95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4133

 

Introduced , by Rep. John A. Fritchey

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/5-401.3   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-401.3
625 ILCS 5/5-403   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-403

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In provisions dealing with records to be kept by scrap processors and recyclable metal dealers, replaces references to "scrap metals" with references to "recyclable metals". Effective January 1, 2008.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning recyclable metals.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 5-401.3 and 5-403 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/5-401.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-401.3)
7     Sec. 5-401.3. Scrap processors and recyclable metal
8 dealers required to keep records.
9     (a) Every person licensed or required to be licensed as a
10 scrap processor pursuant to Section 5-301 of this Chapter, and
11 every recyclable metal dealer as defined in Section 1-169.3 of
12 this Code, shall maintain for 3 years, at his established place
13 of business, the following records relating to the acquisition
14 of recyclable scrap metals or the acquisition of a vehicle,
15 junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl which has been acquired for the
16 purpose of processing into a form other than a vehicle, junk
17 vehicle or vehicle cowl which is possessed in the State or
18 brought into this State from another state, territory or
19 country. No scrap metal processor or recyclable metal dealer
20 shall sell a vehicle or essential part, as such, except for
21 engines, transmissions, and powertrains, unless licensed to do
22 so under another provision of this Code. A scrap processor or
23 recyclable metal dealer who is additionally licensed as an

 

 

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1 automotive parts recycler shall not be subject to the record
2 keeping requirements for a scrap processor or recyclable metal
3 dealer when acting as an automotive parts recycler.
4         (1) For a vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl
5     acquired from a person who is licensed under this Chapter,
6     the scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer shall record
7     the name and address of the person, and the Illinois or
8     out-of-state dealer license number of such person on the
9     scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer's weight ticket
10     at the time of the acquisition. The person disposing of the
11     vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl shall furnish the
12     scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer with
13     documentary proof of ownership of the vehicle, junk
14     vehicle, or vehicle cowl in one of the following forms: a
15     Certificate of Title, a Salvage Certificate, a Junking
16     Certificate, a Secretary of State Junking Manifest, a
17     Uniform Invoice, a Certificate of Purchase, or other
18     similar documentary proof of ownership. The scrap
19     processor or recyclable metal dealer shall not acquire a
20     vehicle, junk vehicle or vehicle cowl without obtaining one
21     of the aforementioned documentary proofs of ownership.
22         (2) For a vehicle, junk vehicle or vehicle cowl
23     acquired from a person who is not licensed under this
24     Chapter, the scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer
25     shall verify and record that person's identity by recording
26     the identification of such person from at least 2 sources

 

 

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1     of identification, one of which shall be a driver's license
2     or State Identification Card, on the scrap processor or
3     recyclable metal dealer's weight ticket at the time of the
4     acquisition. The person disposing of the vehicle, junk
5     vehicle, or vehicle cowl shall furnish the scrap processor
6     or recyclable metal dealer with documentary proof of
7     ownership of the vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl in
8     one of the following forms: a Certificate of Title, a
9     Salvage Certificate, a Junking Certificate, a Secretary of
10     State Junking Manifest, a Certificate of Purchase, or other
11     similar documentary proof of ownership. The scrap
12     processor or recyclable metal dealer shall not acquire a
13     vehicle, junk vehicle or vehicle cowl without obtaining one
14     of the aforementioned documentary proofs of ownership.
15         (3) In addition to the other information required on
16     the scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer's weight
17     ticket, a scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer who at
18     the time of acquisition of a vehicle, junk vehicle, or
19     vehicle cowl is furnished a Certificate of Title, Salvage
20     Certificate or Certificate of Purchase shall record the
21     vehicle Identification Number on the weight ticket or affix
22     a copy of the Certificate of Title, Salvage Certificate or
23     Certificate of Purchase to the weight ticket and the
24     identification of the person acquiring the information on
25     the behalf of the scrap processor or recyclable metal
26     dealer.

 

 

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1         (4) The scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer
2     shall maintain a copy of a Junk Vehicle Notification
3     relating to any Certificate of Title, Salvage Certificate,
4     Certificate of Purchase or similarly acceptable
5     out-of-state document surrendered to the Secretary of
6     State pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-117.2 of this
7     Code.
8         (5) For recyclable scrap metals valued at $100 or more,
9     the scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer shall verify
10     and record the identity of the person from whom the
11     recyclable scrap metals were acquired by recording the
12     identification of that person from one source of
13     identification, which shall be a driver's license or State
14     Identification Card, on the scrap processor or recyclable
15     metal dealer's weight ticket at the time of the
16     acquisition. The inspection of records pertaining only to
17     recyclable scrap metals shall not be counted as an
18     inspection of a premises for purposes of subparagraph (7)
19     of Section 5-403 of this Code.
20         This subdivision (a)(5) does not apply to electrical
21     contractors, to agencies or instrumentalities of the State
22     of Illinois or of the United States, to common carriers, to
23     purchases from persons, firms, or corporations regularly
24     engaged in the business of manufacturing recyclable metal,
25     in the business of selling recyclable metal at retail or
26     wholesale, or in the business of razing, demolishing,

 

 

