f) Vanity and personalized license plates as issued
17pursuant to this Act may be subject to the Staggered
18Registration System as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
19    (g) For purposes of this Section, "funeral home vehicle"
20means any motor vehicle of the first division or motor vehicle
21of the second division weighing 8,000 pounds or less that is
22owned or leased by a funeral home.
23    (h) As used in this Section, "electric vehicle" means any
24vehicle that is required to be registered under Section 3-805.
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1    (625 ILCS 5/3-506)
2    Sec. 3-506. Transfer of plates to spouses of military
3service members. Upon the death of a military service member
4who has been issued a special plate under Section 3-609.1,
53-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638,
63-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669,
73-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698,
83-699.12, 3-699.15, 3-699.16, or 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or
93-699.20 of this Code, the surviving spouse of that service
10member may retain the plate so long as that spouse is a
11resident of Illinois and transfers the registration to his or
12her name within 180 days of the death of the service member.
13    For the purposes of this Section, "service member" means
14any individual who is serving or has served in any branch of
15the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard
16or other reserve components of the Armed Forces, and has been
17issued a special plate listed in this Section.
18(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 101-51, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
19    (625 ILCS 5/3-802)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802)
20    Sec. 3-802. Reclassifications and upgrades.
21    (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the
22following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as
23follows:
24        "Reclassification" means changing the registration of
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1        "Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of a
2    vehicle within the same plate category.
3    (b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one
4plate category to another, the owner shall receive credit for
5the unused portion of the present plate and be charged the
6current portion fees for the new plate. In addition, the
7appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees
8shall be assessed.
9    (b-5) Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any
10individual who has a registration issued under either Section
113-405 or 3-405.1 that qualifies for a special license plate
12under Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623,
133-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650,
143-651, 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680,
153-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, 3-699.15,
163-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or 3-699.20 or 3-699.17 may
17reclass his or her registration upon acquiring a special
18license plate listed in this subsection (b-5) without a
19replacement plate or digital plate fee or registration sticker
20or digital registration sticker cost.
21    (b-10) Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any
22individual who has a special license plate issued under
23Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624,
243-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651,
253-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681,
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1reclass his or her special license plate upon acquiring a new
2registration under Section 3-405 or 3-405.1 without a
3replacement plate or digital plate fee or registration sticker
4or digital registration sticker cost.
5    (c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the
6same plate category, the owner shall pay the difference in
7current period fees between the 2 two plates. In addition, the
8appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees
9shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required,
10the corrected registration card fee shall be assessed.
11    (d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change
12the registered weight and change the plate category, the owner
13shall receive credit for the unused portion of the
14registration fee of the current plate and pay the current
15portion of the registration fee for the new plate, and in
16addition, pay the appropriate replacement plate and
17replacement sticker fees.
18    (e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate
19category can be done only once within any registration period.
20    (f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances
21found in subsection (b), subsection (c), or subsection (d);
22however, when reclassing from a flat weight plate to an
23apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit
24amounts to an overpayment.
25    (g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered
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1required to pay the annual registration fee in the new plate
2category and shall not receive any credit for the mileage
3plate fees.
4    (h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on
5first division vehicles, second division vehicles weighing
68,000 pounds or less, and recreational vehicles. Those plates
7can be transferred within those vehicle groups.
8    (i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing
98,000 pounds or less and passenger vehicle plates may be
10reclassed from one division to the other.
11    (j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one
12division to the other division is prohibited. In addition, a
13reclass from a motor vehicle to a trailer or a trailer to a
14motor vehicle is prohibited.
15(Source: P.A. 100-246, eff. 1-1-18; 100-450, eff. 1-1-18;
16100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff.
178-16-19; revised 9-24-19.)
 
18    (625 ILCS 5/3-805)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-805)
19    Sec. 3-805. Electric vehicles.
20    (a) The Until January 1, 2020, the owner of a motor vehicle
21of the first division or a motor vehicle of the second division
22weighing 8,000 pounds or less propelled by an electric engine
23and not utilizing motor fuel, may register such vehicle for a
24fee not to exceed $35 for a 2-year registration period. The
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1vehicle registration plates be issued for an indefinite term,
2such term to correspond to the term of registration plates
3issued generally, as provided in Section 3-414.1. In no event
4may the registration fee for electric vehicles exceed $18 per
5registration year. Beginning on January 1, 2020, the
6registration fee for these vehicles shall be equal to the fee
7set forth in Section 3-806 for motor vehicles of the first
8division, other than Autocycles, Motorcycles, Motor Driven
9Cycles, and Pedalcycles. In addition to the registration fees,
10the Secretary shall assess an additional $100 per year in lieu
11of the payment of motor fuel taxes. $1 of the additional fees
12shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
13Services Fund and the remainder of the additional fees shall
14be deposited into the Road Fund.
15    (b) Beginning with the 2023 registration year, upon the
16request of the vehicle owner, an electric vehicle owner may
17register an electric vehicle with any qualifying registration
18issued under this Chapter, and an additional $100 surcharge
19shall be collected in addition to the applicable registration
20fee. The $100 additional fee is to identify the vehicle as an
21electric vehicle. The $100 additional fee is an annual, flat
22fee that shall be based on an applicant's new or existing
23registration year for the vehicle's corresponding weight
24category. A designation as an electric vehicle under this
25subsection shall not alter a vehicle's registration. Of the
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1State Special Services Fund, and the remainder of the
2additional fees shall be deposited into the Road Fund. The
3Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this
4subsection (b).
5(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-806.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.1)
7    Sec. 3-806.1. Additional fees for vanity license plates.
8In addition to the regular registration fee or electric
9vehicle registration fee, an applicant for a vanity license
10plate, other than a vanity plate in any military series or a
11vanity plate issued under Section 3-664, shall be charged $94
12for each set of vanity license plates issued to a vehicle of
13the first division or a vehicle of the second division
14registered at not more than 8,000 pounds or to a recreational
15vehicle and $50 for each set of vanity plates issued to an
16autocycle or motorcycle. In addition to the regular renewal
17fee or electric vehicle registration renewal fee, an applicant
18for a vanity plate, other than a vanity plate in any military
19series or a vanity plate issued under Section 3-664, shall be
20charged $13 for the renewal of each set of vanity license
21plates. There shall be no additional fees for a vanity license
22plate in any military series of plates or a vanity plate issued
23under Section 3-664.
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1    (625 ILCS 5/3-806.5)
2    Sec. 3-806.5. Additional fees for personalized license
3plates. For registration periods commencing after December 31,
42003, in addition to the regular registration fee or electric
5vehicle registration fee, an applicant for a personalized
6license plate, other than a personalized plate in any military
7series or a personalized plate issued under Section 3-664,
8shall be charged $47 for each set of personalized license
9plates issued to a vehicle of the first division or a vehicle
10of the second division registered at not more than 8,000
11pounds or to a recreational vehicle and $25 for each set of
12personalized plates issued to an autocycle or motorcycle. In
13addition to the regular renewal fee or electric vehicle
14registration renewal fee, an applicant for a personalized
15plate other than a personalized plate in any military series
16or a personalized plate issued under Section 3-664, shall be
17charged $7 for the renewal of each set of personalized license
18plates. There shall be no additional fees charged for a
19personalized plate in any military series of plates or a
20personalized plate issued under Section 3-664. Of the money
21received by the Secretary of State as additional fees for
22personalized license plates, 50% shall be deposited into the
23Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and 50% shall be
24deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
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1    (625 ILCS 5/5-100)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-100)
2    Sec. 5-100. Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter,
3the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them
4as follows:
5    "Additional place of business" means a place owned or
6leased and occupied by the dealer in addition to its
7established place of business, at which the dealer conducts or
8intends to conduct business on a permanent or long term basis.
9The term does not include an area where an off site sale or
10exhibition is conducted. The Secretary of State shall adopt
11guidelines for the administration and enforcement of this
12definition by rule.
13    "Display exhibition" means a temporary display of vehicles
14by a dealer licensed under Section 5-101 or 5-102, at a
15location at which no vehicles are offered for sale, that is
16conducted at a place other than the dealer's established and
17additional places of business.
18    "Established place of business" means the place owned or
19leased and occupied by any person duly licensed or required to
20be licensed as a dealer for the purpose of engaging in selling,
21buying, bartering, displaying, exchanging or dealing in, on
22consignment or otherwise, vehicles and their essential parts
23and for such other ancillary purposes as may be permitted by
24the Secretary by rule. It shall include an office in which the
25dealer's records shall be separate and distinct from any other
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1except as provided in Section 5-101.1. This office shall not
2be located in a house trailer, residence, tent, temporary
3stand, temporary address, room or rooms in a hotel or rooming
4house, nor the premises occupied by a single or multiple unit
5residence. "Established place of business" only includes a
6place with an outdoor lot capable of parking at least 5
7vehicles or an indoor lot with space for a minimum of one
8vehicle to be parked in its indoor showroom. The established
9place of business of a scrap processor shall be the fixed
10location where the scrap processor maintains its principal
11place of business. The Secretary of State shall, by rule and
12regulation, adopt guidelines for the administration and
13enforcement of this definition, such as, but not limited to
14issues concerning the required hours of operation, describing
15where vehicles are displayed and offered for sale, where books
16and records are maintained and requirements for the
17fulfillment of warranties. A dealer may have an additional
18place of business as defined under this Section.
19    "Motor vehicle financing affiliate" means a business
20organization registered to do business in Illinois that,
21pursuant to a written contract with either (1) a single new or
22used motor vehicle dealer or (2) a single group of new or used
23motor vehicle dealers that share a common ownership within the
24group, purchases new or used motor vehicles on behalf of the
25dealer or group of dealers and then sells, transfers, or
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1dealers. The motor vehicle financing affiliate must be
2incorporated or organized solely to purchase new or used
3vehicles on behalf of the new or used motor vehicle dealer or
4group of dealers with which it has contracted, shall not sell
5motor vehicles at retail, shall perform only those business
6functions related to the purchasing of motor vehicles and
7selling, transferring, or assigning those motor vehicles to
8the dealer or group of dealers. The motor vehicle financing
9affiliate must be licensed under the provisions of Section
105-101.1 and must not be licensed as a new or used motor vehicle
11dealer.
12    "Off site sale" means the temporary display and sale of
13vehicles, for a period of not more than 7 calendar days
14(excluding Sundays), by a dealer licensed under Section 5-101
15or 5-102 at a place other than the dealer's established and
16additional places of business.
17    "Relevant market area", for a new vehicle dealer licensed
18under Section 5-101 and for a used vehicle dealer licensed
19under Section 5-102, means the area within 10 miles of the
20established or additional place of business of the dealer
21located in a county with a population of 300,000 or more, or
22within 15 miles if the established place of business is
23located in a county with a population of less than 300,000.
