{"data":{"id":"us-il/815-ilcs-710-3.1","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"815 ILCS 710/3.1","heading":"Motor vehicle financing affiliate.","body":"For purposes of this Act, a franchisee and a motor vehicle financing affiliate, as defined in Section 5-100 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, shall be treated as a single entity. That a franchisee arranges to receive motor vehicles through a motor vehicle financing affiliate shall not exempt a manufacturer from the provisions of this Act. A manufacturer shall not require, directly or indirectly, a motor vehicle dealer to contract with a motor vehicle financing affiliate in order to receive its motor vehicles nor shall a manufacturer prevent, directly or indirectly, a motor vehicle dealer from contracting with a motor vehicle financing affiliate in order to receive its motor vehicles. A manufacturer shall not use a motor vehicle financing affiliate as a means of avoiding the provisions and requirements of this Act.","path":["CHAPTER 815 BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS","Motor Vehicle Franchise Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2382\u0026ChapterID=67\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:48Z","sha256":"ebd1a078b370674c653542eb828809a59ff466a72ab9acaef3d20ba98c79caf6","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/815-ilcs-710-3","next":"us-il/815-ilcs-710-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}