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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Sections 1-134.1, 1-171.01a, 3-107, 3-116, 3-802, 3-905,
65-101, 5-102, 5-107, 5-503, and 6-305 as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/1-134.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-134.1)
8    Sec. 1-134.1. Junk vehicle. A junk vehicle is a vehicle
9which has been or is being disassembled, crushed, compressed,
10flattened, destroyed or otherwise reduced to a state in which
11it no longer can be returned to an operable state, or has been
12branded or assigned as junk or a similar designation by another
13state or jurisdiction.
14(Source: P.A. 83-1473.)
 
15    (625 ILCS 5/1-171.01a)
16    Sec. 1-171.01a. Remittance agent. For the purposes of
17Article IX of Chapter 3, the term "remittance agent" means any
18person who holds himself or herself out to the public as being
19engaged in or who engages in accepting money for remittance to
20the State of Illinois or any of its instrumentalities or
21political subdivisions, or to any of their officials, for the
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1taxes, or registration fees regardless of when the money is
2accepted from the public or remitted to the State, whether or
3not the person renders any other service in connection with the
4making of any such remittance or is engaged in any other
5endeavor. The term "remittance agent" also includes any person
6who holds himself or herself out to the public as being engaged
7in or who engages in accepting money for consulting or advising
8the public on matters concerning vehicle certificates of title,
9taxes, registration renewals, registration plates, or
10applications for title. The term "remittance agent" does not
11include any licensed dealer in motor vehicles who accepts money
12for remittance to the State of Illinois for the payment of
13registration plates, vehicle certificates of title, taxes, or
14registration fees as an incident to his or her business as a
15motor vehicle dealer.
16(Source: P.A. 97-832, eff. 7-20-12.)
 
17    (625 ILCS 5/3-107)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-107)
18    Sec. 3-107. Contents and effect.
19    (a) Each certificate of title issued by the Secretary of
20State shall contain:
21        1. the date issued;
22        2. the name and address of the owner;
23        3. the names, and addresses, and fax numbers or
24    electronic addresses of any lienholders, in the order of
25    priority as shown on the application or, if the application

 

 

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1    is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the
2    certificate, and an expiration date of 2 calendar years
3    after the end of term of the lien;
4        4. the title number assigned to the vehicle;
5        5. a description of the vehicle including, so far as
6    the following data exists: its make, year-model,
7    identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, as
8    to house trailers as defined in Section 1-128 of this Code,
9    and as to manufactured homes as defined in Section 1-144.03
10    of this Code, the square footage of the vehicle based upon
11    the outside dimensions excluding the length of the tongue
12    and hitch, and, if a new vehicle, the date of the first
13    sale of the vehicle for use;
14        6. an odometer certification as provided for in this
15    Code; and
16        7. any other data the Secretary of State prescribes.
17    (a-5) In the event the applicant seeks to have the vehicle
18titled as a custom vehicle or street rod, that fact must be
19stated in the application. The custom vehicle or street rod
20must be inspected as required by Section 3-406 of this Code
21prior to issuance of the title. Upon successful completion of
22the inspection, the vehicle may be titled in the following
23manner. The make of the vehicle shall be listed as the make of
24the actual vehicle or the make it is designed to resemble
25(e.g., Ford or Chevrolet); the model of the vehicle shall be
26listed as custom vehicle or street rod; and the year of the

 

 

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1vehicle shall be listed as the year the actual vehicle was
2manufactured or the year it is designed to resemble. A vehicle
3previously titled as other than a custom vehicle or street rod
4may be issued a corrected title reflecting the custom vehicle
5or street rod model if it otherwise meets the requirements for
6the designation.
7    (a-10) In the event the applicant seeks to have the vehicle
8titled as a glider kit, that fact must be stated in the
9application. The glider kit must be inspected under Section
103-406 of this Code prior to issuance of the title. Upon
11successful completion of the inspection, the vehicle shall be
12titled in the following manner: (1) the make of the vehicle
13shall be listed as the make of the chassis or the make it is
14designed to resemble; (2) the model of the vehicle shall be
15listed as glider kit; and (3) the year of the vehicle shall be
16listed as the year presented on the manufacturer's certificate
17of origin for the chassis, unless no year is presented, then it
18shall be listed as the year the application was received. The
19vehicle identification number of the chassis shall be assigned
20to the engine, transmission, and rear axle if the engine,
21transmission, and rear axle were not previously assigned a
22vehicle identification number after an inspection under
23Section 3-406.
24    (b) The certificate of title shall contain forms for
25assignment and warranty of title by the owner, and for
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1forms for applications for a certificate of title by a
2transferee, the naming of a lienholder and the assignment or
3release of the security interest of a lienholder.
4    (b-5) The Secretary of State shall designate on a
5certificate of title a space where the owner of a vehicle may
6designate a beneficiary, to whom ownership of the vehicle shall
7pass in the event of the owner's death.
8    (c) A certificate of title issued by the Secretary of State
9is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it.
10    (d) A certificate of title for a vehicle is not subject to
11garnishment, attachment, execution or other judicial process,
12but this subsection does not prevent a lawful levy upon the
13vehicle.
14    (e) Any certificate of title issued by the Secretary of
15State is subject to a lien in favor of the State of Illinois
16for any fees or taxes required to be paid under this Act and as
17have not been paid, as provided for in this Code.
18    (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
19certificate of title issued by the Secretary of State to a
20manufactured home is prima facie evidence of the facts
21appearing on it, notwithstanding the fact that such
22manufactured home, at any time, shall have become affixed in
23any manner to real property.
24(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14; 99-748, eff. 8-5-16.)
 
