Removal of identifying marks prohibited.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-264-075
in effect4-264-075 Removal of identifying marks prohibited.
No licensee shall remove, alter or obliterate any manufacturer's make, model, or serial number, personal identification number, or identifying marks engraved or etched upon an article of secondhand property that was purchased by the licensee until after the thirty-day holding period required by Section 4-264-070 has expired. In addition, no licensee shall purchase an article of secondhand property where the manufacturer's make, model, or serial number, personal identification number or identifying marks engraved or etched upon the article of secondhand property has been removed, altered or obliterated.
(Amend Coun. J. 2-26-97, p. 40141 ; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 85719, § 7)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2636377Fetched: 10/24/2026
