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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 1-100, 4-203, and 18a-105 and by adding Chapter 18d as
6 follows:
 
7     (625 ILCS 5/1-100)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-100)
8     Sec. 1-100. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the
9 Illinois Vehicle Code.
10     Portions of this Act may likewise be cited by a short title
11 as follows:
12     Chapters 2, 3, 4 and 5: the Illinois Vehicle Title &
13 Registration Law.
14     Chapter 6: the Illinois Driver Licensing Law.
15     Chapter 7: the Illinois Safety and Family Financial
16 Responsibility Law.
17     Chapter 11: the Illinois Rules of the Road.
18     Chapter 12: the Illinois Vehicle Equipment Law.
19     Chapter 13: the Illinois Vehicle Inspection Law.
20     Chapter 14: the Illinois Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact.
21     Chapter 15: the Illinois Size and Weight Law.
22     Chapter 17: the Illinois Highway Safety Law.
23     Chapter 18a: the Illinois Commercial Relocation of

 

 

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1 Trespassing Vehicles Law.
2     Chapter 18b: the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law.
3     Chapter 18c: the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law.
4     Chapter 18d: The Illinois Commercial Safety Towing Law.
5 (Source: P.A. 89-92, eff. 7-1-96.)
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/4-203)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-203)
7     Sec. 4-203. Removal of motor vehicles or other vehicles;
8 Towing or hauling away.
9     (a) When a vehicle is abandoned, or left unattended, on a
10 toll highway, interstate highway, or expressway for 2 hours or
11 more, its removal by a towing service may be authorized by a
12 law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
13     (b) When a vehicle is abandoned on a highway in an urban
14 district 10 hours or more, its removal by a towing service may
15 be authorized by a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
16     (c) When a vehicle is abandoned or left unattended on a
17 highway other than a toll highway, interstate highway, or
18 expressway, outside of an urban district for 24 hours or more,
19 its removal by a towing service may be authorized by a law
20 enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
21     (d) When an abandoned, unattended, wrecked, burned or
22 partially dismantled vehicle is creating a traffic hazard
23 because of its position in relation to the highway or its
24 physical appearance is causing the impeding of traffic, its
25 immediate removal from the highway or private property adjacent

 

 

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1 to the highway by a towing service may be authorized by a law
2 enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
3     (e) Whenever a peace officer reasonably believes that a
4 person under arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 of this
5 Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance is likely,
6 upon release, to commit a subsequent violation of Section
7 11-501, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, the
8 arresting officer shall have the vehicle which the person was
9 operating at the time of the arrest impounded for a period of
10 not more than 12 hours after the time of arrest. However, such
11 vehicle may be released by the arresting law enforcement agency
12 prior to the end of the impoundment period if:
13         (1) the vehicle was not owned by the person under
14     arrest, and the lawful owner requesting such release
15     possesses a valid operator's license, proof of ownership,
16     and would not, as determined by the arresting law
17     enforcement agency, indicate a lack of ability to operate a
18     motor vehicle in a safe manner, or who would otherwise, by
19     operating such motor vehicle, be in violation of this Code;
20     or
21         (2) the vehicle is owned by the person under arrest,
22     and the person under arrest gives permission to another
23     person to operate such vehicle, provided however, that the
24     other person possesses a valid operator's license and would
25     not, as determined by the arresting law enforcement agency,
26     indicate a lack of ability to operate a motor vehicle in a

 

 

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1     safe manner or who would otherwise, by operating such motor
2     vehicle, be in violation of this Code.
3     (e-5) Whenever a registered owner of a vehicle is taken
4 into custody for operating the vehicle in violation of Section
5 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
6 or Section 6-303 of this Code, a law enforcement officer may
7 have the vehicle immediately impounded for a period not less
8 than:
9         (1) 24 hours for a second violation of Section 11-501
10     of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance or
11     Section 6-303 of this Code or a combination of these
12     offenses; or
13         (2) 48 hours for a third violation of Section 11-501 of
14     this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance or
15     Section 6-303 of this Code or a combination of these
16     offenses.
17     The vehicle may be released sooner if the vehicle is owned
18 by the person under arrest and the person under arrest gives
19 permission to another person to operate the vehicle and that
20 other person possesses a valid operator's license and would
21 not, as determined by the arresting law enforcement agency,
22 indicate a lack of ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe
23 manner or would otherwise, by operating the motor vehicle, be
24 in violation of this Code.
25     (f) Except as provided in Chapter 18a of this Code, the
26 owner or lessor of privately owned real property within this

