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Persons dealing in junk will refrain from purchasing any article or thing suspected of being stolen or known by
such dealer to be stolen. Every junk dealer who shall receive or be in possession of any goods, articles, things or junk which may have been stolen shall forthwith on demand exhibit the same to any member of the department of police or to any member of the board of trustees, and if any such articles or things are suspected by the dealer of having been stolen, and such suspicion originated after such article or thing was in the possession of the dealer, he or she will notify the department of police immediately.
(Code 1972, § 3-11-5)
4 720 ILCS 5/15-6, 5/16-1.
The places of business of any junk dealer shall be open for inspection by the police department during reasonable hours. Whenever any owner or agent of the owner, by written sworn statement filed with the chief of police or any member of the board of trustees, states that he or she has reason to believe that certain stolen goods or things specifically described in such sworn statement are in the possession of the junk dealer, any member of the police department shall have the right to inspect the premises of the wholesale junk dealer at a reasonable hour and view all junk which has been purchased, received, collected or stored in the premises occupied by such business.
(Code 1972, § 3-11-6)
No person shall engage in the business of junkyard until a license is first obtained from the village board. All applications shall be addressed to the board of trustees and the location of such junkyard approved by the board. The fee for such license shall be as set forth in section 13-1 of this code.
(Code 1969, Ch. 11, Art. 12; Code 1972, § 3-11-8; Ord. 98-12, § 2, 3-23-1998)
The license of any junk dealer convicted of receiving stolen property shall be revoked by the president and board of trustees immediately after such conviction. If any officer, stockholder or employee of a corporation licensed to deal in junk is convicted of receiving stolen property, the license of such corporation will be revoked immediately unless such corporation shows satisfactory evidence to the president and board of trustees that such person has disposed of his or her entire interest in such corporation and has completely severed his or her connection with such corporation. No person or corporation whose license is revoked under this section will again receive a license to deal in junk for one (1) year after conviction of receiving stolen property, and then only upon the approval of the president and board of trustees.
(Code 1972, § 3-11-7)
Secs. 3-279-3-295. Reserved:
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