Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 4/9/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2336

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2336, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 1. It is the intent of the General Assembly that
6all references made to vehicle license plates and license plate
7stickers be construed to include electronic vehicle license
8plates and vehicle stickers as approved by the Secretary of
9State. It is the policy of this State to encourage the issuance
10of a combination of metal and electronic license plates and
11vehicle stickers.
 
12    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
13Sections 1-171, 1-190.1, 6-305, and by adding Sections 3-401.5
14and 3-401.6 as follows:
 
15    (625 ILCS 5/1-171)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-171)

 

 

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1    Sec. 1-171. Registration - Registration Sticker.
2Registration. The registration certificate or certificates,
3registration plates and registration stickers issued under the
4laws of this State pertaining to the registration of vehicles.
5    Registration Sticker or Stickers. A device or devices to be
6attached to a rear registration plate that will renew the
7registration and registration plate or plates for a
8pre-determined period not to exceed one registration year
9except as provided in subsection (1) of Section 3-414 of this
10Code. Should the Secretary of State determine it is advisable
11to require a registration sticker to be attached to a front
12registration plate, he may require such action and provide the
13necessary additional sticker. Such determination shall be
14publicly announced at least 30 days in advance of a new annual
15registration year.
16    "Registration" and "registration sticker or stickers"
17include digital registration plates and digital registration
18stickers issued by the Secretary of State under Section 3-401.5
19or 3-401.6.
20(Source: P.A. 80-1185.)
 
21    (625 ILCS 5/1-190.1)
22    Sec. 1-190.1. Special license plate. Registration plates
23issued by the Secretary of State that by statute require, in
24addition to the applicable registration fee, an additional fee
25that is to be deposited into the Secretary of State Special

 

 

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1License Plate Fund. "Special license plate" includes digital
2registration plates that by statute require, in addition to the
3applicable registration fee, an additional fee that is to be
4deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
5Fund.
6(Source: P.A. 89-282, eff. 8-10-95.)
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/3-401.5 new)
8    Sec. 3-401.5. Digital registration plates and renewals.
9    (a) The Secretary of State may authorize the issuance of a
10digital registration plate to a vehicle, in lieu of a set of
11static, metal registration plates, if the vehicle owner
12separately purchases the digital registration plate for a
13particular vehicle. The Secretary shall work with the vehicle
14owner and the distributor of the digital registration plates to
15coordinate the appropriate plate image and registration
16expiration to appear on the digital registration plate. One
17metal plate shall still be issued to the vehicle owner for the
18front end of the vehicle.
19    (b) The Secretary, for any vehicle owner that purchases a
20digital registration plate, may electronically renew the
21digital registration plate upon receiving the appropriate
22renewal registration fee as set forth in this Code. The
23Secretary may also authorize the image to be suspended or
24revoked and replaced with an alternative image or blank screen
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1renew the digital registration plate.
2    (c) Before a digital registration plate may be issued in
3lieu of a special plate authorized under Article VI of this
4Chapter, the Secretary shall seek approval from the originating
5organization, when possible, to authorize a digital version of
6the static, metal plates issued to a vehicle owner.
7    (d) The owner of a digital registration plate is
8responsible for any costs associated with using the digital
9registration plate, including, but not limited to, the initial
10purchase price and any replacement costs.
11    (e) The Secretary of State may adopt any rules necessary to
12implement and develop a digital registration plate program.
 
13    (625 ILCS 5/3-401.6 new)
14    Sec. 3-401.6. Commercial digital registration plates.
15    (a) The Secretary of State shall implement a pilot program
16for the creation of commercial digital registration plates for
17the purpose of (i) providing accurate and reliable information
18to law enforcement regarding specific uses of commercial
19vehicles; (ii) reducing abuse and increasing compliance with
20the use and transfer of commercial license plates; (iii)
21providing for dual-number commercial digital registration
22plates and a dynamic plate numbering system with dynamic
23expiration for commercial digital registration plates; (iv)
24providing commercial digital registration plates for
25commercial vehicle sharing, car-sharing platforms, and

 

 