25    (625 ILCS 5/3-116)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-116)

 

 

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1    Sec. 3-116. When Secretary of State to issue a certificate
2of title.
3    (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of a properly
4assigned certificate of title, with an application for a
5certificate of title, the required fee and any other documents
6required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the
7name of the transferee as owner and mail it to the first
8lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner or owner's
9designee.
10    (b) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of an application
11for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by
12voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required
13fee and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new
14certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner.
15    (b-5) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of an
16application for a certificate of title and the required fee,
17may issue a certificate of title to an out-of-state resident if
18the out-of-state resident is a bona fide purchaser of a vehicle
19or a manufactured home from a dealer licensed in this State
20under Section 5-101, 5-101.2, or 5-102 of this Code and the
21licensed dealer files for bankruptcy, surrenders his or her
22license, or is otherwise no longer operating as a licensed
23dealer and does not properly transfer the title application to
24the bona fide purchaser prior to the licensed dealer's business
25closure.
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1possess, buy, sell, exchange or give away, or offer to buy,
2sell, exchange or give away the certificate of title to any
3motor vehicle which is a junk or salvage, or who shall fail to
4surrender the certificate of title to the Secretary of State as
5required under the provisions of this Section and Section
63-117.2, shall be guilty of Class 3 felony.
7    (d) The Secretary of State shall file and retain for four
8(4) years a record of every surrendered certificate of title or
9proof of ownership accepted by the Secretary of State, the file
10to be maintained so as to permit the tracing of title of the
11vehicle designated therein. Such filing and retention
12requirements shall be in addition to and not in substitution
13for the recordkeeping requirements set forth in Section 3-106
14of this Code, which recordkeeping requirements are not limited
15to any period of time.
16    (e) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of an application
17for corrected certificate of title, with the original title,
18the required fee and any other required documents, shall issue
19a corrected certificate of title in the name of the owner and
20mail it to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the
21owner or owner's designee.
22    (f) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of a certified
23copy of a court order awarding ownership to an applicant along
24with an application for a certificate of title and the required
25fee, shall issue a certificate of title to the applicant.
26(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14.)
 

 

 

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1    (625 ILCS 5/3-802)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802)
2    Sec. 3-802. Reclassifications and upgrades.
3    (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the
4following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as
5follows:
6        "Reclassification" means changing the registration of
7    a vehicle from one plate category to another.
8        "Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of a
9    vehicle within the same plate category.
10    (b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one
11plate category to another, the owner shall receive credit for
12the unused portion of the present plate and be charged the
13current portion fees for the new plate. In addition, the
14appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees
15shall be assessed.
16    (b-5) Beginning with the 2019 2018 registration year, any
17individual who has a registration issued under either Section
183-405 or 3-405.1 that qualifies for a special license plate
19under Sections 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623,
203-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650,
213-651, 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680,
223-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, or 3-693, 3-698, or 3-699.12 may
23reclass his or her registration upon acquiring a special
24license plate listed in this subsection (b-5) without a
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1    (c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the
2same plate category, the owner shall pay the difference in
3current period fees between the two plates. In addition, the
4appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees
5shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required,
6the corrected registration card fee shall be assessed.
7    (d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change
8the registered weight and change the plate category, the owner
9shall receive credit for the unused portion of the registration
10fee of the current plate and pay the current portion of the
11registration fee for the new plate, and in addition, pay the
12appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees.
13    (e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate
14category can be done only once within any registration period.
15    (f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances
16found in subsection (b), subsection (c), or subsection (d);
17however, when reclassing from a flat weight plate to an
18apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit amounts
19to an overpayment.
20    (g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered
21under the mileage tax option is revoked, the owner shall be
22required to pay the annual registration fee in the new plate
23category and shall not receive any credit for the mileage plate
24fees.
25    (h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on
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18,000 pounds or less, and recreational vehicles. Those plates
2can be transferred within those vehicle groups.
3    (i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing
48,000 pounds or less and passenger vehicle plates may be
5reclassed from one division to the other.
6    (j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one
7division to the other division is prohibited. In addition, a
8reclass from a motor vehicle to a trailer or a trailer to a
9motor vehicle is prohibited.
10(Source: P.A. 99-809, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
11    (625 ILCS 5/3-905)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-905)
12    Sec. 3-905. Bond; fee; duration of license. Such applicant
13shall, with his application, deposit with the Secretary of
14State a bond as hereinafter provided, for each location at
15which the applicant intends to act as a remittance agent. The
16application shall be accompanied by the payment of a license
17fee in the sum of $50.00 (or $25.00 if such application is
18filed after July 1) for each location at which he proposes to
19act as a remittance agent. If the applicant shall have complied
20with all of the requirements of this Section and the Secretary
21of State shall find after investigation that the applicant is
22financially sound and of good business integrity, he shall
23issue the required license. Such license shall terminate on
24December 31 of the year for which it is issued, but upon
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1license is in effect may be renewed for the next succeeding
2calendar year. Such application shall be accompanied by the
3payment of an annual license fee of $50.00 for each location at
4which the applicant proposes to act as a remittance agent and
5the posting of the bond herein provided, for each such
6location.
7    The bond required by this Section shall be for the term of
8the license, or renewal thereof, for which application is made,
9and shall run to the People of the State of Illinois, with
10surety by a bonding or insurance company authorized to do
11business in this State, to be approved by the Secretary of
12State. It shall be conditioned upon the proper transmittal of
13all remittances by the applicant as a remittance agent and the
14performance of all undertakings in connection therewith. It
15shall be in the minimum sum of $20,000 $10,000, or in an amount
16equal to the aggregate sum of money transmitted to the State by
17the applicant during the highest 15 day period in the fiscal
18year immediately preceding the one for which application is
19made (rounded to the nearest $1,000), whichever is the greater.
20However, for the purpose of determining the bond requirements
21hereunder, remittances made by applicants in the form of money
22orders, checks, or electronic payments which are made payable
23directly to the Secretary of State or the Illinois Department
24of Revenue by the remitter, shall not be considered in the
25aggregate. The bond requirement of this Section shall not apply
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1chartered by the State of Illinois or the United States;
2provided that the banks, savings and loan associations, and
3credit unions provide to the Secretary of State an affidavit
4stating that the bank, savings and loan association, or credit
5union is sufficiently bonded to meet the requirements as
6required above. Such affidavit shall be signed by an officer of
7the bank, savings and loan association, or credit union and
8shall be notarized.
9(Source: P.A. 99-324, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/5-101)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-101)
11    Sec. 5-101. New vehicle dealers must be licensed.
12    (a) No person shall engage in this State in the business of
13selling or dealing in, on consignment or otherwise, new
14vehicles of any make, or act as an intermediary or agent or
15broker for any licensed dealer or vehicle purchaser other than
16as a salesperson, or represent or advertise that he is so
17engaged or intends to so engage in such business unless
18licensed to do so in writing by the Secretary of State under
19the provisions of this Section.
20    (b) An application for a new vehicle dealer's license shall
21be filed with the Secretary of State, duly verified by oath, on
22such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or regulation
23prescribe and shall contain:
24        1. The name and type of business organization of the
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1    business, if any, in this State.
2        2. If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its
3    officers, directors, and shareholders having a ten percent
4    or greater ownership interest in the corporation, setting
5    forth the residence address of each; if the applicant is a
6    sole proprietorship, a partnership, an unincorporated
7    association, a trust, or any similar form of business
8    organization, the name and residence address of the
9    proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, director,
10    trustee, or manager.
11        3. The make or makes of new vehicles which the
12    applicant will offer for sale at retail in this State.
13        4. The name of each manufacturer or franchised
14    distributor, if any, of new vehicles with whom the
15    applicant has contracted for the sale of such new vehicles.
16    As evidence of this fact, the application shall be
17    accompanied by a signed statement from each such
18    manufacturer or franchised distributor. If the applicant
19    is in the business of offering for sale new conversion
20    vehicles, trucks or vans, except for trucks modified to
21    serve a special purpose which includes but is not limited
22    to the following vehicles: street sweepers, fertilizer
23    spreaders, emergency vehicles, implements of husbandry or
24    maintenance type vehicles, he must furnish evidence of a
25    sales and service agreement from both the chassis
26    manufacturer and second stage manufacturer.

