Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 Business Transactions: Article -
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 1
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 1.1
Declaration of purpose. The Legislature finds and declares that the distribution and sale of vehicles within this State vitally affects the general economy of...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 2
Definitions. As used in this Act, the following words shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings: (a) "Motor vehicle", any motor driven...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 3
Applicability of Act. Any person who engages directly or indirectly in purposeful contacts within this State in connection with the offering or advertising for...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 3.1
Motor vehicle financing affiliate. For purposes of this Act, a franchisee and a motor vehicle financing affiliate, as defined in Section 5-100 of the...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 4
Unfair competition and practices. (a) The unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts or practices listed in this Section are hereby declared to...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 5
Delivery and preparation obligations; damage disclosures. Every manufacturer shall specify in writing to the dealer the delivery and preparation obligations of its motor vehicle...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 6
Warranty agreements; claims; approval; payment; written disapproval. (a) Every manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, distributor branch or division, factory branch or division, or wholesale branch or division...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 7
Unreasonable dealer or franchise restrictions. It shall be unlawful directly or indirectly to impose unreasonable restrictions on the motor vehicle dealer or franchisee relative...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 8
Agreements applicable. The provisions of this Act shall apply to all written or oral agreements between a manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor with a motor...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 9
Renewals; transfers. (a) Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall be unlawful for the manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor or franchiser without good cause, to fail to...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 9.5
Termination with good cause. (a) Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, if a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, or franchiser, with good cause, (i) fails to renew a...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 10
Free association. Every franchisee shall have the right of free association with other franchisees for any lawful purpose. (Source: P.A. 81-43.)
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 10.1
(a) As used in this Section, "motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 11
Refunds; discounts. In connection with a sale of a motor vehicle or vehicles to the State or to any political subdivision thereof, no manufacturer,...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 12
Arbitration; administrative proceedings; civil actions; determining good cause. (a) The franchiser and franchisee may agree to submit a dispute involving Section 4, 5, 6,...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 13
Damages; equitable relief. Any franchisee or motor vehicle dealer who suffers any loss of money or property, real or personal, as a result of...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 14
Limitations. Except as provided in Section 12, actions arising out of any provision of this Act shall be commenced within 4 years next after...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 16
Motor Vehicle Review Board; Appointment. The Secretary of State shall, within 6 months of the effective date of this Act, establish a Motor Vehicle...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 17
Board; organization and meetings. The Board shall adopt regulations for the holding and conducting of hearings concerning all matters within its powers, shall keep...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 18
Board; powers. The Board shall have the following powers: (a) To conduct hearings, by or through its duly authorized administrative hearing officer, on protests...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 19
Relationship between Board and Office of Secretary of State. The Motor Vehicle Review Board shall be administered by the Secretary of State who is...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 20
Organization of administration. The Secretary of State shall organize the work of the administration of the portion of this Act delegated to him or...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 21
Secretary of State to appoint subordinates. The Secretary of State shall appoint subordinate officers, clerks, investigators, and other employees necessary to carry out the...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 22
Powers and duties of Secretary of State. (a) The administration of this Act is vested in the Secretary of State who is charged with...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 23
Secretary of State to prescribe forms. The Secretary of State shall prescribe forms or provide suitable forms requisite or deemed necessary to carry out...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 24
Authority to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Secretary of State designated by him or her are, for the purpose of administering the...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 25
Authority to certify copies of records. The Secretary of State is authorized to prepare under the seal of the Secretary of State certified copies...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 26
Records of Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may destroy any records of his or her office relating to the administration of any...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 27
Enforcement. The Secretary of State may provide training and education for members of his or her office in the administration and enforcement matters under...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 28
Injunction. Whenever it shall appear to the Secretary of State that a person is engaged or about to engage in acts or practices that...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 29
Procedures for hearing on protest. Upon receipt of a timely notice of protest filed with the Motor Vehicle Review Board under Section 4, 5,...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 30
Form; contents; service of Board's decision after hearing. The decision of the Motor Vehicle Review Board on any matter heard under Section 29 of...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 31
Review under Administrative Review Law; appeal as in civil cases. Any person affected by a final administrative decision of the Board may seek judicial...
- Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. - 815 ILCS 710, Section 32
Severability. If any provision of this Act or the application of any provision of this Act to any person or circumstance is held invalid,...
Last modified: February 18, 2015