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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2534
Introduced 2/3/2004, by John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Child Passenger Safety Technician Act. Provides immunity for child passenger safety technicians for the inspection, installation, or adjustment of a child safety seat in a motor vehicle and for the giving of advice or assistance regarding the installation or adjustment of a child safety seat if the listed requirements are met.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2534 |
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LRB093 20609 LCB 46441 b |
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| AN ACT concerning civil liability.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Child |
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| Passenger Safety Technician Act.
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| Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
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| "Child passenger safety technician" means an individual |
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| who holds a current certification as a child passenger safety |
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| technician or technician instructor by the National Highway |
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| Traffic Safety Administration of the United States Department |
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| of Transportation, the American Automobile Association, or |
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| other entity designated by the National Highway Traffic Safety |
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| Administration. |
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| "Child safety seat" means a device, including a child |
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| booster seat, that the manufacturer: |
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| (1) certifies is manufactured in accordance with |
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| applicable federal safety standards; and |
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| (2) intends to be used to restrain, seat, or position a |
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| child who is transported in a motor vehicle. |
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| "Child safety seat" does not mean a seat belt or the |
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| combination of a seat belt and shoulder harness used alone.
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| Section 10. Immunity. A child passenger safety technician |
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| or sponsoring organization is not civilly liable for an act or |
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| omission that occurs solely in the inspection, installation, or |
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| adjustment of a child safety seat in a motor vehicle, or in the |
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| giving of advice or assistance regarding the installation or |
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| adjustment of a child safety seat in a motor vehicle, if: |
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| (1) the child passenger safety technician acts in good |
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| faith and within the scope of the training for which the |
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| technician is currently certified; |
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| (2) the act or omission does not constitute gross |