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90_SB1293 625 ILCS 5/5-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-101 625 ILCS 5/5-102 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-102 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide that the provisions of the Vehicle Code concerning licensing new and used vehicle dealers do not apply to the sale or resale of manufactured housing (and mobile homes in the case of a used vehicle dealer), except that a manufactured housing dealer (and mobile home dealer in the case of a used vehicle dealer) shall maintain a record of the transaction, available for inspection by the Secretary of State. Effective immediately. LRB9009235NTsb LRB9009235NTsb 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing 2 Sections 5-101 and 5-102. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 6 changing Sections 5-101 and 5-102 as follows: 7 (625 ILCS 5/5-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-101) 8 Sec. 5-101. New vehicle dealers must be licensed. 9 (a) No person shall engage in this State in the business 10 of selling or dealing in, on consignment or otherwise, new 11 vehicles of any make, or act as an intermediary or agent or 12 broker for any licensed dealer or vehicle purchaser other 13 than as a salesperson, or represent or advertise that he is 14 so engaged or intends to so engage in such business unless 15 licensed to do so in writing by the Secretary of State under 16 the provisions of this Section. However, a person engaged in 17 the business of selling or reselling manufactured housing, as 18 defined in the Illinois Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home 19 Safety Act, is not required to be licensed as a new vehicle 20 dealer under this Section, but the person shall maintain a 21 record of the transaction, including the following: 22 (1) the name and address of the buyer and seller; 23 (2) the date of sale; 24 (3) a description of the manufactured housing unit, 25 including the vehicle identification number, make, model, 26 and year; and 27 (4) the manufacturer's certificate of origin 28 number. 29 The records shall be available for inspection by an officer 30 of the Office of the Secretary of State at any reasonable 31 hour. -2- LRB9009235NTsb 1 (b) An application for a new vehicle dealer's license 2 shall be filed with the Secretary of State, duly verified by 3 oath, on such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or 4 regulation prescribe and shall contain: 5 1. The name and type of business organization of 6 the applicant and his established and additional places 7 of business, if any, in this State. 8 2. If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its 9 officers, directors, and shareholders having a ten 10 percent or greater ownership interest in the corporation, 11 setting forth the residence address of each; if the 12 applicant is a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an 13 unincorporated association, a trust, or any similar form 14 of business organization, the name and residence address 15 of the proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, 16 director, trustee, or manager. 17 3. The make or makes of new vehicles which the 18 applicant will offer for sale at retail in this State. 19 4. The name of each manufacturer or franchised 20 distributor, if any, of new vehicles with whom the 21 applicant has contracted for the sale of such new 22 vehicles. As evidence of this fact, the application shall 23 be accompanied by a signed statement from each such 24 manufacturer or franchised distributor. If the applicant 25 is in the business of offering for sale new conversion 26 vehicles, trucks or vans, except for trucks modified to 27 serve a special purpose which includes but is not limited 28 to the following vehicles: street sweepers, fertilizer 29 spreaders, emergency vehicles, implements of husbandry or 30 maintenance type vehicles, he must furnish evidence of a 31 sales and service agreement from both the chassis 32 manufacturer and second stage manufacturer. 33 5. A statement that the applicant has been approved 34 for registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act -3- LRB9009235NTsb 1 by the Department of Revenue: Provided that this 2 requirement does not apply to a dealer who is already 3 licensed hereunder with the Secretary of State, and who 4 is merely applying for a renewal of his license. As 5 evidence of this fact, the application shall be 6 accompanied by a certification from the Department of 7 Revenue showing that that Department has approved the 8 applicant for registration under the Retailers' 9 Occupation Tax Act. 10 6. A statement that the applicant has complied with 11 the appropriate liability insurance requirement. A 12 Certificate of Insurance in a solvent company authorized 13 to do business in the State of Illinois shall be included 14 with each application covering each location at which he 15 proposes to act as a new vehicle dealer. The policy must 16 provide liability coverage in the minimum amounts of 17 $100,000 for bodily injury to, or death of, any person, 18 $300,000 for bodily injury to, or death of, two or more 19 persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for damage to 20 property. Such policy shall expire not sooner than 21 December 31 of the year for which the license was issued 22 or renewed. The expiration of the insurance policy shall 23 not terminate the liability under the policy arising 24 during the period for which the policy was filed. 