815 ILCS 325/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law. (Source: P.A. 95-979, eff. 1-2-09.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 325 — Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law.
Illinois · statute · 815 ILCS 325 · 14 active provisions
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Definitions
Definitions. When used in this Act: "Catalytic converter" means a post-combustion device that oxidizes hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide gases or reduces oxides of nitrogen and that is designed or intended for use as part of an emission control system. As used in this Section, "catalytic converter" includes nonferrous p…
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Records of purchases
Records of purchases. Except as provided in Section 5 of this Act every recyclable metal dealer in this State shall enter into an electronic record-keeping system for each purchase of recyclable metal, a catalytic converter or its contents, or recyclable metal containing copper the following information: 1. The name an…
815 ILCS 325/4.1
Restricted purchases
Restricted purchases. (a) It is a violation of this Act for any person to possess, purchase, attempt to purchase, sell or attempt to sell, or for any recyclable metal dealer to purchase or attempt to purchase, any of the following: (1) materials that are clearly marked as property belonging to a business or someone els…
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Purchases of HVAC recyclable metal
Purchases of HVAC recyclable metal. A recyclable metal dealer shall not pay cash in payment for any air conditioner evaporator coil or condenser having a value of $100 or more. Payment for these materials must be made as follows: (1) by check or money order; (2) the payee on the check or money order shall be the same p…
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Purchases of copper
Purchases of copper. A recyclable metal dealer shall not pay cash in payment for any copper, including copper tubing or wiring, having a value of $100 or more. Payment for these materials must be made as follows: (1) by check or money order; (2) the payee on the check or money order shall be the same person as the sell…
815 ILCS 325/4.4
Purchase of a catalytic converter or its contents
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…
815 ILCS 325/4.5
Purchase of beer kegs by recyclable metal dealers
Purchase of beer kegs by recyclable metal dealers. (a) A recyclable metal dealer may not purchase metal beer kegs from any person other than the beer manufacturer whose identity is printed, stamped, attached, or otherwise displayed on the beer keg, or from the manufacturer's authorized representative. (b) The purchaser…
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Lost or stolen metals
Lost or stolen metals. If a recyclable metal dealer suspects property in his or her possession to be lost or stolen, then he or she shall immediately notify the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction and provide the law enforcement agency with the seller's information. (Source: P.A. 97-923, eff. 1-1-13.)
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Exemptions
Exemptions. The provisions of Sections 3, 4.2, and 4.3 of this Act do not apply to electrical contractors, to agencies or instrumentalities of the State of Illinois or of the United States, to units of local government, their agents or representatives, that have contracted with the recyclable metal dealer in the dispos…
815 ILCS 325/6.5
Recyclable Metal Theft Task Force
Recyclable Metal Theft Task Force. (a) The Recyclable Metal Theft Task Force is created within the Office of the Secretary of State. The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide administrative support for the Task Force. The Task Force shall consist of the members designated in subsections (b) and (c). (b) Member…
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Inapplicability
Inapplicability. This Act shall not apply in any municipality that provides for the registration of recyclable metal purchased by resolution, ordinance or regulation that substantially complies with the substantive provisions of this Act or any rule or regulation hereunder with the exception of the penalty provisions.…
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Penalty
Penalty. Any recyclable metal dealer or other person who knowingly fails to comply with this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense, and a Class 4 felony for the second or subsequent offense. Each day that any recyclable metal dealer so fails to comply shall constitute a separate offense. Any meta…
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Injunctions
Injunctions. The Illinois Attorney General or the State's Attorney for the county in which the recyclable metal dealer is located may initiate an appropriate action in the circuit court of the county in which a recyclable metal dealer is located to prevent the unlawful operation of a recyclable metal dealer, or to rest…