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1 | AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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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 Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 18c-4104 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/18c-4104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4104)
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7 | Sec. 18c-4104. Unlawful Operations.
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8 | (1) Prohibition. Except as
provided in Article I of this | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sub-chapter, and
subject to the provisions stated herein, it | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | shall be unlawful
for any person to:
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11 | (a) Operate as an intrastate motor carrier of property
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12 | without a license from the Commission; or as an
interstate | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | motor carrier of property without a
registration from the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Commission.
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15 | (b) Operate as an intrastate household goods carrier in | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | excess of the
scope of a license issued to it by the | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Commission in regard to any of the
following:
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18 | 1. hauling unauthorized commodities;
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19 | 2. operating outside authorized territory; or
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20 | 3. violating other restrictions.
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21 | (c) Operate, as an intrastate motor carrier of | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | property, any motor vehicle
which does not carry a copy of | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | a valid, current license issued by the
Commission
to such | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | carrier; or operate, as an interstate motor carrier of | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | property,
any motor vehicle which does not carry a copy of | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | a valid, current registration
issued by the Commission to | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | such carrier; or fail to produce such copy on
request; | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | provided that an authorized interstate motor carrier of | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | property
shall be exempted from the requirement that a copy | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | of its registration be
carried in each motor vehicle.
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31 | (d) Operate, as an intrastate household goods carrier, | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | any motor
vehicle not owned by the carrier, or operate as |
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1 | an intrastate public carrier,
any motor vehicle not owned | ||||||
2 | by the carrier or another intrastate public
carrier, for | ||||||
3 | which a valid lease is not on file
in compliance with | ||||||
4 | Section 18c-4103 of this Chapter, Commission regulations | ||||||
5 | and
orders.
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6 | (e) Operate, as an intrastate household goods carrier, | ||||||
7 | any motor
vehicle not owned by the carrier, or operate as | ||||||
8 | an intrastate public carrier,
any motor vehicle not owned | ||||||
9 | by the carrier or another intrastate public
carrier, which | ||||||
10 | does not carry an
executed copy of the lease required in | ||||||
11 | paragraph (d) of this
subsection; or fail to
produce such | ||||||
12 | copy on request.
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13 | (f) Operate, as an intrastate motor carrier of | ||||||
14 | property, any motor
vehicle for which the carrier has not | ||||||
15 | executed a prescribed intrastate cab
card, with current | ||||||
16 | Illinois intrastate identifier printed thereon; or, as
an | ||||||
17 | interstate motor carrier of property, any motor vehicle for | ||||||
18 | which the
carrier has not executed a prescribed interstate | ||||||
19 | cab card, with current
Illinois interstate identifier | ||||||
20 | affixed or printed thereon.
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21 | (g) Operate, as an intrastate motor carrier of | ||||||
22 | property, any motor
vehicle which does not carry the | ||||||
23 | properly executed intrastate cab card, with
current | ||||||
24 | Illinois intrastate identifier printed thereon; or, as an
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25 | interstate motor carrier of property, any motor vehicle | ||||||
26 | which does not
carry the properly executed interstate cab | ||||||
27 | card, with current Illinois
interstate identifier affixed | ||||||
28 | or printed thereon.
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29 | (h) Operate, as an intrastate or interstate motor | ||||||
30 | carrier of property,
any motor vehicle which is not | ||||||
31 | identified or is not properly identified in
compliance with | ||||||
32 | Section 18c-4701 of this Chapter, Commission regulations | ||||||
33 | and
orders.
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34 | (i) Operate, as an intrastate motor carrier of | ||||||
35 | property, in violation of
transfer requirements in Section | ||||||
36 | 18c-4307 of this Chapter.
