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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 SB0132
Introduced 2/1/2005, by Sen. Deanna Demuzio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires insurers to reimburse repair facilities directly for the costs of repairs related to a claim when there is a lien on the vehicle repaired and the insurer has notice of the lien. Prohibits insureds or claimants from taking an interest in money paid directly to repair facilities.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0132 |
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LRB094 06592 LJB 36683 b |
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| AN ACT concerning insurance.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 143.33 as follows: |
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| (215 ILCS 5/143.33 new) |
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| Sec. 143.33. Payment directly to repair facilities. An |
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| insurance company authorized to do business in this State and |
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| paying a claim related to services performed in the repair of a |
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| motor vehicle shall pay the repair facility directly for the |
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| services when there is any lien on the motor vehicle that is |
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| the subject of the claim and the insurance company has notice |
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| of the lien. No insured or claimant shall have an interest in |
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| any money paid to a repair facility pursuant to this Section.
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