SB2001 - 104th General Assembly

Sen. Laura Fine

Filed: 5/1/2025

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2001

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2001 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Auction License Act is amended by changing
5Section 15-10 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 407/15-10)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)
8    Sec. 15-10. Auction contract. Any auctioneer or auction
9firm shall not conduct an auction or provide an auction
10service, unless the auctioneer or auction firm enters into a
11written auction contract with the seller of any property at
12auction prior to the date of the auction. Any agreement shall
13state whether the auction is with reserve or absolute. The
14agreement shall be signed by the auctioneer or auction firm
15conducting an auction or providing an auction service and the
16seller or sellers, or the legal agent of the seller or sellers

 

 

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1of the property to be offered at or by auction, and shall
2include, but not be limited to the following disclosures:
3        (1) Licensees shall disclose:
4            (A) the name, license number, business address,
5        and phone number of the auctioneer or auction firm
6        conducting an auction or providing an auction service;
7            (B) the fee to be paid to the auctioneer or auction
8        firm for conducting an auction or providing an auction
9        service;
10            (C) an estimate of the advertising costs that
11        shall be paid by the seller or sellers of property at
12        auction and a disclosure that, if the actual
13        advertising costs exceeds 120% of the estimated
14        advertising cost, the auctioneer or auction firm shall
15        pay the advertising costs that exceed 120% of the
16        estimated advertising costs or shall have the seller
17        or sellers agree in writing to pay for the actual
18        advertising costs in excess of 120% of the estimated
19        advertising costs; and
20            (D) the buyer premium and the party to the
21        transaction that receives it.
22        (2) Sellers shall disclose:
23            (A) the name, address, and phone number of the
24        seller or sellers or the legal agent of the seller or
25        sellers of property to be sold at auction; and
26            (B) any mortgage, lien, easement, or encumbrance

 

 

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1        of which the seller has knowledge on any property or
2        goods to be sold or leased at or by auction; and .
3            (C) if known to the seller, an acknowledgment that
4        (i) all property or goods offered for sale or by
5        auction are owned by the seller, (ii) the seller has
6        full legal authority to sell such property or goods,
7        and (iii) to the best of the seller's knowledge, the
8        property or goods to be sold have been lawfully
9        obtained.
10(Source: P.A. 96-730, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)".