 

 

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1        5. A statement that the applicant has been approved for
2    registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act by the
3    Department of Revenue: Provided that this requirement does
4    not apply to a dealer who is already licensed hereunder
5    with the Secretary of State, and who is merely applying for
6    a renewal of his license. As evidence of this fact, the
7    application shall be accompanied by a certification from
8    the Department of Revenue showing that that Department has
9    approved the applicant for registration under the
10    Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
11        6. A statement that the applicant has complied with the
12    appropriate liability insurance requirement. A Certificate
13    of Insurance in a solvent company authorized to do business
14    in the State of Illinois shall be included with each
15    application covering each location at which he proposes to
16    act as a new vehicle dealer. The policy must provide
17    liability coverage in the minimum amounts of $100,000 for
18    bodily injury to, or death of, any person, $300,000 for
19    bodily injury to, or death of, two or more persons in any
20    one accident, and $50,000 for damage to property. Such
21    policy shall expire not sooner than December 31 of the year
22    for which the license was issued or renewed. The expiration
23    of the insurance policy shall not terminate the liability
24    under the policy arising during the period for which the
25    policy was filed. Trailer and mobile home dealers are
26    exempt from this requirement.

 

 

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1        If the permitted user has a liability insurance policy
2    that provides automobile liability insurance coverage of
3    at least $100,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any
4    person, $300,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any 2
5    or more persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for damage
6    to property, then the permitted user's insurer shall be the
7    primary insurer and the dealer's insurer shall be the
8    secondary insurer. If the permitted user does not have a
9    liability insurance policy that provides automobile
10    liability insurance coverage of at least $100,000 for
11    bodily injury to or the death of any person, $300,000 for
12    bodily injury to or the death of any 2 or more persons in
13    any one accident, and $50,000 for damage to property, or
14    does not have any insurance at all, then the dealer's
15    insurer shall be the primary insurer and the permitted
16    user's insurer shall be the secondary insurer.
17        When a permitted user is "test driving" a new vehicle
18    dealer's automobile, the new vehicle dealer's insurance
19    shall be primary and the permitted user's insurance shall
20    be secondary.
21        As used in this paragraph 6, a "permitted user" is a
22    person who, with the permission of the new vehicle dealer
23    or an employee of the new vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle
24    owned and held for sale or lease by the new vehicle dealer
25    which the person is considering to purchase or lease, in
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1    condition of the vehicle. The term "permitted user" also
2    includes a person who, with the permission of the new
3    vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle owned or held for sale or
4    lease by the new vehicle dealer for loaner purposes while
5    the user's vehicle is being repaired or evaluated.
6        As used in this paragraph 6, "test driving" occurs when
7    a permitted user who, with the permission of the new
8    vehicle dealer or an employee of the new vehicle dealer,
9    drives a vehicle owned and held for sale or lease by a new
10    vehicle dealer that the person is considering to purchase
11    or lease, in order to evaluate the performance,
12    reliability, or condition of the vehicle.
13        As used in this paragraph 6, "loaner purposes" means
14    when a person who, with the permission of the new vehicle
15    dealer, drives a vehicle owned or held for sale or lease by
16    the new vehicle dealer while the user's vehicle is being
17    repaired or evaluated.
18        7. (A) An application for a new motor vehicle dealer's
19    license shall be accompanied by the following license fees:
20            (i) $1,000 for applicant's established place of
21        business, and $100 for each additional place of
22        business, if any, to which the application pertains;
23        but if the application is made after June 15 of any
24        year, the license fee shall be $500 for applicant's
25        established place of business plus $50 for each
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1        application pertains. License fees shall be returnable
2        only in the event that the application is denied by the
3        Secretary of State. All moneys received by the
4        Secretary of State as license fees under this
5        subparagraph (i) prior to applications for the 2004
6        licensing year shall be deposited into the Motor
7        Vehicle Review Board Fund and shall be used to
8        administer the Motor Vehicle Review Board under the
9        Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. Of the money received by
10        the Secretary of State as license fees under this
11        subparagraph (i) for the 2004 licensing year and
12        thereafter, 10% shall be deposited into the Motor
13        Vehicle Review Board Fund and shall be used to
14        administer the Motor Vehicle Review Board under the
15        Motor Vehicle Franchise Act and 90% shall be deposited
16        into the General Revenue Fund.
17            (ii) Except for dealers selling 25 or fewer
18        automobiles or as provided in subsection (h) of Section
19        5-102.7 of this Code, an Annual Dealer Recovery Fund
20        Fee in the amount of $500 for the applicant's
21        established place of business, and $50 for each
22        additional place of business, if any, to which the
23        application pertains; but if the application is made
24        after June 15 of any year, the fee shall be $250 for
25        the applicant's established place of business plus $25
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1        the application pertains. For a license renewal
2        application, the fee shall be based on the amount of
3        automobiles sold in the past year according to the
4        following formula:
5                (1) $0 for dealers selling 25 or less
6            automobiles;
7                (2) $150 for dealers selling more than 25 but
8            less than 200 automobiles;
9                (3) $300 for dealers selling 200 or more
10            automobiles but less than 300 automobiles; and
11                (4) $500 for dealers selling 300 or more
12            automobiles.
13            License fees shall be returnable only in the event
14        that the application is denied by the Secretary of
15        State. Moneys received under this subparagraph (ii)
16        shall be deposited into the Dealer Recovery Trust Fund.
17        (B) An application for a new vehicle dealer's license,
18    other than for a new motor vehicle dealer's license, shall
19    be accompanied by the following license fees:
20            (i) $1,000 for applicant's established place of
21        business, and $50 for each additional place of
22        business, if any, to which the application pertains;
23        but if the application is made after June 15 of any
24        year, the license fee shall be $500 for applicant's
25        established place of business plus $25 for each
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1        application pertains. License fees shall be returnable
2        only in the event that the application is denied by the
3        Secretary of State. Of the money received by the
4        Secretary of State as license fees under this
5        subparagraph (i) for the 2004 licensing year and
6        thereafter, 95% shall be deposited into the General
7        Revenue Fund.
8            (ii) Except as provided in subsection (h) of
9        Section 5-102.7 of this Code, an Annual Dealer Recovery
10        Fund Fee in the amount of $500 for the applicant's
11        established place of business, and $50 for each
12        additional place of business, if any, to which the
13        application pertains; but if the application is made
14        after June 15 of any year, the fee shall be $250 for
15        the applicant's established place of business plus $25
16        for each additional place of business, if any, to which
17        the application pertains. License fees shall be
18        returnable only in the event that the application is
19        denied by the Secretary of State. Moneys received under
20        this subparagraph (ii) shall be deposited into the
21        Dealer Recovery Trust Fund.
22        8. A statement that the applicant's officers,
23    directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership
24    interest therein, proprietor, a partner, member, officer,
25    director, trustee, manager or other principals in the
26    business have not committed in the past 3 years any one