 

 

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1 State, or any person authorized by such owner or lessor, or any
2 law enforcement agency in the case of publicly owned real
3 property may cause any motor vehicle abandoned or left
4 unattended upon such property without permission to be removed
5 by a towing service without liability for the costs of removal,
6 transportation or storage or damage caused by such removal,
7 transportation or storage. The towing or removal of any vehicle
8 from private property without the consent of the registered
9 owner or other legally authorized person in control of the
10 vehicle is subject to compliance with the following conditions
11 and restrictions:
12         1. Any towed or removed vehicle must be stored at the
13     site of the towing service's place of business. The site
14     must be open during business hours, and for the purpose of
15     redemption of vehicles, during the time that the person or
16     firm towing such vehicle is open for towing purposes.
17         2. The towing service shall within 30 minutes of
18     completion of such towing or removal, notify the law
19     enforcement agency having jurisdiction of such towing or
20     removal, and the make, model, color and license plate
21     number of the vehicle, and shall obtain and record the name
22     of the person at the law enforcement agency to whom such
23     information was reported.
24         3. If the registered owner or legally authorized person
25     entitled to possession of the vehicle shall arrive at the
26     scene prior to actual removal or towing of the vehicle, the

 

 

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1     vehicle shall be disconnected from the tow truck and that
2     person shall be allowed to remove the vehicle without
3     interference, upon the payment of a reasonable service fee
4     of not more than one half the posted rate of the towing
5     service as provided in paragraph 6 of this subsection, for
6     which a receipt shall be given.
7         4. The rebate or payment of money or any other valuable
8     consideration from the towing service or its owners,
9     managers or employees to the owners or operators of the
10     premises from which the vehicles are towed or removed, for
11     the privilege of removing or towing those vehicles, is
12     prohibited. Any individual who violates this paragraph
13     shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
14         5. Except for property appurtenant to and obviously a
15     part of a single family residence, and except for instances
16     where notice is personally given to the owner or other
17     legally authorized person in control of the vehicle that
18     the area in which that vehicle is parked is reserved or
19     otherwise unavailable to unauthorized vehicles and they
20     are subject to being removed at the owner or operator's
21     expense, any property owner or lessor, prior to towing or
22     removing any vehicle from private property without the
23     consent of the owner or other legally authorized person in
24     control of that vehicle, must post a notice meeting the
25     following requirements:
26             a. Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph

 

 

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1         a.1 of this subdivision (f)5, the notice must be
2         prominently placed at each driveway access or curb cut
3         allowing vehicular access to the property within 5 feet
4         from the public right-of-way line. If there are no
5         curbs or access barriers, the sign must be posted not
6         less than one sign each 100 feet of lot frontage.
7             a.1. In a municipality with a population of less
8         than 250,000, as an alternative to the requirement of
9         subparagraph a of this subdivision (f)5, the notice for
10         a parking lot contained within property used solely for
11         a 2-family, 3-family, or 4-family residence may be
12         prominently placed at the perimeter of the parking lot,
13         in a position where the notice is visible to the
14         occupants of vehicles entering the lot.
15             b. The notice must indicate clearly, in not less
16         than 2 inch high light-reflective letters on a
17         contrasting background, that unauthorized vehicles
18         will be towed away at the owner's expense.
19             c. The notice must also provide the name and
20         current telephone number of the towing service towing
21         or removing the vehicle.
22             d. The sign structure containing the required
23         notices must be permanently installed with the bottom
24         of the sign not less than 4 feet above ground level,
25         and must be continuously maintained on the property for
26         not less than 24 hours prior to the towing or removing

 

 

