102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5409

 

Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
815 ILCS 505/2Z  from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z

    Creates the Advanced Driver Assistance System Repair Act. Defines "advanced driver assistance system" as an electronic safety system designed to support the driver and vehicle while operating on roads and highways that is intended to increase vehicle safety and reduce losses associated with automobile crashes. Provides consumer notification requirements when an automotive glass company or repair facility makes repairs to vehicles equipped with an advanced driver assistance system. Provides that an automotive glass company or repair facility conducting a scan or recalibration for vehicle glass repair or replacement services on a vehicle equipped with an advanced driver assistance system shall recalibrate the advanced driver assistance system to meet or exceed the manufacturer's procedures or specifications. Provides that an automotive glass company or repair facility may only bill or charge for vehicle glass repair, replacement, or recalibration services that are performed and necessary. Provides that a person with actual knowledge that an advanced driver assistance system of a motor vehicle is inoperable or has not been repaired or recalibrated may not knowingly sell, offer for sale, or display for sale, the motor vehicle without providing written notice to the purchaser. Creates a private right of action and provides that a violation of the Act is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, subject to a civil penalty of $500. Makes a corresponding change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning business.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Advanced Driver Assistance System Repair Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "advanced
7driver assistance system" means an electronic safety system
8designed to support the driver and vehicle while operating on
9roads and highways that is intended to increase vehicle safety
10and reduce losses associated with automobile crashes.
 
11    Section 10. Advanced driver assistance system repair,
12replacement, or recalibration.
13    (a) If a vehicle is equipped with an advanced driver
14assistance system, an automotive glass company or repair
15facility approving or conducting glass repair, replacement, or
16recalibration shall:
17        (1) before approving or performing a vehicle glass
18    repair or replacement, inform the consumer if a
19    recalibration of that system is required and if such a
20    recalibration will be performed; and
21        (2) if performing a recalibration, meet or exceed the
22    manufacturer's specifications.

 

 

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1    (b) An automotive glass company or repair facility
2conducting a scan or recalibration for vehicle glass repair or
3replacement services on a vehicle equipped with an advanced
4driver assistance system:
5        (1) is not limited to vehicle glass, tooling, or
6    equipment dictated or recommended by the manufacturer's
7    procedures or specifications; and
8        (2) shall recalibrate the advanced driver assistance
9    system to meet or exceed the manufacturer's procedures or
10    specifications.
11    (c) The automotive glass company or repair facility shall
12provide the consumer:
13        (1) an itemized description of the work to be done on
14    the vehicle; and
15        (2) if an insurer is paying all or part of the repair,
16    the total amount the insurer has agreed to pay for the work
17    described in subsection paragraph (1).
18    (d) An insurance company that makes payment for work
19described in paragraph (1) of subsection (c) may not be
20required to pay more than a fair and competitive price for the
21local market area.
22    (e) An automotive glass company or repair facility may not
23represent to a customer that the cost of a repair,
24replacement, or recalibration will be paid for entirely by the
25customer's insurer and at no cost to the customer unless the
26cost of the repair, replacement, or recalibration is fully

 

 

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1covered and approved by the insurer.
2    (f) An automotive glass company or repair facility may
3only bill or charge for vehicle glass repair, replacement, or
4recalibration services that are performed and necessary.
 
5    Section 15. Notice of incomplete recalibration or
6inoperable system.
7    (a) If a recalibration was not performed or not completed
8successfully, the automotive glass company or repair facility
9shall inform the consumer electronically or in writing that
10the recalibration was not successful or was not performed and
11that the vehicle should be taken to a vehicle manufacturer's
12certified dealership, a qualified automobile glass company, or
13a repair facility capable of performing the recalibration of
14an advanced driver assistance system that meets or exceeds the
15manufacturer's specifications.
16    (b) A person with actual knowledge that the advanced
17driver assistance system of a motor vehicle is inoperable or
18has not been repaired or recalibrated after a vehicle glass
19repair or replacement may not knowingly sell, offer for sale,
20or display for sale the motor vehicle without providing
21written notice to the purchaser that:
22        (1) the advanced driver assistance system has not been
23    repaired or recalibrated to the manufacturer's
24    specifications; or
25        (2) the advanced driver assistance system is

 

 

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1    inoperable.
 
2    Section 20. Penalties.
3    (a) A violation of this Act is an unlawful practice under
4the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and is
5subject to a civil penalty of $500.
6    (b) In addition to any other penalties, a purchaser may
7bring a civil action to recover damages resulting from a
8seller's failure to provide notice under Section 15. The
9amount of damages that may be recovered in a civil action is
10the greater of:
11        (1) the amount of the actual damages; or
12        (2) $1,500.
 
13    Section 25. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
14Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:
 
15    (815 ILCS 505/2Z)  (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)
16    Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who
17knowingly violates the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive
18Collision Repair Act, the Advanced Driver Assistance System
19Repair Act, the Home Repair and Remodeling Act, the Dance
20Studio Act, the Physical Fitness Services Act, the Hearing
21Instrument Consumer Protection Act, the Illinois Union Label
22Act, the Installment Sales Contract Act, the Job Referral and
23Job Listing Services Consumer Protection Act, the Travel

 

 

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1Promotion Consumer Protection Act, the Credit Services
2Organizations Act, the Automatic Telephone Dialers Act, the
3Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection Act, the Telephone
4Solicitations Act, the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act,
5the Cemetery Oversight Act, the Cemetery Care Act, the Safe
6and Hygienic Bed Act, the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales
7Act, the High Risk Home Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act,
8the Predatory Loan Prevention Act, the Mortgage Rescue Fraud
9Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Tax
10Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Use
11Tax Act, the Electronic Mail Act, the Internet Caller
12Identification Act, paragraph (6) of subsection (k) of Section
136-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Section 11-1431, 18d-115,
1418d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135, 18d-150, or 18d-153 of the Illinois
15Vehicle Code, Article 3 of the Residential Real Property
16Disclosure Act, the Automatic Contract Renewal Act, the
17Reverse Mortgage Act, Section 25 of the Youth Mental Health
18Protection Act, the Personal Information Protection Act, or
19the Student Online Personal Protection Act commits an unlawful
20practice within the meaning of this Act.
21(Source: P.A. 100-315, eff. 8-24-17; 100-416, eff. 1-1-18;
22100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-658, eff. 3-23-21.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.