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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law | ||||||
| 5 | is amended by changing Sections 2, 4.1, and 8 as follows:
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| 6 | (815 ILCS 325/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 322)
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| 7 | Sec. 2. Definitions. When used in this Act:
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| 8 | "Recyclable metal" means any copper, brass, or aluminum, | ||||||
| 9 | or any combination of those metals, any catalytic converter or | ||||||
| 10 | its contents, or any aluminum wheel or steel wheel purchased | ||||||
| 11 | by a recyclable metal dealer, irrespective of form or | ||||||
| 12 | quantity,
except that "recyclable metal" does not include: (i) | ||||||
| 13 | items designed to contain, or to be used in the preparation of, | ||||||
| 14 | beverages or food for human consumption; (ii) discarded items
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| 15 | of non-commercial or household waste; (iii) gold, silver, | ||||||
| 16 | platinum, and other precious metals used in jewelry; or (iv) | ||||||
| 17 | vehicles, junk vehicles, vehicle cowls, or essential vehicle | ||||||
| 18 | parts.
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| 19 | "Recyclable metal dealer" means any individual, firm, | ||||||
| 20 | corporation or partnership
engaged in the business of | ||||||
| 21 | purchasing and reselling recyclable metal either at a
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| 22 | permanently established place of business or in connection | ||||||
| 23 | with a business
of an itinerant nature, including junk shops, | ||||||
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| 1 | junk yards, or junk stores, except that "recyclable metal | ||||||
| 2 | dealer" does not include automotive parts recyclers, scrap | ||||||
| 3 | processors, repairers and rebuilders licensed pursuant to | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5-301 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Recyclable metal | ||||||
| 5 | dealers shall not be engaged in the business of purchasing or | ||||||
| 6 | reselling vehicles, junk vehicles, vehicle cowls, or essential | ||||||
| 7 | vehicle parts.
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| 8 | (Source: P.A. 95-979, eff. 1-2-09.)
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| 9 | (815 ILCS 325/4.1) | ||||||
| 10 | Sec. 4.1. Restricted purchases. | ||||||
| 11 | (a) It is a violation of this Act for any person to sell or | ||||||
| 12 | attempt to sell, or for any recyclable metal dealer to | ||||||
| 13 | purchase or attempt to purchase, any of the following: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) materials that are clearly marked as property | ||||||
| 15 | belonging to a business or someone else other than the | ||||||
| 16 | seller; | ||||||
| 17 | (2) property associated with use by governments, | ||||||
| 18 | utilities, or railroads including, but not limited to, | ||||||
| 19 | guardrails, manhole covers, electric transmission and | ||||||
| 20 | distribution equipment, including transformers, grounding | ||||||
| 21 | straps, wires or poles, historical markers, street signs, | ||||||
| 22 | traffic signs, sewer grates, or any rail, switch | ||||||
| 23 | component, spike, angle bar, tie plate, or bolt of the | ||||||
| 24 | type used in constructing railroad track; | ||||||
| 25 | (3) cemetery plaques or ornaments; or | ||||||
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| 1 | (4) any catalytic converter or its contents not | ||||||
| 2 | attached to a motor vehicle at the time of the transaction | ||||||
| 3 | unless the seller is licensed as an automotive parts | ||||||
| 4 | recycler or scrap processor; or . | ||||||
| 5 | (5) any aluminum or steel wheel not attached to a | ||||||
| 6 | motor vehicle unless the seller is licensed as an | ||||||
| 7 | automotive parts recycler or scrap processor. | ||||||
| 8 | (b) This Section shall not apply when the seller produces | ||||||
| 9 | written documentation reasonably demonstrating that the seller | ||||||
| 10 | is the owner of the recyclable metal material or is authorized | ||||||
| 11 | to sell the material on behalf of the owner. The recyclable | ||||||
| 12 | metal dealer shall copy any such documentation and maintain it | ||||||
| 13 | along with the purchase record required by Section 3 of this | ||||||
| 14 | Act.
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| 15 | (Source: P.A. 97-923, eff. 1-1-13.)
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| 16 | (815 ILCS 325/8) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 328)
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| 17 | Sec. 8. Penalty. Any recyclable metal dealer or other | ||||||
| 18 | person who knowingly fails to comply with this Act is guilty
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| 19 | a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense along with a fine | ||||||
| 20 | of $1,000 or the value of the metal, whichever is greater, , and | ||||||
| 21 | a Class 4 felony for the second or subsequent offense along | ||||||
| 22 | with a fine of $5,000 or 3 times the value of the metal, | ||||||
| 23 | whichever is greater. Each day that any recyclable metal | ||||||
| 24 | dealer so fails to
comply shall constitute a separate offense.
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| 25 | (Source: P.A. 97-923, eff. 1-1-13.)
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