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1         of any vehicle.
2         6. Any towing service that tows or removes vehicles and
3     proposes to require the owner, operator, or person in
4     control of the vehicle to pay the costs of towing and
5     storage prior to redemption of the vehicle must file and
6     keep on record with the local law enforcement agency a
7     complete copy of the current rates to be charged for such
8     services, and post at the storage site an identical rate
9     schedule and any written contracts with property owners,
10     lessors, or persons in control of property which authorize
11     them to remove vehicles as provided in this Section. The
12     towing and storage charges, however, shall not exceed the
13     maximum allowed by the Illinois Commerce Commission under
14     Section 18a-200.
15         7. No person shall engage in the removal of vehicles
16     from private property as described in this Section without
17     filing a notice of intent in each community where he
18     intends to do such removal, and such notice shall be filed
19     at least 7 days before commencing such towing.
20         8. No removal of a vehicle from private property shall
21     be done except upon express written instructions of the
22     owners or persons in charge of the private property upon
23     which the vehicle is said to be trespassing.
24         9. Vehicle entry for the purpose of removal shall be
25     allowed with reasonable care on the part of the person or
26     firm towing the vehicle. Such person or firm shall be

 

 

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1     liable for any damages occasioned to the vehicle if such
2     entry is not in accordance with the standards of reasonable
3     care.
4         10. When a vehicle has been towed or removed pursuant
5     to this Section, it must be released to its owner or
6     custodian within one half hour after requested, if such
7     request is made during business hours. Any vehicle owner or
8     custodian or agent shall have the right to inspect the
9     vehicle before accepting its return, and no release or
10     waiver of any kind which would release the towing service
11     from liability for damages incurred during the towing and
12     storage may be required from any vehicle owner or other
13     legally authorized person as a condition of release of the
14     vehicle. A detailed, signed receipt showing the legal name
15     of the towing service must be given to the person paying
16     towing or storage charges at the time of payment, whether
17     requested or not.
18     This Section shall not apply to law enforcement,
19 firefighting, rescue, ambulance, or other emergency vehicles
20 which are marked as such or to property owned by any
21 governmental entity.
22     When an authorized person improperly causes a motor vehicle
23 to be removed, such person shall be liable to the owner or
24 lessee of the vehicle for the cost or removal, transportation
25 and storage, any damages resulting from the removal,
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1     Any towing or storage charges accrued shall be payable by
2 the use of any major credit card, in addition to being payable
3 in cash.
4         11. Towing companies shall also provide insurance
5     coverage for areas where vehicles towed under the
6     provisions of this Chapter will be impounded or otherwise
7     stored, and shall adequately cover loss by fire, theft or
8     other risks.
9     Any person who fails to comply with the conditions and
10 restrictions of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class C
11 misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than
12 $500.
13     (g) When a vehicle is determined to be a hazardous
14 dilapidated motor vehicle pursuant to Section 11-40-3.1 of the
15 Illinois Municipal Code, its removal and impoundment by a
16 towing service may be authorized by a law enforcement agency
17 with appropriate jurisdiction.
18     When a vehicle removal from either public or private
19 property is authorized by a law enforcement agency, the owner
20 of the vehicle shall be responsible for all towing and storage
21 charges.
22     Vehicles removed from public or private property and stored
23 by a commercial vehicle relocator or any other towing service
24 in compliance with this Section and Sections 4-201 and 4-202 of
25 this Code, or at the request of the vehicle owner or operator,
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1 the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount) Act. The provisions
2 of Section 1 of that Act relating to notice and implied consent
3 shall be deemed satisfied by compliance with Section 18a-302
4 and subsection (6) of Section 18a-300. In no event shall such
5 lien be greater than the rate or rates established in
6 accordance with subsection (6) of Section 18a-200 of this Code.
7 In no event shall such lien be increased or altered to reflect
8 any charge for services or materials rendered in addition to
9 those authorized by this Act. Every such lien shall be payable
10 by use of any major credit card, in addition to being payable
11 in cash.
12     Any personal property belonging to the vehicle owner in a
13 vehicle subject to a lien under this subsection (g) shall
14 likewise be subject to that lien, excepting only: food;
15 medicine; perishable property; any operator's licenses; any
16 cash, credit cards, or checks or checkbooks; and any wallet,
17 purse, or other property containing any operator's license or
18 other identifying documents or materials, cash, credit cards,
19 checks, or checkbooks.
20     No lien under this subsection (g) shall: exceed $2,000 in
21 its total amount; or be increased or altered to reflect any
22 charge for services or materials rendered in addition to those
23 authorized by this Act.
24 (Source: P.A. 94-522, eff. 8-10-05; 94-784, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
25     (625 ILCS 5/18a-105)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-105)

 

 

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1     Sec. 18a-105. Exemptions. This Chapter shall not apply to
2 the relocation of motorcycles. :
3     (1) Vehicles registered for a gross weight in excess of
4 10,000 pounds, or if the vehicle is not registered, with a
5 gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds including vehicle
6 weight and maximum load; or
7     (2) Motorcycles.
8     Such relocation shall be governed by the provisions of
9 Section 4-203 of this Code.
10 (Source: P.A. 85-923.)
 
