625 ILCS 5/5-100
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 5 - Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers And Rebuilders

 (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-100)Sec. 5-100. Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following  words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:"Additional place of business" means a place owned or leased and occupied  by the dealer in addition to its established place of business, at which the  dealer conducts or intends to conduct business on a permanent or long term  basis.  The term does not include an area where an off site sale or exhibition  is conducted.  The Secretary of State shall adopt guidelines for the  administration and enforcement of this definition by rule."Display exhibition" means a temporary display of vehicles by a dealer  licensed under Section 5-101 or 5-102, at a location at which no vehicles are  offered for sale, that is conducted at a place other than the dealer's  established and additional places of business."Established place of business" means the place owned or leased and occupied  by any person duly licensed or required to be licensed as a dealer for the  purpose of engaging in selling, buying, bartering, displaying, exchanging or  dealing in, on consignment or otherwise, vehicles and their essential parts  and for such other ancillary purposes as may be permitted by the Secretary  by rule.  It shall include an office in which the dealer's records shall be  separate and distinct from any other business or tenant which may occupy  space in the same building except as provided in Section 5-101.1.  This  office shall not be located in a house  trailer, residence, tent, temporary stand, temporary address, room or rooms  in a hotel or rooming house, nor the premises occupied by a single or  multiple unit residence. "Established place of business" only includes a place with an outdoor lot capable of parking at least 5 vehicles or an indoor lot with space for a minimum of one vehicle to be parked in its indoor showroom.  The established place of business of a scrap  processor shall be the fixed location where the scrap processor maintains  its principal place of business.  The Secretary of State shall, by rule and  regulation, adopt guidelines for the administration and enforcement of this  definition, such as, but not limited to issues concerning the required  hours of operation, describing where vehicles are displayed and offered for  sale, where books and records are maintained and requirements for the  fulfillment of warranties.  A dealer may have an additional place of business  as defined under this Section."Motor vehicle financing affiliate" means a business organization  registered to  do  business in Illinois that, pursuant to a written contract with either (1) a  single new or used  motor vehicle dealer or (2) a single group of new or used motor vehicle dealers  that share  a common ownership within the group, purchases new or used motor vehicles on  behalf  of the dealer or group of dealers and then sells, transfers, or assigns those  motor vehicles  to the dealer or group of dealers.  The motor vehicle financing affiliate must  be  incorporated or organized solely to purchase new or used vehicles on behalf of  the new or  used motor vehicle dealer or group of dealers with which it has contracted,  shall not sell  motor vehicles at retail, shall perform only those business functions related  to the  purchasing of motor vehicles and selling, transferring, or assigning those  motor vehicles  to the dealer or group of dealers.  The motor vehicle financing affiliate must  be licensed  under the provisions of Section 5-101.1 and must not be licensed as a new or  used motor  vehicle dealer."Off site sale" means the temporary display and sale of vehicles, for a  period of not more than 7 calendar days (excluding Sundays), by a dealer  licensed under Section 5-101 or 5-102 at a place other than the dealer's  established and additional places of business."Relevant market area", for a new vehicle dealer licensed under Section  5-101 and for a used vehicle dealer licensed under Section 5-102, means the  area within 10 miles of the established or additional place of business of the  dealer located in a county with a population of 300,000 or more, or within 15  miles if the established place of business is located in a county with a  population of less than 300,000."Trade show exhibition" means a temporary display of vehicles,  by dealers licensed under Section 5-101 or 5-102, or any other  person as defined in subsection (c) of Section 5-102.1, at a location at which  no vehicles are offered for sale that is conducted at a place other than the  dealer's established and additional places of business.  In order for a display  exhibition to be considered a trade  show exhibition, it must be participated in by at least 3  dealers, 2 of which must be licensed under Section 5-101 or 5-102; and  a trade show exhibition of new vehicles shall only be participated in by  licensed new vehicle dealers at least 2 of which must be licensed under Section  5-101.  (Source: P.A. 102-154, eff. 1-1-22.)