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1 | AN ACT concerning sales.
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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 Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 2 as follows:
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6 | (815 ILCS 365/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1502)
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7 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 97-1152 )
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8 | Sec. 2. Assistance at stations with self-service and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | full-service islands.
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10 | (a) Any attendant on duty at a gasoline station or service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | station offering to the public retail sales of motor fuel at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | both self-service and full-service islands shall, upon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | request, dispense motor fuel for the driver of a car which is
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14 | parked at a self-service island and displays: (1) registration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | plates issued to
a physically disabled person pursuant to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Section 3-616 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code; (2) registration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | plates issued to a disabled veteran pursuant
to Section 3-609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | or 3-609.01 of such Code; or (3) a special decal or device | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | issued pursuant
to Section 11-1301.2 of such Code; and shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | only charge such driver prices
as offered to the general public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | for motor fuel dispensed at the self-service
island. However, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | such attendant shall not be required to perform other
services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | which are offered at the full-service island.
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1 | (b) Gasoline stations and service stations in this State | ||||||
2 | are subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and | ||||||
3 | must: | ||||||
4 | (1) provide refueling assistance upon the request of an | ||||||
5 | individual with a disability (A gasoline station or service | ||||||
6 | station is not required to provide such service at any time | ||||||
7 | that it is operating on a remote control basis with a | ||||||
8 | single employee on duty at the motor fuel site , but is | ||||||
9 | encouraged to do so, if feasible.); | ||||||
10 | (1.5) provide a minimum of one fueling site with a | ||||||
11 | calling device that allows the disabled operator of a motor | ||||||
12 | vehicle to request refueling assistance; the calling | ||||||
13 | device must meet the following minimum specifications: | ||||||
14 | (A) it must provide a recognizable signal inside | ||||||
15 | the retail establishment that a driver needs | ||||||
16 | assistance operating the pump; | ||||||
17 | (B) it must be able to be operated from the vehicle | ||||||
18 | by a person with limited manual dexterity using only | ||||||
19 | one hand without requiring tight grasping or pinching; | ||||||
20 | (C) it must be mounted at a height between 34 and | ||||||
21 | 48 inches from the ground; and | ||||||
22 | (D) it must be operable from the vehicle in | ||||||
23 | accordance with all requirements of the Americans with | ||||||
24 | Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines; | ||||||
25 | (2) let patrons know, through appropriate signs, that | ||||||
26 | customers with disabilities can obtain refueling |
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1 | assistance by using the calling device by January 1, 2014, | ||||||
2 | provide and display at least one ADA compliant motor fuel | ||||||
3 | dispenser with a direct telephone number to the station | ||||||
4 | that allows a disabled operator of a motor vehicle to | ||||||
5 | request refueling assistance, with the telephone number | ||||||
6 | posted in close proximity to the International Symbol of | ||||||
7 | Accessibility required by the federal Americans with | ||||||
8 | Disabilities Act, however, if the station does not have at | ||||||
9 | least one ADA compliant motor fuel dispenser, the station | ||||||
10 | must display on at least one motor fuel dispenser a direct | ||||||
11 | telephone number to the station that allows a disabled | ||||||
12 | operator of a motor vehicle to request refueling | ||||||
13 | assistance ; and | ||||||
14 | (3) provide the refueling assistance without any | ||||||
15 | charge beyond the self-serve price.
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16 | (c) The signage required under paragraph (2) of subsection | ||||||
17 | (b) shall be designated by the station owner and shall be | ||||||
18 | posted in a prominently visible place. The sign shall be | ||||||
19 | clearly visible to customers. | ||||||
20 | (d) The Secretary of State shall provide to persons with | ||||||
21 | disabilities information regarding the availability of | ||||||
22 | refueling assistance under this Section by the following | ||||||
23 | methods: | ||||||
24 | (1) by posting information about that availability on | ||||||
25 | the Secretary of State's Internet website, along with a | ||||||
26 | link to the Department of Human Services website; and |
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1 | (2) by publishing a brochure containing information | ||||||
2 | about that availability, which shall be made available at | ||||||
3 | all Secretary of State offices throughout the State. | ||||||
4 | (e) The Department of Human Services shall post on its | ||||||
5 | Internet website information regarding the availability of | ||||||
6 | refueling assistance for persons with disabilities and the | ||||||
7 | addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and service | ||||||
8 | stations in Illinois. | ||||||
9 | (f) A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if he or she | ||||||
10 | telephones
a gasoline station or service station to request | ||||||
11 | refueling assistance and he or she: | ||||||
12 | (1) is not actually physically present at the gasoline | ||||||
13 | or service station; or | ||||||
14 | (2) is physically present at the gasoline or service | ||||||
15 | station but does not actually require refueling | ||||||
16 | assistance. | ||||||
17 | (g) The Department of Transportation shall work in | ||||||
18 | cooperation with appropriate representatives of gasoline and | ||||||
19 | service station trade associations and the petroleum industry | ||||||
20 | to increase the signage at gasoline and service stations on | ||||||
21 | interstate highways in this State with regard to the | ||||||
22 | availability of refueling assistance for persons with | ||||||
23 | disabilities.
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24 | (h) If an owner of a gas station or service station is | ||||||
25 | found by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of | ||||||
26 | Weights and Measures, to be in violation of this Act, the owner |
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1 | shall pay an administrative fine of $250. Any moneys collected | ||||||
2 | by the Department shall be deposited into the Motor Fuel and | ||||||
3 | Petroleum Standards Fund. The Department of Agriculture shall | ||||||
4 | have the same authority and powers as provided for in the Motor | ||||||
5 | Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act in enforcing this Act. | ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 97-1152, eff. 6-1-13.)
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