 

 

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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 Criminal Code of 1961 or
14        the Criminal Code of 2012, Criminal Trespass to
15        Vehicles; or
16            (F) The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
17        9. 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, criminal or
23    administrative proceedings, of any one or more of the
24    following Acts:
25            (A) The Consumer Finance Act;
26            (B) The Consumer Installment Loan 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 Act.
9        10. A bond or certificate of deposit in the amount of
10    $50,000 $20,000 for each location at which the applicant
11    intends to act as a new vehicle dealer. The bond shall be
12    for the term of the license, or its renewal, for which
13    application is made, and shall expire not sooner than
14    December 31 of the year for which the license was issued or
15    renewed. The bond shall run to the People of the State of
16    Illinois, with surety by a bonding or insurance company
17    authorized to do business in this State. It shall be
18    conditioned upon the proper transmittal of all title and
19    registration fees and taxes (excluding taxes under the
20    Retailers' Occupation Tax Act) accepted by the applicant as
21    a new vehicle dealer.
22        11. Such other information concerning the business of
23    the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule or
24    regulation prescribe.
25        12. A statement that the applicant understands Chapter
26    1 through Chapter 5 of this Code.

 

 

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1    (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
2information contained in any application for a new vehicle
3dealer's license shall be amended within 30 days after the
4occurrence of such change on such form as the Secretary of
5State may prescribe by rule or regulation, accompanied by an
6amendatory fee of $2.
7    (d) Anything in this Chapter 5 to the contrary
8notwithstanding no person shall be licensed as a new vehicle
9dealer unless:
10        1. He is authorized by contract in writing between
11    himself and the manufacturer or franchised distributor of
12    such make of vehicle to so sell the same in this State, and
13        2. Such person shall maintain an established place of
14    business as defined in this Act.
15    (e) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable time
16after receipt, examine an application submitted to him under
17this Section and unless he makes a determination that the
18application submitted to him does not conform with the
19requirements of this Section or that grounds exist for a denial
20of the application, under Section 5-501 of this Chapter, grant
21the applicant an original new vehicle dealer's license in
22writing for his established place of business and a
23supplemental license in writing for each additional place of
24business in such form as he may prescribe by rule or regulation
25which shall include the following:
26        1. The name of the person licensed;

 

 

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1        2. If a corporation, the name and address of its
2    officers or if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an
3    unincorporated association or any similar form of business
4    organization, the name and address of the proprietor or of
5    each partner, member, officer, director, trustee or
6    manager;
7        3. In the case of an original license, the established
8    place of business of the licensee;
9        4. In the case of a supplemental license, the
10    established place of business of the licensee and the
11    additional place of business to which such supplemental
12    license pertains;
13        5. The make or makes of new vehicles which the licensee
14    is licensed to sell.
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
26application and payment of the fee required herein, and

 

 

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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 of
5an effective license is made during the month of December, the
6effective license shall remain in force until the application
7is 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 to
13    the purchaser;
14        2. A statement verified under oath that all identifying
15    numbers on the vehicle agree with those on the certificate
16    of title or manufacturer's statement of origin;
17        3. A bill of sale properly executed on behalf of such
18    person;
19        4. A copy of the Uniform Invoice-transaction reporting
20    return referred to in Section 5-402 hereof;
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    (j) Except at the time of sale or repossession of the
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1any other person a newly created key to a vehicle unless the
2new vehicle dealer makes a copy of the driver's license or
3State identification card of the person requesting or obtaining
4the newly created key. The new vehicle dealer must retain the
5copy for 30 days.
6    A new vehicle dealer who violates this subsection (j) is
7guilty of a petty offense. Violation of this subsection (j) is
8not cause to suspend, revoke, cancel, or deny renewal of the
9new vehicle dealer's license.
10    This amendatory Act of 1983 shall be applicable to the 1984
11registration year and thereafter.
12(Source: P.A. 98-450, eff. 1-1-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
13    (625 ILCS 5/5-102)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-102)
14    Sec. 5-102. Used vehicle dealers must be licensed.
15    (a) No person, other than a licensed new vehicle dealer,
16shall engage in the business of selling or dealing in, on
17consignment or otherwise, 5 or more used vehicles of any make
18during the year (except house trailers as authorized by
19paragraph (j) of this Section and rebuilt salvage vehicles sold
20by their rebuilders to persons licensed under this Chapter), or
21act as an intermediary, agent or broker for any licensed dealer
22or vehicle purchaser (other than as a salesperson) or represent
23or advertise that he is so engaged or intends to so engage in
24such business unless licensed to do so by the Secretary of
25State under the provisions of this Section.