24    "Trade show exhibition" means a temporary display of
25vehicles, by dealers licensed under Section 5-101 or 5-102, or
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15-102.1, at a location at which no vehicles are offered for
2sale that is conducted at a place other than the dealer's
3established and additional places of business. In order for a
4display exhibition to be considered a trade show exhibition,
5it must be participated in by at least 3 dealers, 2 of which
6must be licensed under Section 5-101 or 5-102; and a trade show
7exhibition of new vehicles shall only be participated in by
8licensed new vehicle dealers at least 2 of which must be
9licensed under Section 5-101.
10(Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 91-415, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
11    (625 ILCS 5/5-101)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-101)
12    Sec. 5-101. New vehicle dealers must be licensed.
13    (a) No person shall engage in this State in the business of
14selling or dealing in, on consignment or otherwise, new
15vehicles of any make, or act as an intermediary or agent or
16broker for any licensed dealer or vehicle purchaser other than
17as a salesperson, or represent or advertise that he is so
18engaged or intends to so engage in such business unless
19licensed to do so in writing by the Secretary of State under
20the provisions of this Section.
21    (b) An application for a new vehicle dealer's license
22shall be filed with the Secretary of State, duly verified by
23oath, on such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or
24regulation prescribe and shall contain:
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1    applicant and his established and additional places of
2    business, if any, in this State.
3        2. If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its
4    officers, directors, and shareholders having a ten percent
5    or greater ownership interest in the corporation, setting
6    forth the residence address of each; if the applicant is a
7    sole proprietorship, a partnership, an unincorporated
8    association, a trust, or any similar form of business
9    organization, the name and residence address of the
10    proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, director,
11    trustee, or manager.
12        3. The make or makes of new vehicles which the
13    applicant will offer for sale at retail in this State.
14        4. The name of each manufacturer or franchised
15    distributor, if any, of new vehicles with whom the
16    applicant has contracted for the sale of such new
17    vehicles. As evidence of this fact, the application shall
18    be accompanied by a signed statement from each such
19    manufacturer or franchised distributor. If the applicant
20    is in the business of offering for sale new conversion
21    vehicles, trucks or vans, except for trucks modified to
22    serve a special purpose which includes but is not limited
23    to the following vehicles: street sweepers, fertilizer
24    spreaders, emergency vehicles, implements of husbandry or
25    maintenance type vehicles, he must furnish evidence of a
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1    manufacturer and second stage manufacturer.
2        5. A statement that the applicant has been approved
3    for registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
4    by the Department of Revenue: Provided that this
5    requirement does not apply to a dealer who is already
6    licensed hereunder with the Secretary of State, and who is
7    merely applying for a renewal of his license. As evidence
8    of this fact, the application shall be accompanied by a
9    certification from the Department of Revenue showing that
10    that Department has approved the applicant for
11    registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
12        6. A statement that the applicant has complied with
13    the appropriate liability insurance requirement. A
14    Certificate of Insurance in a solvent company authorized
15    to do business in the State of Illinois shall be included
16    with each application covering each location at which he
17    proposes to act as a new vehicle dealer. The policy must
18    provide liability coverage in the minimum amounts of
19    $100,000 for bodily injury to, or death of, any person,
20    $300,000 for bodily injury to, or death of, two or more
21    persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for damage to
22    property. Such policy shall expire not sooner than
23    December 31 of the year for which the license was issued or
24    renewed. The expiration of the insurance policy shall not
25    terminate the liability under the policy arising during
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1    mobile home dealers are exempt from this requirement.
2        If the permitted user has a liability insurance policy
3    that provides automobile liability insurance coverage of
4    at least $100,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any
5    person, $300,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any 2
6    or more persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for
7    damage to property, then the permitted user's insurer
8    shall be the primary insurer and the dealer's insurer
9    shall be the secondary insurer. If the permitted user does
10    not have a liability insurance policy that provides
11    automobile liability insurance coverage of at least
12    $100,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any person,
13    $300,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any 2 or more
14    persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for damage to
15    property, or does not have any insurance at all, then the
16    dealer's insurer shall be the primary insurer and the
17    permitted user's insurer shall be the secondary insurer.
18        When a permitted user is "test driving" a new vehicle
19    dealer's automobile, the new vehicle dealer's insurance
20    shall be primary and the permitted user's insurance shall
21    be secondary.
22        As used in this paragraph 6, a "permitted user" is a
23    person who, with the permission of the new vehicle dealer
24    or an employee of the new vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle
25    owned and held for sale or lease by the new vehicle dealer
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1    order to evaluate the performance, reliability, or
2    condition of the vehicle. The term "permitted user" also
3    includes a person who, with the permission of the new
4    vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle owned or held for sale or
5    lease by the new vehicle dealer for loaner purposes while
6    the user's vehicle is being repaired or evaluated.
7        As used in this paragraph 6, "test driving" occurs
8    when a permitted user who, with the permission of the new
9    vehicle dealer or an employee of the new vehicle dealer,
10    drives a vehicle owned and held for sale or lease by a new
11    vehicle dealer that the person is considering to purchase
12    or lease, in order to evaluate the performance,
13    reliability, or condition of the vehicle.
14        As used in this paragraph 6, "loaner purposes" means
15    when a person who, with the permission of the new vehicle
16    dealer, drives a vehicle owned or held for sale or lease by
17    the new vehicle dealer while the user's vehicle is being
18    repaired or evaluated.
19        7. (A) An application for a new motor vehicle dealer's
20    license shall be accompanied by the following license
21    fees:
22            (i) $1,000 for applicant's established place of
23        business, and $100 for each additional place of
24        business, if any, to which the application pertains;
25        but if the application is made after June 15 of any
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1        established place of business plus $50 for each
2        additional place of business, if any, to which the
3        application pertains. License fees shall be returnable
4        only in the event that the application is denied by the
5        Secretary of State. All moneys received by the
6        Secretary of State as license fees under this
7        subparagraph (i) prior to applications for the 2004
8        licensing year shall be deposited into the Motor
9        Vehicle Review Board Fund and shall be used to
10        administer the Motor Vehicle Review Board under the
11        Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. Of the money received by
12        the Secretary of State as license fees under this
13        subparagraph (i) for the 2004 licensing year and
14        thereafter, 10% shall be deposited into the Motor
15        Vehicle Review Board Fund and shall be used to
16        administer the Motor Vehicle Review Board under the
17        Motor Vehicle Franchise Act and 90% shall be deposited
18        into the General Revenue Fund.
19            (ii) Except for dealers selling 25 or fewer
20        automobiles or as provided in subsection (h) of
21        Section 5-102.7 of this Code, an Annual Dealer
22        Recovery Fund Fee in the amount of $500 for the
23        applicant's established place of business, and $50 for
24        each additional place of business, if any, to which
25        the application pertains; but if the application is
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1        for the applicant's established place of business plus
2        $25 for each additional place of business, if any, to
3        which the application pertains. For a license renewal
4        application, the fee shall be based on the amount of
5        automobiles sold in the past year according to the
6        following formula:
7                (1) $0 for dealers selling 25 or less
8            automobiles;
9                (2) $150 for dealers selling more than 25 but
10            less than 200 automobiles;
11                (3) $300 for dealers selling 200 or more
12            automobiles but less than 300 automobiles; and
13                (4) $500 for dealers selling 300 or more
14            automobiles.
15            License fees shall be returnable only in the event
16        that the application is denied by the Secretary of
17        State. Moneys received under this subparagraph (ii)
18        shall be deposited into the Dealer Recovery Trust
19        Fund.
20        (B) An application for a new vehicle dealer's license,
21    other than for a new motor vehicle dealer's license, shall
22    be accompanied by the following license fees:
23            (i) $1,000 for applicant's established place of
24        business, and $50 for each additional place of
25        business, if any, to which the application pertains;
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1        year, the license fee shall be $500 for applicant's
2        established place of business plus $25 for each
3        additional place of business, if any, to which the
4        application pertains. License fees shall be returnable
5        only in the event that the application is denied by the
6        Secretary of State. Of the money received by the
7        Secretary of State as license fees under this
8        subparagraph (i) for the 2004 licensing year and
9        thereafter, 95% shall be deposited into the General
10        Revenue Fund.
11            (ii) Except as provided in subsection (h) of
12        Section 5-102.7 of this Code, an Annual Dealer
13        Recovery Fund Fee in the amount of $500 for the
14        applicant's established place of business, and $50 for
15        each additional place of business, if any, to which
16        the application pertains; but if the application is
17        made after June 15 of any year, the fee shall be $250
18        for the applicant's established place of business plus
19        $25 for each additional place of business, if any, to
20        which the application pertains. License fees shall be
21        returnable only in the event that the application is
22        denied by the Secretary of State. Moneys received
23        under this subparagraph (ii) shall be deposited into
24        the Dealer Recovery Trust Fund.
25        8. A statement that the applicant's officers,
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1    interest therein, proprietor, a partner, member, officer,
2    director, trustee, manager or other principals in the
3    business have not committed in the past 3 years any one
4    violation as determined in any civil, criminal or
5    administrative proceedings of any one of the following
6    Acts:
7            (A) The Anti-Theft Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
8        Code;
9            (B) The Certificate of Title Laws of the Illinois
10        Vehicle Code;
11            (C) The Offenses against Registration and
12        Certificates of Title Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
13        Code;
14            (D) The Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers and
15        Rebuilders Laws of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
16            (E) Section 21-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
17        the Criminal Code of 2012, Criminal Trespass to
18        Vehicles; or
19            (F) The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
20        9. A statement that the applicant's officers,
21    directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership
22    interest therein, proprietor, partner, member, officer,
23    director, trustee, manager or other principals in the
24    business have not committed in any calendar year 3 or more
25    violations, as determined in any civil, criminal or
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1    following Acts:
2            (A) The Consumer Finance Act;
3            (B) The Consumer Installment Loan Act;
4            (C) The Retail Installment Sales Act;
5            (D) The Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales
6        Act;
7            (E) The Interest Act;
8            (F) The Illinois Wage Assignment Act;
9            (G) Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil
10        Procedure; or
11            (H) The Consumer Fraud Act.
12        9.5. A statement that, within 10 years of application,
13    each officer, director, shareholder having a 10% or
14    greater ownership interest therein, proprietor, partner,
15    member, officer, director, trustee, manager, or other
16    principal in the business of the applicant has not
17    committed, as determined in any civil, criminal, or
18    administrative proceeding, in any calendar year one or
19    more forcible felonies under the Criminal Code of 1961 or
20    the Criminal Code of 2012, or a violation of either or both
21    Article 16 or 17 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a
22    violation of either or both Article 16 or 17 of the
23    Criminal Code of 2012, Article 29B of the Criminal Code of
24    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar
25    out-of-state offense. For the purposes of this paragraph,
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1    of the Criminal Code of 2012.
