815 ILCS 325/4.4

(815 ILCS 325/4.4)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-677)

Sec. 4.4. Purchase of a catalytic converter or its contents. A recyclable metal dealer shall not pay cash in payment for any catalytic converter or its contents having a value of $100 or more.

(Source: P.A. 102-906, eff. 5-27-22.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-677)

Sec. 4.4. Purchase of a catalytic converter or its contents.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to purchase or otherwise acquire a used, detached catalytic converter or any nonferrous part thereof unless all of the following apply:

(1) the person is a licensed recyclable metal dealer;

(2) the sale or purchase occurs at the fixed business address of a licensed recyclable metal dealer that is a party to the transaction; and

(3) the purchaser has maintained the information required under Section 3 of the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law.

(b) A recyclable metal dealer shall not pay cash in payment for any catalytic converter or its contents having a value of $100 or more.

(Source: P.A. 102-906, eff. 5-27-22; 103-677, eff. 1-1-25.)