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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0435
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Sen. Edward D. Maloney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any towing service that tows or removes a disabled vehicle with the permission of the owner, operator, or person in control of the vehicle shall provide that person with a document, signed by both the driver of the tow truck and that person, that sets forth specified information, including the estimated cost of the tow. Provides that violation of the provision is a petty offense punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000. Provides that the provision applies only in counties having a population of more than 3,000,000 and in counties with a population of more than 250,000 and less than 3,000,000 that are contiguous to a county with a population of more than 3,000,000. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0435 |
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LRB095 10586 DRH 30807 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 4-203.5 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/4-203.5 new) |
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| Sec. 4-203.5. Truth in towing. |
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| (a) Any towing service that tows or removes a disabled |
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| vehicle with the permission of the owner, operator, or person |
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| in control of the vehicle shall provide to the owner, operator, |
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| or person in control of the vehicle a document, signed by both |
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| the driver of the tow truck and the owner, operator, or person |
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| in control of the disabled vehicle, that sets forth the |
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| following: |
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| (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the |
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| towing service; |
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| (2) the estimated cost of towing the disabled vehicle |
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| to the location designated by the owner, operator, or |
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| person in control of the vehicle; |
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| (3) the license plate of the tow truck that tows the |
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| disabled vehicle; and |
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| (4) the toll-free consumer hotline of the Attorney |
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| General's Office. |