HB0329 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0329

Introduced 1/22/2007, by Rep. William Davis

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/1-171.3
625 ILCS 5/3-304	from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-304

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person is not a repairer under the Code if he or she is solely engaged in the business of repairing dents or other damage to a vehicle surface, the dents or other damaged areas measure less than 2 inches across, and the person does not otherwise restore, mend, straighten, replace, or alter essential parts. Provides that, if an applicant for a certificate of title for a rebuilt vehicle states either that he or she personally rebuilt the vehicle or that he or she personally supervised its rebuilding, the applicant must affirm in writing that he or she is a licensed rebuilder. Provides that, if the applicant states that he or she has contracted for rebuilding with a licensed rebuilder, the applicant shall submit a statement from the rebuilder, in the form designated by the Secretary of State, stating that all of the supporting documentation and the contents of the application are, to the best of the rebuilder's knowledge and belief, complete, true, and correct.

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A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Sections 1-171.3 and 3-304 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/1-171.3)

Sec. 1-171.3. Repairer. A person who is in the business of returning a vehicle other than a vehicle for which a salvage certificate has been issued back to its original or operating condition by restoring, mending, straightening, replacing, altering, or painting its essential parts. The term "repairer" does not include a person who is solely engaged in the business of repairing dents or other damage to a vehicle surface, if the dents or other damaged areas measure less than 2 inches across at the widest point and the person does not otherwise restore, mend, straighten, replace, or alter essential parts in the course of those repairs.

(Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/3-304) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-304)

Sec. 3-304. Application for title - affirmation.

(a) The applicant applying for a certificate of title for a rebuilt vehicle shall sign a written affirmation which states the following:

1. He or she:

(A) is a licensed rebuilder and personally rebuilt the vehicle; ,

(B) is a licensed rebuilder and personally supervised its rebuilding; or

(C) contracted for rebuilding with a licensed rebuilder;

2. He or she personally inspected the completed vehicle, and it complies with all safety requirements set forth in this Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder by the Secretary of State;

3. The identification numbers of the rebuilt vehicle and its parts have not, to the knowledge of the applicant, been removed, destroyed, falsified, altered or defaced;

4. The salvage certificate or out-of-state title certificate attached to the application has not, to the knowledge of the applicant, been forged, falsified, altered or counterfeited; and

5. All information contained on the application and its attachments is true and correct to the knowledge of the applicant.

(b) If the applicant states that he or she has contracted for rebuilding with a licensed rebuilder, the applicant shall submit a statement from the rebuilder, in the form designated by the Secretary, stating that all of the supporting documentation and the contents of the application are, to the best of the rebuilder's knowledge and belief, complete, true, and correct.

(Source: P.A. 85-572.)