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Public Act 097-0924 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning business.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law | ||||
is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
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(815 ILCS 325/3) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 323)
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Sec. 3. Records of purchases. Except as provided in Section | ||||
5 of this Act every recyclable metal dealer in this
State shall | ||||
enter on forms provided by the Department of State
Police or | ||||
such department as may succeed to its functions, for each
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purchase of recyclable metal valued at $100 or more and for | ||||
each transaction involving the purchase of metal street signs | ||||
or recyclable metal containing copper the following
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information:
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1. The name and address of the recyclable metal dealer;
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2. The date and place of each purchase;
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3. The name and address of the person or persons from | ||||
whom the recyclable metal
or metal street signs were | ||||
purchased, which shall be verified from a valid driver's | ||||
license or State Identification Card. The recyclable metal | ||||
dealer shall make and record a photocopy or electronic scan | ||||
of the driver's license or State Identification Card. If | ||||
the person delivering the recyclable metal or metal street |
signs does not have a valid driver's license or State | ||
Identification Card, the recyclable metal dealer shall not | ||
complete the transaction;
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4. The motor vehicle license number and state of | ||
issuance of the motor vehicle license number of the vehicle | ||
or conveyance on
which the recyclable metal was delivered | ||
to the recyclable metal dealer;
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5. A description of the recyclable metal or metal | ||
street signs purchased, including the weight and
whether it | ||
consists of bars, cable, ingots, rods, tubing, wire, wire
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scraps, clamps, connectors, other appurtenances, or some | ||
combination
thereof; and
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6. A declaration signed and dated by the person or | ||
persons from whom the recyclable metal or metal street | ||
signs were purchased which states the following: | ||
"I, the undersigned, affirm under penalty of law | ||
that the property that is subject to this transaction | ||
is not to the best of my knowledge stolen property." | ||
For purposes of this Section, "metal street sign" means any | ||
sign displaying the name of the street on which it is located | ||
and all signs, signals, markings, and other devices placed or | ||
erected by authority of a public body or official having | ||
jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or | ||
guiding traffic. | ||
A copy of the completed form shall be kept in a separate | ||
book or
register by the recyclable metal dealer and shall be |
retained for a period of 2 years. Such book or register shall | ||
be made available for inspection by any
law enforcement | ||
official or the representatives of common carriers and
persons, | ||
firms, corporations or municipal corporations engaged in | ||
either
the generation, transmission or distribution of | ||
electric energy or engaged
in telephone, telegraph or other | ||
communications, at any time.
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(Source: P.A. 95-979, eff. 1-2-09; 96-507, eff. 8-14-09.)
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