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1non-owned commercial vehicle usage; (v) providing temporary
2and dynamic license plate numbering for temporary operational
3uses of commercial trucks, including U.S. Department of
4Transportation numbers and placards; and (vi) generating
5revenue for the State by and through in-state and out-of-state
6licensing for utilization across all states. The pilot program
7may be used for unplated, unregistered, and temporary vehicles.
8The program shall only be available to no more than 1,000 motor
9vehicles that are used commercially, used for hire, or owned by
10a commercial business. The program is not available to
11providers of transportation network company services, as that
12term is defined in Section 5 of the Transportation Network
13Providers Act.
14    (b) As used in this Section:
15    "Commercial digital registration plate" means an
16electronic display that is mounted on the back or side of a
17vehicle in place of a license plate issued by the Secretary of
18State pursuant to this Code or in place of numbers or placards
19issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
20    "Commercial vehicle" means any vehicle operated for the
21transportation of persons or property in the furtherance of any
22commercial or industrial enterprise by a business or commercial
23entity that owns at least 25 other such vehicles.
24    "Dual-number digital license plate" means a digital
25electronic license place that displays both the license number
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1temporary license number for the nonowner user of a commercial
2vehicle during an operational use.
3    "Dynamic expiration" means the time of expiration of a
4dynamic license plate number.
5    "Dynamic license plate number" means a temporary digital
6license number assigned to a nonowner user of a commercial
7vehicle during a limited, defined operational use period.
8    "Operational use" means the temporary use by a nonowner of
9a commercial vehicle with a dual-number digital license plate
10to transport a commercial vehicle from one location to another
11location or during the rental period by a nonowner of a
12commercial vehicle while renting a car from a rental car
13company or business or a car-sharing company or business. An
14operational use may be approved for hourly increments.
15    (c) The registered owner of a vehicle interested in
16participating in the program shall sign an informed consent
17agreement designed by the Secretary of State. The form and fee
18shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for processing.
19    (d) For the purposes of developing and evaluating the use
20of a digital electronic license plate, the State may enter into
21any of the following:
22        (1) A request for proposals.
23        (2) A memorandum of understanding.
24        (3) A letter of intent.
25        (4) Other instruments deemed appropriate by the
26    Secretary.

 

 

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1    (e) The Secretary shall, at a date determined by the
2Secretary, enter into a 12-month contract with a private vendor
3for the purposes of researching, reporting, developing,
4acquiring, and implementing the utilization of a commercial
5digital registration plate for operational uses of commercial
6vehicles. The contract shall not allow data collection for a
7period longer than 12 months. The contract shall include a
8requirement that the private vendor pay for the costs of all
9relevant activities incurred by the Secretary for
10implementation of the program pursuant to this Section. The
11contract shall permit the vendor to charge a fee for each
12operational use of a commercial digital registration plate. The
13contract shall also include a confidentiality provision
14sufficient to provide protection for the vendor's proprietary
15information and methods. In no event shall the Secretary of
16State receive a lesser registration fee for a vehicle
17registered under this Section than would otherwise be received
18as a normal annual registration fee.
19    All commercial digital registration plates used in this
20State shall be capable of clearly displaying digital numbering
21and must be capable of detection by equipment owned and
22operated by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority or a
23municipal government or law enforcement agency in this State.
24The plates shall be capable of displaying messages, as
25determined by the Secretary, at and past the date of dynamic
26expiration.

 

 

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1    (f) Each operational use of a dynamic license plate number
2shall require the vendor to utilize a variety of driver data,
3including, but not limited to, cross-checking motor vehicle
4records and the Global Terrorist Watch List database before
5issuing and authorizing the dynamic license plate number and
6operational use. The application process for an operational use
7may only be initiated by the scan of a valid driver's license.
8In no event shall any dynamic license plate number be issued
9until after an applicant selects and purchases temporary
10operational use insurance as made available through the vendor.
11Such insurance shall be effective for the duration of the
12operational use and all properly licensed insurance providers
13may participate in the program. Each operational use shall be
14subject to dynamic expiration at the termination of the
15operational use.
16    (g) Personal information derived from the application
17process for an operational use shall be retained by the
18Secretary and made available to law enforcement as consistent
19with this Code.
20    (h) On or before the repeal date of this Section under
21subsection (j), the Secretary shall submit a report to the
22General Assembly concerning the operation of the program,
23including, but not limited to, the prospect of increased
24revenues to the State by expanding the program, the nature and
25cost savings associated with the program, the security and
26reliability of the digital electronic license plates, options