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1 | (j) Provide, as an intrastate household goods carrier, | ||||||
2 | service at rates
other than those contained in
lawfully | ||||||
3 | applicable tariffs or schedules for such
service. | ||||||
4 | (j-1) Demand, as an intrastate household goods | ||||||
5 | carrier, (i) payment before delivery in an amount that is | ||||||
6 | more than 100% of the amount of a binding estimate or (ii) | ||||||
7 | payment at the time of delivery in an amount that is more | ||||||
8 | than 110% of the amount of a non-binding estimate. A | ||||||
9 | violation of this subdivision (1)(j-1) is punishable by a | ||||||
10 | fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000. | ||||||
11 | (j-2) Perform, as an intrastate household goods | ||||||
12 | carrier, any services, not included in the original | ||||||
13 | contract but determined in transit to be necessary, | ||||||
14 | without: (i) informing the consumer that the additional | ||||||
15 | services were determined to be necessary during transit and | ||||||
16 | (ii) obtaining the consumer's consent to the additional | ||||||
17 | changes and having the consumer sign a written attachment | ||||||
18 | to the contract that indicates that the consumer agrees to | ||||||
19 | the additional charges. A violation of this subdivision | ||||||
20 | (1)(j-2) is punishable by a fine of not less than $500 and | ||||||
21 | not more than $1,000. | ||||||
22 | (j-3) Fail, as an intrastate household goods carrier, | ||||||
23 | to provide to a consumer, before the consumer executes a | ||||||
24 | contract for the shipment of household goods, the | ||||||
25 | following: | ||||||
26 | (1) a concise and accurate written estimate of | ||||||
27 | charges;
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28 | (2) the mover's customer complaint and inquiry | ||||||
29 | handling procedure; and
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30 | (3) the mover's rates, rules, regulations, | ||||||
31 | classifications, or other provisions, to allow the | ||||||
32 | consumer to determine the exact rates and services | ||||||
33 | applicable to his or her shipment. | ||||||
34 | A violation of this subdivision (1)(j-3) is punishable | ||||||
35 | by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000.
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36 | (k) Otherwise operate as a motor carrier of property in
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1 | violation of any provision of this Chapter, Commission
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2 | regulations and orders, or any other law of this State.
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3 | (l) Aid or abet any other person in a violation of this | ||||||
4 | Chapter,
Commission regulations or orders, by soliciting,
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5 | receiving, or compensating service from a person not
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6 | authorized to provide such service, or at other than
lawful | ||||||
7 | rates for such service, or otherwise.
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8 | (2) Provisos.
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9 | (a) Presentation of Documents at Hearing as Defense.
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10 | Presentation, at hearing, of a copy of a current license
or | ||||||
11 | registration issued by the Commission to the carrier
which | ||||||
12 | was valid on the date the violation occurred
shall, if no | ||||||
13 | concurrent violations of this Chapter,
Commission | ||||||
14 | regulations or orders are found, excuse the
carrier from | ||||||
15 | any penalties under paragraph (c) of
subsection (1) of this | ||||||
16 | Section.
Presentation, at hearing, of an executed copy of | ||||||
17 | the
current lease in the form prescribed by and on file | ||||||
18 | with
the Commission shall, if no concurrent violations of
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19 | this Chapter, Commission regulations or orders are found,
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20 | excuse the carrier from penalties under paragraph (d) of
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21 | subsection (1) of this Section.
Presentation, at hearing, | ||||||
22 | of the required intrastate or interstate cab
card, with the | ||||||
23 | required Illinois intrastate or interstate identifier
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24 | affixed or printed thereon, if valid on the date the | ||||||
25 | violation occurred, and
if no concurrent violations are | ||||||
26 | found, shall excuse the carrier from
penalties under | ||||||
27 | paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of this Section.
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28 | (b) Lease Form Prescribed by the Commission.
A lease | ||||||
29 | shall, for purposes of paragraph (d) of
subsection (1) of | ||||||
30 | this Section, be deemed to be in the
form prescribed by the | ||||||
31 | Commission if it contains all
provisions called for in the | ||||||
32 | Commission-prescribed lease
and does not contain any | ||||||
33 | provisions inconsistent
therewith.
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34 | (Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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