Bill Text: IL HB0413 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act. Expands the definition of the term "New Vehicle" to include a motorcycle, as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0413 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0413-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning business.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act is amended | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing Section 2 as follows:
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6 | (815 ILCS 380/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1202)
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7 | Sec. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, the | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | following words
have the meanings ascribed to them in this | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Section.
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10 | (a) "Consumer" means an individual who purchases or leases | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | for a period of
at least one year a new vehicle from the
seller | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | for the purposes of transporting himself and others, as well as | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | their
personal property, for primarily personal, household or | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | family purposes or a fire department, fire protection district, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | or township fire department that purchases or leases for a | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | period of at least one year a new vehicle from the seller.
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17 | (b) "Express warranty" has the same meaning, for the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | purposes of this
Act, as it has for the purposes of the Uniform | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Commercial Code.
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20 | (c) "New vehicle" means a passenger car, as defined in | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Section 1-157 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, a motor vehicle of | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | the Second Division having
a weight of under 8,000 pounds, as | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | defined in Section 1-146 of that Code,
a vehicle purchased by a |
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1 | fire department, a fire protection district, or a township fire | ||||||
2 | department, and a recreational vehicle, except for a camping | ||||||
3 | trailer or travel trailer that
does not qualify under the | ||||||
4 | definition of a used motor vehicle, as set forth in
Section | ||||||
5 | 1-216 of that Code , and a motorcycle, as defined in Section | ||||||
6 | 1-147 of the Illinois Vehicle Code .
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7 | (d) "Nonconformity" refers to a new vehicle's failure to | ||||||
8 | conform
to all express warranties applicable to such vehicle, | ||||||
9 | which failure
substantially impairs the use, market value or | ||||||
10 | safety of that vehicle.
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11 | (e) "Seller" means the manufacturer of a new vehicle, that | ||||||
12 | manufacturer's
agent or distributor or that manufacturer's | ||||||
13 | authorized dealer.
"Seller" also means, with respect to a new | ||||||
14 | vehicle which is also a modified
vehicle, as defined in Section | ||||||
15 | 1-144.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, as now
or hereafter | ||||||
16 | amended, the person who modified the vehicle and that person's
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17 | agent or distributor or that person's authorized dealer.
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18 | "Seller" also means, with respect to leased new vehicles, the | ||||||
19 | manufacturer,
that manufacturer's agent or distributor or that | ||||||
20 | manufacturer's dealer, who
transfers the right to possession | ||||||
21 | and use of goods under a lease.
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22 | (f) "Statutory warranty period" means the period of one | ||||||
23 | year or 12,000
miles, whichever occurs first after the date of | ||||||
24 | the delivery of a new vehicle
to the consumer who purchased or | ||||||
25 | leased it.
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26 | (g) "Lease cost" includes deposits, fees, taxes, down |
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1 | payments, periodic
payments, and any other amount paid to a | ||||||
2 | seller by a consumer in connection
with the lease of a new | ||||||
3 | vehicle.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 95-802, eff. 1-1-09.)
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