101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5596

 

Introduced , by Rep. John C. D'Amico

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/5-401.2  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-401.2

    Amends the Article regarding records required to be kept by dealers, transporters, wreckers, and rebuilders of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes various requirements regarding records that every person licensed under specific provisions of the Code are required to keep. Provides that the record requirements for essential parts apply only to essential parts that are 3 (rather than 6) model years of age or newer. Provides that all entries relating to the disposition of a vehicle or an essential part shall be made no later than the close of business on the seventh calendar day following (rather than at the time of) the disposition. Deletes language requiring every person licensed as a transporter to maintain a record of every vehicle transported by him for 3 years. Deletes language providing that each violation of various provisions regarding recordkeeping constitutes a separate and distinct offense and a separate count may be brought in the same indictment or information for each vehicle or essential party of a vehicle for which a record was not kept. Makes other changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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
5Section 5-401.2 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/5-401.2)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-401.2)
7    Sec. 5-401.2. Licensees required to keep records and make
8inspections.
9    (a) Every person licensed or required to be licensed under
10Section 5-101, 5-101.1, 5-101.2, 5-102, 5-102.8, 5-301, or
115-302 of this Code, shall, with the exception of scrap
12processors, maintain for 3 years, in a form as the Secretary of
13State may by rule or regulation prescribe, at his established
14place of business, additional place of business, or principal
15place of business if licensed under Section 5-302, the
16following records relating to the acquisition or disposition of
17vehicles and their essential parts possessed in this State,
18brought into this State from another state, territory or
19country, or sold or transferred to another person in this State
20or in another state, territory, or country.
21        (1) The following records pertaining to new or used
22    vehicles shall be kept:
23            (A) the year, make, and model, style and color of

 

 

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1        the vehicle;
2            (B) the vehicle's manufacturer's identification
3        number or, if applicable, the Secretary of State or
4        Illinois Department of State Police identification
5        number;
6            (C) the date of acquisition of the vehicle;
7            (D) the name and address of the person from whom
8        the vehicle was acquired and, if that person is a
9        dealer, the Illinois or out-of-state dealer license
10        number of such person;
11            (E) (blank); the signature of the person making the
12        inspection of a used vehicle as required under
13        subsection (d) of this Section, if applicable;
14            (F) (blank); the purchase price of the vehicle, if
15        applicable;
16            (G) the date of the disposition of the vehicle;
17            (H) the name and address of the person to whom any
18        vehicle was disposed, and if that person is a dealer,
19        the Illinois or out-of-State dealer's license number
20        of that dealer;
21            (I) the uniform invoice number reflecting the
22        disposition of the vehicle, if applicable; and
23            (J) (blank). The sale price of the vehicle, if
24        applicable.
25        (2) (A) The following records pertaining to used
26    essential parts other than quarter panels and

 

 

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1    transmissions of vehicles of the first division shall be
2    kept:
3            (i) the year, make, and model, color and type of
4        such part;
5            (ii) the vehicle's manufacturer's identification
6        number, derivative number, or, if applicable, the
7        Secretary of State or Illinois Department of State
8        Police identification number of such part;
9            (iii) (blank); the date of the acquisition of each
10        part;
11            (iv) (blank); the name and address of the person
12        from whom the part was acquired and, if that person is
13        a dealer, the Illinois or out-of-state dealer license
14        number of such person; if the essential part being
15        acquired is from a person other than a dealer, the
16        licensee shall verify and record that person's
17        identity by recording the identification numbers from
18        at least two sources of identification, one of which
19        shall be a drivers license or State identification
20        card;
21            (v) the uniform invoice number or out-of-state
22        bill of sale number reflecting the acquisition of such
23        part;
24            (vi) the stock number assigned to the essential
25        part by the licensee, if applicable;
26            (vii) the date of the disposition of such part;

 

 

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1            (viii) the name and address of the person to whom
2        such part was disposed of and, if that person is a
3        dealer, the Illinois or out-of-state dealer license
4        number of that person;
5            (ix) the uniform invoice number reflecting the
6        disposition of such part.
7        (B) Inspections of all essential parts shall be
8    conducted in accordance with Section 5-402.1.
9        (C) A separate entry containing all of the information
10    required to be recorded in subparagraph (A) of paragraph
11    (2) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be made for
12    each separate essential part. Separate entries shall be
13    made regardless of whether the part was a large purchase
14    acquisition. In addition, a separate entry shall be made
15    for each part acquired for immediate sale or transfer, or
16    for placement into the overall inventory or stock to be
17    disposed of at a later time, or for use on a vehicle to be
18    materially altered by the licensee, or acquired for any
19    other purpose or reason. Failure to make a separate entry
20    for each essential part acquired or disposed of, or a
21    failure to record any of the specific information required
22    to be recorded concerning the acquisition or disposition of
23    each essential part as set forth in subparagraph (A) of
24    paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall constitute a failure
25    to keep records.
26        (D) The vehicle's manufacturer's identification number

