(625 ILCS 5/18d-125)
Sec. 18d-125. Disclosures to vehicle owners or operators;
invoices. (a) Upon demand of the vehicle owner or operator, the
commercial vehicle safety relocator shall provide an
itemized final invoice that fairly and accurately documents the
charges owed by the vehicle owner or operator for relocation of
damaged or disabled vehicles. The final estimate or invoice
shall accurately record in writing all of the items set forth
in this Section. (b) The final invoice shall show the formal business name
of the commercial vehicle safety relocator, as
registered with the Illinois Secretary of State, its business
address and telephone number, the date of the invoice, the
odometer reading at the time the final invoice was prepared,
the name of the vehicle owner or operator, and the description
of the motor vehicle, including the motor vehicle
identification number. In addition, the invoice shall describe
any modifications made to the vehicle by the commercial vehicle
safety relocator, any observable damage to the vehicle
upon its initial receipt by the commercial vehicle safety relocator,
and any observable damage to the vehicle at the time
of its release to the vehicle owner or operator. The invoice
shall itemize any additional charges and include those charges
in the total presented to the vehicle owner or operator. (c) A legible copy of the invoice shall be given to the
vehicle owner or operator, and a legible copy shall be retained
by the commercial vehicle safety relocator for a period of 5 years from
the date of release of the vehicle. The copy may be retained in
electronic format. Records may be stored at a separate
location. (d) Disclosure forms required in accordance with this Section 18d-120 must be approved by the Commission.
(Source: P.A. 95-562, eff. 7-1-08.) |