11     (625 ILCS 5/Chapter 18d heading new)
12
CHAPTER 18d. ILLINOIS COMMERCIAL SAFETY TOWING LAW

 
13     (625 ILCS 5/18d-101 new)
14     Sec. 18d-101. Short title. This Chapter may be cited as the
15 Illinois Commercial Safety Towing Law.
 
16     (625 ILCS 5/18d-105 new)
17     Sec. 18d-105. Definitions. As used in this Chapter:
18     (1) "Commercial vehicle safety relocator" or "safety
19 relocator" means any person or entity engaged in the business
20 of removing damaged or disabled vehicles from public or private
21 property by means of towing or otherwise, and thereafter
22 relocating and storing such vehicles.
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1     (625 ILCS 5/18d-110 new)
2     Sec. 18d-110. The General Assembly finds and declares that
3 commercial vehicle towing service in the State of Illinois
4 fundamentally affects the public interest and public welfare.
5 It is the intent of the General Assembly, in this amendatory
6 Act of the 95th General Assembly, to promote the public
7 interest and the public welfare by requiring similar basic
8 consumer protections and fraud prevention measures that are
9 required of other marketplace participants, including the
10 disclosure of material terms and conditions of the service to
11 consumers before consumers accept the terms and conditions. The
12 General Assembly also intends that the provisions in this
13 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly promote safety for
14 all persons and vehicles that travel or otherwise use the
15 public highways of this State. The General Assembly finds that
16 it is in the public interest that persons whose vehicles are
17 towed from the public highways know important basic
18 information, such as where they can retrieve their vehicles and
19 the cost to retrieve their vehicles, so that they can avoid
20 vehicle deterioration and arrange for a prompt repair of the
21 vehicles.
 
22     (625 ILCS 5/18d-115 new)
23     Sec. 18d-115. It shall be unlawful for any commercial
24 vehicle safety relocator to operate in any county in which this

 

 

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1 Chapter is applicable without a valid, current safety
2 relocator's registration certificate issued by the Illinois
3 Commerce Commission. The Illinois Commerce Commission shall
4 issue safety relocator's registration certificates in
5 accordance with administrative rules adopted by the
6 Commission. The Commission may, at any time during the term of
7 the registration certificate, make inquiry, into the
8 licensee's management or conduct of business or otherwise, to
9 determine that the provisions of this Chapter and the rules of
10 the Commission adopted under this Chapter are being observed.
 
11     (625 ILCS 5/18d-120 new)
12     Sec. 18d-120. Disclosure to vehicle owner or operator
13 before towing of damaged or disabled vehicle commences.
14     (a) A commercial vehicle safety relocator shall not
15 commence the towing of a damaged or disabled vehicle without
16 specific authorization from the vehicle owner or operator after
17 the disclosures set forth in this Section.
18     (b) Every commercial vehicle safety relocator shall,
19 before towing a damaged or disabled vehicle, give to each
20 vehicle owner or operator a written disclosure providing:
21         (1) The formal business name of the commercial vehicle
22     safety relocator, as registered with the Illinois
23     Secretary of State, and its business address and telephone
24     number.
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1     shall be relocated.
2         (3) The cost of all relocation, storage, and any other
3     fees, without limitation, that the commercial vehicle
4     safety relocator will charge for its services.
5         (4) An itemized description of the vehicle owner or
6     operator's rights under this Code, as follows:
7     "As a customer, you also have the following rights under
8 Illinois law:
9         (1) This written disclosure must be provided to you
10     before your vehicle is towed, providing the business name,
11     business address, address where the vehicle will be towed,
12     and a reliable telephone number;
13         (2) Before towing, you must be advised of the price of
14     all services;
15         (3) Upon your demand, a final invoice itemizing all
16     charges, as well as any damage to the vehicle upon its
17     receipt and return to you, must be provided;
18         (4) Upon your demand, your vehicle must be returned
19     during business hours, upon your prompt payment of all
20     reasonable fees;
21         (5) You have the right to pay all charges in cash or by
22     major credit card;
23         (6) Upon your demand, you must be provided with proof
24     of the existence of mandatory insurance insuring against
25     all risks associated with the transportation and storage of
26     your vehicle."

