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815 ILCS 715/ Illinois Equipment Fair Dealership Law.

(815 ILCS 715/1) (from Ch. 5, par. 1501)     Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Equipment Fair Dealership Law. (Source: P.A. 86‑259.)

    (815 ILCS 715/2)(from Ch. 5, par. 1502)
    Sec. 2. As used in this Act unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
    (1) "Current net price" shall mean the price listed in the wholesaler's, manufacturer's, or distributor's price list in effect at the time the contract is canceled or discontinued, less any applicable trade, volume and/or cash discounts;
    (2) "Inventory" shall mean farm implements, farm machinery, attachments, accessories and repair parts, outdoor power equipment including but not limited to all‑terrain vehicles or off‑highway motorcycles, construction equipment, industrial equipment, attachments, accessories and repair parts;
    (3) "Net cost" shall mean the price the retailer actually paid for the merchandise to the wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor, plus freight from the wholesaler's, manufacturer's or distributor's location to the dealer's location;
    (4) "Retailer" shall mean any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of selling and retailing outdoor power equipment including but not limited to all‑terrain vehicles or off‑highway motorcycles, farm implements, farm machinery, attachments accessories or repair parts and retailers of construction or industrial equipment, attachments or accessories or repair parts, but shall not include retailers of petroleum and motor vehicles and related automotive care and replacement products normally sold by such retailers.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1155, eff. 7‑21‑10.)

(815 ILCS 715/3) (from Ch. 5, par. 1503)     Sec. 3. Whenever any retailer enters into a written or oral agreement with a wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor wherein the retailer agrees to maintain an inventory and the contract is terminated by wholesaler, manufacturer, distributor, or retailer, then the retailer may require the repurchase of the inventory as provided for in this Act. If the retailer has any outstanding debts to the wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor then the repurchase amount may be credited to the retailer's account.     Any such agreement shall either expressly or by operation of law have as part of its terms a security agreement whereby the wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor agrees to and does grant a security interest to the retailer in the repurchased inventory to secure the payment of the repurchase amount to the retailer. The perfection, priority and other matters relating to such security interest shall be governed by Article 9 of the "Uniform Commercial Code". (Source: P.A. 85‑197.)

    (815 ILCS 715/4)(from Ch. 5, par. 1504)
    Sec. 4. (1) The wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor shall repurchase that inventory previously purchased from him and held by the retailer at the date of termination of the contract. The wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor shall pay 100% of the net cost of all new, unsold, undamaged and complete outdoor power equipment including but not limited to all‑terrain vehicles or off‑highway motorcycles, farm implements, farm machinery, attachments and accessories, construction equipment, industrial equipment, attachments and accessories and 95% of the current net price of all new, unused and undamaged repair parts. The retailer shall pay the cost of transportation to the nearest warehouse maintained by the wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor, or to a mutually agreeable site. The wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor shall pay the retailer 5% of the current net price on all new, unused and undamaged repair parts returned to cover the cost of handling, packing and loading. The wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor shall have the option of performing the handling, packaging and loading in lieu of paying the retailer 5% for these services; provided the same can be accomplished within 45 days of termination.
    (2) Upon payment of the repurchase amount to the retailer, the title and right of possession to the repurchased inventory shall transfer to the wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1155, eff. 7‑21‑10.)

(815 ILCS 715/4.5)     Sec. 4.5. Warranty work. Retailers who do warranty repair work for a consumer under the provisions of a manufacturer's express warranty shall be reimbursed by the manufacturer for warranty work at an hourly rate that is the same as or greater than the hourly labor rate that the retailer charges consumers for non‑warranty repair work.     The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a supplier or dealer where a written dealer agreement provides for compensation to a dealer for warranty labor costs either as part of the pricing of the equipment to the dealer or in the form of a lump sum payment, provided the payment is not less than 5% of the suggested retail price of the equipment. (Source: P.A. 92‑847, eff. 1‑1‑03.)

    (815 ILCS 715/5)(from Ch. 5, par. 1505)
    Sec. 5. The provisions of this Act shall be supplemental to any agreement between the retailer and the manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor covering the return of outdoor power equipment including but not limited to all‑terrain vehicles or off‑highway motorcycles, farm implements, farm machinery, attachments, accessories, and repair parts, construction equipment, industrial equipment, attachments, accessories, and repair parts so that the retailer can elect to pursue either his contract remedy or the remedy provided herein, and an election by the retailer to pursue his contract remedy shall not bar his right to the remedy provided herein as to those farm implements, farm machinery, attachments, accessories and repair parts not affected by the contract remedy.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1155, eff. 7‑21‑10.)

