Bill Text: IL HB4493 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any tow initiated by a law enforcement agency or officer shall be communicated by the law enforcement agency directly to the tow company by phone or computer. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4493 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4493-Introduced.html

---

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB4493 Introduced , by Rep. John D'Amico SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/11-1431
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any tow initiated by a law enforcement agency or officer shall be communicated by the law enforcement agency directly to the tow company by phone or computer. Effective immediately.
LRB097 16286 HEP 61440 b
A BILL FOR
HB4493 LRB097 16286 HEP 61440 b
AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 11-1431 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1431)
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. Any tow initiated by a law enforcement agency or
officer shall be communicated by the law enforcement agency
directly to the tow company by phone or computer. This Section
shall not apply to employees of the Department, the Illinois
State Toll Highway Authority, or local agencies when engaged in

HB4493 - 2 - LRB097 16286 HEP 61440 b
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.
(Source: P.A. 96-1376, eff. 7-29-10.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.