2        10. A bond or certificate of deposit in the amount of
3    $50,000 for each location at which the applicant intends
4    to act as a new vehicle dealer. The bond shall be for the
5    term of the license, or its renewal, for which application
6    is made, and shall expire not sooner than December 31 of
7    the year for which the license was issued or renewed. The
8    bond shall run to the People of the State of Illinois, with
9    surety by a bonding or insurance company authorized to do
10    business in this State. It shall be conditioned upon the
11    proper transmittal of all title and registration fees and
12    taxes (excluding taxes under the Retailers' Occupation Tax
13    Act) accepted by the applicant as a new vehicle dealer.
14        11. Such other information concerning the business of
15    the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule or
16    regulation prescribe.
17        12. A statement that the applicant understands Chapter
18    1 through Chapter 5 of this Code.
19        13. The full name, address, and contact information of
20    each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives who
21    is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance of
22    the dealership.
23    (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
24information contained in any application for a new vehicle
25dealer's license shall be amended within 30 days after the
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1State may prescribe by rule or regulation, accompanied by an
2amendatory fee of $2.
3    (d) Anything in this Chapter 5 to the contrary
4notwithstanding no person shall be licensed as a new vehicle
5dealer unless:
6        1. He is authorized by contract in writing between
7    himself and the manufacturer or franchised distributor of
8    such make of vehicle to so sell the same in this State, and
9        2. Such person shall maintain an established place of
10    business as defined in this Act.
11    (e) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable time
12after receipt, examine an application submitted to him under
13this Section and unless he makes a determination that the
14application submitted to him does not conform with the
15requirements of this Section or that grounds exist for a
16denial of the application, under Section 5-501 of this
17Chapter, grant the applicant an original new vehicle dealer's
18license in writing for his established place of business and a
19supplemental license in writing for each additional place of
20business in such form as he may prescribe by rule or regulation
21which shall include the following:
22        1. The name of the person licensed;
23        2. If a corporation, the name and address of its
24    officers or if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an
25    unincorporated association or any similar form of business
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1    each partner, member, officer, director, trustee or
2    manager;
3        3. In the case of an original license, the established
4    place of business of the licensee;
5        4. In the case of a supplemental license, the
6    established place of business of the licensee and the
7    additional place of business to which such supplemental
8    license pertains;
9        5. The make or makes of new vehicles which the
10    licensee is licensed to sell; .
11        6. The full name, address, and contact information of
12    each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives who
13    is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance of
14    the dealership.
15    (f) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or a
16certified copy thereof, provided by the Secretary of State,
17shall be kept posted conspicuously in the established place of
18business of the licensee and in each additional place of
19business, if any, maintained by such licensee.
20    (g) Except as provided in subsection (h) hereof, all new
21vehicle dealer's licenses granted under this Section shall
22expire by operation of law on December 31 of the calendar year
23for which they are granted unless sooner revoked or cancelled
24under the provisions of Section 5-501 of this Chapter.
25    (h) A new vehicle dealer's license may be renewed upon
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1submission of proof of coverage under an approved bond under
2the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or proof that applicant is
3not subject to such bonding requirements, as in the case of an
4original license, but in case an application for the renewal
5of an effective license is made during the month of December,
6the effective license shall remain in force until the
7application is granted or denied by the Secretary of State.
8    (i) All persons licensed as a new vehicle dealer are
9required to furnish each purchaser of a motor vehicle:
10        1. In the case of a new vehicle a manufacturer's
11    statement of origin and in the case of a used motor vehicle
12    a certificate of title, in either case properly assigned
13    to the purchaser;
14        2. A statement verified under oath that all
15    identifying numbers on the vehicle agree with those on the
16    certificate of title or manufacturer's statement of
17    origin;
18        3. A bill of sale properly executed on behalf of such
19    person;
20        4. A copy of the Uniform Invoice-transaction reporting
21    return referred to in Section 5-402 hereof;
22        5. In the case of a rebuilt vehicle, a copy of the
23    Disclosure of Rebuilt Vehicle Status; and
24        6. In the case of a vehicle for which the warranty has
25    been reinstated, a copy of the warranty.
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1vehicle, no person licensed as a new vehicle dealer may issue
2any other person a newly created key to a vehicle unless the
3new vehicle dealer makes a color photocopy or electronic scan
4of the driver's license or State identification card of the
5person requesting or obtaining the newly created key. The new
6vehicle dealer must retain the photocopy or scan for 30 days.
7    A new vehicle dealer who violates this subsection (j) is
8guilty of a petty offense. Violation of this subsection (j) is
9not cause to suspend, revoke, cancel, or deny renewal of the
10new vehicle dealer's license.
11    This amendatory Act of 1983 shall be applicable to the
121984 registration year and thereafter.
13    (k) If a licensee under this Section voluntarily
14surrenders a license to the Illinois Secretary of State Police
15or a representative of the Secretary of State Vehicle Services
16Department due to the licensee's inability to adhere to
17recordkeeping provisions, or the inability to properly issue
18certificates of title or registrations under this Code, or the
19Secretary revokes a license under this Section, then the
20licensee and the licensee's agent, designee, or legal
21representative, if applicable, may not be named on a new
22application for a licensee under this Section or under this
23Chapter, nor is the licensee or the licensee's agent,
24designee, or legal representative permitted to work for
25another licensee under this Chapter in a recordkeeping,
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1handles certificate of title and registration documents and
2applications.
3(Source: P.A. 100-450, eff. 1-1-18; 100-956, eff. 1-1-19;
4101-505, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
5    (625 ILCS 5/5-101.1)
6    Sec. 5-101.1. Motor vehicle financing affiliates;
7licensing.
8    (a) In this State no business shall engage in the business
9of a motor vehicle financing affiliate without a license to do
10so in writing from the Secretary of State.
11    (b) An application for a motor vehicle financing
12affiliate's license must be filed with the Secretary of State,
13duly verified by oath, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of
14State and shall contain all of the following:
15        (1) The name and type of business organization of the
16    applicant and the applicant's established place of
17    business and any additional places of business in this
18    State.
19        (2) The name and address of the licensed new or used
20    vehicle dealer to which the applicant will be selling,
21    transferring, or assigning new or used motor vehicles
22    pursuant to a written contract. If more than one dealer is
23    on the application, the applicant shall state in writing
24    the basis of common ownership among the dealers.
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1    directors, members, and shareholders having a 10% or
2    greater ownership interest in the business, providing the
3    residential address for each person listed.
4        (4) If selling, transferring, or assigning new motor
5    vehicles, the make or makes of new vehicles that it will
6    sell, assign, or otherwise transfer to the contracting new
7    motor vehicle dealer listed on the application pursuant to
8    paragraph (2).
9        (5) The name of each manufacturer or franchised
10    distributor, if any, of new vehicles with whom the
11    applicant has contracted for the sale of new vehicles and
12    a signed statement from each manufacturer or franchised
13    distributor acknowledging the contract.
14        (6) A statement that the applicant has been approved
15    for registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
16    by the Department of Revenue. This requirement does not
17    apply to a motor vehicle financing affiliate that is
18    already licensed with the Secretary of State and is
19    applying for a renewal of its license.
20        (7) A statement that the applicant has complied with
21    the appropriate liability insurance requirement and a
22    Certificate of Insurance that shall not expire before
23    December 31 of the year for which the license was issued or
24    renewed with a minimum liability coverage of $100,000 for
25    the bodily injury or death of any person, $300,000 for the
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1    accident, and $50,000 for damage to property. The
2    expiration of the insurance policy shall not terminate the
3    liability under the policy arising during the period for
4    which the policy was filed. Trailer and mobile home
5    dealers are exempt from the requirements of this
6    paragraph. A motor vehicle financing affiliate is exempt
7    from the requirements of this paragraph if it is covered
8    by the insurance policy of the new or used dealer listed on
9    the application pursuant to paragraph (2).
10        (8) A license fee of $1,000 for the applicant's
11    established place of business and $250 for each additional
12    place of business, if any, to which the application
13    pertains. However, if the application is made after June
14    15 of any year, the license fee shall be $500 for the
15    applicant's established place of business and $125 for
16    each additional place of business, if any, to which the
17    application pertains. These license fees shall be
18    returnable only in the event that the application is
19    denied by the Secretary of State.
20        (9) A statement incorporating the requirements of
21    paragraphs 8 and 9 of subsection (b) of Section 5-101.
22        (10) Any other information concerning the business of
23    the applicant as the Secretary of State may prescribe.
24        (11) A statement that the applicant understands
25    Chapter 1 through Chapter 5 of this Code.
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1    of each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives
2    who is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance
3    of the dealership.
4    (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
5information contained in any application for a motor vehicle
6financing affiliate's license shall be amended within 30 days
7after the occurrence of the change on a form prescribed by the
8Secretary of State, accompanied by an amendatory fee of $2.
9    (d) If a new vehicle dealer is not listed on the
10application, pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b), the
11motor vehicle financing affiliate shall not receive, possess,
12or transfer any new vehicle. If a new motor vehicle dealer is
13listed on the application, pursuant to paragraph (2) of
14subsection (b), the new motor vehicle dealer can only receive
15those new cars it is permitted to receive under its franchise
16agreement. If both a new and used motor vehicle dealer are
17listed on the application, pursuant to paragraph (2) of
18subsection (b), only the new motor vehicle dealer may receive
19new motor vehicles. If a used motor vehicle is listed on the
20application, pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b), the
21used motor vehicle dealer shall not receive any new motor
22vehicles.
23    (e) The applicant and dealer provided pursuant to
24paragraph (2) of subsection (b) must be business organizations
25registered to conduct business in Illinois. Three-fourths of
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1vehicle financing affiliate's board of directors, if
2applicable.
3    (f) Unless otherwise provided in this Chapter 5, no
4business organization registered to do business in Illinois
5shall be licensed as a motor vehicle financing affiliate
6unless:
7        (1) The motor vehicle financing affiliate shall only
8    sell, transfer, or assign motor vehicles to the licensed
9    new or used dealer listed on the application pursuant to
10    paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
11        (2) The motor vehicle financing affiliate sells,
12    transfers, or assigns to the new motor vehicle dealer
13    listed on the application, if any, only those new motor
14    vehicles the motor vehicle financing affiliate has
15    received under the contract set forth in paragraph (5) of
16    subsection (b).
17        (3) Any new vehicle dealer listed pursuant to
18    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) has a franchise agreement
19    that permits the dealer to receive motor vehicles from the
20    motor vehicle franchise affiliate.
21        (4) The new or used motor vehicle dealer listed on the
22    application pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b)
23    has one established place of business or supplemental
24    places of business as referenced in subsection (g).
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1this Section and, unless it is determined that the application
2does not conform with the requirements of this Section or that
3grounds exist for a denial of the application under Section
45-501, grant the applicant a motor vehicle financing affiliate
5license in writing for the applicant's established place of
6business and a supplemental license in writing for each
7additional place of business in a form prescribed by the
8Secretary, which shall include all of the following:
9        (1) The name of the business licensed;
10        (2) The name and address of its officers, directors,
11    or members, as applicable;
12        (3) In the case of an original license, the
13    established place of business of the licensee; and
14        (4) If applicable, the make or makes of new vehicles
15    which the licensee is licensed to sell to the new motor
16    vehicle dealer listed on the application pursuant to
17    paragraph (2) of subsection (b); and .
