95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0307

 

Introduced 2/7/2007, by Sen. Terry Link

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 27/15

    Amends the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act. Provides for a uniform limit on the amount per day that the renter of a vehicle may be charged for collision damage waivers (rather than providing a limit that is lower than the uniform limit amount if the rental vehicle type has a suggested retail price of $30,000 or less and a limit that is higher than the uniform limit amount if the rental vehicle type has a suggested retail price of more than $30,000).


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Renter's Financial Responsibility and
5 Protection Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 27/15)
7     Sec. 15. Prohibited practices.
8     (a) A rental company may not sell a damage waiver unless
9 the renter agrees to the damage waiver in writing at or prior
10 to the time the rental agreement is executed.
11     (b) A rental company may not void a damage waiver except
12 for one or more of the following reasons:
13         (1) Damage or loss while the rental vehicle is used to
14     carry persons or property for a charge or fee.
15         (2) Damage or loss during an organized or agreed upon
16     racing or speed contest or demonstration or pushing or
17     pulling activity in which the rental vehicle is actively
18     involved.
19         (3) Damage or loss that could reasonably be expected
20     from an intentional or criminal act of the driver other
21     than a traffic infraction.
22         (4) Damage or loss to any rental vehicle resulting from
23     any auto business operation, including but not limited to

 

 

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1     repairing, servicing, testing, washing, parking, storing,
2     or selling of automobiles.
3         (5) Damage or loss occurring to a rental vehicle if the
4     rental contract is based on fraudulent or material
5     misrepresentation by the renter.
6         (6) Damage or loss arising out of the use of the rental
7     vehicle outside the continental United States when such use
8     is specifically prohibited in the rental agreement.
9         (7) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle
10     is operated by a driver not permitted under the rental
11     agreement.
12         (8) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle
13     is operated by a driver under the influence of alcohol,
14     other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or
15     any combination thereof and convicted of violating
16     subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
17     Code.
18     (c) A rental company shall not charge more than $12.50 $9
19 per full or partial 24 hour rental day for a collision damage
20 waiver if the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the
21 rental vehicle type is not greater than $30,000. A rental
22 company shall not charge more than $12 per full or partial 24
23 hour rental day for a collision damage waiver if the
24 manufacturer's suggested retail price of the rental vehicle
25 type is greater than $30,000. On January 1, 2000, the maximum
26 charges in this subsection (c) shall be increased to $9.50 and

 

 

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1 $12.50, respectively, and shall be subsequently increased to
2 $10 and $13 on January 1, 2001 and $10.50 and $13.50 on January
3 1, 2002.
4 (Source: P.A. 94-332, eff. 1-1-06.)