Public Act 095-0193
 		





HB0226 Enrolled
LRB095 04506 DRH 24559 b






    AN ACT concerning business.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:

 
    Section 5. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended  by changing 
Section 2 as follows:
 



    (815 ILCS 365/2)  (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1502)



    Sec. 2. Assistance at stations with self-service and 
full-service islands.

    (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
described in 
Section
1 shall, upon request, dispense motor fuel for the 
driver of a car which is
parked at a self-service island and 
displays: (1)
(a) registration plates issued to
a physically 
disabled person pursuant to Section 3-616 of the Illinois 
Vehicle
Code; or (2)
(b) registration plates issued to a 
disabled veteran pursuant
to Section 3-609 of such Code; or (3)

(c) 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.


    (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, but is encouraged to do so, if 
    feasible.)
        (2) let patrons know, through appropriate signs, that 
    customers with disabilities can obtain refueling 
    assistance by either honking or otherwise signaling an 
    employee; and
        (3) provide the refueling assistance without any 
    charge beyond the self-serve price.

    (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.
    (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 
addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and service 
stations 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.

(Source: P.A. 84-877.)



 

    (815 ILCS 365/1 rep.)


    Section 10. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended  by 
repealing Section 1.