Appliance Tag Act (815 ILCS 302/)

Chapter 815 — Business Transactions

Transactions

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Sec. 0.01. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appliance Tag Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Sec. 1. Definitions

As used in this Act unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in this Section have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section.

(a) "Demonstrator unit" means any household appliance, not sold or transferred to a consumer, utilized by a seller or dealer as a sample to demonstrate the operation of the appliance to customers.

(b) "Rebuilt" means any household appliance that has a substantial portion of its original, major parts replaced.

(c) "Reconditioned" means any household appliance which has been substantially repaired but has not been rebuilt.

(d) "Repossessed" means any household appliance purchased on credit that is offered for sale after it has been reclaimed by the seller or holder of the instrument evidencing the debt because of default.

(e) "Used" means any household appliance, previously sold, transferred to a consumer and put in service and utilized by the consumer for its intended purpose, that is not a rebuilt, reconditioned or repossessed appliance.

(f) "Household appliance" means any gas or electric appliance used in the home, such as but not limited to the following: stoves, heating devices, cooking equipment, refrigerators, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, electric fans, clocks, radios, toasters, irons, television sets, washing machines, dryers and dishwashers.

(Source: P.A. 79-730.)

Sec. 2.

No person shall sell, attempt to sell or offer to sell, by retail, wholesale or auction, any household appliance other than a new appliance unless there is affixed thereto a tag or label no smaller in size than 4 inches in length and 2 inches in width bearing a statement that the appliance is used, repossessed, rebuilt or reconditioned or that the appliance has been utilized as a demonstrator unit.

(Source: P.A. 79-730.)

Sec. 3. Exemption

Any person who sells or offers for sale a household appliance which was obtained by the person making the sale for his own use, but who is not regularly engaged in the business of making such sales is exempted from the provisions of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 79-730.)

Sec. 4.

Every person, who by himself, his agents or employees violates any of the provisions of this Act may for each offense be deemed guilty of a business offense, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not exceeding $100 nor less than $50 for the first offense; not exceeding $200 nor less than $100 for the second offense; and not exceeding $500 nor less than $200 for the third and each subsequent offense and all costs for each and every offense.

(Source: P.A. 79-730.)