 

 

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1    or Secretary of State or Illinois Department of State
2    Police identification number for the essential part shall
3    be ascertained and recorded even if such part is acquired
4    from a person or dealer located in a State, territory, or
5    country which does not require that such information be
6    recorded. If the vehicle's manufacturer's identification
7    number or Secretary of State or Illinois Department of
8    State Police identification number for an essential part
9    cannot be obtained, that part shall not be acquired by the
10    licensee or any of his agents or employees. If such part or
11    parts were physically acquired by the licensee or any of
12    his agents or employees while the licensee or agent or
13    employee was outside this State, that licensee or agent or
14    employee was outside the State, that licensee, agent or
15    employee shall not bring such essential part into this
16    State or cause it to be brought into this State. The
17    acquisition or disposition of an essential part by a
18    licensee without the recording of the vehicle
19    identification number or Secretary of State identification
20    number for such part or the transportation into the State
21    by the licensee or his agent or employee of such part or
22    parts shall constitute a failure to keep records.
23        (E) The records of essential parts required to be kept
24    by this Section shall apply to all hulks, chassis, frames
25    or cowls, regardless of the age of those essential parts.
26    The records required to be kept by this Section for

 

 

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1    essential parts other than hulks, chassis, frames or cowls,
2    shall apply only to those essential parts which are 3 6
3    model years of age or newer. In determining the model year
4    of such an essential part it may be presumed that the
5    identification number of the vehicle from which the
6    essential part came or the identification number affixed to
7    the essential part itself acquired by the licensee denotes
8    the model year of that essential part. This presumption,
9    however, shall not apply if the gross appearance of the
10    essential part does not correspond to the year, make or
11    model of either the identification number of the vehicle
12    from which the essential part is alleged to have come or
13    the identification number which is affixed to the essential
14    part itself. To determine whether an essential part is 3 6
15    years of age or newer within this paragraph, the model year
16    of the essential part shall be subtracted from the calendar
17    year in which the essential part is acquired or disposed of
18    by the licensee. If the remainder is 3 6 or less, the
19    record of the acquisition or disposition of that essential
20    part shall be kept as required by this Section.
21        (F) The requirements of paragraph (2) of subsection (a)
22    of this Section shall not apply to the disposition of an
23    essential part other than a cowl which has been damaged or
24    altered to a state in which it can no longer be returned to
25    a usable condition and which is being sold or transferred
26    to a scrap processor or for delivery to a scrap processor.

 

 

