100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2641

 

Introduced 2/8/2018, by Sen. Antonio Muņoz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 27/15

    Amends the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act. Provides that a rental car company may void a damage waiver if damage or loss occurs to the rental vehicle when the rental vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to: (i) return the rental vehicle's ignition key and key tag identifying the rental vehicle to the rental 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.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Renter's Financial Responsibility and
5Protection Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 27/15)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-312)
8    Sec. 15. Prohibited practices.
9    (a) A rental company may not sell a damage waiver unless
10the renter agrees to the damage waiver in writing at or prior
11to the time the rental agreement is executed.
12    (b) A rental company may not void a damage waiver except
13for one or more of the following reasons:
14        (1) Damage or loss while the rental vehicle is used to
15    carry persons or property for a charge or fee.
16        (2) Damage or loss during an organized or agreed upon
17    racing or speed contest or demonstration or pushing or
18    pulling activity in which the rental vehicle is actively
19    involved.
20        (3) Damage or loss that could reasonably be expected
21    from an intentional or criminal act of the driver other
22    than a traffic infraction.
23        (4) Damage or loss to any rental vehicle resulting from

 

 

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1    any auto business operation, including but not limited to
2    repairing, servicing, testing, washing, parking, storing,
3    or selling of automobiles.
4        (5) Damage or loss occurring to a rental vehicle if the
5    rental contract is based on fraudulent or material
6    misrepresentation by the renter.
7        (6) Damage or loss arising out of the use of the rental
8    vehicle outside the continental United States when such use
9    is specifically prohibited in the rental agreement.
10        (7) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle
11    is operated by a driver not permitted under the rental
12    agreement.
13        (8) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle
14    is operated by a driver under the influence of alcohol,
15    other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or
16    any combination thereof and convicted of violating
17    subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
18    Code.
19    (c) A rental company shall not charge more than $12.50 per
20full or partial 24 hour rental day for a collision damage
21waiver prior to January 1, 2014. Beginning January 1, 2014, a
22rental company shall not charge more than $13.50 per full or
23partial 24 hour rental day for a collision damage waiver.
24    (d) A rental company may offer a collision damage waiver on
25any rental vehicle having a value in excess of a Manufacturer's
26Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $50,000; however, the

 

 

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1provisions of subsection (c) of this Section shall not apply to
2collision damage waivers under this subsection (d).
3(Source: P.A. 98-428, eff. 8-16-13; 99-201, eff. 10-1-15.)
 
4    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-312)
5    Sec. 15. Prohibited practices.
6    (a) A rental company may not sell a damage waiver unless
7the renter agrees to the damage waiver in writing at or prior
8to the time the rental agreement is executed.
9    (b) A rental company may not void a damage waiver except
10for one or more of the following reasons:
11        (1) Damage or loss while the rental vehicle is used to
12    carry persons or property for a charge or fee.
13        (2) Damage or loss during an organized or agreed upon
14    racing or speed contest or demonstration or pushing or
15    pulling activity in which the rental vehicle is actively
16    involved.
17        (3) Damage or loss that could reasonably be expected
18    from an intentional or criminal act of the driver other
19    than a traffic infraction.
20        (4) Damage or loss to any rental vehicle resulting from
21    any auto business operation, including but not limited to
22    repairing, servicing, testing, washing, parking, storing,
23    or selling of automobiles.
24        (5) Damage or loss occurring to a rental vehicle if the
25    rental contract is based on fraudulent or material

 

 

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1    misrepresentation by the renter.
2        (6) Damage or loss arising out of the use of the rental
3    vehicle outside the continental United States when such use
4    is specifically prohibited in the rental agreement.
5        (7) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle
6    is operated by a driver not permitted under the rental
7    agreement.
8        (8) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle
9    is operated by a driver under the influence of alcohol,
10    other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or
11    any combination thereof and convicted of violating
12    subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
13    Code.
14        (9) Damage or loss to the rental vehicle if the rental
15    vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to: (i) return the
16    rental vehicle's ignition key and key tag identifying the
17    rental vehicle to the rental vehicle company; (ii) file a
18    police report within the 24-hour period after discovery of
19    the rental vehicle theft; and (iii) fully cooperate with
20    the rental company, law enforcement agency, or any other
21    authority in all matters connected to the investigation of
22    the stolen rental vehicle.
23    (c) (Blank).
24    (d) (Blank).
25(Source: P.A. 99-201, eff. 10-1-15; 100-312, eff. 1-1-18.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
2changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
3that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
4represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
5not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
6made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
7Public Act.