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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Renter's Financial Responsibility and | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Protection Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 27/15)
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7 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-312 )
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8 | Sec. 15. Prohibited practices.
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9 | (a) A rental company may not sell a damage waiver unless | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | the renter agrees
to the damage waiver in writing at or prior | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | to the time the rental agreement
is executed.
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12 | (b) A rental company may not void a damage waiver except | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | for one or more of
the following reasons:
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14 | (1) Damage or loss while the rental vehicle is used to | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | carry persons or
property for a charge or fee.
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16 | (2) Damage or loss during an organized or agreed upon | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | racing or speed
contest or demonstration or pushing or | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | pulling activity in which the rental
vehicle is actively | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | involved.
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20 | (3) Damage or loss that could reasonably be expected | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | from an intentional
or criminal act of the driver other | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | than a traffic infraction.
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23 | (4) Damage or loss to any rental vehicle resulting from |
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1 | any auto business
operation, including but not limited to | ||||||
2 | repairing, servicing, testing, washing,
parking, storing, | ||||||
3 | or selling of automobiles.
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4 | (5) Damage or loss occurring to a rental vehicle if the | ||||||
5 | rental contract is
based on fraudulent or material | ||||||
6 | misrepresentation by the renter.
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7 | (6) Damage or loss arising out of the use of the rental | ||||||
8 | vehicle outside
the continental United States when such use | ||||||
9 | is specifically prohibited in the
rental
agreement.
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10 | (7) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle | ||||||
11 | is operated by a
driver not permitted under the rental | ||||||
12 | agreement. | ||||||
13 | (8) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle | ||||||
14 | is operated by a driver under the influence of alcohol, | ||||||
15 | other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or | ||||||
16 | any combination thereof and convicted of violating | ||||||
17 | subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle | ||||||
18 | Code.
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19 | (c) A rental company shall not charge more than $12.50 per | ||||||
20 | full or partial 24
hour rental day for a collision damage
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21 | waiver prior to January 1, 2014. Beginning January 1, 2014, a | ||||||
22 | rental company shall not charge more than $13.50 per full or | ||||||
23 | partial 24 hour rental day for a collision damage waiver.
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24 | (d) A rental company may offer a collision damage waiver on | ||||||
25 | any rental vehicle having a value in excess of a Manufacturer's | ||||||
26 | Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $50,000; however, the |
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1 | provisions of subsection (c) of this Section shall not apply to | ||||||
2 | collision damage waivers under this subsection (d). | ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 98-428, eff. 8-16-13; 99-201, eff. 10-1-15 .)
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4 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-312 )
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5 | Sec. 15. Prohibited practices.
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6 | (a) A rental company may not sell a damage waiver unless | ||||||
7 | the renter agrees
to the damage waiver in writing at or prior | ||||||
8 | to the time the rental agreement
is executed.
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9 | (b) A rental company may not void a damage waiver except | ||||||
10 | for one or more of
the following reasons:
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11 | (1) Damage or loss while the rental vehicle is used to | ||||||
12 | carry persons or
property for a charge or fee.
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13 | (2) Damage or loss during an organized or agreed upon | ||||||
14 | racing or speed
contest or demonstration or pushing or | ||||||
15 | pulling activity in which the rental
vehicle is actively | ||||||
16 | involved.
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17 | (3) Damage or loss that could reasonably be expected | ||||||
18 | from an intentional
or criminal act of the driver other | ||||||
19 | than a traffic infraction.
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20 | (4) Damage or loss to any rental vehicle resulting from | ||||||
21 | any auto business
operation, including but not limited to | ||||||
22 | repairing, servicing, testing, washing,
parking, storing, | ||||||
23 | or selling of automobiles.
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24 | (5) Damage or loss occurring to a rental vehicle if the | ||||||
25 | rental contract is
based on fraudulent or material |
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1 | misrepresentation by the renter.
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2 | (6) Damage or loss arising out of the use of the rental | ||||||
3 | vehicle outside
the continental United States when such use | ||||||
4 | is specifically prohibited in the
rental
agreement.
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5 | (7) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle | ||||||
6 | is operated by a
driver not permitted under the rental | ||||||
7 | agreement. | ||||||
8 | (8) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle | ||||||
9 | is operated by a driver under the influence of alcohol, | ||||||
10 | other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or | ||||||
11 | any combination thereof and convicted of violating | ||||||
12 | subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle | ||||||
13 | Code.
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14 | (9) Damage or loss to the rental vehicle if the rental | ||||||
15 | vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to: (i) return the | ||||||
16 | rental vehicle's ignition key and key tag identifying the | ||||||
17 | rental vehicle to the rental vehicle company; (ii) file a | ||||||
18 | police report within the 24-hour period after discovery of | ||||||
19 | the rental vehicle theft; and (iii) fully cooperate with | ||||||
20 | the rental company, law enforcement agency, or any other | ||||||
21 | authority in all matters connected to the investigation of | ||||||
22 | the stolen rental vehicle.
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23 | (c) (Blank).
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24 | (d) (Blank). | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 99-201, eff. 10-1-15; 100-312, eff. 1-1-18.)
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1 | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||||||
2 | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||||||
3 | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||||||
4 | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||||||
5 | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||||||
6 | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||||||
7 | Public Act. |