 

 

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1for the driver of the vehicle to display and to change the
2messages displayed on the digital electronic license plate, and
3any recommendations on the future use of commercial digital
4registration plates that the Secretary deems appropriate.
5    (i) This Section specifically grants authority to the
6Secretary of State to issue commercial digital registration
7plates. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Secretary of
8State from creating or implementing any other digital
9registration plate program for vehicles.
10    (j) This Section is repealed 3 years after the effective
11date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
 
12    (625 ILCS 5/6-305)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-305)
13    Sec. 6-305. Renting motor vehicle to another.
14    (a) No person shall rent a motor vehicle to any other
15person unless the latter person, or a driver designated by a
16nondriver with disabilities and meeting any minimum age and
17driver's record requirements that are uniformly applied by the
18person renting a motor vehicle, is then duly licensed hereunder
19or, in the case of a nonresident, then duly licensed under the
20laws of the State or country of his residence unless the State
21or country of his residence does not require that a driver be
22licensed.
23    (b) No person shall rent a motor vehicle to another until
24he has inspected, including through electronic or digital
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1vehicle is to be rented, or by whom it is to be driven, and
2compared and verified the license is unexpired signature
3thereon with the signature of such person written in his
4presence unless, in the case of a nonresident, the State or
5country wherein the nonresident resides does not require that a
6driver be licensed.
7    (c) No person shall rent a motorcycle to another unless the
8latter person is then duly licensed hereunder as a motorcycle
9operator, and in the case of a nonresident, then duly licensed
10under the laws of the State or country of his residence, unless
11the State or country of his residence does not require that a
12driver be licensed.
13    (c-1) A rental car company that rents a motor vehicle shall
14ensure that the renter is provided with an emergency telephone
15number to personnel capable of fielding roadside assistance and
16other customer service inquiries, including the ability to
17provide the caller with the telephone number of the location
18from which the vehicle was rented, if requested by the caller.
19If an owner's manual is not available in the vehicle at the
20time of the rental, an owner's manual for that vehicle or a
21similar model shall be accessible by the personnel answering
22the emergency telephone number for assistance with inquiries
23about the operation of the vehicle.
24    (d) (Blank).
25    (e) (Blank).
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1vehicle to another shall only advertise, quote, and charge a
2rental rate that includes the entire amount except taxes, a
3mileage charge, and airport concession charge, if any, which a
4renter must pay to hire or lease the vehicle for the period of
5time to which the rental rate applies. The person must provide,
6on the request of the renter, based on the available
7information, an estimated total of the daily rental rate,
8including all applicable taxes, fees, and other charges, or an
9estimated total rental charge, based on the return date of the
10vehicle noted on the rental agreement. Further, if the rental
11agreement does not already provide an estimated total rental
12charge, the following statement must be included in the rental
13agreement:
14    "NOTICE: UNDER ILLINOIS LAW, YOU MAY REQUEST, BASED ON
15    AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AN ESTIMATED TOTAL DAILY RENTAL
16    RATE, INCLUDING TAXES, FEES, AND OTHER CHARGES, OR AN
17    ESTIMATED TOTAL RENTAL CHARGE, BASED ON THE VEHICLE RETURN
18    DATE NOTED ON THIS AGREEMENT."
19    Such person shall not charge in addition to the rental
20rate, taxes, mileage charge, and airport concession charge, if
21any, any fee which must be paid by the renter as a condition of
22hiring or leasing the vehicle, such as, but not limited to,
23required fuel or airport surcharges, nor any fee for
24transporting the renter to the location where the rented
25vehicle will be delivered to the renter. In addition to the
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1charge, if any, such person may charge for an item or service
2provided in connection with a particular rental transaction if
3the renter can avoid incurring the charge by choosing not to
4obtain or utilize the optional item or service. Items and
5services for which such person may impose an additional charge
6include, but are not limited to, optional insurance and
7accessories requested by the renter, service charges incident
8to the renter's optional return of the vehicle to a location
9other than the location where the vehicle was hired or leased,
10and charges for refueling the vehicle at the conclusion of the
11rental transaction in the event the renter did not return the
12vehicle with as much fuel as was in the fuel tank at the
13beginning of the rental. "Airport concession charge" means a
14charge or fee imposed and collected from a renter to reimburse
15the motor vehicle rental company for the concession fee it is