 

 

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1     (c) The commercial vehicle safety relocator shall provide a
2 copy of the completed disclosure required by this Section to
3 the vehicle owner or operator, before towing the damaged or
4 disabled vehicle, and shall maintain an identical copy of the
5 completed disclosure in its records for a minimum of 5 years
6 after the transaction concludes.
7     (d) If the vehicle owner or operator is incapacitated,
8 incompetent, or otherwise unable to knowingly accept receipt of
9 the disclosure described in this Section, the commercial
10 vehicle safety relocator shall provide a completed copy of the
11 disclosure to local law enforcement and, if known, the vehicle
12 owner or operator's automobile insurance company.
13     (e) If the commercial vehicle safety relocator fails to
14 comply with the requirements of this Section, the commercial
15 vehicle safety relocator shall be prohibited from seeking any
16 compensation whatsoever from the vehicle owner or operator,
17 including but not limited to any towing, storage, or other
18 incidental fees. Furthermore, if the commercial vehicle safety
19 relocator or operator fails to comply with the requirements of
20 this Section, any contracts entered into by the commercial
21 vehicle safety relocator and the vehicle owner or operator
22 shall be deemed null, void, and unenforceable.
 
23     (625 ILCS 5/18d-125 new)
24     Sec. 18d-125. Disclosures to vehicle owners or operators;
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1     (a) Upon demand of the vehicle owner or operator, the
2 commercial vehicle safety relocator shall provide an itemized
3 final invoice that fairly and accurately documents the charges
4 owed by the vehicle owner or operator for relocation of damaged
5 or disabled vehicles. The final estimate or invoice shall
6 accurately record in writing all of the items set forth in this
7 Section.
8     (b) The final invoice shall show the formal business name
9 of the commercial vehicle safety relocator, as registered with
10 the Illinois Secretary of State, its business address and
11 telephone number, the date of the invoice, the odometer reading
12 at the time the final invoice was prepared, the name of the
13 vehicle owner or operator, and the description of the motor
14 vehicle, including the motor vehicle identification number. In
15 addition, the invoice shall describe any modifications made to
16 the vehicle by the commercial vehicle safety relocator, any
17 observable damage to the vehicle upon its initial receipt by
18 the commercial vehicle safety relocator, and any observable
19 damage to the vehicle at the time of its release to the vehicle
20 owner or operator. The invoice shall itemize any additional
21 charges and include those charges in the total presented to the
22 vehicle owner or operator.
23     (c) A legible copy of the invoice shall be given to the
24 vehicle owner or operator, and a legible copy shall be retained
25 by the commercial vehicle safety relocator for a period of 5
26 years from the date of release of the vehicle. The copy may be

 

 

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1 retained in electronic format. Records may be stored at a
2 separate location.
3     (d) Disclosure forms required in accordance with this
4 Section 18d-120 must be approved by the Commission.
 
