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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 adding
5Section 12-614 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/12-614 new)
7    Sec. 12-614. Relay box.
8    (a) In this Section, "relay box" means a device designed
9to capture a signal from the key fob of a motor vehicle to
10unlock and start the motor vehicle without the use or
11possession of the motor vehicle key.
12    (b) No person may possess a relay box in this State except
13for the following persons:
14        (1) an employee of a facility subject to the
15    Automotive Repair Act or the Automotive Collision Repair
16    Act;
17        (2) a new vehicle dealer or used vehicle dealer
18    licensed under Section 5-101 or 5-102;
19        (3) a locksmith licensed under the Private Detective,
20    Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and
21    Locksmith Act of 2004;
22        (4) a repossession agent; or
23        (5) a State or local law enforcement officer.

 

 

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1    (c) A person who commits a violation of this Section is
2guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.