Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

Filed: 3/4/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 52

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 52 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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. Vehicle security circumvention device.
8    (a) As used in this Section, "vehicle security
9circumvention device" means a device that is capable of
10obtaining, intercepting, or processing information from a
11motor vehicle keyless entry system.
12    (b) No person may possess a vehicle security circumvention
13device if he or she has been convicted of a felony under
14Section 4-103 within the previous 5 years. A person who
15commits a violation of this subsection is guilty of a Class A
16misdemeanor.

 

 

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1    (c) No person may possess a vehicle security circumvention
2device in this State except for the following persons:
3        (1) an employee of a facility subject to the
4    Automotive Repair Act or the Automotive Collision Repair
5    Act;
6        (2) a new vehicle dealer or used vehicle dealer
7    licensed under Section 5-101 or 5-102;
8        (3) a locksmith licensed under the Private Detective,
9    Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and
10    Locksmith Act of 2004;
11        (4) a repossession agent; or
12        (5) a State or local law enforcement officer.
13    A person who commits a violation of this subsection is
14guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
15    (d) Any seller of a vehicle security circumvention device
16in this State who reaches an agreement with a buyer for the
17purchase of the vehicle security circumvention device shall
18conduct a criminal background check of the buyer before
19completing the sale. A seller of a vehicle security
20circumvention device who conducts a criminal background check
21under this Section shall not complete the sale of the vehicle
22security circumvention device if the background check reveals
23that the buyer has been convicted of a felony in this State or
24another jurisdiction within the 5 years preceding the sale. A
25seller who violates this subsection is guilty of a Class A
26misdemeanor.

 

 

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1    (e) Any seller of a vehicle security circumvention device
2in this State who reaches an agreement with a buyer for the
3purchase of the vehicle security circumvention device shall
4confirm that the buyer may lawfully possess a vehicle security
5circumvention device pursuant to subsections (b) and (c)
6before completing the sale. A seller of a vehicle security
7circumvention device shall not complete the sale of the
8vehicle security circumvention device if the buyer is unable
9to confirm that the buyer may lawfully possess a vehicle
10security circumvention device pursuant to subsections (b) and
11(c). A seller who violates this subsection is guilty of a Class
12B misdemeanor.".