5     (625 ILCS 5/18d-130 new)
6     Sec. 18d-130. Disclosures to vehicle owners or operators;
7 required signs. Every commercial vehicle safety relocator's
8 storage facility that relocates or stores damaged or disabled
9 vehicles shall post, in a prominent place on the business
10 premises, one or more signs, readily visible to customers, in
11 the following form:
12     YOUR CUSTOMER RIGHTS. YOU ARE ENTITLED BY LAW TO:
13         1. BEFORE TOWING, A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE STATING THE NAME
14     OF THE TOWING AND STORAGE SERVICE, ITS BUSINESS ADDRESS AND
15     TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND THE ADDRESS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TO
16     BE TOWED.
17         2. BEFORE TOWING, THE PRICE OF ALL CHARGES FOR THE
18     TOWING AND STORAGE OF YOUR VEHICLE.
19         3. UPON YOUR DEMAND FOR THE RETURN OF YOUR VEHICLE, A
20     FINAL INVOICE ITEMIZING ALL CHARGES FOR TOWING, STORAGE, OR
21     ANY OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED, AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE
22     IDENTIFIED TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME IT WAS TAKEN BY THE
23     TOWING AND STORAGE FACILITY, AS WELL AS ANY DAMAGE TO THE
24     VEHICLE IDENTIFIED UPON ITS RELEASE TO YOU.
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1     RETURN DURING BUSINESS HOURS AND YOUR PROMPT PAYMENT OF ALL
2     REASONABLE FEES.
3         5. PAY ALL CHARGES IN CASH OR BY MAJOR CREDIT CARD.
4         6. UPON YOUR DEMAND, PROOF OF THE EXISTENCE OF
5     INSURANCE, WHICH THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SAFETY RELOCATOR
6     MUST MAINTAIN TO INSURE AGAINST RISK OF DAMAGE TO YOUR
7     VEHICLE IN TRANSIT AND WHILE IN STORAGE. IF THE COMMERCIAL
8     VEHICLE SAFETY RELOCATOR HAS COMPLIED WITH THE ABOVE
9     RIGHTS, YOU ARE REQUIRED, BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE FROM
10     THE PREMISES, TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE
11     COMMERCIAL VEHICLE RELOCATOR.
12     The first line of each sign shall be in letters not less
13 than 1.5 inches in height, and the remaining lines shall be in
14 letters not less than one-half inch in height.
 
15     (625 ILCS 5/18d-135 new)
16     Sec. 18d-135. Record keeping. Every commercial vehicle
17 safety relocator engaged in relocation or storage of damaged or
18 disabled vehicles shall maintain copies of (i) all disclosures
19 provided to vehicle owners or operators as required under this
20 Chapter and (ii) all invoices provided to vehicle owners or
21 operators as required under this Chapter. The copies may be
22 maintained in an electronic format, shall be kept for 5 years,
23 and shall be available for inspection by the Illinois Commerce
24 Commission.
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1 Commerce Commission within 3 business days of a request
2 received from the Illinois Commerce Commission shall subject
3 the commercial vehicle safety relocator to penalties imposed by
4 the Illinois Commerce Commission. Penalties may include
5 suspension of registration certificate and monetary fines up to
6 $1,000 for each violation.
 
7     (625 ILCS 5/18d-140 new)
8     Sec. 18d-140. Any vehicle used in connection with any
9 commercial vehicle safety relocation service must have painted
10 or firmly affixed to the vehicle on both sides of the vehicle
11 in a color or colors vividly contrasting to the color of the
12 vehicle the name, address, and telephone number of the safety
13 relocator. The Commission shall prescribe reasonable rules and
14 regulations pertaining to insignia to be painted or firmly
15 affixed to vehicles.
 
16     (625 ILCS 5/18d-145 new)
17     Sec. 18d-145. Any vehicle used in connection with any
18 commercial vehicle safety relocation service must carry in the
19 power unit of the vehicle a certified copy of the currently
20 effective safety relocator's registration certificate. Copies
21 may be photographed, photocopied, or reproduced or printed by
22 any other legible and durable process. Any person guilty of not
23 causing to be displayed a copy of the safety relocator's
24 registration certificate may in any hearing concerning the

 

 

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1 violation be excused from the payment of the penalty
2 hereinafter provided upon a showing that the registration
3 certificate was issued by the Commission, but was subsequently
4 lost or destroyed.
 
5     (625 ILCS 5/18d-150 new)
6     Sec. 18d-150. Waiver or limitation of liability
7 prohibited.
8     (a) Commercial vehicle safety relocators engaged in the
9 relocation or storage of damaged or disabled vehicles shall be
10 prohibited from including a clause in contracts for the
11 relocation or storage of vehicles purporting to waive or limit
12 the commercial vehicle safety relocator's liability under this
13 Code, in tort or contract, or under any other cognizable cause
14 of action available to the vehicle owner or operator.
15     (b) Commercial vehicle safety relocators are prohibited
16 from requiring the vehicle owner or operator to sign or agree
17 to any document purporting to waive or limit the commercial
18 vehicle safety relocator's liability under this Code, in tort
19 or contract, or under any other cognizable cause of action
20 available to the vehicle owner or operator.
21     (c) Any contract, release, or other document purporting to
22 waive or limit the commercial vehicle safety relocator's
23 liability under this Code, in tort or contract, or under any
24 other cognizable cause of action available to the vehicle owner
25 or operator, shall be deemed null, void, and unenforceable.
 

