HB5092 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5092

Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/12-614 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "relay box". Provides that any seller of a relay box in this State who reaches an agreement with a buyer for the purchase of the relay box shall conduct a criminal background check of the buyer before completing the purchase. Provides that a seller of a relay box who conducts a criminal background check shall not complete the purchase of the relay box if the background check reveals that the buyer has been convicted of a felony. Provides that a seller who violates the provision is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

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 adding Section 12-614 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/12-614 new)

Sec. 12-614. Relay box.

(a) In this Section, "relay box" means a device designed to capture a signal from the key fob of a motor vehicle to unlock and start the motor vehicle without use or possession of the motor vehicle key.

(b) Any seller of a relay box in this State who reaches an agreement with a buyer for the purchase of the relay box shall conduct a criminal background check of the buyer before completing the purchase.

(c) A seller of a relay box who conducts a criminal background check under this Section shall not complete the purchase of the relay box if the background check reveals that the buyer has been convicted of a felony.

(d) A seller who violates this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.