Illinois Compiled Statutes
225 ILCS 735/9 (2026)
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(225 ILCS 735/9)
(from Ch. 111, par. 709)
Sec. 9. Records and inspection. The Department or any law enforcement agency may inspect any premises used by any timber buyer
in the conduct of the buyer's business during normal business hours, and such inspection may include, but is not limited to, the inventory, timber, books,
accounts, records, proof of ownership, or other documentation required under this Act or administrative rule of every such timber buyer that operates or does business in the State. Any
person licensed as a timber buyer as defined in this Act, or any person
who has purchased, bartered, or attempted to purchase or barter timber, or
any person having possession or who has had possession of timber as
defined in this Act shall be prima facie
evidence that the person is a timber buyer, excluding transporters. A timber buyer shall retain the books,
accounts, records, proof of ownership, or other documentation required under this Act or administrative rule used in the conduct of the buyer's business for a
period of 3 years after any purchase, cutting, or transportation of timber made by the timber buyer or the buyer's employee. All timber buyers shall provide to a transporter and a transporter shall have immediately available proof of ownership, on forms provided by the Department, for all timber that is currently being transported by the transporter.
(Source: P.A. 103-218, eff. 1-1-24.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1996–2014 · leading case: People v. Nash, 662 N.E.2d 552 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996).
People v. Nash, 662 N.E.2d 552 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “Officer Mansell testified that at the time of the inspection and seizure of the records she was acting under the authority of section 9 of the Timber Buyers Licensing Act (Act) (225 ILCS 735/9 (West 1994)). Officer Mansell telephoned Nash on August 26, to advise her that Mansell…”
People v. Lee, 2014 IL App (1st) 130507 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “¶ 34 On appeal, the State argued that a search warrant was not required because section 9 of the Timber Buyers Licensing Act (225 ILCS 735/9 (West 1994)) allowed for warrantless searches and “the purpose of the search in this case was to ascertain if defendant had in fact…”
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