18        (5) The full name, address, and contact information of
19    each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives who
20    is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance of
21    the dealership.
22    (h) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or a
23certified copy, provided by the Secretary of State, shall be
24kept posted conspicuously in the established place of business
25of the licensee.
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1vehicle financing affiliate's licenses granted under this
2Section shall expired by operation of law on December 31 of the
3calendar year for which they are granted, unless revoked or
4canceled at an earlier date pursuant to Section 5-501.
5    (j) A motor vehicle financing affiliate's license may be
6renewed upon application and payment of the required fee.
7However, when an application for renewal of a motor vehicle
8financing affiliate's license is made during the month of
9December, the effective license shall remain in force until
10the application is granted or denied by the Secretary of
11State.
12    (k) The contract a motor vehicle financing affiliate has
13with a manufacturer or franchised distributor, as provided in
14paragraph (5) of subsection (b), shall only permit the
15applicant to sell, transfer, or assign new motor vehicles to
16the new motor vehicle dealer listed on the application
17pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b). The contract
18shall specifically prohibit the motor vehicle financing
19affiliate from selling motor vehicles at retail. This contract
20shall not be considered the granting of a franchise as defined
21in Section 2 of the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act.
22    (l) When purchasing of a motor vehicle by a new or used
23motor vehicle dealer, all persons licensed as a motor vehicle
24financing affiliate are required to furnish all of the
25following:
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1    origin properly assigned to the purchasing dealer. For a
2    used vehicle, a certificate of title properly assigned to
3    the purchasing dealer.
4        (2) A statement verified under oath that all
5    identifying numbers on the vehicle agree with those on the
6    certificate of title or manufacturer's statement of
7    origin.
8        (3) A bill of sale properly executed on behalf of the
9    purchasing dealer.
10        (4) A copy of the Uniform Invoice-transaction report
11    pursuant to Section 5-402.
12        (5) In the case of a rebuilt vehicle, a copy of the
13    Disclosure of Rebuilt Vehicle Status pursuant to Section
14    5-104.3.
15        (6) In the case of a vehicle for which a warranty has
16    been reinstated, a copy of the warranty.
17    (m) The motor vehicle financing affiliate shall use the
18established and supplemental place or places of business the
19new or used vehicle dealer listed on the application pursuant
20to paragraph (2) of subsection (b) as its established and
21supplemental place or places of business.
22    (n) The motor vehicle financing affiliate shall keep all
23books and records required by this Code with the books and
24records of the new or used vehicle dealer listed on the
25application pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b). The
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1records of the new or used motor vehicle dealer listed on the
2application pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
3    (o) Under no circumstances shall a motor vehicle financing
4affiliate sell, transfer, or assign a new vehicle to any place
5of business of a new motor vehicle dealer, unless that place of
6business is licensed under this Chapter to sell, assign, or
7otherwise transfer the make of the new motor vehicle
8transferred.
9    (p) All moneys received by the Secretary of State as
10license fees under this Section shall be deposited into the
11Motor Vehicle Review Board Fund and shall be used to
12administer the Motor Vehicle Review Board under the Motor
13Vehicle Franchise Act.
14    (q) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a motor
15vehicle financing affiliate shall comply with all provisions
16of this Code.
17    (r) If a licensee under this Section voluntarily
18surrenders a license to the Illinois Secretary of State Police
19or a representative of the Secretary of State Vehicle Services
20Department due to the licensee's inability to adhere to
21recordkeeping provisions, or the inability to properly issue
22certificates of title or registrations under this Code, or the
23Secretary revokes a license under this Section, then the
24licensee and the licensee's agent, designee, or legal
25representative, if applicable, may not be named on a new
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1Chapter, nor is the licensee or the licensee's agent,
2designee, or legal representative permitted to work for
3another licensee under this Chapter in a recordkeeping,
4management, or financial position or as an employee who
5handles certificate of title and registration documents and
6applications.
7(Source: P.A. 91-415, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/5-101.2)
9    Sec. 5-101.2. Manufactured home dealers; licensing.
10    (a) For the purposes of this Section, the following words
11shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
12        "Community-based manufactured home dealer" means an
13    individual or entity that operates a tract of land or 2 or
14    more contiguous tracts of land which contain sites with
15    the necessary utilities for 5 or more independent
16    manufactured homes for permanent habitation, either free
17    of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any
18    building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or
19    intended for use as a part of the equipment of the
20    manufactured home park who may, incidental to the
21    operation of the manufactured home community, sell, trade,
22    or buy no more than 2 manufactured homes or park models per
23    calendar year that are located within the manufactured
24    home community pursuant to a franchise agreement or
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1    manufactured homes or park models located within the
2    manufactured home community or additional place of
3    business that is owned or managed by the community-based
4    manufactured home dealer.
5        "Established place of business" means the place owned
6    or leased and occupied by any person duly licensed or
7    required to be licensed as a manufactured home dealer or a
8    community-based manufactured home dealer for the purpose
9    of engaging in selling, buying, bartering, displaying,
10    exchanging, or dealing in, on consignment or otherwise,
11    manufactured homes or park models and for such other
12    ancillary purposes as may be permitted by the Secretary by
13    rule. An established place of business shall include a
14    single or central office in which the manufactured home
15    dealer's or community-based manufactured home dealer's
16    records shall be separate and distinct from any other
17    business or tenant which may occupy space in the same
18    building, except as provided in this Section, and the
19    office shall not be located in a tent, temporary stand,
20    temporary address, room or rooms in a hotel or rooming
21    house, nor the premises occupied by a single or multiple
22    unit residence, unless the multiple unit residence has a
23    separate and distinct office.
24        "Manufactured home" means a factory assembled
25    structure built on a permanent chassis, transportable in
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1    self-propulsion, and bears a label indicating the
2    manufacturer's compliance with the United States
3    Department of Housing and Urban Development standards, as
4    applicable, that is without a permanent foundation and is
5    designed for year round occupancy as a single-family
6    residence when connected to approved water, sewer, and
7    electrical utilities.
8        "Manufactured home dealer" means an individual or
9    entity that engages in the business of acquiring or
10    disposing of a manufactured home or park model, either a
11    new manufactured home or park model, pursuant to a
12    franchise agreement with a manufacturer, or used
13    manufactured homes or park models, and who has an
14    established place of business that is not in a residential
15    community-based setting.
16        "Park model" means a vehicle that is incapable of
17    self-propulsion that is less than 400 square feet of
18    habitable space that is built to American National
19    Standards Institute (ANSI) standards that prohibits
20    occupancy on a permanent basis and is built on a vehicle
21    chassis.
22        "Supplemental license" means a license that a
23    community-based manufactured home dealer receives and
24    displays at locations in which the licensee is authorized
25    to sell, buy, barter, display, exchange, or deal in, on
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1    models, but is not the established place of business of
2    the licensee.
3    (b) No person shall engage in this State in the business of
4selling or dealing in, on consignment or otherwise,
5manufactured homes or park models of any make, or act as an
6intermediary, agent, or broker for any manufactured home or
7park model purchaser, other than as a salesperson or to
8represent or advertise that he or she is so engaged, or intends
9to so engage, in the business, unless licensed to do so by the
10Secretary of State under the provisions of this Section.
11    (c) An application for a manufactured home dealer's
12license or a community-based manufactured home dealer's
13license shall be filed with the Secretary of State and duly
14verified by oath, on such form as the Secretary of State may by
15rule prescribe and shall contain all of the following:
16        (1) The name and type of business organization of the
17    applicant, and his or her established and additional
18    places of business, if any, in this State.
19        (2) If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its
20    officers, directors, and shareholders having a 10% or
21    greater ownership interest in the corporation. If the
22    applicant is a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a
23    limited liability company, an unincorporated association,
24    a trust, or any similar form of business organization, the
25    name and residence address of the proprietor, or the name
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1    director, trustee, or manager.
2        (3) The make or makes of new manufactured homes or
3    park models that the applicant will offer for sale at
4    retail in the State.
5        (4) The name of each manufacturer or franchised
6    distributor, if any, of new manufactured homes or park
7    models with whom the applicant has contracted for the sale
8    of new manufactured homes or park models. As evidence of
9    this fact, the application shall be accompanied by a
10    signed statement from each manufacturer or franchised
11    distributor.
12        (5) A statement that the applicant has been approved
13    for registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
14    by the Department of Revenue, provided that this
15    requirement does not apply to a manufactured home dealer
16    who is already licensed with the Secretary of State, and
17    who is merely applying for a renewal of his or her license.
18    As evidence of this fact, the application shall be
19    accompanied by a certification from the Department of
20    Revenue showing that the Department has approved the
21    applicant for registration under the Retailers' Occupation
22    Tax Act.
23        (6) An application for:
24            (A) a manufactured home dealer's license, when the
25        applicant is selling new manufactured homes or park
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1        homes or park models, or 5 or more used manufactured
2        homes or park models during the calendar year, shall
3        be accompanied by a $1,000 license fee for the
4        applicant's established place of business, and $100
5        for each additional place of business, if any, to
6        which the application pertains. If the application is
7        made after June 15 in any year, the license fee shall
8        be $500 for the applicant's established place of
9        business, and $50 for each additional place of
10        business, if any, to which the application pertains.
11        License fees shall be returnable only in the event
12        that the application is denied by the Secretary of
13        State; or
14            (B) a community-based manufactured home dealer's
15        license, when the applicant is selling new
16        manufactured homes or park models on behalf of a
17        manufacturer of manufactured homes or park models, or
18        5 or more used manufactured homes or park models
19        during the calendar year, but within a community
20        setting, shall be accompanied by a license fee of $500
21        for the applicant's established place of business, and
22        $50 for each additional place of business within a
23        50-mile radius of the established place of business,
24        if any to which the application pertains. If the
25        application is made after June 15 in any year, the
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1        established place of business, and $50 for each
2        additional place of business, if any, to which the
3        application pertains. License fees shall be returnable
4        only in the event that the application is denied by the
5        Secretary of State.
6            Of the monies received by the Secretary of State
7        as license fees under this paragraph (6), 95% shall be
8        deposited into the General Revenue Fund and 5% into
9        the Motor Vehicle License Plate Fund.
10        (7) A statement that the applicant's officers,
11    directors, and shareholders having a 10% or greater
12    ownership interest therein, proprietor, a partner, member,
13    officer, director, trustee, manager, or other principals
14    in the business, have not committed in the past 3 years any
15    one violation, as determined in any civil, criminal, or
16    administrative hearing proceeding, of any one of the
17    following Acts:
18            (A) the Anti Theft Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
19        Code;
20            (B) the Certificate of Title Laws of the Illinois
21        Vehicle Code;
22            (C) the Offenses against Registration and
23        Certificates of Title Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
24        Code;
25            (D) the Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers, and
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1            (E) Section 21-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012
2        (criminal trespass to vehicles);
3            (F) the Retailers Occupation Tax Act;
4            (G) the Consumer Finance Act;
5            (H) the Consumer Installment Loan Act;
6            (I) the Retail Installment Sales Act;
7            (J) the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales
8        Act;
9            (K) the Interest Act;
10            (L) the Illinois Wage Assignment Act;
11            (M) Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil
12        Procedure; or
13            (N) the Consumer Fraud Act.