 

 

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1    (b) An application for a used vehicle dealer's license
2shall be filed with the Secretary of State, duly verified by
3oath, in such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or
4regulation prescribe and shall contain:
5        1. The name and type of business organization
6    established and additional places of business, if any, in
7    this State.
8        2. If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its
9    officers, directors, and shareholders having a ten percent
10    or greater ownership interest in the corporation, setting
11    forth the residence address of each; if the applicant is a
12    sole proprietorship, a partnership, an unincorporated
13    association, a trust, or any similar form of business
14    organization, the names and residence address of the
15    proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, director,
16    trustee or manager.
17        3. A statement that the applicant has been approved for
18    registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act by the
19    Department of Revenue. However, this requirement does not
20    apply to a dealer who is already licensed hereunder with
21    the Secretary of State, and who is merely applying for a
22    renewal of his license. As evidence of this fact, the
23    application shall be accompanied by a certification from
24    the Department of Revenue showing that the Department has
25    approved the applicant for registration under the
26    Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.

 

 

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1        4. A statement that the applicant has complied with the
2    appropriate liability insurance requirement. A Certificate
3    of Insurance in a solvent company authorized to do business
4    in the State of Illinois shall be included with each
5    application covering each location at which he proposes to
6    act as a used vehicle dealer. The policy must provide
7    liability coverage in the minimum amounts of $100,000 for
8    bodily injury to, or death of, any person, $300,000 for
9    bodily injury to, or death of, two or more persons in any
10    one accident, and $50,000 for damage to property. Such
11    policy shall expire not sooner than December 31 of the year
12    for which the license was issued or renewed. The expiration
13    of the insurance policy shall not terminate the liability
14    under the policy arising during the period for which the
15    policy was filed. Trailer and mobile home dealers are
16    exempt from this requirement.
17        If the permitted user has a liability insurance policy
18    that provides automobile liability insurance coverage of
19    at least $100,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any
20    person, $300,000 for bodily injury to or the death of any 2
21    or more persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for damage
22    to property, then the permitted user's insurer shall be the
23    primary insurer and the dealer's insurer shall be the
24    secondary insurer. If the permitted user does not have a
25    liability insurance policy that provides automobile
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1    bodily injury to or the death of any person, $300,000 for
2    bodily injury to or the death of any 2 or more persons in
3    any one accident, and $50,000 for damage to property, or
4    does not have any insurance at all, then the dealer's
5    insurer shall be the primary insurer and the permitted
6    user's insurer shall be the secondary insurer.
7        When a permitted user is "test driving" a used vehicle
8    dealer's automobile, the used vehicle dealer's insurance
9    shall be primary and the permitted user's insurance shall
10    be secondary.
11        As used in this paragraph 4, a "permitted user" is a
12    person who, with the permission of the used vehicle dealer
13    or an employee of the used vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle
14    owned and held for sale or lease by the used vehicle dealer
15    which the person is considering to purchase or lease, in
16    order to evaluate the performance, reliability, or
17    condition of the vehicle. The term "permitted user" also
18    includes a person who, with the permission of the used
19    vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle owned or held for sale or
20    lease by the used vehicle dealer for loaner purposes while
21    the user's vehicle is being repaired or evaluated.
22        As used in this paragraph 4, "test driving" occurs when
23    a permitted user who, with the permission of the used
24    vehicle dealer or an employee of the used vehicle dealer,
25    drives a vehicle owned and held for sale or lease by a used
26    vehicle dealer that the person is considering to purchase

 

 

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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 4, "loaner purposes" means
4    when a person who, with the permission of the used vehicle
5    dealer, drives a vehicle owned or held for sale or lease by
6    the used vehicle dealer while the user's vehicle is being
7    repaired or evaluated.
8        5. An application for a used vehicle dealer's license
9    shall be accompanied by the following license fees:
10            (A) $1,000 for applicant's established place of
11        business, and $50 for each additional place of
12        business, if any, to which the application pertains;
13        however, if the application is made after June 15 of
14        any year, the license fee shall be $500 for applicant's
15        established place of business plus $25 for each
16        additional place of business, if any, to which the
17        application pertains. License fees shall be returnable
18        only in the event that the application is denied by the
19        Secretary of State. Of the money received by the
20        Secretary of State as license fees under this
21        subparagraph (A) for the 2004 licensing year and
22        thereafter, 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 Section
26        5-102.7 of this Code, an Annual Dealer Recovery Fund

 

 

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1        Fee in the amount of $500 for the applicant's
2        established place of business, and $50 for each
3        additional place of business, if any, to which the
4        application pertains; but if the application is made
5        after June 15 of any year, the fee shall be $250 for
6        the applicant's established place of business plus $25
7        for each additional place of business, if any, to which
8        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            License fees shall be returnable only in the event
21        that the application is denied by the Secretary of
22        State. Moneys received under this subparagraph (B)
23        shall be deposited into the Dealer Recovery Trust Fund.
24        6. A statement that the applicant's officers,
25    directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership
26    interest therein, proprietor, partner, member, officer,

 

 

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1    director, trustee, manager or other principals in the
2    business have not committed in the past 3 years any one
3    violation as determined in any civil, criminal or
4    administrative proceedings of any one of the following
5    Acts:
6            (A) The Anti-Theft Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
7        Code;
8            (B) The Certificate of Title Laws of the Illinois
9        Vehicle Code;
10            (C) The Offenses against Registration and
11        Certificates of Title Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
12        Code;
13            (D) The Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers and
14        Rebuilders Laws of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
15            (E) Section 21-2 of the Illinois Criminal Code of
16        1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, Criminal Trespass to
17        Vehicles; or
18            (F) The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
19        7. A statement that the applicant's officers,
20    directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership
21    interest therein, proprietor, partner, member, officer,
22    director, trustee, manager or other principals in the
23    business have not committed in any calendar year 3 or more
24    violations, as determined in any civil or criminal or
25    administrative proceedings, of any one or more of the
26    following Acts:

 

 

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1            (A) The Consumer Finance Act;
2            (B) The Consumer Installment Loan Act;
3            (C) The Retail Installment Sales Act;
4            (D) The Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales
5        Act;
6            (E) The Interest Act;
7            (F) The Illinois Wage Assignment Act;
8            (G) Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil
9        Procedure; or
10            (H) The Consumer Fraud Act.
11        8. A bond or Certificate of Deposit in the amount of
12    $50,000 $20,000 for each location at which the applicant
13    intends to act as a used vehicle dealer. The bond shall be
14    for the term of the license, or its renewal, for which
15    application is made, and shall expire not sooner than
16    December 31 of the year for which the license was issued or
17    renewed. The bond shall run to the People of the State of
18    Illinois, with surety by a bonding or insurance company
19    authorized to do business in this State. It shall be
20    conditioned upon the proper transmittal of all title and
21    registration fees and taxes (excluding taxes under the
22    Retailers' Occupation Tax Act) accepted by the applicant as
23    a used vehicle dealer.
24        9. Such other information concerning the business of
25    the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule or
26    regulation prescribe.

