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2005 Illinois 720 ILCS 5/ Criminal Code of 1961. Article 16C - Unlawful Sale of Household Appliances
(720 ILCS 5/16C‑1) (from Ch. 38, par. 16C‑1)
Sec. 16C‑1.
Definitions.
For purposes of this Article the following
words and phrases have the following meaning:
(1) "commercial context" means a continuing business enterprise conducted
for profit by any person whose primary business is the wholesale or retail
marketing of household appliances, or a significant portion of whose business
or inventory consists of household appliances
kept or sold on a wholesale or retail basis.
(2) "household appliance" means any gas or electric device or machine
marketed for use as home entertainment or for facilitating or expediting
household tasks or chores. The term shall include but not necessarily be
limited to refrigerators, freezers, ranges, radios, television sets, vacuum
cleaners, toasters, dishwashers, and other similar household items.
(3) "manufacturer's identification number" means any serial number or
other similar numerical or alphabetical designation imprinted upon or attached
to or placed, stamped, or otherwise imprinted upon or attached to a household
appliance by the manufacturer for purposes of identifying a particular
appliance individually or by lot number.
(Source: P.A. 87‑435.)
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(720 ILCS 5/16C‑2) (from Ch. 38, par. 16C‑2)
Sec. 16C‑2.
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful
sale of household
appliances when he or she knowingly, with the intent to defraud or deceive
another, keeps for sale, within any commercial
context, any household appliance with a missing, defaced, obliterated or
otherwise altered manufacturer's identification number.
(b) Violation of this Section is a Class 4 felony, if the value
of the appliance or appliances exceeds $1,000 and a Class B misdemeanor if
the value of the appliance or appliances is $1,000 or less.
(c) No liability shall be imposed upon any person for the unintentional
failure to comply with this Section.
(Source: P.A. 87‑435.)
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(720 ILCS 5/16C‑3) (from Ch. 38, par. 16C‑3)
Sec. 16C‑3.
Continuation of prior law.
The provisions of this Article,
insofar as they are the same or substantially the same as those of Article
16 of this Code shall be construed as a continuation of such Article 16
and not as a new enactment.
(Source: P.A. 87‑435.)
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