14        (8) A bond or certificate of deposit in the amount of
15    $20,000 for each license holder applicant intending to act
16    as a manufactured home dealer or community-based
17    manufactured home dealer under this Section. The bond
18    shall be for the term of the license, for which
19    application is made, and shall expire not sooner than
20    December 31 of the year for which the license was issued.
21    The bond shall run to the People of the State of Illinois,
22    with surety by a bonding or insurance company authorized
23    to do business in this State. It shall be conditioned upon
24    the proper transmittal of all title and registration fees
25    and taxes (excluding taxes under the Retailers' Occupation
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1    dealer.
2        (9) Dealers in business for over 5 years may
3    substitute a certificate of insurance in lieu of the bond
4    or certificate of deposit upon renewing their license.
5        (10) Any other information concerning the business of
6    the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule
7    prescribe.
8        (11) A statement that the applicant has read and
9    understands Chapters 1 through 5 of this Code.
10        (12) The full name, address, and contact information
11    of each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives
12    who is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance
13    of the dealership.
14    (d) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
15information contained in any application for a license under
16this Section shall be amended within 30 days after the
17occurrence of the change on a form the Secretary of State may
18prescribe, by rule, accompanied by an amendatory fee of $25.
19    (e) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable time
20after receipt, examine an application submitted to him or her
21under this Section, and unless he or she makes a determination
22that the application submitted to him or her does not conform
23with the requirements of this Section or that grounds exist
24for a denial of the application under Section 5-501 of this
25Chapter, grant the applicant an initial manufactured home
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1dealer's license in writing for his or her established place
2of business and a supplemental license in writing for each
3additional place of business in a form the Secretary may
4prescribe by rule, which shall include the following:
5        (1) the name of the person or entity licensed;
6        (2) if a corporation, the name and address of its
7    officers; if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an
8    unincorporated association, or any similar form of
9    business organization, the name and address of the
10    proprietor, or the name and address of each partner,
11    member, officer, director, trustee or manager; or if a
12    limited liability company, the name and address of the
13    general partner or partners, or managing member or
14    members;
15        (3) in the case of an original license, the
16    established place of business of the licensee;
17        (4) in the case of a supplemental license, the
18    established place of business of the licensee and the
19    distance to each additional place of business to which the
20    supplemental license pertains; and
21        (5) if applicable, the make or makes of new
22    manufactured homes or park models to which a manufactured
23    home dealer is licensed to sell; and .
24        (6) the full name, address, and contact information of
25    each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives who
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1    the dealership.
2    (e-5) A manufactured home dealer may operate a
3supplemental lot if the lot is located within 50 miles of the
4manufactured home dealer's principal place of business.
5Records pertaining to a supplemental lot may be maintained at
6the principal place of business.
7    (f) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or a
8certified copy of the instrument, provided by the Secretary of
9State, shall be kept posted conspicuously in the established
10place of business of the licensee and in each additional place
11of business, if any, maintained by the licensee, unless the
12licensee is a community-based manufactured home dealer, then
13the license shall be posted in the community-based
14manufactured home dealer's central office and it shall include
15a list of the other locations that the community-based
16manufactured home dealer may oversee.
17    (g) Except as provided in subsection (i) of this Section,
18all licenses granted under this Section shall expire by
19operation of law on December 31 of the calendar year for which
20the licenses were granted, unless sooner revoked or cancelled
21under the provisions of Section 5-501 of this Chapter.
22    (h) All persons licensed as a manufactured home dealer or
23a community-based manufactured home dealer are required to
24furnish each purchaser of a manufactured home or park model:
25        (1) in the case of a new manufactured home or park
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1    case of a previously owned manufactured home or park
2    model, a certificate of title, in either case properly
3    assigned to the purchaser;
4        (2) a statement verified under oath that all
5    identifying numbers on the vehicle match the identifying
6    numbers on the certificate of title or manufacturer's
7    statement of origin;
8        (3) a bill of sale properly executed on behalf of the
9    purchaser;
10        (4) a copy of the Uniform Invoice-transaction
11    reporting return form referred to in Section 5-402; and
12        (5) for a new manufactured home or park model, a
13    warranty, and in the case of a manufactured home or park
14    model for which the warranty has been reinstated, a copy
15    of the warranty; if no warranty is provided, a disclosure
16    or statement that the manufactured home or park model is
17    being sold "AS IS".
18    (i) This Section shall not apply to a (i) seller who
19privately owns his or her manufactured home or park model as
20his or her main residence and is selling the manufactured home
21or park model to another individual or to a licensee; (ii) a
22retailer or entity licensed under either Section 5-101 or
235-102 of this Code; or (iii) an individual or entity licensed
24to sell truck campers, travel trailers, motor homes, or mini
25motor homes as defined by this Code. Any vehicle not covered by
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1license to sell 5 or more vehicles must obtain a license under
2the relevant provisions of this Code.
3    (j) This Section shall not apply to any person licensed
4under the Real Estate License Act of 2000.
5    (k) The Secretary of State may adopt any rules necessary
6to implement this Section.
7(Source: P.A. 101-407, eff. 8-16-19.)
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/5-102)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-102)
9    Sec. 5-102. Used vehicle dealers must be licensed.
10    (a) No person, other than a licensed new vehicle dealer,
11shall engage in the business of selling or dealing in, on
12consignment or otherwise, 5 or more used vehicles of any make
13during the year (except house trailers as authorized by
14paragraph (j) of this Section and rebuilt salvage vehicles
15sold by their rebuilders to persons licensed under this
16Chapter), or act as an intermediary, agent or broker for any
17licensed dealer or vehicle purchaser (other than as a
18salesperson) or represent or advertise that he is so engaged
19or intends to so engage in such business unless licensed to do
20so by the Secretary of State under the provisions of this
21Section.
22    (b) An application for a used vehicle dealer's license
23shall be filed with the Secretary of State, duly verified by
24oath, in such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or
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1        1. The name and type of business organization
2    established and additional places of business, if any, in
3    this State.
4        2. If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its
5    officers, directors, and shareholders having a ten percent
6    or greater ownership interest in the corporation, setting
7    forth the residence address of each; if the applicant is a
8    sole proprietorship, a partnership, an unincorporated
9    association, a trust, or any similar form of business
10    organization, the names and residence address of the
11    proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, director,
12    trustee or manager.
13        3. A statement that the applicant has been approved
14    for registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
15    by the Department of Revenue. However, this requirement
16    does not apply to a dealer who is already licensed
17    hereunder with the Secretary of State, and who is merely
18    applying for a renewal of his license. As evidence of this
19    fact, the application shall be accompanied by a
20    certification from the Department of Revenue showing that
21    the Department has approved the applicant for registration
22    under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
23        4. A statement that the applicant has complied with
24    the appropriate liability insurance requirement. A
25    Certificate of Insurance in a solvent company authorized
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1    with each application covering each location at which he
2    proposes to act as a used vehicle dealer. The policy must
3    provide liability coverage in the minimum amounts of
4    $100,000 for bodily injury to, or death of, any person,
5    $300,000 for bodily injury to, or death of, two or more
6    persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for damage to
7    property. Such policy shall expire not sooner than
8    December 31 of the year for which the license was issued or
9    renewed. The expiration of the insurance policy shall not
10    terminate the liability under the policy arising during
11    the period for which the policy was filed. Trailer and
12    mobile home dealers are exempt from this requirement.
13        If the permitted user has a liability insurance policy
14    that provides automobile liability insurance coverage of
15    at least $100,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any
16    person, $300,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any 2
17    or more persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for
18    damage to property, then the permitted user's insurer
19    shall be the primary insurer and the dealer's insurer
20    shall be the secondary insurer. If the permitted user does
21    not have a liability insurance policy that provides
22    automobile liability insurance coverage of at least
23    $100,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any person,
24    $300,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any 2 or more
25    persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for damage to
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1    dealer's insurer shall be the primary insurer and the
2    permitted user's insurer shall be the secondary insurer.
3        When a permitted user is "test driving" a used vehicle
4    dealer's automobile, the used vehicle dealer's insurance
5    shall be primary and the permitted user's insurance shall
6    be secondary.
7        As used in this paragraph 4, a "permitted user" is a
8    person who, with the permission of the used vehicle dealer
9    or an employee of the used vehicle dealer, drives a
10    vehicle owned and held for sale or lease by the used
11    vehicle dealer which the person is considering to purchase
12    or lease, in order to evaluate the performance,
13    reliability, or condition of the vehicle. The term
14    "permitted user" also includes a person who, with the
15    permission of the used vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle
16    owned or held for sale or lease by the used vehicle dealer
17    for loaner purposes while the user's vehicle is being
18    repaired or evaluated.
19        As used in this paragraph 4, "test driving" occurs
20    when a permitted user who, with the permission of the used
21    vehicle dealer or an employee of the used vehicle dealer,
22    drives a vehicle owned and held for sale or lease by a used
23    vehicle dealer that the person is considering to purchase
24    or lease, in order to evaluate the performance,
25    reliability, or condition of the vehicle.
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1    when a person who, with the permission of the used vehicle
2    dealer, drives a vehicle owned or held for sale or lease by
3    the used vehicle dealer while the user's vehicle is being
4    repaired or evaluated.
5        5. An application for a used vehicle dealer's license
6    shall be accompanied by the following license fees:
7            (A) $1,000 for applicant's established place of
8        business, and $50 for each additional place of
9        business, if any, to which the application pertains;
10        however, if the application is made after June 15 of
11        any year, the license fee shall be $500 for
12        applicant's established place of business plus $25 for
13        each additional place of business, if any, to which
14        the application pertains. License fees shall be
15        returnable only in the event that the application is
16        denied by the Secretary of State. Of the money
17        received by the Secretary of State as license fees
18        under this subparagraph (A) for the 2004 licensing
19        year and thereafter, 95% shall be deposited into the
20        General Revenue Fund.
21            (B) Except for dealers selling 25 or fewer
22        automobiles or as provided in subsection (h) of
23        Section 5-102.7 of this Code, an Annual Dealer
24        Recovery Fund Fee in the amount of $500 for the
25        applicant's established place of business, and $50 for
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1        the application pertains; but if the application is
2        made after June 15 of any year, the fee shall be $250
3        for the applicant's established place of business plus
4        $25 for each additional place of business, if any, to
5        which the application pertains. For a license renewal
6        application, the fee shall be based on the amount of
7        automobiles sold in the past year according to the
8        following formula:
9                (1) $0 for dealers selling 25 or less
10            automobiles;
11                (2) $150 for dealers selling more than 25 but
12            less than 200 automobiles;
13                (3) $300 for dealers selling 200 or more
14            automobiles but less than 300 automobiles; and
15                (4) $500 for dealers selling 300 or more
16            automobiles.
