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| Public Act 099-0044 | ||||
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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 shall, upon | ||||
request, dispense motor fuel for the driver of a car which is
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parked at a self-service island and displays: (1) registration | ||||
plates issued to
a physically disabled person pursuant to | ||||
Section 3-616 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code; (2) registration | ||||
plates issued to a disabled veteran pursuant
to Section 3-609 | ||||
or 3-609.01 of such Code; or (3) 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 on duty at the motor fuel site, but is | ||
encouraged to do so, if feasible.); | ||
(2) by January 1, 2014, provide and display at least | ||
one ADA compliant motor fuel dispenser with a direct | ||
telephone number to the station that allows a disabled | ||
operator of a motor vehicle to request refueling | ||
assistance, with the telephone number posted in close | ||
proximity to the International Symbol of Accessibility | ||
required by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, | ||
however, if the station does not have at least one ADA | ||
compliant motor fuel dispenser, the station must display on | ||
at least one motor fuel dispenser a direct telephone number | ||
to the station that allows a disabled operator of a motor | ||
vehicle to request refueling assistance; 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. | ||
(d-5) On its Internet website, the Department of | ||
Agriculture shall maintain a list of gasoline and service | ||
stations that are required to report to the Department of | ||
Agriculture's Bureau of Weights and Measures. The list shall | ||
include the addresses and telephone numbers of the gasoline and | ||
service stations. The Department of Agriculture shall provide | ||
the Department of Human Services with a link to this website | ||
information. | ||
(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 link | ||
to the list addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and | ||
service stations provided by the Department of Agriculture 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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(h) If an owner of a gas station or service station is | ||
found by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of | ||
Weights and Measures, to be in violation of this Act, the owner | ||
shall pay an administrative fine of $250. Any moneys collected | ||
by the Department shall be deposited into the Motor Fuel and | ||
Petroleum Standards Fund. The Department of Agriculture shall | ||
have the same authority and powers as provided for in the Motor | ||
Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act in enforcing this Act. | ||
(Source: P.A. 97-1152, eff. 6-1-13.)
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