(815 ILCS 715/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 1506)     Sec. 6. The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to affect in any way any security interest which any financial institution, person, wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor may have in the inventory of the retailer, but any repurchase hereunder shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 6 of the Uniform Commercial Code. (Source: P.A. 83‑410.)

    (815 ILCS 715/7)(from Ch. 5, par. 1507)
    Sec. 7. The provisions of this Act shall not require the repurchase from a retailer of:
        (1) Any repair part which has a limited storage life

and is in a deteriorated condition;

(2) Any repair part which is in a broken or damaged

package;

(3) Any single repair part which is priced as a set

of two or more items;

(4) Any repair part which because of its condition is

not resalable as a new part without repackaging or reconditioning;

(5) Any inventory for which the retailer is unable to

furnish evidence, satisfactory to the wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor, of title, free and clear of all claims, liens and encumbrances;

(6) Any inventory which the retailer desires to keep,

provided the retailer has a contractual right to do so;

(7) Any outdoor power equipment including but not

limited to all‑terrain vehicles or off‑highway motorcycles, farm implements, farm machinery, attachments and accessories, construction equipment, industrial equipment, attachments and accessories which are not in new, unused, undamaged, or complete condition;

(8) Any repair parts which are not in new, unused, or

undamaged condition;

(9) Any outdoor power equipment including but not

limited to all‑terrain vehicles or off‑highway motorcycles, farm implements, farm machinery, attachments or accessories, construction equipment, industrial equipment, attachments or accessories which were purchased 24 months or more prior to notice of termination of the contract;

(10) Any inventory which was ordered by the retailer

on or after the date of notification of termination of the contract;

(11) Any inventory which was acquired by the retailer

from any source other than the wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor.

(12) Any repair parts not listed in the

manufacturers' current price list in effect at date of notice of termination or classified as obsolete by the manufacturer. However, this exception to the repurchase requirement shall apply only if the wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor provided the retailer with the opportunity to return the parts prior to notice of termination of the dealership.

(Source: P.A. 96‑1155, eff. 7‑21‑10.)

(815 ILCS 715/8) (from Ch. 5, par. 1508)     Sec. 8. If any wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor shall fail or refuse to repurchase any inventory as required by Section 4 of this Act, he shall be civilly liable for 100% of the current net price of the inventory, plus any freight charges paid by the retailer, the retailer's attorney's fees, and court costs, plus interest at the statutory rate from date of shipment to wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor. (Source: P.A. 83‑410.)

(815 ILCS 715/9) (from Ch. 5, par. 1509)     Sec. 9. In the event of the death of the retailer or the spouse of a surviving retailer if the retailer is operating as a tenancy by the entirety or the majority stockholder of a corporation, operating as a retailer, the wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor shall, at the option of the surviving spouse or the heir or heirs, repurchase the inventory from the surviving spouse or the heir or heirs of the retailer or majority stockholder as if the wholesaler, manufacturer, or distributor had terminated the contract. The surviving spouse or the heir or heirs shall have one year from the date of death of the retailer or majority stockholder to exercise their options under this Act. Nothing in this Act shall require the repurchase of any inventory if the surviving spouse or the heir or heirs and wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor enter into a new contract to operate the retail dealership. (Source: P.A. 83‑410.)

(815 ILCS 715/9.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 1509.1)     Sec. 9.1. The obligations of wholesalers, manufacturers and distributors created under this Act apply to any successors in interest or assignees of such wholesalers, manufacturers and distributors. A successor in interest includes any purchaser of substantially all of the assets or over 50% of the stock, any surviving corporation resulting from a merger or liquidation, any receiver or any trustee of the original wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor. (Source: P.A. 86‑259.)

(815 ILCS 715/10) (from Ch. 5, par. 1510)     Sec. 10. The effect of this Act may not be varied by contract or agreement and any attempt to do so is void and unenforceable to that extent only. (Source: P.A. 83‑410.)

(815 ILCS 715/10.1)     Sec. 10.1. Retailers and others not subject to Franchise Disclosure Act of 1987. Retailers and wholesalers, manufacturers, and distributors of inventory are not subject to the provisions of the Franchise Disclosure Act of 1987. (Source: P.A. 91‑289, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

(815 ILCS 715/11) (from Ch. 5, par. 1511)     Sec. 11. The provisions of this Act shall apply to all contracts now in effect which have no expiration date and are continuing contracts, and all other contracts entered into or renewed after the effective date of this Act. Any contract in force and effect on the effective date of this Act, which by its own terms will terminate on a date subsequent thereto shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 83‑410.)