 

 

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1        10. A statement that the applicant understands Chapter
2    1 through Chapter 5 of this Code.
3        11. A copy of the certification from the prelicensing
4    education program.
5    (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
6information contained in any application for a used vehicle
7dealer's license shall be amended within 30 days after the
8occurrence of each change on such form as the Secretary of
9State may prescribe by rule or regulation, accompanied by an
10amendatory fee of $2.
11    (d) Anything in this Chapter to the contrary
12notwithstanding, no person shall be licensed as a used vehicle
13dealer unless such person maintains an established place of
14business as defined in this Chapter.
15    (e) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable time
16after receipt, examine an application submitted to him under
17this Section. Unless the Secretary makes a determination that
18the application submitted to him does not conform to this
19Section or that grounds exist for a denial of the application
20under Section 5-501 of this Chapter, he must grant the
21applicant an original used vehicle dealer's license in writing
22for his established place of business and a supplemental
23license in writing for each additional place of business in
24such form as he may prescribe by rule or regulation which shall
25include the following:
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1        2. If a corporation, the name and address of its
2    officers or if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an
3    unincorporated association or any similar form of business
4    organization, the name and address of the proprietor or of
5    each partner, member, officer, director, trustee or
6    manager;
7        3. In case of an original license, the established
8    place of business of the licensee;
9        4. In the case of a supplemental license, the
10    established place of business of the licensee and the
11    additional place of business to which such supplemental
12    license pertains.
13    (f) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or a
14certified copy thereof, provided by the Secretary of State
15shall be kept posted, conspicuously, in the established place
16of business of the licensee and in each additional place of
17business, if any, maintained by such licensee.
18    (g) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this Section,
19all used vehicle dealer's licenses granted under this Section
20expire by operation of law on December 31 of the calendar year
21for which they are granted unless sooner revoked or cancelled
22under Section 5-501 of this Chapter.
23    (h) A used vehicle dealer's license may be renewed upon
24application and payment of the fee required herein, and
25submission of proof of coverage by an approved bond under the
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1subject to such bonding requirements, as in the case of an
2original license, but in case an application for the renewal of
3an effective license is made during the month of December, the
4effective license shall remain in force until the application
5for renewal is granted or denied by the Secretary of State.
6    (i) All persons licensed as a used vehicle dealer are
7required to furnish each purchaser of a motor vehicle:
8        1. A certificate of title properly assigned to the
9    purchaser;
10        2. A statement verified under oath that all identifying
11    numbers on the vehicle agree with those on the certificate
12    of title;
13        3. A bill of sale properly executed on behalf of such
14    person;
15        4. A copy of the Uniform Invoice-transaction reporting
16    return referred to in Section 5-402 of this Chapter;
17        5. In the case of a rebuilt vehicle, a copy of the
18    Disclosure of Rebuilt Vehicle Status; and
19        6. In the case of a vehicle for which the warranty has
20    been reinstated, a copy of the warranty.
21    (j) A real estate broker holding a valid certificate of
22registration issued pursuant to "The Real Estate Brokers and
23Salesmen License Act" may engage in the business of selling or
24dealing in house trailers not his own without being licensed as
25a used vehicle dealer under this Section; however such broker
26shall maintain a record of the transaction including the

 

 

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1following:
2        (1) the name and address of the buyer and seller,
3        (2) the date of sale,
4        (3) a description of the mobile home, including the
5    vehicle identification number, make, model, and year, and
6        (4) the Illinois certificate of title number.
7    The foregoing records shall be available for inspection by
8any officer of the Secretary of State's Office at any
9reasonable hour.
10    (k) Except at the time of sale or repossession of the
11vehicle, no person licensed as a used vehicle dealer may issue
12any other person a newly created key to a vehicle unless the
13used vehicle dealer makes a copy of the driver's license or
14State identification card of the person requesting or obtaining
15the newly created key. The used vehicle dealer must retain the
16copy for 30 days.
17    A used vehicle dealer who violates this subsection (k) is
18guilty of a petty offense. Violation of this subsection (k) is
19not cause to suspend, revoke, cancel, or deny renewal of the
20used vehicle dealer's license.
21    (l) Used vehicle dealers licensed under this Section shall
22provide the Secretary of State a register for the sale at
23auction of each salvage or junk certificate vehicle. Each
24register shall include the following information:
25        1. The year, make, model, style and color of the
26    vehicle;

 

 

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1        2. The vehicle's manufacturer's identification number
2    or, if applicable, the Secretary of State or Illinois
3    Department of State Police identification number;
4        3. The date of acquisition of the vehicle;
5        4. The name and address of the person from whom the
6    vehicle was acquired;
7        5. The name and address of the person to whom any
8    vehicle was disposed, the person's Illinois license number
9    or if the person is an out-of-state salvage vehicle buyer,
10    the license number from the state or jurisdiction where the
11    buyer is licensed; and
12        6. The purchase price of the vehicle.
13    The register shall be submitted to the Secretary of State
14via written or electronic means within 10 calendar days from
15the date of the auction.
16(Source: P.A. 98-450, eff. 1-1-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
17    "(625 ILCS 5/5-107)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-107)
18    Sec. 5-107. Bond exemption. The following persons shall be
19exempt from the bond required in Sections 5-101 and 5-102: (1)
20Any person who has been continuously licensed under Section
215-101 or 5-102 since calendar year 1983; (2) any licensee who
22as determined by the Secretary of State, has faithfully and
23continuously complied with conditions of the bond requirement
24for a period of 60 36 consecutive months after the effective
25date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.

 

 

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1    This exemption shall continue for each licensee until such
2time as he may be determined by the Secretary of State to be
3delinquent or deficient in the transmittal of title and
4registration fees or taxes.
5    This amendatory Act of 1983 shall be applicable to the 1984
6registration year and thereafter.
7    A person whose license is cancelled due to the voluntary
8surrender of such license, who applies for a new license for
9the same license year or one license year after the license
10year of the cancelled license, will remain exempt under
11paragraph (1) above if the only break in the continuous
12licensure is caused by the cancellation due to the voluntary
13surrender of the license.
14(Source: P.A. 88-158; 88-520.)
 
