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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 HB4561 Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 215 ILCS 5/155.46 new | | 815 ILCS 505/2VVV new | |
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Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides certain restrictions on an adjuster, insurer, insurance producer, or other representative of an insurer who issues policies of automobile insurance concerning motor vehicle repairs. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that certain acts by a repair shop in connection with a repair of damage to a motor vehicle are unlawful practices within the meaning of the Act. Effective immediately.
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| | HB4561 | | LRB100 16798 SMS 31938 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding |
5 | | Section 155.46 as follows: |
6 | | (215 ILCS 5/155.46 new) |
7 | | Sec. 155.46. Motor vehicle repairs. |
8 | | (a) As used in this Section, "repair shop" means a business |
9 | | that repairs damage to motor vehicles. "Repair shop" includes a |
10 | | body shop. |
11 | | (b) An adjuster, insurer, insurance producer, or other |
12 | | representative of an insurer who issues a policy of automobile |
13 | | insurance as defined in Section 143.13 shall not do any of the |
14 | | following in connection with a motor vehicle repair: |
15 | | (1) limit the ability of an insured or claimant to |
16 | | choose the repair shop; |
17 | | (2) require an insured or claimant to present the claim |
18 | | or motor vehicle for loss adjustment or inspection at a |
19 | | drive-in claim center or similar facility that is solely |
20 | | controlled by the insurer; |
21 | | (3) engage in a boycott, intimidation, or coercive acts |
22 | | in connection with negotiations concerning repairs to a |
23 | | damaged motor vehicle that the insurer is liable under an |