Article I. General Provisions
4-228-010 Definitions.
4-228-020 License required.
4-228-021 Reserved.
4-228-022 Reserved.
4-228-023 Reserved.
4-228-024 Reserved.
4-228-025 Reserved.
4-228-030 License – Application – Additional information required when.
4-228-031 Reserved.
4-228-040 License fee.
4-228-044 Reserved.
4-228-045 Reserved.
4-228-046 Reserved.
4-228-047 Reserved.
4-228-048 Reserved.
4-228-050 License issuance and renewal prohibited when.
4-228-060 Presumption that motor vehicle repair business exists.
4-228-070 Reserved.
4-228-080 Reserved.
4-228-090 Reserved.
4-228-095 Reserved.
4-228-096 Reserved.
4-228-100 Reserved.
4-228-110 Reserved.
4-228-120 Reserved.
4-228-130 Reserved.
4-228-140 Reserved.
Article II. Legal Duties and Unlawful Acts.
4-228-200 Proper disposal of tires.
4-228-205 License – Posting – Nontransferability.
4-228-210 Proper disposal of unrepairable or unclaimed vehicle and parts other than tires and catalytic converters.
4-228-215 Unlawful acts and omissions.
4-228-217 Proper disposal of catalytic converters – Maintenance of records – Required.
4-228-220 Off-street parking – Required when.
4-228-225 Prohibited activities – Public ways.
4-228-230 Prohibited – Residential buildings.
4-228-235 Direct vehicle access to a public street – Required when.
4-228-245 Misrepresentation of quality of parts.
4-228-250 Work requiring customer authorization – Estimates.
4-228-255 Maintenance of records – Advertising requirements.
4-228-260 Signage – Display.
4-228-265 Signage – Requirements.
4-228-270 Health and sanitation requirements.
4-228-275 Towing operations.
4-228-280 Ball joint assemblies – Inspection, sale and installation.
4-228-285 Rebuilding of automatic transmissions.
4-228-290 Use of trade names.
4-228-295 Notification of disciplinary action to mechanics.
4-228-296 Hazardous materials – Duties – Prohibited acts.
Article III. Tire Facilities
4-228-305 Tire Facilities – Standards.
4-228-307 Hazardous materials – Duties – Prohibited acts.
Article IV. Enforcement
4-228-400 Inspections.
4-228-405 License – Suspension or revocation.
4-228-410 Regulations.
4-228-415 Penalty for violation.
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS (4-228-010 et seq.)
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) "Motor vehicle repair shop" or "repair shop" means any building, structure, premises, enclosure or other place including automobile service stations, garages and motor vehicle service shops where the business of doing repair work on or for motor vehicles, replacing motor vehicle parts, or diagnosing malfunctions of a motor vehicle is conducted in any shop, drive-in station or garage which inspects motor vehicles for the purpose of appraising, evaluating or estimating the extent or value of motor vehicle damage or the necessity or cost of motor vehicle repairs. A motor vehicle repair shop shall also include any business, establishment or location where tires are collected, stored, maintained, altered, refabricated, disposed of, replaced, changed or repaired. Provided, however, that this definition shall not include any business operated under a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 215 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes. Provided further, that the term "motor vehicle repair shop" or "repair shop" shall not include any person set forth in subsection (c) of Section 4-228-020.
(b) "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled device in, upon or by which persons or property are or may be transported upon public ways, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails.
(c) "Repair" means any diagnosis, removal, reconditioning, maintenance, alteration, adjustment, installation or replacement of any parts, components or systems of a motor vehicle (including but not limited to upholstery and auto glass), but excluding any repair services which the commissioner by regulation determines to be minor. For purposes of this chapter, no service shall be designated by the commissioner as minor, if the commissioner finds that performance of the service requires mechanical expertise, or has given rise to a high incidence of fraud or deceptive practices, or involves a part of the vehicle essential to its safe operation.
(d) "Licensee" means any person that holds or is required to hold a license under this chapter.
(e) "Motor vehicle mechanic" means any person who, for salary or wage, performs diagnosis, maintenance, repair, removal, reconditioning, adjustment, alteration, replacement or installation of any part, system or component of a motor vehicle (including but not limited to upholstery and auto glass), but excluding any repair services which the commissioner by regulation determines to be minor.
(f) "Person" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 1-4-090.
(g) "Estimated price" means a written determination of the price of parts and the price of labor needed to perform offered services, including the price of teardown and assembly, if necessary.
(h) "Invoice" means a written listing of the details of the transaction between the repair shop and the customer.
(i) "Work order" means an authorization, either oral or written, on the part of the customer for the repair shop to perform a service.
(j) "Guarantee" means an obligation undertaken by a repair shop to repair a vehicle at no charge or at a reduced charge for parts or labor or both.
(k) "Warranty" means a promise made by a manufacturer that a vehicle or part will be repaired at no charge or at a reduced charge for parts or labor or both.
(l) "Place of business" means an address where repairs or service are ordinarily performed.
(m) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of business affairs and consumer protection or the commissioner's designee.
(n) "False or secret compartment" means any enclosure that is intended and designed to be used to conceal, hide and prevent discovery by law enforcement officers of the false or secret compartment, or its contents, and which is integrated into a vehicle.
(o) "Tire facility" means any business where, at any one time, 100 or more new or used tires are collected, stored, maintained, altered, refabricated. disposed of, replaced, changed or repaired.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-93, p. 39429; Amend Coun. J. 6-28-00, p. 36845, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 106)
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person shall own, maintain, conduct, operate or engage in the business of motor vehicle repair for compensation within the City of Chicago, or hold himself/herself out as being able to engage in such business, or act as an agent for another who is engaged in the motor vehicle repair business, or take custody of a motor vehicle within the City of Chicago for the purpose of repair without first having obtained a motor vehicle repair shop license under this chapter. The license issued to a motor vehicle repair shop under this chapter authorizes the licensee and all of the licensee's bona fide employees to engage in the business of motor vehicle repair shop at the location identified in the license application.
(b) License required for each location. If a person maintains a motor vehicle repair shop at more than one location, a license shall be required for each such location.
(c) Exclusions. The following persons are excluded from the term motor vehicle repair shop:
(1) an employee of a motor vehicle repair shop who engages in the business of repairing motor vehicles solely by reason of his employment; or
(2) any person who is solely engaged in the business of repairing the motor vehicles of a single commercial or industrial establishment, or of the federal, state or local government or any agency thereof; or
(3) any person solely engaged in the business of repairing road building machines, farm machines, lawn machines, garden machines or vehicles registered as special purpose vehicles; or
(4) any person who does not work on the vehicle but only rebuilds or reconditions parts of the vehicle removed by others (i.e., after market manufacturers); or
(5) any person who engages in the business of distributing motor vehicle parts.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-93, p. 39429; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3094; Amend Coun. J. 4-16-97, p. 42621; Amend Coun. J. 7-19-00, p. 38593, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-01, p. 75777, § 3.2; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 92532, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83191, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-5-11, p. 8801, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 106)
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