Full Text of HB3091 97th General Assembly
HB3091 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB3091 Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. Arthur Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that no person who engages in the business of a locksmith shall commence work involving the keying, rekeying, installation, repair, opening, or modification of locks, for compensation that exceeds $100, without first providing to the consumer a written price estimate or a written price limit. Provides for a number of disclosures on any written price estimate or limit. Provides that the person who performs a locksmith service shall retain the original copy of the written price estimate or limit for a period of 2 years. Provides that a violation is an unlawful practice under the Act. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | 5 | | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2LLL as follows: | 6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2LLL new) | 7 | | Sec. 2LLL. Locksmith services. | 8 | | (a) No person who engages in the business of a locksmith | 9 | | within the meaning of Section 5-10 of the Private Detective, | 10 | | Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and | 11 | | Locksmith Act of 2004 shall commence work involving the keying, | 12 | | rekeying, installation, repair, opening, or modification of | 13 | | locks, for compensation that exceeds $100, without first | 14 | | providing to the consumer: | 15 | | (1) a written price estimate of the total cost of the | 16 | | locksmith service, including the cost of labor, parts, | 17 | | fees, estimates, service calls, diagnostics, disassembly, | 18 | | reassembly, and all charges to complete the service, which | 19 | | shall not be exceeded by more than 10% without the written | 20 | | consent of the consumer; or | 21 | | (2) a written price limit on the total cost of the | 22 | | locksmith service which shall not be exceeded without the | 23 | | written consent of the consumer. |
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| 1 | | If it is determined that, due to unforeseen circumstances, | 2 | | the written price estimate or limit is insufficient, the | 3 | | written consent of the consumer must be obtained before the | 4 | | service is performed. | 5 | | (b) The person who performs the locksmith service shall | 6 | | disclose the locksmith license number and the legal name under | 7 | | which business is conducted on any written price estimate or | 8 | | price limit provided to a consumer, and if that person is | 9 | | employed by a locksmith agency the disclosure shall include the | 10 | | legal name, complete street address and locksmith license | 11 | | number of the locksmith agency and the legal name and locksmith | 12 | | license or registration number of the person who performs the | 13 | | service. | 14 | | (c) The person who performs a locksmith service in | 15 | | accordance with this Section shall retain the original copy of | 16 | | the written price estimate or written price limit for a period | 17 | | of 2 years. | 18 | | (d) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful | 19 | | practice within the meaning of this Act.
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 | | becoming law.
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