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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 and by adding Section 5-101.2 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/5-101.2 new)
7    Sec. 5-101.2. Manufactured home dealers; licensing.
8    (a) For the purposes of this Section, the following words
9shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
10        "Community-based manufactured home dealer" means an
11    individual or entity that operates a tract of land or 2 or
12    more contiguous tracts of land which contain sites with the
13    necessary utilities for 5 or more independent manufactured
14    homes for permanent habitation, either free of charge or
15    for revenue purposes, and shall include any building,
16    structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use
17    as a part of the equipment of the manufactured home park
18    who may, incidental to the operation of the manufactured
19    home community, sell, trade, or buy a manufactured home or
20    park model that is located within the manufactured home
21    community or is located in a different manufactured home
22    community that is owned or managed by the community-based
23    manufactured home dealer.

 

 

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1        "Established place of business" means the place owned
2    or leased and occupied by any person duly licensed or
3    required to be licensed as a manufactured home dealer or a
4    community-based manufactured home dealer for the purpose
5    of engaging in selling, buying, bartering, displaying,
6    exchanging, or dealing in, on consignment or otherwise,
7    manufactured homes or park models and for such other
8    ancillary purposes as may be permitted by the Secretary by
9    rule. An established place of business shall include a
10    single or central office in which the manufactured home
11    dealer's or community-based manufactured home dealer's
12    records shall be separate and distinct from any other
13    business or tenant which may occupy space in the same
14    building, except as provided in this Section, and the
15    office shall not be located in a tent, temporary stand,
16    temporary address, room or rooms in a hotel or rooming
17    house, nor the premises occupied by a single or multiple
18    unit residence, unless the multiple unit residence has a
19    separate and distinct office.
20        "Manufactured home" means a factory assembled
21    structure built on a permanent chassis, transportable in
22    one or more sections in the travel mode, incapable of
23    self-propulsion, and bears a label indicating the
24    manufacturer's compliance with the United States
25    Department of Housing and Urban Development standards, as
26    applicable, that is without a permanent foundation and is

 

 

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1    designed for year round occupancy as a single-family
2    residence when connected to approved water, sewer, and
3    electrical utilities.
4        "Manufactured home dealer" means an individual or
5    entity that engages in the business of acquiring or
6    disposing of a manufactured home or park model, either a
7    new manufactured home or park model, pursuant to a
8    franchise agreement with a manufacturer, or used
9    manufactured homes or park models, and who has an
10    established place of business that is not in a residential
11    community-based setting.
12        "Park model" means a vehicle that is incapable of
13    self-propulsion that is less than 400 square feet of
14    habitable space that is built to American National
15    Standards Institute (ANSI) standards that prohibits
16    occupancy on a permanent basis and is built on a vehicle
17    chassis.
18        "Supplemental license" means a license that a
19    community-based manufactured home dealer receives and
20    displays at locations in which the licensee is authorized
21    to sell, buy, barter, display, exchange, or deal in, on
22    consignment or otherwise, manufactured homes or park
23    models, but is not the established place of business of the
24    licensee.
25    (b) No person shall engage in this State in the business of
26selling or dealing in, on consignment or otherwise,

 

 

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1manufactured homes or park models of any make, or act as an
2intermediary, agent, or broker for any manufactured home or
3park model purchaser, other than as a salesperson or to
4represent or advertise that he or she is so engaged, or intends
5to so engage, in the business, unless licensed to do so by the
6Secretary of State under the provisions of this Section.
7    (c) An application for a manufactured home dealer's license
8or a community-based manufactured home dealer's license shall
9be filed with the Secretary of State and duly verified by oath,
10on such form as the Secretary of State may by rule prescribe
11and shall contain all of the following:
12        (1) The name and type of business organization of the
13    applicant, and his or her established and additional places
14    of business, if any, in this State.
15        (2) If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its
16    officers, directors, and shareholders having a 10% or
17    greater ownership interest in the corporation. If the
18    applicant is a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a
19    limited liability company, an unincorporated association,
20    a trust, or any similar form of business organization, the
21    name and residence address of the proprietor, or the name
22    and residence address of each partner, member, officer,
23    director, trustee, or manager.
24        (3) The make or makes of new manufactured homes or park
25    models that the applicant will offer for sale at retail in
26    the State.