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1    (3) the following records for vehicles on which junking
2certificates are obtained shall be kept:
3        (A) the year, make, and model, style and color of the
4    vehicle;
5        (B) the vehicle's manufacturer's identification number
6    or, if applicable, the Secretary of State or Illinois
7    Department of State Police identification number;
8        (C) the date the vehicle was acquired;
9        (D) the name and address of the person from whom the
10    vehicle was acquired and, if that person is a dealer, the
11    Illinois or out-of-state dealer license number of that
12    person;
13        (E) the certificate of title number or salvage
14    certificate number for the vehicle, if applicable;
15        (F) the junking certificate number obtained by the
16    licensee; this entry shall be recorded at the close of
17    business of the fifth business day after receiving the
18    junking certificate;
19        (G) (blank); the name and address of the person to whom
20    the junking certificate has been assigned, if applicable,
21    and if that person is a dealer, the Illinois or
22    out-of-state dealer license number of that dealer;
23        (H) (blank). if the vehicle or any part of the vehicle
24    is dismantled for its parts to be disposed of in any way,
25    or if such parts are to be used by the licensee to
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1    recorded and the entries required by paragraph (2) of
2    subsection (a) shall be made.
3    (4) The following records for rebuilt vehicles shall be
4kept:
5        (A) the year, make, and model, style and color of the
6    vehicle;
7        (B) the vehicle's manufacturer's identification number
8    of the vehicle or, if applicable, the Secretary of State or
9    Illinois Department of State Police identification number;
10        (C) the date the vehicle was acquired;
11        (D) the name and address of the person from whom the
12    vehicle was acquired, and if that person is a dealer, the
13    Illinois or out-of-state dealer license number of that
14    person;
15        (E) (blank); the salvage certificate number for the
16    vehicle;
17        (F) (blank); the newly issued certificate of title
18    number for the vehicle;
19        (G) the date of disposition of the vehicle;
20        (H) the name and address of the person to whom the
21    vehicle was disposed, and if a dealer, the Illinois or
22    out-of-state dealer license number of that dealer;
23        (I) (blank). The sale price of the vehicle.
24    (a-1) A person licensed or required to be licensed under
25Section 5-101 or Section 5-102 of this Code who issues
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1rule must electronically file the registration with the
2Secretary and must maintain records of the registration in the
3manner prescribed by the Secretary.
4    (b) A failure to make separate entries for each vehicle
5acquired, disposed of, or assigned, or a failure to record any
6of the specific information required to be recorded concerning
7the acquisition or disposition of each vehicle as set forth in
8paragraphs (1), (3) and (4) of subsection (a) shall constitute
9a failure to keep records.
10    (c) All entries relating to the acquisition of a vehicle or
11essential part required by subsection (a) of this Section shall
12be recorded no later than the close of business on the seventh
13calendar day following such acquisition. All entries relating
14to the disposition of a vehicle or an essential part shall be
15made no later than the close of business on the seventh
16calendar day following at the time of such disposition. If the
17vehicle or essential part was disposed of on the same day as
18its acquisition or the day thereafter, the entries relating to
19the acquisition of the vehicle or essential part shall be made
20at the time of the disposition of the vehicle or essential
21part. Failure to make the entries required in or at the times
22prescribed by this subsection following the acquisition or
23disposition of such vehicle or essential part shall constitute
24a failure to keep records.
25    (d) Every person licensed or required to be licensed shall,
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1vehicle to determine whether the manufacturer's public vehicle
2identification number has been defaced, destroyed, falsified,
3removed, altered, or tampered with in any way. If the person
4making the inspection determines that the manufacturer's
5public vehicle identification number has been altered,
6removed, defaced, destroyed, falsified or tampered with he or
7she shall not acquire that vehicle but instead shall promptly
8notify law enforcement authorities of his or her finding.
9    (e) The information required to be kept in subsection (a)
10of this Section shall be kept in a manner prescribed by rule or
11regulation of the Secretary of State.
12    (f) Every person licensed or required to be licensed shall
13have in his possession a separate certificate of title, salvage
14certificate, junking certificate, certificate of purchase,
15uniform invoice, out-of-state bill of sale or other acceptable
16documentary evidence of his right to the possession of every
17vehicle or essential part.
18    (g) (Blank). Every person licensed or required to be
19licensed as a transporter under Section 5-201 shall maintain
20for 3 years, in such form as the Secretary of State may by rule
21or regulation prescribe, at his principal place of business a
22record of every vehicle transported by him, including numbers
23of or other marks of identification thereof, the names and
24addresses of persons from whom and to whom the vehicle was
25delivered and the dates of delivery.
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1selling the business, or transferring the ownership of the
2business, the licensee shall notify the Secretary of State that
3he is going out of business or that he is transferring the
4ownership of the business. Failure to notify under this
5paragraph shall constitute a failure to keep records.
6    (i) (Blank).
7    (j) A person who knowingly fails to comply with the
8provisions of this Section or knowingly fails to obey, observe,
9or comply with any order of the Secretary or any law
10enforcement agency issued in accordance with this Section is
11guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for the first violation and a
12Class A misdemeanor for the second and subsequent violations.
13Each violation constitutes a separate and distinct offense and
14a separate count may be brought in the same indictment or
15information for each vehicle or each essential part of a
16vehicle for which a record was not kept as required by this
17Section.
18    (k) Any person convicted of failing to keep the records
19required by this Section with intent to conceal the identity or
20origin of a vehicle or its essential parts or with intent to
21defraud the public in the transfer or sale of vehicles or their
22essential parts is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Each violation
23constitutes a separate and distinct offense and a separate
24count may be brought in the same indictment or information for
25each vehicle or essential part of a vehicle for which a record
26was not kept as required by this Section.

 

 

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1    (l) A person may not be criminally charged with or
2convicted of both a knowing failure to comply with this Section
3and a knowing failure to comply with any order, if both
4offenses involve the same record keeping violation.
5    (m) The Secretary shall adopt rules necessary for
6implementation of this Section, which may include the
7imposition of administrative fines.
8(Source: P.A. 101-505, eff. 1-1-20.)