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| Public Act 096-1376 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||
Section 11-1431 as follows: | ||||
(625 ILCS 5/11-1431 new) | ||||
Sec. 11-1431. Solicitations at accident or disablement | ||||
scene prohibited. A tower, as defined by Section 1-205.2 of | ||||
this Code, or an employee or agent of a tower may not: (i) stop | ||||
at the scene of a motor vehicle accident or at or near a | ||||
damaged or disabled vehicle for the purpose of soliciting the | ||||
owner or operator of the damaged or disabled vehicle to enter | ||||
into a towing service transaction; or (ii) stop at the scene of | ||||
an accident or at or near a damaged or disabled vehicle unless | ||||
called to the location by a law enforcement officer, the | ||||
Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll | ||||
Highway Authority, a local agency having jurisdiction over the | ||||
highway, or the
owner or operator of the damaged or disabled | ||||
vehicle. This Section shall not apply to employees of the | ||||
Department, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, or local | ||||
agencies when engaged in their official duties. Nothing in this | ||||
Section shall prevent a tower from stopping at the scene of a | ||||
motor vehicle accident or at or near a
damaged or disabled | ||||
vehicle if the owner or operator signals the tower for | ||
assistance from the location of the motor vehicle accident or | ||
damaged or disabled vehicle. | ||
Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | ||
Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:
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(815 ILCS 505/2Z) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)
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Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who knowingly | ||
violates
the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive Collision | ||
Repair Act,
the Home Repair and Remodeling Act,
the Dance | ||
Studio Act,
the Physical Fitness Services Act,
the Hearing | ||
Instrument Consumer Protection Act,
the Illinois Union Label | ||
Act,
the Job Referral and Job Listing Services Consumer | ||
Protection Act,
the Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act,
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the Credit Services Organizations Act,
the Automatic Telephone | ||
Dialers Act,
the Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection | ||
Act,
the Telephone Solicitations Act,
the Illinois Funeral or | ||
Burial Funds Act,
the Cemetery Care Act,
the Safe and Hygienic | ||
Bed Act,
the Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act,
the High Risk Home | ||
Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, the Mortgage Rescue Fraud | ||
Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the
Cigarette Tax | ||
Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, subsection
(a) or (b) of | ||
Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Electronic
Mail | ||
Act, the Internet Caller Identification Act, paragraph (6)
of
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subsection (k) of Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, | ||
Section 11-1431, 18d-115, 18d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135, or | ||
18d-150 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Article 3 of the | ||
Residential Real Property Disclosure Act, the Automatic | ||
Contract Renewal Act, or the Personal Information Protection | ||
Act commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of this | ||
Act.
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(Source: P.A. 94-13, eff. 12-6-05; 94-36, eff. 1-1-06; 94-280, | ||
eff. 1-1-06; 94-292, eff. 1-1-06; 94-822, eff. 1-1-07; 95-413, | ||
eff. 1-1-08; 95-562, eff. 7-1-08; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; revised | ||
11-4-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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