 

 

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1        (4) The name of each manufacturer or franchised
2    distributor, if any, of new manufactured homes or park
3    models with whom the applicant has contracted for the sale
4    of new manufactured homes or park models. As evidence of
5    this fact, the application shall be accompanied by a signed
6    statement from each manufacturer or franchised
7    distributor.
8        (5) A statement that the applicant has been approved
9    for registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act by
10    the Department of Revenue, provided that this requirement
11    does not apply to a manufactured home dealer who is already
12    licensed with the Secretary of State, and who is merely
13    applying for a renewal of his or her license. As evidence
14    of this fact, the application shall be accompanied by a
15    certification from the Department of Revenue showing that
16    the Department has approved the applicant for registration
17    under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
18        (6) An application for:
19            (A) a manufactured home dealer's license, when the
20        applicant is selling new manufactured homes or park
21        models on behalf of a manufacturer of manufactured
22        homes or park models, or 5 or more used manufactured
23        homes or park models during the calendar year, shall be
24        accompanied by a $1,000 license fee for the applicant's
25        established place of business, and $100 for each
26        additional place of business, if any, to which the

 

 

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1        application pertains. If the application is made after
2        June 15 in any year, the license fee shall be $500 for
3        the applicant's established place of business, and $50
4        for each additional place of business, if any, to which
5        the application pertains. License fees shall be
6        returnable only in the event that the application is
7        denied by the Secretary of State; or
8            (B) a community-based manufactured home dealer's
9        license, when the applicant is selling 5 or more
10        manufactured homes during the calendar year not on
11        behalf of a manufacturer of manufactured homes, but
12        within a community setting, shall be accompanied by a
13        license fee of $500 for the applicant's established
14        place of business, and $50 for each additional place of
15        business, if any, to which the application pertains. If
16        the application is made after June 15 in any year, the
17        license fee shall be $250 for the applicant's
18        established place of business, and $50 for each
19        additional place of business, if any, to which the
20        application pertains. License fees shall be returnable
21        only in the event that the application is denied by the
22        Secretary of State.
23            Of the monies received by the Secretary of State as
24        license fees under this paragraph (6), 95% shall be
25        deposited into the General Revenue Fund and 5% into the
26        Motor Vehicle License Plate Fund.

 

 

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1        (7) A statement that the applicant's officers,
2    directors, and shareholders having a 10% or greater
3    ownership interest therein, proprietor, a partner, member,
4    officer, director, trustee, manager, or other principals
5    in the business, have not committed in the past 3 years any
6    one violation, as determined in any civil, criminal, or
7    administrative hearing proceeding, of any one of the
8    following Acts:
9            (A) the Anti Theft Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
10        Code;
11            (B) the Certificate of Title Laws of the Illinois
12        Vehicle Code;
13            (C) the Offenses against Registration and
14        Certificates of Title Laws of the Illinois Vehicle
15        Code;
16            (D) the Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers, and
17        Rebuilders Laws of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
18            (E) Section 21-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012
19        (criminal trespass to vehicles);
20            (F) the Retailers Occupation Tax Act;
21            (G) the Consumer Finance Act;
22            (H) the Consumer Installment Loan Act;
23            (I) the Retail Installment Sales Act;
24            (J) the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales
25        Act;
26            (K) the Interest Act;

 

 

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1            (L) the Illinois Wage Assignment Act;
2            (M) Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil
3        Procedure; or
4            (N) the Consumer Fraud Act.
5        (8) A statement that the applicant's officers,
6    directors, and shareholders having a 10% or greater
7    ownership interest therein, proprietor, a partner, member,
8    officer, director, trustee, manager, or other principals
9    in the business, have not been convicted in any calendar
10    year, as determined in any criminal proceeding, of a
11    forcible felony under the Criminal Code of 1961, the
12    Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar out-of-state offense.
13    For the purposes of this paragraph, "forcible felony" has
14    the meaning as defined in Section 2-8 of the Criminal Code
15    of 2012.
16        (9) A bond or certificate of deposit in the amount of
17    $20,000 for each license holder applicant intending to act
18    as a manufactured home dealer or community-based
19    manufactured home dealer under this Section. The bond shall
20    be for the term of the license, for which application is
21    made, and shall expire not sooner than December 31 of the
22    year for which the license was issued. The bond shall run
23    to the People of the State of Illinois, with surety by a
24    bonding or insurance company authorized to do business in
25    this State. It shall be conditioned upon the proper
26    transmittal of all title and registration fees and taxes