25 Trailer and mobile home dealers are exempt from this 26 requirement. 27 7. (A) An application for a new motor vehicle 28 dealer's license shall be accompanied by the 29 following license fees: 30 $100 for applicant's established place of 31 business, and $50 for each additional place of 32 business, if any, to which the application pertains; 33 but if the application is made after June 15 of any 34 year, the license fee shall be $50 for applicant's -4- LRB9009235NTsb 1 established place of business plus $25 for each 2 additional place of business, if any, to which the 3 application pertains. License fees shall be 4 returnable only in the event that the application is 5 denied by the Secretary of State. All moneys 6 received by the Secretary of State as license fees 7 under this Section shall be deposited into the Motor 8 Vehicle Review Board Fund and shall be used to 9 administer the Motor Vehicle Review Board under the 10 Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. 11 (B) An application for a new vehicle dealer's 12 license, other than for a new motor vehicle dealer's 13 license, shall be accompanied by the following 14 license fees: 15 $50 for applicant's established place of 16 business, and $25 for each additional place of 17 business, if any, to which the application pertains; 18 but if the application is made after June 15 of any 19 year, the license fee shall be $25 for applicant's 20 established place of business plus $12.50 for each 21 additional place of business, if any, to which the 22 application pertains. License fees shall be 23 returnable only in the event that the application is 24 denied by the Secretary of State. 25 8. A statement that the applicant's officers, 26 directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership 27 interest therein, proprietor, a partner, member, officer, 28 director, trustee, manager or other principals in the 29 business have not committed in the past 3 years any one 30 violation as determined in any civil, criminal or 31 administrative proceedings of any one of the following 32 Acts: 33 (A) The Anti Theft Laws of the Illinois 34 Vehicle Code; -5- LRB9009235NTsb 1 (B) The Certificate of Title Laws of the 2 Illinois Vehicle Code; 3 (C) The Offenses against Registration and 4 Certificates of Title Laws of the Illinois Vehicle 5 Code; 6 (D) The Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers and 7 Rebuilders Laws of the Illinois Vehicle Code; 8 (E) Section 21-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961, 9 Criminal Trespass to Vehicles; or 10 (F) The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. 11 9. A statement that the applicant's officers, 12 directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership 13 interest therein, proprietor, partner, member, officer, 14 director, trustee, manager or other principals in the 15 business have not committed in any calendar year 3 or 16 more violations, as determined in any civil, criminal or 17 administrative proceedings, of any one or more of the 18 following Acts: 19 (A) The Consumer Finance Act; 20 (B) The Consumer Installment Loan Act; 21 (C) The Retail Installment Sales Act; 22 (D) The Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales 23 Act; 24 (E) The Interest Act; 25 (F) The Illinois Wage Assignment Act; 26 (G) Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil 27 Procedure; or 28 (H) The Consumer Fraud Act. 29 10. A bond or certificate of deposit in the amount 30 of $20,000 for each location at which the applicant 31 intends to act as a new vehicle dealer. The bond shall 32 be for the term of the license, or its renewal, for which 33 application is made, and shall expire not sooner than 34 December 31 of the year for which the license was issued -6- LRB9009235NTsb 1 or renewed. The bond shall run to the People of the 2 State of Illinois, with surety by a bonding or insurance 3 company authorized to do business in this State. It 4 shall be conditioned upon the proper transmittal of all 5 title and registration fees and taxes (excluding taxes 6 under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act) accepted by the 7 applicant as a new vehicle dealer. 8 11. Such other information concerning the business 9 of the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule or 10 regulation prescribe. 11 12. A statement that the applicant understands 12 Chapter One through Chapter Five of this Code. 13 (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any 14 information contained in any application for a new vehicle 15 dealer's license shall be amended within 30 days after the 16 occurrence of such change on such form as the Secretary of 17 State may prescribe by rule or regulation, accompanied by an 18 amendatory fee of $2. 