Bill Text: IL HB5084 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act. Provides that a rental company may void a damage waiver for damage or loss to the rental vehicle if the rental vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to: (i) return the rental vehicle's ignition key and the key tag identifying the rental vehicle to the rental vehicle company; (ii) file a police report within the 24-hour period after discovery of the rental vehicle theft; and (iii) fully cooperate with the rental company, law enforcement agency, or any other authority in all matters connected to the investigation of the stolen rental vehicle.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5084 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB5084-Introduced.html
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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 | Sec. 15. Prohibited practices.
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8 | (a) A rental company may not sell a damage waiver unless | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | the renter agrees
to the damage waiver in writing at or prior | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | to the time the rental agreement
is executed.
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11 | (b) A rental company may not void a damage waiver except | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | for one or more of
the following reasons:
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13 | (1) Damage or loss while the rental vehicle is used to | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | carry persons or
property for a charge or fee.
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15 | (2) Damage or loss during an organized or agreed upon | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | racing or speed
contest or demonstration or pushing or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | pulling activity in which the rental
vehicle is actively | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | involved.
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19 | (3) Damage or loss that could reasonably be expected | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | from an intentional
or criminal act of the driver other | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | than a traffic infraction.
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22 | (4) Damage or loss to any rental vehicle resulting from | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | any auto business
operation, including but not limited to |
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1 | repairing, servicing, testing, washing,
parking, storing, | ||||||
2 | or selling of automobiles.
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3 | (5) Damage or loss occurring to a rental vehicle if the | ||||||
4 | rental contract is
based on fraudulent or material | ||||||
5 | misrepresentation by the renter.
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6 | (6) Damage or loss arising out of the use of the rental | ||||||
7 | vehicle outside
the continental United States when such use | ||||||
8 | is specifically prohibited in the
rental
agreement.
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9 | (7) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle | ||||||
10 | is operated by a
driver not permitted under the rental | ||||||
11 | agreement. | ||||||
12 | (8) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle | ||||||
13 | is operated by a driver under the influence of alcohol, | ||||||
14 | other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or | ||||||
15 | any combination thereof and convicted of violating | ||||||
16 | subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle | ||||||
17 | Code.
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18 | (9) Damage or loss to the rental vehicle if the rental | ||||||
19 | vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to: (i) return the | ||||||
20 | rental vehicle's ignition key and the key tag identifying | ||||||
21 | the rental vehicle to the rental vehicle company; (ii) file | ||||||
22 | a police report within the 24-hour period after discovery | ||||||
23 | of the rental vehicle theft; and (iii) fully cooperate with | ||||||
24 | the rental company, law enforcement agency, or any other | ||||||
25 | authority in all matters connected to the investigation of | ||||||
26 | the stolen rental vehicle. |
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1 | (c) (Blank).
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2 | (d) (Blank). | ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 99-201, eff. 10-1-15; 100-312, eff. 1-1-18 .)
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