Bill Text: IL HB4734 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits a scrap processor or automotive parts recycler from purchasing or receiving a catalytic converter, except from a commercial seller or from the owner of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed. Establishes record keeping requirements for the purchase or receipt of a catalytic converter. Prohibits a scrap processor or automotive parts recycler from acquiring a catalytic converter that has been removed from a vehicle and sold independently of such a vehicle.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 17-8)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-05-09 - Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee [HB4734 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB4734-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 5-401.5 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/5-401.5 new)
Sec. 5-401.5. Purchase of catalytic converters.
(a) A scrap processor or automotive parts recycler shall
not purchase or receive a catalytic converter except from a
commercial seller or from the individual who is the owner of
the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed.
The scrap processor or automotive parts recycler shall produce
a record of the transaction that includes:
(1) the signature of the business or individual with
whom the business conducts the transaction;
(2) the time, date, location, and monetary amount or
other value of the transaction;
(3) the name of the employee who conducts the
transaction on behalf of the scrap processor or automotive
parts recycler;
(4) the name and telephone number of the individual
with whom the scrap processor or automotive parts recycler
conducts the transaction and a street address or a post

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office box, if a post office box is listed on the
government issued photo identification;
(5) the make, model year, and the license plate number
and state of issue of the motor vehicle or motor vehicles,
if any, used to transport the individual who conducts the
transaction and to transport the catalytic converter that
is the subject of the transaction;
(6) a photocopy of a current, valid driver's license
or other government-issued photo identification belonging
to the individual with whom the scrap metal business
conducts the transaction;
(7) a photograph of, or video surveillance recording
depicting, a recognizable facial image of the individual
with whom the scrap metal business conducts the
transaction;
(8) a general description of the catalytic converter.
The description must include any identifiable marks on the
converter, if readily discernible, and must specify the
weight, quantity, or volume of the catalytic converter;
and
(9) the vehicle identification number or a copy of the
certificate of title for the vehicle from which the
catalytic converter was removed.
(b) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the
Secretary of State may impose on a scrap processor or
automotive parts recycler a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000

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per violation if the business:
(1) acquires a catalytic converter without obtaining a
certificate of title of the vehicle from which the
catalytic converter was removed; or
(2) acquires a catalytic converter, or a component of
a catalytic converter, that has been removed from a
vehicle and is offered for sale as an independent item,
separate and distinct from a vehicle acquisition, whether
individually or as part of a bundle, bale, or other bulk
form.