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| Public Act 095-0193 |
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AN ACT concerning business.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 2 as follows:
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(815 ILCS 365/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1502)
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Sec. 2. Assistance at stations with self-service and | ||||
full-service islands.
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(a) Any attendant on duty at a gasoline station or service | ||||
station offering to the public retail sales of motor fuel at | ||||
both self-service and full-service islands
described in | ||||
Section
1 shall, upon request, dispense motor fuel for the | ||||
driver of a car which is
parked at a self-service island and | ||||
displays: (1)
(a) registration plates issued to
a physically | ||||
disabled person pursuant to Section 3-616 of the Illinois | ||||
Vehicle
Code; or (2)
(b) registration plates issued to a | ||||
disabled veteran pursuant
to Section 3-609 of such Code; or (3)
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(c) a special decal or device issued pursuant
to Section | ||||
11-1301.2 of such Code; and shall only charge such driver | ||||
prices
as offered to the general public for motor fuel | ||||
dispensed at the self-service
island. However, such attendant | ||||
shall not be required to perform other
services which are | ||||
offered at the full-service island.
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(b) Gasoline stations and service stations in this State | ||
are subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and | ||
must: | ||
(1) provide refueling assistance upon the request of an | ||
individual with a disability; (A gasoline station or | ||
service station is not required to provide such service at | ||
any time that it is operating on a remote control basis | ||
with a single employee, but is encouraged to do so, if | ||
feasible.) | ||
(2) let patrons know, through appropriate signs, that | ||
customers with disabilities can obtain refueling | ||
assistance by either honking or otherwise signaling an | ||
employee; and | ||
(3) provide the refueling assistance without any | ||
charge beyond the self-serve price.
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(c) The signage required under paragraph (2) of subsection | ||
(b) shall be designated by the station owner and shall be | ||
posted in a prominently visible place. The sign shall be | ||
clearly visible to customers. | ||
(d) The Secretary of State shall provide to persons with | ||
disabilities information regarding the availability of | ||
refueling assistance under this Section by the following | ||
methods: | ||
(1) by posting information about that availability on | ||
the Secretary of State's Internet website, along with a | ||
link to the Department of Human Services website; and | ||
(2) by publishing a brochure containing information | ||
about that availability, which shall be made available at | ||
all Secretary of State offices throughout the State. | ||
(e) The Department of Human Services shall post on its | ||
Internet website information regarding the availability of | ||
refueling assistance for persons with disabilities and the | ||
addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and service | ||
stations in Illinois. | ||
(f) A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if he or she | ||
telephones
a gasoline station or service station to request | ||
refueling assistance and he or she: | ||
(1) is not actually physically present at the gasoline | ||
or service station; or | ||
(2) is physically present at the gasoline or service | ||
station but does not actually require refueling | ||
assistance. | ||
(g) The Department of Transportation shall work in | ||
cooperation with appropriate representatives of gasoline and | ||
service station trade associations and the petroleum industry | ||
to increase the signage at gasoline and service stations on | ||
interstate highways in this State with regard to the | ||
availability of refueling assistance for persons with | ||
disabilities.
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(Source: P.A. 84-877.)
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(815 ILCS 365/1 rep.)
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Section 10. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended by | ||
repealing Section 1.
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