 

 

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1    (excluding taxes under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act)
2    accepted by the applicant as a manufactured home dealer.
3        (10) Dealers in business for over 5 years may
4    substitute a certificate of insurance in lieu of the bond
5    or certificate of deposit upon renewing their license.
6        (11) Any other information concerning the business of
7    the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule
8    prescribe.
9        (12) A statement that the applicant has read and
10    understands Chapters 1 through 5 of this Code.
11    (d) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
12information contained in any application for a license under
13this Section shall be amended within 30 days after the
14occurrence of the change on a form the Secretary of State may
15prescribe, by rule, accompanied by an amendatory fee of $25.
16    (e) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable time
17after receipt, examine an application submitted to him or her
18under this Section, and unless he or she makes a determination
19that the application submitted to him or her does not conform
20with the requirements of this Section or that grounds exist for
21a denial of the application under Section 5-501 of this
22Chapter, grant the applicant an initial manufactured home
23dealer's license or a community-based manufactured home
24dealer's license in writing for his or her established place of
25business and a supplemental license in writing for each
26additional place of business in a form the Secretary may

 

 

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1prescribe by rule, which shall include the following:
2        (1) the name of the person or entity licensed;
3        (2) if a corporation, the name and address of its
4    officers; if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an
5    unincorporated association, or any similar form of
6    business organization, the name and address of the
7    proprietor, or the name and address of each partner,
8    member, officer, director, trustee or manager; or if a
9    limited liability company, the name and address of the
10    general partner or partners, or managing member or members;
11        (3) in the case of an original license, the established
12    place of business of the licensee;
13        (4) in the case of a supplemental license, the
14    established place of business of the licensee and the
15    additional place of business to which the supplemental
16    license pertains; and
17        (5) if applicable, the make or makes of new
18    manufactured homes or park models to which a manufactured
19    home dealer is licensed to sell.
20    (f) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or a
21certified copy of the instrument, provided by the Secretary of
22State, shall be kept posted conspicuously in the established
23place of business of the licensee and in each additional place
24of business, if any, maintained by the licensee, unless the
25licensee is a community-based manufactured home dealer, then
26the license shall be posted in the community-based manufactured

 

 

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1home dealer's central office and it shall include a list of the
2other locations that the community-based manufactured home
3dealer may oversee.
4    (g) Except as provided in subsection (i) of this Section,
5all licenses granted under this Section shall expire by
6operation of law on December 31 of the calendar year for which
7the licenses were granted, unless sooner revoked or cancelled
8under the provisions of Section 5-501 of this Chapter.
9    (h) All persons licensed as a manufactured home dealer or a
10community-based manufactured home dealer are required to
11furnish each purchaser of a manufactured home or park model:
12        (1) in the case of a new manufactured home or park
13    model, a manufacturer's statement of origin, and in the
14    case of a previously owned manufactured home or park model,
15    a certificate of title, in either case properly assigned to
16    the purchaser;
17        (2) a statement verified under oath that all
18    identifying numbers on the vehicle match the identifying
19    numbers on the certificate of title or manufacturer's
20    statement of origin;
21        (3) a bill of sale properly executed on behalf of the
22    purchaser;
23        (4) a copy of the Uniform Invoice-transaction
24    reporting return form referred to in Section 5-402; and
25        (5) for a new manufactured home or park model, a
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1    model for which the warranty has been reinstated, a copy of
2    the warranty; if no warranty is provided, a disclosure or
3    statement that the manufactured home or park model is being
4    sold "AS IS".
5    (i) This Section shall not apply to a (i) seller who
6privately owns his or her manufactured home or park model as
7his or her main residence and is selling the manufactured home
8or park model to another individual or to a licensee; (ii) a
9retailer or entity licensed under either Section 5-101 or 5-102
10of this Code; or (iii) an individual or entity licensed to sell
11truck campers, travel trailers, motor homes, or mini motor
12homes as defined by this Code. Any vehicle not covered by this
13Section that requires an individual or entity to obtain a
14license to sell 5 or more vehicles must obtain a license under
15the relevant provisions of this Code.
16    (j) This Section shall not apply to any person licensed
17under the Real Estate License Act of 2000.
18    (k) The Secretary of State may adopt any rules necessary to
19implement this Section.
 