17            License fees shall be returnable only in the event
18        that the application is denied by the Secretary of
19        State. Moneys received under this subparagraph (B)
20        shall be deposited into the Dealer Recovery Trust
21        Fund.
22        6. A statement that the applicant's officers,
23    directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership
24    interest therein, proprietor, partner, member, officer,
25    director, trustee, manager or other principals in the
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1    violation as determined in any civil, criminal or
2    administrative proceedings of any one of the following
3    Acts:
4            (A) The Anti-Theft Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
5        Code;
6            (B) The Certificate of Title Laws of the Illinois
7        Vehicle Code;
8            (C) The Offenses against Registration and
9        Certificates of Title Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
10        Code;
11            (D) The Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers and
12        Rebuilders Laws of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
13            (E) Section 21-2 of the Illinois Criminal Code of
14        1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, Criminal Trespass
15        to Vehicles; or
16            (F) The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
17        7. A statement that the applicant's officers,
18    directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership
19    interest therein, proprietor, partner, member, officer,
20    director, trustee, manager or other principals in the
21    business have not committed in any calendar year 3 or more
22    violations, as determined in any civil or criminal or
23    administrative proceedings, of any one or more of the
24    following Acts:
25            (A) The Consumer Finance Act;
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1            (C) The Retail Installment Sales Act;
2            (D) The Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales
3        Act;
4            (E) The Interest Act;
5            (F) The Illinois Wage Assignment Act;
6            (G) Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil
7        Procedure; or
8            (H) The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
9        Practices Act.
10        7.5. A statement that, within 10 years of application,
11    each officer, director, shareholder having a 10% or
12    greater ownership interest therein, proprietor, partner,
13    member, officer, director, trustee, manager, or other
14    principal in the business of the applicant has not
15    committed, as determined in any civil, criminal, or
16    administrative proceeding, in any calendar year one or
17    more forcible felonies under the Criminal Code of 1961 or
18    the Criminal Code of 2012, or a violation of either or both
19    Article 16 or 17 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a
20    violation of either or both Article 16 or 17 of the
21    Criminal Code of 2012, Article 29B of the Criminal Code of
22    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar
23    out-of-state offense. For the purposes of this paragraph,
24    "forcible felony" has the meaning provided in Section 2-8
25    of the Criminal Code of 2012.
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1    $50,000 for each location at which the applicant intends
2    to act as a used vehicle dealer. The bond shall be for the
3    term of the license, or its renewal, for which application
4    is made, and shall expire not sooner than December 31 of
5    the year for which the license was issued or renewed. The
6    bond shall run to the People of the State of Illinois, with
7    surety by a bonding or insurance company authorized to do
8    business in this State. It shall be conditioned upon the
9    proper transmittal of all title and registration fees and
10    taxes (excluding taxes under the Retailers' Occupation Tax
11    Act) accepted by the applicant as a used vehicle dealer.
12        9. Such other information concerning the business of
13    the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule or
14    regulation prescribe.
15        10. A statement that the applicant understands Chapter
16    1 through Chapter 5 of this Code.
17        11. A copy of the certification from the prelicensing
18    education program.
19        12. The full name, address, and contact information of
20    each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives who
21    is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance of
22    the dealership.
23    (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
24information contained in any application for a used vehicle
25dealer's license shall be amended within 30 days after the
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1State may prescribe by rule or regulation, accompanied by an
2amendatory fee of $2.
3    (d) Anything in this Chapter to the contrary
4notwithstanding, no person shall be licensed as a used vehicle
5dealer unless such person maintains an established place of
6business as defined in this Chapter.
7    (e) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable time
8after receipt, examine an application submitted to him under
9this Section. Unless the Secretary makes a determination that
10the application submitted to him does not conform to this
11Section or that grounds exist for a denial of the application
12under Section 5-501 of this Chapter, he must grant the
13applicant an original used vehicle dealer's license in writing
14for his established place of business and a supplemental
15license in writing for each additional place of business in
16such form as he may prescribe by rule or regulation which shall
17include the following:
18        1. The name of the person licensed;
19        2. If a corporation, the name and address of its
20    officers or if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an
21    unincorporated association or any similar form of business
22    organization, the name and address of the proprietor or of
23    each partner, member, officer, director, trustee or
24    manager;
25        3. In case of an original license, the established
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1        4. In the case of a supplemental license, the
2    established place of business of the licensee and the
3    additional place of business to which such supplemental
4    license pertains; .
5        5. The full name, address, and contact information of
6    each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives who
7    is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance of
8    the dealership.
9    (f) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or a
10certified copy thereof, provided by the Secretary of State
11shall be kept posted, conspicuously, in the established place
12of business of the licensee and in each additional place of
13business, if any, maintained by such licensee.
14    (g) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this Section,
15all used vehicle dealer's licenses granted under this Section
16expire by operation of law on December 31 of the calendar year
17for which they are granted unless sooner revoked or cancelled
18under Section 5-501 of this Chapter.
19    (h) A used vehicle dealer's license may be renewed upon
20application and payment of the fee required herein, and
21submission of proof of coverage by an approved bond under the
22"Retailers' Occupation Tax Act" or proof that applicant is not
23subject to such bonding requirements, as in the case of an
24original license, but in case an application for the renewal
25of an effective license is made during the month of December,
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1application for renewal is granted or denied by the Secretary
2of State.
3    (i) All persons licensed as a used vehicle dealer are
4required to furnish each purchaser of a motor vehicle:
5        1. A certificate of title properly assigned to the
6    purchaser;
7        2. A statement verified under oath that all
8    identifying numbers on the vehicle agree with those on the
9    certificate of title;
10        3. A bill of sale properly executed on behalf of such
11    person;
12        4. A copy of the Uniform Invoice-transaction reporting
13    return referred to in Section 5-402 of this Chapter;
14        5. In the case of a rebuilt vehicle, a copy of the
15    Disclosure of Rebuilt Vehicle Status; and
16        6. In the case of a vehicle for which the warranty has
17    been reinstated, a copy of the warranty.
18    (j) A real estate broker holding a valid certificate of
19registration issued pursuant to "The Real Estate Brokers and
20Salesmen License Act" may engage in the business of selling or
21dealing in house trailers not his own without being licensed
22as a used vehicle dealer under this Section; however such
23broker shall maintain a record of the transaction including
24the following:
25        (1) the name and address of the buyer and seller,
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1        (3) a description of the mobile home, including the
2    vehicle identification number, make, model, and year, and
3        (4) the Illinois certificate of title number.
4    The foregoing records shall be available for inspection by
5any officer of the Secretary of State's Office at any
6reasonable hour.
7    (k) Except at the time of sale or repossession of the
8vehicle, no person licensed as a used vehicle dealer may issue
9any other person a newly created key to a vehicle unless the
10used vehicle dealer makes a color photocopy or electronic scan
11of the driver's license or State identification card of the
12person requesting or obtaining the newly created key. The used
13vehicle dealer must retain the photocopy or scan for 30 days.
14    A used vehicle dealer who violates this subsection (k) is
15guilty of a petty offense. Violation of this subsection (k) is
16not cause to suspend, revoke, cancel, or deny renewal of the
17used vehicle dealer's license.
18    (l) Used vehicle dealers licensed under this Section shall
19provide the Secretary of State a register for the sale at
20auction of each salvage or junk certificate vehicle. Each
21register shall include the following information:
22        1. The year, make, model, style and color of the
23    vehicle;
24        2. The vehicle's manufacturer's identification number
25    or, if applicable, the Secretary of State or Illinois
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1        3. The date of acquisition of the vehicle;
2        4. The name and address of the person from whom the
3    vehicle was acquired;
4        5. The name and address of the person to whom any
5    vehicle was disposed, the person's Illinois license number
6    or if the person is an out-of-state salvage vehicle buyer,
7    the license number from the state or jurisdiction where
8    the buyer is licensed; and
9        6. The purchase price of the vehicle.
10    The register shall be submitted to the Secretary of State
11via written or electronic means within 10 calendar days from
12the date of the auction.
13    (m) If a licensee under this Section voluntarily
14surrenders a license to the Illinois Secretary of State Police
15or a representative of the Secretary of State Vehicle Services
16Department due to the licensee's inability to adhere to
17recordkeeping provisions, or the inability to properly issue
18certificates of title or registrations under this Code, or the
19Secretary revokes a license under this Section, then the
20licensee and the licensee's agent, designee, or legal
21representative, if applicable, may not be named on a new
22application for a licensee under this Section or under this
23Chapter, nor is the licensee or the licensee's agent,
24designee, or legal representative permitted to work for
25another licensee under this Chapter in a recordkeeping,
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1handles certificate of title and registration documents and
2applications.
3
4(Source: P.A. 100-450, eff. 1-1-18; 100-956, eff. 1-1-19;
5101-505, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/5-102.8)
7    Sec. 5-102.8. Licensure of Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle
8dealers.
9    (a) As used in this Section, "Buy Here, Pay Here used
10vehicle dealer" means any entity that engages in the business
11of selling or leasing of vehicles and finances the sale or
12purchase price of the vehicle to a customer without the
13customer using a third-party lender.
14    (b) No person shall engage in the business of selling or
15dealing in, on consignment or otherwise, 5 or more used
16vehicles of any make during the year (except rebuilt salvage
17vehicles sold by their rebuilders to persons licensed under
18this Chapter), or act as an intermediary, agent, or broker for
19any licensed dealer or vehicle purchaser (other than as a
20salesperson) or represent or advertise that he or she is so
21engaged or intends to so engage in such business of a Buy Here,
22Pay Here used vehicle dealer unless licensed to do so by the
23Secretary of State under the provisions of this Section.
24    (c) An application for a Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle
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1duly verified by oath, in such form as the Secretary of State
2may by rule or regulation prescribe and shall contain:
3        (1) The name and type of business organization
4    established and additional places of business, if any, in
5    this State.
6        (2) If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its
7    officers, directors, and shareholders having a 10% or
8    greater ownership interest in the corporation, setting
9    forth the residence address of each; if the applicant is a
10    sole proprietorship, a partnership, an unincorporated
11    association, a trust, or any similar form of business
12    organization, the names and residence address of the
13    proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, director,
14    trustee, or manager.
15        (3) A statement that the applicant has been approved
16    for registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
17    by the Department of Revenue. However, this requirement
18    does not apply to a dealer who is already licensed
19    hereunder with the Secretary of State, and who is merely
20    applying for a renewal of his or her license. As evidence
21    of this fact, the application shall be accompanied by a
22    certification from the Department of Revenue showing that
23    the Department has approved the applicant for registration
24    under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
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1    Certificate of Insurance in a solvent company authorized
2    to do business in the State of Illinois shall be included
3    with each application covering each location at which he
4    or she proposes to act as a Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle
5    dealer. The policy must provide liability coverage in the
6    minimum amounts of $100,000 for bodily injury to, or death
7    of, any person, $300,000 for bodily injury to, or death
8    of, 2 or more persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for
9    damage to property. Such policy shall expire not sooner
10    than December 31 of the year for which the license was
11    issued or renewed. The expiration of the insurance policy
12    shall not terminate the liability under the policy arising
13    during the period for which the policy was filed.