19 (d) Anything in this Chapter 5 to the contrary 20 notwithstanding no person shall be licensed as a new vehicle 21 dealer unless: 22 1. He is authorized by contract in writing between 23 himself and the manufacturer or franchised distributor of 24 such make of vehicle to so sell the same in this State, 25 and 26 2. Such person shall maintain an established place 27 of business as defined in this Act. 28 (e) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable 29 time after receipt, examine an application submitted to him 30 under this Section and unless he makes a determination that 31 the application submitted to him does not conform with the 32 requirements of this Section or that grounds exist for a 33 denial of the application, under Section 5-501 of this 34 Chapter, grant the applicant an original new vehicle dealer's -7- LRB9009235NTsb 1 license in writing for his established place of business and 2 a supplemental license in writing for each additional place 3 of business in such form as he may prescribe by rule or 4 regulation which shall include the following: 5 1. The name of the person licensed; 6 2. If a corporation, the name and address of its 7 officers or if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an 8 unincorporated association or any similar form of 9 business organization, the name and address of the 10 proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, director, 11 trustee or manager; 12 3. In the case of an original license, the 13 established place of business of the licensee; 14 4. In the case of a supplemental license, the 15 established place of business of the licensee and the 16 additional place of business to which such supplemental 17 license pertains; 18 5. The make or makes of new vehicles which the 19 licensee is licensed to sell. 20 (f) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or 21 a certified copy thereof, provided by the Secretary of State, 22 shall be kept posted conspicuously in the established place 23 of business of the licensee and in each additional place of 24 business, if any, maintained by such licensee. 25 (g) Except as provided in subsection (h) hereof, all new 26 vehicle dealer's licenses granted under this Section shall 27 expire by operation of law on December 31 of the calendar 28 year for which they are granted unless sooner revoked or 29 cancelled under the provisions of Section 5-501 of this 30 Chapter. 31 (h) A new vehicle dealer's license may be renewed upon 32 application and payment of the fee required herein, and 33 submission of proof of coverage under an approved bond under 34 the "Retailers' Occupation Tax Act" or proof that applicant -8- LRB9009235NTsb 1 is not subject to such bonding requirements, as in the case 2 of an original license, but in case an application for the 3 renewal of an effective license is made during the month of 4 December, the effective license shall remain in force until 5 the application is granted or denied by the Secretary of 6 State. 7 (i) All persons licensed as a new vehicle dealer are 8 required to furnish each purchaser of a motor vehicle: 9 1. In the case of a new vehicle a manufacturer's 10 statement of origin and in the case of a used motor 11 vehicle a certificate of title, in either case properly 12 assigned to the purchaser; 13 2. A statement verified under oath that all 14 identifying numbers on the vehicle agree with those on 15 the certificate of title or manufacturer's statement of 16 origin; 17 3. A bill of sale properly executed on behalf of 18 such person; 19 4. A copy of the Uniform Invoice-transaction 20 reporting return referred to in Section 5-402 hereof; 21 5. In the case of a rebuilt vehicle, a copy of the 22 Disclosure of Rebuilt Vehicle Status; and 23 6. In the case of a vehicle for which the warranty 24 has been reinstated, a copy of the warranty. 25 This amendatory Act of 1983 shall be applicable to the 26 1984 registration year and thereafter. 27 (Source: P.A. 88-158; 89-145, eff. 7-14-95; 89-189, eff. 28 1-1-96; 89-433, eff. 12-15-95.) 29 (625 ILCS 5/5-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-102) 30 Sec. 5-102. Used vehicle dealers must be licensed. 31 (a) No person, other than a licensed new vehicle dealer, 32 shall engage in the business of selling or dealing in, on 33 consignment or otherwise, 5 or more used vehicles of any make -9- LRB9009235NTsb 1 during the year (except house trailers as authorized by 2 paragraph (j) of this Section and rebuilt salvage vehicles 3 sold by their rebuilders to persons licensed under this 4 Chapter), or act as an intermediary, agent or broker for any 5 licensed dealer or vehicle purchaser (other than as a 6 salesperson) or represent or advertise that he is so engaged 7 or intends to so engage in such business unless licensed to 8 do so by the Secretary of State under the provisions of this 9 Section. However, a person engaged in the business of 10 selling or reselling manufactured housing and mobile homes, 11 as defined in the Illinois Manufactured Housing and Mobile 12 Home Safety Act, is not required to be licensed as a used 13 vehicle dealer under this Section, but the person shall 14 maintain a record of the transaction, including the 15 following: 16 (1) the name and address of the buyer and seller; 17 (2) the date of sale; 18 (3) a description of the manufactured housing unit, 19 including the vehicle identification number, make, model, 20 and year; and 21 (4) the Illinois certificate of title number. 