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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB4428
Introduced 1/6/2006, by Rep. Jack D. Franks SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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815 ILCS 365/2 |
from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1502 |
815 ILCS 365/2.5 new |
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815 ILCS 365/1 rep. |
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Amends the Motor Fuel Sales Act. Repeals language providing that the Act does not apply to gasoline or service stations offering motor fuel for sale only at self-service islands. Requires a station that offers motor fuel for sale only at self-service islands to provide at one or more islands a calling device that allows a person with a decal, a device, or registration plates issued to a person with disabilities to request assistance in dispensing motor fuel. Sets forth requirements for the calling device and signage. Provides that the station may not impose an additional charge for the assistance in dispensing motor fuel. Sets forth circumstances under which: (i) a station is not required to provide a calling device or (ii) a station is required to provide a calling device only during certain hours. Provides that the requirements of the Act do not apply if the driver or a passenger is reasonably capable of dispensing motor fuel. Provides that a gasoline station owner who violates either of these provisions is guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $600.
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| AN ACT concerning business.
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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 5. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 2 and by adding Section 2.5 as follows:
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| (815 ILCS 365/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1502)
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| Sec. 2. Assistance at stations with self-service and |
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| full-service islands.
Any attendant on duty at a gasoline |
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| station or service station offering to the public retail sales |
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| of motor fuel at both self-service and full-service islands
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| described in Section
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| for the driver of a car which is
parked at a self-service |
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| island and displays: (a) registration plates issued to
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| physically disabled person pursuant to Section 3-616 of the |
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| Illinois Vehicle
Code; or (b) registration plates issued to a |
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| disabled veteran pursuant
to Section 3-609 of such Code; or (c) |
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| a special decal or device issued pursuant
to Section 11-1301.2 |
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| of such Code; and shall only charge such driver prices
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| offered to the general public for motor fuel dispensed at the |
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| self-service
island. However, such attendant shall not be |
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| required to perform other
services which are offered at the |
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| full-service island. This Section does not apply if the driver |
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| or a passenger in the vehicle is reasonably capable of |
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| dispensing motor fuel.
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| A gasoline station owner who violates this Section is |
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| guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of not less |
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| than $300 and not more than $600.
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| (Source: P.A. 84-877.)
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| (815 ILCS 365/2.5 new) |
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| Sec. 2.5. Assistance at stations with self-service |
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| islands.
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| (a) Any gasoline station offering to the public retail |
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| sales of motor fuel only at self-service islands shall provide |
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| a minimum of one self-service island with a calling device that |
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| allows a driver parked at that self-service island in a vehicle |
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| that displays registration plates issued under Section 3-609 or |
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| Section 3-616 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a special decal |
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| or device issued under Section 11-1301.2 of that Code to signal |
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| an employee that the driver requires assistance in dispensing |
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| motor fuel. |
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| (b) An attendant at any gasoline station to which this |
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| Section applies must dispense motor fuel without a charge |
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| beyond the price at which the motor fuel is offered to the |
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| general public. A gasoline station, however, is not required to |
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| provide this service (i) during those times that the customer |
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| fueling facility is being operated on a remote control basis by |
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| only one employee or (ii) if the driver or a passenger in the |
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| vehicle is reasonably capable of dispensing motor fuel. |
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| (c) A calling device described in subsection (a) of this |
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| Section must: |
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| (1) provide, inside the retail establishment, a |
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| recognizable signal indicating that a driver needs |
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| assistance operating the pump; |
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| (2) be operable from the vehicle by a person using only |
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| one hand, without requiring tight grasping or pinching; |
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| (3) be mounted at a height between 34 and 48 inches |
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| from the ground;
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| (4) be accompanied by at least one sign at the |
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| self-service island identifying the calling device and the |
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| hours when assistance is available; and |
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| (5) be operable from the vehicle in accordance with all |
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| requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act |
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| Accessibility Guidelines. |
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| (c) This Section does not apply to a gasoline station that |
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| is operated by one cashier and has remotely controlled |
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| equipment for dispensing motor fuel. |
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| (d) If an owner owns in this State only one gasoline |
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| station to which this Section applies, the station must be in |
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| compliance with this Section within one year of the effective |
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| date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly. If an |
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| owner owns in this State more than one gas station to which |
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| this Section applies, at least 50% of those stations must be in |
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| compliance with this Section within one year of the effective |
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| date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and |
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| all of those stations must be in compliance with this Section |
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| within 3 years of the effective of this amendatory Act of the |
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| 94th General Assembly.
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| (e) A gasoline station owner who violates this Section is |
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| guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of not less |
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| than $300 and not more than $600.
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| (815 ILCS 365/1 rep.)
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| Section 10. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended by |
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| repealing Section 1.
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