20    (625 ILCS 5/5-401.2)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-401.2)
21    Sec. 5-401.2. Licensees required to keep records and make
22inspections.
23    (a) Every person licensed or required to be licensed under
24Section 5-101, 5-101.1, 5-101.2, 5-102, 5-301 or 5-302 of this
25Code, shall, with the exception of scrap processors, maintain

 

 

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1for 3 years, in a form as the Secretary of State may by rule or
2regulation prescribe, at his established place of business,
3additional place of business, or principal place of business if
4licensed under Section 5-302, the following records relating to
5the acquisition or disposition of vehicles and their essential
6parts possessed in this State, brought into this State from
7another state, territory or country, or sold or transferred to
8another person in this State or in another state, territory, or
9country.
10        (1) The following records pertaining to new or used
11    vehicles shall be kept:
12            (A) the year, make, model, style and color of the
13        vehicle;
14            (B) the vehicle's manufacturer's identification
15        number or, if applicable, the Secretary of State or
16        Illinois Department of State Police identification
17        number;
18            (C) the date of acquisition of the vehicle;
19            (D) the name and address of the person from whom
20        the vehicle was acquired and, if that person is a
21        dealer, the Illinois or out-of-state dealer license
22        number of such person;
23            (E) the signature of the person making the
24        inspection of a used vehicle as required under
25        subsection (d) of this Section, if applicable;
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1        applicable;
2            (G) the date of the disposition of the vehicle;
3            (H) the name and address of the person to whom any
4        vehicle was disposed, and if that person is a dealer,
5        the Illinois or out-of-State dealer's license number
6        of that dealer;
7            (I) the uniform invoice number reflecting the
8        disposition of the vehicle, if applicable; and
9            (J) The sale price of the vehicle, if applicable.
10        (2) (A) The following records pertaining to used
11    essential parts other than quarter panels and
12    transmissions of vehicles of the first division shall be
13    kept:
14            (i) the year, make, model, color and type of such
15        part;
16            (ii) the vehicle's manufacturer's identification
17        number, derivative number, or, if applicable, the
18        Secretary of State or Illinois Department of State
19        Police identification number of such part;
20            (iii) the date of the acquisition of each part;
21            (iv) the name and address of the person from whom
22        the part was acquired and, if that person is a dealer,
23        the Illinois or out-of-state dealer license number of
24        such person; if the essential part being acquired is
25        from a person other than a dealer, the licensee shall
26        verify and record that person's identity by recording

 

 

