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Motor Vehicle Theft Reporting Act


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Motor Vehicle Theft Reporting Act
State of Illinois

(625 ILCS 10/) Motor Vehicle Theft Reporting Act.

    (625 ILCS 10/1)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Theft Reporting Act.
(Source: P.A. 88-566, eff. 1-1-95.)

    (625 ILCS 10/5)
    Sec. 5. Definitions.
    "Motor vehicle repair station" means a place where the business of performing repair work on motor vehicles is conducted.
    "Repair work" includes without limitation diagnosis, maintenance, alteration, adjustment, installation, or replacement of a part, component, or accessory for a motor vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 88-566, eff. 1-1-95.)

    (625 ILCS 10/10)
    Sec. 10. Theft of motor vehicle; report to police. If a motor vehicle in the possession of a motor vehicle repair station is stolen, the operator of the motor vehicle repair station shall, immediately upon discovering the theft, report the theft to the police department or sheriff's department of the jurisdiction in which the motor vehicle repair station is located. As soon as possible after reporting the theft to the police department or sheriff's department, the operator of the motor vehicle repair station shall notify the customer whose motor vehicle was stolen of the theft.
(Source: P.A. 88-566, eff. 1-1-95.)

    (625 ILCS 10/15)
    Sec. 15. Penalty. A person who violates Section 10 of this Act is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not less than $501 and not more than $1,000.
(Source: P.A. 88-566, eff. 1-1-95.)





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