22 The records shall be available for inspection by an officer 23 of the Office of the Secretary of State at any reasonable 24 hour. 25 (b) An application for a used vehicle dealer's license 26 shall be filed with the Secretary of State, duly verified by 27 oath, in such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or 28 regulation prescribe and shall contain: 29 1. The name and type of business organization 30 established and additional places of business, if any, in 31 this State. 32 2. If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its 33 officers, directors, and shareholders having a ten 34 percent or greater ownership interest in the corporation, -10- LRB9009235NTsb 1 setting forth the residence address of each; if the 2 applicant is a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an 3 unincorporated association, a trust, or any similar form 4 of business organization, the names and residence address 5 of the proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, 6 director, trustee or manager. 7 3. A statement that the applicant has been approved 8 for registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act 9 by the Department of Revenue. However, this requirement 10 does not apply to a dealer who is already licensed 11 hereunder with the Secretary of State, and who is merely 12 applying for a renewal of his license. As evidence of 13 this fact, the application shall be accompanied by a 14 certification from the Department of Revenue showing that 15 the Department has approved the applicant for 16 registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. 17 4. A statement that the applicant has complied with 18 the appropriate liability insurance requirement. A 19 Certificate of Insurance in a solvent company authorized 20 to do business in the State of Illinois shall be included 21 with each application covering each location at which he 22 proposes to act as a used vehicle dealer. The policy 23 must provide liability coverage in the minimum amounts of 24 $100,000 for bodily injury to, or death of, any person, 25 $300,000 for bodily injury to, or death of, two or more 26 persons in any one accident, and $50,000 for damage to 27 property. Such policy shall expire not sooner than 28 December 31 of the year for which the license was issued 29 or renewed. The expiration of the insurance policy shall 30 not terminate the liability under the policy arising 31 during the period for which the policy was filed. 32 Trailer and mobile home dealers are exempt from this 33 requirement. 34 5. An application for a used vehicle dealer's -11- LRB9009235NTsb 1 license shall be accompanied by the following license 2 fees: 3 $50 for applicant's established place of business, 4 and $25 for each additional place of business, if any, to 5 which the application pertains; however, if the 6 application is made after June 15 of any year, the 7 license fee shall be $25 for applicant's established 8 place of business plus $12.50 for each additional place 9 of business, if any, to which the application pertains. 10 License fees shall be returnable only in the event that 11 the application is denied by the Secretary of State. 12 6. A statement that the applicant's officers, 13 directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership 14 interest therein, proprietor, partner, member, officer, 15 director, trustee, manager or other principals in the 16 business have not committed in the past 3 years any one 17 violation as determined in any civil, criminal or 18 administrative proceedings of any one of the following 19 Acts: 20 (A) The Anti Theft Laws of the Illinois 21 Vehicle Code; 22 (B) The Certificate of Title Laws of the 23 Illinois Vehicle Code; 24 (C) The Offenses against Registration and 25 Certificates of Title Laws of the Illinois Vehicle 26 Code; 27 (D) The Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers and 28 Rebuilders Laws of the Illinois Vehicle Code; 29 (E) Section 21-2 of the Illinois Criminal Code 30 of 1961, Criminal Trespass to Vehicles; or 31 (F) The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. 32 7. A statement that the applicant's officers, 33 directors, shareholders having a 10% or greater ownership 34 interest therein, proprietor, partner, member, officer, -12- LRB9009235NTsb 1 director, trustee, manager or other principals in the 2 business have not committed in any calendar year 3 or 3 more violations, as determined in any civil or criminal 4 or administrative proceedings, of any one or more of the 5 following Acts: 6 (A) The Consumer Finance Act; 7 (B) The Consumer Installment Loan Act; 8 (C) The Retail Installment Sales Act; 9 (D) The Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales 10 Act; 11 (E) The Interest Act; 12 (F) The Illinois Wage Assignment Act; 13 (G) Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil 14 Procedure; or 15 (H) The Consumer Fraud Act. 16 8. A bond or Certificate of Deposit in the amount 17 of $20,000 for each location at which the applicant 18 intends to act as a used vehicle dealer. The bond shall 19 be for the term of the license, or its renewal, for which 20 application is made, and shall expire not sooner than 21 December 31 of the year for which the license was issued 22 or renewed. The bond shall run to the People of the 23 State of Illinois, with surety by a bonding or insurance 24 company authorized to do business in this State. It 25 shall be conditioned upon the proper transmittal of all 26 title and registration fees and taxes (excluding taxes 27 under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act) accepted by the 28 applicant as a used vehicle dealer. 