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1        the identification numbers from at least two sources of
2        identification, one of which shall be a drivers license
3        or State identification card;
4            (v) the uniform invoice number or out-of-state
5        bill of sale number reflecting the acquisition of such
6        part;
7            (vi) the stock number assigned to the essential
8        part by the licensee, if applicable;
9            (vii) the date of the disposition of such part;
10            (viii) the name and address of the person to whom
11        such part was disposed of and, if that person is a
12        dealer, the Illinois or out-of-state dealer license
13        number of that person;
14            (ix) the uniform invoice number reflecting the
15        disposition of such part.
16        (B) Inspections of all essential parts shall be
17    conducted in accordance with Section 5-402.1.
18        (C) A separate entry containing all of the information
19    required to be recorded in subparagraph (A) of paragraph
20    (2) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be made for
21    each separate essential part. Separate entries shall be
22    made regardless of whether the part was a large purchase
23    acquisition. In addition, a separate entry shall be made
24    for each part acquired for immediate sale or transfer, or
25    for placement into the overall inventory or stock to be
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1    materially altered by the licensee, or acquired for any
2    other purpose or reason. Failure to make a separate entry
3    for each essential part acquired or disposed of, or a
4    failure to record any of the specific information required
5    to be recorded concerning the acquisition or disposition of
6    each essential part as set forth in subparagraph (A) of
7    paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall constitute a failure
8    to keep records.
9        (D) The vehicle's manufacturer's identification number
10    or Secretary of State or Illinois Department of State
11    Police identification number for the essential part shall
12    be ascertained and recorded even if such part is acquired
13    from a person or dealer located in a State, territory, or
14    country which does not require that such information be
15    recorded. If the vehicle's manufacturer's identification
16    number or Secretary of State or Illinois Department of
17    State Police identification number for an essential part
18    cannot be obtained, that part shall not be acquired by the
19    licensee or any of his agents or employees. If such part or
20    parts were physically acquired by the licensee or any of
21    his agents or employees while the licensee or agent or
22    employee was outside this State, that licensee or agent or
23    employee was outside the State, that licensee, agent or
24    employee shall not bring such essential part into this
25    State or cause it to be brought into this State. The
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1    licensee without the recording of the vehicle
2    identification number or Secretary of State identification
3    number for such part or the transportation into the State
4    by the licensee or his agent or employee of such part or
5    parts shall constitute a failure to keep records.
6        (E) The records of essential parts required to be kept
7    by this Section shall apply to all hulks, chassis, frames
8    or cowls, regardless of the age of those essential parts.
9    The records required to be kept by this Section for
10    essential parts other than hulks, chassis, frames or cowls,
11    shall apply only to those essential parts which are 6 model
12    years of age or newer. In determining the model year of
13    such an essential part it may be presumed that the
14    identification number of the vehicle from which the
15    essential part came or the identification number affixed to
16    the essential part itself acquired by the licensee denotes
17    the model year of that essential part. This presumption,
18    however, shall not apply if the gross appearance of the
19    essential part does not correspond to the year, make or
20    model of either the identification number of the vehicle
21    from which the essential part is alleged to have come or
22    the identification number which is affixed to the essential
23    part itself. To determine whether an essential part is 6
24    years of age or newer within this paragraph, the model year
25    of the essential part shall be subtracted from the calendar
26    year in which the essential part is acquired or disposed of

 

 