15    (625 ILCS 5/5-503)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-503)
16    Sec. 5-503. Failure to obtain dealer's license, operation
17of a business with a suspended or revoked license. (a) Any
18person operating a business for which he is required to be
19licensed under Section 5-101, 5-101.2, 5-102, 5-201 or 5-301
20who fails to apply for such a license or licenses within 15
21days after being informed in writing by the Secretary of State
22that he must obtain such a license or licenses is subject to a
23civil action brought by the Secretary of State for operating a
24business without a license in the circuit court in the county
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1in violation of Section 5-101, 5-101.2, 5-102, 5-201 or 5-301
2by carrying on a business without being properly licensed, that
3person shall be fined $300 for each business day he conducted
4his business without such a license after the expiration of the
515 day period specified in this subsection (a).
6    (b) Any person who, having had his license or licenses
7issued under Section 5-101, 5-101.2, 5-102, 5-201 or 5-301
8suspended, revoked, cancelled or denied by the Secretary of
9State under Section 5-501, continues to operate business after
10the effective date of such revocation, suspension,
11cancellation or denial may be sued in a civil action by the
12Secretary of State in the county in which the established or
13additional place of such business is located. If such person is
14found by the court to have operated such a business after the
15license or licenses required for conducting such business have
16been suspended, revoked, cancelled or denied, that person shall
17be fined $500 for each day he conducted business thereafter.
18(Source: P.A. 86-444.)
 