16required to pay to a local government corporate authority or
17airport authority to rent motor vehicles at the airport
18facility. The airport concession charge is in addition to any
19customer facility charge or any other charge.
20    (f-5) A rental car company that offers a renter the
21opportunity to use a transponder or other electronic tolling
22device shall notify the renter of the opportunity to use the
23device at or before the beginning of the rental agreement.
24    If a vehicle offered by a rental car company is equipped
25with a transponder or other electronic tolling device and the
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1device, the rental car company shall not:
2        (1) charge a renter a fee of more than $2 each day for
3    the use of a transponder or other electronic tolling
4    device; however, the company may recoup the actual cost
5    incurred for any toll; and
6        (2) charge a renter a daily fee on any day the renter
7    does not drive through an electronic toll or only drives
8    through an electronic toll collection system for which no
9    alternative payment option exists.
10    (g) Every person renting a motor vehicle to another shall
11keep a record of the registration number of the motor vehicle
12so rented, the name and address of the person to whom the
13vehicle is rented, the number of the license, if any, of said
14latter person, and the date and place when and where the
15license, if any, was issued. Such record may be maintained in
16an electronic or digital format, and shall be open to
17inspection by any police officer or designated agent of the
18Secretary of State.
19    (h) A person licensed as a new car dealer under Section
205-101 of this Code shall not be subject to the provisions of
21this Section regarding the rental of private passenger motor
22vehicles when providing, free of charge, temporary substitute
23vehicles for customers to operate during a period when a
24customer's vehicle, which is either leased or owned by that
25customer, is being repaired, serviced, replaced or otherwise
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1agreement with the licensed new car dealer or vehicle
2manufacturer, so long as the customer orally or in writing is
3made aware that the temporary substitute vehicle will be
4covered by his or her insurance policy and the customer shall
5only be liable to the extent of any amount deductible from such
6insurance coverage in accordance with the terms of the policy.
7    (i) This Section, except the requirements of subsection
8(g), also applies to rental agreements of 30 continuous days or
9less involving a motor vehicle that was delivered by an out of
10State person or business to a renter in this State.
11    (j) A public airport may, if approved by its local
12government corporate authorities or its airport authority,
13impose a customer facility charge upon customers of rental car
14companies for the purposes of financing, designing,
15constructing, operating, and maintaining consolidated car
16rental facilities and common use transportation equipment and
17facilities, which are used to transport the customer,
18connecting consolidated car rental facilities with other
19airport facilities.
20    Notwithstanding subsection (f) of this Section, the
21customer facility charge shall be collected by the rental car
22company as a separate charge, and clearly indicated as a
23separate charge on the rental agreement and invoice. Facility
24charges shall be immediately deposited into a trust account for
25the benefit of the airport and remitted at the direction of the
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1shall be uniformly calculated on a per-contract or per-day
2basis. Facility charges imposed by the airport may not exceed
3the reasonable costs of financing, designing, constructing,
4operating, and maintaining the consolidated car rental
5facilities and common use transportation equipment and
6facilities and may not be used for any other purpose.
7    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the charges
8collected under this Section are not subject to retailer
9occupation, sales, use, or transaction taxes.
10    (k) When a rental car company states a rental rate in any
11of its rate advertisements, its proprietary computer
12reservation systems, or its in-person quotations intended to
13apply to an airport rental, a company that collects from its
14customers a customer facility charge for that rental under
15subsection (j) shall do all of the following:
16        (1) Clearly and conspicuously disclose in any radio,
17    television, or other electronic media advertisements the
18    existence and amount of the charge if the advertisement is
19    intended for rentals at an airport imposing the charge or,
20    if the advertisement covers an area with multiple airports
21    with different charges, a range of amounts of customer
22    facility charges if the advertisement is intended for
23    rentals at an airport imposing the charge.
24        (2) Clearly and conspicuously disclose in any print
25    rate advertising the existence and amount of the charge if
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1    imposing the charge or, if the print rate advertisement
2    covers an area with multiple airports with different
3    charges, a range of amounts of customer facility charges if
4    the advertisement is intended for rentals at an airport