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1    by the licensee. If the remainder is 6 or less, the record
2    of the acquisition or disposition of that essential part
3    shall be kept as required by this Section.
4        (F) The requirements of paragraph (2) of subsection (a)
5    of this Section shall not apply to the disposition of an
6    essential part other than a cowl which has been damaged or
7    altered to a state in which it can no longer be returned to
8    a usable condition and which is being sold or transferred
9    to a scrap processor or for delivery to a scrap processor.
10    (3) the following records for vehicles on which junking
11certificates are obtained shall be kept:
12        (A) the year, make, model, style and color of the
13    vehicle;
14        (B) the vehicle's manufacturer's identification number
15    or, if applicable, the Secretary of State or Illinois
16    Department of State Police identification number;
17        (C) the date the vehicle was acquired;
18        (D) the name and address of the person from whom the
19    vehicle was acquired and, if that person is a dealer, the
20    Illinois or out-of-state dealer license number of that
21    person;
22        (E) the certificate of title number or salvage
23    certificate number for the vehicle, if applicable;
24        (F) the junking certificate number obtained by the
25    licensee; this entry shall be recorded at the close of
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1    junking certificate;
2        (G) the name and address of the person to whom the
3    junking certificate has been assigned, if applicable, and
4    if that person is a dealer, the Illinois or out-of-state
5    dealer license number of that dealer;
6        (H) if the vehicle or any part of the vehicle is
7    dismantled for its parts to be disposed of in any way, or
8    if such parts are to be used by the licensee to materially
9    alter a vehicle, those essential parts shall be recorded
10    and the entries required by paragraph (2) of subsection (a)
11    shall be made.
12    (4) The following records for rebuilt vehicles shall be
13kept:
14        (A) the year, make, model, style and color of the
15    vehicle;
16        (B) the vehicle's manufacturer's identification number
17    of the vehicle or, if applicable, the Secretary of State or
18    Illinois Department of State Police identification number;
19        (C) the date the vehicle was acquired;
20        (D) the name and address of the person from whom the
21    vehicle was acquired, and if that person is a dealer, the
22    Illinois or out-of-state dealer license number of that
23    person;
24        (E) the salvage certificate number for the vehicle;
25        (F) the newly issued certificate of title number for
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1        (G) the date of disposition of the vehicle;
2        (H) the name and address of the person to whom the
3    vehicle was disposed, and if a dealer, the Illinois or
4    out-of-state dealer license number of that dealer;
5        (I) The sale price of the vehicle.
6    (a-1) A person licensed or required to be licensed under
7Section 5-101 or Section 5-102 of this Code who issues
8temporary registration permits as permitted by this Code and by
9rule must electronically file the registration with the
10Secretary and must maintain records of the registration in the
11manner prescribed by the Secretary.
12    (b) A failure to make separate entries for each vehicle
13acquired, disposed of, or assigned, or a failure to record any
14of the specific information required to be recorded concerning
15the acquisition or disposition of each vehicle as set forth in
16paragraphs (1), (3) and (4) of subsection (a) shall constitute
17a failure to keep records.
18    (c) All entries relating to the acquisition of a vehicle or
19essential part required by subsection (a) of this Section shall
20be recorded no later than the close of business on the seventh
21calendar day following such acquisition. All entries relating
22to the disposition of a vehicle or an essential part shall be
23made at the time of such disposition. If the vehicle or
24essential part was disposed of on the same day as its
25acquisition or the day thereafter, the entries relating to the
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1the time of the disposition of the vehicle or essential part.
2Failure to make the entries required in or at the times
3prescribed by this subsection following the acquisition or
4disposition of such vehicle or essential part shall constitute
5a failure to keep records.
6    (d) Every person licensed or required to be licensed shall,
7before accepting delivery of a used vehicle, inspect the
8vehicle to determine whether the manufacturer's public vehicle
9identification number has been defaced, destroyed, falsified,
10removed, altered, or tampered with in any way. If the person
11making the inspection determines that the manufacturer's
12public vehicle identification number has been altered,
13removed, defaced, destroyed, falsified or tampered with he
14shall not acquire that vehicle but instead shall promptly
15notify law enforcement authorities of his finding.
16    (e) The information required to be kept in subsection (a)
17of this Section shall be kept in a manner prescribed by rule or
18regulation of the Secretary of State.
19    (f) Every person licensed or required to be licensed shall
20have in his possession a separate certificate of title, salvage
21certificate, junking certificate, certificate of purchase,
22uniform invoice, out-of-state bill of sale or other acceptable
23documentary evidence of his right to the possession of every
24vehicle or essential part.
25    (g) Every person licensed or required to be licensed as a
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1such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or regulation
2prescribe, at his principal place of business a record of every
3vehicle transported by him, including numbers of or other marks
4of identification thereof, the names and addresses of persons
5from whom and to whom the vehicle was delivered and the dates
6of delivery.
7    (h) No later than 15 days prior to going out of business,
8selling the business, or transferring the ownership of the
9business, the licensee shall notify the Secretary of State that
10he is going out of business or that he is transferring the
11ownership of the business. Failure to notify under this
12paragraph shall constitute a failure to keep records.
13    (i) (Blank).
14    (j) A person who knowingly fails to comply with the
15provisions of this Section or knowingly fails to obey, observe,
16or comply with any order of the Secretary or any law
17enforcement agency issued in accordance with this Section is
18guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for the first violation and a
19Class A misdemeanor for the second and subsequent violations.
20Each violation constitutes a separate and distinct offense and
21a separate count may be brought in the same indictment or
22information for each vehicle or each essential part of a
23vehicle for which a record was not kept as required by this
24Section.
25    (k) Any person convicted of failing to keep the records
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1origin of a vehicle or its essential parts or with intent to
2defraud the public in the transfer or sale of vehicles or their
3essential parts is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Each violation
4constitutes a separate and distinct offense and a separate
5count may be brought in the same indictment or information for
6each vehicle or essential part of a vehicle for which a record
7was not kept as required by this Section.
8    (l) A person may not be criminally charged with or
9convicted of both a knowing failure to comply with this Section
10and a knowing failure to comply with any order, if both
11offenses involve the same record keeping violation.
12    (m) The Secretary shall adopt rules necessary for
13implementation of this Section, which may include the
14imposition of administrative fines.
15(Source: P.A. 91-415, eff. 1-1-00; 92-773, eff. 8-6-02.)