19    (625 ILCS 5/6-305)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-305)
20    Sec. 6-305. Renting motor vehicle to another.
21    (a) No person shall rent a motor vehicle to any other
22person unless the latter person, or a driver designated by a
23nondriver with disabilities and meeting any minimum age and
24driver's record requirements that are uniformly applied by the
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1or, in the case of a nonresident, then duly licensed under the
2laws of the State or country of his residence unless the State
3or country of his residence does not require that a driver be
4licensed.
5    (b) No person shall rent a motor vehicle to another until
6he has inspected the drivers license of the person to whom the
7vehicle is to be rented, or by whom it is to be driven, and
8compared and verified the signature thereon with the signature
9of such person written in his presence unless, in the case of a
10nonresident, the State or country wherein the nonresident
11resides does not require that a driver be licensed.
12    (c) No person shall rent a motorcycle to another unless the
13latter person is then duly licensed hereunder as a motorcycle
14operator, and in the case of a nonresident, then duly licensed
15under the laws of the State or country of his residence, unless
16the State or country of his residence does not require that a
17driver be licensed.
18    (c-1) A rental car company that rents a motor vehicle shall
19ensure that the renter is provided with an emergency telephone
20number to personnel capable of fielding roadside assistance and
21other customer service inquiries, including the ability to
22provide the caller with the telephone number of the location
23from which the vehicle was rented, if requested by the caller.
24If an owner's manual is not available in the vehicle at the
25time of the rental, an owner's manual for that vehicle or a
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1the emergency telephone number for assistance with inquiries
2about the operation of the vehicle.
3    (d) (Blank).
4    (e) (Blank).
5    (f) Subject to subsection (l), any person who rents a motor
6vehicle to another shall only advertise, quote, and charge a
7rental rate that includes the entire amount except taxes, a
8mileage charge, and airport concession charge, if any, which a
9renter must pay to hire or lease the vehicle for the period of
10time to which the rental rate applies. The person must provide,
11on the request of the renter, based on the available
12information, an estimated total of the daily rental rate,
13including all applicable taxes, fees, and other charges, or an
14estimated total rental charge, based on the return date of the
15vehicle noted on the rental agreement. Further, if the rental
16agreement does not already provide an estimated total rental
17charge, the following statement must be included in the rental
18agreement:
19    "NOTICE: UNDER ILLINOIS LAW, YOU MAY REQUEST, BASED ON
20    AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AN ESTIMATED TOTAL DAILY RENTAL
21    RATE, INCLUDING TAXES, FEES, AND OTHER CHARGES, OR AN
22    ESTIMATED TOTAL RENTAL CHARGE, BASED ON THE VEHICLE RETURN
23    DATE NOTED ON THIS AGREEMENT."
24    Such person shall not charge in addition to the rental
25rate, taxes, mileage charge, and airport concession charge, if
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1hiring or leasing the vehicle, such as, but not limited to,
2required fuel or airport surcharges, nor any fee for
3transporting the renter to the location where the rented
4vehicle will be delivered to the renter. In addition to the
5rental rate, taxes, mileage charge, and airport concession
6charge, if any, such person may charge for an item or service
7provided in connection with a particular rental transaction if
8the renter can avoid incurring the charge by choosing not to
9obtain or utilize the optional item or service. Items and
10services for which such person may impose an additional charge
11include, but are not limited to, optional insurance and
12accessories requested by the renter, service charges incident
13to the renter's optional return of the vehicle to a location
14other than the location where the vehicle was hired or leased,
15and charges for refueling the vehicle at the conclusion of the
16rental transaction in the event the renter did not return the
17vehicle with as much fuel as was in the fuel tank at the
18beginning of the rental. "Airport concession charge" means a
19charge or fee imposed and collected from a renter to reimburse
20the motor vehicle rental company for the concession fee it is
21required to pay to a local government corporate authority or
22airport authority to rent motor vehicles at the airport
23facility. The airport concession charge is in addition to any
24customer facility charge or any other charge.
25    (g) Every person renting a motor vehicle to another shall
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1so rented, the name and address of the person to whom the
2vehicle is rented, the number of the license, if any, of said
3latter person, and the date and place when and where the
4license, if any, was issued. Such record shall be open to
5inspection by any police officer or designated agent of the
6Secretary of State.
7    (h) A person licensed as a new car dealer under Section
85-101 of this Code shall not be subject to the provisions of
9this Section regarding the rental of private passenger motor
10vehicles when providing, free of charge, temporary substitute
11vehicles for customers to operate during a period when a
12customer's vehicle, which is either leased or owned by that
13customer, is being repaired, serviced, replaced or otherwise
14made unavailable to the customer in accordance with an
15agreement with the licensed new car dealer or vehicle
16manufacturer, so long as the customer orally or in writing is
17made aware that the temporary substitute vehicle will be
18covered by his or her insurance policy and the customer shall
19only be liable to the extent of any amount deductible from such
20insurance coverage in accordance with the terms of the policy.
21    (i) This Section, except the requirements of subsection
22(g), also applies to rental agreements of 30 continuous days or
23less involving a motor vehicle that was delivered by an out of
24State person or business to a renter in this State.
25    (j) A public airport may, if approved by its local
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1impose a customer facility charge upon customers of rental car
2companies for the purposes of financing, designing,
3constructing, operating, and maintaining consolidated car
4rental facilities and common use transportation equipment and
5facilities, which are used to transport the customer,
6connecting consolidated car rental facilities with other
7airport facilities.
8    Notwithstanding subsection (f) of this Section, the
9customer facility charge shall be collected by the rental car
10company as a separate charge, and clearly indicated as a
11separate charge on the rental agreement and invoice. Facility
12charges shall be immediately deposited into a trust account for
13the benefit of the airport and remitted at the direction of the
14airport, but not more often than once per month. The charge
15shall be uniformly calculated on a per-contract or per-day
16basis. Facility charges imposed by the airport may not exceed
17the reasonable costs of financing, designing, constructing,
18operating, and maintaining the consolidated car rental
19facilities and common use transportation equipment and
20facilities and may not be used for any other purpose.
21    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the charges
22collected under this Section are not subject to retailer
23occupation, sales, use, or transaction taxes.
24    (k) When a rental car company states a rental rate in any
25of its rate advertisements, its proprietary computer
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1apply to an airport rental, a company that collects from its
2customers a customer facility charge for that rental under
3subsection (j) shall do all of the following:
4        (1) Clearly and conspicuously disclose in any radio,
5    television, or other electronic media advertisements the
6    existence and amount of the charge if the advertisement is
7    intended for rentals at an airport imposing the charge or,
8    if the advertisement covers an area with multiple airports
9    with different charges, a range of amounts of customer
10    facility charges if the advertisement is intended for
11    rentals at an airport imposing the charge.
12        (2) Clearly and conspicuously disclose in any print
13    rate advertising the existence and amount of the charge if
14    the advertisement is intended for rentals at an airport
15    imposing the charge or, if the print rate advertisement
16    covers an area with multiple airports with different
17    charges, a range of amounts of customer facility charges if
18    the advertisement is intended for rentals at an airport
19    imposing the charge.
20        (3) Clearly and conspicuously disclose the existence
21    and amount of the charge in any telephonic, in-person, or
22    computer-transmitted quotation from the rental car
23    company's proprietary computer reservation system at the
24    time of making an initial quotation of a rental rate if the
25    quotation is made by a rental car company location at an
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1    reservation of a rental car if the reservation is made by a
2    rental car company location at an airport imposing the
3    charge.
4        (4) Clearly and conspicuously display the charge in any
5    proprietary computer-assisted reservation or transaction
6    directly between the rental car company and the customer,
7    shown or referenced on the same page on the computer screen
8    viewed by the customer as the displayed rental rate and in
9    a print size not smaller than the print size of the rental
10    rate.
11        (5) Clearly and conspicuously disclose and separately
12    identify the existence and amount of the charge on its
13    rental agreement.
14        (6) A rental car company that collects from its
15    customers a customer facility charge under subsection (j)
16    and engages in a practice which does not comply with
17    subsections (f), (j), and (k) commits an unlawful practice
18    within the meaning of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
19    Business Practices Act.
20    (l) Notwithstanding subsection (f), any person who rents a
21motor vehicle to another may, in connection with the rental of
22a motor vehicle to (i) a business renter or (ii) a business
23program sponsor under the sponsor's business program, do the
24following:
25        (1) separately quote, by telephone, in person, or by
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1    and
2        (2) separately impose additional charges for the
3    rental.
4    (l-5) A person licensed under Section 5-101, 5-101.2, or
55-102 of this Code shall not participate in a rental-purchase
6agreement vehicle program unless the licensee retains the
7vehicle in his or her name and retains proof of proper vehicle
8registration under Chapter 3 of this Code and liability
9insurance under Section 7-601 of this Code. The licensee shall
10transfer ownership of the vehicle to the renter within 20
11calendar days of the agreed-upon date of completion of the
12rental-purchase agreement. If the licensee fails to transfer
13ownership of the vehicle to the renter within the 20 calendar
14days, then the renter may apply for the vehicle's title to the
15Secretary of State by providing the Secretary the
16rental-purchase agreement, an application for title, the
17required title fee, and any other documentation the Secretary
18deems necessary to determine ownership of the vehicle. For
19purposes of this subsection (l-5), "rental-purchase agreement"
20has the meaning set forth in Section 1 of the Rental-Purchase
21Agreement Act.
22    (m) As used in this Section:
23        (1) "Additional charges" means charges other than: (i)
24    a per period base rental rate; (ii) a mileage charge; (iii)
25    taxes; or (iv) a customer facility charge.
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1            (A) a contract between a person who rents motor
2        vehicles and a business program sponsor that
3        establishes rental rates at which the person will rent
4        motor vehicles to persons authorized by the sponsor; or
5            (B) a plan, program, or other arrangement
6        established by a person who rents motor vehicles at the
7        request of, or with the consent of, a business program
8        sponsor under which the person offers to rent motor
9        vehicles to persons authorized by the sponsor on terms
10        that are not the same as those generally offered by the
11        rental company to the public.
12        (3) "Business program sponsor" means any legal entity
13    other than a natural person, including a corporation,
14    limited liability company, partnership, government,
15    municipality or agency, or a natural person operating a
16    business as a sole proprietor.
17        (4) "Business renter" means any person renting a motor
18    vehicle for business purposes or, for any business program
19    sponsor, a person who is authorized by the sponsor to enter
20    into a rental contract under the sponsor's business
21    program. "Business renter" does not include a person
22    renting as:
23            (A) a non-employee member of a not-for-profit
24        organization;
25            (B) the purchaser of a voucher or other prepaid
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1        operator, engaged in the business of reselling those
2        vouchers or prepaid rental arrangements to the general
3        public;
4            (C) an individual whose car rental is eligible for
5        reimbursement in whole or in part as a result of the
6        person being insured or provided coverage under a
7        policy of insurance issued by an insurance company; or
8            (D) an individual whose car rental is eligible for
9        reimbursement in whole or in part as a result of the
10        person purchasing motor vehicle repair services from a
11        person licensed to perform those services.
12(Source: P.A. 97-595, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    625 ILCS 5/1-134.1from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-134.1
4    625 ILCS 5/1-171.01a
5    625 ILCS 5/3-107from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-107
6    625 ILCS 5/3-116from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-116
7    625 ILCS 5/3-203from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-203
8    625 ILCS 5/3-802from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802
9    625 ILCS 5/3-905from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-905
10    625 ILCS 5/5-101from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-101
11    625 ILCS 5/5-102from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-102
12    625 ILCS 5/5-503from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-503
13    625 ILCS 5/6-305from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-305