Illinois § 18c-5101

§ 18c-5101.

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-5101) Sec. 18c-5101. Unlawful Activities. It shall be unlawful for any person: (1) To act as a broker without a license in good standing issued to it by the Commission; (2) To act as a broker in violation of any provision of this Chapter, Commission regulations and orders, or any other law of this state; (3) To act as a broker of any shipment which the person owns or in which the person has a beneficial interest; (4) To act as a broker of any shipment over which the person is able to exercise control because the person acting as a broker owns or controls the shipper, the shipper owns or controls the person acting as a broker, or there is a common ownership or control of the two; (5) Which is also a broker to act or represent itself as a shipper in dealing with a common or contract carrier of property by motor vehicle; (6) To act as a broker in connection with transportation by a person other than an authorized common or contract carrier of property by motor vehicle, unless the carrier does not require authorization to transport the shipment; (7) To act as a broker in connection with transportation at other than lawfully applicable rates for the motor carrier service; (8) To act as a broker in any name other than that which appears on its Commission license; (9) To act as a broker without fully disclosing its brokering status; (10) To provide transportation service with regard to freight for which it was the broker; (11) To receive any compensation for brokering services other than a fee assessed to the shipper or, alternatively, to the carrier, in addition to freight charges at lawfully applicable rates for the motor carrier service; (12) To advertise, offer, or give anything of value to a shipper, consignor, or consignee, other than inexpensive promotional items; or (13) Act as a broker of household goods. (Source: P.A. 84-796.)