815 ILCS 545/ Motor Vehicle Dealer Protection Act.

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815 ILCS 545/1

    (815 ILCS 545/1)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Dealer Protection Act.
(Source: P.A. 103-817, eff. 1-1-25.)

815 ILCS 545/5

    (815 ILCS 545/5)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Motor vehicle dealer" means any person who, in the ordinary course of business, is engaged in the business of selling new or used motor vehicles to consumers or other end users.

"Person" means a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity, and in the case of an entity, it shall include any other entity in which it has a majority interest or which it effectively controls as well as the individual officers, directors, and other persons in active control of the activities of each such entity.

(Source: P.A. 103-817, eff. 1-1-25.)

815 ILCS 545/10

    (815 ILCS 545/10)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 10. Third-party use of motor vehicle dealer likenesses.

A person shall not use the name, image, likeness, registered trademark, or intellectual property belonging to a motor vehicle dealer without first obtaining written permission from the motor vehicle dealer.

(Source: P.A. 103-817, eff. 1-1-25.)

815 ILCS 545/15

    (815 ILCS 545/15)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 15. Enforcement and penalties.

A motor vehicle dealer whose name, image, likeness, registered trademark, or intellectual property is used in violation of Section 10, may bring an action in the circuit court in the county in which the motor vehicle dealer conducts business to recover actual damages or up to $5,000, whichever is greater. The court may, in its discretion, award punitive damages and other equitable relief it deems appropriate.

(Source: P.A. 103-817, eff. 1-1-25.)

815 ILCS 545/97

    (815 ILCS 545/97)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
(Source: P.A. 103-817, eff. 1-1-25.)