815 ILCS 325/4.2: Purchases of HVAC recyclable metal.

A recyclable metal dealer shall not pay cash in payment for any air conditioner evaporator coil or condenser 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.