14        If the permitted user has a liability insurance policy
15    that provides automobile liability insurance coverage of
16    at least $100,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any
17    person, $300,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any 2
18    or more persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for
19    damage to property, then the permitted user's insurer
20    shall be the primary insurer and the dealer's insurer
21    shall be the secondary insurer. If the permitted user does
22    not have a liability insurance policy that provides
23    automobile liability insurance coverage of at least
24    $100,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any person,
25    $300,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any 2 or more
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1    property, or does not have any insurance at all, then the
2    dealer's insurer shall be the primary insurer and the
3    permitted user's insurer shall be the secondary insurer.
4        When a permitted user is "test driving" a Buy Here,
5    Pay Here used vehicle dealer's automobile, the Buy Here,
6    Pay Here used vehicle dealer's insurance shall be primary
7    and the permitted user's insurance shall be secondary.
8        As used in this paragraph, "permitted user" means a
9    person who, with the permission of the Buy Here, Pay Here
10    used vehicle dealer or an employee of the Buy Here, Pay
11    Here used vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle owned and held
12    for sale or lease by the Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle
13    dealer that the person is considering to purchase or
14    lease, in order to evaluate the performance, reliability,
15    or condition of the vehicle. "Permitted user" includes a
16    person who, with the permission of the Buy Here, Pay Here
17    used vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle owned or held for
18    sale or lease by the Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle dealer
19    for loaner purposes while the user's vehicle is being
20    repaired or evaluated.
21        As used in this paragraph, "test driving" occurs when
22    a permitted user who, with the permission of the Buy Here,
23    Pay Here used vehicle dealer or an employee of the Buy
24    Here, Pay Here used vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle owned
25    and held for sale or lease by a Buy Here, Pay Here used
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1    or lease, in order to evaluate the performance,
2    reliability, or condition of the vehicle.
3        As used in this paragraph, "loaner purposes" means
4    when a person who, with the permission of the Buy Here, Pay
5    Here used vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle owned or held
6    for sale or lease by the used vehicle dealer while the
7    user's vehicle is being repaired or evaluated.
8        (5) An application for a Buy Here, Pay Here used
9    vehicle dealer's license shall be accompanied by the
10    following license fees:
11            (A) $1,000 for the applicant's established place
12        of business, and $50 for each additional place of
13        business, if any, to which the application pertains;
14        however, if the application is made after June 15 of
15        any year, the license fee shall be $500 for the
16        applicant's established place of business plus $25 for
17        each additional place of business, if any, to which
18        the application pertains. License fees shall be
19        returnable only if the application is denied by the
20        Secretary of State. Of the money received by the
21        Secretary of State as license fees under this
22        subparagraph, 95% shall be deposited into the General
23        Revenue Fund.
24            (B) Except for dealers selling 25 or fewer
25        automobiles or as provided in subsection (h) of
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1        Recovery Fund Fee in the amount of $500 for the
2        applicant's established place of business, and $50 for
3        each additional place of business, if any, to which
4        the application pertains; but if the application is
5        made after June 15 of any year, the fee shall be $250
6        for the applicant's established place of business plus
7        $25 for each additional place of business, if any, to
8        which the application pertains. For a license renewal
9        application, the fee shall be based on the amount of
10        automobiles sold in the past year according to the
11        following formula:
12                (1) $0 for dealers selling 25 or less
13            automobiles;
14                (2) $150 for dealers selling more than 25 but
15            less than 200 automobiles;
16                (3) $300 for dealers selling 200 or more
17            automobiles but less than 300 automobiles; and
18                (4) $500 for dealers selling 300 or more
19            automobiles.
20            Fees shall be returnable only if the application
21        is denied by the Secretary of State. Money received
22        under this subparagraph shall be deposited into the
23        Dealer Recovery Trust Fund. A Buy Here, Pay Here used
24        vehicle dealer shall pay into the Dealer Recovery
25        Trust Fund for every vehicle that is financed, sold,
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1        other than the Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle dealer
2        even if the individual or entity to which the Buy Here,
3        Pay Here used vehicle dealer transfers the vehicle is
4        unable to continue to adhere to the terms of the
5        transaction by the Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle
6        dealer.
7        (6) A statement that each officer, director,
8    shareholder having a 10% or greater ownership interest
9    therein, proprietor, partner, member, officer, director,
10    trustee, manager, or other principal in the business of
11    the applicant has not committed in the past 3 years any one
12    violation as determined in any civil, criminal, or
13    administrative proceedings of any one of the following:
14            (A) the Anti-Theft Laws of this Code;
15            (B) the Certificate of Title Laws of this Code;
16            (C) the Offenses against Registration and
17        Certificates of Title Laws of this Code;
18            (D) the Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers and
19        Rebuilders Laws of this Code;
20            (E) Section 21-2 of the Illinois Criminal Code of
21        1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, Criminal Trespass
22        to Vehicles; or
23            (F) the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
24        (7) A statement that each officer, director,
25    shareholder having a 10% or greater ownership interest
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1    trustee, manager, or other principal in the business of
2    the applicant has not committed in any calendar year 3 or
3    more violations, as determined in any civil, criminal, or
4    administrative proceedings, of any one or more of the
5    following:
6            (A) the Consumer Finance Act;
7            (B) the Consumer Installment Loan Act;
8            (C) the Retail Installment Sales Act;
9            (D) the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales
10        Act;
11            (E) the Interest Act;
12            (F) the Illinois Wage Assignment Act;
13            (G) Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil
14        Procedure; or
15            (H) the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
16        Practices Act.
17        (8) A statement that, within 10 years of application,
18    each officer, director, shareholder having a 10% or
19    greater ownership interest therein, proprietor, partner,
20    member, officer, director, trustee, manager, or other
21    principal in the business of the applicant has not
22    committed, as determined in any civil, criminal, or
23    administrative proceeding, in any calendar year one or
24    more forcible felonies under the Criminal Code of 1961 or
25    the Criminal Code of 2012, or a violation of either or both
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1    violation of either or both Article 16 or 17 of the
2    Criminal Code of 2012, Article 29B of the Criminal Code of
3    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar
4    out-of-state offense. For the purposes of this paragraph,
5    "forcible felony" has the meaning provided in Section 2-8
6    of the Criminal Code of 2012.
7        (9) A bond or Certificate of Deposit in the amount of
8    $50,000 for each location at which the applicant intends
9    to act as a Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle dealer. The
10    bond shall be for the term of the license. The bond shall
11    run to the People of the State of Illinois, with surety by
12    a bonding or insurance company authorized to do business
13    in this State. It shall be conditioned upon the proper
14    transmittal of all title and registration fees and taxes
15    (excluding taxes under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act)
16    accepted by the applicant as a Buy Here, Pay Here used
17    vehicle dealer.
18        (10) Such other information concerning the business of
19    the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule
20    prescribe.
21        (11) A statement that the applicant understands
22    Chapter 1 through Chapter 5 of this Code.
23        (12) A copy of the certification from the prelicensing
24    education program.
25        (13) The full name, address, and contact information
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1    who is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance
2    of the dealership.
3    (d) Any change that renders no longer accurate any
4information contained in any application for a Buy Here, Pay
5Here used vehicle dealer's license shall be amended within 30
6days after the occurrence of each change on such form as the
7Secretary of State may prescribe by rule, accompanied by an
8amendatory fee of $2.
9    (e) Anything in this Chapter to the contrary
10notwithstanding, no person shall be licensed as a Buy Here,
11Pay Here used vehicle dealer unless the person maintains an
12established place of business as defined in this Chapter.
13    (f) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable time
14after receipt, examine an application submitted under this
15Section. Unless the Secretary makes a determination that the
16application does not conform to this Section or that grounds
17exist for a denial of the application under Section 5-501 of
18this Chapter, the Secretary must grant the applicant an
19original Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle dealer's license in
20writing for his or her established place of business and a
21supplemental license in writing for each additional place of
22business in such form as the Secretary may prescribe by rule
23that shall include the following:
24        (1) The name of the person licensed.
25        (2) If a corporation, the name and address of its
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1    unincorporated association, or any similar form of
2    business organization, the name and address of the
3    proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, director,
4    trustee, or manager.
5        (3) In the case of an original license, the
6    established place of business of the licensee.
7        (4) In the case of a supplemental license, the
8    established place of business of the licensee and the
9    additional place of business to which the supplemental
10    license pertains.
11        (5) The full name, address, and contact information of
12    each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives who
13    is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance of
14    the dealership.
15    (g) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or a
16certified copy thereof, provided by the Secretary of State
17shall be kept posted, conspicuously, in the established place
18of business of the licensee and in each additional place of
19business, if any, maintained by the licensee.
20    (h) Except as provided in subsection (i), all Buy Here,
21Pay Here used vehicle dealer's licenses granted under this
22Section expire by operation of law on December 31 of the
23calendar year for which they are granted unless sooner revoked
24or cancelled under Section 5-501 of this Chapter.
25    (i) A Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle dealer's license may
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1herein, and submission of proof of coverage by an approved
2bond under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or proof that the
3applicant is not subject to such bonding requirements, as in
4the case of an original license, but in the case of an
5application for the renewal of an effective license made
6during the month of December, the effective license shall
7remain in force until the application for renewal is granted
8or denied by the Secretary of State.
9    (j) Each person licensed as a Buy Here, Pay Here used
10vehicle dealer is required to furnish each purchaser of a
11motor vehicle:
12        (1) a certificate of title properly assigned to the
13    purchaser;
14        (2) a statement verified under oath that all
15    identifying numbers on the vehicle agree with those on the
16    certificate of title;
17        (3) a bill of sale properly executed on behalf of the
18    person;
19        (4) a copy of the Uniform Invoice-transaction
20    reporting return referred to in Section 5-402;
21        (5) in the case of a rebuilt vehicle, a copy of the
22    Disclosure of Rebuilt Vehicle Status; and
23        (6) in the case of a vehicle for which the warranty has
24    been reinstated, a copy of the warranty.
25    (k) Except at the time of sale or repossession of the
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1vehicle dealer may issue any other person a newly created key
2to a vehicle unless the Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle dealer
3makes a color photocopy or electronic scan of the driver's
4license or State identification card of the person requesting
5or obtaining the newly created key. The Buy Here, Pay Here used
6vehicle dealer must retain the photocopy or scan for 30 days.
7    A Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle dealer who violates this
8subsection (k) is guilty of a petty offense. Violation of this
9subsection (k) is not cause to suspend, revoke, cancel, or
10deny renewal of the used vehicle dealer's license.
