Bill Text: IL HB0052 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may possess a vehicle security circumvention device if he or she has previously been convicted of specified felonies under the Code. Provides that only a mechanic, a licensed new or used vehicle dealer, a licensed locksmith, a repossession agent, or a State or local law enforcement officer may possess a vehicle security circumvention device. Provides that any seller of a vehicle security circumvention device shall: (1) conduct a criminal background check on a buyer before completing the sale; and (2) confirm that the buyer may lawfully possess a vehicle security circumvention device before completing the sale. Provides criminal penalties.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-04-30 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon [HB0052 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0052-Engrossed.html

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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. Vehicle security circumvention device.
(a) As used in this Section, "vehicle security
circumvention device" means a device that is capable of
obtaining, intercepting, or processing information from a
motor vehicle keyless entry system.
(b) No person may possess a vehicle security circumvention
device if he or she has been convicted of a felony under
Section 4-103 within the previous 5 years. A person who
commits a violation of this subsection is guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor.
(c) No person may possess a vehicle security circumvention
device in this State except for the following persons:
(1) an employee of a facility subject to the
Automotive Repair Act or the Automotive Collision Repair
Act;
(2) a new vehicle dealer or used vehicle dealer
licensed under Section 5-101 or 5-102;

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(3) a locksmith licensed under the Private Detective,
Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and
Locksmith Act of 2004;
(4) a repossession agent; or
(5) a State or local law enforcement officer.
A person who commits a violation of this subsection is
guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(d) Any seller of a vehicle security circumvention device
in this State who reaches an agreement with a buyer for the
purchase of the vehicle security circumvention device shall
conduct a criminal background check of the buyer before
completing the sale. A seller of a vehicle security
circumvention device who conducts a criminal background check
under this Section shall not complete the sale of the vehicle
security circumvention device if the background check reveals
that the buyer has been convicted of a felony in this State or
another jurisdiction within the 5 years preceding the sale. A
seller who violates this subsection is guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor.
(e) Any seller of a vehicle security circumvention device
in this State who reaches an agreement with a buyer for the
purchase of the vehicle security circumvention device shall
confirm that the buyer may lawfully possess a vehicle security
circumvention device pursuant to subsections (b) and (c)
before completing the sale. A seller of a vehicle security
circumvention device shall not complete the sale of the

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vehicle security circumvention device if the buyer is unable
to confirm that the buyer may lawfully possess a vehicle
security circumvention device pursuant to subsections (b) and
(c). A seller who violates this subsection is guilty of a Class
B misdemeanor.