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)