Bill Text: IL SB2573 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes catalytic converters in the definition of "essential parts".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB2573 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB2573-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB2573 Introduced 1/11/2012, by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/1-118 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-118
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes catalytic converters in the definition of "essential parts".
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A BILL FOR
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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 changing
Section 1-118 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/1-118) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-118)
Sec. 1-118. Essential Parts. All integral and body parts of
a vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder, the
removal, alteration or substitution of which would tend to
conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter its
appearance, model, type or mode of operation. "Essential parts"
includes the following: vehicle hulks, shells, chassis,
frames, front end assemblies (which may consist of headlight,
grill, fenders and hood), front clip (front end assembly with
cowl attached), rear clip (which may consist of quarter panels,
fenders, floor and top), doors, hatchbacks, fenders, cabs, cab
clips, cowls, hoods, trunk lids, deck lids, T-tops, sunroofs,
moon roofs, astro roofs, catalytic converters, transmissions
of vehicles of the second division, seats, aluminum wheels,
engines and similar parts. Essential parts shall also include
stereo radios, cassette radios, compact disc radios,
cassette/compact disc radios and compact disc players and
compact disc changers which are either installed in dash or

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trunk-mounted.
An essential part which does not have affixed to it an
identification number as defined in Section 1-129 adopts the
identification number of the vehicle to which such part is
affixed, installed or mounted.
(Source: P.A. 86-1179; 86-1209; 87-435.)