 

 

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1     (625 ILCS 5/18d-155 new)
2     Sec. 18d-155. The Illinois Commerce Commission may request
3 documentation or investigate business practices by a
4 commercial vehicle safety relocator to determine compliance
5 with this Chapter. Failure to comply with any Section of this
6 Chapter, as determined by the Illinois Commerce Commission
7 shall subject a commercial vehicle safety relocator to
8 penalties imposed by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
9 Penalties may include suspension of registration certificate
10 and monetary fines up to $1,000 for each violation.
 
11     (625 ILCS 5/18d-160 new)
12     Sec. 18d-160. Unlawful practice. Any commercial vehicle
13 safety relocator engaged in the relocation or storage of
14 damaged or disabled vehicles who fails to comply with Sections
15 18d-115, 18d-120, 18d-125, 18d-130, 18d-135, or 18d-150 of this
16 Code commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the
17 Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
 
18     (625 ILCS 5/18d-165 new)
19     Sec. 18d-165. Charges payable in cash or by major credit
20 card. Any towing or storage charges accrued by the vehicle
21 owner or operator shall be payable by the use of any major
22 credit card, in addition to being payable in cash.
 

 

 

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1     (625 ILCS 5/18d-170 new)
2     Sec. 18d-170. Mandatory insurance coverage.
3     (a) A commercial vehicle safety relocator shall provide
4 insurance coverage for all risks associated with the
5 transportation of vehicles towed under this Chapter, as well as
6 for areas where vehicles towed under this Chapter are impounded
7 or otherwise stored, and shall adequately cover loss by fire,
8 theft, or other risks.
9     (b) Upon the demand of the vehicle owner or operator, a
10 commercial vehicle safety relocator shall promptly supply
11 proof of the existence of this insurance.
12     (c) Any person who fails to comply with the conditions and
13 restrictions of this subsection shall be fined not less than
14 $100 nor more than $500.
 
15     (625 ILCS 5/18d-175 new)
16     Sec. 18d-175. Disposition of funds. All fees and fines
17 collected by the Commission under this Chapter shall be paid
18 into the Transportation Regulatory Fund in the State treasury.
19 The money in that fund shall be used to defray the expenses of
20 the administration of this Chapter.
 
21     (625 ILCS 5/18d-180 new)
22     Sec. 18d-180. The provisions of this Chapter apply to all
23 the activities of safety relocators in any jurisdiction to
24 which Chapter 18a of this Code applies in accordance with

 

 

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1 Section 18a-700.
 
2     Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
3 Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:
 
4     (815 ILCS 505/2Z)  (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)
5     Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who knowingly
6 violates the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive Collision
7 Repair Act, the Home Repair and Remodeling Act, the Dance
8 Studio Act, the Physical Fitness Services Act, the Hearing
9 Instrument Consumer Protection Act, the Illinois Union Label
10 Act, the Job Referral and Job Listing Services Consumer
11 Protection Act, the Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act,
12 the Credit Services Organizations Act, the Automatic Telephone
13 Dialers Act, the Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection
14 Act, the Telephone Solicitations Act, the Illinois Funeral or
15 Burial Funds Act, the Cemetery Care Act, the Safe and Hygienic
16 Bed Act, the Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, the High Risk Home
17 Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, the Mortgage Rescue Fraud
18 Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Tax
19 Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, subsection (a) or (b) of
20 Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Electronic Mail
21 Act, paragraph (6) of subsection (k) of Section 6-305 of the
22 Illinois Vehicle Code, Section 18d-115, 18d-120, 18d-125,
23 18d-135, or 18d-150 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Article 3 of
24 the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act, the Automatic

 

 

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1 Contract Renewal Act, or the Personal Information Protection
2 Act commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of this
3 Act.
4 (Source: P.A. 93-561, eff. 1-1-04; 93-950, eff. 1-1-05; 94-13,
5 eff. 12-6-05; 94-36, eff. 1-1-06; 94-280, eff. 1-1-06; 94-292,
6 eff. 1-1-06; 94-822, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
7     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
8 2008.