815 ILCS 325/4.3

in effect

(815 ILCS 325/4.3) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-689) Sec. 4.3. Purchases of copper. A recyclable metal dealer shall not pay cash in payment for any copper, including copper tubing or wiring, having a value of $100 or more. Payment for these materials must be made as follows: (1) by check or money order; (2) the payee on the check or money order shall be the same person as the seller who conducted the transaction; (3) if the seller is a business, then the recyclable metal dealer shall make the check or money order payable to the company, and not to any individual employee or agent of the company. (Source: P.A. 97-923, eff. 1-1-13.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-689) Sec. 4.3. Purchases of copper and telecommunications wire. A recyclable metal dealer shall not pay cash in payment for any copper, including copper tubing or wiring, or telecommunications wire having a value of $100 or more. Payment for these materials must be made as follows: (1) by check or money order; (2) the payee on the check or money order shall be the same person as the seller who conducted the transaction; (3) if the seller is a business, then the recyclable metal dealer shall make the check or money order payable to the company, and not to any individual employee or agent of the company. (Source: P.A. 104-689, eff. 1-1-27.)

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