11    (l) A Buy Here, Pay Here used vehicle dealer licensed
12under this Section shall provide the Secretary of State a
13register for the sale at auction of each salvage or junk
14certificate vehicle. Each register shall include the following
15information:
16        (1) the year, make, model, style, and color of the
17    vehicle;
18        (2) the vehicle's manufacturer's identification number
19    or, if applicable, the Secretary of State or Illinois
20    Department of State Police identification number;
21        (3) the date of acquisition of the vehicle;
22        (4) the name and address of the person from whom the
23    vehicle was acquired;
24        (5) the name and address of the person to whom any
25    vehicle was disposed, the person's Illinois license number
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1    buyer, the license number from the state or jurisdiction
2    where the buyer is licensed; and
3        (6) the purchase price of the vehicle.
4    The register shall be submitted to the Secretary of State
5via written or electronic means within 10 calendar days from
6the date of the auction.
7    (m) If a licensee under this Section voluntarily
8surrenders a license to the Illinois Secretary of State Police
9or a representative of the Secretary of State Vehicle Services
10Department due to the licensee's inability to adhere to
11recordkeeping provisions, or the inability to properly issue
12certificates of title or registrations under this Code, or the
13Secretary revokes a license under this Section, then the
14licensee and the licensee's agent, designee, or legal
15representative, if applicable, may not be named on a new
16application for a licensee under this Section or under this
17Chapter, nor is the licensee or the licensee's agent,
18designee, or legal representative permitted to work for
19another licensee under this Chapter in a recordkeeping,
20management, or financial position or as an employee who
21handles certificate of title and registration documents and
22applications.
23(Source: P.A. 101-505, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
24    (625 ILCS 5/5-301)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-301)
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1repairers and rebuilders must be licensed.
2    (a) No person in this State shall, except as an incident to
3the servicing of vehicles, carry on or conduct the business of
4an automotive parts recycler, a scrap processor, a repairer,
5or a rebuilder, unless licensed to do so in writing by the
6Secretary of State under this Section. No person shall rebuild
7a salvage vehicle unless such person is licensed as a
8rebuilder by the Secretary of State under this Section. No
9person shall engage in the business of acquiring 5 or more
10previously owned vehicles in one calendar year for the primary
11purpose of disposing of those vehicles in the manner described
12in the definition of a "scrap processor" in this Code unless
13the person is licensed as an automotive parts recycler by the
14Secretary of State under this Section. No person shall engage
15in the act of dismantling, crushing, or altering a vehicle
16into another form using machinery or equipment unless licensed
17to do so and only from the fixed location identified on the
18license issued by the Secretary. Each license shall be applied
19for and issued separately, except that a license issued to a
20new vehicle dealer under Section 5-101 of this Code shall also
21be deemed to be a repairer license.
22    (b) Any application filed with the Secretary of State,
23shall be duly verified by oath, in such form as the Secretary
24of State may by rule or regulation prescribe and shall
25contain:
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1    applicant and his principal or additional places of
2    business, if any, in this State.
3        2. The kind or kinds of business enumerated in
4    subsection (a) of this Section to be conducted at each
5    location.
6        3. If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its
7    officers, directors, and shareholders having a ten percent
8    or greater ownership interest in the corporation, setting
9    forth the residence address of each; if the applicant is a
10    sole proprietorship, a partnership, an unincorporated
11    association, a trust, or any similar form of business
12    organization, the names and residence address of the
13    proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, director,
14    trustee or manager.
15        4. A statement that the applicant's officers,
16    directors, shareholders having a ten percent or greater
17    ownership interest therein, proprietor, partner, member,
18    officer, director, trustee, manager, or other principals
19    in the business have not committed in the past three years
20    any one violation as determined in any civil or criminal
21    or administrative proceedings of any one of the following
22    Acts:
23            (a) the Anti-Theft Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
24        Code;
25            (b) the "Certificate of Title Laws" of the
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1            (c) the "Offenses against Registration and
2        Certificates of Title Laws" of the Illinois Vehicle
3        Code;
4            (d) the "Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers and
5        Rebuilders Laws" of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
6            (e) Section 21-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
7        the Criminal Code of 2012, Criminal Trespass to
8        Vehicles; or
9            (f) the Retailers Occupation Tax Act.
10        5. A statement that the applicant's officers,
11    directors, shareholders having a ten percent or greater
12    ownership interest therein, proprietor, partner, member,
13    officer, director, trustee, manager or other principals in
14    the business have not committed in any calendar year 3 or
15    more violations, as determined in any civil or criminal or
16    administrative proceedings, of any one or more of the
17    following Acts:
18            (a) the Consumer Finance Act;
19            (b) the Consumer Installment Loan Act;
20            (c) the Retail Installment Sales Act;
21            (d) the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales
22        Act;
23            (e) the Interest Act;
24            (f) the Illinois Wage Assignment Act;
25            (g) Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil
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1            (h) the Consumer Fraud Act.
2        6. An application for a license shall be accompanied
3    by the following fees: $50 for applicant's established
4    place of business; $25 for each additional place of
5    business, if any, to which the application pertains;
6    provided, however, that if such an application is made
7    after June 15 of any year, the license fee shall be $25 for
8    applicant's established place of business plus $12.50 for
9    each additional place of business, if any, to which the
10    application pertains. License fees shall be returnable
11    only in the event that such application shall be denied by
12    the Secretary of State.
13        7. A statement that the applicant understands Chapter
14    1 through Chapter 5 of this Code.
15        8. A statement that the applicant shall comply with
16    subsection (e) of this Section.
17        9. A statement indicating if the applicant, including
18    any of the applicant's affiliates or predecessor
19    corporations, has been subject to the revocation or
20    nonrenewal of a business license by a municipality under
21    Section 5-501.5 of this Code.
22        10. The applicant's National Motor Vehicle Title
23    Information System number and a statement of compliance if
24    applicable.
25        11. The full name, address, and contact information of
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1    is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance of
2    the dealership.
3    (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
4information contained in any application for a license filed
5with the Secretary of State shall be amended within 30 days
6after the occurrence of such change on such form as the
7Secretary of State may prescribe by rule or regulation,
8accompanied by an amendatory fee of $2.
9    (d) Anything in this Chapter to the contrary,
10notwithstanding, no person shall be licensed under this
11Section unless such person shall maintain an established place
12of business as defined in this Chapter.
13    (e) The Secretary of State shall within a reasonable time
14after receipt thereof, examine an application submitted to him
15under this Section and unless he makes a determination that
16the application submitted to him does not conform with the
17requirements of this Section or that grounds exist for a
18denial of the application, as prescribed in Section 5-501 of
19this Chapter, grant the applicant an original license as
20applied for in writing for his established place of business
21and a supplemental license in writing for each additional
22place of business in such form as he may prescribe by rule or
23regulation which shall include the following:
24        1. the name of the person licensed;
25        2. if a corporation, the name and address of its
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1    unincorporated association or any similar form of business
2    organization, the name and address of the proprietor or of
3    each partner, member, officer, director, trustee or
4    manager;
5        3. a designation of the kind or kinds of business
6    enumerated in subsection (a) of this Section to be
7    conducted at each location;
8        4. in the case of an original license, the established
9    place of business of the licensee;
10        5. in the case of a supplemental license, the
11    established place of business of the licensee and the
12    additional place of business to which such supplemental
13    license pertains; .
14        6. the full name, address, and contact information of
15    each of the dealer's agents or legal representatives who
16    is an Illinois resident and liable for the performance of
17    the dealership.
18    (f) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or a
19certified copy thereof, provided by the Secretary of State
20shall be kept, posted, conspicuously in the established place
21of business of the licensee and in each additional place of
22business, if any, maintained by such licensee. The licensee
23also shall post conspicuously in the established place of
24business and in each additional place of business a notice
25which states that such business is required to be licensed by
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1the license number of the business and the license expiration
2date. This notice also shall advise the consumer that any
3complaints as to the quality of service may be brought to the
4attention of the Attorney General. The information required on
5this notice also shall be printed conspicuously on all
6estimates and receipts for work by the licensee subject to
7this Section. The Secretary of State shall prescribe the
8specific format of this notice.
9    (g) Except as provided in subsection (h) hereof, licenses
10granted under this Section shall expire by operation of law on
11December 31 of the calendar year for which they are granted
12unless sooner revoked, nonrenewed, or cancelled under the
13provisions of Section 5-501 or 5-501.5 of this Chapter.
14    (h) Any license granted under this Section may be renewed
15upon application and payment of the fee required herein as in
16the case of an original license, provided, however, that in
17case an application for the renewal of an effective license is
18made during the month of December, such effective license
19shall remain in force until such application is granted or
20denied by the Secretary of State.
21    (i) All automotive repairers and rebuilders shall, in
22addition to the requirements of subsections (a) through (h) of
23this Section, meet the following licensing requirements:
24        1. provide proof that the property on which first time
25    applicants plan to do business is in compliance with local
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1    classification;
2        2. provide proof that the applicant for a repairer's
3    license complies with the proper workers' compensation
4    rate code or classification, and listing the code of
5    classification for that industry;
6        3. provide proof that the applicant for a rebuilder's
7    license complies with the proper workers' compensation
8    rate code or classification for the repair industry or the
9    auto parts recycling industry and listing the code of
10    classification;
11        4. provide proof that the applicant has obtained or
12    applied for a hazardous waste generator number, and
13    listing the actual number if available or certificate of
14    exemption;
15        5. provide proof that applicant has proper liability
16    insurance, and listing the name of the insurer and the
17    policy number; and
18        6. provide proof that the applicant has obtained or
19    applied for the proper State sales tax classification and
20    federal identification tax number, and listing the actual
21    numbers if available.
22    (i-1) All automotive repairers shall provide proof that
23they comply with all requirements of the Automotive Collision
24Repair Act.
25    (j) All automotive parts recyclers shall, in addition to
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1Section, meet the following licensing requirements:
2        1. provide a statement that the applicant purchases 5
3    vehicles per year or has 5 hulks or chassis in stock;
4        2. provide proof that the property on which all first
5    time applicants will do business does comply to the proper
6    local zoning laws in existence, and a listing of zoning
7    classifications;
8        3. provide proof that applicant complies with the
9    proper workers' compensation rate code or classification,
10    and listing the code of classification; and
11        4. provide proof that applicant has obtained or
12    applied for the proper State sales tax classification and
13    federal identification tax number, and listing the actual
14    numbers if available.
15(Source: P.A. 100-409, eff. 8-25-17; 101-572, eff. 8-23-19.)
 
16    (625 ILCS 5/5-505 new)
17    Sec. 5-505. License suspension or revocation; penalty. The
18Secretary shall suspend the license of any licensee under this
19Chapter who permits an individual who is not an authorized
20agent or employee of the licensee to use the license of the
21licensee to purchase a vehicle from an auction. The suspension
22shall be for a period of no less than 30 days for the first
23violation. Upon a second or subsequent violation, the
24Secretary shall revoke the license of the licensee.