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1     destroying, or removing buildings, to the purchase by one
2     recyclable metal dealer from another, or the purchase from
3     persons, firms, or corporations engaged in either the
4     generation, transmission, or distribution of electric
5     energy or in telephone, telegraph, and other
6     communications if such common carriers, persons, firms, or
7     corporations at the time of the purchase provide the
8     recyclable metal dealer with a bill of sale or other
9     written evidence of title to the recyclable metal. This
10     subdivision (a)(5) also does not apply to contractual
11     arrangements between dealers.
12     (b) Any licensee or recyclable metal dealer who knowingly
13 fails to record any of the specific information required to be
14 recorded on the weight ticket or who knowingly fails to acquire
15 and maintain for 3 years documentary proof of ownership in one
16 of the prescribed forms shall be guilty of a Class A
17 misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000. Each
18 violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense and
19 a separate count may be brought in the same complaint for each
20 violation. Any licensee or recyclable metal dealer who commits
21 a second violation of this Section within two years of a
22 previous conviction of a violation of this Section shall be
23 guilty of a Class 4 felony.
24     (c) It shall be an affirmative defense to an offense
25 brought under paragraph (b) of this Section that the licensee
26 or recyclable metal dealer or person required to be licensed

 

 

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1 both reasonably and in good faith relied on information
2 appearing on a Certificate of Title, a Salvage Certificate, a
3 Junking Certificate, a Secretary of State Manifest, a Secretary
4 of State's Uniform Invoice, a Certificate of Purchase, or other
5 documentary proof of ownership prepared under Section 3-117.1
6 (a) of this Code, relating to the transaction for which the
7 required record was not kept which was supplied to the licensee
8 or recyclable metal dealer by another licensee or recyclable
9 metal dealer or an out-of-state dealer.
10     (d) No later than 15 days prior to going out of business,
11 selling the business, or transferring the ownership of the
12 business, the scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer shall
13 notify the Secretary of that fact. Failure to so notify the
14 Secretary of State shall constitute a failure to keep records
15 under this Section.
16     (e) Evidence derived directly or indirectly from the
17 keeping of records required to be kept under this Section shall
18 not be admissible in a prosecution of the licensee or
19 recyclable metal dealer for an alleged violation of Section
20 4-102 (a)(3) of this Code.
21 (Source: P.A. 95-253, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
22     (625 ILCS 5/5-403)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-403)
23     Sec. 5-403. (1) Authorized representatives of the
24 Secretary of State including officers of the Secretary of
25 State's Department of Police, other peace officers, and such

 

 

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1 other individuals as the Secretary may designate from time to
2 time shall make inspections of individuals and facilities
3 licensed or required to be licensed under Chapter 5 of the
4 Illinois Vehicle Code for the purpose of reviewing records
5 required to be maintained under Chapter 5 for accuracy and
6 completeness and reviewing and examining the premises of the
7 licensee's established or additional place of business for the
8 purpose of determining the accuracy of the required records.
9 Premises that may be inspected in order to determine the
10 accuracy of the books and records required to be kept includes
11 all premises used by the licensee to store vehicles and parts
12 that are reflected by the required books and records.
13     (2) Persons having knowledge of or conducting inspections
14 pursuant to this Chapter shall not in advance of such
15 inspections knowingly notify a licensee or representative of a
16 licensee of the contemplated inspection unless the Secretary or
17 an individual designated by him for this purpose authorizes
18 such notification. Any individual who, without authorization,
19 knowingly violates this subparagraph shall be guilty of a Class
20 A misdemeanor.
21     (3) The licensee or a representative of the licensee shall
22 be entitled to be present during an inspection conducted
23 pursuant to Chapter 5, however, the presence of the licensee or
24 an authorized representative of the licensee is not a condition
25 precedent to such an inspection.
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1 initiated at any time that business is being conducted or work
2 is being performed, whether or not open to the public or when
3 the licensee or a representative of the licensee, other than a
4 mere custodian or watchman, is present. The fact that a
5 licensee or representative of the licensee leaves the licensed
6 premises after an inspection has been initiated shall not
7 require the termination of the inspection.
8     (5) Any inspection conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 shall
9 not continue for more than 24 hours after initiation.
10     (6) In the event information comes to the attention of the
11 individuals conducting an inspection that may give rise to the
12 necessity of obtaining a search warrant, and in the event steps
13 are initiated for the procurement of a search warrant, the
14 individuals conducting such inspection may take all necessary
15 steps to secure the premises under inspection until the warrant
16 application is acted upon by a judicial officer.
17     (7) No more than 6 inspections of a premises may be
18 conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 within any 6 month period
19 except pursuant to a search warrant. Notwithstanding this
20 limitation, nothing in this subparagraph (7) shall be construed
21 to limit the authority of law enforcement agents to respond to
22 public complaints of violations of the Code. For the purpose of
23 this subparagraph (7), a public complaint is one in which the
24 complainant identifies himself or herself and sets forth, in
25 writing, the specific basis for their complaint against the
26 licensee. For the purpose of this subparagraph (7), the

 

 

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1 inspection of records pertaining only to recyclable scrap
2 metals, as provided in subdivision (a)(5) of Section 5-401.3 of
3 this Code, shall not be counted as an inspection of a premises.
4     (8) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the
5 authority of individuals by the Secretary pursuant to this
6 Section to conduct searches of licensees pursuant to a duly
7 issued and authorized search warrant.
8     (9) Any licensee who, having been informed by a person
9 authorized to make inspections and examine records under this
10 Section that he desires to inspect records and the licensee's
11 premises as authorized by this Section, refuses either to
12 produce for that person records required to be kept by this
13 Chapter or to permit such authorized person to make an
14 inspection of the premises in accordance with this Section
15 shall subject the license to immediate suspension by the
16 Secretary of State.
17     (10) Beginning July 1, 1988, any person licensed under
18 5-302 shall produce for inspection upon demand those records
19 pertaining to the acquisition of salvage vehicles in this
20 State. This inspection may be conducted at the principal
21 offices of the Secretary of State.
22 (Source: P.A. 95-253, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
23     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
24 1, 2008.