29 9. Such other information concerning the business 30 of the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule or 31 regulation prescribe. 32 10. A statement that the applicant understands 33 Chapter 1 through Chapter 5 of this Code. 34 (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any -13- LRB9009235NTsb 1 information contained in any application for a used vehicle 2 dealer's license shall be amended within 30 days after the 3 occurrence of each change on such form as the Secretary of 4 State may prescribe by rule or regulation, accompanied by an 5 amendatory fee of $2. 6 (d) Anything in this Chapter to the contrary 7 notwithstanding, no person shall be licensed as a used 8 vehicle dealer unless such person maintains an established 9 place of business as defined in this Chapter. 10 (e) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable 11 time after receipt, examine an application submitted to him 12 under this Section. Unless the Secretary makes a 13 determination that the application submitted to him does not 14 conform to this Section or that grounds exist for a denial of 15 the application under Section 5-501 of this Chapter, he must 16 grant the applicant an original used vehicle dealer's license 17 in writing for his established place of business and a 18 supplemental license in writing for each additional place of 19 business in such form as he may prescribe by rule or 20 regulation which shall include the following: 21 1. The name of the person licensed; 22 2. If a corporation, the name and address of its 23 officers or if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an 24 unincorporated association or any similar form of 25 business organization, the name and address of the 26 proprietor or of each partner, member, officer, director, 27 trustee or manager; 28 3. In case of an original license, the established 29 place of business of the licensee; 30 4. In the case of a supplemental license, the 31 established place of business of the licensee and the 32 additional place of business to which such supplemental 33 license pertains. 34 (f) The appropriate instrument evidencing the license or -14- LRB9009235NTsb 1 a certified copy thereof, provided by the Secretary of State 2 shall be kept posted, conspicuously, in the established place 3 of business of the licensee and in each additional place of 4 business, if any, maintained by such licensee. 5 (g) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this 6 Section, all used vehicle dealer's licenses granted under 7 this Section expire by operation of law on December 31 of the 8 calendar year for which they are granted unless sooner 9 revoked or cancelled under Section 5-501 of this Chapter. 10 (h) A used vehicle dealer's license may be renewed upon 11 application and payment of the fee required herein, and 12 submission of proof of coverage by an approved bond under the 13 "Retailers' Occupation Tax Act" or proof that applicant is 14 not subject to such bonding requirements, as in the case of 15 an original license, but in case an application for the 16 renewal of an effective license is made during the month of 17 December, the effective license shall remain in force until 18 the application for renewal is granted or denied by the 19 Secretary of State. 20 (i) All persons licensed as a used vehicle dealer are 21 required to furnish each purchaser of a motor vehicle: 22 1. A certificate of title properly assigned to the 23 purchaser; 24 2. A statement verified under oath that all 25 identifying numbers on the vehicle agree with those on 26 the certificate of title; 27 3. A bill of sale properly executed on behalf of 28 such person; 29 4. A copy of the Uniform Invoice-transaction 30 reporting return referred to in Section 5-402 of this 31 Chapter; 32 5. In the case of a rebuilt vehicle, a copy of the 33 Disclosure of Rebuilt Vehicle Status; and 34 6. In the case of a vehicle for which the warranty -15- LRB9009235NTsb 1 has been reinstated, a copy of the warranty. 2 (j) A real estate broker holding a valid certificate of 3 registration issued pursuant to "The Real Estate Brokers and 4 Salesmen License Act" may engage in the business of selling 5 or dealing in house trailers not his own without being 6 licensed as a used vehicle dealer under this Section; however 7 such broker shall maintain a record of the transaction 8 including the following: 9 (1) the name and address of the buyer and seller, 10 (2) the date of sale, 11 (3) a description of the mobile home, including the 12 vehicle identification number, make, model, and year, and 13 (4) the Illinois certificate of title number. 14 The foregoing records shall be available for inspection 15 by any officer of the Secretary of State's Office at any 16 reasonable hour. 17 (Source: P.A. 88-158; 89-189, eff. 1-1-96.) 18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 19 becoming law.