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    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
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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 
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Volunteer Driver Protection Act.
 
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    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
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    "Vehicle insurance" has the same meaning ascribed to it in 
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the Illinois Insurance Code.
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    "Volunteer driver" means a person who transports 
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individuals or goods without compensation above reimbursement 
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for expenses.  Such volunteer driving must be performed for a 
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not-for-profit agency or charitable organization as defined in 
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the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986.
 
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    Section 10. Volunteer drivers. An insurer may not refuse to 
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issue vehicle insurance to a person solely because the 
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applicant is a volunteer driver.  An insurer may not impose a 
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surcharge or otherwise increase the rate for a vehicle policy 
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solely on the basis that the named insured or any member of the 
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insured's household or a person who customarily operates the 
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insured's vehicle is a volunteer driver.  This Act shall not 
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prohibit an insurer from taking any actions upon factors other 
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than the volunteer status of the insured driver.  No producer of 
 


 






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vehicle insurance may receive a license under the Illinois 
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Insurance Code or any other professional regulation statute if 
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the producer fails to certify under oath that the producer does 
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not discriminate against volunteer drivers.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.