101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2255
 
Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 





815 ILCS 308/15
    Amends the Automotive Collision Repair Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning disclosures to consumers.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning business.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:

 
4    Section 5. The Automotive Collision Repair Act is amended 
5by changing Section 15 as follows:
 



6    (815 ILCS 308/15)



7    Sec. 15. Disclosure to consumers; estimates. 

8    (a) No work for compensation that
that exceeds $100 shall 
9be commenced without
specific
authorization from the consumer 
10after the disclosure set forth in this Section.
11    (b) Every motor vehicle collision repair facility shall 
12either (i) give to
each
consumer a written
estimated price for 
13labor and parts for a specific repair and shall not charge
for 
14work done or parts
supplied in an amount that exceeds the 
15estimate by more than 10% without oral
or written consent
from 
16the consumer; or (ii) give to each consumer a written price 
17limit for each
specific repair and
shall not exceed that limit 
18without oral or written consent of the consumer.
The estimate 
19shall
include the total costs to repair the motor vehicle.

20    Estimates shall include all charges to be paid by the 
21consumer to complete
the repair,
including any charges for 
22estimates, diagnostics, storage, and administrative
fees.

23    (c)  Motor vehicle collision repair facilities shall 
 
 
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1describe in the
estimate the major
parts needed to
effectuate 
2the repair and shall designate the parts as either new parts, 
3used
parts, rebuilt or
reconditioned parts, or aftermarket 
4parts
as set forth in Section 10 of
this Act.

5    (d) Estimates shall indicate that the collision repair 
6facility may use a
combination of
industry standard flat rate 
7(time) manuals, actual time, or condition of the
motor vehicle 
8to determine
labor costs. This disclosure mandate may also be 
9fulfilled by means of a sign
that provides the
same information 
10to the consumer. The sign shall be posted at a location that

11can be easily viewed
by the consumer.

12    (e) If it is necessary to disassemble or partially 
13disassemble a motor
vehicle or motor
vehicle component
in order 
14to provide the consumer a written estimate for required 
15repairs, the
estimate shall show the
cost of any disassembly if 
16the consumer elects not to
proceed with the
repair of the motor 
17vehicle.

18    (f) The estimate shall include the date the estimate was 
19prepared or the
date the motor vehicle was
presented to the 
20collision repair facility for repair and the odometer reading

21on the motor vehicle at the
time the motor vehicle was left 
22with the collision repair facility.

23(Source: P.A. 93-565, eff. 1-1-04.)