5    imposing the charge.
6        (3) Clearly and conspicuously disclose the existence
7    and amount of the charge in any telephonic, in-person, or
8    computer-transmitted quotation from the rental car
9    company's proprietary computer reservation system at the
10    time of making an initial quotation of a rental rate if the
11    quotation is made by a rental car company location at an
12    airport imposing the charge and at the time of making a
13    reservation of a rental car if the reservation is made by a
14    rental car company location at an airport imposing the
15    charge.
16        (4) Clearly and conspicuously display the charge in any
17    proprietary computer-assisted reservation or transaction
18    directly between the rental car company and the customer,
19    shown or referenced on the same page on the computer screen
20    viewed by the customer as the displayed rental rate and in
21    a print size not smaller than the print size of the rental
22    rate.
23        (5) Clearly and conspicuously disclose and separately
24    identify the existence and amount of the charge on its
25    rental agreement.
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1    customers a customer facility charge under subsection (j)
2    and engages in a practice which does not comply with
3    subsections (f), (j), and (k) commits an unlawful practice
4    within the meaning of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
5    Business Practices Act.
6    (l) Notwithstanding subsection (f), any person who rents a
7motor vehicle to another may, in connection with the rental of
8a motor vehicle to (i) a business renter or (ii) a business
9program sponsor under the sponsor's business program, do the
10following:
11        (1) separately quote, by telephone, in person, or by
12    computer transmission, additional charges for the rental;
13    and
14        (2) separately impose additional charges for the
15    rental.
16    (l-5) A person licensed under Section 5-101, 5-101.2, or
175-102 of this Code shall not participate in a rental-purchase
18agreement vehicle program unless the licensee retains the
19vehicle in his or her name and retains proof of proper vehicle
20registration under Chapter 3 of this Code and liability
21insurance under Section 7-601 of this Code. The licensee shall
22transfer ownership of the vehicle to the renter within 20
23calendar days of the agreed-upon date of completion of the
24rental-purchase agreement. If the licensee fails to transfer
25ownership of the vehicle to the renter within the 20 calendar
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1Secretary of State by providing the Secretary the
2rental-purchase agreement, an application for title, the
3required title fee, and any other documentation the Secretary
4deems necessary to determine ownership of the vehicle. For
5purposes of this subsection (l-5), "rental-purchase agreement"
6has the meaning set forth in Section 1 of the Rental-Purchase
7Agreement Act.
8    (m) As used in this Section:
9        (1) "Additional charges" means charges other than: (i)
10    a per period base rental rate; (ii) a mileage charge; (iii)
11    taxes; or (iv) a customer facility charge.
12        (2) "Business program" means:
13            (A) a contract between a person who rents motor
14        vehicles and a business program sponsor that
15        establishes rental rates at which the person will rent
16        motor vehicles to persons authorized by the sponsor; or
17            (B) a plan, program, or other arrangement
18        established by a person who rents motor vehicles at the
19        request of, or with the consent of, a business program
20        sponsor under which the person offers to rent motor
21        vehicles to persons authorized by the sponsor on terms
22        that are not the same as those generally offered by the
23        rental company to the public.
24        (3) "Business program sponsor" means any legal entity
25    other than a natural person, including a corporation,
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1    municipality or agency, or a natural person operating a
2    business as a sole proprietor.
3        (4) "Business renter" means any person renting a motor
4    vehicle for business purposes or, for any business program
5    sponsor, a person who is authorized by the sponsor to enter
6    into a rental contract under the sponsor's business
7    program. "Business renter" does not include a person
8    renting as:
9            (A) a non-employee member of a not-for-profit
10        organization;
11            (B) the purchaser of a voucher or other prepaid
12        rental arrangement from a person, including a tour
13        operator, engaged in the business of reselling those
14        vouchers or prepaid rental arrangements to the general
15        public;
16            (C) an individual whose car rental is eligible for
17        reimbursement in whole or in part as a result of the
18        person being insured or provided coverage under a
19        policy of insurance issued by an insurance company; or
20            (D) an individual whose car rental is eligible for
21        reimbursement in whole or in part as a result of the
22        person purchasing motor vehicle repair services from a
23        person licensed to perform those services.
24(Source: P.A. 100-450, eff. 1-1-18; 100-878, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.".